Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-21

u The Rushford wagon, sold by Fran
Bros. Lewiston agency, is the best il
the market. Call at Fleming's and ex
8 anime them when you 90 to Lewiston.
: James NJ. Dewar and his son Alexan
der, of Walla Walla, are on the prairi
looking for land, with the intention O
g purchasing and residing with us perma
nentY.
, Send your orders to w. w. Swank 4
CO., Lewiston, for machine oils, axl,
grease and lace leather, prices the low
est. Mail orders receive prompt atten
ton. l3t
r The Wala Walla murderers, Pyle anG
Hurn, who were under sentence o.
death. have had their sentences com.
muted to imprisonment for life by Gov.
Semple.
The teachers association will be post.
poned until the second Saturday in Oc.
tober on account of the primaries and
conventions occupying every Saturday
until then.
~ Mrs. Brown, the mother OF Mrs. John
Addison, and Mrs. Dotey Brown, daugh-
ter of Mr.. L. Addison, of Grangeville,
are on the prairie, on visit from their
home in Oregon.
Sheriff Talkington was very sick last
Saturday night of bilious fever, and for
a time it looked as if Idaho county
would be without sheriff, but he is
up and around again.
Judge Case and james Odle, of Mt.
Idaho, returned on Tuesdays stage from
Boise City, where they have been at
tending the Grand Lodge of Masons as
delegates from this place.
Ed. Harris, travelling for Flcckenstein
Meyer, was in Grangeville this week
| selling stock of liquors. cigars and bar
fixtures to Mc(1rane 4 Holton for their
new saloon in Mt. Idaho.
- William III. the new emperor of Ger
many, spent two wears in learning to set
type and one year in Il press room. 1t
may be that fairly good printer was
spoiled to make bad emperor.
Tomorrow the democrats will hold
their primaries, and every democrat
should attend and elect good men as
delegates to the county convention,
which will be held on Sept. Goth.
Money loaned on Real Estate. Pay
ment made when papers are signed |
Unimproved decided land purchased. |
Highest price paid for County warrants. |
40 DANIEL FREw, Mt. Idaho.
The improvements on homestead of
100 acres, nine miles west Of Grange
vile, are for sale. This place is well
watered and there is bargain in it. For
further particulars enquire at this Office.
A. T. White came in from the survey
ing party on Monday, and said they
were camped on Little Bear creek and
surveying towards the Poilatc h and that
the work was progressing ii nelly Teller.
All those knowing themselves IN
debted to the FREE Press will please
settle their accounts Immediately. Some
of our readers seem to think that it does
not require money to run a newspaper.
Seth Jones left on Tuesday for Salmon
river to gather up his beef cattle. They
are on the west side of the river, and as
the country is very rough it is expected
that he will be month getting them all
up.
1t will not cost you cent to register
your name as voter, and remember
you can not vote unless you do so. JUS
lice Hall will register you at any time,
although Saturday is the day provided
by law.
Robt. Cochran, of Long Valley, passed
through town Monday en- route to Spo-
kane. He and his father last fall moved
from Oregon into Long Valley, where
they are extensively engaged in stock
raising.
v Uncle Johnny Woods will start in
few days to visit relatives in New Hamr-
shire and Massachusetts, where he will
spend the winter. The town will not
look natural without his familiar coun.
tenance.
George Behean and Will Gardner,
who have been in Salmon Meadows for
the past two months herding horses for
T. ]. Davis. returned on Monday. They
report having good time and being
solid with all the girls.
E. c. Sherwin and wife were in town
last Sunday, making preparations TO re-
side among us. MIR. Sherwin will take
charge of the livery stable as soon as
some one is found 10 take his position
in A. w. Talkington d Co.'s store at
Cottonwood.
Victor Hexter, wife and child, Mr.
and Mrs. n. w. Thompson, of Indiana.
and the editor of the f. p. arrived from
Warrens Wednesday night by way of
the Melnor trail. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son are the sister and brother-in. law of
Ike Orcutt, and have made the tour of
the territory from Weiser to Mt. Idaho,
via Warrens, on horseback. They left
for home this morning, highly delighted
with the novelty of the trip.
VIM. Bash, John Reed and Edwin
Mills, who have been prospecting in the
Clearwater district for the past two
weeks, returned on Tuesday with some
nice specimens of quartz from ledges
which they discovered, in which sui
pilates of iron, carrying gold and silver
predominate. Mr.. Basch will net return
TO his family in Oregon for some time,
as he and the above mentioned gentle
men intend to develope some of their
lodges during the winter.
Owing to the rush of work last week
we omitted the item in regard to the