Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-05-31

the c cheapest and best. For sale by
q, c. Bunnell, Lewiston, Idaho.
Turn out everybody to the school
meeting at the school house next
Monday at one o'clock, to nominate
a trustee, and to discuss the size
of til special tax we want to vote.
Ge 70. P. James was out from the
Clearwater placer Monday with a
big V'ad of amalgam, the result of
a partial cleanup. He still has
plenty of water and will pipe while
it lasts.
A skeleton was found near the
mouth of White Bird few days
ago which is supposed to be the
mortal remains of Mrs. Manuel.
who was captured by the Chief
Joseph Indians in 1877.
The need of the hour is semi
wee k ly mail service between
Grangeville and Florence. The
camp is now deprived of all mail
priv ileges. A petition will be cir
culated this week.
Keep an ear for old Elk City, for
you are liable to hear a noise be-
fore the summer is out that sounds
muc j like mining opera tions on a
larger scale than was ever known
in this county.
Now that the wagon road to Elk
City is assured there is good in
vestment for some Camas prairie
farm er to buy hay press and ship
timo thy and wheat hay into the
camp this fall.
The Grangeville Roller Mills will
start up next week for steady
run. Parties wishing to deliver
wheat on either Indebtedness or on
exchange can do so.
l j. SCHWALBACH.
Multitudes of grasshoppers were
Matching out in Lake district last
wee \ and a plague of the pest was
threa atened, but the long continued
spell of cold rainy weather annihi-
lated them in great shape.
Ex-sheriff Joe Eakin and broth
er, eff Lewiston, arrived from War
rens Saturday, where the company
of which they are members are
place cer mining on Big creek, over
in the Middle Fork country. They
are out for supplies and will return
in due season.
A. +. Parker goes to Lewiston
Tue sday to attend the annual
stock kholders' meeting of the Lew
iston Land Association, of which
he is Il director. He will also cam
vass the town for subscriptions to
the Elk City road fund and expects
TO be absent a week or ten days.
w. r. Hogan's restaurant is do
ing . good business. The place is
neatly furnished and the meals
serv ed cannot be beaten. With
the completion of the Elk City
wagon road and the consequent
influx of mining men, good short
order restaurant will be the best
business in town.
l have just received a nice line
of ladies' and children's spring and
sum mer hats, both trimmed and
untrimmed, of latest style and low
est possible prices. Will take part
trade; ladies call and see.
Mrs. G. II. SCuMADEKA.
A two-year-old Hereford steer,
raised and fattened at the Expert
ment station. was purchased and
killed by Bentz & johnson last
wee k. The beef weighed 600
pouh hds dressed, and the quality of
beef was of course very much SUI
peri Or to that of the "ornery'' cay
use COW. Blood will tell.
T he Board of Pharmacy of Ida
ho county, to convene at Denver,
Ida ho, on June 10, at Office of Sec
retary, requests all persons engag-
ed in the dispensing of drugs and
med dicines to apply on above date
for y certificate of registration, as
required by the State law.
j. j. PULSE, Sec'y.
Mr.. Shannon wrote us last Sun
day that he was camped on the %
mile of the Elk City road with 20
men, and had got into some heavy
wor k. j. G. Chesebro has donated
$40 in cash and SO in board to the
road fund. He will move camp to-
day to the foot of Newsome creek
hin and commences grading up the
mou ntain tomorrow. He sends
out IN urgent appeal for those who
have subscribed teams and work
to so in without delay, as their
help is badly needed.
TERRIBLE vISITANT.