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

Come and celebrate.
Three dollars per year.
Races, July 3, on the Mt. Idaho track
Every taxpayer invited to subscribe
Band entertainment July 3, Grange
vile.
There are no plug hats in idaho
county.
A new rost-ofiice in the Lake coun.
try is talked of.
County assessor Telcher is in the
hills on official duty.
Maj. and Birkie' Binnard will take g
trip to Elk city next week.
County script will be taken at par on
subscription to the Press.
1 Benson's pack train left town Thursday
with 23,U0U pounds of freight Tor War
rens.
| Mrs. A. Binnard, of Lewiston, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Wax. at Mt.
Idaho.
John Clark's pack train loaded at the
A and + store and ieit for Florence TINS
morning.
Mr.. A. Bin nard, of Lewiston, went
into Warrens with his pack train oi
"Wednesday.
Jake Crooks and Fred Noyes started
for Lewiston yesterday as witnesses on
the Tom Hill trial.
George Butts is in town from Warrens
looking over the field with view to
engaging in business.
The Weller aud Wax new Grange.
vile store L. being stocked with heavy
invoices of new goods.
Sam Gray, of Lewiston, will probably
establish harness and saddle store In
Grangeviiie this summer.
There is a sneak thief in Grangeviile
who will be arrested Tor petty LARCENY
II he does not quit piliering.
Several advertisements are unavoid-
ably left over IN the hurry of getting
out the PRESS ahead of time.
Salmon river has not attained its
annual high water stage this year, but
all it's tributaries are higher than usual
There is a fine opening in Grange.
vile for cabinet maker and furniture
dealer. The opportunity of lile-,ime
in fact.
The boys who rounded up the lap
wal country last week did not succeed
IN finding single head owned ON the
prairie.
\ Greer and Roberts received a ton of
Tee from Lewiston last week, and have
u limited quantity To sell at ten cents
per pound.
Bailey Chamberlain is making a
round up of beef cattle which he will
drive into Warrens for his meat market
next week.
Blank note and receipt hooks, quartz
location notices, and letter paper and
envelopes for sale cheap at the FREE
Press office.
Phi Cleary was UP from John Day
creek during the week, and says there
Will be heavy yield of fruit all along
Salmon river.
There is good opening at Cotton
wo d for some industrious blacksmith
and .wagon-maker to buiid up u good
paying business.
Remember Miss Corabe Tarr's en-.
tertainments ut Nit. Idaho June 81,
and at Grangeville, June 20, and give
her rousing houses.
DR.. Boston leaves the prairie for
Lewiston on Thursday, aud those des
ring dental work should cali ON him
before his departure.
much needed improvement is the
new sidewalk in front of the court
house, as the approaches thereto are
fearfully dilapidated.
\ Sheriff Talkington kindly donated to
dur chamber of horrors and cabi net of
curiosities the rope with which
Warlich's neck was stretched.
Martin Collins arrived in town from
Warrens last Monday and made some
heavy purchases of hams and bacon for
the Benson and Hexter store.
w. G. Pearson arrived on the prairie
last Tuesday after years absence IN
Montana. where he succeeded in selling
his horses to good advantage.
The packers report the Nose Melnor
trail free of snow all the way into
Warrens except about two hundred
yards the other side Of the saddle.
G. B. Woods and Josh Fockler are
gathering up all their horses, about 800
head, am will start them over the Nez
Perce trail next month to the Montana
markets.
james G. Holt, who was sick at the
Jersey house, is convalescing, and his
many friends are praying for lIs speedy
recovery and hope TO see him around
again in few days. 1
George Cunningham will return from
Oregon shortly 10 permanently locate
in Grangeville, and will be at work in
the establishment of Il. j. Davis by
July !.
The q & B train started from Mt.
Idaho on its second trip &c Warrens on
Wednesday last. Included among the
freight was a big ''demi-john" of
whisky weighing $50 pounds. 1t will
be ilin for the boys when the whisky
gets in, but the poor mule will have
mighty sore back before the bar'l gets
into camp.
A large number of prospectors have
outfitted in Warrens this summer fer
the new Alton quarIz district on the
beadw waters of the eastern forks OF the