Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-03

AucSiay nights tne thermometer
registered l5o below zero, the most
intensely cold and windy spell O.
weather experienced here in TWEEN.
ty years. 1t has since moderated.
We hear that several parties are
logging ON government land and
taking the clear timber from the
butt of the tree and leaving the
rest. Perhaps they don't know
that they are laying themselves
liable to heavy damages. We hear
that complaints are already filed
against several transgressors.
Felix Warren contemplates hay-
ing the mail brought over from Cot
tonwood on Sunday in the near fu-
ture. The mail contract calls for
Its delivery here on Monday, which
is palpable injustice. a.r. Warren
understands the situation and will.
no doubt, be encouraged to make
the necessary change at once.
Tom Holmes contract to MAIN
tain the county poor at the poor
farm is SIS per head per month.
He also builds a cellar and barn.
and keeps the fences iu good repair
without ceut of cost to the coun-
ty. The commissioners made GOOD
investment for the county when
they bought that land and estab-
lishcd a county poor farm.
We commend careful reading
by farmers, business men and leg
islators of the article on our fourth
page, entitled: Farmers and Mi
ners." We publish it with special
reference to the advantages the
people of Camas Prairie will derive
from the construction of the Elk
City wagon road. The Solons at
Boise should also digest the moral
lesson it conveys. We must have
wagon roads to open up the mining
camps and thus secure a home mar
ket for the products of our farms.
The China packer, Lin Bow Mag
gle jackson, a squaw, and James
Spence, residing across Clearwater.
were taken below by a deputy mar
shal last week, the Chinaman for
selling whisky to Indians, and the
Others as witnesses. Several par
ties supposed to be engaged in the
same nefarious business across the
Clearwater, and also at Cotton
wood, are also being shadowed, and
will be nabbed the moment the evil
dence is complete.
j. w. Wilson is back from Spo-
kane and talks glowingly of our
railroad prospects. He is an old
railroad man himself, and has en-
listed the support of a strong syn
dlcate of other railroad men to Law
off town on Mr.. Wilson's ranch
near Cottonwood, and boom it when
the railroad boom begius. That is
a good site for good town, and
would be pretty sure to corral the
local trade and part of Salmon river.
Messrs. Greer and Summers took
their departure for California last
Friday. Prior to his departure
Mr.Greer bonded all of b. b. .Stuart's
interests in Elk City; also all of
Jas. Wits Deadwood properties,
and also all the interests of Peter
King, John Smiley and Billy Grotts,
on Newsome creek. Mr.. Greer is
man of large influence and these
bonds mean an infusion of new life
and new blood into the Elk CITY
basin. We are requested to say
nothing further, and we won't. .ex-
cept that Elk is a good camp to
keep your eye on.
Ex-senator I. S. Weller sends a
check from Boise City to renew his
subscription to the +. p, for, saws
he; " feel that l cannot get along
without it," The letter continues
" l see Morris, Girton and Stevens
almost daily. They are working
faithfully and diligently for the
best interests of their constituency,
and command the esteem of their
colleagues. l do not apprehend that
wagon road bill will pass this
session. | am glad to note the pro-
gress Idaho county has made since
my departure. | shall always have
the kindliest feeling and cherish
best wishes for her prosperity. NV
business here has been very salts
factory and exceeded my most SAN
guine expectations"
Five of our Grangeville youths
were lost in the snow storm on the
other side of Clearwater last week.
The kids were the sons of Joe Cash.
John Mclean, Davis, Allison, Nurss
and Parks. They went out hunt
ing before the storm, and when the |
storm came up their camp got lost.
Some men hunting stock found them
in this predicament and directed
them to the camp; but the bows
failed to find it, and when the cat |
tie men returned by the camp in
the storm few hours later and
found it unoccupied they naturally
thought the boys were lost and SO
they came here and gave the alarm. |
A search party started out and soon
found that the whole party had
been safely under shelter. Allison !