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

y. -. DcIlucVt HAS iN'l NiidFVO a.
one-half interest in II Hoi,son
mining claim in Robb. mining
district for the sum of $500
w. M. Clark has sold hls tNo-
acre tract of land in the south end
of town to d. B. Huntley, of De
Lamar, for the sum of $500
There will be divine service in
the Catholic church at Grangeville
on March 3 at 10 o'clock. Every
body is invited l.. MUELLER
We have 1900 pounds of freight
in Lewiston which we will pay top
prices for hauling il hauled at once
A. +. PARKER, DAILY PRESS
Office.
James Wright, Of the firm OF
Challoner, Wright & Challoner, OF
Palouse, is in Grangeville looking
for location with view to estab.
fishing an implement house in this
city.
The residence of J. J. Golfer, On
the reservation line near Columbus,
burned down yesterday at , p. m.
Mr.. Golfer lost everything he had
in the world except the clothes on
his back.
The plant Of the late Cottonwood
Times is to be moved over to Mt.
Idaho as soon as anyone can be
found with sand enough to under
take the Publication Of u paper at
the county capital.
d. b. .iuntley, general manager
of the DE Lamar Mines, limited,
has purchased ten acres Of land
of the Aranis. adjoining the town
limit on the south. The price paid
was 800 per acre.
The preliminary examination of
John Duncan was concluded before
Justice Hartman this morning and
defendant was bound over in the
sum of $500 to await the action of
the grand jury. Up to the hour Of
going 10 press no bondsmen had
shown up. County Attorney
Scales conducted the prosecution
on behalf Of the state and j. +.
Ailshie appeared for the defense.
Some of the teamsters who went
in by way of Elk and Badger with
freight for Frank Browns store at
the Hump, have returned, being
eleven days on the round trip.
From the hardships they went
through hauling over. the snow the
boys think the rate will have to be
higher before they do any more
freighting at present.
Monday was term day in the
Probate court, and settlements
were made in the estates Of John
Melee and Andrew J. Vanness.
In the Melee estate the property
by the terms of the will goes to j.
S. Fockler, Of Freedom, who was
also executor of the estate. H.
Robbins of Cottonwood was admin
istrator of the Vanness estate,
which goes to relatives in Michigan.
J. M Hermsen of the B. c. Meat
Co., Rossland, B. c., is in Grange
vile en- route to the Hump. Mr.,
Hermsen has perfected plans for
establishing butcher shop on the
Hump, and has engaged the servic-
es Of Harry Markham to see to the
supply of beef for the shop. With
Mr.. Hermsen is H. r. Dunlop, also
of Rossland, who will make trip
to the Buffalo Hump with Mr.
Hermsen in about Is days.
Although this wad of wisdom
had it's Genesis in the Lewiston
Patriot, it is strictly applicable To-
cally: "If every person who read
: this paper was paid up subscrib
er, the revenues Of the Office would
be much greater than they are, moi
' to include in the calculation the
scores of merchants who are stand
ing in their own light by no
patronizing the advertising col
: umns of the little daily that ha'
come to stay and grow up will
the country"
G. w. Ferguson, one of the sub
1 contractors on the Clearwater ex
/, tension of the Northern Pacific, wa
! in town today. Asked about th
progress of work on the roadbed h.
' said: "The grade is ready for tn
! laying of rails on about 90 miles o
|, it. Of course there is more grad
4 ing now being done and much NOR
a laid out. On the piece of work w
e have-one and one-half miles Ion,
few miles above Julietta-w
will be through soon and will hav
to move further up to new piece
u l am informed that when we NOV
: we will hav. to go away up beyon'
}. the mouth of the North fork 10 ge
, piece not already sub-let. 1t i
!. going to be lively summer in tn
8 Clearwater"
: From Wednesdays daily.