Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-17

The main is being tapped today
to furnish water for the motor with
which the PRFss plant will hereaf-
ter be operated. The motor and
4 900 pounds of stationery and new
type were received yesterday
Remember the shadow social
tonight at the Odd Fellows hall.
The object, that of a school library,
is a worthy one. Among other
features there will be a recitation
by Mr.. c. G. Bennett. The social
commences at O'Clock.
Miss Upton, who has for the past
nine months been visiting her sisters,
Mrs. w. Ingram and Mrs. Sam
Jones, returned to her home at
Roseburg, Oregon, today.
At a meeting of the city council
last night r. D. Gilman and R. NJ.
Henley were appointed night
watchm-n in the place Of Messrs.
Church and Lanningham, resigned.
Val Heinrist arrived from Butte
on the stage today, en- route to
Newsome, where he will superin.
tend the seasons work for the
Montana Mining company's placer
claims.
Otto o. Gummere made the trip
recently from the Hump in one
day on a pair Of Scandinavian
skis" The long oar-shaped pieces
of wood have been an object Of
interest for the last few days out
side the Jersey house.
The Excelsior Hose Co, No. l,
held a very enthusiastic meeting
, last night at DIR. Green's office.
The following officers of No. l
company were elected: President,
, A. l.. Morgan; vice-president, FL.
Z. Matteson: secretary, DIR. Green
, treasurer, r. II. Amber.
, Mine Host Shcarer, of the Pal
ace hotel, is making improvements
/ around the hotel all the time. A
new Office is being made out Of the
front part of the dining room, and
, the third floor has been fitted up,
4 making accommodations for Al
beds, which are full all the time.
! Matt Lauer is out from Elk City
r to get supplies for his placer min
) ing operations this spring. al
mouth of Relief creek on ground
!, which he has for the past two years
!. been opening by bedrock fiume.
a He reports heavy snow all through
! the mountains, and expects long
and successful run this season il
+ the snow don't go off too rapidly.
/ Tx. Mcclellan, one of the bss /
S known merchants of the Paloust
: country, has been here several days
hunting location for the estab
lishment of store. He has Q
so, 900 stock Of goods at Colfax
u and will remove same here il
s early spring.
Mr.. G. w. Roche, representing
u the Spokesman Review and Chron.
g icle, was in town yesterday. He
e found many Of the leading mer.
s chants still sore over the treatment
accorded to Idaho county by tn,
a papers mentioned, a course of con-
If duct no longer pursued tor the
n simple reason that the home jour,
S nails have SO advertised this section
that the Spokane papers were
; forced to follow suit or find theil
r business seriously injured. Mr.
t Roche expects to leave on today's
!, stage.
r II. E. Heppner, the well-knowr
Y mining man, returned yesterday
from Portland, says the Tribune
i where he spent the winter with his
i, family. Mr.. Heppner says wher
g he went to Portland the peopl.
r down there didn't seem to know
c anything Of the Buffalo Hump, bul
e that now they are intensely inter
o ested i'll this great camp and thai
many wealthy mining men arr
4 preparing to visit the Hump. Mr.
: IIeppner reached Grangeville
!, today.