Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-02-14

Gnu iaru are SnippoO IntO
the state every year. Sixty thous-
and dozen eggs have come into she
state through one firm alone, while
the total. unknown, will run into
many car loads. About million
pounds Of butter have been bought
abroad.
| One of the most profitable in
dustries in the state il grist mil
ling. There are as -four mills,
valued at 47S4 800, which pro-
duced 50, 1856, 1876 worth of various
products, or three dollars for every
dollar of capital invested. Their
cost for labor was only LA of the
total sale price of the product. =
Wallace Times.
Butter is selling at Sites for 4Oc,
while fresh ranch eggs demand Acc
with few to be COTTON even at that
price. There have been no case
eggs on the market for over
week. Hay is also scarce arti-
cal
All OF the northern end of Lake
Pend d'Oreille is frozen over and
teams pass on the ice to and from
Bottle bay. The winter blockade
and the shortage of cars have
practically suspended all shipments
of lumber from Standpoint. Some
lumberman have been notified that
they need not expect relief for two
months.
At Moscow on the 10th of April
the university track team and the
Lewiston high school team will
meet for their annual handicap
track meet.
William Bailey, section hand
on the Great Northern road, met
a horrible death beneath the wheels
of the eastbound Oriental Limited
at a point between Moravia and
Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
The Santa Klaus Hotel at Mob
Ter was destroyed by fire last week.
For q time the entire business
section of town was threatened but
through the united efforts of the
citizens the fire was confined to
the hotel.
The trial of Steve Adams is set
for Monday, February IL, at Wal
lace. His attorneys are F. Miller,
f. F. Richardson, G. barrow. J.
H. Wourms and A. A. Crane.
His witnesses are VIM. O'Neil,
Ray Yields, Joseph Russell, E. w.
Wheeler, Alvin M. Mason, Frank
Price, Eli Laird, Clarence Cham
5ers, Frank Theriault, Newton
Glover, B. Mccain, Mrs. G. K.
Henkle, Miss Oliver, Miss Mason
and Mrs. Alvin M. Mason. The
attorneys for the prosecution are
w. H. Hanson, J. E. Clyde and
81. P. Knight.
The chinook and the present
rain have turned the streets into
flowing rivers and persons in out
lying districts are forced to resort
to rubber boots and high water
pants. The snow will be entirely
gone should the present weather
continue for a few days. Water
in the lake and rivers is unusually
high for this time Of year and it is
claimed there is more snow in the
mountains than for several years.
Occur d Alene Press.
The Great Northern evidently
intends to do lot of work between
Priest River and Laclede the COM
ing summer, as surveying parties
have been surveying several short
cuts on the big curves west OF La
clede. By the new survey Carey's
cut, which is considered one of the
most dangerous cuts ON that d.
vision, will be cut out by means of
a tunnel and the other cuts
Strengthened out.
During the past year Anton
Bergen has found his prune or
chard to be very profitable. From
the small piece of ground he has
gathered and dried about eight
tons which he has been successful
in selling for about $500. In years
past he has had some difficulty in
finding market for his product,
but not 80 this year. D. r. Davis
is another grower who will make
some money out of prunes this
year. We understand he still has
about five tons of this article which
he is holding for top prices. -Gen-
esee News.
The Uniontown ball team has
secured a lease on five acres of
land from Mrs. G. Grief, located
just north of the Northern Pacific
stock yards, and will make model
ball diamond out of the same for
the coming season. The present
grandstand will be torn down and
moved to the new ground and re.
built on a better and larger plan.
The Boomers Ferry Lumber COM
pany is making several improve
ments at their plant, installing a
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