Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-03-30
The school bond question is still

time this winter. He has had
hard seige of rheumatism and his
friends rejoice at his recovery.
G. S. Bates was over from Cot
tonwood last Friday, and having
now settled down after long spell
of running around, ordered the old
reliable f. p. sent to his address.
Warren Robbins and Walter H.
Hill removed their Office Monday
to the room adjoining the post
office on the west formerly occu-
pied by Miss Maggie Robinson as
a millinery store.
A fire at Kendrick last week
destroyed the Gazette office,
which has had hard luck with fires,
land slides and cloud bursts. Its
editor is Joe S. Vincent, son of
our J. X. Vincent, Of Mt. Idaho.
Messrs .Haevernick & Maxey our
agricultural implement firm, are
expecting the arrival of two car
loads of wagons, buggies, hacks,
headers, harrows and other
agricultural machinery as soon as
the road is open.
The Sunday train on the Spo-
kane and Palouse branch has been
discontinued, which means another
big delay in the arrival of all mail
for Lewiston and Idaho county.
Verify we are drifting from bad to
worse with the lapse of time.
Last Sundays stage brought up
the delayed mail matter from
southern Idaho which had been
blockaded by broken reservoirs,
washouts, freshets, etc. The
spring rush of water is evidently
over.
Horsemen wishing bills, posters
or pedigrees printed should give us
| a call. We can furnish cuts at the
lowest possible rates and guaran-
tee all work to give satisfaction.
Posters printed on cloth our
specially.
George Miner, U. s. revenue in
spector, was here Saturday to
register the Chinese, but as none
of them knew he was coming he
failed to connect, and will come
again later. Mr.. Miner is one of
the boys, and we hope to
hold him a week on his next trip.
Archdeacon Sulger, of Laramie,
who visited us last year with Bish-
op Talbot, of the Episcopal church,
is expected here early this spring
to hold divine service. The bishop
visits Europe and England this
summer and will probably not be
able to visit these parts this year.
B. w. Maxey is negotiating with
the trustees Of G. r. G. Academy
for the purchase of the east corner
lot on their Main street property
for the purpose of erecting fine
agricultural implement warehouse
thereon. This will give Main ST.
another big stride towards the west
Frank Coston has sub-contracted
to carry the mail between Warrens
and Mt. Idaho, semi-weekly both
ways, for the four years commence
ing next July, consideration about
So, $500. The original contractor is
Taylor, of Frisco, who also has the
Lewiston and Mt. Idaho route.
Hon. DIP. Pride, well-knowr
republican of this State, died last
week in Boise City. The Office O
attorney-general was created fol
him by a territorial legislature il
the early SOS, and he was its first
, incumbent. He was a picturesque
figure in republican politics, ant
, was the head and front of th'
anti-Dubois faction.
= Farmers should test their whea
before seeding in order to ascertain
( as near as possible the percentag'
that will grow. The experiment
at the Pullman agricultural colleg
show that an average of only 81
per cent. germinated, and tn
authorities of that institute advis
farmers to SOW thick this year il
, order to insure good stand.
Hon. w. H. Claggett, the gra
t eagle orator of northern Idaho, an
. Capt. Gum, of Boise, are expects
to visit Grangeville this summer +
effect a closer organization of tn
0 Peoples Party. Both are ex
4 republicans and men OF grea
0 ability, and we trust they will Civ
our people the opportunity to forr
their acquaintance.
= About the choicest lot of bacOI
shoulders and hams ever packe
on Camas Prairie was put mp b
James Russell and is now on sal
by Henry Wax. 1t is salted ,smoket
e wrapped in paper, sewed in clotl
y and then white-washed, all tn
y same eastern style, and when it
If opened the contrast between it an
the dirty hogmeat sometimes Offe
g ed for sale is remarkable.
d The Pierce City mining cOuntr
IF north of main Clearwater is comm
10 to the front this summer. Sever