Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-27

school children is so, 172, teachers,
1850 and districts 1000. The
average temperature is SO in spring
- in summer, 53 in autumn and
81 in winter. There are no
severe storms, no high winds, no
cyclones and no billiards. in the
state. 1t is land of sunshine,
fruit and flowers, the state aver
aging $50 clear days per year.
Cheap Meats For The People,
On account of the over-stock of
meats which Bales & Jones have
en- hand, they will hereafter give
their patrons the benefit of the
large reductions which they pro-
pose making in the price of meats
at their meat market as follows:
| Until further notice we will sell:
Lola Steaks, per pound ---125c
Round Steaks, per pound 1Oc
Shoulder Steaks, per pound : Sc
Roasls, per pound SC to Toe
Sausage, per pound Sc
Boiling Meats, per pound &c
Mutton, per pound - l0c to 12c
We carry a full line of hams,
bacon, etc. BALES & JONES.
If You want to sell horse, buy
a wagon. trade lot, or find
ranch. see Brown 81 Clarke.
Rod d. Leggat, Of Butte, and
principal owner in the Buffalo
Hill p!acers at Elk City passed
through town last week on his
return to Butte. Mr.. Leggat
states his property is running with
a full head of water and handling
lots of gravel.
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.. Sheaifer City Drug Store.
Village attorney Edward NJ.
Griffith has purchased one-third
interest in the Rattlesnake quartz
claim. situated on Newsome creek,
contiguous to the property of
Wells & Fudge, ON which mill is
to be erected this summer. The
price paid was $500.
Money paid for kerosene or gas
olene goes to swell the profits of
that great monopoly, the Standard
Oil Company. Money paid for
electric lights goes to support a
local institution that is helping to
build up the town of Grangeville.
Franklin Shissler and wife ar
rived from their trip to San Fran
cisco last Saturday, having come
up by way of Stuart. Mr.. Shissler
had his eyes doctored while in the
Bay city, and his eyesight is very
much improved. They will re-
turn to Newsome in few days.
II. Ward, late of the firm OF
Ward h Jones, will still continue
in the undertaking and embalming
business, also will manufacture all
kinds of cabinet and upholstery to
order, and repairing of all kinds
Hall and Sixth st. 239tl
The new bridge across the south
fork of Clearwater at Sites is now
passable for teams. 1t is under
stood that the Clearwater Grain
Co. will erect a large warehouse al
that point for the accommodation OF
farmers who haul grain there fol
shipment over the railroad.
Kid Smith and partners re
turned from the new strike on the
middle fork this week; they repor
; hard trip; it is impossible to ge
nearer than 8 miles with horses
, the remainder of the trip has t.
/, be made on foot Mr.. Smith say
the trail is very dangerous as he il
one instance rolled several feet will
his pack on his back aud was
unable to regain a footing until hi
s., comrades rescued him. The
succeeded in getting good claim
: the ledge being we'll defined an
: 80 feet in width and can b
d traced for several hundred feet
: The Thunder Noun tain Conso
idated Gold Mines, Limited, is til
. y name of pretentious corporation
: which has just filed its articles {
. incorporation with the secretary
; state Its charter authorizes it |
carry on a general mining bushes
= in all sections, but its nam
= indicates that it is to take han