Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
TOWN AND COUNTR NEVIS
Politics are warming up.

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Republican primaries tomorrow, Sat
urday. Sept. "a.
The editor returned from his Warrens
trip Sunday evening.
Democratic county convention next
Saturday. October l.
For furniture of all descriptions call
on Z. W. Bell. Grangevile. 1Otf
evening at 80 p m. d. f. ZERO.
There will be a social dance given in
l o. o. +. hall on Friday night. Sept 80.
Ali are cordially invited to attend.
All the threshing machines are hard
at work all over the Prairie and good
results are reported by every crew.
Judge Hall has appointed J. B Cham
herlain administrator of the estate of
VIM. Morgan, deceased, on Sept. 20.
&C Parkman arrived from Anscortes
on Mondays stage and left for the Cali
fornia mine in Elk City Tuesday.
The frame of our new -four mill is up
| and enclosed and the bnildiny looms up
in all the massive proportions of three
decker on the high seas.
lsbOt u'ngIeS Us dytlU III tTOuDle lot
running of stock. He is under arrest
in Lewiston on the charge of grand lar
ceny committed in this county.
A number Of Mt. Idaho people went
up to Joe Bakers camp on White Bird
meadows last week and spent few days
hunting and fishing in that locality.
All those knowing themselves indebt-
| ed to the firm of Pearson 4 Bonebrake e
are requested to call and settle by the
| LIST of October. PEARSON BoNEBRAKE.
A nice shower fell here Tuesday. The
previous evening there was a heavy
rain in the middle OF the prairie and the
folks who arrived on the stage were
500 king wet, while not drop of moist
ure fell here.
S. l.. Cowen has started his new resi-
dence on the hill opposite Evan Evans.
The builine is to have four gables and
will be another ornament to the town,
being finely situated on high ground
| and visible from all over the prairie.
Marion Williams il digging well on
the same premises.
MIR. Evans's house is completed with.
in and without. The painting is the
v,
doors being done in imitation walnut
aud maple by the Heartburg boys. The
well is down 80 feet with a plentiful
supply of water, showing that water can
be obtained on the highest points in
and about this town at easy depth.
The Red river company's freight has
been going off at lively rate this week
White men, Chinese and Indians have
allibeen pressed into service and pack
trains are leaving daily. The Indians
have been loading 400 pound packs on
their horses. The l6-foot boilea pipes
were safely delivered. the Indians hav
About l2,dOU pounds stnl'"felHafh mere
to go in next week.
Warren ID. Robbins, Indian agent al
Larwai, was in town several days this
week. He informed us that Miss Fet.
cher's allotment was eminently distaste'
tul to The Indians, and will in all likeli.
hood have to be gone all over again. NJ
corners were established and Indian,
living on land for II years were allotted
otler tracts and confusion reigns. The
whole business was horribly botched
and We are satisfied that il was intended
to be botched from the first.
MT. JOnn haN mer, OF tne Rearuai
Lumber and Hardware Co.. Reardan
Wash, is the latest addition to our out
side list of readers. He writes that tn
fame of Grangevile as the future me
lropols of the great Clearwater basil
has already reached him,and he intend
to visit the town in the fall With a vie,
to locate and establish himself in busi
ness among us. We welcome him i
advance and assure him that he vi
find our town and country all that it ba
been represented.
J. T Reser and c. G. Fink were i
his week from the breaks of SAlmo
river, l2 miles south of Dixie, wher
they have five foot ledge of rich rub
silver ore, specimens of which they lie
for our cabinet. The ledge is enclose
in red granite walls and is named tn
Red Fir We heard glowing reports
the ledge while on our recent trip
, Dixie with Gov naggett and would gla,
~ have visited it but could find nobot
who knew it's exact location. The bo,
. took in a big outfit and intend to put
3 whole winter of faithful developme
/ work on the property.