Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-07-05
OUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP.

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The health of this community is good
Warm growing weather with seasona-
BILE rains.
The water melon crop will be good
this year.
Crops promise fairly well, all things
considered.
Brockman says his crop is good for
$500 bushels.
What will the harvest bef Well,
about half crop.
Farmers generally feel more cheerful
after tho late rains.
Vegetables are plenty and no family
need he without them.
The Jersey House is resplendeut in q
new coat of white paint.
The clans are gathering from far and
near for the celebration.
The crop reports are not half SO bad
as represented. Brace up.
Subscribe for your county paper or
quit reading it. Why not2
Horses in this neighborhood are uni
versally afflicted with epizootic.
1t is reported that Mr.. Brown has
sold the stage line to Felix Warren.
We hear of wheat that promises forty
bushels to the acre, despite the drouth.
Our Kansas editor says that Camas
prairie don't realize what drouth really
l..
Arthur Robinson sustained a severe
sprain of the ankle lasi Friday by a
horse falling on him.
Phil Cleary was up from John Day
creek Saturday and reports lot Of tray-
ell over his new Salmon river ferry.
The Benson train brought out four
tons of fine rock from the Bullion mine
for shipment to the reduction works.
We will sell beef cheaper than any
shop in Idaho county, for cash.
The grain that was put in with a drill
Is reported to stand the dry weather
much better than that sown broadcast.
Benson's pack train arrived from
Warrens Monday and will lay off on
Craig's mountain for a month to give
the mules rest.
Camas prairie ought to have a cheese
factory. There are twelve in Bear LAX 0
county, which is desert compared to
our own section.
L. w. Bell is constantly receiving
new goods and is now ready to fill any
and all orders for furniture at once and
at the lowest prices.
Sam Holt is up from Lewiston taking
in the races. Where the horses are
gathered together Sam is sure to be
found somewhere around.
If, in onr vain conceit, we were to say
nowadays: "There are no flies on u.s."
we would simply handle the truth with
out gloves and prevaricate.
The scarcity Of crops this fall will not
prevent the Pioneer saloon. Cottonwood,
from having full supply of the A No.
l Cutter whiskey on hand for sale.
Flourl Flour Flour!ll First quail.
ity, four dollars per barrel; second quail
ity three dollars per barrel until further
notice. at the Grangeville Flour mills.
B. S. Warmer, probate jpdge of Boise
county, mysteriously disappeared June
18th. He was old and feeble and the
mystery seems to be beyond solution.
J. X. Vincent was over from Cotton
wood Saturday and reports the recent
refreshing rains to have been universal
on the west side of the prairie and to
have done lots of good.
Martin Collins, Bailey and George
Chamberlain and Nate Earl are ou
from Warrens. Mr.. Earl has bough,
the Warrens hotel of Robinson & Gully
and will take charge after the holidays
Robt. Larimer and J. M. Dorman, two
good republicans, were the first to re-
new their subscriptions for the cominl
year. ]. G. Sebastian was a good third
he paying ahead to January, 1891. Th,
newspaper man has always warm cor
ner in his heart for prepaid subscribers
A good many subscribers have for
gotten to settle for the paper and VI
wish to gently remind them that thei
three dollars will be as acceptable nov
as at any time, and will save them th,
necessity Of receiving and US of th
trouble of sending monthly duns for tn
amount. If you can't afford to pay 70
the paper walk up to the captain g offic
and settle and have it discontinued.
Keutsrviiie Notes.
Settlers are much encouraged by tn