Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-05-18
YESTERDAYS
Interesting Items of Former
Years Taken from Free
Press Files.
35 YEARS AGO
May 20, 1850

may ~, 1850
IDAHO COUNTY DIRECTORY
Auditor and recorder-T. j. Rhoads
Sheriff-A. w. darlington.
District Attorney. H. Forney.
Probate Judge. w. Case.
Treasurer-,John Bower
Assessor. N. Rice.
Commissioner, LIST dist.-James Witt.
Commissioner End dist.-H. S. Jones.
Commissioner Sd dist-Phil Cleary.
Coroner-S. f. Bibby.
Surveyor. p Turner.
Renovation and Improvement has
been the order of the day in the vi
Unity of the Grange hail, the past
week The remnants of the old In
liam fort have been dug up and TAX
IN away; and a familiar and slightly
landmark is gone.
Chief Engineer Van Arsdale was
n town Tuesday and Wednesday. He
-eports the survey progressing salts
factorily.
Subscription, advertising and job
work payable in IT, S. gold coin.
| am subjected by residents here
editor writing from Lewiston) to
lluiutiOub dDOub CAbChb
and resources of Camas Prairie. and
it is surprising to find how little the
oldtimers know of the tributary coun-
ty. Probably when the railroad is
built they will crawl out of their
shells long enough to pay us visit
and see for themselves the sort of
country we have. They haze no idea
that Lewiston is the hub of the north
west, but when they travel our way
they will get the scales of rust knock
ed off their eyes and see a country
on the prairie that for extent, fertili-
ty and variety of resources takes the
cake and the bakery, and the girl be-
hind the counter as well.
25 YEARS AGO
MAY 81, 1897
Mrs. w. w. Brown is visiting rela-
tives in Lewiston.
Joe Wade, of Franklin, KY, a first
class drygoods man, has taken a posi-
ton with Alexander & Freidenrich.
Wallace Scott and family moved in
to their new residence this week.
Frank Shissler and daughter. Miss
Nav, and N. B. Pettibone are out
from Newsome this week.
Henry Holz left for Lewiston Mon
day for the new brick-making machine
his father is placing in the Grange
vile brick yard. The machine is the
very best manufactured, and with
reasonable prices for bricks, there will
he several buildings erected on Main
street this year.
Frank McGrane has purchased two
lots west of his residence property and
is enclosing them and setting out an
orchard.
Grasshoppers are Matching out in
vast numbers at different points on
the prairie and are especially thick
near the reservation line. A cold snap
is due about the end of the month,
and il may be cold enough to lay them
down.
A waterspout visited Salmon river
on Monday last, May II, which did
immense damage to roads, bitches,
fumes and ranches for a distance of
twelve miles. From Freedom to Cap.
Wilson'S the wagon road is total
wreck where walls were built.
The Robbie, Robbers gulch and Long
pulch grades are gone entirely, and the
called-for seven feet Of solid road
bed cannot be found with a search
warrant.
Henry Filters is up from John Day
and confirms the worst reports about
the washouts on the river.
CLEARWATER
George Briscoe was down from the
mountain the other day and reports
the snow going very fast; the roads
will be open by the middle of June
at the latest.