Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-13

out and turn gray. We recon-
mend Halls Hair Renewer to pre-
vent badness and grayness.
The McCready brothers have
four men employed driving a tunnel
on their Red Horse ledge on French
creek, Elk City district. They
show some fine specimens of free
gold ore.
J. w. Shannon has finished his
bridge across Johns Creek and
everybody who has travled over it
says it is the very best bridge in
the county and will hold up a
train of cars.
District court will continue in
session in all probability the whole
of next week. The present week
has been consumedin legal skirnish-
ing, such as amending papers, filing
and arguing demurrers, etc.
s. w. Smith came out from Elk
last week to meet friends, but
owing to the railroad strike they
failed to arrive. He reports Elk as
more dull than he has ever known
it in his ten years experience of
the camp.
Rev. Buzzcll, will lecture on
"The Dance and Saloon" at Cot
tonwood, on the evenings of July
Goth, and 21st. Will preach his
farewell sermon, Sunday 22nd, at
11:3O. After which he will admins
ter baptism to those who desire it.
Ezra Baird and Geo. X. Reed
came out from their diggings on
the north fork of Clearwater last
Saturday. They return to-day to
begin construction of large ditch
to divert the entire waters of Mill
Creek onto their claim for hydrauli-
cling.
Well Clark was out from Dixie
to spend the Fourth and denied
the soft impeachment that he,
Reser and Fink had 800 a day
diggings near Salmon river. The
fact is that they cleaned up dust
which paid them at the rate of a
dollar a day to the hand.
The dynamiters are on deck
again at Wardner and Gov. Nc
COnnell has telegraphed the Presi-
dent for. more troops. One man
was murdered at Gem in a most
cold-blooded manner, and the MUIR
der is attributed to the Miners
Union.
Ayers Pills possess the curative
virtues of the best known medi-
cinal plants. These Pills are
scientifically prepared, are easy to
take, and safe for young and old.
They are invaluable for regulating
the bowels, and for the relief and
cure of stomach troubles.
Mrs. Harry Markham has been
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever
at her residence north of Grange
hall. Last Saturday she was not
expected to live, but happily pulled
through the crisis and is now re-
covering; contaminated well water
is the origin of the trouble.
Donald Ferguson, of Seattle, re-
turned from a trip to Elk City and
Dixie mining districts Monday and
is well satisfied that the future OF
both camps is assured when more
development is done on the lodes
and the country made more access.
ible. He returned to Seattle yes
terday with a big sack of ore speci-
mems.
Mr.. Schwalbach will start up the
Grangeville Roller Mills on Mon
day, and grind all his present stock
of wheat, which he thinks will
enable him to supply the demand
for flour until next harvest. AL
parties who have wheat which they
desire to sell are requested tt
deliver same at the mill as soon o.
possible. He is still paying so cents
per pushcl for No. /, wheat.
Hon. w. S. Piper, Judge, accom-
panied by j. w. Reid, Jas. E. Babb
j. w. Poe, Jasper Rand, of Lewis
ton; Fred Piper, J. L. Rivers
court stenographer, d. c. Mitchell
district attorney, G. G. Pickett
and U. S. district attorney J. II
Forney, Moscow, are all attendin,
court, and all are looking in un
commonly good health.
The hail storm, cloud burst an,
water spout on Salmon river las
week combined to do much damag
to the property of settlers aloni
the White Bird creek. Bro. Del
mage had what was without excer
ton the finest garden in the state
but it was all literally beaten fla
to the earth. McFadden had 4 90
fine growing fruit trees on hi
young orchard and the hail STRIP
ped the bark from their limbs a
clean as if scraped with a knife.
Deafness Cannot be Cured