Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-03-27
Much matter crowded out.

Prospectors are arriving and out
fitting for the mountains.
Owing to soft roads the Lewiston
stage arrives about p. IN.
The public school at Denver
closed last Friday for the summer.
+. e. Mix arrived from Florence
Sunday and left for Moscow next
day.
See our line of $3.50 mems suits.
They are sure winners.
ALEXANDER 4 FREIDENRICH.
Hon. Z. B. True is in Boise from
Warrens. The EMAIL" reports
him looking well and feeling better.
The boom in Florence will make
dairy and cheese factory at
Grangevillc u profitable institution.
Interesting correspondence on
the Cascade Locks and tho Idaho
State University will appear next
week.
Grangcville hotels arc full of
prospectors waiting for the snow to
60 off SO they can get into the
mountains.
Dernham & Kaufman Company
have new adj. in which they de-
ny the report that they were
going to remove their store from
Denver to Grangeville.
Prof. Worth, G. r. Pittman and
Geo. Yates returned from Flor
ence Tuesday. The snow was too
deep for them to do anything.
J. T. Orbison was over from
Denver Sunday. He intends re-
moving to the new town of Nez-
perez, on the reservation shortly.
Death is cutting wide swath
among our pioneers. John Peter
son and ID. s. Sebastian have both
crossed the dark river this week.
j. g. Adams, of Harpster, was
in town this week, outfitting for a
prospecting trip into the heart OF
the Bitter Root range this sum-
mer.
A fresh and complete stock o.
groceries, provisions etc. always or
hand which l will sell at Lowest
living prices.-JosEpH Cox, Stuart
Idaho.
Michael Behcan was severely
injured in the skull by a kick from
fractions horse in the Rice & Day
stable. He was taken home and
is still unconscious.
To FREIGHTFRs.-Part going
to Lewiston after freight can make
a few dollars by applying to the
Grangeville Roller Mills to haul
-four below. Cash paid for haul
ing. j. SCHwALBACH.
Mr.. T. P. Nelson, of Portland
Oregon, made flying trip to the
Robbie & Smith claims ON Salmon
river this week, and will probably
return here later in the season and
make some Investments.
The republican state convention
to elect delegates to the national
convention at St. Louis meets al
Pocatello May 20. The committee
recomend that the primaries be
held May 2 and county conven.
tions on May 8. The republican
state convention to nominate q
state ticket will meet at Boise on
August 90.
Hard times have in measure
been productive of good results
People have scattered out in the
country, wild speculation has
ceased and there is an inclination
to get down to legitimate business.
With everything going and no
tribute coming in there is moth
ing but bankruptcy and collapse
ahead. But with the utilization
of all our varied riches and re-
sources there is no telling how
great and strong and wealthy we
can become.
Joseph A. Coverly and o. r.
Stockwell, of Spokane, came in on
Wednesdays stage and left for Elk
City today. They will spend the
summer placer mining on Ameri-
can river, where Mr.. Coverly made
some rich discoveries of virgin
ground last summer. Joe is an
old timer in Elk and in speaking
of the comparison between that
camp and the Trail Creek district,
says that Elk has a far better sur
face showing for rich mines than
Trail Creek ever had. As his ex-
perience in the Trail Greek country
included several years of pros
pecting his views are worth some
thing. Transportation facilities
is what make Trail Creek and will
do the same for Elk and adjoining
! camps. Give us railroad.