Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-05-05
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The quartz ledge at Clearwater
bridge is reported to be looking fine.
JOS. Gill accidentally cut his an
kle while scalping poles for fence
last week.
John Wilson had one of his work
horses badly cut up by a barb wire
fence last week.
BoRN.-In Grangeville, Idaho,
April 80, 1898, to the wife of rev.
f. L. Buzzell, daughter.
The Parlor reading club has ad-
journed further meetings until the
first week in October next.
Harry Schieler returned from
Lewiston last Friday, where he had
been to consult lawyer Reid.
Sheriff Gregory and Henry Wax
left for Lewiston Tuesday by pri-
vatc team, Fred Higgins driving.
Money to loan on long or short
time in amounts to suit the borrow
er, at the Bank of Camas Prairie.
Albert Bensching was over from
the Cottonwood side Tuesday. He
spent the winter in California, but
prefers to take his chances here.
Mr.. Axel Clausen was over from
Keuterville Tuesday and among
other business renewed his sub
scriptiou to the county paper.
All business houses in the Palouse
country are adopting the cash sys-
tenn. After 30 days credit is refused
to all who do not settle accounts.
Mckinley Comedy company will
favor Fairview with one of their
fine entertainments Monday, May
8, and Clearwater, Tuesday, May 8.
Roy Gully has been in town for
several days arranging to refit the
old Newsome creek station this
summer. There is money to be
made at the old stand this season.
w. P. Bell has been appointed
State road commissioner for Nez
Perce county, N. j. Sharp for Gus
ter, d. Ireland for Boise, Orville
f. Clough for Latah, and J. w
Birdseye for Lemhi.
Mr.. and Mrs. and Milton Freid
enrich arrived home Tuesday al
ternoon, having come through witt
John higgins and a four-horse rig
They have spent the last thre'
months in Portland, and had fin
: time, but they are none the les
J. glad to be once more at home.
Mr.. M. Glatigny is up from Sal
mon river and reports the loss Q
= cattle as very much less than a
y first reported. He estimates tn
If total loss of live stock on the rive
range during the entire winter a
:. certainly not exceeding ten pc
~ cent. His own losses were less.
e The State central committee {
the Peoples Party organization i
, Idaho have decided to establish
~ Peoples Party Political newspape
= at Grangeville this summer. The
u u may, however, buy the Denver p;
" per and maintain it there, as editt
Hinkle is past grand master
NJ the Populist organization.
- - Mr.. w. l.. Baird, sup't of tt
40 -. Ensor Institute at Moscow for til
W cure of drunkenness and the opiu
habit, will shortly visit Grangevil
r. and open a similar Institute her
w There are several of these esta
'ir lishments in this State, and Il
OF testimony shows that they are d
ing noble work in elevating fallt
CO humanity to the higher level
n good citizenship.
e. The stage started to run on Il
Id summer schedule on Monday, nj;
lie l, making through trips both wa
daily. The condition of the ro'
,;s is such that the stage did not g
w. rive until daylight Tuesday NOR
Ia ing. Those who have not made t
in trip cannot conceive the conditi
mn of the roads on the mountain.
is an utter impossibility to ma
schedule time at present.
lc- We hear that Hon. i. p. BroN
nd has sold 16O acres of Cottonwo
a land, together with the Cottonwo
house, to San Francisco parties
$4,000. Everybody will be 81
re. to hear that this venerable pion'
vas is realizing ON his investments, a
eet we all hope that he will maxi
the million out of the approaching +
to in Camas Prairie real estate, for
he deserves it more than anybody.
'er o. G. Sheldon, recent arri'
from South Dakota, is SO smit1
cd, with Camas Prairie that he
7es- bought farm three miles west
Use, Grangeville and proposes to est
en- lish himself among us as PERI
ley, nent and useful citizen. He
nes already enlisted III missionary W.
to show to his old neighbors
last superiority of our climate over Il
,wn of Dakota, and anticipates g
has emigration from that country
nm Co,r,as D-o;r;a in Dond TINA