Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-06-06

were elected directors and j. w.
Schmadeka, clerk. Free text
books and special tax were both
defeated.
The Ladies of the Maccabees
purpose giving an evening of
living pictures under the direction
of Mrs. A. J. Cooper. The pro-
gram will appear in next Issue.
This entertainment will occur on
the evening Of June IS.
The Masonic lodge at this place
held its regular monthly meeting
last Saturday, and also special
session on Sunday night for the
purpose Of comforting degrees.
There were visitors at both sessions
from Chicago, San Francisco,
New York and Canada.
Next Sunday morning at the
Methodist church the regular SER
vices will be conducted by the
pastor. In the evening most
excellent Children's Day program
will be rendered by the Sunday
School scholars assisted by the
choir. The public are especially
invited to attend this service.
That old pioneer OF Idaho
county, John NJ. Auchinvole,
accompanied by his wife, arrived
from Charleston, Wash. on Mon
day, and after spending few days
in town visiting relatives will
depart for Salmon river to look
after some valuable placer prop
erty.
The Pioneer Association of
Idaho county will hold their
annual meeting at Grangeville, on
Saturday, June 8, at 2 p. M, when
officers for the ensuing year will
be elected, and also arrangements
made for holding the annual
reunion on June IL. A full
attendance of members is
requested.
At a meeting of the stock
holders of the Idaho
Little Giant Mining Co. Ltd.
Monday evening the following
directors were elected for the
ensuing year: j. A. Wilkinson,
G. f. Mckinney, w. A. Hall,
w. H. Hill, w. M. Wells, w. L.
Sweet and B. P. Morris. The last
named three are residents Of New
York but will arrive here in the
near future, when arrangements
will probably be made for begin
ming active operations.
State Engineer Ross is survey
ing at the Twin Falls of Snake
river for gigantic irrigation
enterprise in which eastern people
are interested, and which is being
prosecuted under the Carey act.
The plans involve the building OF
two main canals 100 miles long,
sufficient in size to irrigate $50, 900
acres, and the expenditure Of
81, 5000 1t will be one Of the
greatest irrigating enterprises in
the west, and shows that Idaho
investments command unlimited
confidence in eastern financial
i centers.
| A census bulletin recently issued
from Washington makes the
gratifying announcement that the
state Of Idaho has made net gain
of 1SS per cent in it's manufactur-
ing industries in the past ten years.
In 1890 the value of Idaho's
manufactured products was ST.
1896, O96, while in 1900 they had
increased to the value of 81, 900
$50. In the same time the number
of manufacturing establishments
inreased from 40 to sol. The
gain in population in the same
time was 1876 per cent, the highest
increase made by any state in the
Union. Idaho is all right.
Idaho county isn't the only
place that has had small pox
troubles during the last two years.
The secretary Of Minnesota's state
board of health, declares that the
increase of small pox there is
alarming. From April % to May
"a, 1851 cases were reported to the
state board, while "the condition
in the country districts is worse
now than it has been at any time
during the past three years, and
the prospect for next winter is
,. truly alarming unless officials and
the people in general attend to the
duties devolving upon them in
! preventing the spread of the
disease.
In the annual adjustment of the
! salaries of postmasters in the
,, presidential post offices of Idaho
,, Grangeville shows no increase
But the fact should not be over
looked that we have held all the
I increase that accrued to the towr
during the Buffalo Hump boom, q
fact which speaks volumes for the
! solidity, stability and permanenct
! of the country from which growing
I Grangeville draws it's sustenance
While the mining industry is an
| important item in the volume Of
: business transacted here, its main
| source of wealth is derived from
l the magnificent farming and stock
: raising country by which it il
|