Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-04-14

ZINE fOOlNO 70 AlS
L. Grabski is pushing work on
the foundation for his two story
frame business block as rapidly as
possible. The building when COM
pleted will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000, and will have a IS foot
frontage by 70 feet deep containing
three store rooms. The upper
story will be used for Office rooms
OF which there will be fourteen,
large and spacious.
John 7. Higgins is up from Sal
mon river on business before the
county board, and is also inciden-
tally trying to get subscriptions
from our business men to aid in
the construction of the Salmon
river trail to point above the
Crevice, in order to accommodate the
travel to Thunder Mountain,
much of which now goes and
comes by way of Salmon river all
winter trail.
| An eastern man hits the right
spot when he says: "The sOrriest
cuss on earth is the cuss who will
sit around and cuss his own town.
If l lived astride the north pole
would call it home, and would be
ready to boost it up. If couldn't
say anything nice aboutit l would
say that my ice bill didn't come
high ! would not stay in a town
had to cuss-not while the world
is as big as it is now"
E. r. Headley, chairman Of
prohibition state central committee
has issued a call for q mass con.
vention to be held at Caldwell
May 4th and 9th, for the purpose
of electing eight delegates and
eight alternates to the National
convention which meets in India
napolis, on June Goth, for nominal
ing state ticket and for selection
of state central committee.
Parker & Young have sold this
week the 100 acres eight miles
northeast of town owned by G. w.
Myers to Ben Baker, of Lyons,
Iowa, the consideration being $50
per acre. This is a very fine farm,
containing plenty Of good timber,
running water the year round, be-
sides some of the best land in the
country. Mr.. Baker left yesterday
for Iowa to close up his business
there and expects to return here
early in June and take possession
of his new home. He is highly
pleased with this country and
thinks it the garden spot of thu,
northwest.
w. L. Costely, who left here
last fall with his wife and daugter
for Phoenix, Arizona, writes to his
relatives here that he will be back
to good old Camas Prairie as early
in the fall as possible. He has
rented some land there and will
only wait to dispose of his crop be-
fore returning. He saws that there
are from six to dozen deaths a
day in that section, mainly con-
: sumptives who have been brought
. from the east in the hope that the
{ climate will resurrect them. The
permanent residents he says have
, lost all their color by long resi-.
dence in the hot climate and every.
body looks sickly. The water
down there is strongly impregnat-
ed with alkali and is quite warm,
and the entire family will be only
too glad to return to their old
home and stay for keeps.
: Manager Hattabaugh visited
Nezperce this week in this week
, in the interest Of the Grangeville
|, Implement Co., and reports a very
E satisfactory trip. He says the
roads are improving rapidly and
much new ground is being brough,
under cultivation this spring and a
r generally hopeful feeling prevails
all through the reservation couu.
D try. Mr.. Hattabaugh states tina,
the Cooperative telephone com.
} pany will shortly extend their sys.
tenn to Grangeville, provided they
can secure the necessary franchise.
The company has 10 phones in
Nezperce with 40 in Lewiston
. which VII be increased to 200,
and it is thought that GO can be in.
stalled here. The system is a
great success and is now general
i, all through the reservation, con.
: Meeting all the towns along the
railroad as well as all interior
i points.