Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-14

The democratic convention of Wash
ington territory, which met at Spokan,
rails on September 4, nominated Charles
;: Voorhees, for delegate to congress. Mr.,
Vorhees il the present incumbent.
VIM. Havernick started for Warren,
on Monday with a pack train loaded
with l45 barrels OF Grangeville -four and
general assortment Of merchandise
from the store of c. A. Dueber q Co.
All those knowing themselves in
deoted to the undersigned will please
settle the same Immediately. mean
business.
1917 GEO, CHAMprRIA1N.
E. @. and Pell Sherwin have bought
the livery stable, buggies, etc., of Aram
q Son, in Grangeville and will take pos
session in about . month. The new
firm will be known as Sherwin Bros.
Money loaned on Real Estate. Paw
ment made when papers are signed.
Unimproved decided land purchased.
Highest price paid for County warrants.
Az DANIEL FREw, Mt. Idaho.
All those knowing themselves IN
debted to the FREE Press will please
settle their accounts Immediately. Some
OF our readers seem to think that It doew
not require money to run q newspaper.
The Improvements on homestead of
l6O acres, nine miles west of Grange
vile, are for sale. This place is well
watered and there ia bargain in it. For
further particulars enquire at this Office.
A. Benson came up from Lewiston
Tuesday, and on Wednesday started for
Warrens. He will remain there for
several months and Mr.. Collins will
come out and stop in Lewiston for q
time.
Il. c. Brown and wife, Fred Hovey
and wife. Miss Daisy Brown and Lee
smith, who went on fishing excursion
o White Bird, returned on Wednesday.
They report a big catch Of fish and had
! good time.
J. l.. Eckert, John Coram, Thos. Sur
'ldgc, Chas. Rice and families, and VIM.
Coram. Frank ST. Clair, Henry Randall
md Joe Surridge, who have been camp
ng on Meadow creek for week past.
eturned on Sunday.
Mr.. ]. F. McLane started for Lewiston
his morning; he was accompanied by
DING back to Indiana, and by Mrs. Mil
er, of Lewiston, who has been visiting
riends in GrangeviIle.
The new boiler front and castings. Of
he Grangeville flour mill will be- In
.ewiston this week. 1t is the intention
{ the managers of the mill to start it
unning In q. few weeks and keep it going
II winter and spring.
Messrs. Nickel, Spedden, Osborne,
arrett and Williams, who have been
near Rapid river in the
even Devils country, returned last
Wednesday. They found plenty ofrock
'hich promises fair yield of the filthy
lcre.
The Snake river is very low, the boats
aving to line over many of the rapids
nd fears are entertained that they will
ave to stop running until the fall rise
( the river. This would entail much
ardship upon the citizens OF the upper
ountry.
Prof. st. Lawrence gave an entertain
,ent at the Grange hall, last Tuesday
vening, consisting of concert, mind
eading exhibition and stereoptican
Jews, which was we'll worth the price of
dmittance. He also showed at Cotton.
'ood and Mt. Idaho.
1t is expected, says an exchange, that
he Northern Pacific will have boats
nnning on the upper Columbia in q
,w weeks for the purpose of allowing
ur farmers an opportunity of shipping
heir wheat. These boats will run from
elilo to Lewiston, and ought to furnish
cheap outlet for the wheat of this up
or country.
Our new press is here, and as we have
ne best job Office in Idaho territory, We
re prepared to do all kinds of printing
! neat and tasty manner from a 200
age book to a calling card. All those
, need of letter heads, bill heads, busi-
ess cards, posters, ball programs, we'd
ing cards, funeral notices, etc., will do
'ell to give us call before sending
lsewhere. Legal blanks a specially.
J. ID. Sebastian, who lives about mile
orth of town, on last Monday started .
re in his stubble-feld, with the inten-
on of burning it off, having first taken
ne precaution to plough several furrows
round the outer edge, but the wind
rising, the fire leaped the intervening
pace of plowed ground and in a few
linutes was coming rapidly towards
The boys turned out from
,wn, and after two hours hard work,
icceeded in extinquishing it, barely
wing the barn and stack of hay on the
state of Charles Rochepierrs. The fire
i'd no damage except burning q great
cal Of pasture and some fence.