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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

op Grated by steam power. This
mill has q capacity for 30 barrels
Of flour per day. The Curator
system is used, aud the pride of
Camas Prairie" -four is very pop
ular at home and meets with a
ready sale in the San Francisco
markets, where the surplus is
shipped.
Planning mills are owned by A.
j. Turner and w. III. Campbell,
that of the former being operated
by water power furnished by the
Water Co., and the other running
by electric power. Both these es-
adjustments do an immense bust
ness in supplying the surrounding
towns and country with their
products.
A fine brewery il one Of the old
established institutions Of the town,
being opened in 1883 by VIM.
VOnBerge, who has established q
fine trade in his products all
through the surrounding mines and
farming country. Commodious
malt and storage cellars have been
added this summer.
A distillery was established in
1899 by A. T. and w. S. Reynolds,
which manufactures a high-grade
rye whisky, the best of it's kind,
which supplies u large demand and
Is very popular. This business
has created home market for rye
and has been the means Of putting
. large sum Of money in the
pockets of farmers who raise it, for
which our soil and climate are pre-
eminently adapted.
The proprietors Of our meat
markets each do u large business
in the way Of packing and curing
salt and smoked meats, and lind q
ready market for all their work
in this line.
The business interests of Grange
vile are very extensive, not only
in the retail line, but in tie job
bling business as we'll. From this
town the smaller stores throughout
this great county are replenished,
in competition with the jobbers Of
Portland, Spokane, and Lewiston.
The reason for this is not far to
seek. Our merchants own their
own ground and buildings and are
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

the county, feature never before
attempted, and which promises to
become as popular as our celebra-
tions of the national birthday.
From this brief summary it will
be readily seen that Grangeville is
the seat Of the business, social and
general life and activity of this
long-isolated community. A more
enterprising set of business men
never resided in any town, and it
is matter of common comment
that it is eaaier to raise money for
any public purpose in Grangeville
than in any other town of its size
in the United States.
Another matter in which the
town takes great pride and inter-
est is it's public school system.
The first school building was log
cabin, erected many years ago in
the very first settlement of the
Prairie, and located one mile north
of what is now the bust
ness center OF the town. As the
town got it's growth this building
was found inadequate and too far
away for the general benefit, and
owing to the scarcity of population
and taxable property no further
effort was made for some years to
build a new school house. The
funds OF the district were, however,
employed in running a three
months term in the Columbia
River Conference Academy build
ling, an institution endowed by the
Methodist church. But in 1887 a
a site was purchased and a build.
ing 24x4O feet erected, but this
was soon found altogether toe
small. In 1892 Messrs. A. F.
Parker, Evan Evans and John M.
| AuchiDvole were elected as trustees
: for the district, upon q platform
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
THE METROPOLIS OF THE GREAT
INLAND EMPIRE.
A MODERN AND PROSPEROUS TOWN
The Banking and Business Center of Camas
Prairie-- Numerous Business Firms

Grangeville is an illustration of
what well-conducted municipal
government can do for town.
The unsightly holes which once
adorned our main streets are
now filled in and much Of the mud
has been removed and replaced
with gravel. Five miles OF side
walks have been built under the
provisions Of the village ordinance,
and in all other matters the
Grangeville Of today lis as well-con-
Quoted and orderly and econom-
ically administered a community
as even Puritan New England
can show.
In 1899 the finest gravity water
system in the state was established,
the water being brought from large
springs in the foothills two miles
south of town. and having a fall
of 600 feet, which gives sufficient
force and pressure to throw large
streams over the Hottest buildings
in the town. This enter prise is
the work of Messrs. w. NJ. Jack
4 Co., who expended $4,000 on
the plant. The temperature of the
springs is $50, or only one degree
above the freezing point. The
water is generally used at cost
of S1.5O per month for domestic
purposes, and since it's Inaugural
ton the health. OF the town has
very materially improved, The
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
An Influential Organization in
Crangeville's History.

One of the very first organiza-
tions Of the people who located this
beautiful valley was Charity
Grange, "Patrons of Husbandry,"
founded August, 1874, AT that
time the land on, which the little
city Of Grangeville now stands was
a part of the large farm owned by
I. NJ Croe and VIM. Pearson,
and there was not to exceed forty
families within radius of 20 miles.
The Grange at once became the
medium of social acquaintance and
planning for the foundation OF q
better and permanent moral, edu-
cational and business prosperity.
In the year 1875, the Grange form
ed company to build Touring
mill, with a capital stock of $4,000,
and put up the mill, recently owned
by Scott & Vollmer. In 1876 they
built the old hall now standing on
corner of Hall and Main street, at
a cost of SO, 900. All the machin-
cry for the mill and part of the ma
terial for the hall was hauled from
Walla Walla by the members.
Through the aid of the Grange the
G. X. @. Academy was founded
and sustained prosperous career
for several years, holding its ses-
stems in the hall until q building
was erected. During the Indian
war scare of 1877-78 the hall was
stockaded with logs Is feet high,
and used as hospital. Until the
First M. 3. church was built in 80
the hall was used for Sundays school
and all church purposes, it, use ~
ways free. The Grange was ever
. factor in all things pertaining -
the common good, and having go
ved its time surrendered IL che
in 1896. \ E II
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

water is of the softest and best,
and analysis by the chemists Of the
state university demonstrates that
it is the best in the state. The
planning mills, the presses in the
FREE Press office and other BUSH
ness interests requiring power are
using the water system for their
operations.
The town maintains two vOlun-
teer hook and ladder companies,
with the latest modern apparatus
for fighting fire.
An electric light system was in
stalled in 1900 by Messrs. Van
Buren, and Kimmel. The street
lights are of 1000 candle power,
and others are being added from
time to time. The company have
also an incandescent system, and
supply all the business houses and
many private residences. They
have a very complete equipment
and the plant is fully up to the
needs OF the city. The latest i'm
proved Thompson Houston ma
chinery is used.
The manufacturing interests OF
the town are, Of course, not very
extensive at the present state OF its
growth, but industries are being
slowly and surely introduced. We
have two very complete Touring
mills, one owned by Ben D. Knorr,
operated in the water season by
water power from Three-mile
creek, which runs through the
heart of the city, and is equipped
with new machinery of the Plan
sitter system, which was put in
this year aud turns out magnifi-
cent grade Of -four and other pro-
ducts. The second mill is the
property of Jacob Schwalbach, and
is . thoroughly up-to-date plant,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

rebound to the benefit and advan-
tage of growing Grangeville.
Every advantage for the up
building Of prosperous and pr O.
gressiye town is here. An i'm
mense scope of unsettled and inn
mensely rich tributary country sur
rounds it in all directions. In it's
immediate neighborhood is the
richest land that ever lay out of
doors, settled by an enterprising
and thrifty population. An i'm
mense trade with the mountains is
done here. We have the best
water in the world; the best eli
mate, good schools, good churches,
great activity in social life, and an
enterprising and ambitious lot of
business men who have we'll de-
fined views as to the future of their
town. What more is needed?
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
GRANGEVIlLE'S CHURCHES.
The Various Denomina-
ti0ns are Represented.
MANY OF THEM HAVE BUILDINGS
Conditioned Brief Sketch
of Each.

Grangeville has the usual num-
Der of church denominations, all
of which are in fourishing con-
dition. OF these we append brief
outline.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
This church is but newly organ
lied and has membership of %,
with the Rev. A. X. johnson Of
Spokane acting pastor, under di-
rection of the Congregational Home
Missionary Society until the church
obtains a regular pastor. The
Sunday school is one of the most
flourishing in the city, being under
the SUPPLEMENTARY of DR.. G. A..
Green and contains nearly a humid
red members. The other branches
of the church are the Soronian So
ciety, consisting of % of the ladies
of the church and their friends;
also a junior society for the older
boys and girls, under whose man.
agement is carried ON a very COM
plete gymnasium, also conducted
by DR.. Green. The church does
not own building at present but
desirable property has been pur-
chased and it is proposed to erect a
modera church edffice the coming
summer.
M. L. CHURCH.
The NJ. +. church at this place
was the first church established in
Idaho county, Idaho. 1t was or
ganized at Grangexille in the fall
of 1877 by Elder d. G. Strong,
then of Walla Walla, WASH, and
Rev. j. D. Flinner came from
Ohio and became the first pastor
of the pioneer church. Two years
later he was succeeded by w. A,
Hall, and the church has since
been represented by Revs. g. E.
Wilcox, L. A. Towner, d. f
George, ]. c. Teter, w. Bowser
L. T. Weeks, Abraham Maxey, F
L. Buzzell, w. G. Mitchell. T. d
Lewis, w. B. B. Eakin, DIR. j. S
Anderson and o. w. Mintzer-th.
present incumbent. A church
building was erected in 1890 uudel
the pastorate of A. Maxey at cos
Of SO, 500.
The church bought parsonag,
property in 1899 at a cost of 81 900
They have now membership o
sixty. A large Sunday school ha'
been maintained through all thes,
years, OF which J. III. Robinson, q
pioneer of the early COS, has for {
j great portion of the time, been tn,
efficient leader. An Epwortl
League is also maintained.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
j This church was organized OF
the first day of September witt
thirty-three members by L. F
Stephens, Christian evangelist fo
northern Idaho. Immediately az
ter organization they began Il
build a house of worship, which il
located on North State street
Grangeville. The house was ded
icated on the First Lords day il
J ] October. VIM. F. Cowden, O
Tacoma, WASH, was present ant
delivered the dedicatory sermon
Money was paid and pledges takez
to provide for all indebtedness
The building is finished inside and
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-10

A diversity Of enterprises is the founda-
tion for success in the industry of any
town. Randolph has no large single in
dustry, employing hundreds OF workmen.
upon whose prosperity il wholly depends.
II has, instead, various enterprises, en-
ploying perhaps only a few In any one
line, but altogether making a respectable
aggregate. When business is dull in
some, il is brisk with others, SO that the
effect is steady progress.
One OF the recent enterprises, now fairly
launched and steadily moving ahead. IS
the Totman greenhouse. Two years ago,
Messrs. F. n. and II. NJ. Totman. live
young men, purchased three acres of land
west Of Forest street, on the way to the
village reservoir and erected greenhouse
Its dimensions were looks feet, with an
office and potting room attached at the
east end. The location is favorable. Sun
light is had from dawn to dusk. The
high bill at the rear keeps off the cold
north wind.
The greenhouse is what is known as a
span house, the roof and south side con-
tanning 1000 square feet OF glass. The
house is heated in winter by hot water,
and kept at temperature Of about IS at
night and 10 in the daytime. The Office
Is provided with modern furniture and is
connected with the New England and
Rapid Telephone lines.
About year ago, Mr.. r. N. Totman
because OF Ill health. leaving his
brother. II. NJ, in control. The latter has
this year built a nice barn, 2ix2S, for
keeping his delivery team, which is re-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-10

CURED by the demands of the business.
This Is the only greenhouse between
Montpelier and Woodstock, and orders
from vide section come constantly. Be-
side Mr.. Totman, one hand Is employed
constantly, and other help at times ia
tending plants and bulbs.
A glimpse inside the greenhouse is
worth visit Everything Is fresh and
luxuriant. Mr.. Totman makes a speciality
OF carnations, Of which variety he has 1000
plants now growing. He cuts 100 to $50
blossoms a day now. Some roses are
grown, also smilax and asparagus fern for
decorative purposes. The rarer plants.
rubber and Norfolk Island pines, are here
Mr.. Totman imports the best bulbs OBJ
tainable in the fall. His Chinese and Jap
anese lilies come direct in the original
packages. Boston ferns and palms are
grown from offshoots to maturity and then
wholesaled off. In the spring there is a
brisk business in bedding plants and
shrubbery for the identifying OF lawns
A lot Of ehrysanthemums are now coming
on fast. Tomato and other vegetable
plants are grown in abundance. Callas
and all dubious stock receive due atten-
tion.
In the potting room there are large va
rlety Of forms for special design work, to
y hieh particular attention is given.
These make very pretty decorations for
weddings, receptions or funerals.
Randolph has learned what great con-
yenienee the Tctman greenhouse is. Or
ders are well and promptly filed. All are
glad 70 see this industry fourishing even
As its own plants flourish.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-10

( Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White OF Beanville
have returned from nearly a weeks visit
In Barnard and Pomfret.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bass OF Minneapo-
lis, with their daughter, Mrs. Bradley. are
visiting relatives here and in Braintree.
Leon Drew hurried back to Tunbridge
last Thursday and was fortunate enough
70 find the poeketbook that be lost while
al the fair.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Kilburn, who spent some
time at Camp Caspian in Greensboro and
has since been visiting In Glover and New
port, arrived home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin MouIton and Miss
Mary returned from Montpelier Tuesday
where they had been spending a week
with c. Z. Moulton and wife.
George Dumas has moved his family
from the Joseph Wells house on the
Thayer brook road into the George Brad
ford house on Central street.
The New England dinner to be given at
the chapel By the Baptist ladies is post
poned until tomorrow because Of the Sar-
gent Mcintyre wedding tonight.
Miss Lillian Knowlton has returned
from Gaysville, where she has spent sever
Al weeks, and has now gone to White
River junction to attend the Miller-Gu-
lie wedding.
Mrs. Charles Duke and daughter OF
Montpelier came Saturday to visit Mrs. f.
r. Lille They were on their way to
North Hartland to visit Mrs. Dukes sis
ter.
Mrs L. r. Thayer arrived Monday after
q stay Of nearly four months at Highgate
Springs. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Smith
came Saturday and are guests Of his moth
er, Mrs. A. A. Smith.
Miss Nellie Dickerman went to More
town last Thursday where she will trim
during the millinery season. Miss Emma
Bailey goes next week to Rochester where
she has a similar position.
Gardner Dow came last week from
Goffstown, y. H.. to clerk in the Tewks- |
bury store, succeeding Fred Flint, who 1
will take course at the Albany Business
college where he went Monday.
As Mr. and Mrs Henry Dunbar were re-
turning from the Tunbridge fair last week 1
the boldhaek broke on the Slack hill be- /
low the Center and the horse ran into an
other team, which escaped serious injury. 1
Mrs. Dunbar suffered severe bruises and 4
Nss badly lamed.
Salisbury Bros Furniture company is
sending out neat little pamphlets giving
he last speech of President Mckinley.
which dealt with the pressing problem of
he expansion OF trade and commerce.
The frontispiece is fine portrait OF the
lonored president.
T. T. Butteriield has a nice gold ring
ound in his garden but not grown there.
/ was in has bed OF beets, some Of which
we're "liftedn the night before the gold
vas discovered. He viii give further in
ormation II asked. Garden thieves have
lso been getting in their work in other
,arts of the village.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-10
Another Railroad Wreck.

II. NJ. Miller, agent for the Continental
Casualty company OF Chicago. had his
right shoulder disloeated and his face and
left side badly bruised in the wreck at W
River Junction Saturday morning, caused
by the collision OF the morning passenger
due here at OILS. with heavy Boston and
Maine freight which WIS being set off in
the Central yard from the Passumpsic
road.
The morning was very foggy and ii is
said that the semaphore signal was visible
only short distance away. Engineer
smith OF Windsor had the passenger train
going at high rate OF speed, being lit
tie behind schedule time, and it crashed
into the freight. with such force that sthe
cab Of the latter's engine was driven into
the tender
Mr. Miller, who was returning from a
business mission to Windsor, was stand
ing in the aisle ready to leave the ear, was
preeipitated more than half its length and
sustained severe bruises of his face and
left side, beside dislocatlng his right
shoulder.
There We're only two other passengers
aboard, one OF whom, Charles Borden of
windsor, received slight injuries by being
thrown against a seat.
Mr.. Miller was brought to his home here
on the private engine st. Lawrence, which
came as soon as the track was cleared. 1t
took the wrecking crew several hours to
make clear passage, the freight engine
being badly demolished and several cars
derailed. The passenger engine was not
badly damaged, but the forward truck of
the baggage was smashed.
The engineers and firemen on both
trains jumped. Charles Papineau of st.
Adams, passenger fireman, suffered badly
ankle.
Conductor Sweeney of the Central train
Is father of Il. J. Sweeney, who was sus-
pended as telegraph operator here, pend
ing an investigation OF the recent collision
Al East Granville.
Mr.. Miller is receiving many congratu-
ations on his escape from more serious
injury. He has been on the road for ten
years, travelling most Of the time. and this
sas his first accident, although he has had
several narrow escapes.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-10

The annual meeting OF the Camp Ran
dolph company was held Friday evening
AZ w Z. Lamsnn's store and these officers
were elected President, James Hutchin-
son; secretary and treasurer, w. f. LAM
son; auditor, g. I. Martin; directors, w.
+. Lamson, r. A. Shattuck, W. II. Mich
OILS, g. L. Martin and Selva Holman.
Deputy z. 5. Marshal Parish went to
White River Junction Friday to arrest
Fred stebbins Of West Lebanon, n. H.,
charged with smuggling into this state
"a bales OF valuable furs lately seized at
Swanton. Mr. Stebbins is a brakeman
with run between White River Junction
and Montreal. He was brought before
Clerk e.. +. johnson Of the U. $. court at
Burlington and furnished bail for appear
ance at the next term.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-10

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-05
az Vertue feeble were,
Heaven itselfe would stoope to her."
A Cement Which Resist. Acid.

In some branches of industry a &C.
ment which is proof against the influ-
ence of acids is absolutely essential,
and such substance can be prepared
by melting together one part of India
rubber with two parts of linseed oil.
This should be gradually incorporated
with three parts of white bole so as to
form plastic mass. This when heated
softens but very little. Though it does
not easily dry upon the surface, when
once set it is not affected at all by n.y.
drochloric acid and but very little by
nitric acid. Its drying and hardening
is materially promoted by mixing with
one-fifth Of it-sweight of litharge or
minimum.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-05
.00 Natures AnfIdofe
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is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison
Ivy, and all noxious plants. 1t is COM
posed exclusively of roots and herbs. Now
Is the time to get the poison out OF your
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worse. Don't experiment longer with
salves, washes and soaps-they never cure.
MI. s. M Marshall, bookkeeper of the Atlanta
tSs) Gas Light Co., was poisoned with Poison
o.he- d ne took SULPHUR Arsenic and various
lotions and salves with no benefit Al timea ~
swelling and Inflammation was so severe he vas
almost blind. For eight years the poison would
hreak out every season. His condition was mucb
improved after taking one bottle Of S. S. S, and
Anew bottles cleared his blood of the poison and
all evidences of the disease disappeared.
People are often poisoned without
knowing when or how. Explain your case
iuiIy TO- our physicians, and they will
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we VIII send at the same time an interest.
Ing book on Blood and Skin Diseases.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-05
MILTON RELICS AT HARVARD
Signature In Autograph Album
and the Poets Copy of "Pindnr."

Signature In an Autograph Album
and the Poets Copy of "Pindnr."
The Harvard library numbers among
its treasures an autograph of Milton
and a copy of "Pindar'' annotated in
Milton's own handwriting, with mar
ginal notes in Greek and Latin Both
Of these rarities were bequeathed to
the university by Charles Sumner.
The "Pindar" is dated 1920 and was
doubtless used by Milton during his
stay at Cambridge university. At the
end he has added an alphabetical index
In manuscript, occupying two closely
written pages of all the authors cited
IN his notes, with references to the
pages in which their names occur.
Millions autograph is found in the
pages of an autograph album or visit
ors' book kept, according to a custom
common in the sixteenth century, by
Neapolitan nObleman, Camillus Car
doyn by name, who resided in Geneva
from zoos to 1910, where Milton, ap-
parently, visited him. Another auto
graph in this same album among the
hundreds which it contains is that of
Earl Of Stafford. Millions signature is
dated Jan. 10, 1859, and is appended
to Latin mottO-"Travel changes ones
sky, but not ones mind" it may be
freely rendered and a quotation from
his own "Comus:"
'lf Vertue feeble were,
Heaven itsefe would stoope to her."
The most notable Milton manuscript
known to exist is a little book now
owned by Trinity college, Cambridge,
England, which contains the poets
copies of his so called minor poems, in
GLIDING "LAllegro7 and I'll Pensero-
So" In this country, however, it is
said that the only original memorials
of the great author of Paradise Lost"
are to be found in these two time stain
ed volumes in the possession of the
Harvard library.