Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-08-14

4 For refreshing and healthfu
drink try Root Beer. At the Righ
Drug store.
Farmer Johns Barb Wire Bal
sam. Manufactured and sold a,
the Right Drug store.
Good pasture for horses and
cattle with plenty OF water.
J. H. PERRY, Mt. Idaho.
Miss Matte Bell, who has beer
visiting Miss Leila Sheaffer, OF this
city, returned to her home at Spo.
kane last week.
Chas. Haynes started to thresh
Monday with his new outfit. His
first run was down on Tom Mann's
fine farm north of town.
Reports come from Thunder
Mountain that Manager Frank
Johnesse has put three shifts at
work on the Fairview group which
he is developing for Pittsburg cap.
italists.
P. G. Barnard returned from
Seattle last week accompanied BY
his bride and received a hearty
greeting from his friends. A host
OF good wishes accompany them on
their matrimonial career.
G. B. Leake and f. j. wilbur,
late arrivals from Fort Worth,
Tex, have purchased the transfer
business from S. H. Mckenzie and
are now running the business.
They solicit share of the public
patronage and promise good and
faithful service.
The case Of John Gibson ct al.
vs.. the Newsoine & Legget Hy-
draulic company has been decided
by Judge Steele in favor of the de-
PENDANTS. This action, which has
been spiritedly conducted in the
district court, involved valuable
water rights and placer ground in
News0me creek district.
At the conference held between
the farmers and the three presi-
dents Of the great railroad systems
at points in the Palouse country
last week, the farmers were prom
Used material reductions in the rates
for shipping grain. The confer
ences were harmonious throughout
and productive of good to both the
people and the railroads.
r. H. Galloway has purchased
the % feet of Main street frontage
and building thereon formerly
owned by Edwin London, and now
occupied by +. Gee. This is the
first sale of inside property in this
town since Fem Batty purchased
the Hartman corner. Mr.. Gallo
way arrived here from Nebraska
last spring and is well pleased with
the outlook for the future growth
of our town and country.
The White Bird Odd Fellows are
going to dedicate their new hall or
Friday, August Is, and expect q
good and lively time. The Grange
vile orchestra will furnish
the music for the occasion
White Bird lodge is one Of the most
progressive and flourishing in thi,
county, and from past experience
we can vouch that when they star
out to have good time they al
ways get it, with fun to spare.
Silas s. -Carman, a recent arriya
from North Dakota, who is il
charge of the Horton ranch, for
merly owned by J. H. Wann, wal
in town last week and says he i.
delighted with Camas Prairie, anf
proposes to stay right here ant
grow up with the country. He hal
purchased 10 acres east of Denver
formerly owned by Chas. Chase
and will make his residence there
as soon as he has harvested the
crop on the Horton place.
Returning Thunder Mountain
prospectors with whom we have
conyersed say the formation OF the
district is very puzzling. The Fair
view properties, upon which F. E.
Johnesse is experimenting the de.
velopment work for the Pittsbure
owners, is now opened by a 200.
foot tunnel which is in good ore
all the way. Even the surface
dirt everything these claims is said
to contain gold which can be found
in every pan that is washed.
Grandpa and Grandma Swartl
arrived up from visit to their son
Theodore, on White Bird, last Fri
day. Speaking of crops down ther.
Mr.. Swarts said: "The finest croE
have ever seen in my long life il
the crop of barley now growing OF
Theodore's place. He has fielt
Of barley that will thresh 100 bush
els to the acre. l have raised som,
Of the best crops ever grown OF
this prairie on my place north O
town, but this field beats the world
never saw anything like it,"