Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-05-17
OUR WEEKLY UND- UP.

n n river Saturday last.
y A. F. Parker left for the lower coun
try on Saturdays stage.
Monday we had considerable wind
interspersed with little rain.
Fourth of July meeting this FRIDAY
evening, at Grange hall, at o'clock.
The ball players of the prairie will bs
In town in force Tomorrow afternoon.
>tSA The G. & B. pack train of SO mules
passed through town last Friday loaded
with about % 600 pounds of merchan-
disc.
Sheep commissioner Ward Girton
wants the sheep law published, and We
will do so when we enlarge the paper
next month.
Mr.. Schmadeka last week sold to Mr..
Joel Shearer three residence lots, upon
which he expects to erect a dwelling
this summer.
Southern Kansas is full to overflow
ing with disappointed Oklahoma BOOM
ers who are seeking some place to rest
their weary feet.
Our brewery commenced selling it's
| first brewing of Book beer this week,
and our temperance editor says it is the
true elixer of life.
~ Let every one attend the meeting at
Grange hall to night and help make ar
rangements to celebrate tn 4th in an ap-
propriate manner.
If you want to feel good, and strong
and happy, go into the Pioneer saloon,
4 Go, 81 NJ. 1
Cutter whiskey for sale there.
The trustees of the Pioneer associa-
ton meet at Mt. Idaho at one o'clock
Tomorrow. Saturday, to arrange the
program of exercises for the coming re-
union on June 18th.
John Clark came in on SATURDAYS
stage from Batavia, Iowa, where he has
heen spending the winter. and left the
first of the week for Florence, to attend
to his business interests there.
The editor pro tenn. spent two or three
days last week trout fishing in Asotin
creek and had very good success in al
Turing the fnny beauties from the
sparkling waters of that beautiful
stream.
H. Won Bargen called Monday and
left the wherewithal to send a copy of
the FREE PRESS to Alfred White, Au-
born, California, and also to pay the
subscription to his home paper in ad-
vance.
County commissioner Bailey Cham
berlain is on the prairie gathering up
bunch of beef cattle and a drove of
hogs. which he intends to drive into
to 10 bo I,,r
ing the summer.
The minstrel entertainment to be CIV
en- on the 4th of July for the benefit of
the band will be the greatest treat en-
joyed by Camas prairie residents in
long time. Mr.. Ed. Beck will have
charge of the affair, which is a sufficient
guaranty of its success, as his equal in
this line is not to be found in the north
west.
There is good deal of freight for
Camas prairie at Uniontown and Gene
see. and parties who are expecting any
should write and see about it, lest they
be charged for storage. The agents of
the company give notice by postal cards
to the post-office of tue town where the
freight is received. We understand
that there is a good deal of freight at
the above places consigned to people on
the prairie, and that they do not know
of it and are wondering why they don't
receive it.
John J.. Philip, the merchant tailor
of the northwest, of Lewiston, Idaho,
will divide his time between Grange
vile and Mt. Idaho on May 25th, Goth
and 9th, for the purpose of taking or
ders of all descriptions in the very lat
est styles. at the very lowest cash price
in the finest woolens, Scotch tweeds,
French beavers and cassimeres, Eng
lish broadcoths and diagonals, cordu
roys and chinchillas. Don't miss this
golden opportunity to secure good
tailor made suit at the lowest cash price.
He will be found at the Jersey House
in Grangevilie and Browns hotel at Mt.
Idaho on the above dates.
Y A base ball club was organized last
Saturday afternoon in Grangeville with
the following officers: President, &. NJ.
Day; secretary, l.. T. Weeks; treasurer,
K. F. Fulton. The boys have already
sent for balls, bats, mask and gloves.
Grounds have been secured just north
of the race track. which will be put in
the best condition of any grounds in
be played every Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock. We have the best of mater
ial in Grangeville and vicinity for
first class nine and we predict that ere
another month passes the Camas prairie
boys will be in condition to defeat any
club in north Idaho or eastern WASH
ington
This is mighty dull year for placer
mining and we shall feel it here In
tighter times than ever before the year
closes. The Moose creek claim didn't
even turn their water in this year, and
the Clearwater station claim only clean
ed up eighty dollars as against an aver
age of $1,000 or $4,000. In Elk City
many claims are making their final
cleanup for the season. and the tenden-
cy among the Chinese in all the camps
is to feel discouraged, as this is the sec
ond dry year in succession and they are
so hopelessly involved that they must
quit right now. A good many of our
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