Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-06-25

O'Eane is fencing his newly
acquired lots.
The Florence Miner has not put
in an appearance this week. Boys,
don't overlook us.
A petition to the commissioners
to create an independent school
district for Grangeville is being
circulated.
A very heavy downpour of rain,
with accomplishments of wind,
lightning and thunder, visited this
part of the prairie Monday evening.
10. Maxon, of Lewiston, has
been appointed surveyor on the
reservation at a salary of $1,000 per
year, vice James Stuart resigned.
100 acres hay to stack with der
rick. Parties having outfit and
desiring the job will please inquire
of Ernest Smith, one mile down
the creek from Grangeville.
OBannon & Clark, the first and
last, and the only place between
Grangeville and Elk City where
you can get your mining supplies.
You can get them cheap. Harp
ster, Idaho.
J. w. Scofield and family arrived
from Salt Lake City recently and
are occupying the higgins resi-
dence. Mr.. Scofield is brother-in-
law Of Wallace Scott and has ta-
ken position in the store.
Ernest Smiths orchard, one mile
north of town is sight to behold.
He has 200 pear trees loaded to
the ground with fruit, and 30
cherry trees which promise a yield
of 5 to 10 bushels from each tree.
The Baptist association convened
here yesterday for four days ses-
sion. Delegates from various
points below are in attendance and
all express themselves delighted
with Camas prairie and its me-
tropolis.
Chas. Cone and family, includ-
ing Mrs. Cone and Uncle John
Wood, have moved down from the
ranch and are now installed in
their residence property on Hall
street recently purchased from
j. N. Rice.
Buy your mining supplies from
OBannon & Clark, dealers in gen.
eral merchandise and mining sup
plies, IL miles from Grangeville on
your road to Elk City and Dixie.
You will receive fair treatment
and low prices. Harpster, Idaho
Fred Hallett and Geo. Morrison
were over from Crooks Corral
Saturday with the proceeds of a
partial cleanup on their placers.
They are enthusiastic over the
ground and are building new
five-mile ditch to ensure larger
and longer water supply next year.
DR.. Sifton and son, of Cotton,
were in town this week on their
way to Florence. The young man
intends opening a general merchan-
disc store in the camp and he has a
large stock of goods en- route. The
doctor will spend some time in the
camp and may invest in mining
property.
New subscribers to the FREE
Press are: Norman Gould, Free
dom, Idaho; Geo. ID. Willett, Flor
ence, Idaho; Warren Truitt, Mos
cow, Idaho; John McNeill, North
Loup, Nebraska; NJ. Donzac, Lew
iston, Idaho; C. F. Leland, Lewis
ton Idaho; Coston Bros, Grange
vile, Idaho.
Harry Faulkner returned from
his first trip to Warrens this week
and says that he was surprised
to see the activity now prevailing
in both quartz and placer mining
in that camp. He thinks it will
make a great quartz country. His
Little Phil mine is temporarily
closed down for lack of powder.
The Idaho county contingent
who haye been attending the Uni.
versity Of Idaho have all returned
home to await the opening of the
fall term on September %. They
include Jesse L. Rains, w. II.
Kinkaid, Misses Myrtle and Maud
Kinkaid, Pearl Martin, Mary
Maxey, Cora Coder, Miss Simon
Mr.. Simon and Will and Miles F
Reed.
The "Gramophone" at Magee's
is without doubt the most wonder
full, entertaining and instructive
machine in the world. 1t is a
vast Improvement over the old
style ofphonograph, and for the
investment Of a nickel you can
have repeated into your ear the