Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-20

There are "a inmates OF the lua-
no Soldiers Home, and it cost the
taxpayers $3.50 to keep them last
month, exclusive of the salaries of
a host of employees.
About 600 filings have been
made on reservation lands since
the opening, and about 900 addi-
tional settlers are holding claims
by actual settlement.
G. NJ. Sain and others, of Boise
City, will apply at the January
commissioners meeting for a fran
ehise to complete the Salmon river
wagon road and bridge and take |
toll thereon for term of years.
Landlord Jones has inaugurated
new departure at the Palace Ho-
tel by putting in a French cook
and is running a short order res
taurant where you can get what
you want, in addition to the regu-
lar table d'hote.
A big irrigation company has
filed papers for the withdrawal of
los, 900 acres of land from settle
ment in Bingham county, under
the terms of the Carey act. Idaho
will be a great country for tenant
farmers after awhile with the land
and water monopolised by big cor
poratious.
Mr.. Hedger left for Marysville,
California, yesterday to spend the
winter with his family. He will
return in the spring and supervise
the erection of the hydraulic ele-
vator plant on Buffalo Hill and af
terwards operate the same. In the
language of the poet Mr.. Hedger is
"onto his job"
Remember, when coming to
Grangeville that w. f. Schmadeka
has the FRESHEST and MOST COM
PLETE LINE of all GROCERIES. car
ry the very choicest California
Canned and Dried Fruits. Call
and save money in prices and
quality Of goods.
80 w. +. SCHMADEKA.
At the M. f. church on CHI list.
mas Eve there will be short SER
vice and Xmas Tree for the mem
bers of the Sunday-school. The
committee will receive presents for
, the tree at the church from p. IN
until 6 o'clock. Presents from all
: who wish to remember theil
friends in this way will be receiv
ed. Doors open at 7 o'clock.
c IF you wish to renew your sub
k scription to any newspaper or mag
azine go to Magee's. He has es
tablished News AGENCY, and will
i, receive subscriptions for all papers
y y If you are behind ON some pape
80 and wish to pay up he will remi
for you. Thus you are saved tn
e trouble, risk and expense of writ
e ing yourself and purchasing M. {
~ ]. S. Rhoades and j. P. Fitzgel
aid have sold the Ozark quart
claim in Florence to Messrs. Gi
of bert, president of the First NatiOr
r al Bank of Moscow, Jacobs an
t. McCrea of Kendrick for the sum I
at $4,000, the first payment O
which is to be made Immediately
o. The new purchasers have contrac
r. ed with Mr.. Fitzgerald to do IL
ee feet of tunneling at right angles
re the end of the tunnel now on II
property. If the tunnel woi
shows up the property as expectt
ce machinery for the reduction of ii
OF ores will be taken in this wint
eo over the snow.
A petition to organize a nc
school district out of districts
mt and II will be presented to t
NJ, commissioners at their Janua
ks, meeting with the following bou
Ic., daries: Commencing at the \
corner of ne 40 of sci of sec.
OIL T. 81, N. r. 4 f. b. NJ, then
the east to NV corner of sw4 of sec.
all Z. 81 N, r 4 E., thence south
NV corner of swf of sec %, L
/. N, RAE, thence east to townsl
line of 81, thence south to Sc c
,iee ner of sec. IL, L 80 N, r 4 f.,
.I ,1A NJ, thence west to the sw corr
.no ~ of Sc 40 of se4 of sec. 8, L 80 N,
ine 4 E, thence north to place of
'oA' ginning, in sec 20, I 81 N, Il 4
s. BIN.