Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-08-16

NliiiihS SOi"p""y
Mrs. c. M. Day left for Lewiston
yesterday to assume her old posi-
ton in one of the departments of
the public school. The family will
follow later in the season.
There are number of bars on
Salmon river which would pay big
if prospected thoroughly by men
who are not afraid of hard work
and are not too easily discouraged.
Jerry Smith pulled out yester-
day with merchandise and supplies
for the Relief Milling Co. 1t is ex-
pected that the company's mill
will commence crushing ore about
September Is or 20.
New subscribers to the F. p. are 4:
II. A. Palmer, Grangeville, Idaho;
A. J. Turner, Grangeville, Idaho;
w. E. Bunnell, Grangeville, Idaho;
Cole & Hardy, Grangeville, Idaho;
F. B. Goble, Grangeville, Idaho;
Ed. Hanger, Florence, Idaho.
H. G. Gerrish, Pendleton, Oregon.
The good people of Camas Prai-
rie can realize more real values
from our justly famous Special
Sales" than from any bargain
sales ever instituted.
ALEXANDER & FREIDENRICH,
The Leaders.
II. E. Heppner was in town this
week and reports that they have
no great kick coming on Moose
creek except short water season.
They are surveying sites for reser-
voirs and projecting new bitches
which will give them a good head
of water the entire season.
From reliable information we
learn that it will be simply impos-
sible to take the big boiler into
Warrens. owing to the terrible con-
dition of the road, and even if the
road was in good condition there
are places that it cannot get a
round.-Salubria Citizen.
The Cottonwood packing house
made large shipment of its pro-
duct to Lewiston last week, and
orders are coming in so rapidly
that the plant is running steadily
to its full productive capacity.
They also shipped one order of 500
pounds to Elk City this week.
Bert Sherwin went to Lewiston
Wednesday for his family, who
have returned from Salt Lake. Mrs
Sherwin's hearing is much improv-
ed by the course of treatment she
has undergone. Mrs. Scott accom-
panies Bert to Lewiston and ther
goes to visit Mrs. Forney lat Moscow
: For the next 80 days something
: new is added every day to our lin'
a of pedals s." and the S y e
a cial Prices" are enough t.
convince the most conservativ
that bargain sales are not in it.
ALEXANDER & FREIDENRICH,
The Leaders.
We are told that owing to tn
a impossibility of obtaining the nt
II cessary dump to work the lo'
bedrock the Spokane compan
o. o. which recently purchased the A
% % kire claims near John Day hav
90 been compelled to abandon wOr
% % on the upper bar and will no
%. proceed to work the lower bar.
d. In the days of long ago when "
IN first started the FREE PRESS o,
e. receipts of gold dust average
o' about a dollar day taking ii
+ year all round. For the past tv
IL years it has fallen to So per yea
This is progressing backward wi,
vengeance in the matter of "a
production.
,t Geo. Alkire and family are I
in from Salmon river. 1t is four yea
NJ since Mrs. Alkire was on the pr;
oo rie and she notes many changes
to that brief time. Their home
,r. Jon Wet gulch, above John d
,o+ creek, and they are about the on
tv people on the river who escap
At. the grasshopper pest this year.
hg Petitions for an increase of m
hg service to three times week
we tween Grangeville, Elk City a
nd Raymond are being circulate
ny. This increase is desirable and |
'en cessary and will be great pull
ms convenience to the greatest a
SO most rapidly developing gold Gu
me in the whole State of Idaho.
Dut Messrs. Cole & Hardy have op
Ugh ed up their Eureka saloon on e
)w- Main street. and have a place
llly clean and neat and cool as pa
are and paper can make it. They
,cts press themselves as we'll plea
ant with the business done since th
nto opening, and will continue to Sc
one only the choicest wines, liqu
rice and cigars to those in need
spiritual consolation.