Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-15

Brown & Stephens. Give them a
call at Stuart.
T.. d. Gallaher, a Burke mining
man, went into Florence last week
to secure mining property.
A. +. Kenna, owner Of num-
Der of rich prospects in Florence
left yesterday for the camp.
NJ. L. Murray left for Dixie last
Tuesday on business connected
with his mining deals in Florence.
F.E. Hensley and Harry Trem-
BILE, of Pierce city, were in town
outfitting for the mountains this
week.
w. S. Harris, of Wardner, rep
resenting mining capital, started
to Florence last week to buy prop
critics.
w. H. Hill will leave in few
days for Westlake, where he is to
survey and plat a townsite on the
Rice place.
Mems Underwear from Toe. a
suit up, at ALEXANDER & FREIDEN-
RIcu's, the Cheapest Cash Store in
Idaho county.
Over a hundred teams are re-
ported stuck in the mud on
Craig's mountain, all headed for
the reservation.
Tan shoes and Oxfords in any
style at ALEXANDER & FREiDEN-
RIcH's, the Cheapest Cash Store in
Idaho county.
:. A. johnson, Jr., of Bozeman,
Mont, has gone to Florence to
make some inventments in a bust
ness stand there.
1t is reported that the extensive
placer property of Robie & Smith
on Salmon river, is shortly to be
transferred to Chicago parties.
1t will pay you to call and ex-
anime our goods before purchas-
ing elsewhere. We guarantee fair
reatment.-BROwN & STEPHENS,
, Stuart, Idaho. =
A fresh and complete stock OF
groceries, provisions etc. always on
hand which / will sell at lowest
living prices.-JosEPH Cox, Stuart,
, Idaho.
t Lots in the new town of Flor
Q ence are going up rapidly. AS
soon as the snow is gone the site
1 will be surveyed and laid out in
r first-class shape. w. III. Hill has
I been engaged to do the work.
h The Idaho County Teacher
Association was adjourned from
= May 8, to June 6, on account o
:. bad roads and the inclemency 0
70 the weather. There will be M
10 change in til program.-MRs. BER
70 TIE RAYMOND, Secretary.
New subscribers to the F. T
ID are: Geo. X. Reed, r. III. Farris
a. Grangeville; T. B. Galloway
r. White Bird; c. G. Smith, Florence
t. w. F. Shawley, Denver; Hickey
& Melee, Golf; J. II. Lingo, Law
yer's canyon Luke Reborn, Grang'
10 Vile, Idaho, all of Idaho count.
,e Commissioner Lamorcaux, of tn
r. general land Office, is making
w tour of inspection of the land o
c.. fees in the western states, Ostel
sibly to revise their business metl
oo ods; but we bet a silver dollar h
ke is trying to whip Cleveland's Q
be fice-holders into line for the gol
mi standard. Stick a pin there.
ul- Walter II. Hill has compiled
new and revised map of Florene
re- made from information given hi
he by men who have spent the pa
for two years in the camp and kne
Iez every location and every foot
er- the ground. It is far ahead of
previous efforts in correctness
,ut geography and topography, al
Tr;- those who want a reliable map
Ha the new Ell Dorado will find ii
hat this just fills the bill. Price
on Address orders to w. II. Hi
rise Grangeville, Idaho.
The opening of the reservati
'om means a large increase of n
less school districts in this cOun
on with no source from which we {
!, in hope for a proportionate incre'
Elk of revenue. The financial Outlo
lief for our schools is indeed gloon
with no hope for Improvement
;.,,, til the reservation lands are p
,cIs ented and taxed. 1t will n
ers clear heads and sound judgment
tora steer the finances Of the sevt
& school districts for tho next
,asb years, and in great many
tricts it will be necessary for
residents to vote a special ta1
.rial maintain even the three mon
nee term of school made mandatory
hree '"o 'o'
elm NOTICE TO FREIGHTERs.-,
,wer Idaho Packing and Milling Co.,
hard Cottonwood, have freight for 81
the ment to Lewiston, for which t
,aud will pay so cents per 100 pound
lone s. E. DUNHAM, Manage
Cottonwood, Dec. Is, 1895.