Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-06-18

| taIns last winter makes this YER
favorable season for prospecting, rs tn
slopes and ravines that usually remain
covered until August are now bare an,
dry.
SIick-Poo, the new chief of police
gives general satisfaction TO all the In
dians on the reserve. He is the redout
able Indian who knocked his pr-deces
sor Mr.. Tom Hill. over the head at Lap
wal last fall.
Mrs. Walsh who has been teaching
sch"n on john Dav creek, arrived uI
from he river last Tuesday, and left fnr
Lewl> on the next morning On visit t.
friends in the Clearwater metropolis.
A large acreage has been seeded to
flax on the praine this year, and from
present indications several Thousand
bushels of that product will be shipped
10 Lewiston this tall.
P. II. Ready was at Jamestown, Da-
| kota. June 10, and writes thai there is
He goes on To Lahore. seeking mar
ket for the carload of matched teams
which he took with him.
DR.. Kelly was elected mayor of Lew.
iston al the city election last week; the
old counrllmen weie Reelected, and
Yves. Akers is the new marsha, who
will run you in il you fly the track
when YOU visit the metropolis.
J. Ii Gaffney went to Lewiston by
private team Tuesday and returned
yesterday with Mrs. Friedenrirh and
child. MIR. Ike St-inheiser a Portland
, merchant aud brother of Mrs +. also
accom- panied her and will remain few
days.
We understand that Hon. L. P. Brown
viii continue the mail service between
LEV isl on aud MI. luaho for the next
tour years, which will be good news to
the people of Idaho county, sas Mr..
Brown + name is guaranty of prompt
and efficient service.
A rumor reaches us that j. N. Osborne
has sold out his quartz interests in the
Pine creek, Oregon, district, for hand
some sum, and IS now on his way back
TO put in the summer prospecting on
,, The ma in Salmon. Osborne is a rustler
Who deserves success.
On its return from Warrens the q Il B
pack train will return to Lewiston and
there load freight for a new store which
Alex. McGregor. Of Lewiston, intends
then return to the Warrens route for
the bal lance of the season.
Hon. j. II. and Mrs. Forney left for
Lewiston en- Wednesday last. Mr.. For
ney goes to prosecute Tom Hill, The
Indian indicted for murder by grand
jury of this county. Mr.. Hawley has
been instruct. | 10y the government to
defend the prisoner.
Maj. Harris will petition the commis-
sloners ut their next meeting to order
county road from the Lake to the
head of the Crooks lane, which will
give the citizens on the south end OF
the prairie better facilities than they
now have for coming to town.
We hope to see IA large delegation
rom Lew iston attending our celebra-
tion festivities. There ought to be
more fr+terna feeling and closer inter
course among the people OF the two
sections than now exists, for our inter
ests are In all respects identical.
The geography of our latch string at
present is on the south side of Main
street, In the old meat market east of
DAVIS blacksmith shop. We will be in
more commodious quarters before snow
fall, but meanwhile, all are invited to
walk In and subscribe for the Press.
Messrs. King & King, of Cotton W ood
loom up in The first issue OF the PRESS
as liberal advertisers. They were re
cent?, compelled to enlarge the capacit,
OF their store to accommodate their Dusi-
ness and We hope tliat they ~il speedily
be compelled to do it some more."
One of the causes of the low price of
beef rattle is the putting on the market
of large herds raised by the government
on the reservations Tor the benefit of
the Indians. 1t il about time for Uncle
Sam to get out of the cattle business
and let the Indians raise their own
stock.
Z. s. McCready, supervisor Of road
district No. !. is doing some excellent
work on the road between Grangeville
and Mt. Idaho. A new bridge is to be
built and fenced at the ravine near the
Fairfield place. and when all the work
is concluded the courthouse will be
made more easy of access.
Aram & Son will have lumber on the
ground in a day or two for the erection
IF their new livery stable. which will
materially add to the appearance oil
e'H ~ W.T. " C'oo|b6 VIC sop
he post Office and the Greer and
Roberts building. Verify, Grangeville
hath boom this summer.
II G. Brown and JAS Rice returned
from Miles City last Sunday, whittier
they bad driven one hundred head of
l.. =. Browns saddle horses. Lee Smith
has charge of the band, and will await
the arrival of another lot of three hun
dred head which MIR. Brown will start
over the Neg Perce trail in July.
One of the best mules in the Benson
train was killed on Boulder creek, by
projecting rock switching him off the
rail into the ravine quarter of mile
above the wire bridge. The animal was
not found until the next day when it
WAS discovered that the poor brute had
beaten It's head to pieces in its frantic
efforts to regain its footing,
Governor E. A. Stevenson, hon. A. s.
Caldwell, and hon. James II. .lagley,
U. s. district attorney for Idaho, are in
Lewiston attending court and will