Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-31

THE INLAND EMPIRE,
Crook county people want a railroad.
but ii they cannot get 1t they intend to
build . wagon road, in conjunction with
the Willamette valley people, over the
Cascades, by way OF the Mimic or Hog
pass.
The farmers In the vicinity Of Farm
ington say that the crop this year will be
the heaviest ever grown in that section.
They are clubbing together, and will ex-
change work during the harvest season
30 as to be at less expense for wages.
Word has been received in Spokane
that miners are taking out from So to S4
per day with rocker below the big Ket-
tie falls of the Columbia. 1t is stated
that the high waters have disclosed bars
exceedingly rich In gold.
Bud and Frank Lourev, brothers, are
in jail at Baker City charged with lar
ceny, They are morphine fiends. and
stole to get money to supply themselves
with the drug.
Robert Miles, who was recently dis
cha, ged from the Walla Walla peniten.
tiary after servii & two years for cattle
stealing, is again IN trouble at Spokane,
He has been arrested in that city for
criminal intercourse with Margaret Nor
gan, aged IA years, on com ulaint of the
father OF the girl.
Ira Sproul has made his second clean
up OF $4374 from his Humboldt mine.
near Canyon City, Grant county. lie
will make another before the end OF the
season.
ii. w. Smith, freight conductor, had
his right wrist crushed while making a
coupling at Ellensburg, Wash. His hand
had to be amputated. He ia an old en-
gineer from The Union Pacific.
The Eastern Oregon Express Com
pany has been Incorporated. The incor.
porators are: j. A. West, G. N. Kellogg,
L. W. Begga, f Beggs, and W. j. Town.
send. The purpose of the company is to
transact general express business on
railroads and stage lines in Eastern Ore
son with headquarters at Baker City.
The Grant County News says it learns
from Mr.. Gillian, the Mitchell mail con-
tractor. that F. J., Wood, Of Dayville, had
one OF his legs broken lately Just below
the hip bone. He wac laesoing a wild
horse, and became entangled in the rope
and was dragged by the animal, with
disastrous results.
In the vicinity of North Yakima this
season 100000 will be paid out to hop
pickers.
The 0 r. K n. cut in wages covers the
whole system, Gays the Spokesman Re.
view. But the conlemporaneous cut in
grain rates stopped on the border of the
Palouse. This is what the officials of the
company we're pleased to call Injecting
the people half way''-half way to Spo-
kane. Such generosity is quite too
refined and delicate'for this world.
The o. r. & N. Co have made reduc-
ton in the price of carrying grain on
account OF the low price OF wheat, says
the Arlington Record. 1t is well known
that the farmer cannot pay the present
price of freight, sacks, threshing and
other labor and sell wheat at the price it
now commands. Thia subject is q se-
rious one and deserving of careful and
thoughtful confederation. II the farmer
cannot prosper, every other member of
the community is affected.
Wheat growers in the distant interior
may not be greatly benefited hy the re-
duction of freight rates on the line of the
railroad. says The Dalles Times Noun
taineer, but those in the vicinity oil the
river may save considerable on transpor.
tatiou charges. The Columbia river is
the natural outlet for the Inland Empire,
aud when its waters flow unvexed TO the
sea rates on all produce will sink to the
minimum. Water transportation ia the
only effective way to solve the freight
problem, and such solution will last for
all time.
gentleman named Gibson, OF Enter
prise, Nal.owa county, came into La
Grande with wagon load of chickens,
and had young American eagle bird
which measures about five and enc. half
feet across the wings. " hen the big
bird Was about two nonths old he WAS
shared near the Imnaha river by Gibson
by dropping lasso over his neck as his
eagleship sat on the eide OF a cliff of
rocks.
Sixteen thousand and fifty boxes OF
fruit have been shipped from Snake river
orchards this season 1t is estimated
that at least $50 car loads will be shipped
from that section before the close OF the
season.
The La Grande Chronicle says that a
large amount of Umatilla county wheat
and perhaps Union county wheat AZ
well, will be shipped East this season to
supply millers in Colorado and Nebraska.
There has been some wheat shipped in
that direction during previous seasons,
but never on such an extensive scale as
is anticipated this season.
A man named Nix stole a bicycle in
Spokane and was caught. He is now
thinking Of changing his name to Nixy.
WEIGHED 900 POUNDS.
The biggest Man In The World Is