Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24

Robert Henderson, of Silver Citv
Idaho, while in Chicago recently. blew
out the gas with fatal results. He WAS
in the East for the purpose of buying "A
steamboat to navigate Snake river.
Mr.. George Alkire's little girl. about
eight months old, on last Tuesday morn.
ing pulled a cup of hot coffee from the
table. which smiling on her face and
neck, burned her pretty bad. By care-
ful management no scars will remain.
DIR. Boston will remain in Grange.
vile until Monday next when he will
go to Mt. Idaho for few DAYS. People
in this vicinity who are in need of dem
tai work will do well to call on the doc.
tor and secure the services ofa first. class
operator.
"a crowd of miners broke into John
Clark's store, in Florence, last week,
while he was on fishing excursion with
some young ladies from Camas prairie.
The boysgot gloriOusly drunk, and when
Clark returned he proceeded to do one
of them up.
Mr.. w. A. Hall and A. F. Parker
nave organized real estate bureau, and
parties having decided land to sell or
their hands, where it will be liberallv
advertised free of charge. For terms
call on Mr.. Hall.
Israel de Lano. of Michigan, and John
MattoX of Arkansas arrived ON the
prairie Tuesday. They are visiting
James Rush who is brother-i In Jaw
of Mr.. Mattox. We hope they will re-
main as they seem to be industrious and
enterprising gentlemen.
The o. X. & N. surveyors, who were
prevented from crossing the Nez Perce
reservation some days ago have been or.
dered back to make the survey and wa
are informed they will break camp near
this city Immediately and proceed back
ON the reserve.-Teiter.
y Mr.. George started on Monday morn.
ing for Yellowstone by the way of Elk
City with band of IL horses. The
horses were stolen in 1884 from Grand
Konoe from his father and run in be.
tween Snake and Salmon river. Frank
Crawford accompanied him.
Charles Raby and Robt. White, who
have been prospecting in the vicinity Of
Florence for the past three months.
passed through last Tuesday on their
way to Portland. They discovered a
edge in the Elk City basin. the quarts
from which is very rich, some of it will
run up into the thousands. 1t IL their
Intention to return in the spring to de.
'elope their mine.
We are in receipt of an interesting
from Murray, /. r..
which WAS crowded out this week. ~
we'll as one from Elk City. II sc. C.''
will send in his name. will try and pub
ish his article next week. All corres-
,ondents should sign their names to
he article, not necessarily for publica-
ion, but as a protection to the FREE
'aEss, and they should write on but one
ide of sheet.
From the bleating of Messrs. Buck
nd Quackenbush. in the Stars and Bars
# last week, one would suppose that
ONE wholesome truths in regard to their
opeiess political aspirations, as we'll as
heir past rotten records had been told
hem in no gentle terms. Gentlemen.
the name of all that il holy, brace up
nd don't make such fools ofyourselves.
ut come out and support decent and
ompetent men for office, instead of try
1g to use your paper as a means to at
ain your selfish and unobtainable as
iralions, thereby making yourselves the
stock of the territory.