Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-15

transactions of the controllers Office f
v those years.
Spokane Falls is having a legal Ii
s with the N. +. railroad COMPANY, tn
board of trade having commenced prC
eeedings to compel the company to at
stain from discriminating against tha
point in favor of places on the Sound o.
freight rates.
DR.. McCallie will leave Grangevill
the first of March for the lower countr,
where he will spend one month. Yoi
can find him at Mt. Idaho February 5th
18th and 10Th. At Cottonwood the l5tl
and 22nd. The balance of February he
will be in Grangeville.
Hon. Fred T. Dubois last Wednesday
telegraphed to Governor Stevenson al
Boise City that he House Committee on
territories had unanimously agreed to
report an enabling act for Idaho. The
time is drawing near when the Gem of
the Mountains will take her place
among the ssterhood Of states.
Crown Prince Rudolph, of Austria,
was killed cn January Goth. The re-
ports as to the manner of his death are
contradictory, some being to the effect
that he committed suicide while tempo.
rarily insane, others that lie was killed
in duel by Count Franz Ciamgallas.
with whose wife it is asserted the prince
was too intimate.
A gentleman living near Portland re-
Gently dreamed that in a certain hole
nnder stump of tree he would tind
fur collar that had been stolen from his
wife. He visited the field, found the
stump. and placing his hand in the hole
ielt furry substance, pulled it out-and
has since been fumigating the clothes
he wore on the occasion.
Senator Mitchell has introduces a bill
IN Congress which provides that each
volunteer who assisted the government |
forces during the Nez Perce war shall
be paid at the rate of 90 for each day
)f service. and also the actual value Of |
my horses, arms, etc, lost by him while |
n such service. The pension laws are
'lso made applicable to him.
We have heard some parties asking
low to tell when Easter comes. Here
8 the way to determine the date: Easter
,omes on the first Sunday after the first
inll moon after the vernal equinox.
The vernal equinox comes on March
LIST. The first full moon succeeding it,
his year, is on Monday, April 18th.
hat brings Easter on April 2lst.
We have received from the Bureau of
Washington, ID. G.. the re-
'ort of the Commissioner of Education
or the years lSS6-'97, showing the
workings of the common school system
n the different states and territories of
ur country. The work is repleie with
and other valuable information
s to educational work and expenditures
n the United States.
On the morning of April 80, 1889, at
inc O'Clock, it has been arranged that
he church bells all over the country
hall ring to celebrate the event of one
undred years ago, when the church
ellis throughout the thirteen states rang
ut to call the people together to pray
or the success and prosperity of the
ountry under General Washington,
nat day inaugurated President of the
Inited States.
A meeting was held in the parlor of
ne drug store Saturday night to take
,eps toward organizing literary socie-
7. After talking the matter over it
as decided to hold a meeting Wednes-
ay night for the purpose of orasnizing
AT the meeting Wednes-
ay night 1t was decided to hold me et-
igs everv Wednesday and that the soci- {
" should be called the l.. g. d. G. of
rangevllle. The following officers
ere elected: President, S. f.. Bibby;
e-president, l.. I. Weeks; secretary,
. +. Fulton; treasurer, T. j. Davis.
Weller & Wax last week sent a piece .
rock from one of Idaho county's
lines to James II. Fisk, of Portland. to q
ave assayed. They were rather sur 6
rised to receive with the assay Sl.5O, ,
hirh the rock produced after paving
! charges. The assay shows So, $50
Did aud $2,050 silver, a total of S34,- t
80 per ton. This is probably the best I
rowing ever made by Idaho quartz, and
res 10 show that our county has some
the richest gold bearing rock in the d
rritory, and as soon rs they are devel-
bed will be world of wealth to their |
Eners. ,
While hunting stock few days ago, 4
IKE Ryan discovered a natural cave e
lat may prove 10 be of great interest. +
is situated near Wheeler's Bgfoot
mp about half mile from Snake fiy- 3
:. Ryan's attention was first attracted t
ward the spot by the escaping gas and
roaring noise. Approaching the +,
onth OF the crater Ryan could dis
nctly hear the sound of rushing wa-
rs below. He returned TO Howeth's [
nrh and reported his discovery and the d
Ext day party started for the cave to +
axe an exploration of it, but we have
lied to learn the result of their TRIP
ountain Home Bulletin. G
Onr Cottonwood correspondent sends :,
! the following notes of the happen- u
gs in his neighborhood. Mr.. |. S. Il
'eiler is stopping this week at Cotton d
ood on business-Mr. j. II. Worm il
ck at his home in Cottonwood.-Mr.
rnner has SO far recovered from his re- o
mt illness as 10 be able to sit up.-Mr. a
rank Brucemon was to be married to C
iss Cambreig, of Uniontown on the D
th. The boys are waiting for his re- 1
rn so AS to give him serenade.-Mr. !.
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