Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-05-03

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tear and when in health she is remar
able for her activity and vitality. Mar
a grizzled mountain veteran has war
spot in his heart for Mrs. Young, ft
D during her long residence in Elk st
has been everybody's friend and has RI
lieved the necessities of the needy an
comforted the sorrowful on innumer
able occasions, for her heart is ever ope
and generous, and we trust that she vii
yet be spared for many years of con
tinued usefulness.
| G. B. Wood returned from Daytor
Tuesday and reports that the Hunt rail
road is to he built to that town and OF
to Pataha Flat This road will doubles,
be extended to Lewiston and possibly
to Camas prairie. 1t is simply question
of subsidy and blood money. We knew
Hunt in the '70's, when he and Johnny
! Mafetta, half breed siwash and Ka-
naka, used to run the ferry at the CROSS
ing OF the Payette on the overland stage
road. but we never thought that Hunt
would ever evoute into sleek-tongued
railroad magnate at whose slightest
sneeze whole communities hasten to
take snuff.
Frank King and Jacob Eckert return
from Spokane Falls last week, where
they went recently with bunch of fine
horses, which they sold at good prices,
excent span of Black Hawks, which
MIR. X. left in charge of his boy, Eddie.
Mr.. King says that the Spokane marke
is overdone with scrub stock, but that
there is u ready sale at good prices for
heavy draft horses and roadsters. The
Immigration to the Falls he says is as
heavy as ever, and the principal busi-
ness OF the town seems to be to live off
the transient population, but is a live
town with live people for all that.
A new set of district court records
for this county were opened at the late
term of court by Mr.. F. w. Grierson.
clerk of this judicial district, and which
are ruled, printed and indexed to order,
plan which greatly facilitates refer
ence. Mr.. Grierson is an elegant scribe |
and the new records are models of neat
ness, care and method in making en-
tries. This judicial district never had |
better clerks than Hazen Squier and the |
present incumbent. Maj. George Nj. |
Shearer will continue to be deputy |
clerk for Idaho county.
Mr.. Reed returned with bis family
ast Saturday to make permanent resi-
1ence on the ranch near town which
ne purchased recently. A Mr.. Jeffreys
rom the same neighborhood accompa-
1ied him to look at our country and is
10 we'll pleased with it that he will buy
and and make his home among us.
Camas prairie is indeed hard to beat.
The common people are beginning to
ook upon high tariff as fraud and its
advocates and supporters as enemies of
heir interests. By 1892 we hope that
he dullest witted man in the country
Will get it through his added noddle
hat robbery never did, never will snd
lever can protect anything or any body.
Mrs. q. l. Harris received large
consignment of latest fashion spring and
nmmer hats, caps and bonnets by fast
reight, direct from New York city this
week, together with ornaments and
trimmings for the same in great vari-
ty OF styles, to which she invites the
arly inspection of the ladies'.
The $4,000 forfeit money for the
ght between Sullivan and Kilrain is
II up and these great champions will
ght to finish in July-provided it isn't
fake for $40. 600 and the Champion
nip of the world, and we have a big
ollar that says the Boston man is the !
etter man.
Races are announced to be held over s
he Spokane Falls. Walla Walla and
tennessee tracks during the season. Our s
wn horsemen ought to bestir them
elves to hang purses on the Grange {
lille track for two or three days meet
fter the Fourth of July celebration.
c. L. White was thrown from his
'agon frame and narrowly escaped
cath last week through his legs catch
1g IN rocks in the roadway and jerking
I'm from his seat so that he was thrown !
nder the wheels. but fortunately es-
aped with few bruises.
Our town is growing, Idaho county is i
rowing, and the whole of northern r
daho is forging to the front in an alto. :
ether remarkably lively and progres. :
we manner. In the classic vernacular =
the classic poet, I'VE are getting there
18th both feet"
There are more pistols than plows in l
klahoma, and so we infer that they l
Ill raise more Cain than corn. Okla I
oma is the FOOLS paradise, and the fool t
i'll find it out when he has spent all q
is money and finds that he can't get to e
amas prairie. C
Quite large mum Der of ladies turn y
Ut on Thursday evenings to hear the =
rass band practice, and their presence +
GEMS to inspire the musicians with a y
lore correct ear for harmony and great. r
: proficiency in the .use of their in !,
ruments. =
We cordially congratulate Lewiston o
pom the fact that the late Judge Buck "
as annexed himself to Washington a
rritory and will practice law in Spo. "
ane falls with Col. Patrick III Winston C
t-register of the Lewiston land office. il
We rejoice to chronicle the frequent {
'pearance of Peter Riebold on the
reefs again, looking as healthy as 9;
ough he never had known a days' a
ckness. but all the same he had hard u
ige to escape from the dark shadow, a.
Ii our horsemen would catch hold the a
sht way and push the project with a
IN, they could get the Granoevillo