Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-12-07

In the webfoot metropolis.
The steamers leave Lewiston ever
Monday and Friday, at daylight.
Mr.. Weeks has purchased $3.50 Du
rand organ for the use of c. r. G. A.
Jas. Carnes called Tuesday and lei
three big dollars in our treasure box.
j. A. Miller has left the Mt. Idah
mills and gone to Lewiston to hole VI
for the winter.
Ben Anderson, pioneer of Florence
and long resident of the Boise basin
died at Boise city last week.
~ The Grangevile -four mill is running
on full time trying to catch up with the
orders that keep coming in.
The Foster monument fund is re.
opened, and dollar subscriptions in aid
thereof are respectfully solicited.
Vansise is proud of his new honsc,
and well he may be, for it looms up like
"Dungeness light in channel fog"
- Elder Chase has just completed his
new house, which is said to be the f.
nest residence III Fairview precinct.
One of Marion Williams bows was
thrown from horse last week and re-
ceived severe bruises and broken col
lar bone.
The California legislature is demo-
cratic, but hundred Millionaire STAN
ford holds the fort in the U. s. senate
till 1892.
Sike Reynolds finished re-raising last
Thursday his new barn, which was
blown down recently. The building is
a fine one and Sike feels proud oft.
Mr.. f. w. Bell is daily receiving new
invoices of furniture of all kinds, and
can supply you with sets from $32 to
SIS. His show rooms are worth in
specting.
VIM. Won Berge put in weeks work
building an ice pond on the Aram farm,
and will now be able to cut ice in larger
quantities and more conveniently than
in the past.
Charley Mitchell offers Jack Dempsey
81 900 in cold cash to stand up against
him for eight rounds. Or he will fight
to finish for $4,000 a side. Ifthe
match is made there will be more mo-
ney change hands on it than on any
other prize ring encounter that was ever
fought on American soil.
T. F. Sens has lumber on the ground
70 build residence south of Matteson's |
property. That end of town is getting
% be the Mob Hill of Grangeville, and
The best residence property on Camas
prairie, and if, as expected, the railroad |
depot is located there, they will vastly
appreciate in value.
There will be dance at J. D. Davis
place at the mouth of Stock creek on
Friday, December 18th. |
There will be good music, fne supper
and room for 50 couple to dance. Mr.. |
Davis has plenty of stable room which |
he will furnish free of charge to those
who participate. All are invited. 26
Our Cottonwood correspondent writes
hat the o. Il 4 N. surveyors are under
Instructions to leave their work and |
proceed to Lewiston, having been called !
N for the winter. Also marriage no. !
ice, published elsewhere. Also that |
The boys are happy with the promise of
Bob Nugent to dish up free egg-nogg
On Christmas day from 8 too.
AMr. r. F. Fulton has removed his law
office to the FREE Press building, where |
he can be found from early morn till |
levy eve by those who desire legal ad-
vice. Mr.. Fulton is bright and tai.
snted young lawyer who has pitched |
ais tent among us "for keeps" and hav-
ng plenty of push and determination |
about him, he is sure to succeed.
1t is reported that councilman Nelson |
8 going to introduce a Sunday law to |
enforce proper observance of the Sab
path day. In the country districts the |
aw is not needed, and incorporated |
owns have authority under their char
ers to pass ordinances of that character,
md we therefore fail to see the neces-
ty of general law on that subject
The gold dust business is getting to |
,e worse and worse, and unless there is |
change for the better our merchants
will in self defense be compelled to de-
:line to handle it. We saw some re- /
urns few days ago from the San Fran
isco mint from shipment of selected |
Narrens dust of the finest and cleanest
,uality, and it only went $l3 25 per or.
The stuff some of the Chinese attempt
O pass is often worse than a lot of dirt.
Nearly every mail brings notices from
he jobbers with whom our merchants
rade, of an advance in the price of some
me or other of the necessaries of life.
sugar is up another half cent pound,
md soap has jumped up twenty per
ent. in the hands of a "trust." A high |
tariff is fine thing for the
but where does the pro-
ection come in for our Camas prairie
people, who have to pay trust" prices
or everything they buy?
Mr.. Reed, of Marion county, Oregon,
Who was here recently, has purchased
he old c. Nj. Redmond ranch and will
eturn just as soon as the roads are good
n the spring, accompanied by several
gentlemen from the same neighborhood,
II of whom will buy farms and settle
mong us if they find things to their
king. Mr.. Reed is plumb stuck" on
;amas prairie and he is doing good mis-
ionary work for US along the William
tte river in advertising US.
Bailey Cham berlain is out from War
ems and went to Lewiston Monday on
brief business trip. He is parading
round in fine new clothes which he
von on Harrison's election, while us