Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-02-24

for California today.
Ten passengers are booked for
the Elk City stage Monday morn
ing, all bound for the Hump.
Mr.. Sol Silverman, who has
spent several days in the city,
leaves Monday for the Hump.
Messrs. Williams and Gross re-
turn to Stuart today, after three
days sojourn in the metropolis.
Ben Lewis, q mechanic, and VIM.
Irwin, Of Palouse City, are in the
city looking out for permanent
locations.
w. II. Requa. the jeweler, re-
moved his stock today to the post
Office building, where he will in
future do business.
Rapid progress is being made on
the lodging house in the course of
erection on the former site Of the
millinery store.
Joseph Pfeufer is having the
rubbish removed from his Main
street lot which he recently pur-
chased, west Of his old stand.
The spalding Press derisively
asks what Lewiston will do for
population when the anti-gambling
law drives the gamblers out Of
the city.
Transfers Of mining interests
continue to take place. One deed
placed in escrow yesterday and two
taken up at the Bank of Camas
} Prairie.
Everyone is asking for informa-
ton concerning the new strike.
Another party of mining men start
from the Jersey house tonight to
hunt for the new discovery.
c. o. Washburn, the Lewiston
saloon man. starts for Florence
tonight, en- route to the Hump.
His stock is already in Grangeville
and will be freighted to the Hump
. via Elk City.
, 1t is rumored that several bust
Z ness houses will be erected in the
near future on the property imme-
diately above the school house.
thus extending the business portion
: Of Grangeville in westerly
!, direction.
9 Messrs. F. P. Turner, A. j,
2 Williams and J. l.. Gross, repre-
e sentiDg a section of the Stuart citi
Q zens, have retained Messrs. Nc
Nance 4 Morgan to present thei'
4 side of the townsite dispute il
y court. All hopes of an anicabl'
> settlement of the matter have beer
f given up and the decision will b'
" left to the courts.
q A warrant was sworn out o
II Justice Robbins court for the arres
n of j. w. Phillips, principal of III
Cottonwood schools, by Chesle.
:. George for concealing a lot of bag
e which he had found in the roa,
,e near Westlake. The case was set
is tied out of court.
IS The payment of the Indian
. commenced at Spalding last Fri
Is day. This payment amounts t
something over 100000. 1t
10 probably awaited with keener in
It terest than any other in the pas
m The Indians want o winter CRU
" stake about this time.
- The Florence stage was brough
20 into requisition last night by eigh
- more men who determined to fin
y the new strike Messrs. Rice, Haw
3 ley, Jansen and others have alread
n started to seek. The stage too
N the party as far as Adams camT
~ From this point the band wen
y. forward on their hunt wit
n. snowshOes.
or Says the Teller: "Seven member
o.. Of the local X. of P. lodge visite
in Grangeville last week to install
r. lodge at that place. About 5
as members we're enrolled. The vii
at itors were entertained in gran
n. style. Though the weather W;
x bad they enjoyed their visit. The
ok returned Sunday"
r. d. Williams returned fro
at Spokane Sunday and left on MOI
tx days stage for the Buffalo HUM
ed He has recently closed sever
I'M good deals, and goes to make 9th
m investments in Hump propert,
IRA Since the big sale there is an il
es creasing demand for properties
m the big camp.-Teller.
YES A. J. Mcdonald, publisher of Il
be Double Standard at Moscow, is
be town. He has effected the transf
ye. Of his plant to this city, and e
nd poets to see it installed in Il
ne course of a week. Attorney Goo
ill who, it is understood, is also i
I'm terested in the new journalist
Is venture, has not yet arrived
EN- Grangeville.
The Buffalo Hump syndicate a
already occupying their cOmmOC