Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-12-14
OUR WEEKLY ROUND UP.
j. +. Mclean is in Lewiston.

sEmpty houses are scarce in both N
Idaho and Grangevile.
Arrangements are making for
Christmas tree at Mt. Idaho.
The winter term of the Academy wi
not commence until January 9th. 1889.
AL. Stephens is out from Warrens an
is living on his ranch in the Fairvie
country.
~ Mrs. Robert White has woven enoug
carpet this fall to carpet all the sid
walks in town.
The Idaho Transit company are still
surveying in the vicinity of Lake Wah
towards the prairie.
HMrs. Rhett. accompanied by he
daughter Carrie, are at their home or
Salmon river after long absence.
j. c. Doss is the last addition to the
Grangevile list of readers of the Sun.
day school organ. Also Robt. White.
Major Harris will probably have earn
In abundance on his lake ranch next
spring. From all accounts they thrive
remarkably well.
All necessay committees are appoint-
ed to boom the Christmas tree. There
will be vocal and band music and a lit
erary programme short and sweet.
John Long. formerly of Warrens, has
bought the Hughes ranch and occasion.
ally shows up with team in town,
which he handles like veteran gran
ger.
Christmas will soon be here and no
better liquor can be used than the A No.
Gutter whiskey for sale at the Palace
saloon for the small sum of l21 cents a
glass.
VT. r. Eddy is driving the swing from
Mt. Idaho to Cottonwood and Jaw
Rhoads and O'Neil Mcmillan handle
the ribbons between Cottonwood and
Lewiston.
Miss Eda Clark takes the place of as
sistant in the academy. AS is we'll
known Miss Eda has no supe rior in this
She arrived from Salem on
yesterdays stage.
Geo. Chamberlain left on the stage for
Lewiston Tuesday to appear before the
land Office and answer the charges of
4 iSb A7hiSolCIb WIN lS COUteSllnR Ills
homestead on Craig's mountain.
There was dance at the residence of
w. N. Yates. near town, the other
night, which drew out goodly number
Of the young people and resulted in
very pleasant and agreeable time to all
hands.
Tom Surridge left last Thursday on a
u hc uicit To "a, r,tt
gan, whom he has not seen for fifteen
years. Like all the residenters here he
has done well and will not return home |
a prodigal son.
1t is likely that movement will be |
made by all the delegates for the admis-
sion OF their territories as states during |
he fifty first congress. The sentiment |
among republican members is very
strong in favor of admission of all the
territories except Utah.
Mr.. Brockman will send five pupils to
he academy, Mr.. Telcher one, Mr.. d.
Wilson one, Morgan Williams one. and
Nora kirtly, Walter Scott, Will Roth
we'll, Yancy Gordon and others. By
lew pupils is meant those who did not
'ttend last year.
= John L. Sullivan has challenged Jake
Aiirain to fight him, according to rules
If the London prize ring, for $1,000
ide, the fight to take place six months
rom signing articles, at place hereaf.
er mutually agreed upon. AS evidence
# the genuineness of the challenge,
sullivan deposited $1,000 with the editor \
# the New York Clipper.
]. N. Osborne arrived here from his
'ine creek quartz mines last Thursday,
nd proceeded to Salmon river to open
p and work the old Flynn x Haley bar
lain below Rocky canyon. Osborne
nows his business and will get out of
he claim all there il in it. The editor
raduated as placer miner under Mr..
osborne in Baker county, Oregon, away
ack in the '70s.
Elk City has at last secured regular
nail service, the contract having been
ct to A. T. Reynolds, who will COM
nence weekly service next week,
making the round trip, from Clearwater
0 Elk City and return, once week.
he new Office has already added seven
ew names to the subscription list of
he FREE Press, besides the promise of
wenty others as soon as we visit the
amp.
E. w. Gray, an old time citizen of
'aker county, Oregon, but now inter.
sted in SOME good claims in Elk City,
allied to see us last Saturday and spoke
cry enthusiastically of the prospects of
ne camp in the next few years. He is
n old mining expert and says that Elk
My needs to be known abroad to make
ne of the best quartz camps in the Uni 2
I'd States, all of which We indorse. Mr..
irey was elected Justice of the peace for
,lk City precinct at the late election. ,
In Mr.. A. F. Parker's dispatch to the
from Lewiston, November %.
e states that the Northern Pacific .
oute will connect with the Spokane
nd Palouse at Genesee, run down the
otlatch creek to Clearwater, thence to
ewiston, etc, etc., to Camas prairie" {
lr. Parker may be well advised but the
lrvey of the Northern Pacific to Cam .
) prairie leaves the Spokane & Palouse
Broughman's station tive miles above I
thence through MOSCOW q