Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-07


birthday on Aug Goth.
, III. f. Reynolds, of the firm of Moone
Reynolds and Pierce, is out from FL
City, laying in their winter supply. II
says that Elk City is lively and is til
coming camp.
Judging from the tone of the Lewisto
Teller, there will be a half dozen raj
roads built within six months in our vi
cinty and across the prairie, all centre
ing at Lewiston.
10. ID. Bunnell, q Lewiston merchant
was buried by the Masons on last Fri
day at P. NJ. A very large crowd at
tened the funeral and thereby paid thei
respect to the departed one.
Mere words can not convey anv ade
quate idea of the delicious flavor of the
25-pound watermelon presented to the
FREE Press on last Saturday, by the pop
ular stage. driver. j. Rhoades.
The republicans nominated Fred Du.
oonis for delegate TO congress. at theiI
convention held at HALEY, August 80
There was no opposition as the northern
counties were not represented.
Lawyer Forney starts for San Fran
cisco to-day, on professional business.
lie will attend Sovereign Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows at Los Angeles, and will
be absent for about two weeks.
An Indian recently threw a souaw
from the railroad bridge into the har.
Dor at Victoria, B. C. She fell a dis
taDce af 40 feet, but clung to the iron
work of the bridge until rescued.
A consistent christian tries to show
by his daily actions that he is such, in.
stead of pointing out the shortcomings
Of others, and parading his own virtues.
The person the hat fits, may wear it.
The railroad news has been very brisk
the past few DAYS and if all is done that
you can hear is to be done, we can ex-
pect to have rails laid in this city with
in the next twelve months Teller.
All those knowing themselves in
lebted to the undersigned will please
settle the same Immediately. | mean
business.
1917 GEO. CuAMBERLAIY.
Mr.. J. Yale, agent for Levi, Strauss & |
20, of San Francisco, dealers in dry |
FOODS, arrived at Grangevile last Satur-
iav in company with Mr.. J. Alexander, |
'f the firm of Alexander & Freidenrich. |
Money loaned on Real Estate. Pay
nent made when papers are signed.
} Jnimproved decided land purchased.
highest price paid for County warrants.
40 DANIEL FREw, Mt. Idaho.
The improvements on homestead Of
60 acres, nine miles west of Grange
lille, are for sale. This place is we'll
'atered and there is bargain in it. For
lrther particulars enquire at this Office.
All those knowing themselves IN
ebted to the FREE Press will please
nttle their accounts Immediately. Some
t our readers seem to think that it does
OF require money to run a newspaper.
Two stock men from California. on
leir way to the Sawtooth country.
assed through town last Saturday.
hey were looking for stock range, and
ad as nice camping outfit as we have
yer seen.
Rev. D. E. George, located at this
lace until the latter part of the winter.
nd now at Waitsburg, W. r.. had his
ousehold goods shipped to that place
st week. 1t is not expected that he
i'll return.
Considerable travel to and from War
ms is done by the way of Weiser, and
Camas prairie does not wish to lose
'e trade of that fourishing and ever.
rowing camp, it will have to build
agon road thereto.
Henry S. Jones, who lives in the Lake
strict, left at the FREE PRESS office
TX of large red plums, raised on his
ace. He does not know the name of |
EN-, and we suggested they be called \
e Cleveland plum. /
d. Starrett, of Butte, Mont, who has t
zen visiting his mine in the Alton dis
lct, returned on Tuesday, and went be- !
W on Wednesdays stage, taking with j
m samples of ore for assay. He speaks I
ry highly of the Warrens district
We would be pleased if prospectors {
I'd owners of mines would leave at this n
ice samples of quartz from every q
dye in the county. 1t will advertise a
cir mines and go long ways towards a
tting Capitalists to take hold of them. v
We hope that our readers will excuse 2
Y III tbO page InIS
eek, for we have been so busy getting c
r job office in running order, and be-
2 without help, we have had little
ne to see and hear what was happen
:.
rhe FREE PRESS subscription list is
oidly increasing. Every family in CT
abo county should take copy and p
Id as many away to your friends as o
ssible. A live paper does more to adj n
rtise country than all else put to-
her. II
Board equalization met and after a
' minor corrections approved the
for 1888. The county affairs are ad-
lcing nicely. the taxable property in d,
'6 being 1867 ,072; in 1887 S154 ,534, and al
1888 SSH, 463. a net gain in two years til
sl73,39l. OF
We return our thanks to the young
n who so kindly assisted us with the
ss last Sunday. 1t was against their -
nciples to labor on the Sabbath. but
y put their religious scruples in their
,kets and lifted and tugDed like long o ,