Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-03-04
TOWN AND UNTRY NEWS


March.
March came in with Scotch mist.
Iron clad note books sold here.
Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's
Oranges, lemons and figs at Magee's.
School books and stationery at Ma
gees book store.
The soil is full of moisture and wells
are running over.
Republican club meets tomorrow
Saturday afternoon.
Aram & Sons sell the celebrated Dick
ey Farm Fan for S35.
Democratic club meeting Saturday
March l2, at 2 p. m.
A few good hams win be taken on
subscription to the F. p.
The county seat petition will require
the names of $50 legal voters.
A session of the state supreme court
will be held in Lewiston March 81.
d. X. Mcpherson arrived from Pull
man last Friday on two weeks visit.
B. F. Morris has money to loan on
real estate at the lowest rate of inter-
est. 76
The carpenters will finish up their
work on John Rice's new house this
week.
r. d. Shearer, Grapgeville, max es
boots and shoes to order, and repairing
of all kinds neatly done. 6-l5
Are you thinking of fencing? If so re-
member that G. c. Bunnell furnishes
the famous Glidden Barb wire. There
is none better, none cheaper.
Owing to the demoralised state of the
roads there is no travel in and out of
town. and local news is hard to get in
consequence.
Isaac Newton, formerly we'll known
on Camas Prairie, but of late years
LAWYER at Pullman, Wash,, died there
last week.
Timber cutting permits are only to be
issued for one year at time. This is
the decision of commissioner Carter, of
the general land office.
Nathan Smith, the veteran prospector
and discoverer of Florence, S. w. Smith
and b. b. Stuart were out from Elk City
last week on matters connected with
the J, j. Gaunt estate.
The probate judge appointed John
Bower as administrator of the estate of
j. j. Gaunt, deceased. of Elk City, the
petitions of S. w. Smith and B. B. Stu
art being both Withdrawn.
New subscribers 10 the FREE Press
A. A. Kincaid, Palouse City, WASH,
Hon. John Daggett, Black Bear, Siski-
you Co.. Calf; c. Carter, Keuterville;
Nathan Smith, Elk City; Alfred White,
Placer Co., Calf.
A gentleman named Morris, from
Oaksdale. WASH, has purchased the
Chas. Gelbach place of 160 acres, fenc-
ed, north of town for $l,75O. We are
also informed that he has bought the
Tn. Reed place.
The Boise City smelling works will
use the amalgamating and pyritic pro-
cess. and the charges will be as follows:
For crushing. amalgamating and con-
the crude ore, S5 per ton; for
the concentrates into regulus
Or matte, about SS per ton.
A half-breed Indian named Warren
Corbett reports finding the dead bodies
Of two young white men on the trail be-
Lween Elk City and Pierce City. We
suppose he means ON the Kamiah and
Weeipe trail, as no bodies have been
Tound on this side of the Clearwater.
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at C. C. Bunnell's. They
nave the celebrated GAUzE door for ovens
Have you seen them? Call and examine.
No more burnt pie crust. No more
inderdone biscuits. Everything baked
o turn by carefully distributed heat.
r. C. Thomas, of Elk City, advertises
lis blacksmith shop in the county pa.
Der. Prospectors and miners in that
will do well to make a
iote thereof, as he is master workman
n the business and was boss black
mith at the 'Gagnon' mine, Butte City,
Montana for eevaral vaars
B. w. Maxey, of Palouse City, Wash,
las been looking at our town and sur
country the past week. Like
III new comers Mr.. Msxey is delighted
With the prairie, and will probably pur-
,hase lots and build residence in town
md also make some investme rents in farm
Sampson Dillinger returned Tuesday
rom visit to his friend Hon. John
Daggett, of the Black Bear mine, Siski-
you Co., Calf 1t is likely that Mr..
Daggett will visit the Clearwater basin
his summer, and as he is a thoroughly
citizen, his advent here will
De of material benefit. Mr.. Daggett
1as served term as lieutenant-goyern-
,r of California, and is at present one of
he Worlds Fair commissioners from
hat state.
There was big turnout of Demo-
20 Cat, 10 hn