Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-26
NUMBER XIV.
Farewell to Thanksgiving.
A variety of weather this week.

a variety OF weather this week.
Additional locals on fourth page.
The total assessed valuation of Idaho
county this year was $667,O72.
There is no snow in Lewiston. but
the snow line is only two miles off.
county warrants taken at full face
value on subscription to the PRESS.
The snowfall was general. The rail-
roads are blockaded throughout the
western states.
b. T. Wall is at MELVILLE, Raw CO..
Missouri, and has the FREE PRESS sent
to him regularly.
Chas. de la Rochepierre is building a
new logging chute in the forks of
Three mile creek.
John Clark arrived out from Florence
"wednesday night and will winter in
Lewiston, as usual.
Owing to the snow blockades on the
railroads the mails received here for the
last few nights have been pretty light.
Capt. }. ID. Wooden. one of the pio-
neers of the Ceur d'Alene mines, was
on the prairie during the week. He
Is an old time thoroughbred and safe
one to tie to.
There were large number Of freight
teams on the road over the mountain,
homeward bound, during the late
storms, and the boys had quite q hard
time on the trip.
ID. Webster is credited with the re-.
mark that marriage is either heaven or
hell-with no halfway place about 1t.
The experience of many married peo.
pie confirms it.
John Lee, one OF the proprietors of
the famous Bear Track lode, in Flor
ence, was on the prairie during the
week and says that they will prospect
the ledge all winter.
Uncle John Wood returned last Sum
day from his six months trip to the
Atlantic states, looking a picture of
good health. The boys are glad to have
him among us again.
The four lodges of Patrons Of Hus-
bandry on Camas prairie will unite in
a joint celebration of the nineteenth
anniversary of the birth of the order by
a festival at Grangeville, under the
auspices of Charity grange. on Dec. 4.
Nearly all our country exchanges
now inform US that the days are grow
ing shorter By pursuing their invest
ftr ri har
badly discover the equally important
fact that the nights are growing longer.
gentleman from Illinois has been
visiting Grangeville this week for the
purpose of buying carload of the
smallest cayuses he can find in this
market for shipment to the states.
where they find ready sale as ponies
for the youngsters.
The sabbath school and church SER
vices advertised for last Sunday failed
to be held because there was no wood
prepared. Sabbath school will be held
next Sunday at 10 30 A. NJ, and at IL 80
rev. L. 7. Weeks will preach Thanks
giving sermon. All are invited. Ser
vices at Mt. Idaho at seven in the
evening.
great many intelligent men on this
prairie believe with brother Hayes
that railroad would be q positive
detriment to Camas prairie, and we
have heard some effective arguments
used in support of the proposition. 1t
is fact that every rose hath its thorns,
and even railroads sometimes prove to
be blessings in disguise-very much
disguised. You pays your money and
takes your choice.
A Thanksgiving zephyr in the shape
of a chinook, started in to blow We'd
nesday afternoon, and for few hours
it howled fierce enough to scare the
wool off the hide of our yellow hoss.'
Yesterday it moderated, and under it's
beniicent influence the snow has dis
solved hike soap-bubble and the sun
kissed prairie once again shows its
snow washed face to an atmosphere as
balmy as the breath of spring.
THANKSGIVING REFLEcrIoNs.-Tho Of