Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-15

Mining men are becoming in
patient to get into the mountains.
They are all in the humor to make
dirt fly at a lively rate this season.
j. p. Fitzgerald rugged himself
up pair of bob-sleighs and left for
Florence Wednesday. He went
with team as far as the snow
would allow and from there pulled
the sleds by hand.
There will be "Mother Hub
bard" dance at the Star school
house, Monday night, March Is !;
the proceeds to be used for the BEN
eft of the school Tickets, includ-
ing supper, sl.00.
Paddy White, our running mate
in the last campaign, returned on
Fridays stage from his winters
sojourn in Lewiston. looking as
hale and hearty as ever. He re-
ports 1helbert Wall in better
health.
Sheriff Overman last Saturday
sold under execution the 40-acre
tract belonging to f. l.. Hendren,
situated three miles northwest of
town. The land was bought in by
L. Ii. Sheaffer for $4,000.
The new law regulating the dis
tribution of moneys received from
liquor and gambling licenses is as
follows: Fifty per cent. to the
school fund, 40 per cent to the road
fund and 15 per cent. to the state.
The Bruins and Nina combina-
ton showed in Grangeville Satur-
day and Monday nights, last The
audiences We're only fair and the
performance very common. Tues
day night the company held
forth at Denver
About the heaviest snow of the
season fell Tuesday morning. 1t
will be of untold value to this
county not onlX~to the mining men
but our farmers We're beginning to
fear dry season which the snow
has dispelled.
A new subscriber to the FREE
PRESS writing from southern Idaho
says: | am very much pleased
with the paper and its contents.
L is bright, active and business
like in every way, and SO unlike
the other papers of its class that |
meet.
Uncle Griff Roberts was thrown
from horse on Salmon river last
week and severly injured about the
head and face. Uncle Gritf is IA
type of the British tar who used to
fight the big three-deckers away
back as tough as they make them
and lard to kill.
China Jim Poe is now in New
York, where he has been since last
November. He writes that he ha5
been unable as yet to get any work,
but was fortunate enough to win
5000 in a Chinese lottery in De
cember. lie addressed his letter
to Rev. Parker" so it will be seen
that the missionary work the +. p.
is doing is widely appreciated.
Il. f. Mailhoan arrived from
Lewiston Saturday en- route to his
mining claims in Dixie district.
His family arrived Tuesday and
will go in with him. He has Sc
cured that thoroughbred oldtimer
Walter S. Dyer, OF Lewiston, as a
partner, and together they will
make the gravel fly this summer.
DIR. Bibby went up Salmon river
to the old Allison ranch last week
to see a family named Edmonson
who are at present living there
He reports the wagon road as in
splendid shape up to the Jumping
Off place, and made the drive from
Doumeq's to Slate creek in forty
minutes.
Steinke is stocking up with a
full line of picks, shovels, gold
pans, wheelbarrows, and other
staples lor the growing mining
trade of this region and will quote
you prices away down. Also full
line of garden tools and hardware
of all descriptions. Give him call
at the Brown Front on Hall street.
The president has signed the bill
for the examination and classifca-
tion of the mineral lands of idaho
and Montana. This law takes from
the railroads for the benefit of the
people, mineral lands of untold
value. We personally had a plank
demanding this law inserted in the
last three democratic state conven-
tions of Idaho. The mineral land
is the poor mans heritage, and the
railroad, timber corporations and
land grabbers must keep their
hands off
Representative Rowton returned
from Boise yesterday. The first
news that he learned on stepping
out of the stage was that Gov. Me
Connell had vetoed his wagon road
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