Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-07-21

Village Attorney Ed. d. Griffith,
s doing business in Lewiston.
The hot weather is driving men
o the mountains. Fish stories are
to float on the balriy
Dreezes.
With the advent of warm wealth
err, the crying, nay, the shrieking
necessity for health officer has
become powerfully and odorifically
Nick Ingram, LATE Yates and
others start for the Hump Sunday
or Monday. They are negotiating
on a new deal for the Hobson's
choice at bigger figures than before.
Mrs. Waggoner expects to make
a trip to the Hump with her hus-
band early next week. Quite
number of ladies from Grangeville
will hit the trail for that camp this
summer. .t
Dave Patterson, who has been
down with typhoid at the Richard
son residence for u week or more,
is able to be out of bed this morn
ing. In a short while he will he
out and about.
We expect to have good deal to
say concerning several new mining
districts that are being opened up
this year. Among the most prom
Using is the Simpson district, on
the Salmon river near the higgins
ferry.
Ed London left for Lewiston
yesterday to select a large assert
ment of goods brought into that
town, by Portland drummers, for
his store. He will visit his family
at Genesee for few days before re-
turning to Grangeville.
i Mrs. J. J. Hogan is back from
Salmon river, where she has been
making pleasant stay. She has
! been asked to take a leading part
, in Prof Smiths drama, "The lr
, isl Duke, which will be played
r sometime towards the end of thu
l month.
The electric light plant will b'
E installed very shortly by H. Or
I chard. The planning mill plant t.
Q be run by the Water Co.'S power
a should be here in a few days. Mr.
e Kronnick notified Mr.. Douglass O
Q his arrival in Portland and of tn
! purchase and shipment Of the nee
It essary machinery and motors.
g The music provided by DR.. an
9 Mrs. Riggs at the Bachelor Maids
!. dance Tuesday night is deservin
;. of special mention. Despite ID
IT Riggs unusual method of holdin
Y the violin, his tone and time al
III both beyond reproach, while b
y makes use of selections far abO>
n the usual run of dance music. |
- the slang of the day, the Professt
= is "onto his job.
;, The arraignment and prelim
rs nary examination Of Maurice Mi
ar Ter, Campbell, Hogan and Bess
!; Clifford on charge Of being co
"a cerned in the robbery of Mad,
,e Kennedy, was set for today. II
:. Ailshie examination still engagil
= the attention Of County Attorn
~ Scales, the matter will go over 81
~ die, and the courtesies of t
w county jail will still be extended
ne the whole push.
Isaac Zehner has just return
en- from a trip to Illinois, and tells
k that Camas Prairie is far ahead
9 the east, and that times here are
lat prosperous in comparison that O
NJ does not realize what good tin
LIE we are having until he goes ba
an east and lives there awhile. E
ms IDENTIFY the advance agent of pr
ter perity is shrewd enough to OF
sis put in an appearance where
The local conditions will help him O.
T. w. Thornton reached Gran
alf vile this morning from Lewist
led with a heavy load, including
ME sides considerable merchandise
cot Geo. Reed, an ore crusher for
lit Iron Crown mine, weighing a.
his pounds. The crusher has a cap
ity when set up of six tons
'ris hour. The crusher, by the W
slS has lain at the o. r. Il N. de
for many months, waiting until
by condition of the roads permit
ten it's removal to Newsome.
OF Thornton starts for that camp
cen morrow morning. #4s
80 The arrival of the DAILY Pm
~ - in Florence announcing che I
has covery recently reported by jan
oro Hand in the Sheepeater coun
-" has had the effect of nearly dep
~ ulating the camp, every man '
~ could get horse and saddle hav
NJ struck out for that section. S
4 - is the report brought out by j
,;.h Atkinson. There is vast sc
md of mingral bearing country on
yon side of Salmon which is a '
table storehouse of mineral,
IN, there is no better time to get a