Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-12-14
Cattle are thriving.

Call and inspect our stock of Ne
{. Year calling cards.
The almanac says it is December bl
the weather don't show it.
Mr.. Glatigny of Salmon river, spen
! several days here last week.
Weller & Wax will pay the highes
cash price for county warrants. If
The mild weather of the past tw,
weeks has started the grass CROWN,
nicely.
Pig stick ing time is here and the bow
IN the print shop have weakness fo
spare ribs.
Enrol your name as subscriber to
the +. r. with the new year and have
good luck.
Mrs. Schmadeka sent the printers
fine Thanksgiving cake, for which they
return thanks.
There is another young democrat
down at r. d. Shearer's house. Let the
good work go on.
Lockwood & Magill made the last cat.
tie drive OF the season last week taking
out about eighty head.
II people were as kind to live men as
to dead men there would be much more
happiness 10 the world.
NThe Nez Perce Indians own $4,000
head of horses. $500 head of cattle and
cultivate over 5000 acres of land.
NGeo. .Schmadeka is pegging away at his
we'll. He begsn in September That
sort of pluck is what brings success.
Owing to the arrival of large quanti-
ties of wheat the Mt. idaho mill IL still
grinding away with Miller in charge.
The man who allows q political differ.
ence to become personal difference
should eschew politics at once and for |
ever.
Robert Shearer has purchased Mr. |
Phillips set of shoemaker's tools and is |
running shop in full blast at his resi-
dence.
A lot Of new side walks and cross
walks have been laid in Mt. Idaho,
which are quite convenience to pedes-
TRANS.
The law library of our late lamented
nanesake is still held under attachment
by Mr.. Aram, he having paid the taxes
Oh the same.
Joel Shearer took down a load of
hides to Lewiston for Will Schmadeka.
and will return with the last load of
freight for the season.
Y Frank Fem has shipped $4,000
pounds of wool this year, of which 900
was the result of the fall clip. The
deeces averaged six pounds each.
MIR. Berg was up from the river last
sunday to pay taxes. He has rented
Neighbor Browns ranch on the reserva-
ion line and will winter his cattle
here.
Warm rains have fallen on the prairie
turing the week, but the mountains {
outh of town show that it showed up {
here.
Mr.. f. w. Bell is daily receiving new
INVOICES of furniture of all kinds. and
IAN supply you with sets from $50 to 1
;75. His show rooms are worth in
pecting.
! The Inauguration of Gen. Harrison
IN March 4th, promises to be the grand. ,
st even that has occurred in Washing
on since the final review of the troops
It the close of the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deacy gave a dance at
heir residence in Mt. Idaho last Thurs
lay night in honor of Miss Shackeford
pho is a sister of Mrs. Deacy. The
uests report an enjoyable time. |
Some of our freighters, Larsen, Shear
r and Van Ness, had a circus with
runken Indian on Sweetwater. He :
1as 80 violent from the effects of gin y
er" that they had to bind him. !.
inter schedule the FREE Press will r
GREATER 60 to press Thursday after d
oons. Local subscribers will find their /
aper in the postofice on Friday morn il
1gs. /
VIM. Won Berge's new ice pond is y
20x150 feet and it takes in the water 9
rom seven large springs, which will en- =
BILE him to cut all the ice he wants.
ie intends to stock it with carp next
ummer.
Mr.. Brinton, of Elk City, left for the 4
over country last week to spend the !
inter. He expects to return in the {
pring with some good backing to assist :
I the development of his quartz mines +
Mr.. Aram brought us in bag of very . .
ne pears as sample product from his !;
richard adjoining town. The old resi-.
ents used to think the climate of the j.
rairie was too cold to raise fruit, but !;
ne idea is long since exploded. |,
J. c., better known as brigham" !
Dung, was out from Elk last week, and I
lformed us that he and Mrs. Young c
ould spend the winter in camp. There a
ill be eighteen whites and about a =
undred Chinese stopping there this I
inter; the whites will be principally |,
ngaged in drifting on the quartz lodges u
l and around Elk City. q
The large store of Alexander & Fried |
nrich is fitted up in attractive style s.
ith large stock of novelties which b
re just the thing for Christmas and c
Holiday Gifts. The counters are ar a
Inged so that visitors may see at Il
ance the rich and varied attractions n