Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
OUR WEEKLY ROUND UP

Moscow gets the Territorial Univers
ty.
Vollmer & Scott loan money and bu
county scrip.
} Five passengers went down on Wed
nesday's stage.
Mrs. Seth Jones. Sr., has been quit
sick with remttent fever this week.
Good winter apples for sale, thre
cents per pound, at Mt. Idaho hotel.
Grandma Denham is over from Craig
mountain visiting the family of DR.
Nickel this week.
]. d. Davis sustained a severe sprair
of bis ankle last Saturday, caused by .
horse falling on him.
/ will sell beef cheaper than any shor
in Idaho county, for Cash.
81 w. +. SCHMADEKA.
nr. A. Freidenrich, accompanied by
his wife and child. left on Wednesda ay's
stage, on vacation trip to Portland.
Asa Jones has taken possession of the
ranch recently purchased by him from
Elmer King, on the Cottonwood side.
Take your sleighs up to w. G.
Browns shop on the edge of the tim
Der and have them fixed in good sty le.
At the close of the services Sunday
morning, the sacrament of the Lords
Supper WAS observed by communicates.
Wednesday was the Chinese new
year and our celestial inhabitants cele
brated the event to the best of their
ability.
Work has been resumed on the o. r
& N. branch railroad to Cmur d'Alene
an contracts let for the completion of
the road.
General Randall F. Mackenzie, one of
the youngest and most brilliant gener-
ais in the late war, died at New Bright
on, l.. l., on the Goth.
W. F. Schmadeka has lot of lumber
piled on the lot adjoining his harness
shop, but rs to what he purposeth to do
Herewith he sayeth not.
W. w. Stillwell called at this office
Tuesday and left some of the treasures
of this world, in return for the f. F.,
which goes to him regularly.
Mrs. c. 3. Saunders was taken sud-
Cenly sick last Thursday evening while
attending church services. She has
since recovered to a great extent.
A. f. Parker, of the Grangeville FREE
Press, came down on Monday looking
as well as ever. He proceeded from
here to Boise and thence to Salt Lake.
-%etIer.
We receive eggs, dressed chickens,
spare-ribs, vegetables and produce of all
Kinds on subscription To the FREE Press
FROM those who have not the money to
pay cash.
Ear. L. w. Bell is daily receiving new
invoices of furniture of all kinds. and
can supply you with sets from $50 to
S75. His show rooms are worth in
specting
ldessrs. Tom and George Surridge
came in on the stage Sunday morning.
Mr. Surridge reports times as very dull
and money close in Michigan, where he
has been visiting.
There have been number of cases of
small pox in Walla Walla and in order
to prevent the spread of the disease. all
public gatherings have been prohibited
by the board OF health.
Friday afternoon in Mrs. HALLS school
was devoted to liter1ry exercises. The
compositions showed much study and
originality and were a credit to the au-
thors AS we'll as the school.
NoTrcE During my absence Mr.. R.
f. Fulton has chaige OF the FREE Press
office md is authorized to receive and
receip: for moneys paid in.
A. F. PARKER.
Jan. 20, 1889.
Bills are being introduced fast and
thick In the legislature. A few of the
proposed measures would be beneficial
to the territory at large and should be
passed, but the great majority of them
can just as well be laid on the table in
definitely
DR.. hicCallie will leave Grangeville
the fret Of March for the lower country
where he will spend one month. You
can find him at Mt. Idaho February 5th.
18th and 10Th. AT Cottonwood the 10Th
and 22nd. The balance of February he
will be in Grangeville.
Our Cotton wood correspondent sends
the following: u. S. Marshal A. D.
Green has returned from his trip to
Boise.--Mr. Chenowith's house caught
fire Sunday. The building was saved
Dy teaTihg on tne FoOI - mere was
dance at MIR. Davis on Friday evening
Twenty-four couple were present and
had an enjoyable time Mrs. Joe
Spencer has been sick for the past
week.-Mrs.. Ramona, of Lawyers
Canyon. gave birth to a boy recently.
The child died; the lady is doing we'll.
MIR. and Mrs. Bruner are rejoicing
over the birth of n daughter NJ. w.
Smith is sick and confined to his bed.
Idaho's weather prophet, old man
Wigs, predicts that the winter yet to
come will be the severest ever known.
He bases his prediction on the assertion
that the moon is 5000 miles out of the
way Hear what he says: ~ never
knew it TO fail. If the moon had only
gone little out of its way / wouldn't
say a word. but here it is at least 5000