Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-16


twenty dollars is often offered for
sack OF -four and as often re-
fused. Chas. Myers and Wilson
loaded twenty pack animals at
Warren for Thunder Mountain in
November. When about half way
heavy snow storm covered the
feed and they were forced to cache
their cargo for the winter. They
were getting 1oA cents q pound for
packing. Mr.. Venable got within
twenty miles of the camp with his
cargo, and. over all the bad por-
tions Of the trail, but had no feed
on which to proceed further. He
lost five animals, and will lose
more before he gets through, but
he is made OF the material that is
required in opening a new country.
With a wagon road to Thunder
Mountain, a vast mining country
will be opened.
Any one contemplating going to
Thunder Mountain this winter had
better take his grub in on his
back. If he concludes this is too
much of an undertaking / would
advise him to wait until horses can
be taken in next spring or the early
part of the summer.
DR.. Clarke Bennett is still visit
ing in Spokane.
Walter Hovey Hill, civil and
mining engineer, U. S. deputy
mineral surveyor, Grangeville
Idaho.
| Miss Katie Rice was a visitor
Friday from Freedom, en- route
to Lewiston to attend school fol
| the winter.
B. L. Crosby and wife returned
this week from a short visit with
relatives at Nampa and Boise
Idaho. He reports everything
prosperous in that corner Of the
state.
A number Of our young people
went out to Seth Jones' place las1
evening and tripped the light fan
tastic in honor Of George Yates
marriage to Mrs. Woods. A swell
time is reported by those who at
tended.
Chief clerk Steunenberg sole
4,770 acres of state school lands il
Nez Perez county last Saturday
the average price paid being owe
$12 per acre. A 5O-acre tract nea1
Uniontown brought 500 per acre
while half-section near Nez Perez
brought $13 per acre.
A. j. Turner has completed TIN
new bridge at Freedom and says i
will stand for twenty years il prop
erly looked after, as all the tim
bers are red fir, the most durable
of all woods for bridge building
and in addition to thorough work
manship he gave the woodwork
two coats Of paint.
Dan Worth says, ~ stand TO
every word quoted in the Spokes
man of the 18th inst. as to railroad
service, but that portion from
: "nearer Warrens' was not givel
| out by me. l am familiar with tn
country and the future route will
be via Florence up Salmon to Soutl
Fork and in to Thunder Noun
/ tain
;kThere will be a temporar,
change in the hour of service a
l the Presbyterian chnr next Sun
, day. The preaching services will b
: held at L a. M, instead of in tn
) evening. Sunday school at 10 a
} M, and Christian Endeavor a
$3.50 p. M, as usual. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
: Adjutant General J. L. Weave
has prepared his annual report
: which will be sent to the war dc
partment at Washington. 1t show
that there are eight companies {
the Idaho National Guard, wit
:, "a commissioned officers, 81 nor
: : commissioned officers, Is mus
clans, $50 privates, making q tt
! tai Of 66l enlisted men. This doe
J not include the governors stat
: all of whom are members of th
Idaho guard. According to tn
!, census of 1900 there are Al. IS
males of military age in tho stat
! and the adjutant reports that nun
= Der as available for military duty
Last year the number, as est
mated, was 5000.
VI Child Worth Millions.
ssMy child ia worth millions