Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-05
s. I. Silverman is out from Elk

3. i. Sllverman Is out from Ell
Buy Starrett's seeds. They ar
the best. For sale by w. F. Sch
madeka.
"a Cheerful LIAR will be rem
dered at Grangeville on March q
at Cottonwood on April 2 and a
Denver on April 8.
A grand military ball will b
given on March 5, by Company G
l. N. G. Tickets ON sale at tn,
Cash Bargain Store.
DR.. s. L. Short, the Cottonwood
dentist, was in town Saturday. H,
has purchased home in the gate
city and is doing well.
There have been 14O contests
and $50 relinquishments filed in
the Lewiston land Office since the
opening of the reservation.
The encouragement is suing
the bondsmen Ofex-treasurer Bunt.
ing for Sl1,171 of state funds lost
in the broken Blackfoot bank.
Low prices and honest treatment
at Browns cash store, Stuart,
Idaho. Commission business a
speciality. ty.-GEo. Brown, Prop.
We hear that George Blaine has
at last struck the Blanco ledge on
Red river through his long tunnel
and has undercut some splendid
ore.
Last Saturdays stage from Lew
iston pulled in with seven passen-
gers. Six more came in Tuesday
night.
Ryan, the rancher and miner of
upper Red river meadows is re-
ported to have the richest quartz
yet struck in the Bitter Root
range.
Don Carlos Boyd, of Spokane,
was visiting the town last week
canvassing the business houses for
support for newspaper in Flor
ence.
New subscribers to the FREE
PREE are G. Brinton, Portland,
Oregon; John E. Woodruff, Riley,
Indiana; C.H.Schmadeka, Grange
vile, Idaho.
J. G. Epperson arrived from
Spokane Friday and left for Sal
mon river next day to get the
Strong EppersOn placer claims
ready for an early run.
w. A. Parsley, Of London, Ken
lucky, has been awarded the con-
tract for carrying the mail between
Stuart and Kamiah, and has SUBJ
contracted it to j. w. Gains.
J. w. Gains, of Cottonwood,
has been awarded the sub-contract
to carry the mail from Kamiah to
Stuart. He leaves Cottonwood on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Our Grangeville military COM
pany received 80 stands of arms,
ammunition and accouterments
last Friday. The rifles are 45
caliber Springfield carbines and
weigh 8 pounds. The old so rifles
weighed III pounds.
John Eddy, Lewis Eddy and
Frank Freleigh, of Rapid river,
were arrested Monday and brought
to town Tuesday by Sheriff Will
liams ON a charge of counterfeiting.
They had a preliminary examina-
tion Wednesday before U. s. COM
missioner w. A. Hall.
Ex-president Cleveland issued an
order making a lot of forest reser-
YES ON the public lands of the Pa
cific Northwestern states which
would have prevented settlement,
but congress knocked him out the
next day. Cleveland is the worst
enemy the west ever had and we
rejoice that he is out of Office for
keeps.
State Auditor Anderson has not
yet paid the legislators the amounts
due on the last pay roll, insisting
on holding out for the time spent
in the Salt Lake excursion. He
announces that he will not pay
them for that time unless obliged
to do 80 by order of the court. The
prospect is that q mandamus suit
will be inaugurated against him.
F. E. Mix came out from Flor
ence last Friday and returned
yesterday. He reports matters in
the camp looking very promising.
On all the claims where work has
been going on this winter the
ledges hold their size and values as
depth is gained. Four hoists are
now employed in the camp, and the