Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-10-29

Mr.. Wilson is moving into his new

VIM. Won Berge has commence,
work on the brewery.
Mr.. Wagner started on vacation t.
Portland last Monday.
Steve Fem and Geo. Anderson ar,
now driving on the stage line.
The semi-annual roundup in stool
district No. 4, commenced Wednesday
Martin L. Butler will close the schoo
in district No. to-day, the term having
expired.
Duff Green, u. S. deputy marshal il
of in Kootenai and Shoshone counties
on official business.
Miss Maggie McGregor arrived ur
from Lewiston last week. and will spend
the winter rusticating on her ranch.
A new grange is to be organized in
the Lake district tomorrow, we are in.
formed, with a membership of twenty
two.
Sylvester Scott left last week for
Cloyerdale, Cal, and will return shortly
with fine lot of blooded stock for his
ranch in the forks of the Salmon and
Snake rivers.
Grif Roberts, the efficient road super
visor who has made a good wagon road
out of the Salmon river trail between
White Bird and John Day, is in town
taking in the sights.
A porcupine weighing twenty-five
pounds was caught last Tuesday on the
Centerville ranch. The animal was
Gagged but got away in the night and has
not since been heard of
Fred. Kroutinger, city treasurer of
/ tot, 10. IL -. l.. 4.
head last week by Joe Dubuc while
shooting chickens in the yard. The
wound is not serious.
Wallace Scott left on Monday last for
a trip to the Atlantic states, the Fl rst
holiday he has had in twenty years. He
will return about new years accom-
panied by Mrs. Scott.
The PRESS gang are having cross-
walk and Sidewalk built from the grange
hall across Hall street and down Main
street the full length of the Press pro-
perty to the Wilson building.
Republican papers say that Dubois
will he elected by an overwhelming
majority. Democratic papers say that
HALEY will be elected by an over
whelming majority. 1t occurs to us
that somebody must be lying.
Mr.. F. p. Turner has completed the
new bridge over the lower crossing of
Secesh creek and informs us that the
bridge and its approaches are 325 feet
long. He will now complete the repairs
on the jackson bridge crossing of the
south fork of Clearwater.
Peter Malleck left Mt. Idaho two
weeks since with pack train of supplies
Tor Clark's surveying party in the Bitter
Root range, but got showed in and had
to cache the freight where the boys
could get it. The survey is still pro-
crossing, but it will not likely be COM
pleted this year.
King & King, of Cottonwood, have re-
ceived several heavy loads of freight
which make their new store picture to
behold. From present appearances
they will have to build another addition
pretty soon to hold their stock.
The last term of district court in this
county was the lightest we have had for
many years. The fees and milaRe of
all the witnesses who appeared at that
term amounted 10 only twenty dollars
and ten cents. Good enough.
GrOstein & Binnard's mammoth brick
store in Lewiston is completed and was
opened TO the public with the finest
stock of goods ever exhibited in Idaho
territory. The old relables are still on
deck where we hope they will remain
for many years. They have been good
friends to this editor.
Two years ago Grangeville polled
1856 votes, Cottonwood l80 and Mt,
Idaho l06. This year Cottonwood will
poll 200 votes, while Mt. Idaho and
Grangeville will about hold their own,
owing to the organization of Fairyiew
precinct out of territory formerly in
cluded in Mt. Idaho and Grangeville.
The political position of newspapers
are apt to be misjudged. If strongly
partisan the editor is charged with in
terested motives; if non-partisan with
lack of conviction. Why should you be
less fair to newspaper men than to your
neighbors, whose opinions you respect,
and whose motives you do not impugn
A DISTINGUISHED VIsIToR.-Hon. II.
E. Hayes, grand lecturer of the State
Grange of Oregon, has been visiting
Camas prairie for the past week in the
Interest of the order and has been lee
turing at the different school-houses on
the prairie on the principles of the
grange. He addressed large audience
at the Grange hall on Monday night on
the financial, political and social
problems of the day. He is an earnest
and fluent speaker, of original power,
an being himself farmer is able to
appreciate the dignity and power of the
agricultural community when organized
for mutual protection and improvement.
On Monday evening next Mr.. Hayes
will speak at the Watson school-house,
and again at the Grange hall on
Wednesday evening next. He will
leave Thursday morning for Oregon,
and promises to come again next
summer During his stay he has been