Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-31

in Idaho county, for cash.
81 w. L. SCHMADEKA.
Col. Brown is storping at Gully
Robinson's hotel in Warrens, and wi
return with the next train. in abou
three weeks.
Cleveland's message in retaliation O
Canada's action in regard to transporta
tion. is causing considerable commen
from the press. both pro and con.
The Paouse Gazette, published at Co,
fax, w. p, came this week in an eight
page form. filed with description o
the resources of that country.
Our job press was shipped from Port
land on August 18th. We will be able
to do all kinds of job printing in a few
days. Bring on vour orders.
Mr.. b. B. Stewart and wife, Of Elk
City, are on the prairie. Mr.. Stewar,
h as sent his bond as postmaster at Elk
City on to Washington for approval.
The Rushford wagon, sold by Frank
Bros. Lewiston agency. is the best in
the market. Call at Fleming's and ex-
anime them when you go to Lewiston.
Some one broke into Chas. Chase's
house last week bv breaking ont sash.
Nothing was missing and no reason can
be assigned for the commission of the
crime.
lose, whether you win or lose the bet.
The new election law DISTINGUISHES the
hettor, so you had better not bet.-Iddio
World.
If you feel like indnlging in good
glass, you can find it in the shape of the
a No. Cutter Whiskey. in Cottonwood
at the Pioneer saloon, r. Nugent, pro-
prietor. 8
Call at the postoffice barber shop for
y Medical Lake shampoon. There is
nothing like it for cleaning the head and
identifying the hair; it cures all diseases
of the skin. 1918
We have been requested to state, and
1t Is also our opinion, that il a first-class
barber would start shop and bath
house at Grangeville, it wouid be pay
ing investment.
We understand from reliable author
ity that last week during the hottest
part of the day the thermometers at
Lewiston, Idaho, registered from 1l0o
to ll7o in the shade.
We are in receipt ofa letter from Hon.
r. L. Dubois stating that q postotlice has
heen established at Elk City, Idaho
County, and of the appointment Of B. B.
Stewart as postmaster.
Mr.. AL. Tozier. formerly of Camas
prairie, is now in Rock ford, where he is
engaged in the livery business, and also
in the stage business between Farming
ton and Spokane Falls.
Erickson, the photographer, is here
and IS prepared to give you better pho
tos than any that have been taken in
this part of the country. Gallery back
of the store of Weller & Wax.
We acknowledge the receipt ofa com.
plim entary ticket to the tenth animal
exhibition of the Mechanics Fair to be
held at Portland, Oregon, beginning
October 4th and closing on the 9Th.
The fire that was burning on the
last Friday and Saturday did
no damage, except burning some saw
logs belonging to A. ID. Bartlett. We
were unable to learn how it originated.
The prairie chickens are plentiful
around the grain fields and along the
creeks on the prairie, while in the Tim
Der the grouse are so thick that it is no
trouble to bag mess in few hours.
All those knowing themselves in
debted to the FREE Press will please
settle their accounts Immediately. Some
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not require money to run newspaper.
D. Starrett, of Butte, Mont, passed
through town on the stage Saturday
evening, en- route to the Alton district,
where he and John A. Gowan, of the
same place, own a very valuable mining
claim.
Mr.. Worden, of Nebraska, an uncle of
our musical Tom Worden, is paving our
town a visit. His mission to our coast
is to visit his two sons, residing near Cot
on Camas prairie. Stars and
Ears.
Our job-press will be here tomorrow,
and in two or three days we will have
everything running in good order. All
those in need of any kind of job work
ing elsewhere.
The republican territorial convention
was held at HALEY ON Wednesday, Aug.
29th. We were unable up to the time O t
going to press to ascertain who was
nominated for delegate to congress, but
suppose it was Dubois.
We have had no authentic statements
as yet regarding the yield of grain per
acre on the prairie, but from what we
can hear it is very good. We would be
pleased if the farmers would send us
of the same.
Judge Shumway, L. Beck and Walter
Scott returned from Medical Lake last
Saturday, after sojourn of three weeks,
much improved ia health, excepting
MIR. Shumway, with whom the waters OF
that lake do not seem to agree.
We would be pleased if prospectors
and owners of mines would leave at this
office samples of quartz from every
ledge in the county. 1t will advertise
their mines and go long ways towards
upttinu apita liats fO toka hold Of tha,,,