Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-05
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CHI been established close to the Catholj
church, about four miles from Cotton
- wood.
SO e. w. Bell has removed his filrnitur
store to Grangeville and invites publ
= inspection of his new imported stool
~ which is now on exhibition in the will
" son building, west of the FREE PRESS of
nce' 1871,
u w. H. and N. w. Earl were IN from
Slate creek, and returned Monday I,
round up the cattle they sold to Lock
d wood u Magill. Their neighbors al
@ along the river also sold and delivery
VIII be made some time during the pres.
), ent month.
It Messrs. Gardner and Cook have bar
claim on the south fork. of Clearwater
upon which they are bringing water and
will start piping next week. The claim
prospects well and from all accounts
they have good thing.
, There will be meeting of the Idaho
county Pioneer Association at Mt. Ida.
ho, ON Saturday, October 13, at o'clock
p. m. The ladies are requested to prac.
tice some music for the occasion,
10 l.. P. Brown, President.
Rev. A. Maxey arrived here last
Tuesday to make arrangements for tax.
ing up his residence among us, and re-.
turned to Lewiston yesterday. He will
move his family next week and will
preach at the Grange hall on Sunday,
j October IA.
Tom Galloway, of White Bird, brought
the office the finest water melon we
have sampled this season and also some
onions which averaged half pound
each. There is no better soil in the
world than that occupied by Mr.. Gallo
way on the other side of White Bird
creek.
Ii. Erickson, the photographer, ON
Monday, like the Israelites of old, folded
his tents and left for pastures new. He
will be at Cottonwood for about two
weeks and the people in that vicinity
who wish anything in his line will do
well to call on him as he gave general
satisfaction while here.
FThe Elk City postoffice has been es-
tablished and would be in running or
der but for the fact that the department.
has failed to provide mail service, and
the carrier will have to be paid by private
subscription if the camp is to have q
mail. Delegate Dubois is working hard
to secure special service.
Il. j. Davis returned from Nebraska
last week, where he sold all his horses to
one man at very fair price. He says
that the item In last weeks issue in re.
gard to the price of cattle in the Weiser
country, was a mistake, and that as q
general thing they are not worth as
much there as at this place.
w. II. Earl, of Salmon river, was on
the prairie several days this week, look.
ing for place to winter his stock, where
hay could be purchased cheaply, and
succeeded in renting q. w. Hashagen's
place, about Ii miles from Grangeville.
lie will bring his stock out from Salmon
river about the latter part ofNovember.
Our new press is here, and as we have
the best job-offic in Idaho territory, we
are prepared to do all kinds of printing
in a neat and tasty manner from a 200
page book to calling card. All those
in need of letter heads, bill heads, busi-
ness cards, posters, ball programs, we'd
ding cards, funeral notices, ETC., will do
we'll to give US call before sending
elsewhere. Legal blanks specially.
In another column will be found the
announcement of the marriage Of Mr..
A. A. Harris and Mrs. Clara A. Gordon
which occurred on Wednesday last.
The happy couple started for Lewiston
the same day behind the Judges fine
bays, to purchase their outfit. The
FREE PRESS extends congratulations, and
wishes them a long and prosperous
journey through life, and that all their
troubles may be little ones.
The Chinese contingent at Mt. Idaho
are exercised over the mysterious dlsap-
pearance of one of their number who
has been missing since last Monday q
week ago. John Rice assessed him and
took all the money he had for taxes.
and that night he left his candle burn
ing in the shanty and has never been
seen or heard of since, although his
compatriots have searched for him. The
impression prevails in Chinatown that
the poor devil has suicided.
Mr.. Joe Talkington so long a resident
Of this place but now sojourning in Ma
coupin has been visiting his brother
Billy at Hettick. Uncle Billy Taking
rived at the years of discretion. He
will vote the democratic ticket.-Waver.
ky, (W.,) Journal.
The venerable gentleman referred to
is an uncle of our Sheriff Talkington,
who says he will vote for Cleveland.
Thurman and tariff reform next Novem.
Der.
Ed. Brooks was out from Warrens az
a delegate to the democratic convention,
and took advantage of his visit to buy
the winter supplies for the Cornucopia
mining company in which he is jointly
interested with Frank Smith and Geo.
Brown. The Cornucopia is located at
the head of Smith gulch and is a ledge
of wonderfully rich, but broken quartz.
The boys are running a tunnel $50 feet
down the hill from the discovery and
will probably take out ore enough this
winter to make them all rich.
DIR. w. A. Wade. formerly of Camas
prairie, has been nominated by the re.
publicans of Boise county for school 81.
perintendent-a most excellent nomins.
tiOn as Mr. Wade il 81 GOOD ,.itizan ~