Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-04-26


Mr.. Monteith will assume his duties
Indian agent at Lapwai on May /.
G. w. Cunningham has been appoin
ed to be U. S. assayer at Boise City.
The surveyor general is about to |,
contracts for the survey ofLong valley
Teachers quarterly examination {
Mt. Idaho, on Wednesday, next, May
U. S. grand jury sitting at Lewisto
found nine true bills and seven not true
School will convene in Wheatlan
district, No. Is, on Monday, May 9th
with Mrs. Arnold as teacher.
Our old partner on the Nez Perce Nescs
Gus. E. Beeson, is up from Lewiston
interviewing his friends hereabout.
want to trade thoroughbred short
horn COW and calf for horses or othel
stock. A. b. ROOKIE.
w. H. Zumwalt has sold his decided
pre-empton of forty acres to Mr.
Frew, of Mt. Idaho, for three dollars
per acre.
Hon. J. NJ. Howe, ex. register Of the
Lewiston land Office, was up this week
shaking hands with his friends in Gods
country.
The administrator reports an even
$500 as the gross proceeds of the VIM.
Allison estate. The ranch was bought
by August Berg for $lO2.
The Foster monument fund amounts
to S92 and it is desired to swell it to 5000
this summer. There need be no limit
IN 10 ornonnt nf yanr ho
Ifyou are not satisfied with the wea-
ther step into the Pioneer saloon, at
Cottonwood, and you will be satisfied
with the A No. l Cutter whisky for
sale there.
The summer stage schedule will 60
into effect on Wednesday, May 1st,
when mail matter will 60 and come
through between Lewiston and Mt. Ida
no in one day.
Alexander & Freidenrich have been
appointed agents of G. II. Dodd q Co.'S.
agricultural implement house, and will
make a specially of Buckeye mowers
and Schuttler wagons.
DR.. Nickel talks of erecting two
story building this season, the upper
part to be used for lodge purposes, and
the lower floor as his drug store. The
is not yet decided on.
w. F. Schmadeka has bought block
of lots in the south addition to Grange
vile recently plated by his father.
These lots are being sold at $37 so each,
and are good investment at that price.
The Pioneer association will meet at
Mt. Idaho on Saturday, May 4, 1889, to
elect officers for the ensuing year and
arrange program for the annual re-un.
ion. All members are requested to be
present.
Shissler & Mathison were fined $50
each by Judge Logan for timber tres
pass, and the fines were paid. Thus
endeth the first chapter in case that
has generated much bad blood and hard
feelings. And the end is not yet.
The Grostein Binnard pack train
left Lewiston Monday loaded with
Warrens freight, but it will discharge
at Mt. Idaho and return for another
load before going inside. The Benson
train will be up about the middle of
May.
Take to the tall timber and climb
tree. Assessor Rice has commenced his
official duties and is going to make the
roll of Idaho county for the
current year show a total valuation of
million of dollars or perish in the at
tempt.
We should be glad to have a live cor.
in each neighborhood in the
county to send US the local happenings
for publication. These little neighbor-
hood items form the most interesting
part of the paper, and we always make
room for them.
VIM. Crandall left for his placer mine
on the Dead Horse trail on Monday,
and hopes TO realise something this sea-
son on the four years work he has in
vested in opening up the ground. The
claims are situated in the Slate creek
basin and are easily worked.
The grand jury of Oneida county have
indicted eighty-five Mormon voters for
perjury in subscribing to the test-oath
at the November election. 1t would be
a sight for gods and men If somebody
would now indict that grand jury for
violating the Edmunds-Tucker law.
Bro. LELAND, of the Lewiston Teller,
is prostrated with another paralytic
stroke. We extend sympathies and
trust that our venerable and esteemed
co-laborer in the journalistic vineyard
will soon be on his feet again and that
his years of usefulness may be long
in the land.
Owing to an error in publishing the
boundaries of the new school district,
No. 81, we revise them to conform to
the records, as follows: Commencing at
the center of section 80, tp. 81 n, 2
east, and running south on half section
line to Johns creek; thence westerly
down Johns creek and Rocky canyon
to section line between sections Is and
16, of tip. 80, r east; thence north to
point due west from the point of begin
ming, thence east to place of beginning.
Hon. ]. s. Rohrer, an ex-legislator
from Custer county, and formerly part.
ner in the famous Charles Dickens and
Custer mines, arrived on the prairie last
week and is now in Elk City, where he
ia intaraetad in nuarfz Mr. Rohrar