Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-02-03

From Mondays Daily.
v Z. r. Davis went to Lewiston
today.
SFrank Rice is home from a trip
to Lewiston.
SJohn Wilks is again able 10 be
to be- on the street.
'Josh Fockler returned to his
home ut Freedom today.
NO. +. Riebold was a passenger
from Lewiston on the stage yester-
day.
AMrs, w, w. sullwell was q pas.
sepger on the stage to Elk City this
morning.
VIM, Norwich, another Buffalo
Hump mine owner, arrived from
Spokane today.
N Lumber is now being placed on
the ground for the new Wiltse
building ON Main street.
n Superintendent Orchard is agi-
tating the question of organizing a
board of trade in Grangeville.
|James Allen, H. Bell and f. P.
Davis were passengers arriving on
Sundays stage from Lewiston.
~ E Gordon returned yesterday
from his trip to Spokane, where he
disposed of some interests in his
valuable Hump properties.
Reports from the Indian settle
ments on the reservation indicate
that virulent type of measles is
causing many deaths among young
and old.
A reward of $500 is offered for
the recovery of the body Of Midora
Clindenning, who drowned herself
in the Clearwater at Lewiston Sat.
urday morning.
Il DR.. Riggs and wife returned to.
day from an extended visit al
Coos Bay. The DR.. will soon re.
open his dental parlors and be
ready for business again.
Miss French, state superintend.
ent, has completed the January
apportionment of school money.
The amount apportioned is 50, ,OO8..
43; Of which Idaho county gets
| $4O7. 90.
The assessor Of Blaine county
has written Attorney Genera
Hays asking if women are subject
to poll tax and if patented mining
claims can be taxed. The reply
was mo" in both cases.
At the live stock convention
held in Denver, Colo, Jan "a, ]. ID,
Wood, the delegate from Idaho
reported that there were in thi
state 900, 900 head of sheep valued
at 81, 100000, and $50, 600 head q
cattle worth 5000, 900.
NThos. Surridge, Of the Elk Cit
Stage company, started yesterda
for months visit in the east. Re
turning he will he accompanied b.
Mrs. Surridge and their littl
daughter, who is now under treat
ment in Chicago hospital.
A lodge of the Knights of Pyth
las will be organized at the Cd
Fellows opera house tonight. Th
list of applicants for membershi
will contain about fifty names, an
the list for charter members will
close at 8 O'Clock this evening.
~ Great stories come from the But
falo Hump mining country, It
believed several thousand peopl
will flock to that region ne1
season. With this new discovery
the Florence and Pierce district
Idaho contains the richest gol
deposits in the United States
Genesee News.
Dick Ruddy returned this wee
from the Buffalo Hump countl
. filed with gold excitement. q
did not reach the Hump, owing
the great depth of snow fe
miles this side, but he saw an
Y heard enough to convince him th'
the new diggings are the riche
1 found in late years. Says there
million and half in sight no
and hot time will be had in Il
spring. The people have bet
going in over the raw-hide ira
: with horses on snowshoes, but Il
warm sun has softened the sno,
which is from ten to twenty fe
/. deep, SO that travel is now impo
! sible.-Genesee News.
From Tuesdays Daily.