Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-20
WEEKS EVENTS ON sA1,aoN
Harvest Of Alfalfa Promises "a Y,.,A
Heavily-Record Crop Of Onions


Heavily-Record Crop Of Onions
wednesday afternoon a large RATHER
was killed in DIR. Green Is ward. The
reptile was discovered by the Green
children who were throwing rocks at it,
Jerry Vandeburgh was called and soon
mad the rattles as q memento.
Little George Sheer of Freedom.
81 years old, suffered a slight para.
lytic stroke the first of the week which
caused him to fall in such a manner
that in getting up he fractured the up.
per end of the humerus. He is reported
as doing nicely.
They almost got big bear out at
the w A. Newman place this week. The
bear made his getaway, however, be-
fore a gun could be gotten to the scene.
From the way bear have been reported
this spring, the Salmon river section
should prove hunters paradise.
DR.. Foskett was called to Crook s
Corral this week to attend Peter Kear.
ney who is suffering from stomach
trouble. Mr.. Kearney is reported quite
poorly but it is thought that he will
soon recover.
The horse which Dave Hillsley was
riding fell with him this week and dis.
located his shoulder. DR.. Foskett, who
was called, reports that the dislocation
was bad one and very painful, but
that the injured man is now on fair
way to recovery. The injured man re-
sides in the Crook g Corral section.
Reports from the Crook Is Coral Sec
ton are to the effect that a Mr.. East
| is in charge of the Crook s Corral Plac-
es and is doing large amount of pros
pecting on the claims. Mr.. East is the
representative of the company which
secured an option on the properties this
spring and it is thought that the re-
suits of his work are very satisfactory
The properties are owned largely by
Idaho county people, and are considered
quite valuable.
A. Cooper came in this week and or
dered the Sun sent to his nephew, Ben
Cooper, at Savensberg, Kansas. Sal
mon river people will remember Ben,
who was here about six years ago for
some time. Mr.. Cooper stated that he
expects his nephew out here in two
months or so. All of the first alfalfa
crop on he Cooper & Campbell place,
across the river, is up and the crop is
reported as an exceptionally heavy one
and of extra good quality.
A. F. Parker, the Grangeville real es-
tate and loan man, came down from
that place Sunday on business, return
ing Monday. He went over across the
river with j. D. Evans in the afternoon.
Parker was Idaho county's pioneer
newspaper man, establishing the Free
Press at Grangeville when there were
not over 200 people in the county. He
learned the business from the mechani-
cal end up and his pioneer work is very
much responsible for the position which
the Free Press now holds-the leading
weekly paper of north Idaho.
Reports from all sections of the Sal
mon and Snake river country are to the
effect that the country never harvest
ed so heavy crop of alfalfa. The
heavy rains which have continued so
steadily all spring and have so retarded
farm work on the prairie, have been
Just what the alfalfa needed. This kind
of hay is being raised more and more
in this part of the county and every
thing seems to be perfectly adapted to
it.
T. B. Galloway has half acre in on
ions this summer, just north Of town,
which are looking fine and give prom
Use of a world IS record yield. Mr.: Gal
loway is growing four standard varie-
ties, the Mammoth Silver King, Prize
Taker, Southport Yellow Globe, and
Red Weathersfield.
Two years ago Mr.. Galloway sold
1904 worth of onions from a quarter OF
an acre of ground, receiving two and
one-half cents pound. His onions,
he reports, were all gone before the
middle of September.
Mr.. Galloway also has in about
quarter of an acre Of melons TINS year