Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-11-28

G. ID. Chinn, penitentiary guard,
arrived from Boise Saturday and
left Monday having in charge Jas.
Carlin, sent up at the late term Of
court for three years for burglary.
A. Hinkleman, prosperous
farmer, of Green Creek, was doing |
business in this city last Thursday.
While here he made us happy by
renewing his subscription to the
old reliable FREE PRESS.
The people of Salmon city are
burning coal from the Pollard
mines, a short distance from the
city The coal sells for So per
ton, and is found satisfactory for
all purposes.
Owing to the heavy travel to
and from the Prairie the Stage Co.
have been running an extra stage
in and out Of Grangeville for the
past week in order to accommodate
their patro
| VIM. Irwin, of Meadows, has
been bound over in the sum Of
$1,000 bonds, charged with the
statutory rape Of Dora Irwin. The
girl is fifteen years old and ia. a
grand niece Of the defendant.
Peter III. Ready has purchased
two lots from Mrs. Belle Smith on
North Main street, which now
gives Mr.. Ready frontage OF 100
feet on both North Main and
Second north streets.
The Idaho horticultural exhibit
at Buffalo exposition was awarded
gold medal. In all the state of
! Idaho received "a medals at the
big show, which speaks pretty well
for the showing made.
The North Star company, of
Spokane, are arranging to erect
6ve-stamp mill equipment upon
their property in Dixie. This
claim is an extension OF the Dixie
Queen, and has about $50 feet OF
work done on it.
At the next sale OF school lands
in this county and elsewhere the
I terms and conditions of sale will
be twenty-five per cent. of the ap-
praised value in cash at time Ol
! sale. Heretofore the payment Of
9 ten per cent. cash has sufficed.
Superintendent Elsensohn com
t pleted the examination for teach.
!, ers' certificates last Satur .ay
]. There were but four applican Is and
n first grade certificates were granted
to James l.. Edward anG w. A
: Squires.
Ex-assessor jeff. D. Hendrer
d was visitor in the metropolis las
v week from Kamiah, where he il
). now located. He reports . lot o
new immigrants coming into thu
northern part of the reservation
i country almost every day.
It Captain Boyn who resides
here in 1899 arrived here from Re
: public this week to he doctored b,
! DR.. Busey for rheumatism and ha
already obtained considerable re
> lief. He will depart for the BIZ
northern camp in few days.
: State Inspector Mcpherson state
3 that the average yield of wheat il
Idaho this year is 81 bushels t
the acre, or nearly double the aver
50 age of all the rest of the Unite
7. States, which is IA bushels to tn
l. acre, Or nearly two to one.
A circular issued by Proi
SC French, of the state university
:, states that in regard to diseases q
u hogs in the Palouse section whic
he has investigated, much OF tn
l. trouble is caused by feeding hog
y too much dry wheat and no
9. enough water.
The Grangeville' Hydraulic Min
lg ing company has fled articles 9
Is incorporation with the secretary O
q state. The property of the com
pany is situated on the north forl
r. of Clearwater, and was formerl
q. known as the Hallett placers, o
the Moscow bar.
Among the several branch line
lg projected by the new board g
rs Northern Pacific directors and an
a. nounced for construction next yea
l. are branches from Lolo, Montana
to Lewiston; from Sites to Grange
q. vile and Mt. Idaho; and from Ri
of paria, WASH, to Lewiston.
Ii Druggist j. j. Pulse of Denver
W was chaperoning DIR. D. r. Butie
around growing Grangeville las
in Saturday. DIR. Butler is new al
= rival from Minneapolis, and il
IN highly pleased with Camas prairie
S He has located at Denver to prac
tice his profession.
Fred Hallett has purchased tn
20 two-stamp mill formerly used b,
j Gavin tombstone on the Ajax min
l.. in Dixie district, and is having i
\ removed to the Fortune claim, il
= the Hump, upon which he has Sc
- cured lease from the owners, tn
= Buffalo Hump Development com
l. pany.
The Prospector cigar manufact
n