Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-10
The sleighing is excellent.
Miss Lillian Robinson is on tn
sick list.

Mr.. and Mrs. Freidenrich leave
for Portland about Feb. 20.
Sam Irwin and Fred Shissler left
for Elk City during the week.
Real estate mortgage and clfatte
mortgage blanks for sale here.
Deadloads of logs and firewood
are being snaked into town daily.
Our ice merchants have theil
houses filled with a fine quality Of
ice.
Geo. Chamberlin has moved to
the Evans place, ,one-half mile south
of town.
Chinaman Jim Poe was released
from the county Jail Tuesday on a
5000 bond.
A big drove of the Jones cattle
passed thro' town last Saturday on
their way to the ranch to be fed.
Brace up! The worst of the Win
ter is over, daylight is lengthening
at both ends and pretty soon spring
will be here again.
A good foot of snow covers Camas
Prairie, and sleigh riding and cat
tie feeding are the main occupa-
tions in town and country.
Walter Clarke was over from
Clearwater Tuesday and reports
cattle are all being fed and all are
thriving and plenty feed on hand.
Nick Ingram went to Seattle last
Monday on business connected with
the damage suit against the North
ern Pacific for the death of his bro
ther Joe last fall.
Mr.. Kuhn writes from DAYTON
that there will be a large emigra-
ton from the Touchet and Walla
Walla countries in the spring, all
bound for Camas Prairie.
Abstract of title to any decided
land in Idaho county, with guar
antee of correctness, can be obtain
ed by addressing j. S. Rhoads, Mt.
Idaho, Idaho. See his ad.
Sam Dillinger and Well. Clarke
will be out from Dixie early next
month to take a vacation after a
winters hard work ON their quartz
claims in that far-off camp.
The balance of the roller mill ma.
chinery has arrived and the well
come blast ofits whistle as it steams
up for the first time will be heard
next Tuesday, February IA.
McMeeken is reported to have
struck gold quartz ledge on the
south fork of Clearwater that runs
up into the millions. The quartz
in the gold is mere sideshow.
The application for writ of ha-
beas corpus made before judge Pi,
per at Moscow last week for the
release ON bail of Harry Schieler
was denied, and he will, conse.
quently, remain in Jail.
George Kester returned to Lew.
iston yesterday to resume his duties
in the Lewiston national bank. He
made many friends and enjoyed his
visit here immensely, and thinks
there is no place like Grangeville.
Felix Warren deserves the hear
ty thanks of the public at this enc
of the route for his public spirit il
running the stage over with oul
mail on Sunday, instead of Monday
as his contract specifies. The frs
mail under the new departure ar
rived last Sunday.
Senator Morris has introduced
bill authorising each district attor
ney to appoint deputy in eacl
county in his district except tn
one in which he resides, at sala
ry not to exceed 81 900 a year
But why not let the people of eacl
county elect their own district at
torney2 Our legislators seem t
be afraid of the people.
Fred higgins is back from Lew
iston. He started with Talkingto
and Wax and took the old roat
which they had to break all tn
way from Willow creek. They ha
a tough time getting through ow
ing to the snow drifts and the ur
: travelled condition of that route a
present. He returned by the ne,
stage road which is well broken.
Under instructions from the P
, department the mail will, on an
, after Monday, February 13,
increased to a twice-a-week serviC
to and from Elk City. This is tn
new winter schedule, and under
the mail will hereafter leave NJ
! Idaho ON Monday and Thursda,
and arrive at Elk ON Wednesda
$ and Saturday. Keep your eye O
old Elk City, for this is her year I
boom, and don't forget it.
The Grange hall will be throw
open on Tuesday evening mex
: Feb. IA, free of charge to old an
: young, rich and poor, from a
|, parts of Camas Prairie and Idal
: county to celebrate the opening
: the Grangeville Roller Mills. Thrt