Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-08-06
LOCAL POINTS.

Plums and cherries are in season,
The dog saturnalia has almost cease,
Quartz location notices for sale here
Iron-clad note books for sale at thi
office.
The merry reaper and header is nov
busy.
Mrs. Holt and sster-in.law are nov
at the ranch.
Mr.. Durham and Ike Jewell are u,
from the river.
Hon John HALEY will be the demo
cratic nominee this fall.
John Phillips the shoemaker is about
to leave for Lewiston.
Mr.. Freidenrich left on this mornings
stage. on business trip below.
A blacksmithshop and saloon will
shortly be opened at Cottonwood.
Indian ponies are offered on the
streets at l5 dollars. No takers.
How would hook and ladder com
pany be appreciated in this town.
County warrants taken at par on
subscri ption to the FREE PRESS.
Judge Forney's elegant team and
outfit is noticed in town very frequently.
Miss Binnard has returned to Lewis.
ton accompanied by Mr.. Wax, who has
business there.
Some slight sickness in our midst
but none serious. Truly this prairie j.,
perfect sanitarum.
Plums and apples are now in the
market, they are of good quality, and
are offered at fair prices.
We are pleased to note the improve
ment of Seargent Ed Beck, who has
been taking rest lately.
Mr.. Frank Fem with family and
Miss Clifford have gone into the noun
tains to rusticate.
The horses belonging to L. p. Brown
will not be driven from the prairie for
two weeks yet.
The CHEEKY face of the Ogden Ne,cs
has not been seen in our Office for two
weeks. Whazzer matter?
Don't forget that we have on hand
the cuts for stock brand notices, which
we ipsert for $40 year.
Mr.. Greer the indefatigable agent for
the Osborne mower, reports business
in flourishing condition.
We are sorry to learn that the little
one of Mr.. Jerome is still lying danger
ously sick in Lewiston.
Wm. Hawley returnd from below
Wednesday, and reports a very dry
spell end about half crop.
The domestic chicken should be
brought to town dressed. Somebody
can found a good business in that direc-
ton.
Mr.. Cash Days folks started for New
som creek on Sunday last, for an extend
ed outing. Cash and Lon will make the
feathers Ay.
Mr.. Clifford learns from Central Iowa,
that the drought is very severe. Wells
are dried up, and hogs are dying for
lack of water.
Our streets on Sunday were lined with
saddle horses there were six tied to the
rail at the hotel at o'clock, in the
morning.
The elections are nigh and no sound
of the candidate is yet heard in the
land. There is time for much business
in that direction.
The butcher wagon of those enter
pri sing young men, Schmadeka and
Ingram was doing large business at
Mt. Idaho on Saturday.
The genial face of our friend F. B.
King was seen on the street not long
since, he enjoys better health now than
in the last fifteen years.
The old timer Mcdonald at the foot
of the mountains has at last asserted
his claim to the property SO cruelty
jumped some time since.
On Saturday last Messrs. Greer and
Roberts received the first consignment
of peaches from Alpowa on Snake river.
They were small but well favored.
G H. Moore, lessee of the Alturas
hotel at HALEY, shot Russell of the
Wood River Times last week. Moore
is under arrest and Russell still lives.
Drs. Bibby and Nickel have just re.
ceiyed very fine buck board from
Portland, which they propose to use in
their oft midnight excursions.
Prof. A. D. Greene has signi6ed his
intention of giving free dance to his
many friends before leaving the prairie
for Boise. See next weeks paper.
The heavy freight of the season has
now nearly all been received. Frank
Whites Six mule outfit with trail was
busy unloading on the streets the other
day.
The Cinnamon of this place are now
Offering another one hundred and fifty
dollars reward. in addition to the one
hundred and fifty heretofore given. See
notice.
Our pleasant cool balmy evenings
tempt great many people out in til cir
family vehicle, our streets are quite
lively with them, and equestrians of
both sexes.
The school of district No. s, at Cot
tonwood resumes after weeks vacation,
The children We trust will be freshened
and helped by this short rest from
their studies.
]. W. Parker and family from Lewis
ton, who have been rusticating on
Craig's mountain for the past month,
arrived in Grangeville last Tuesday, and
are now doing Camas prairie.
From a private letter to a friend on
hn -. IL NJ