Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-12-07

Mr.. Sandbury was up from Rocky
canyon this week buying winter sup
plies.
Robert Garrett, the hundred million.
alre railroad magnate is hopelessly and
violently insane. Far better is the DOS.
session of fertile ranch on Camas
prairie, and contentment Herewith.
than to be the proprietor of a wrecked
brain and railroad system.
A warrant was issued out of the Pro-
bate Court Tuesday for the arrest of the
Chinese gardener who assaulted old Pit
tots on Salmon river last month. The
preliminary examinations of defendants
in this and the ELK City City murder
cases will be heard tomorrow.
Miss Susie Shssler left last week to
attend three years course of study at
the Whitman college in Walla Walla.
Like all the rest of our bright and in
teliigent young ladies, Miss Susie likes
the FREE PRESS, and ordered it sent to
her to get the news foom home.
Fl. F. Gould, of John Day creek, has
purchased Peter Brock mauers ranch.
three miles north of town. and will
move his family there in the spring and
r..
arrived here from Iowa this summer.
and we are glad to greet him as a per.
manent resident in this happy land.
Hon. l.. P. Brown started below last
FRIDAY, and will accompany Mr.. Cleary
and Miss Addie Elfers to Oakland, Cal.
where the young lady goes to attend
school, and then the gentlemen win
travel together in the golden state for
well-earned vacation. They will pro-
badly be absent for three months.
Twelve hundred democratic Union
veterans have withdrawn from the q.
a. X. in Indiana and organised a Union
Veteran association. The reason given
Is that the Grand Army organization
was used in the interest of the repub-
lican party in the late campaign. and
some OF the veterans are sore about it.
Our late foreman, Mr.. J. W. Draper
left for his home in Oregon CITY last
Friday to .spend the winter. During
his stay here he made many friends
and is credited with being a better
hand at the bellows than the editor
himself. He will probably return in
the spring and resume his old position.
A gentleman from Moscow, named
aipoeil, has Deen visiting the towns
on the prairie with a view to establish
sash and door factory. He was also
down on the south fork of Clearwater ON
the same mission, but has not decided
where to locate, as he is confronted with
an embarrassment of riches in the wav
OF favorable advantages at every point.
Jas. Surridge delivered 300 hogs tn
Clendining x Dubuc at Lewiston last
week, and they attracted much atten.
tion as the finest bunch ever driven
into the metropolis. Dave Landon. s.
|. Mcpherson and Well Clark assisted
In the drive, and the latter will remain
in Lewiston and assist in the killing.
The boys broke an axle of their wagon
while climbing the White grade on the
return trip.
The large store of Alexander & Fried.
enrich is fitted up in attractive styls
with large stock of novelties which
are just the thing for Christmas and
Holiday Gifts. The counters are ar
ranged SO that visitors may see at a
glance the rich and varied attractions
they offer for your selection. Take your
wives and children and 60 through the
store. 1t will be treat to them and "a
surprise to you to see the many beau
tiful and inexpensive things we have
imported for the holiday trade.