Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-11-30

~ AhSiC NCic HuU1OtT OF IDulanS
town this week laying in their winte,
b, supplies.
1t looks like our Councilman. T. F.
!. Nelson, would be the only democrat in
the next legislature, but he will keep up
his end all the same.
The postoffice now closes at o'clock
: T.. NJ. and to have letters go down on
q the next mornings stage they must be
y mailed before that hour.
John Hadorn is mp from Salmon riv-
er. lie purchased some booded stock
from Hon. b. f. Morris, which lie will
take down in a few days.
There is some talk of private school
IN Grangevile during the winter and
we understand that the project is fast
assuming definite shape.
Franz Heartburg, of Cottonwood.
made hurried business visit to Grange.
vile Tuesday He remembered the f.
L. Office to the amount of $500.
Nick Ingram has been sojourning on
the prairie for the last two weeks. Mr..
Ingram and Joseph Peasley will run the
Rustic postotlice during the winter.
There will be meeting of the citizens
OF Grangeville at Grangevile next
thursday evening for the purpose of
taking steps to have Christmas tree.
Camas prairie can raise better and
more hops to the acre than any other
! place In the U. s. Our farmers should
go into that business more extensively.
Send your orders to w. w. Swauk IL
Co., Lewiston, for machine oils, axle
grease and lace leather, prices the low
est. Mail orders receive prompt atten-
ton. I3tf
Some fighting whiskey must have
found its way into Grangeville and Mt.
Idaho, judging from the number of fra
cases that have occurred during the past
week.
Nels Miller came out from Warrens
on Tuesday. He reports the snow as
Delng six inches deep in that camp, and
three and half feet deep on the sum-,
NIT of old Baldy.
Capt. Hawley, of /. the Jersey House
set a fine turkey dinner yesterday in
honor of Thanksgiving day, to which
the printers were invited, and which
was thankfully accepted.
The Sunday-school dhve very pleas
ant entertainment at Grange hall last
Wednesday evening consisting of songs.
dialogues, etc, and fine supper. The
net proceeds were about $50.
Money loaned on Real Estate. Paw
ment made when papers are signed.
Unimproved decided land purchased.
Highest price paid for County warrants.
49 DANIEL FREw. Mt. Idaho.
The improvements on homestead of
l6O acres, nine miles west of Grange
vile, are for sale. This place Is we'll
watered and there is IL bargain in it, For
further particulars enquire at this office.
The public school at Grapgeville will
close to-day after a l1-weeks session.
Mr.. Day, the teacher, was unable to COM
pete the three months term on account
OF his Official duties calling him to Boise
City.
The Academy will open for winter
term on December 10th with vacation
between December 2lst and December
3lst. Look for ad next week.
LEROY T. WEEKS,
Principal.
If you are not satisfied with the
weather you can drop into r. Nu-
gents Pioneer Saloon at Cottonwood and
sample the A No. / Cutter Whiskey.
which is put out in any quantity YOU
desire and at very small sum OF
money.
For the benefit of the inquiring pub
lie we will state that the building being
erected back of the f. p. Office is to be
used as woodhouse and cellar, and If
the editor intends to take unto himself
a wife and set up housek eeping therein.
we are not aware it.
Ben Mason, of the firm of Sedwick 4
Of fIrD De-
out from Warrens Thursday and started
on Saturdays stage for Northern Da-
kota. being called there by the severe
illness of his wife. He says that every-
one in Warrens is busily engaged in de-
veoping their mines.
There will be dance at J. d. Davis
place at the mouth of Stock creek on
Cottonwood, Friday, December 18th.
There will be good music, fine supper
and room for 80 couple to dance. Mr..
Davis has plenty of stable room which
he will furnish free of charge to those
who participate. All are invited. 90
c. M. Day, representative elect from
this county, will start for Boise City on
next Monday and in the meantime as
he is the servant of the people, every
patriotic citizen who is Interested i'm
the affairs OF the county should hunt
Mr.: Day up and tell him what we need
and the best way to attain that object
His stock of patience is large.
The Chinese who were sent into Elk
City with warrant for the arrest of the
Chinaman who about two weeks ago
two of his countrymen in cold
blood, returned empty-handed and re-
ported that they were unable to find the
object of their search. 1t is the general
belief that it has been peaceably settled
among the Chinese. and that they now
refuse to divulge anything whatever in
regard to the killing.
The great evangelist Moody recently
said that Chester Terry, formerly a parf-
ner of +. A. Gardner, the opium SNUG
gler is truly uartad