Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-01-17

A. Il. Carter and wife left fol
Elk City yesterday.

ELK Clty yesterday.
A lady faintd d with heat at the
Baptist church services in Grange
hall last Sunda evening.
b. +. Shaw, city expressman.
Orders for ha uling and draying
promptly attended to. IL
AS Washington's birthday falls
on Saturday his year, the Japa-
nese ball to be given by the
Daughters of Rebekah will be held
on Friday night, Feb. 81, 1896.
Artist Hanson displays in his
show cases outside his Elite studio
some excellent photografs of the
site of the new town of Stuart, the
head of navigation at the forks of
Clearwater.
There will be dance at the
school house in district No. 81, on
Friday, january II, 1896, for the
benefit of the schools of the Won
Berge district. Admission, 81, in
Guiding supper.
j. T. Silverwood, of Clearwater.
who has been very sick for some
time, is now recovering. Mr..
Fairchild, the Elk City pioneer,
haa been Twin g with and caring for
him this winte er.
The convention of officials of the
Northwest Mining Association
meets at Spokane on February %.
Editor Parker, as second vice.
president OF the Association, will
probably atten nd.
A. II. Cummings was out from
Elk City for d few day this week.
He reports all well in the camp
and much development work
being done o a many quartz claims
in the district.
New subscribers to the +. p.
are: George Wood Keuterville,
Idaho; Walt er II. Hill, Grange
vile, Idaho; Valentine Holz,
Grangeville, Idaho; j. c. Gelbach,
Mt. Idaho, Idaho; A. t. Carter.
Elk City, Id hho; Chas. Elverson
Elk City, Idaho; f. vanDeventer
30S Pine ST., SanFrancisco, Cal.
Owing to the time required tc
have the ira anscript of the com
missioners proceedings examined
in New York city the bankers
will not be ready to pay in the
money for the bonds until some
time in February AS they pay
accrued interest there will be nc
:. loss to The cd unity IN the delay. /.
Mr.. Hedger left for Elk City yes
: terday to as sumo the position o
!. superintendent of the Buffalo hill
:. placer claim which is now the pro
perty of a Butte company. Mr.
; Hedger is the right man in tn,
: right place, and with the righ
r kind of back king he will make OLE
L Buffalo hill d veritable bonanza.
To THE p PUBLIC.-Since my arGiy
e al in Grangeville / have given yo
II reasonable prices for shaving, an
you have reaped the benefit of i
f. In the pres sent hard times | thin
% it an outrage to charge % cent
for shaving l will now give yo
another benefit in Baths for 2
1t cents. Am / worthy of your pa
, ronage ERNEST PRIBILsKY.
As an indication that spring
ST coming, we cite you to the adve
er tisement in this paper of Geors
Starrett, the old reliable seedman
o. Walla Walla. Mr.. Starrett h;
6. been in the seed business for
years and his leading busine
principle has always been to su
w w ply his patrons with only Il
co highest class of seeds, and tho
who deal in his goods can re
lr- upon getting the very best tn
can be produced. w. +. Selma
no eka is agent for all varieties
III Starrett's seeds, and you will
NV we'll to use them exclusively.
to Scott & Nollmer loaded two fol
horse team with mining suppl
90 for A. T. Garter, of Buffalo hill,
,oo Tuesday, and the following d
,ot Frank and Jas. Rice started
" Elk City with the loads. They "
be joined at Clearwater by simi
'is- outfits who are taking in freis
300 for Jas. Witt, of Deadwood. 7
are road is reported to be in very &C
shape for is greater part, with
will ly stretch of drifted snow h
,oe and there to be broken thrOu
ean There will be no doubt of the al
No ty of the caravan to pull throl
without difficulty, unless the 7
rst- sent snow storm is much more ,
and lent on the mountain than it is
a. the prairie.
6 The Idaho County Teach
Association met in this city
ates Saturday. and was well atten
800. considering the bad roads. 2
The Elsensohh deserves credit for
soon great interest he takes in
work, riding 25 miles on no