Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-10-08
LOCAL POINTS.
Eggs are scarce.

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. Remember the candidates ball OF
the 22nd.
Read the notice to taxpayers ant
take heed
Last Friday was an unusually busy
day in this burg.
Don't forget in the fall rush to sub.
scribe for the Press.
Taxes become delinquent in one
month from to-day.
Fred Noyes new building is going up
on the hill, west of town.
County warrants received at full face
value on subscription to the Press.
The threshing machines are still
running at different points on the prairie.
II. c. Johnson and l.. Overman sub
scribed for the paper last publication
day.
Old man Bradley had a serious relapse
last Sunday and his recovery is uncer-
tain.
A big batch of saw logs are being
hauled to l.. 2. Browns mill at Mt.
idaho.
Bear Pete has sold his interest in the
American creek claims to his partners
for $4,000.
That old thorough bred, Amos Car.
yer, has been doing the city for the
past ten days.
Bert Sherwin took his family to Lew
iston last week where they will remain
for the winter.
large number of Chinese are coming
out from the mines and going below,
some of them to China.
The board of county com missioners
meet in regular quarterly session on
Monday next, October 11th.
Frank Staab of Florence. Tom Pollock
and A. Berg of Salmon river showed up
on the prairie during the week.
On the principle that "no news is
good news" this paper ought to be
warmly welcomed by all hands.
The Indians are returning from the
mountains with their pack trains fairly
loaded with elk and bear meat.
Old Mr.. Wilmot, who has been at the
point of death for the last few weeks is
recovering and will be aboutagain soon.
Jas. Reuben and his Indians arrived
in town from the classic fastnesses of
Little Salmon, whittier they had been
on a two months hunting trip.
The council at Lapwai with agent
Norris is set for tomorrow, and nearly
all the bucks from the sub-agency Will
be present.
Levi Castle was up from Cougar min
ing district on the south fork of Clear
water last week and reports things
fourishing on his wing dam claim.
Mr.. Forney left for the |. o. q. F.
grand lodge at Bellevue on Monday last.
Mrs. Forney accompanied him to Lewis
ton and will visit Portland in his
absence.
The Snake river is at lower boating
stage than has ever before been ex.
perienced. To bring steamer to Lewis
ton from Almota, distance of thirty
miles, now requires nine hours.
H. C. Brown of Mt. Idaho, offers 200
suits of California and Oregon cassimere
of A No. l quality, at prices
that cannot be equalled. Call and ex-
anime before purchasing elsewhere.
These beautiful Indian summer days
and lovely moonlight nights are tn.
most glorious of all the glad seasons oi
the year, and just lay over anything the
world can show in the way of climate.
Thanks to friend Spofford, of Cotton
wood, for timely donation of Cotton
wood productions, such as chickens.
potatoes and onions. all of the finest
kind grown on thai end of the prairie.
Our "chief," A. F. Parker, left for
Portland yesterday morning to pur-
chase $500 job printing outfit to add
to the kkEE PRESS office. He will re-
main about two weeks in the webfcot
III etropC lis.
A. ID. Mckinley, of Cottonwo is
now running hotel at Placer center,
on south fork Ceur d'Alene, returned
to the prairie Monday on visit. He
reports things booming all over the
Ceur d'Alene.
Geo. Cunningham, has sold his inter-
est in the blacksmith shop to I. j.
Davis, and will return to Oregon next
week, and if he can dispose of his pro-
perty in Oregon, he will return here
in the spring with his family.
A force of carpenters will resume
work on the Catholic church at Cotton
wood this week and will finish the
building at an early date. Due notice
of the date of consecration will be pub
lished when all arrangements are COM
pleted.
Alton district already has a good name
judging by the number of prospectors
who have called to see our ore speci-
mems. There is every promise that the
district will be pretty closely prospected
next summer by large number of
men.
Geo. Anderson is taking a months
vacation after eighteen months steady
work on the stage line. during which
time he never missed a trip. Six days
a week for eighteen months makes
total milage of more than 900 miles
which the gentlemanly George has
driven in that time, record which is
hard to beat.
Fred Cook arrived up from Lewiston
Saturday to close his business and re-
move his family to Lewiston. For six
years he was postmaster at Mt. Idaho
and in that capacity made a host of