Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-07-10
s. p Nelson and two daughters
were over from Denver Tuesday.

A. d. Dorm, one of the owners
Of the Newsome creek placers, and
discoverer ofsOme rich quartz leads
in that district, spent the Fourth
in Grangeville,r returning yesterday.
1t has been definitely decided to
establish a Salvation Army corps
here in August, and a petition is
circulating to have its command
assigned to Miss Capt. Corlett, who
Is now at Moscow.
The sale of property for delin-
quent taxes took place last Mon
day. Assessor Martin informs
us that larger percentage of the
property than usual was redeemed
at the last moment.
II. Scott was out from Dixie last
week for the holidays and supplies,
and returned Monday. He reports
the Dillinger quartz properties
improving all the time as develop
ment work progresses.
J. H. Robinson, census-marshal,
has been taking the census of this
school district this week, and ex-
poets to enroll 200 names of pupils
of school age before he completes
his task. The number last year
was ia.
Henry c. johnson is back from
Florence, where he is interested
in an extension of the Gold Bug,
which prospects well. johnson
has lots of friends who hope he
may make a good cleanup out of
his quartz interests.
Bill Campbell, Perry Eddy and
Edward Osborne brought their
cattle up from Salmon river Sat
urday. They lost one animal on
the trail in making the trip. 1t
fell off at the falls and was
Observation-Disclosures Citizen.
The New York directory of the
democratic party has been given
the appelation of "Whitney's Sal
walton Army Since this self
constituted board of control start
ed in to fix things for Chicago, five
states have instructed for silver.
While crossing the new ferry to
get to Stuart July 4, the Hogan
family were nearly cast adrift
through the breaking of the steer
ing gear. The break was quickly
repaired and all hands were able
to return without loss of time.
Prof. Hughes is back from Flor
ence, the ledge he went in to find
having been located last summer.
The Prof. mined in Florence
in '6l and '62, and says
he saw enough to satisfy him that
it is going to make a good quartz
camp.
New subscribers to the old re-
liable FREE Press are: VIM. III.
Phelps, Elk City, Idaho; John
Vinson, Florence, Idaho; Miss s.
j. Yates, Bush's Store, Kentucky
Wayland Young, Rossland, B. c.,
Morris & Whitehead, Portland
Oregon.
There were II homestead filings
and IL final homestead proofs
at Lewiston land Office last month
The quarters report shows cash
receipts of $456S. 60; 257 homestead
filings embracing 35,990.35 acres
% final proofs and l soldiers do
claratory statement.
Geo. Chapman, of Murray, haI
bonded the Fitzgerald property il
Florence for $40, 900. This in
cludes the water bitches, fumes
placer ground and quartz claims
He will probably erect mill OF
the Homestake mine and operat
the same by water power.
| A. J. Lauterman, of Crippl
Creek, and Geo. f. Howe, of Du
luth, have been doing Newsom
creek, Elk City and Florence fo
the past two weeks. They left fo
Spokane Tuesday, and will retur
in about ten days to enter on som
projects of great interest to thi
; county.
A letter from Rev. vanWinkl,
; dated Warm Springs, June 81
!, stated that they were detaine
there on account of high waite
The streams were all coming u
and they would wait for the sno
l to go off and the water to go dow
t before starting over the Seces
f summit.