Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-03-11
TOWN AND COUNTR Y NEWS


Oranges. lemons and figs at Magee's.
Blacksmiths are busy sharpening
plows.
School books and stationery at Ma
gees book store.
Aram & Sons sell the celebrated Dick
ey Farm Fan for S35.
The Mt. Idaho -four and saw mill are
both running on full time.
B. F. Morris has money to loan on
real estate at the lowest rate of inter-
est. 76
Democratic club meets at Grange hall
to morrow Saturday afternoon at 2
p. m.
DIED.-In Grangeville, March 6, 1892,
infant daughter of Mrs. Carrie Burwell,
aged five months.
Capt. Hawley was over from Keuter.
vile Saturday and reports cattle thriv-
ing on the growing grass.
II. l.. Moody, of the Spokane cham
Der of commerce. called on us yesterday
and said to look for the railroad soon.
There will be a dance at the Lake
House, Waha, on next Thursday even
ing, the 18th. Tickets, not including
supper, Sl.00. All are invited.
P. McEntee is back from Colorado
and is on his way in to develope some
new placer claims he located last fall on
Crooked river. ten miles south of Elk.
New subscribers: ]. C. Cash, Oliver l..
Chase. Grangeville; Timon Ford, Sa-
lem, Oregon Mrs. Mollie O'Kelly Ever
ton, Missouri; Idaho News Bureau,
Boise City; idaho Development Co.,
Boise City.
The little local ad, "Csttle for Sale,"
published in the FREE Press by Cyrus
Overman for the past month, brought
him customers for 500 worth of live
stock. 1t pays to advertise in the FREE
Press, because everybody reads it, even
if they are not subscribers.
Oliver L. Chase sold his place of I6O
acres six miles north west of town to
MIR. Maxey. of Palouse City, this week,
for $4,000. This is the highest figure
yet paid for land on Camas Prairie, and
shows the value outsiders place on our
soil. He has also bought the Ed. Chase
place of l6O acres adjoining, for $500.
Messrs. Heppner, Birmingham, Pow.
ell and AHurpo arrixraI
Tuesdays stage, and left this morning
for the Moose creek placer claims in
Elk City district. Moose creek is good
property and under Mr.. Heppner's
practical management We expect them
to show up better than ever before.
Hon. 7. ]. Smith, state senator of
Whitman county, WASH. is spending a
few days with Ben Morris. looking at
the country with view of investing in
land. Mr.. Smith is good substantial
citizen of the class of men we desire to
locate among us, and we hope he will
invest here and thus add another good
citizen to the growing population OF
Idaho.
Mr.. Hall is having the fences enclos-
ing the Hall addition to Grangeville re-
moved. This addition was plated last
fall and embraces large tract of choice
residence property which will be sold
at rates low enough 10 enable every.
body to own a home in our growing
town. The removal of these unsightly
stake-and-rider fences will make the
town look much more metropolitan.
A report has been in circulation for
some days that b. F. Morris had sold
his Centeryille ranch. We interview ed
Mr.. Morris yesterday and he says nego-
tiations are going on between him and
Messrs. Spottswood & veatch, of Moe.
COW, for the purchase of this property
for rich syndicate. While there have
trade. it is expected to be arranged in 6
few days.
There was a large and enthusiast,
meeting of the citizens of Grangeville al
Grange hall Wednesday evening to con.
slider sundry matters connected with
the county seat campaign. Many ladies
we're present, and the meeting Wal
marked by the utmost enthusiasm ane
harmony. The principal subject of dis
cussion related to the bond which it |,
proposed TO give. and it was finally de
cided that bond of $4,000 to guarante,
the county a suitable building site,
court house, fire proof brick vault fo
records. and brick Jail. be filed will
the county commissioners before tn,
petitions are circulated. in order to Sc
cure the county against expense and t.
assure the taxpayers of the county tha
the citizens of Grangeville are acting il
good faith and that they propose to d,
what they have promised. A certiie.
copy of the bond will be published il
due time for the information of the tax
payers Of the county.