Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-04-05

nesday from his winter trip to
Portland. He goes into Newsome
creek early next week.
The Ellwood Glidden barbed
wire diamond F.'' trade mark, is
the cheapest and best. For sale by
c, G. Bunnell, Lewiston, Idaho.
We have one firm of $50 acres,
and another Of 200 acres. all well
improved, for sale on easy terms.
Apply to a. +. Parker. Grangeyillc.
Hanson, the photographer. will
be at Pollock and Salmon river on
or about April 4, equipped with
new instruments prepared for
modern photography. 43t2
Fresh new Garden Seeds just
received from the old reliable seed
man, George Starrctt, WallaWalla,
The seeds above mentioned are the
most reliable of any seeds known
in this country. Call and inspect
same. w. +. ScHMADEKA.
One paying mine in Elk City
will be of more benefit TO the farm
ers of Camas Prairie than all the
Indian money which is expected
to be disbursed in q few days. The
Indian money is IL transient relief,
but paying mine is a lasting pro-
ducer.
j. w. Murphy has leased the
Harmon blacksmith shop and
will store his machinery there un-
til he can get the balance hauled
from Pomeroy. Meanwhile he is
prepared to do any and all kinds
of work that comes along, and his
patrons will find him frst'class
workman. He is living with his
family in the Greenfield house on
Main street.
There are two soldiers in the So
called Soldiers Home in this state;
and it takes about $50 900 per year
to support the officers OF the Home
and these two patients. There are
a big horde OF tax-eaters to be
abolished yet. Millions for useless
taX-eaters but not Il cent for neces.
sary wagon roads!
Mrs. Rhett is in town superin-
tending the changes required in
her building to convert it into the
beer hall premises required by
VIM. vonBerge, who has leased the
building and will open mp there
shortly. A lunch countcr,in charge
of Bob Hogan is to be a feature o
the new place.
Barton, Of Lewiston, was her,
last week Offering S26 for fed 3
year-old steers. Cattle that hav,
been fed all winter are now il
prime condition, and at this pricl
the middle man makes a cent {
pound. The producers ought tC
get together and ship their owl
cattle on the plan outlined by tn,
+. p. last winter.
Grangeville is the place to com,
to get good look over the reserva
tion land soon TO be opened tosettle
ment. The fine fruit lands OF
both sides of the south fork o
Clearwater, the Looking-Glass ans
kamiah rcgions-the cream of al
the reservation-are nearer by
twenty miles to Grangeville thai
to any other place III the Clear
water country.
James Witt left for Elk Cit,
Monday to resume placer minin.
operations on Deadwood gulch
where he has invested severa
thousand dollars in the past thre'
years building one Of the longes
fumes in the state and otherwis,
developing fine property. Th'
claim is now in shape to produc
good returns and we hope he will
come out with gumboot-full il
the fall.
Messrs. Durham and Ferris wer
again in town this week lookin;
over the claims made by th
Grangeville people, that this tow
is in the heart of the country wher
the raw material is produced ant
where the manufactured produc
will be consumed. They lik,
Graneeville, and Mr.. Dunham ha
recommended to his fellow direc
tors that the packing house plan
be established here. A defnit,
decision will be arrived at befor,
our next Issue.