Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-27
Harry Cone is up from Freedom

The heavy rains this week in
sure good crops for Camas prairie
farmers.
Fred Mckenzie sent us the com-
plete roster of company sc" which
is published on page =.
a. Walker arrived from Flor
ence Saturday and left for Spo-
kane on Sundays stage.
School elections for trustees are
held in all districts--except Grange
ville--on Monday, June 6.
DIR. w. f. Bartlett, late of Belle
Plalns, Kansas, has located in
Warren to practice his profession.
Mrs. w. S. Hogan and children
returned last Friday from a pro-
tracted visit to friends in Oakland,
Oregon.
An acetyline gas generator has
been on exhibition in town at the
Jersey House this week. 1t gives
a brilliant light.
DR.. J. w. Vogel, specialist for
reilaction and defects of the eye
will be in Grangeville on June 6,
to remain one week.
The school board will meet on
Monday evening next, to hire the
teachers for the Grangeville schools
for the ensuing term.
NThe sum Of $50 was raised by
Messrs Steininger and Elsensohn
this week for the purchase of a
flag for the public school.
Frank J. Reed has been en-
ployed by the Poorman Co. of
Florence, as bookkeeper and as
sayer and will go in on June l to
assume his duties.
~ Married.-At- the residence of
the father of the groom, Westlake,
Idaho, May 16, 1898, by Rev. j. S.
Rhoads, Mr.. John b. Rice and
Miss Florence Babcock.
M. G. True returned from Pull
man Saturday en- route to his
mining property at Florence on
which he will do extensive de-
velopment work this summer.
Thos. r. Eddy, a former resi-
dent of Mt. Idaho, is back again
after a 3-yearabsence in the south
western territories. He declares
Camas prairie is the best country
on earth.
N. w. McGee, of the Bargain
Store, is back from six months
absence in California. He reports
the wheat crop is a total failure
all over that state through lack of
the necessary rains.
Jesse l.. Rains and Ellerv p.
Martin of Grangeville and William
r. Reed, of Cottonwood, are MEM
bers of Co. d., Idaho volunteers,
which was recruited from the uni
versity cadets at Moscow.
Warren j. Bullock was out this
week for feed for the Bullock &
Maxwell livery and feed stable in
Elk City. He reports two miles
of snow on Big Baldy, and with
that exception the road is now
open.
Gavin Johnston had reached a
point four miles this side of Elk
City with his quartz mill machi-
merry on Sunday last. AS the road
from Elk to Dixie is in good condi-
ton he is doubtless at his mine by
this time.
All the volunteers who were re-
jected at Boise for disability and
minority arrived home on the stage
last Friday night. They had a
splYdid time and are all sorry
they couldn't get to the front and
lend Dewey hand at Manila.
Thos. Bollman, merchant, hotel
keeper, postmaster, deputy mining
recorder, notary public, justice Of
the peace, etc. for Dixie, was in
town this week selecting goods for
his varied business interests in
that future camp of big bonanzas.
Remember the Maine. An ami
mated and living picture exhibition
will be given at Grangeville in
Odd Fellows hall, Saturday, May
2S. Doors open at 7:3O D. m.
Exhibition commences at $50.
Reserved seats on sale at Bon Bon.
Requa & Co.
Geo. Blaine was out from Elk
last week on wagon road business.
Since his return men have been
placed at work at both ends of
the road, and barring few bad
mud holes the road is reported as
being in pretty fair condition, but
will require good deal of fixing
before it will be passable for heavy
freighting.
The Lewiston land office is ex-
periencing rush of business.
Three townships in the Sal
mon river country have just been
thrown open for filings, and
number of our residents who have
been living for twenty years or
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