Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-12-13

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no Guards at this place.
Davis 4 Cook work cheaper for cash
than any shnn in the territory. New
shoes toed for Twenty-Five cents. Shoes
set for twenty Eve cents each. 81
Mr.. Glatigny and several other gentle
men came np from Salmon river Sunday
to attend court, and went home next
day disgus,ed with the delay which
caused the needless trip.
Weller & Wax sent five teams to
Lewiston last Friday exclusively for
flour from Mr.. Booths mill That rol
Ter process -four lays over anything cv-
er before imported here.
The town has been quite lively this
week in consequence Of the large urri
val of jurymen and witnesses who
came to attend court. Saturday, Sunday
and Monday we're particularly lively.
The young men about town are talk
ing of organizing series Of club dances
for amusement during the winter The
scheme would add to the social life of
the prairie and should be carried ont,
Frank Williams and Bert Smith came
out from Warrens Sunday night, having
Travelled night and day to get here for
court. They are both hopping mad be-
cause the delay will keep them here for
IN indefinite period.
George A!kire was up from his new
Il, H. 4 10 4 4
len the dust for his two subscriptions to
the f. p. He is we'll pleased with his
new locs tion and intends to make it the
equal of the best ranch on the river.
Marion Williams sunk well on the
editors new residence property last
week and found water at eleven feet,
but continued on to a depth of twenty
feet. Water of excellent quality is
found a. uniform depth in that part of
town.
Our good friends, Messrs. McDermott
and Surdeville, donated to our larder
last week lot of fine apples which
were raised on their ranch towards
Clearwater. They were lovely fruit and
the smallest weighed three-quarters OF
pound each.
The members of Cmur d'Alene camp
came out from Allison gulch to attend
court and spent few hours here before
they returned. They are high rollers
on general principles and frescoed the
town in carnation tints in a highly
artistic manner.
" The town was full of men last Mon
day, and the men were full of whisky,
and altogether, Grangeville resembled
IA. hgh-toned mining camp rather than
the quiet agricultural village its name
impl,ef. There ore no bugs on this en-
bryo metropolis.
A masquerade ball is talked of as an
event Of the coming winter. The young
people wanted it to he given under the
auspices of Charity Grange, but the old
er heads declined to bear the burden,
and SO it will have to be assumed by
private enterprise.
Come to our Mt. Idaho store for the
only genuine bargains ever offered in
the entire county-our entire stock pos
itively offered AT COST. FOR CASH. We
mean business, and want to save the
expense of moving our goods before
closing out, WELLER & WAX.
Wm. Rieg, of Coal Valley, West Vir-
ginia, has cur thanks for copies of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. He is brother
in-aw of j. S. Hartman and A. B.
Rookie, of this prairie, and as Mr.. Rookie
sends him this moral organ he is kept
posted as to our do:ngs in this part OF
the vineyard.
W. f. ScLmadeka exhibits fine line
of bran new buggy harness, whips
blankets, brides, bits, spurs, sleigh bells
and a large assortment of goods in that
line. II is without doubt the largest
stock of that class of goods eyer i'm
imported into this county, and are well
worthy OF inspection.
A large number of sample copies ol
the National Democrat have been dis
tribited here lately, and quite mum
Der have subscribed for it. 1t is a regr-
lar arsenal of democratic ammunition
and splendid party paper. The regu.
lar subscription price is 81 so per year
but you can get it with the FREE Press
for only S3.75.
Mr. Dillinger has drawn for US mar
OF the Elk City, Dixie and Bitter Rool
country in general. which shows the ex.
act location of the streams, divides, &c.
as near as he can locate them aftel
twenty-five years experience in those
mountains. When the boom strike.
that region we propose to have the maj
Autographed and electrotyped for gra'
tuitious distribution.
A shooting match was held in towi
last Saturday afternoon, the prize bein.
beef. Some very fair shooting wal
done considering the wind blowing
The two first quarters were won by Cy
Overman. tie third by Mill Gardner
the fourth by John Crooks, hide an,
talow by Mill Gardner. Anothe
match will be held tomorrow tSatur
day.. the prize to be fine shot gun.