Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-06-10
TOWN AND COUNTR NEWS
II. NJ. McDermid, resident dentist.

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Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's.
Aram & Sons sell the celebrated Dick
ey Farm Fan for $35.
Rice Day are putting hay scales in
front OF their livery stable.
j. F. Ailshie is in eastern Washington
this week on business matters.
Vansise is erecting neat picket fence
in front of his residence property.
The frame of the real estate office at
Denver is up. Shissler & Ingram intend
erecting hotel on the new town site,
and Vansise is figuring on the job.
The booths to be used by the voters
under the Australian ballot law of this
state are in Lewiston, having been
ordered by Auditor Rhoads from st.
Louis house.
Now that the editor and family are
home again there is good opening for
a good many good people to turn in
butter. eggs, hams and sundries on their
subscription account.
PaddyWhte, Jas. Odle, Jerry Dorman
and John Higgins drove over to inspect
the new town site of Denver Tuesday.
They have not yet invested in town
property, but may do SO later on.
Henry Jackson, lately of Lake district.
this county, has opened restaurant in
Lewiston and will be pleased to receive
| the natrnnaua nf tho of
Prairie. Meals. 25 cents and upw ards.
At the last meeting of Mt. Idaho
Lodge No. 7, I. .. o. F., the following
( named officers were elected for the next
term: T. ]. Aram. N. g.; Ed Beck, V.
G.; l.. Magee, Secretary. and w. A. CHM
| Treasurer.
Some of the emigrants who arrived
here this summer have pitched their
tents on White Bird and gone at once
to farming. They will live under canvas
until their crop is harvested. These are
the people to build up country.
Miss M. E. Robinson IL kept busy
from morning till night trimming hats
for her customers. Miss Robinson
carries only first class goods, bought
from the leading millinery house in
New York, and sells at the lowest
| possible figures.
| Henry Shissler, of Minersville, Penna.
| brother of Frank Shissler, and who
visited the prairie four years ago, is
again with us. He has always had a
soft spot in his heart for the wild and
"oolly west, and may conclude to abide
with us for keeps.
Mr.. Blake. of the University board of
regents, has ordered forty acres of the
experiment station plowed, narrowed
and prepared for experimental purposes,
and has also ordered fence and double
gate to be erected at the most suitable
entrance to the grounds.
Register Day informed us In Lewiston
that he had received 43 homestead
entries in the Lewiston land Office in
the first four days in June, and nearly
all of them were from the White Bird
neighborhood. In fact. the Lewiston
land office is doing land Office business
these days.
BY the time of the election in Noyem-
Der there will be large number of
voters in the new Rapid river mining
district. To vote as the precincts are at
present they would have to travel about
thirty-tive miles to John Days. The
county com missioners should, at their
July meeting, establish a voting precinct
in that neighborhood for the con-
venlence of the voters.
Jas. Reardon, Fl. w. Butler and W.
IL. Armstrong left Monday morning for
Warrens. Messrs. Reardon and Arm
strong will remain in some time doing
development work upon their properties
there. Mr.. Butler will inspect the ores
OF that camp, returning by way of the
Rapid river and Crooks corral districts.
He will then put his assay office in
Grangeville in operation.
Notices are posted announcing the
annual school election will be held on
Monday, June 18th. The election
should have been held on last Monday,
but owing to an oversight.the notice re-
quired by law was not given. There are
two trustees to be elected in this
district. Every citizen should take an
interest in the school election and see
that live, energetic men are on the
board.
w. d. Robbins. U. s. Indian agent at
Lapwai was in the city last week. He
informed us that he had orders from
the Interior department to remove all
stock from the reservation. owned by
outsiders. These orders come regularly
and are caused by complaints being
made by worthless parties on the reser-
vation. Mr.. Robbins was delighted
with our town and surrounding country
and may conclude to locate among US in
the near future.