Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-26
About the City.

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Leland is spending the holidays
with HE family in Lewiston.
This is the last week for paying
taxes before they become delin-
quent. Pay up and save costs.
DIR. Busey, OF Bridgeport, was a
visitor this week and reported the
health of that section as excellent.
A. F. Parker loans money on
Receivers final receipt at 8 per
cent. and long time. Grangeville,
Idaho.
Matt Gilbert has bonded one OF
his properties, the North Pole, in
the Hump district to Frank Brown
for $500.
The hoist at the Gold Bug-Col-
umbia group on Big Creek has been
installed and the work of sinking
on the vein commenced.
P. B. Armstrong, of the Flor
ence Gold Mining company, left
for New York city Tuesday and
will return about the middle Of
February.
Lum Yandell has leased his
ranch near Colt onwood to Marion
Upton for thr ee years, and has
gone to California to reside until
the lease expires.
Z. l.. Hollongshead is in town
from Pollock en- route to Chicago,
where he goes to enlist the aid of
some friends in a mining PROPOSE
ton in the Little Salmon section.
County treasurer Geo. M. Rob
ertson was in town Saturd ay and
says that taxes are being paid in
very rapidly, and he looks for $50
900 to be turned in between now
and the end of the year.
All districts will, in the future,
have from five to seven months
school, while a few districts by
special tax will maintain nine
months school, The statute has
practically fixed the minimum term
at five months.
The reappointment OF Jacob G..
CARRIER as postmaster of Grange
vile for the ensuing four years will
give general satisfaction to our
people, for during his administra-
ton this Office has been well con.
Quoted.
f. J. Roberts, Albert Allen,
Frank D. Allen, Harry Serren
(Lemhi) A. Stussi and Buffalo
Hump syndicate made proof on
the Yankee Boy claim in Robbins
district before the Lewiston land
Office Monday.
Intensely disagreeable weather
has prevailed throughout the holi.
day season, one high wind storm
after another succeeding each other
in quick succession. So much
wind is without precedent here
except at election tins.
At the PIE ibyterial church, thu
following services next Sabbath:
Sunday school at 1000 II. M;
Christian En- ieavor at $50 p IN !;
evening service at 1880, subject OF
sermon, "Grow5h." Yon are COR
daily invited to all services.
r. G.. Wood, formerly with thu
Florence Dredge Co., is up from
White Bird, where he is interested
with J. K. Hensley in the owner
ship of some good placer ground
across Salmon river opposite Rem
ington's ferry, which they arr
opening.
In the Lewiston land office durin
November there were So home
stead entries, 43 final proofs ant
10 cash entries. The receipts from
land sales during the month were
6523.1S, and fees and commission
were Sl277.76, a total of $7S00.94
Fully half of all the entries mad,
were for timber lands.
The Christmas trees and othe
entertainments COTTON up by TIN
several church organizations 70
the benefit of the little folks wer
all well attended, despite the in
clement weather, and the SINAI
ones were made happy by tn
hundreds of donations.
Single copies of the special ed
ton of the FREE Press, wrappe
ready for mailing for sale at tiv
cents per copy. One cent STAN
will carry them anywhere With
the United States. Send ther
away and advertise the count
where they will do the most good
Mountain Queen chapter, Orde
Eastern Star, has elected and in
stalled the following officers 70
the coming year: Mrs. Mitchell
w. NJ; F. r. Pearson, w. p; Mr..
Day, A. NJ; Mrs. McDermid, treas
urer; Laura +. Wood, secretary
Mrs. Wood, conductor; Mrs. Bibby
A. G.
The burning out of hue at tn
City Bakery Tuesday evenin
brought out the fire. brigade il
quick time. The wind was BLOWN,
a bowling gale, and had IA fire ono
started it would have taken tn
entire town in double quick time
There was a big scare on while