Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-12-24

Go to Alexander & Freidenrich for
Toys and Christmas Notions.
There will be praise service at the
Grange hall Dec. 26, in the evening,
Steamer j. NJ. White burned at Baton
Rouge, La, on the l4th. Fifty lives lost.
There is every indication that the
open winter will hit us lick pretty
soon.
Some of the boys broke loose at Mt.
Idaho last Fridayand frescoed the town
in Colorow tints.
Alexander & Fredenrich have full
line of Toys, Notions and Fancy goods
for the holidays.
Pierce city cast thirty one votes at
the last election of which thirty were
for honest John HALEY.
The Nmas trees at the Grange hall
this evening promises to be gala
occasion for the young folks.
West by north the star of empire
takes its way. juneau, Alaska, is to
have paper called the Glacier.
1t is not expected tbat any of the
jurors now attending court in Lewiston
will be home 10 spend the holidays.
The finest display of Toys and holiday
goods ever brought to this country have
just been opened up at Alexander 4
Freidenrich.
Tuesday was the shortest day in the
year, but there won't be any appreclable
difference in the daylight TIL about
February /.
The stage arrived on three wheels
and fence rail Tuesday night, one OF
the hlnd wheels having carried away
on Willow creek.
One of the Castle boys capsized his
wagon and dumped load of freight all
over the White Bird grade last week.
No further accident
Young man, five cent cigar will
make Just as much smoke as an import
ed Henry Clay, and there is no compar-
lson III The cost.
Parties desiring dental work done will
find j. Ii. MuCalile at his office in the
drug store every day between the hours
ol 8 A. M. and 4P. NJ.
Bid Sutherland of Yellow Pine fame
has sold The Sunset nine IN the Ceur
d'Alenes, for SIT 800 lie Will prospect
IN the Alton district next summer.
Slke Reynolds was the working MEM
ber OF the Christmas tree committee,
and made a special trip to the mount
aims and brought in three beauties.
A sewing bee was held at McLaiu's 8
residence Tuesday night, and twenty
i've of the young people turned out to
make candy sacks tor the XInas tree.
"Not mindless of the growing years
OF care and loss and pain,
| Our eyes are wet with falling tears
For blessings which remain"
There are one hundred heads of fam
prairie whom we should like to add to
our subscription list beginning with the
new year.
When Adam first saw Eve in the
garden OF Eden, IL Is said he made a
remark which reads the same whether
you read 1t backwards or forwards. Ii
MAS, Madam, I'm Adam.
Paouse Gdzette.-Wm. Newton passed
a ,redilable examination this week and
was admitted TO practice as an attorney.
Billy" will probably locate at Grange
vile, Idaho, in the spring.
Land inspector Caldwell says thai
after examining the land frauds perpe-
trated upon the government III Colorado
he has come to the conclusion that Ida
no is the purest and most conscientiousl,
honest country i'll the world.
II. G. Brown, of Mt. Idaho, offers fo
sale, at the original cost price, large 10
of California and Oregon made clothing
consisting OF mems, gents boys ant
children's clothing. The entire stocl
was selected carefully with especia
reference to the wants OF this commu
, nifty, and Will positively be sold "a
original cost price 1or cash.
The goddess of birds is the turkey,
AS the bald-headed eagle is king
And now, when the weather grows murky,
With politics out OF the fling
Other gods we may look at and long for,
While our hearts are with thankfulnes
puned;
But the bird of our heartf is all ready,
An waitin, poor dear, to be stuffed.
The "wild girl" story published OH tn
y editorial page is an artistic gem in 1t
e way, and if the gifted author will conde
3 scend to write tor this literary organ b
e can name his own terms and they wi
: be cheerfully paid. The story wa
e illustrated in the last issue of the Polit
It Gazette. Some of these amateurs hav
VI mazda lyinu a nrofound stuuy and tl9