Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-02-25

Pasadena, Calf, are among the
recent arrivals who are looking
over Camas prairie with a view to
inv esting.
Architect Alex A. Weber, who
designed the plans from which our
county court house was built, has
returned from Blackfoot, and his
friends will rejoice to learn that he
is fully restored to health.
"Patience or Bunthorne's Bride"
by local talent tomorrow and Sat-
urday nights promises splendid
entertainment for lovers of music.
1t is an opera Of merit and it will
be ably presented by those i'll
| charge. Tickets can be secured at
the post office.
Court Stenographer Hodge was
so i'll Monday that no court was
held in the morning and in the
afternoon he was carried to the
court room on stretcher in order
that the case on trial might not be
delayed.
Chas. j. Hall, of the Little Sal
man country, is doing business in
town, and like all other cattle men
he is enthusiastic over the man
ner in which range cattle came
through the winter.
Through the courtesy OF Robert
N. Bell, state inspector of mines,
we are in receipt of his annual re-
port which has just been published
1t contains large amount of val
liable and interesting information
about the mineral districts of the
state and Idaho county is given
her full share of recognition.
Lawrence and Fuller have re-
ceived their second payment on
the III. L. mine in Thunder noun
tain which they sold last fall. The
purchasers are said to be we'll pleas
ed with the properly and there is
no dobt that they will meet all fu-
ture payments promptly when due.
The Lewis and Clark Centennial
to be held at Portland next year
will be good opportunity for
Idaho county to advertise her re-
sources. Invitations are being
sent out to all municipal and COM
mercial organizations to prepare
an exhibit, and Idaho county
should not be behind other sections
The supreme court has upheld
the billiard table license in this
state. The question came before
the court in the cases appealed from
the district court for Washington
county by G. w. Sones. The
court holds that it is within the
power of the state to collect the
tax from a billiard table as prop
erty and impose a license upon
them also. 1t is not double taxa
ton. There has been much con-
tention over this license.
w. l.. Costley who left here
about three weeks ago writes to
have his paper sent to Phoenix,
Arizona. Himself and family
stood the trip we'll but had not
been there long enough to know
how they would like it. Mr.
Costly says the weather there is as
warm as July here and the water
very poor. He says he would give
a dollar for one good drink of
Grangeville water.
Chas. f. Holt, the cattle man
OF Race creek, far up the Salmon
river, was doing business in town
during the week, and informs us
that the cattle interest of that
great stock growing region We're
never in better shape at this season
than they are now. The winter
has been very suspicious for stock
men, and their herds have come
through it in fine shape. Mrs.
Holt and son Jack left for Utah
early in January to spend several
months visiting the family of Dr.
j. b. Wade, a former resident of
this prairie, and will not return
until June. Meanwhile, Mr.. Holt
is baching in his fine new house,
and is heartily tired of that way of
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