Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-09-27

The drouth of 1889 promises TO be MS
prominent a landmark in the history OF
CAmas prairie as the Indian outbreak ol
1877, and the one is as bad setback as
the other, but the country will come to
the front in spite of it all. so brace up
and put your best foot forward these
hard times.
Our editor returned from lis Salmon
river trip last Sunday and went below
on private business connected with his
real estate interests in Umatlla county.
lie will visit the Mechanics Fair and
buy his winter stock of stationary, etc,
at Portland, before returning to hole up
for the winter.
Last Saturday evening the thunder
began to play and the lightning to flash,
and soon after sundown the rain fell
smarily, but hardly long enough to do
more than clear off the thick smoke.
purify tho atmosphere, lay the dust and
wash the real estate off the trees and
roofs, where it has been accommodating
ell summer.
The following are the Grand officers
elected of the Grand Lodge of Idaho.
a. NJ. & A. NJ, elected ut Boise City,
September 10, 1880: Geo. l.. Shoup.
Grand Master; Geo. Ainsllc, Deputy
Grand Master; I. S. Weller Senior
Graud Warden; e. A. Jordan. Junior
Grand Warden; Jas. II. Wickersham,
Grand Sec',; Chas. Heinrod, Grand
Treas.
Sheriff White and I. S. Weller return
ed from Boise City last week, where
they went to attend the Masonic Grand
Lodge and report a enjoyable time at
the capital. Mr.. Weller was elected
Senior Grand Warden of the Grand
Lodge, the second highest elective office
In the gift of that body. lie has also
attained the Send or Scottish Rite de-
gree.
From information we have receive d
from the Keuterville neighborhood we
are satisfied that our correspondent
from that neighborhood was mistaken
when he stated in last weeks issue that
Mr.. Brockman did not give very good
satisfaction in threshing in that neigh
borhood, but that on the contrary the
people generally were well pleased with
his work.
AS published in the FREE Press last
July, Indian agent Monteith has been
removed, and Warren d. Robbins, Of
Moscow, has been appointed in his
place. Mr.. Robbins will visit Camas
prairie to get acquainted with our peo-
pie and their desires towards the In
dians and the reservation as soon as he
gets the affairs of the Office in such
shape that he can leave them.
Mr.. Wiley writes us from Warrens to
call the attention of the railroad survey
ors who went down Salmon river, to
Slate creek as probably tho most passa-
bic route for railroad. The road
would run up the west fork of Slate
creek, cross the divide at White Bird
prairie and swing around on the Clear
water side by easy grades to Mt Idaho
and Grangeville, and thence across the
prairie to Lewiston.
Thanks to Bro. Forney for papers de
failing the proceedings of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, |. o. o. F., at Columbus,
Ohio, from which we CLEAN the follow
ing: "Grand Sire Underwood is still
confined to his rooms. Representative
kuy Kendall of Wyoming presided.
The next meeting will be held at Tope.
ka. 1t was decided that hereafter the
uniforms of the patriarchs militant must
be all alike and not subject to change.
Odd Fellows Memorial Day was chang
ed from October Goth to the second
Tuesday in June"
Prof. Bowser lectured Tuesday even
ing at Grange hall to good audience
on the subject of India. The lecturer
was attired in Mohomedan costume and
gave a plain descriptive talk of India
and the way in which its inhabitants
lived. The Prof. had with him a large
collection of models of Indian imple-
ments and specimens of their fancy
work with which to illustrate his lee
ture, making it much more realistic and
interesting than it would otherwise
have been. The Prof promises 10 de.
liver another lecture in the near future
For some time past our stock men be.
tween Salmon and Snake rivers have
had suspicious that parties were steal
ing cattle and running them across
Snake river. Recently they received
information that bunch of about sixty
head of Idaho county stock had beer
seen over in Oregon in charge of two
men. Mr.. Wyatt and Mr.. Hadorn came
to Grangeyile Monday and had war.
rants issued for the arrest Of the parties
and it is proposed to have the matter
thoroughly sifted and to bring the guilty
parties to justice, and if possible stoI
the stealing of stock which has been go.
ing on in that neighborhood for some
time.
A movement is on foot among mer
chants in some parts of Missouri look
ing to the abolition of the credit system
which has prevailed so long all over th'
state. That the credit system is dis
advantage to both buyer and seller
a., l.