Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-07-15
Republican primaries, July %.
+. A. Shearer is u visitor from
creek.

County commissioners are in
session this week.
@The frame of the Cottonwood
flour mill building is up.
y The shelving and counters are
being placed in Scott's brick store.
\ Hansons new building in the
burned district is nearing compile
ton.
G. +. Holt and j. o. Rhoades
were visitors from Race creek last
week.
A. l.. Afford of the enterprising
Lewiston Tribune was doing bust
ness here last week.
Messers Bamberger & Jones
drove 100 head of beef cattle to
Genesee last Monday.
Right Rev. Bishop Talbot will
be in Grangeville on his last pas
toral visitation shortly.
Hugh O'Kane received last Friday
the news of the death of his aged
mother in Philadelphia.
The Northern Pacific have had
a survey for a railroad made be-
tween the mouth of Salmon river
and Lewiston.
~ Cyrus Overman has sub-contract-
ed the daily mail service between
Grangeville and Freedom and is
running it himself.
Henry Renshaw was in town
Tuesday qualifying as post mas
ter for new post office called
Gregg, situated one mile east of
kamiah.
A severe storm occurred on the
Secesh summit last week blocking
the wagon road with down timber
to such an extent that it will take
two weeks work to clear it.
G. M. Day has purchased por
ton of the old school site in Halls
addition, and is already hauling
rock for the foundation of new
residence he intends erecting righ
away.
A lizard was found on Henr,
: Meyers place last week at deptl
: of Al feet by two workmen VIII,
were digging a well. The anima
emerged from his stone coffin aliv,
and kicking after a confinement G
untold years.
The Palace Bar has been move
: into the room lately occupied b
the post office. The west part {
+, the building is being reftted an
furnished for hotel purposes, an
le Mr.. Shearer hopes to have it read
E. for opening to the public durin
is the coming week.
er The ladies of the Catholic churc
d give Birthday Party" with ne
!, and novel features at l. o. 0. l
: hall this, Friday, evening. "Tf
>. Last Loaf" a short and interes
ing drama is part of the program
Everybody is cordially invited
rn attend and have good time.
ng Leopold Freidenrich, the Viii
ew Bird merchant, was in town Mo
IL ,n day and Tuesday and informs Il
". Free Press that his section is Q
ps joying good times. The fruit cr,
nd was never better and the NOV
ment of cattle from the rang
e down there is considerable ii
year.
Another important discovery
rich gold-bearing quartz is repo1
ed from Newsome creek, the lucl
q finder being Dutch Fritz. I
strike is said to be four feet wit
'na NJ with gold sticking out of the led
re and visible to the naked eye at t
distance of a rod. The find i.
YOU mile from the Newsome House.
's .ne Rev. Frank Brown of Grans
ked vile in company with Rev. P
kins were at Lapwai during I
6 it meetings held by the Christian
eet dians there. They went with
,1s on view of helping the Indians but
turned feeling they had rather be
,w- the ones helped. The meetil
ion were delightful and quite a nu
mp Der joined the Christian ran
La
e of Gold dust to the amount of 81
100000 has already been shipr
at out of Alaska. This is great a
e' glorious news. 1t is immater
whether our money is made up
G. gold or silver, or both, as long
He we have enough Of it. An
the crease in the gold production
siai ';lia the world cheapens money a
makes rising prices for all otl
cas- forms of property. 'Rah
lila, Alaska.
ease -.
i'm. Judge Piper makes no secret
his intention to go before the
ca publican state convention as c.
ate. didate for Supreme Judge. +
since the admission of Idaho a
state in 1890, Judge Piper has I
= 70, ;a sided over the second Judicial ,