Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-14

tHe Guy are people living In tents,
the houses | eli e filed. There is
an active demand for city property.
Rents have gone up greatly.
Baily Chamberlain, ex-county
auditor, and Steve Fem are up
from Whitebird today.
The fire department was called
ont about three O'Clock this after
noon by an alarm Of fire turned in
from the bell Of the First M. f.
Church. They responded with a
rush and INDUCED in some pretty
practice.
The rancher who remains i'm the
Gar. Prairie country works with
the industry of ~. eastern farmer
and takes good care Of what lac
makes will be rich when the roam
ing rancher is still on the hunt for
the country where all crops are
grown without blowing, planting
and harvesting.
The Pacific & Idaho Northern
engineers are now hard at work
and the first ten miles Of the road
will soon be cross sectiOned and
ready for the coming force of
graders. The iron horse is headed
for Weiser canyon this year sure
Weiser Record.
Potatoes are in demand at three
cents per pound. The rancher
who has them for sale can have
money in his pockets. See.
Nothing like having big crops Of
everything. If one product is not
high perhaps another will be. From
the looks of things now the
Camas Prairie farmer can sell all
he raises at his own price this year.
r. IL. Bowling, a contractor and
builder late of Miles City, Mon
tana, has located here and secured
the contract for the alterations on
the Hartman building at the cor
ner of Main and Coon streets. A
glass front is to be put in with a
recess door on the corner. The
premises will be occupied as a
saloon by Messrs. Baker & Gala
han, Of Portland and Starbuck.
w. Il. Hireen left this morning
on the Elk City stage for Dixie, ac-
companied by r. G. Bishop who
will be installed as manager of the
Idaho-Comstock M 4 M. company.
Mr.. Bishop was last summer in
charge of the Banner mill at Flor
ence and is well equipped for his
new position.
The Lewiston and Buffalo Hump
stage company started out their first
stage for Lewiston today. The
proprietcrs are j. b. Shultz, who
will attend to the business at this
end, while his partner, M. f. Will
son will take charge at Lewiston.
They will run a covered spring
hack with four horses over the
Fountain road and intend to make
the through trip in one day. The
rates will be the same as charged
over the u. l. & n. Cos. line.
A locomotive and several ears
for the Northwest railroad down
Snake river will be in Huntington
on April 10th, and will be imme-
5liately put in use as construc-
ton train, thereby greatly facilta-
ting the progress 81 the road. The
Northwest Telephone company is
pushing their line into the Seven
Devils from Huntington and will
connect with the long distance line
thereby placing that country in
communication with outside points.
VIM. NJ. Shellabarger. late of
Prineville, Oregon, has been in
town some days sizing up the situa-
ton with the view of embarking
in the saddle and harness business.
He has now definitely decided to
locate here and will open up about
April 20, in the Maxey building on
east Main street. Mr.. Shellabarger
will manufacture his saddles and
harness here, and having spent his
whole life at the trade he should
make a successful business out
of it.
The Northwestern Railroad COM
pany have about twenty miles of
work opened up, but are having
considerable difficulty in securing
men with which to go on with the
work. The wages paid is 81. 75
per day, IS cents per day being
deducted for board, time checks
are also subject to a 10 per cent
discount when payment is desired
before the end of the month. There
is rumor to the effect that the
company will shortly bring in a
gang of Japs. These will be paid
at the rate of S1.25 per day, board
not included. Weiser Record.
The Idaho press fraternity, since
the beginning of the year, has lost
three of it's Oldest members; two by
death, Geo. w. Richards of the
News Miner, and Jud Boyakin of
the Idaho Democrat, and Ike Bow