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Show IDAHO. News from the North. Oxfobd, Oct, IS, 1875. Editors Herald: Since writing ray last letter to the Herald thero have been considerable considera-ble changes here. Stores have been bought and sold, some parties anticipating antici-pating cheap grain and big busiuesd. Certain men having boasted they could buy all the grain in this part uf the country for one cent per pouud, some of our moat respectable citizens have united their capital together and bought goods to the amount of Iroin $10,000 to $12,000, aud started business in a new store just finished, ami under the name of Burnett & Co. they are doing au extensive buaiueds. The advanced price of grain aud other produce, and the cheapness of their goods, have occasioned a con-1 siderable stir in this hitherto quiet settlement. Our school question remains still tho same. The trustees who were' appointed have taken no action in the ! luatter. It seems strange than men I who are appoiuted trustees for this district, independent of the people j having a voice in the matter, should) take no action towards getting up a school for our children. The people : call loudly fur a school, but it seems we are to be without one. The united order is gaining ground here. The above mentioned mercantile mercan-tile firm will bean inducement for others to follow in the same track and it ia the best thing the people can do for their mutual proteclion. Teams going to and from Montana are passing in scores, and Oxford is beginning to assume a lively and business like appearance. Grain has1 advanced in price from one cent to aj cent and a half, and I expect will! still rise; but it the people would take ( your correspondent's advice, they will i not be too ready to sell at any price. I The grasshoppers were here aud de posited millions of eggs in every square foot of ground in this section1 ol country. There was - a meeting to niht fur the purpose of building a saw mill on the principle of cooperation, and there is some talk of a grist mill also, j Our bishop is doing all in his power (o get the people to unite together. Tne saw mill is to bo erected immediately and put in operation. Our mining fuss has all died away, and we are quietly settling down to something substantial. However, I have seen some specimens of coal found near hero which loot well. The two bilks who dug a hole in thfj ground and then tried to s-.-ll it for horses have not come back, and j one mournB their absence. I I am sorry to say that our to.vm-man, to.vm-man, Mr. Fisher, is about to love us. He was one of the school trustees, trus-tees, and if he had remained in the place wo would have had a school before this time. He sold out to Mr. Harkness. Horoliqist. |