Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-12

Messrs. Frank Ping and Dunning departed
LOT Dayton Wednesday after n sswmill for
A pleasant social dance was enioyed by
stuarts population at the Stuart House one
evening this week.
Ex-snryeyor Geo Robertson gave us pleas
ant call Monday, and reports crops looking
well on the Clearwater side.
Allen stephens and family stopped over
night in stuart last Saturday enroute for a
weeks visiting on Camas prairie.
VIM. Snyder has contracted to deliver on the
middle fork 1900 feet of lumber for the con-
struction of ferry boat for Cool-C ool-Tom
Jas. Stuart has been doing government sur
veying work for the Indians between Cotton
wood and Fairview line.
Petitions are circulating for the establish
ment of a school district at Stuart: also a yot-
ing precinct, both of which are needed.
Inc most important item Of Mondays town
meeting was the assessment OF every lot in
stuart for so cents to buy powder for the build
ing OF the road leading from the residence
,ownsite to Clear creek, and in case that the
property falls back to the company, and shall
be sold to the highest bidder. This is the right
move for II Is not right or just for few to
while the remainder are lying back on their
oars having their property's value enhanced
by the labor and expenditure of money by
Parties owning business lots with brush on
them have two weeks more for the clearing of
same ii you own lots in Stuart and cannot
come In person you can secure some one from
the outside or residing in Stuart, at very
reasonable wages. We hope that there are no
iot owners In stuart who will shirk their share
OF Improvement work to beautify and enhance
the value OF their lots; II such there be the
sooner they convey their interests to some en-
terprising party the quicker our town will in
crease In population, and business interests ad-
vance to such an extent as to make navigation
an object.
At Mondays meeting the citizens voted to
have an old-time picnic at Stuart and TO ex-
tend general invitation to all surrounding
communities and towns to join in with us and
make everything enjoyable. II every CON-
munity Will contribute something towards the
program, we can have good old fash ioned
Time with nttle expenditure of money, which
these hard times cannot be spent 1avishly
towards celebrating as in years gone by. A
more pleasant site cannot be found for n pic
mic than here; with plenty of trees for a shade
apmndance OF water and fishing grounds Ii
VIII DE pleasant place for pleasure-seekers to
outing. The following committees and officers
were appointed:
President of the DAY. G. Rowton.
Marshal of the Day-Ben Davis
COMMITTEES of Anonymously. NJ. Grayson
Ed. Ames, Zenyinger.
Committee OF Finance-Jas Stuart Pierre
Corbett, l.. b. GOble, Geo. Brown.
Committee to secure Finance and Program
from the Prairie-w. L. Graham and T. T. Ed
munds0n.
Committee on same from Clearwster-Geo.
Robertson, Ike Gunter, Len Williams
Committee to confer with Kamiah-Jos Cox
siias w whitman, Ed. Ames, Darwin Corbett.
Arrangements are being made to get free fer
rage II possible across the south fork on the
Fourth, SO that the people from the prairie side
VIII have equal show. Messrs. Ames and Gray
son will construct q dancing platform aDx "a
feet to accommodate the dancers; ample re-
freshments will be on the grounds
Stuart. June 8, 1896.