Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-03-08
o UR WEEKLY CND- UP.
Bring in your dressed chickens.

Vollmer & Scott loan money and bu
t county scrip.
Rev. A. Maxey went to Lewiston o.
last Monday.
Harry Cone was in town last Frida.
and Saturday.
J. H. Forney, Mt. Idaho, has MONEY
to loan on real estate.
Cottonwood was we'll represented a
the Inauguration bail.
l. S. Weller went to Cottonwood las
Saturday on business trip.
]. II. Wann was over from Cotton.
wood Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. DR.. Bibby is improving and will
soon be able TO be around again.
Weller & Wax will pay the highest
cash price for county warrants. If
T. J. Davis sold one of his fine Here
ford bulls to Chas. E. Holt, of Cotton
wood, last week.
We have been unable to get any re-
port of the inauguration ceremonies in
time for this issue of the paper.
Mine host of the Jersey house had
his premises decorated with flags Mon
day, celebrating Inauguration day.
Elmer King was in town Monday and
gave the F. p. office a call. He expects
shortly to 60 to Lewiston to remain.
I will sell beef cheaper than any shop
in Idaho county, for cash.
81 w. F. SCHMADEkA.
T. r. Eddy vacated his seat on the
stage for a few days last week. He re-
sumed control of the ribbons on Sun
day.
From all accounts the Grange had
big time at their session Saturday night.
Wordens tafy went on a tooth pulling
crusade.
If the weather was as fine in Wash
ington Monday as here, the managers of
the inauguration ceremonies would be
highly delighted.
Wood & McGrane have repainted and
INDUCED in house cleaning generally.
and now theirSaloon looks as neat and
clean as a new pin.
DR.. McCalie left on Wednesday for
the lower country on tooth pulling ex-
pedition. He expects to be absent
three or four weeks.
j. B. Chamberlain took the cattle he
has been wintering on the prairie, 142
head, back to their Salmon river range
the latter part of last week.
President Clevelsnd vetoed the bill to
refund to the states the amounts paid to
the United States government under the
direct tax levied during the late war.
Why is it that everyone calls for the
A No. Cutter Whiskey? Because it is
the best in the market, and is always
for sale at the Pioneer Saloon at Cotton
wood.
We receive eggs, dressed chickens,
spare-ribs, vegetables and produce of al
kinds on subscription to the FREE Press
from those who have not the money to
pay cash.
Postmaster Beck has a new musical
instrument. The name is too big to
insert in the columns of the F. P, but
the instrument itself is not near 30 for
midable.
Mr.. f. w. Bell is daily receiving new
invoices of furniture of all kinds, and
can supply you with sets from $32 to
S75. His show rooms are worth in
specting.
Venus is now evening star and can be
seen in the western sky during the
evening. Venus is the most brilliant of
the planets and is beautiful sight these
clear nights.
j. w. Draper, late foreman of the
FREE PRESS office, is in Oregon City,
as clerk in the II. s. land Of
flee. He is also heavily interested in
real estate in that growing city.
Our last letter from the chief was
dated February 30th. Think ne must
have been inventing a new almanac, as
the one he left for our guidance fails to
show what time in the year that date
occurs.
Washington Territory towns as begin
ming to awaken to knowledge of the
fact that there will have to be a capital
for the new state and candidates for
that honor are beginning to put forth
their claims.
At the meeting of the literary society
w ednescay evening the following otfi-
GERS were elected to serve the ensuing
month: President, DR.. S. E. Bibby;
vice president, Mr.. R. F. Fulton; secre-
tary, Miss Allie Crooks; treasurer, Mr..
G. B. Sanders.
". NJ. Hopkins called Tuesday and
made glad the heart of the printer by
substantial contribution to the treasury.
In the course of a pleasant chat Mr..
Hopkins stated that stock was doing
finely and that cattle are already i'm
proving in flesh.
We started in to write a Democratic
editorial on the outgoing administration
but our Republican sentiments got mix
ed with Ex-President Cleveland's civil
service reform ideas, while free trade
wouldn't come in nowhere, 80 concluded
to postpone that duty until the boss re-
turned.
The following is President Harrison's
cabinet: James G. Blaine, Secretary of
State; William Window, Secretary of
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