Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-27

Government reports give Idaho 4
death rate as one to $50,
the lowest in the civilized world
The next lowest is Dakota with
one to 140, more than double the
Idaho rate.
Mrs. Virginia Hadorn left for
Spokane last week with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Bert Henley, who is in
very precarious health and is now
in a hospital there undergoing
medical treatment.
A very pleasant aurprise party
was held last Friday night at the
home of T. J. Jeffries, living near
Denver. There were about twenty
five young people present and all
had a delightful time.
+. Bradford, the Cottonwood
saw-mill man, was in town Mon.
day. Mr.. Bradford has a large
supply of logs ready for his season /
run and expects to start his mill in
two or three weeks.
B. +. Taylor brought up his
mule train from Snake river last
week and is getting them ready
for a season of active work pack
ing from Grangeville into Thunder
Mountain via Warren.
The board of trade will hold a
meeting tomorrow. Friday, even
ing at the usual hour. Sew eral
important matters affecting the
welfare of the town and county are
up for discussion and action.
M. S. Mason is up from Lucille
this week and reparts a lot OF
placer miners working at various
points along the Salmon, taking
advantage of the spring freshets
and abundant supply Of water.
The well at Henry Meyers place
has attained a depth Of 800 feet,
and work will be suspended until
June, when it will be resumed with
an additional 600 feet of rope, and
when fuel can be more easily OBJ
tanned.
Gardner |. Porter has been ap-
pointed and confirmed as post
master at Elk City, vice Mrs.
Mary Bennett, resigned. Mrs.
BENEFIT is now in Portland, with
her husband, who is in hospital
there.
Ben. Steele, Of Green Creek, is in
town this week, QUILTING for
Thunder Mountain. He recently
sold his fine farm on Meadow
creek for 81, 500, to a brother oil
Math Lauer, a late arrival from
Minnesota.
The Bingham county Democrat
published at Blackfoot is the latest
venture in the Idaho newspaper
field. 1t is a six column, eight
page paper nicely gotten up and
we wish it abundant success. 1t
is published by Edward E. Kelly.
Dave Yates, of Denver, made
this Office a pleasant business call
Saturday. Mr.. Yates has just sold
one of the finest draft teams on
Camas Prairie to Jones & Yates.
Their combined weight was 3145
pounds and the price paid for them
was $685. so.
Tom Hye has returned from
Spokane where he went TO arrange
for the purchase OF a four-stamf
mill equipment for the Dixie
Queen mine in Dixie district, and
says that the mill may be expected
to arrive at Sites any day. Nick
Sweeney has contracted for its
delivery at the mine.
Hold Brown was in from his
ranch on the south fork of Clear.
water Monday to secure surgical
treatment for his right wrist,
which he nearly severed while
trimming apple trees with a knife
The muscles and tendons of tn,
wrist are severed clear to the bone
but he is getting along nicely.
The Bon Bon candy and cigal
store was burgled Monday nigh
between the hours of 10 p. M.
and 2 A. NJ, and about nine
dollars in money and some cigars
and tobacco taken. The bulk o
the money was in a slot machine
which was taken apart and con
sisted of nickels. No clue to tn,
burglar.
Druggist Wright has received ;
letter from Wilkins & Watson
who left to break the road to tn,
Hot Springs, in which it is statee
that they expected to reach til,
Springs last Sunday, and wer,
leaving a splendid road behint
them. All the Thunder Noun tair
pilgrims were in good health ant
spirits and were making goot
progress.
1t is reported that the new mai
schedule ouer the Clearwater Shor,
line will go into effect the coming
week, and Chief Clerk Elwell, d
{. S. mail service and a good
friend OF growing Grangeville, re.
ports that the people along the
line will receive their mail "a
hours quicker than at present. He
further SAYS that the Granna.rille