Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-02

struct the yOutn OIL That berg this
fall. Mrs. Vercler accompanies
him. Prof. Vercler has taught
here for four years and has lar
ger school here than ever, which is
all the recommend that q teacher
need want.
THROUGH LEWISTON EYES.
The Lewiston Tribune Gives
Canlas Prairie and its Towns
Good Write-up.
Lewiston Tribune.
A glimple of the country be.
tween Lewiston and Grangeville
at this time of the year is the most
beautiful that the eye of man has
ever seen, and the crops are SIM
ply superb. Superb is the word.
Even with low prices the farmers
will be, or ought to be, in excel
lent financial condition after the
crops have been harvested and
marketed. The prospects are SIM
ply glorious for this section of the
country. Farmers are rapidly set
Ting up the reservation country
and developing its fine agricultu-
raj resources. The scenery is very
beautiful, wooded hills and fertile
valleys being spread out in u pleas
ing panorama by the lavish and
lovely hand Of nature. As
you reach the descent of the Cot
tonwood hill and gaze upon Camas
prairie the eye beholds one Of the
grandest views imaginable of a fer
tile and picturesque country. The
mountains describe almost q circle,
encompassing one of tho richest
spots upon the broad bosom of
mother earth. The first town on
the prairie is
COTTONWOOD.
This has been a stage station for
80 years and during the Indian
war of II was q central figure.
The town proper was started in '87,
when jeff Rhoads had his farm sur
veyed into town lots. The first
store building was put up by F. B.
King, and with many enlargement
is now occupied by Wax & Brown.
Cottonwood has had a steady and
substantial growth from its begin
ming. Being surrounded by such
a fertile agricultural section and in
close proximity to timber, it is an
important trading place and does
a good business in all the mercan-
tile lines. The present population
Of the place is about 200. Sam
Goldstone and Wax 4 Brown are
the leading merchants and carry
very large stocks of general mer-
Drs. Turner and Truitt
in addition to doing the practice of
that section, have a very nice drug
store. J. L. Woodring runs the
only saloon in the town, and the
brewery is operated by Schubert
and Peterson. There is a splen-
did hotel, the St. Albert, kept by
A. B. Rookie, that is credit
to the town. Jacob Brogger runs
a frst-class livery stable, formerly
run by ]. w. Gains. The town
also has furniture store, butcher
shop, restaurant, barber shop, res
taurant, four black 8 m t his.
2 millinery stores, harness shop,
hotel and livery stable and
q newspaper, the Report. The
Methodists and Catholics have
good church buildings there, and
the Baptists are getting out lumber
FOR the erection of a church edifice.
A good public school requires two
teachers, and there is private
Catholic school. The Odd Fellows
have a fiourishing lodge and there
IS a chapter Of the Star of Bethle-
lem. There is an abundance of
rce-stonc water just q few feet be-
ow the surface and wells are easily
lug. The Cottonwood creek runs
through the town and goes dry
,nly a month or SO during the
Judge Fl. Robbins has
'ecn postmaster for six years and
etires on the 1st of July in favor
# W. 2. Nichols. Judge Robbins
8 a good all-around man and is al
most indispensable to the town.
lie is a school teacher by profess
ion, was at one time county school
superintendent, and for several
ears justice Of the peace. He is a
rotary and does about all the legal
york Of his section.
Is situated in the center of the
rairie, equally distant from Cot
and Grangeville. There
> q large flour mill located here,
lso planning mill. J.J. Pulse,
ruggist and general rustler is the
lfe of the town, and it has q good
title newspaper, the Progress.
:. w. Henderson is the genial ho-
Ell proprietor. The townsite COM
amy could make Denver an inn
0rtant place, as it is most central
and beautifully located.
GRANGEyILLE
Always has been and probably
lWayS will be the commercial con.