Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-11
The sick folks are all recovering.

county scrip.
Weller & Wax will pay the highes
. leash price for county warrants. Ii
:, The legislative mill has turned out M
grist of public Importance up to date.
The stock brands Of the New Yorl
company will be published next week.
, >@The steamboats, have quit running OF
Snake river and now We are bottled NJ
for the winter. i.
r. Joe Stephens was thrown from his
sled while working in the timber and
= Nlislocated his right knee on Tuesday
The Academy opened for the winter
term Monday, with Mr.. Weeks as prin-
} tipal and Miss Eda NJ. Clark as assist
ant.
Harrison did not have o majority in
Indiana. His minority in his own
state is 1927 votes, as shown by the
final count.
| A letter from Boise City says there u
real danger of the new liquor bill being
enacted INTO law. Ii we were all tenn
perance people this fact would not scare
"a a bit.
/ Mr.. F. w. Bell is daily receiving new
Invoices of furniiure of all kinds, and
can supply you with sets from $50 to
S75. His show rooms are worth in
specting.
| All drank to esch others health du-
ring the holidays at the Pioneer saloon,
| Cottonwood. 1t is needless To say they
llnbibed the best brand manufactured
the A No. Cutter Whiskey.
t-lFrank Pearson will close his White
Bird school this week after highly
successful term, during which be has
given complete satisfaction TO the trus-
tees and parents of the district.
| Ed. Robinson and Frank Williams
came out from Warrens last Saturday to
spend a few weeks and report all quiet
inside, with every body sangnine of great
developments next summer. Mr.. Il.
Dame out to file his official bond as post
master and is now visiting his mother
sind relatives in Lewiston.
NSulivan and Kilrain are matched to
fight for $50. 900. Mitchell is also try
ing to arrange match with the ex-
champion, and Jackson, the niger who
Knocked out Joe M'AuIifie last week. is
talking of challenging both Kjlrain and
Sullivan for the championship. We
hope the boys will do some real fight
ing when they are done blowing.
Mr.. Larimer writes us under date
Jan. 4, that no bills of importance have
Us yet become laws; that Mr.. Day will
IN few days introduce the wagon road
bill, and that either Mr.. Nelson or Mr..
Day will introduce u memorial asking
t Congress to audit and pay tho claims OF
J titlZens of Idaho for services rendered
md losses incurred during the various
, Indian wars.
\ A letter to the editor from Elk City
: received last week says: The boys il
: Did Elk are lubricating the holidays
with oriental oil. Thermometer 80 be-
, low zero on the morning of December
e6; snow about three inches deep in ELI
. valley; everybody well and all happy
Mail arrives every week on time. Plen
ty of grub in the larder TO last till tn,
bills crawl out of the snow"
Washington territory is to be admit
: ted as the state of Tacoma; New Mexi
co is to be named Montezuna: Soutl
Dakota will be called Winona, whil,
North Dakota retains the name of Da
n kota. Idaho, Montana. Wyoming, Utal
s and Arizona are to retain their presen
!. names. Such is the program of Con
n gresham Springer, chairman of tn
Z house committee on territories.
Mrs. Schmadeka is dangerously i'll
i DR.. Bibby was called Saturday and eve
r, rything is being done for her relief. Th
= family have all been down now With
Il month, and the Cause of tho good Ia
q dy'r present state of health ID attribute
to the long spell of watching she di
during the recent sick kness in the family
This community will watch for the re
u u covery OF our respected friend with in
creasing solicitude.
(, Peter jackson, colored champion {
Australia fought joe McAultfe in Sa
Francisco December %, and knocke
10 him out in twenty-four rounds. 10
'o tipped the beam At two twenty, Will
'e the negro weighed an even two hundre,
e The California athletic club offer to bac
70 Jackson to fight any man in the worl
for purse of $4,000. Sullivan has a
N ready declined on the ground that il
af beneath his disnity to fight u ni.gar.
-, n The people across Clearwater are goo
- rusilers and enterprisiDg citizens. The
:" have built substantial, comfortable an
~ commOdious school house; have seate
it and lighted it with good wall lamf
10 and furnished it with maps and blac
n. board; and all done by their own brai
in and Drawn, without drawing a dolls
- from the school fund. They also ha,
al a debating club and literary sohiety
~ good running order, with number
~ good debsters. We wish some of the
wond take up the quill for the F. P. al
give the news of that neighborhoOd ona
t. week. We need more subscribe
IN over there.
ot
= Our Cottonwood scribe sends ths 10
re- lowing items; A. d. Mckinley is at Go
98 tonwood from Ceur d. Alene. Hem
"a Brngemon il over from Uniontown
Al, make residence on his rancb.-Ja
Carnes arrived from Lewiston with b
wife, to whom he was married Janua
ks l. and gave dance at the school hou
he on his ranch Tuesday night. Ga
~ Der and wifs and Miss Susie Narkha
L 4 I..f A,tt. .rI,