Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
GRANGEvILLE. IDAHO CO, IDAHO FRIDAY MARCH ~ 1895

w. A. Jones arrived home last
week from Galesburg, Illinois
where he has been attending school
all winter. He ordered the f. p.
sent to John Pollock. Ida, Illinois.
The Catholic church is a practi-
cal certainty. The lumber bill has
been made out for building "a X
40 feet. by 16 feet in height. 1t
will be erected on the church lots
in Lewiston addition.
New subscribers to the F. p. are:
Fred Tamm, Grangeville, Idaho ;
J. w. Murphy, ,Grangeville, idaho ;
John Pollock, Ida, Illinois; S. T..
Durham, Cottonwood, Idaho !:
John Gibson, Whiting, Iowa.
d. J. Bingham, brother Of John
Bingham, arrived here last week
from Moore Park. Michigan. He
has bought ranch across Clear
water where he will remove his
family as soon as he gets settled.
A correspondent writing from
Genesee says: business is dull in
Genesee. Farmers are oiferir q
81 so per day for man, three
horses and plow, the laborer to
wait until September for his pay"
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Glatigny, of
Salmon river, arrived on FRIDAYS
stage. Mrs. Glatigny spent the
winterin San Francisco, and Mr..
Glatigny went to Portland and re-
turned with her. They left for the
river this week.
From Fountains to Sweetwater
white mea have leased the land
from the Indians and have taken
up and fenced the larger part of it.
The changes are surprising TO any
one who has not been over this
route for the past two years.
VIM. Anderson brought up six
drummers from Lewiston in
special rig Tuesday of this week.
They all say that Camas Prairie is
the only country spoken of in the
lower country and that people gem
orally regard it as the Promised
Land.
The new license law becomes op-
perative ON July l, next. 1t re-
quires all persons who sell liquor
not to be drunk on the premises to
take out license of 5000 year.
The law does not apply to drug
gists using liquor in prescriptions.
Ten families are on the way from
Mcintosh county, North Dakota,
to Camas Prairie, with several car
loads fchattels. They will make
Grangeville their headquarters and
will give the country a thorough
prospecting for land and businesses
openings.
The Lewiston Turf Association
will hold a spring meeting from
May 27 to June l, and $4,000 in
premiums, ranging from $50 to
$500 will be given away. An ex-
cellent program, covering twenty
two events, has been arranged.
The races will be held on the half
mile track on the old Junction"
ranch.
During the last week Mr.. J.
Baker has been visiting in this
town. He came here for the pur-
pose of engaging in the livery bust
ness and has rented the Boss liv-
cry barn. Mr.. Baker is from Mos
cow and he is well known in that
vicinity for his good business quail
tiles and integrity. He intends to
put in good line of horses and
rigs and expects fair share of the
livery business of Grangeville and
Poor old Latah county has got it
in the neck again with another Of
ficial gone wrong. This time it is
Il democrat, ex-County Treasurer
who is short $4,000 of
county funds, and S17, 900 of state
funds. The total stealings in that
county up to date are as follows:
Hinckley, $50, 900; Farmers Bank,
sl4 900; Commercial Bank $4,000 !
and S17 900; total, $4,000. The |
Moscow ring got their fine work
in on the taxpayers of Latah coun-
ty alright.