Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-02

visit i'll Western Oregon. They report
a pleasant time while gone but were
glad to get back to Camas prairie again.
A party of immigrants came in on the
8 Gamer on Thursday and proceed. ~
private team to Camas prairie, where
they in tend to locate near Grangeville.
r They came from Kansas and were ap-
parently well to DO. Teller.
Miss Maggie E. Robinson has pur-
chased the millinery business of Mrs.
Harris and has ordered new stock OF
goods and by close attention to busi-
ness hopes to share the patronage Of
the ladies'. Look out for advertisement
next week.
S. j. Langdon, post commander G. A.
r., of Lewiston, will be in Grangeville
Saturday, August Srd. (to-morrow) for
the purpose of organizing G. A. r.
post at this place. Old soldiers will take
notice and be in attendance Saturday at
4 O'Clock p. m.
Upwards of 200 head of fine hogs
were crossed at the Clearwater ferry
and ia ken up the hill to Uniontown,
where they will be put on the train and
shipped into the Spokene country.
They were mostly purchased on Camas
prairie. Teller.
Pell Sherwin failed to find a gold
mine On his recent trip TO Warrens. but
! hayipu hio hAe L., H.
proceeded to do up a celebrated race
horse from the Weiser country which
Ike Orcutt had in training. Ike has
sworn off running horses.
Judge John l.. Logan, of the First Ju-
dicial District of Idaho is resting from
his labors for thirty days and during
the time will rusticate in the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley of old Virginia.
May he return to Idaho as strong physi-
caly as he is strong in the confidence
and esteem Of the people of his district
--NetEs.
Tho attorneys for Kemmler, the New
York murderer sentenced to death by
elect lical appliance, contend that it has
not been established that an electrical
current will kill and that their client is
EMIT ed, under the judgment. to be kill
ed for certain. If the rule is allowed
Kemm mmer is safe from everything except
an unloaded gun.
Henry Kuther was over from Reuter-
vile last week and bad some letter
heads printed by the FREE Press job de-
partment for his business house at that
enterprising little place. Mr.. X. re-
ports crops good on the mountain as
rule and that settlers in that neighbor-
hood are making many Improvements
on their ranches this summer.
Great alarm prevails in the mining
camps of the Ceur d'Alene on account
of forest fires in the mountains. The
citizens have organized and are on
guard duty day and night. The smoke
is intense throughout the valleys and
extends over the Palouse country
There is no scarcity of water and efforts
are being m ade to utilize it to an advan-
tage in the event of the Tres descend.
ing the mountains to the towns.
When Bishop Talbot was at one OF
the Custer county mining camps hold
ing services, one OF the miners a little
under the influence of liquor approach
ed him and said-Bishop. when you get
ready to begin, will herd up the boys
for you. When the Bishop was ready
he went out and began crying-"Oh
, yeF; oh yes, boys walk up this way, the
: Bishop is now about to begin, come
right along this way and hear the Bish-
op." and he rounded up about two hun
dred for the Bishop."-Ex.
The father Of John l.. Sullivan is of
the opinion that the champion should
be sent to congress. John Morrissey
t " as elected to seat in that body upon
| qualifications very similar to those upon
, which John L. weuld necessarily go be-
fore the people should ,le enter the po-
litical arena, and it would not be at all
surprising to see him elected. In fact il
would probably be about the easiest
way to get rid Of him, as it is evident
that nothing short of capital whiskey
and Potomac fats malaria will ever
knock him out.
, Montana proposes to dispense with
: Pinkerton detectives. Section 80 of the
proposed constitution provides as fol
ows: mo armed person or persons
pr armed body OF men, shall be brough
n into this State for the preservation o
3 the peace or the suppression Of domee
tic violence, except upon the applica
ton of the Legislative Assembly, o
= the Executive, when the Legislative as
sembly cannot be convened" The con
vention retains the grand jury system
reducing the numbers of the grand jur,
to seven instead of sixteen, and the,
d are only calle d into existence at the in
'f stance of the judge. All criminal trial
Is under the new system will be on infor
Is nation of citizen or the District AT
torney, and not by indictment. In th
lie matter of petit jurors in the inferio
D. courts, the jury is composed of nc
n more than six. and in all courts three
ir fourths of the jury renders verdict.