Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-30

The air is thick with smoke frot
forest fires n the mountains.
The delightful fragrance of new mool
hay tiilates the nostrils these days.
The county Jail is now without
tenant, the first time in 10, these man
d ys.
Congress is expected to adjonrn mex
week without passing the annexation
bill.
MIR. Parker left for Warrens thi
morning with supervisor Kelly ov er thu
mountain trail.
Jas. Z. Silvers leaves next week fol
southern California to spend the winter
he will return in February.
Mrs. Ez,a Baird has been visiting al
Mt. Idaho for the past lew weeks and
leaves for home this morning.
The PRESS wants to wager short bit
that the next deputy U. S. marshal will
be resident OF the Cottonwood end OF
the prairie.
A report was current during the week
that Geo. Shearers child had been
drowned in Salmon river, but e are
happy to learn that it was without truth.
Sheriff Talkington brought Us in
specimens OF quartz from the Red river
mines on his recent return from Elk
city. Those interested can inspect them
at the office.
Sheriff Jones. Of Dillon. says he was
astonlshed to see such fine scope of
country AZ Camas prairie, and he had
no idea there was 80 much good land in
he territory as he saw here.
There is perhaps no better method of
inducing the Indians TO turn their atten-
ton to agricultural pursuits than ID eau
tlously reveal to them the hitherto re-
llgiously guarded secret that wbiskey ia
distilled from corn and rye.
Steers don't somehow seem to obey
he good old apostolic injunction to
increase and multiply but only eat the
grass OH the range. Their room is
therefore preferable TO their company.
Supervisor Kelly came out Wednesday
nlght, having employed four men and
four horses to clear the trail betw cen
Mt. Idaho and Florence. The trail is
now wide open" enough to take
steamboat through.
A party from Cottonwood who were
out huckIeberrying on Craigs mountain
had their camp raided one night by a
cougar. and all hands and the dog were
terribly panic-stricken. Daylight, how
eyer, revealed the cougar to be a white
calf
George Cunningham returned from
Oregon last Saturday to permanently
locate in Grangevile. We also learn
that Mr.. Cunningham has interested
himself in business, here with r. j. |
DAVIS; and the firm will hereafter or be
known as Davis q Cunningham, black
smiths.
For the benefit of parties who have
outllved all love. and who desire to get
away from here, it may not be apss to
state that one of the nearest and cheap
est routes out of The world is to tackle
lie thoroughbred editor of a thorough
bred paper.
o. B. Howard who lives down by the
big Corral brought US yesterday a mag.
nihcent egg which measures 8x6 inches
and weighs II ounces. The hen which
laid it died the following day. Ifany.
"ody can beat this record let them bring
On their eggs.
The bridges at the end Of Main street
should be made twice as wide as their
present width and then be fenced in.
The town has outgrown these primitive |
approaches and we hope that when new
bridges are put in that the foregoing
suggestion will be adopted.
Miss Maggie McGregor has filed pre-
emption on A. ID. Greene's timber-cul-
ture claim south of Cottonwood and had
her house built in one day. There is COM
mendable disposition on the part of all |
hands TO help along self helpful young
ladies of Miss McGreyor's stamp.
Supervisor Kelly has cleared the
Melnor trail between Slate creek and |
White Bird which was demoralized by |
u tornado few days ago. 1t is said To
have been the heaviest storm which |
has occurred in the mountains for many |
years and played havoc with the timber
III its path.