Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-16
LOCAL POINTS.

AhO SioNiAE iOoho
g Never trade horses with relatives.
e Somebody please import an iceberg,
l Ladies'. cold cream is best for fleckle,
s Quartz location notices for sale here
? 1ron-clad note books for sale at thi
, Off ce.
| Marshal Dubois has returned to Bois
city with Hibbs.
James Holt is still lingering in tn
shadow of the dark valley.
Ice water is fattening, but it shoul,
be slipped, not guzzled.
Old man Swarts burst blood
ON his right arm last Tuesday.
County warrants taken at par OF
subscription to the FREE Press.
The hay harvest is now in full blast
with the crop fully up to the average.
Linn Smith returned from Oregon
last week with band of fine brood
mares.
Mrs. Walsh was passenger on
Wednesdays stage and is again on Sal
mon river.
Epizootic is the prevailing complain,
among the human family in this neck OF
the woods.
The Kamiah Indians had lots of fun
laughing at the police who didn't arrest
Indian Dick.
Geo. Greer received another large
invoice of farming implements, the first
of the week.
The county commissi oners were in
session during the week and adjourned
Wednesday.
Bailey Chamharlain's old mule Jenny
Kicked him lately, SO that he will walk
stin all summer.
L. N. Maxwell came up on Wednesdays
stage to defend Abe White in the arson
trial tomorrow.
magnate of the Oregon Short line
railroad Is said to have been wishing
Lewiston during the week.
VIM. Hawley left for Lewiston last
evening and will return shortly with
some new purchases of cattle.
The mercury climed up to the 1902
notch last Saturday and shows a dis
position to hoist itself still higher.
The Beedee arrasta at the mouth of
Meadow creek is running day and pight
on ore from Mr.. Fenn's "Bullion'' ledge.
Lee Smith arrived from Montana late
last week, haying sold Mr. Browns
saddle horses which were left in his
care.
w. j. Kelly was ont from Warrens
last Saturday but did not stay long
enough for us to get any news out of
him.
l. >. Weller returned from Elk city
Wednesday and reports the mining
season as. active as ever throughout The
basin.
There was quite procession of now
ing machines through Main street last
Tuesday bound for different fields on
the prairie.
Several families from Lewiston are
camped on Mason creek To enjoy the
luxurles of mountain life during The
summer solstice.
John l.. Sullivan has been matched to
light Frank Hearld of Philadelphia, ten
rounds, Marquis of Queensbury rules,
within five weeks.
Theodore Swarts has struck good
quartz near the Bear Track" ON a
placer claim which he and his father
worked years ago.
There is very little surplus wheat Oh
Camas prairie at present. and the mllls
nave not more than enough on hand to
fill their orders for -four.
The county commissioners allowed
bills aggregatlng 5000 which includes
the expenses of the last term of court
and the trial of Warlch.
Some of our young boods are talking
up a picnic to the Warm springs, and
the Indications are that half dozen of
Them Will start III next week.
Assessor Telcher took in the town
last week IN his official capacity and
found the usual number who own
nothing on which to pay taxes.
The two companies mining on Ameri
can creek are still piping and will not
clean up until the water gives ont. The |
ground prospects as we'll as usual.
Once again We rise to inform O civil
lied and chrlstianlzed world that a prof |
liable opportunity exists for the estab-
llshment OF brewery in this burg.
Cook and Schubert have closed out
their business interests on the prairie
and will soon reestabllsh themselves at /
the old Dave Johnson stand in Lewiston.
bduiIC Dten QOlDR EOOQ
W rk on the streets of the town during
the week, and they are now beginning
TO loom up with metropolitan nestness.
The Chinese baby at Mt. Idaho is
thriving finely. To our thinking it is as
bldeous as all other babies, but some of |
the ladies say it is "periectly lovely"
p. FL. Ready says that live stock of |
all kinds are held at higher values here
thai at any place he struck in his |
travels. He was well satisfied with the |
prices his own carload realised. how
ever. |
Our war correspondent is anxiously |
awaiting news from the seat of war, and |
like General Pope will have his "head.
quarters in the saddle" until the cruel |
war is over. Extras will be printed as
occasion offers.
The safe for the county recorder was
brought up last Monday by Hull Rice.
1t weighs $500 pounds and arrived III
excellent condition. being almost too |