Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-28


east of post office. "a
nj. i. Murray came up from
Lewiston Wednesday, and expects
to 60 into Florence in few days.
Eugene Burlingame is building
halfway house at the head of
White Bird on the Florence road
J. F. McLean's enging and boiler
arrived Wednesday and will be
taken on into Florence for sawmill
purposes as soon as the road is
opened.
1t will pay you to call and ex-
anime our goods ,before purchas-
ing elsewhere. We guarantee fair
observation-disclosures & STEPHENS,
Stuart, Idaho.
D. Worth and G. B. Wood left
Wednesday for Florence, where
they expect to open hotel and
bar this spring.
Mrs. Richardson and two child
rem took the stage yesterday morn
ing for a short visit with her
parents at Pullman.
A canning factory in Grange
vile would assure you a market
for your surplus fruit, and you
would no longer have to allow it
to rot on the ground.
Cottonwood is expecting a large
colony of Germans to arrive next
month and locate on the reserve
near town. They make the best
of citizens and pay as they go.
The parties who started for
Florence last week only got as far
as the old toll gate, this side of
White Bird, and were compelled
to return. Another attempt will
shortly be made to open the road.
Prof d. Worth handed in his
resignation as principal of the
Grangeville public schools, and
the same has been accepted by the
trustees. 1t is the intention that
the three lady teachers who are
now employed in the schools COM
plete the term.
A. R. Welgus, who has been visi-
ting his cousin Mrs. Cy. Lee for
the past two weeks, left Monday
for his home in Iowa. Mr.. Wei
gus is favorably impressed with
Camas prairie and expressed a de-
sire to return in the future to re-
main permanently.
In another column will be found
, the proceedings of the Northwest
Mining Association, held at Spo-
kane Feb %. Editor Parker, ever
alive to the interests of this sec
ton, has been doing some good
work for the mining camps of
Idaho county, and appear to have
gotten away with all the honors.
Burnsides, the card shark who
has been loafing around Grange
vile for the past six months, de-
parted few days since for greener
pastures. He has been furnishing
the Indians whiskey; as marked
bottles sold him were afterwards
found in their possession. Fear
ing arrest Burnsides took French
leave.
Gov. Mcconnell has called a
, meeting of the state immigration
, committee on April 2. He will
, appoint five delegates from each
, county in the state and will re-
quire the county commissioners of
each county to appoint delegate;
, also the mayor of all incorporated
towns to send one representative
: to take part in the deliberations OF
| the committee. All the adjoining
| states are requested to send dele
gates to engage in the conference
A 16 page pamphlet description
; of the gold belt will be ready for
distribution about March l, and
will be issued monthly until the
entire state is covered. All who
are interested in the welfare Of
Idaho Especially in the develop
ment of the mining industry desir'
ing as copy of these editions sent
to himself or friends, and notifying
,, the secretary of the Idaho Mining
Exchange, Boise City, Idaho, o.
his address, by postal card, will bt
! furnished as long as the numbers
last.
: The Kendrick Gazette is au
2 thority for the following: "Oul
< old pioneers say, that this wintel
e and present weather is exactly
i like that of 1879 The farmers
9 who failed to take advantage 0
1 the earliest days to plow and sow
e were unfortunately left, as il
l March heavy rains commenced ant
n continued for weeks, making tn,
n ground so wet and muddy tina
h nothing could be done. If such i!
: the case would it not be goot
r idea for our farmers to improve
d every moment of this pleasant
e weather; to get in their crops ant
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