Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-11-16
OUR U'EEKLY ROUND UP.

BRING us some WOOu ON SuDScrlptlOn
Larry OFT, of Salmon river, is on til
prairie.
Vollmer & Scott loan money and bu,
county scrip.
Dubois is probably elected by abou
1000 majority.
Two inches of snow fell at this place
Tuesday night.
Don't forget the Thanksgiving ball a,
the grange hall.
The stage will run on winter schedule
time on December l.
J. H. Forney. Mt. Idaho, has money
OF loan on real estate.
Thanks to Orestes for election returns
from John Day precinct.
Ave are pleased to see Jay Rhoades in
his old place, driving stage.
John Clark arrived out from Flore nee
Sunday and is now in Lewiston.
Weller & Wax will pay the highest
cash price for county warrants. IF
There will be dance after the repub-
lican ratification meeting next Friday.
George Greer returned from trip to
Portland, Oregon, on Wednesdays stage.
NThe population of Camas prairie is
rapidly increasing; three births this
week.
Now is the time to advertise your
stock brands. Apply at this Office for
rates.
Fairview precinct polled 81 votes, of
which % were republican and % demo :
cratic.
w. f. Schmadeka received this week
five sets of fine buggy harness among
his new stock.
The man who made hay while the
sun shone will find it as good as wheat
before winter is over.
Lewiston is full of people at present
and the hotels are so crowded that it is
difficult to secure a bed.
- The highest vote cast in this county
at the late election was $50 for thu office
of auditor and recorder.
L. 7. Miller, the candidate for con-
constable on the prohibition ticket, is |
is laid up with sore hand.
MIR. V. Hexter is in Pendeton and
has ordered the F. p. sent to him there
for the next three months.
Cut out and preserve the official cleo.
ton returns for future reference, as they
will not be published again.
II. Erickson, the photographer who
was with us couple of months last |
summer is now at Asotin, w. II.
A correspondence from Salmon river
was unavoidably crowded out this week.
1t will appear in our next issue.
will sell beef cheaper than any shop
in Idaho county, for cash.
81 w. f. sCHMADEKA.
We acknowledge pleasant call from
our fellow-townsman &. B. Sanders and |
Mr.. Miller, of Whitman county, w. +.
The way the returns keep coming in |
there will be nothing left of the democ-
racy except Arkansaw and Idaho county. |
The farmers were taking advantage of
the favorable condition of the roads last |
week and hauled considerable wheat to
the mills.
E. G. Spedden, the successful candi-
date for county surveyor, left for Elk |
City last Saturday to look after his min
ing interests.
The president has appointed Thurs
day, November Goth, as day of thanks
giving. He wishes the republicans to
return thanks.
They say that Jackass Johnson and |
Cariboo Jack were the only democrats
in White Bird precinct that voted the |
straight ticket.
Gov. Gordon, the democratic nominee
for governor OF Georgia, at the recent
election received l22,7S5 votes, and his
opponents only 400.
Michael Deasey came up from John |
Day Creek last week with the election
returns from that precinct and has been
rusticating in town since.
d. c. Gardner and Frank White have
returned from their. hunting trip to Lit
tie Salmon and report killing as many
as they could pack out.
Charlie Chistie came up from Salmon
river on Wednesday to get the Sl5O he
won on the election of Harrison, and to
lay in his winters stock.
Tom Clark brought out the election
returns from Florence precinct on last
Saturday. He reports the snow as being
10 inches deep at that place.
The A No. Cutter Whiskey is known
as the only sure remedy to cure all
kinds of Diseases and is for sale at R.
Nugents saloon at Cottonwood.
Monday was busy day for the coun-
ty treasurer, as poll taxes were then de.
linquent, and over $500 was paid in that
day on poll and property taxes.
This issue of the F. P. is worth pre-
serving, as We have ransacked the asses
ment roll and the auditors office for in
formation about county affairs.
Mr.. Weller has dug a new we'll on his
residence property at Mt. Idaho, and
found vein of splendid drinking water
in the bedrock at depth of 80 feet.
Charlie Wiggins is very sick in Lewis
ton with spinal meningitis, and at last