Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-06-19
PIONEERS REUNION
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Smith and c. p. Sprague. /. n.
Smith was by the court appointed
prosecuting attorney.
I'm the year 1865, J. H. Robinson,
father of Mrs. r. +. Fulton and Miss
Margaret Robinson, of Grangefflle,
was clerk of the district court. At
the term of court held in September,
1865, A. w. Robinson was called and
! empanelled as a juror in the case of
A. Leland p. H. Howe ct al.
JURORS IN 1875
ION Aug 1875, the first term of the
district court convened at Mt. Idaho,
and in the jury selected to serve att
that term of court, we find the fol-
lowing familiar names: Jake Crooks,
Milt Cambridge f. b. King, James
Buchanan, A. ID. BARLEY, w. G.
Pearson, j. w. Eastman, ]. C. Eckels,
George w. Hashagen. H. c. Norton,
John Rice and Seth Jones. Two of
the above list 1 believe still mingle !
with the living.
1.-THE first minute recorded concern. |
ing any case was i'm the case of Ben
edict & CO. Madden & Young, in
which motion was granted TO file
an amended answer. On Sept. "A,
1862, William Winters was indicted
for murder, tried and found not
guilty, this being the first Indictment
filed in idaho.
yrhe commissioners record of
early davs discloses some interesting
facts. One entry reads as follows:
H. b. Sinclair, sheriff of Idaho coun-
fp hax win,
board of county commissioners that
he has a large number of prisoners
and is unable to procure food and
bedding for the same, being destitute .
of means to buy, having no money
and all the merchants having refused
him in behalf of the county and up
on his own credit, now calls upon the
county for aid
The very next minute reads as
follows: Moved and seconded we do d
now adjourn to 8 o'clock tomorrow t
b
Il have heard of the cold water
system, the sweat-bOx system and
he trusty system, but under cOndi-
ions above presented, | venture to
'ay that that large number of pris
'ners, within few days promised to h
Ne good. S
FERRY ACROSS SALMON j
ION April o. 1874, Samuel Bene- G
let Gather Of our S. g. was grant 81
d franchise to operate ferry ii
cross Salmon river at the mouth of b.
Vhitebird creek. de
ION the 9th day of April. 1875 an q,
rder was entered in the commission
rs record calling an election to be
eld on the first Monday of June.
SO. being the Sd day of said month. Y,
n the purpose of election of a full l,r
)ard of county commissioners and an
locate permanent county seat ne
e county seat now being at the pres. Is
It site of Warren, then called Wash mi
gton. -. 49,
''On the 18th day of June. 1875
e board met as board of canvas
RS in the town of Washington (now =.
arren). The personnel of the cal
ard was as follows: George Wood. SOY
freidenrich (known to the pion- me- me-
RS as Henry Freidenrich). The ils
i'll canvass showed the following yea
ices ami persons to have received =
number of votes in the county at eus
ge ser opposite their names. towit nea
!. Idaho, 24S; Washington. 81; an.
tie Creek. 10; George Woodward ,lt'
!; ID. II. HOwser. 225: James Witt 70
/; j. $. Fockler. 104; c. NJ. Red ing
II, Ill; George Dempster. 81. Our
Mt. IDAHO COUNTY SEAT n nei
Mt. Idaho having received tbe L.
gest number of votes for county r,,oy
was on motion declared the conn fo co.;
seat of Idaho county. Idaho Ter =.
Try. George Wood, ID. II. Howser 49,
James Witt, commissioners. see see
The board of county commission. SH"'
held their last meeting at the on; n
MY seat in the town of Washing. %
on the 10th day of July. 1875. M 1tC
en- date an order was entered in =, &c
CHI c. W. Case, sheriff. was an. IN ~
lied 20 REMOVE all the county rec. o..
and files to the new county sent "iai
Mt. Idaho without delay. After -.
ment of salaries the board ad. ot
ned.
ne first meeting of the board was
at the new county seat Aug. Ia In Il
converting as a board of ao,oI no,