Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-07-29
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TOWN AND COUNTR NEWS

- W. "AcDermiu, resident dentist.
Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's s
Frank McGrane has gone to Medica
Lake for the benefit of his health.
NOTIcE.-For a frst-class shave. hal,
cut or shampoo call on P. Collins, Jersey
House. 10
BoRN.-In Grangeville, July 27, 1892
to the wife Of J. s. Smith, daughter
weight II pounds.
Mr.. A. Freidenrich has sold so acres
OF land three miles northeast of town to
Jerry Smith for $500.
Rev. VIM. Mitchell, of Fort Worth.
Texas, will preach in the M. T.. church
next Sunday evening.
Evan Evans's little girl has been quite
sick with scarlet fever for some time
but is now almost recovered.
The Mrs. Addison place southwest of
town was sold last week to Mr.. Hogan
from the Palouse country for $4,000.
The boys in town are exercising their
| muscles these evenings with ball and
interchangeable has material for a
| irst-class nine.
Levi Magee has purchased the school
books II. Wax had in stock and will
hereafter be the only house in Grange
vile to carry school books.
Messrs. R. R. Steen and E. A. Smith
OF Lewiston, have purchased block "K"
In Halls addition, northwest of the
pubic school building, containing eight
lots. for $500.
Prof w. A. Ginn closed his school in
the Beniz district on last Friday and on
saturday morning boarded the stage,
bound for Oregon, to spend month or
six weeks visiting friends.
7. ID. Crea brought in sample of fall
wheat from his Fairview farm Tuesday
which surpasses anything we have seen
this year. Mr.. Crea has about thirty
acres sown on the 25th of November.
which will yield at least so bushels per
acre.
Rev. I. F. Nelson was oyer the first
OF the week making final proof on his
timber claim two miles north of Cotton
wood. Mr.. Nelson has unbounded faith
In the future of our country, and will
hold his property here until The railroad
reaches us.
Dr. S. E. Bibby has returned from the
C9ur d'Alene, where he was ordered
by the Governor. the DR.. being surgeon
general of the Idaho militia. The mi.
ltia boys have all been ordered home.
U. s. regular army troops will remain
until quiet has been fully restored.
{. ID. Calvin made the trip out from
Red river meadows, on the other side of
Elk to Grangeville on Sunday and took
the stage Monday for Spokane, where
he was called on business. He arriv.
ed here on his return Wednesday even.
ing and Thursday morning started for
ELK, intending 10 go through in one
day, which will make it the quickest
trip on record.
James McDermott writes from Los
Angeles, California, enclosing three dol
lars for years subscription to the FREE
PRESS. tie writes that he is pleasantly
domiciled in that beautiful place, is en-
Joying excellent health and has n othinp
whatever to trouble him. He still has
warm spot in his heart for his friends
on Canas Prairie. and desires to know
how they all prosper.
Just received at The Moscow Art Stu
dio, direct from the eastern factories. the
finest lines of New Patterns Portrait
Frames. The entire lot must be dispos.
ed of at cost within three days. Bring
along your old pictures and have a Por-
trait made while you can for the next
three days; while gallery remains here
get 1t at your own price. Only a few
days more and our Grangeville gallery
will be closed for the season.
Miss M. Z. Robinson, assistant lady
commissioner for the worlds fair, for
Idaho county, is getting her work well
under way and is arousing much enthu.
siasm among the ladies on the subject.
Idaho county can easily make better
showing than any other county in the
state, for no other section has such great
and varied resources as we have, The
time is growing short and work should
be pushed at once in securing samples Of
our magnificent grains and grasses. as
we'll as the fruits, which cannot be ex
celled. In the line of mineral display
We can compete with the best.
Messrs. H. w. Butler and James A,
Moore have completed the purchase of
the Hornet, Jupiter, Delaware and Jer.
sey Lilly mines in Warrens, together
with mill site, water right and appurte.
hauCcs, having pau out over ~ ,UUU IN
that camp in the last month"; Mr.. But
ler is we'll known mining engineer
and assayer, and made many assays of
the rock and knows exactly what kind
Of property he is purchasing. Mr..
Moore has extensive mining interests
In the Okanogan country and elsewhor
and IS thorough mining man. 1t is
the intention of the purchasers to at
once erect ten stamp mill on the prop
erty, and put in concentrating works, so
as to save the maximum amount of min
erals contained in the ores. An arastra
had just been completed on the Hornet
mine and eleven tons of ore yielded SO
ounces of gold. Mr.. Butler left for the
camp on Thursday and will at once put
a force of men at work on the property,
after which he will proceed to Denver
to make arrangements for the erection
of the mill. The sellers of the proper
ty are E. A. Harrison, Jas. Reardon, A.
7. Ladwick and w. G. Bates. This year
will be one of the best Warrens has ey-
er had. With Geo. Reibold at work on
the famous Little Giant, with more and
better ore in sight than ever before, and
the new ten stamp mill going up, good
times are in store for the residents of