Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13

The 0. r. & N. Co. is still
buying right-of-way for its road
from Lewiston to Grangeville.
Last week they paid $1,000 for
rieht-of-way through a farm near
Lewiston.
At the special election in Utah
last week to elect a congressman
to succeed Roberts, the polygamist,
the democratic nominee was
elected by 1000 majority.
There will be no reduction of
war taxation at this session of
congress, despite the fact that the
surplus revenues of the country
are increasing at the rate of six
million dollars month.
Since January /, our troops in
the Philippines have fought l24
battles, killed 1896 Filippinos and
captured l453 others. Our
casualties in the same time
amounted to several hundred.
| SIZE doesn't indicate quality.
Beware of counterfeit and worth
less salve offered for DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's is
the only original. An infallible
cure for piles and all skin diseases.
DR.. Sheaffer City Drug Store.
George X. Reed, of the Jersey
House, accompanied by Mr..
Jamisnn, formerly of Florence,
went into Elk City last week to
take IA look at Lamoreaux's big
strike of gold quartz, concerning
which considerable has been said
in these columns.
Money paid for kerosene or gas
olene goes to swell the profits of
that great monopoly, the Standard
Oil. Company. Money paid for
electric gifts goes to support a
. local institution that is helping to
build up the town of Grangeville.
Assessor and tax collector Fred
White informs us that taxes are
E being paid up pretty rapidly, the
sum of S2004.37 having paid in
during the month of March. AT
this rate the delinquent tax will
: not exceed $4,000.
\ II. Ward, late of the firm Of
+ Ward < Jones, will still continue
in the undertaking and embalmine
t business, also will manufacture al
c kinds Of cabinet and upholstery tt
t order, and repairing of all kinds
Hall and Sixth st. 239t
t The supreme court meets OF
t Monday next. April 16, in Lewis
e ton, at which time the appeal o
J. the Big Buffalo case will be heard
Q Attorney Scales will be on hand t.
e appear for appellants. Franl
:. McGrane also went down OF
!, Wednesday to watch the trial.
n Misses Leila Sheaffer and Valen
v tine Bundren left on the stag
( last Sunday. Miss Sheaffer goe
% to Spokane on visit to friends
and Miss Bundren is enroute t
her home in Tennessee. Sh
= leaves host Of friends here VIII
- will heartily welcome her back.
70 Ed Liston and wife and Fran
II J. White left here Monday for tn
! Crooks Corral placer mines t
remain the summer. 1t is expecte
that the mine is being now worke
"a with Il full head of water supple
81, by the new ditch system, fl,
~ miles in length, which was con
IL pleted last December.
" Unusually heavy rains fell q
~ over the prairie last Friday nigl
,tf and Saturday morning, whit
=" finally turned into snow, and as
r. necessary consequence the groul
lot was thoroughly wet and the roa
in demoralized to such an exte
it that travel was a difficult propo
lly ton.
~ According to an old proverb,
70, "a cold April
o The barns will fill.o
e'' Judging by the cold spell of t
last three months the farmers
of Camas prairie will have to Blu
ok additions to their graneries
.rd- hold their crops if this prove
pile holds good in these longitudes.
u ie f. w. Kettenbach, preside
.ea. of the Bank of Camas Prail
ier, arrived here from Lewiston
a 81 Saturday and returned yesterd
o'' He is making extensive contra
for wheat and flax in anticipa'
S. of the speedy construction OF
With RAILROAD to the productive cOun