Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

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at DAY & BUNNELL's.
Now poison squirrels. They are
voracious at this season and will
eat anything.
The frame of DR.. Nickel's new
residence ON north Main street was
raised Tuesday.
Quartz aud placer location
blanks at F. P. Office, 8 cents each,
so cents per dozen, 90 per 100.
Many Indians are hauling lum-
ber through town these days to
their places on the reservation.
Ifyou want your wagons to run
easy, come in and try our axle
grease. DAY & BUNNELL.
e. 8. Sweet has teams hauling
lumber from his Petersburg mill to
Nezperce. The mill is cutting
10000 feet day.
Tom Pollock, of Rapid river, has
been granted pension of $40 per
month for services in the Mexican
war, with back pay for about 40
years.
George Woodward was in town
Saturday for the first time since
his paralytic attack. His many
friends will rejoice to hear that he
is fully recovered.
George Sears is very sick man
with dropsy and general break
ing down Of the system at Mt.
Idaho, and the death of this old
pioneer may be looked for at any
hour.
The Catholic church fair Tues
day night was q grand success,
Grange hall not being half large
enough to accommodate those
present. A pleasant evening was
enjoyed.
The superintendent of the U. 8
mint at Boise credits Idaho county
, with production of gold for 1896
, of ,791 fine ounces, valued al
$243, ,742; silver 4,6S5 ounces, val
ued at $6,O57.
o A subsidiary payment of $75,
e 600, withheld on legal grounds a.
4 the time of the original payment
will be made to the Nez Perce In
dians as soon as the clerical wOrl
Q can be completed. There is ais
u another annual interest paymen
of $3.50, 900 overdue and likely t
be paid at any date.
g The Denver paper thinks Con
:. stable J. A. Seeley is entitled t
10 some of the praise for breaking u
the Hardesty gang of criminal
N who SO long infested this commit
It nifty. Correct. Seeley wOul
j. make a good sheriff and his part
associates could do lots worse tina
:. nominate him for that Office.
ne New subscribers to the F.
or are: J. Tippery, Grangeville, Idah
j. A. Randolph, Grangeville, Idah
-. j. M. Crunk, Harpster, Idaho;
~ - L. Larsen, Warrens. Idaho; s.
y. No. Glidden, Spokane, Wash; E
y Hauger, Florence, Idaho; A.C.La
ingham, Grangeville. Idaho; MI
i'll Cynthia Ramsay. Tekoa, Was
ys, The latter paper is sent by Jol
ap T. higgins.
" Down in the Kentucky legisl
he ture the other day the republic
ay speaker of republican hou
he voted for q democratic cabin
MT officer for United States senat.
while other republicans and t
ex- two populists voted for the regul
os. democratic nominee. The sill,
air question is a sure card to split I
Ms. "sOlid south" wide open.
Messrs. A. L. Sinclair, L. and
YER. Aronson, E. Smith, John And
md son and VIM. Smith, all of M
xie neapolis were visiting Saln
ille river last week to inspect so
,nc placer ground in the canyon abt
Freedom. Harry Cone br0ul
some of these gentlemen's AZ
WE ciates from Spokane about q moi
;at ago. and from all we can hear Il
Iter I are highly pleased with the lay
Ie.s offered them and will doubtless
aVi' vest and develop o grand pla
property.
o.1 Supt. Edmund Jussen, of
'ne Idaho Development Co., operat
Up the hydraulic elevator plant
.no American hill, in Elk City, retu
SIX ed from the east Friday and
ade. for the inside on Mondays sta
big He has been travelling thr0l
be- California and Colorado this v
big ter, but has seen nothing tO q
the pare with the mineral resources
| be central Idaho. Mrs. Jussen ,
,r a visit her parents in Lewiston VI
I be travel over Badly b better thar
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