Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-31
Messrs. Howard and Smith. of Chap

Miss Oronoco L. Randell left for Tam
many this week, to teach school at tha
place.
Now is the time to advertise yon
stock brands. Apply at this office 70
rates.
Judge J. II. Forney took a trip t,
Lewiston this week on professional bus
mess.
Everybody is busy harvesting and a.
natural consequence local items are
scarce.
Mr.. Miller is overhauling the girls
mill at Mt. Idaho, o,'preparatory for the
fall run.
For true likeness and well-lin-
ished photo, 20 to Erickson while he is
with you.
The Benson pack train laid over he re
on Wednesday. 1t was on its way to
Lewiston.
George Shearer. of Mt. Idaho, has
been qnite sick with rheumatism for the
past week.
Idaho county has mountains ofquartz,
as rich as that of Cpur d'Alene, await
ing development.
Indians are beginning to bring water
melons from the reservation into town :,
in large quantities.
Jay Gould is broken down with over
work, and it is thought that he has not
very long to live.
Mrs. VIM. Baird. of Lewiston, is stop
ping at Mt. Idaho, to escape the hot
weather in Lewiston.
The farmers on the prairie are almost
through harvesting and threshng, and
they report fine yield.
Rev. w. A. Hall will preach in the
Grange hall next Sunday evening, Sep
tember ., at 1880 o'clock.
Thomas Nasby, the celebrated cartoon
artist. is connected with the New York
Graphic, democratic paper.
Sam Jones and Harry Cone went up
the Clearwater on Wednesday, to work
in Sias Johns placer mine.
Grant Benedict and Tom Pearson
have just completed a stock corral in
Bakers gulch, on White Bird.
VIM. McCready has severed his con-
nectiou with Slas Johns mine, and Joe
Hostetter has taken his place.
Rev. J. b. York delivered very inter-
esting and instructive sermon at the
Grange hall last Sunday evening.
Mrs. II. V. Brown came up from
Slate Creek on Thursday. where she has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Rhett.
Mr.. e. r. Sanders and family, who
hu hnap f,t,ii, ct oh, u,;t
for the past week, are rapidly improv-
ing.
Hon. Francis F. Patterson, register of
the U. S. land office at Lewiston, spent
a couple of days in Grangeville this
week
Miss Jessie and Eda Clark left us last
wednesday. They 60 to Salem to at
tend the willamette University this
year.
A bill has been introduced into con.
gress, granting a pension of $4,000 year
to the widow of the late Gen. Phil Sher-
idan.
DIR. Boston, who was with us about 10
days, left for Mt. Idaho last Monday
evening. He will remain there about a
week.
School directors wishing to advertise
election OF trustees in their districts can
do SO through the FREE PREss free of
of charge. 81
Butter and eggs are scarce and demand
a fair price. We suppose the farmers
are too busy harvesting to bring them
into town.
Fine nickle-plated rubber-tipped lead
pencils for sale at this office. We have
more than we can use, and will sell
them cheap.
Little George Shearer and Pie-biter
left Mt. Idaho this week with their pack
train loaded with goods for John Clark,
of Florence
A registered package, containing SlO,-
coo, was stolen between New York and
Portland, Oregon, and has not as yet
been recovered.
Robt. Crawford, agent of the New
York Life Insurance Co., will leave in
a day or two. He succeeded in issuing
several policies.
Erickson says he can give you salts
faction, and if you don't believe it, 90
and have your photo taken and then
talk for yourself
Several of the Southern Idaho papers
copied the communication from Lewis
ton of Jackson Democrat, published in
the T. P. recently.
The candidates for the various county
Offices are beginning to buckle on their
jawbone, in preparation for
the fall campaign.
We have some celebrated Knicker-
booker tablets, for pen or pencil, which
we will sell for 10 cents apiece. Just the
thing for office use.
Mr.. Harry Thatcher, connected with
c. d. Fleming, Lewiston agent for
Frank Bros, was on the prairie for sew
eral days this week.
B. F. Morris purchased the horses of
J ohm j. Flynn that were sold by Sheriff
on Wednesday, paying
therefor $50 per head.
The school trustees at Granpeyille