Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-09-13
Little Monte Wax is quite sick.
Fruit Of all kinds is abundant now.

Custer post, GAR, meets tomorrow
Saturday at the usual hour.
John Adkison is developing some
good quartz across Salmon river.
Rev. Maxcy left for Ellensburg on
Wednesday to attend conference.
NGrangevllle will soon be large enough
to incorporate. if it keeps on growing.
Franz Hcartburg is building several
brick fues in town and does good work
at reasonable prices.
There is a scarcity of butter in town
and somebody could make tax money
by pcdiling it around.
J. c. Doss sold his surplus cattle last
week, and squared his account with the
county paper, like good citizen.
DIR. Carver left us some magnificent
pears of the Bartlett variety last week
that melted like butter in the mouth.
The county. clerk advertises this week
for medical attendance on the county
paupers, of whom there are row four.
J. Alexander, one of the old stand
by's of Lewiston and this upper coun-
try, spent few hours in Grangeville
this week.
We are prepared to do all kinds OF
fine commercial printing in good style
and at reasonable prices. See our sam
Piles and prices.
\ Nurss, mule Davis, Roy Mclean and
others are prospecting claim on the
Clearwater and will put in wing dam
if the prospects justify it.
This is an exceptionally fine year for
pears, plums and prune, in this locality,
and the yield is very large and the quail
ity and flavor unexceptionable.
Geo. Schmadeka has presented us
with branch six inches in length from
one Of his prune trees which bore a
o uster Of thirty-three fine prunes.
Parties who have engaged plums. and
others wanting choice plums, please call
soon and get them. Prices low.
II j. II. ROBINSON.
Sheriff White and l. S. Weller LETT on
Saturdays stage to attend the Masonic
grand lodge of Ideho. We commend
than to the hospitable people Of the
capital city.
The upper foor of DR.. Nickel's new
building contains nice hall and appro-
pirate ante-room. The entire building
is credtsble piece of work and greatly
improves the appearance Of that part
of Main street.
The recent cattle sales have put some
money in circulation and the circulating
medium is a little more plentiful than
it wes week ago. Money is still very
scarce, however, and the delinquent
tax list is likely to be a very long one.
The reason there Is no market here
for farm produce is principally because
the farmers have nothing to sell when
the demand springs up. Last spring
butter was SO plentiful thet 1t couldn't
away ahd iOW ~ 10 tile bCkTC-
est article in the market.
Frank Vansise is a busy man these
dsye; he is building a residence for Mrs.
Eastman and another for w. Haver-
nick, and 20xA0 feet carpenter shop
for himself. In addition, he has just
turned over Will Schmadeka'a new res
idence to the painters, and is putting
the finishing touches ON his own house.
Eoad carts are growing in popularity
on Camas prairie, and everybody tails
of getting one. 1t has for many long
and weary years been the hight of our
ambition to own a road cart and a spot
ted dog, but like dream of heaven we
greatly fear that it will never be realised
until we go to kingdom come-where
they haven't any use for spotted dogs,
road carts nor country editors.
Mr.. F.. A. Shearer tells US that when
his tomatoes begin to grow he cuts of
the lower sprouts, ties the plants to
poles and lets them grow. He says that
under this treatment the vines yield
much more largely and that the fruit
natures earlier and grows TO a much
larger size and develops finer flavor
than when it is left to ripen on the
ground. He has experimental this way
for years with vines growing side by
side and never knew it to fail. Ho now
wants his neighbors to have the benefit
of his experience.
Major Geo. NJ. Shearer left for Cali
fornis last Monday to recruit his failing
health. He fought on the Confederate
side during the war. and in addition to
being shot nigh unto death several
times he contracted chronic rheumatism
and other complaints brought on by the
hardships and exposures incidental to
active service, and his physical strength
is now wreck. If he had fought on
the Federal side he would be entitled to
a munifcent pension, but he does not
complain. We hope he will return in
the spring fully restored to the blessings
Of good health and strength.
y Next week we hope to present the
constitution of the proposed state of
idaho to our readers. Although we are
one of the putative fathers of the in
strument, yet We are not at all proud of
our offspring. From our standpoint it
is a mOnstrositv which ought To ba