Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
LOCAL POINTS.
Come up and subscribe.
The dog.iavs are here.

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ness trip.
The county commissioners meet mex
Monday.
The examination of Abe White tax el
place Tomorrow.
Salmon city has newspaper callet
called the Recorder.
Dressed chickens sell in this market
for fifty cents peice.
New potatoes raised here and weigh
ing pound are plentiful.
There was large attendance ol
strangers at Mondays dance.
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subscription to the FREE Press.
Now that Cleveland is married we
trust his happiness will Gro very fast,
Beef cattle are scarce in this county
and but few will be driven east this
year.
Every county in Idaho territory is
now supplied with one or more news
papers.
The cherry crop on the prairie in the
language of the poet is simply 'lm-
lnense."
ptO. ptlNst'ti lidS again NOUlTdCttu W
carry the mail betW cen Mt. Idaho and
Warrens.
Many stockmen in this community
regard wire fences as a "barb"- ferrous
Innovation.
There were sixty-eight teams and one
hundred and twelve horsemen in the
procession.
Salmon river fell twelve feet last week
bnt the heavy rains have since raised
the stream.
Mrs. Randall, daughter of J. NJ.
from Webfoot.
Frank Vansse is building Aram's new
livery stable aud will soon have it ready
for occupation.
The supreme court of the district of
Columbia has decided that Indians are
foreign citizens.
The safe for the county funds, ord cred
by the county commissioners, is expect
ed next week.
The last rain did a world of good and
the crops and ,ther garden truck are
growing up timely.
Our fanny fellow says that restau
rant and woman's mouth are open at
all hours. Too true.
The light costumes worn by the ladies
on The night of the dance tnade them
look like visions OF loveliness.
Or. Nickel is bnlldng an addition to
his residence and will spruce things UP
around his house with new paint.
The sun says to the growing crop:
rise up William Riley, and come along
of me-" and the crops rise right up.
There are some mean dogs in town
who should be broken Of the habit of
Swapping at passing horses or shot.
Amos Carver was up from the river to
celebrate the Fourth and left Yesterday
with "a train load of freight for Berg.
There is a scarcity of silver currency
on the prairie and the stores are some
times hard pressed to make change.
The annual conference of the Nj. f
chnrch will convene at Lewiston on the
10th inst. Bishop Harris will preside.
Chief Joseph may be "Bg Injun,"
in the eyes of the government. but he
Will die with his mocassins on some fine
day.
Some of those editors in the prohibi.
ton towns of the lower country will he
apt to have hard time of it rustling
for their matutinal cocktail.
Bailey Chamberlain started into War
rens last Friday with fifty head Of beef
cattle and expected to make the drive
in five days. Grant Benedict and Doug
Holton also assisted in the drive.
Hon. s S. Fem leaves for the Bullion
m'ne the old Harpstor and Liddle claim
this afternoon and will immediately
commence packing rock from the upper
tunnel TO the new arrastra built at the
mouth of Meadow creek by Mr.. Beedee.
Woods and Fockler swan their horses,
4O7 head, across the Salmon last week
with the loss of only one colt, and start
ed out Oh the southern trail on Sunday
bound for the Black Hills. Josh Fock-
Ter, Charles and II. Cone, Sam Jones
and Nels Miller will make the drive.
Another convert TO the democratic
faith whose arrival is chronicled under
the head of births" arrived on tie
prairie on the morning of the 5ti just in
lime to miss the celebration of the ma
tional holiday. They do say the young
ster "holered" for democratic ticke ct
the first thing.
Brewers in the prohibition towns OF
Washington territory are respectfully
invited to come and establish themselves
on Camas prairie where there are no
prohibtionists to modest or make them
afraid. Come one Come ali /
Since writing up Liberty district we
learn that the boys have struck another
ledge very rich in free gold end that
they picked up gold slug in the slide
rock weighing nearly half an ounce.
Chief Joseph, the notorious Nez Perez,
while riding through Spokane Falls on
his way from the Moses reservation TO
Ceur 'AIene mission, was observed by
Joshua Heron to be astrlde horse that
had Herron's brand on it. Tue animal
had been missing for some time. Jo-
seph claimed he bought the steed from
Chef Moses. and refused TO surrender
it. Heron secured the services of tie