Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-14

the grippe.
The Grangeville roller mill starts
up again next week.
Moscow business men are enforc-
ing monthly collections.
Real estate mortgage and chattel
mortgage blanks for sale here.
Horse posters printed in any size
on paper or linen at this office.
Farewell Club dance next Fri
day evening, April IA. Tickets, 81.
Quartz and placer location notice
blanks for sale at reduced prices at
the FEEE PRESS Office.
Prof. Milliken is expected here
tomorrow to start up the Agricul-
tural Experiment station.
Frank Turner is surveying an so
acre tract at Brownsville into town
lots. The plat will be ready May /.
N. B. Pettibone arrived from Elk
yesterday and reports the trail as
wide open and no snowshOes re-
quired any more.
You can subscribe for any news
paper or magazine at the F. P. sub
scriptiOn agency without extra
cost above publishers rate.
w. F. Schmadeka is agent for
George Starrett's seeds, the "old
reliable" nurseryman of the Walla
Walla valley. Use no other.
Seth Cowan and family are max
ing preparations for trip east next
month. They will visit Mr.. Cowan's g
old home in Massachusetts, which
he has not seen for % years.
Chas. E. Holt and family are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Forney, at
Moscow. They will likely run up
and see their friends on Camas Prai-
rie before returning to Nevada.
MI. Dillinger, besides renewing
for his own paper, ordered it sent
to Tilman Ford, Salem, Og'n. M.
b. Morrow, Grangeville, is another
new subscriber to the county paper.
Commissioners are still in ses-
sion to-day, Friday, with the State
wOgOn road commissioner to be ap-
pointed, and the proposed incorpO-
ration of "Mt. Idaho" still pending
Plans and specifications for the
Odd-Fellows' new hall are on file
at the FREE PRESS office, where
they may be seen by all concerned
Bids for it's erection will be receiv.
ed up to May Is, and the building
is to be completed by August l..
The Secretary of State has paid
to the State treasurer the sum Of
$955, the amount received in fees
since January l. This sum more
than pays the expenses of the sec.
retary's office for that period
Frank Turner is petitioning the
surveyor general to appoint him az
deputy U. S. mineral surveyor fol
this county, as it is likely that
some of the more valuable quart,
claims in Elk City will be surveyed
and patented this year, and he in
tends to be prepared for the work.
Harry Schieler was released from
the county Jail yesterday ON an or
der from Judge Piper, who fixed
the amount of his bond at $15 900
He is circulating among his Grange
vile friends to-day and they ar,
glad to see his cheerful face again
Hons. J. w. Reid and j. F. Ailshit
were the attorneys in the case.
The State treasurer has arranged
for the sale, ON the instalment plan
of the $136,000 worth of wagor
road bonds. The bonds will b,
sold only as needed, in sums o
$20, 900 each. They bear 8 per cent
interest, and were bought up by
Coffin & Stafford, New York city
who paid the astonishing premium
of i per cent, or $4,000 for tn,
privilege of buying the bonds.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guilt
will give the supper for the Fare
well Club dance this evening. AT
ter those having tickets have beer
served table will be laid for out
siders at 80 cents a head. Thi
will close the season of Club dance
and a jolly good time is expected.
Mr.. l.. J. Hornady arrived from
Colfax Monday and is now engage,
in overhauling the county record
and compiling therefrom a complet
abstract of title to all the real es
! tate in Idaho county for A. w
Talkington. Mr.. HOrnady is al
expert at the business, but he ha
a big months work before him
These abstracts, when completed
will be removed to Grangeville, a
part Of hic real estate agency.
The gentlemen who are agitatin
the 2O0-barrel . day roller-mill pro
position on the Cottonwood sid
will ia few days canvass Grange
vile in the interest of the subsidy
They will be satisfied with bonu
Of e20, 900 in cash, land or whea,
: and a guarantee that 1OO, 900 bush
6 els Of wheat will be raised on tn