Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-02
TOWN AND COUN1RYNEWS
September.
Dance at Denver o-night.
School opens Monday next.

September.
| Dance at Denver to- night.
School opens Monday next.
II. NJ. McDermid. resident dentist.
Betting and lace leather at Bnnnells
Democratic primaries Saturday, Sep
tember H.
Interest in county politics is increas
ing every day.
A son of ex-senator Mcconnell was il
town last Saturday.
Pell Sherwin has fenced his residence
property on Mob hill.
Rev. Maxey is back from Warm
Springs, greatly benefited.
The call for republican county con.
vention is published to-day.
| The steamer leaves Lewiston on Tues
day, Wednesday and Saturday.
| Tom Surridge left for Lewiston yes
terlay with his daughter May, who will
attend the Sisters school this fall and
| winter.
w. M. Clark left for Dixie diggings
Tuesday to remain until the holidays.
A rich strike of native silver ore is re
City.
Oh. Gelbach has gone to Twenty Mile
to work for the Enterprise mining COM
pany.
Richard Freeborn is back from south
ern California greatly improved in
health.
II. l.. Frost, late of the Kendrick Id
rocdte is en- route to Denver with news
paper outfit.
An electric bell has been put in be-
tween the bank of fGrangeville and Scott
Vollmer's store.
Money to loan on long or short time
in amounts to suit the borrower at the
Bank of Camas Prairie. l3
Pat Crawford fell from the third story
OF The Raymond house at Lewiston last
week and WAS instantly killed.
The democratic state platform is too
long for publication to-day. 1t is
scorcher and will appear next week.
There is a great demand here for
houses to rent. We can furnish GOO,
tenants on short notice for residences or
farms.
Every voter must register ten DAYS
before election. The registry books are
then closed,and il you are not registered
you lose your vote.
new brick fiue is being built in
Wax's store. The porch in front is also
being replaced and the exterior of the
entire structure repainted.
Voters should preserve the published
boundaries OF election precinc 6, tor this
is it's last publication and after this
week you will see it no more.
We hear that George Reibold is about
to start a 900 foot tnnnel below his resi-
denre and mill in Warrens to tap the
Little Giant at greater depth.
II is rumored that lot of claim Jump
ing has been done on Salmon river on
ground owned by the Spokane comnanv
sho lately bought the Horseshoe Bend
property.
William Morgan. an old timer in this
county. died at Warrens on Wednesday
of last week of heart disease. He re-
sided at John Day for many years and
leaves many friends along Salmon river.
bunch of horse thieves who had
deCamped in Tekoa, WASH, with four
horse team, wagon, harness aud two
mules, were captured on Craig's noun
tain last Sunday while en- route toCamas
Prairie.
The road viewers are surveying from
Elk City this wav. The route they have
adopted follows the trail pretty closely,
but avoids the climb of Big Baldy by a
detour 1900 feet lower than the trai.
over the summit.
The Episcopal church people have
negotiated loan of $3.50 with which to
pay up all Indebtedness incurred in
building the church. Bishop Talbot
left check for that amount and the cir
culating medium has been increased to
thar extent.
w. N. Knox is about to take trip to
the Sandwich Islands for the benefit of
his health He is nearly recovered. He
has an uncle who is captain of sailing
vessel trading between the U. s. and
Honolulu and he will make the voyage
under his care.
James Reuben took team and wagon
int" Florence over the new state road
last summer, and owing to the obstacles
! in the road left the wagon in camp all
winter. he went in last week and re-
| turned with the wagon, and told the ed
! iIor that il was bad road.
! George Reibold had a force Of nine
men employed at his individual ex-
pense lately in clearing out the road
| from Warrens to French creek. Not a
lick has been done on the whole road
this side of Salmon river this summer.
owing to the negligence of the ,upervi
s"r and the road is reported as being
sadly in need of work in several places.
On Sunday the editor and family took
drive through the fine farms in Lake
district ard found that district flourish
ing like the proverbial green bay tree
We finally brought up at Robt. Neon.
nelPs and we're royalty entertained. Mr.
and Mrs j. X Mcconnell and the child.
ren were camping in the mountains. but
the "od folks" are host in themselvp.
III entertaining and very enj :, able
day was spent in their pleasant home.