Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-04-29
Arbor day is May 6.

family are still at home.
Goop Cook WANrEp-At the Mt. Ia,
no Hotel. Good wages. Apply in
mediately.
For SALE:-A few buck lambs from
clean band of sheep. Address c. 5
McCready, Grangeville Idaho. As
Our spring hats for Ladies, Mise
aud Children will be open for in
spection May 5.
Alexander & Fredenrich.
Jacob w. Crooks has bought the oil
man Chamberlain place northeast c
of town, and has moved there with hi
family for future residence.
Mr.. W. M. Hopkins sold the remain
der of his ranch in Lake district Mon
day to gentleman named Sweet, iron
Illinois. The price paid was $500.
The county seat petitions have al
been gathered in. and the total numbe
OF signatures numbers 500. They will
be filed with the clerk of the distric
court tomorrow.
Christ. Guisler sold his place on tn,
Cottonwood side of the prairie to a Mr.
Angel, from the Palouse country, foi
the sum of $4,000. This is verv de.
sirable place and was great bargain a
the price paid.
DIR. f. A. Lockhart and DR.. S. P. Low
have made permanent location of tbei,
offices together. They are both regula,
graduates in their respective professions
and are ready to practice all branches
of their professions.
DIR. Lock hart has set aside one after.
noon of each week for extracting free
lie Will extract teeth free Of charge on
Wednesday afternoon of each week.
me most difficult cases of extraction So
lcited, Not more than four teeth ex-
tracted for one party.
G. b. Sanders sold his residence prop.
erty to Mrs. e. A. Crea this week for
81 800. 1t includes thirteen lots two
blocks from Main street, with a good
house, orchard and other improvements.
We congratulate Mrs. Crea upon her
acquisition of this desirable property.
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at c. c. Bunnell's. Thev
have the celebrated GAUzE door for ovens
Have you seen them? Call aud examine.
No more burnt pie crust. No more
nnderdone biscuits. Everything baked
to turn by carefully distributed heat.
Tom Pollock was up from Rapid river
Monday and informed us that a new
mining district had been just organized
in the quartz belt contiguous to that
stream. A copy of the laws of the dis
trict were sent us for publication, but
they were so family written in pencil as
to be almost illegible. From all reports
good camp exists there.
A republican club was organized at
Lake school house last Saturday by NJ
l.. Murray. one of the committe on
organization of Idaho county League
club. The following officers were elect
ed: President, r. NJ. Henley; Vice
President, w. ID. Vincent; Secretary, G.
W. White; Treasurer, ]. r. Mcconnell.
Meetings will be held every two weeks.
The developments now going ON in
he Crooks Corral country are very en-
A depth of 65 feet has been
attained on the ledge owned by Smith
K Osborne, showing a four foot ledge of
rec milling gold ore which assays well.
This work has been done by Messrs.
Woody, Walker and others, of Weiser,
md the prospects are so fattering that
hey will probably put up mill there
his spring
Never before has this country ex-
'erlenced such disagreeable weather at
his season of the year as we have had
vi through the month of April. Last
rear this time we were in the full en-
oyment of garden truck and the fruit
rees were in bloom, but this year we
rave not been favored with sufficient
,ood weather to plow and plant, and
now, sleet, rain, hail and mud still con-
inue to rule the roost.
Dennis Holland, while driving cattle
long Snake river last week on what is
nown as the "Half-moon trail" dis.
overed the dead body of man on the
'lufs below. Examination disclosed
hat man and horse had evidently rolled
II the trail. The remains of a pack
addle, a sawed.off shot gun and silver
ollar, minted in 1865, were also found.
he man had evidently been dead about
0 years. The remains were given
ecent burial.
Hon. g. W. Bragg of Pullman and
ne of the proprietors of the proposed /
ew town of Denver called and looked
yer our city. Mr.. Bragg is a business
ian of Eastern Missouri and With his
life is sojourning in the west for few
lonths, now the guests of Mr., and Mrs.
Zen Morris. We are glad to see good
ibstantial citizens come among US.
lr. Bragg is delighted with the appear
nee OF Idaho countyand predicts for it
bright future.
The anniversary of the Independent
rder of Odd-Fellows was celebrated |
ere Tuesday night by literary pro-
-am and basket supper The affair was
mited to the membership of the lodge
I'D few invited friends. The brass