Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-01-06
Write it 1883.
Leap year is here.

week.
For church notices see Directory, OF
first page.
t&Sixty. three students are enrolled at
the academy.
Sale of delinquent tax property Mon
day, Feb. 6.
-AThe mill granaries are kept plumt
full of wheat.
The last grand act of Prof Weeks was
in the role Of chimney sweep.
We take coyote and all the bounty y
scalps on subscription to the +. z.
A new invoice of iron clad note and re.
ceipt books for sale at the +. z. office.
The Washington address of Hon +. r.
| Dubois is 1880 Thirteenth street, n. W.
kAHenry Schmadka was hooked in the
cheek on Monday, the horn cutting
through.
The board of county commissioners
meet in regular quarterly session on
Monday next.
The year 1883 promises to he a
highly successful one for this county
and territory.
Mrs. A. +. Holt left this morning to
reside permanently with her parents at
Salt Lake City.
Deputy Marshal A. u. Greene started
Tuesday for Lewiston and the CGur d
Alene on official business.
The Idaho county pioneers are re-
tod 20, at = In.
Saturday. January IA, at p. III.
Members of the Idaho county stock
association meet at the conrt house Sat-
urday, January IA, at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
MONEY To LOAN, on real estate, at low
rates of interest. Apply to
j. I'll. FoRNEY, Mt. Idaho.
Recollect that yon can get money on
real estate security at ten per cent. per
year at the FEEE PRESS office. Call
early before it is all gone.
The members of the Grangevile brass
band return their sincere. thanks to
Messas. Miller & Rush for furnishing
the dance music on the occasion of their
recent entertainment.
{. F. BRowN, Leader.
Y The new year blew itself in, and after
the gale had blown itself ont, IA snow
storm set in, and those fellows who
have been predicting an open winter
have gone TO hunt their holes.
With grief is filed life's cup,
Misfortunes on us frown,
When wood is going up
And snow is coming down.
Back at last No more running
around. but will contne myself exclu-
sively to office practice, where l can be
found every day from a. NJ. to 6 p. NJ.
j. ii. MCCALLIE.
GRANGEvn.LE, Dec. 90, 1887.
All parties knowing themselves in
debied to ii. Titman will please call
ana settle at once With the undersigned
at the Jersey house, as all accounts must
be closed by the 1st of February.
l.. a. WOODWARD.
The republicans of Idaho who voted
for Dubois last fall will NJ doubt feel
highly complimented at the conduct of
young Voorhees, in assuming to repre-
sent this territory in Congress. Noor-
hees practically tells them that they
made mistake in voting for Dubois,
but We are betting our pile-doliars to
buttons-that Dubois will throw down"
the young braggart from the rutabaga
territory.
William Menke, living near Cotton.
wood, was arraigned before c. w. Case,
probate judge, on Friday last, on
charge of misdemeanor, for taking wood
upon b. NJ. Morris Petersburg ranch
MIR. Menke plead guilty, hut laimed ig-
norance as to the boundary lines. having
thought the wood was on Mr.. Keters'
land, and on motion of S. ii. Forney,
district attorney, he was fined only 81
and costs, amounting to $3.50. AS it
was his first offense, the fine was placed
at the lowest limit.
II Bro. Leland will look over the new
years edition of the Oregonian he will
see why and for what purpose we visited
southern Idaho last fall. If the old
sinner would talk less about annexation
and do more work TO advertise the re-
sources of his country, and be less ma
liclous in suspecting the honesty Of
those who choose to differ from him, he
and his old story-Telier might by this
time have attained n position of nfln-
ence III the community, instead of being
the laughing-stock of the people.