Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-06-07
OUR UEEKLY ROUND UP.
Warm days.

Pleasant evenings.
Frank Robinson is on the sick lis
this week.
A good rain would be very acceptabl
just at present.
Jas. Welch is in town suffering from
an attack of bilious fever.
Misses all cloth shoes only 81 a pai
at Alexander 4 Freidenrich's
The G. & B. pack train nassed through
on the way to Warrens Wednesday.
DR.. Bibby's road cart tipped over with
him Sunday, bruising him considerable.
Pullman, w T.. has an artesian well
which yields fifty gallons of water pei
minute.
Call on r. f. Fulton at the FREE
Press office when you want any notar-
al work done.
w. G. Bates arrived from Baxter
Springs, Kansas, Monday, on visit to
his brother l.. G.. Bates.
AS You will see by the ad. in another
column grand ball will be given in
Grange hail on the evening of July 9th.
The outside world is beginning to
hear Of our glorious country and almost
every day homeseekers arrive on the
prairie.
Newcomers who wish to learn some-
thing of the early history of our county
shonld not fail to attend the Pioneers
reunion Oh the 18th.
If you are an old soldier do not for
get the meeting TO morrow afternoon at
Grange hall for the purpose Of organ
izing 6. A. r. post.
Peter Jackson, the champion colored
pugilist, of Australia, passed through
Spokane Falls May 3lst and gave an ex-
hibition of his tistic prowress.
y G. L. Williams left for Elk City Tues
day morning. where he goes to work on
the Buster mine of S. w. Smith. He
took with him a span of horses for Mr..
Smith.
Hank Earl has sold his interest in the
New York cattle company to S. w.
REYNOLDS. Mr.. Earl leaves in a few
days for Watertown, n. Y, where his
family resides.
All ex-Union soldiers are requested to
meet at Grdngeville, June Sth, between
the hours of and 4 p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for or
ganizing grand army post.
Every citizen of Camas prairie should
appoint himself committee of one
and 90 to work 10 help make the cele-
bration of the 4th the grandest event
in tue history of our county.
John 3. Crooks returnet to Warrens
this week to actively engage in the de-
velopment of his quartz ledge. the 's9
claim. He is sanguine that develop.
ment work will show great things in
Warrens This summer.
On his trip to Lewiston last week
Jake Rebold took with him something
over one hundred pounds of bullion,
the product ot his mine in Warrens,
valued at $40 900. This is not bad
showing for one mine.
II. S. Walton, of Washington. d. G.,
has been appointed as special agent for
the Nez Perce reservation, ard arrived
at the agency last week and has taken
charge. His daughter. Mrs. 4. l.. Nc
Burnie, accompanied him.
There not being a quorum of either
the democratic or republican central
committees present at the meeting at
Mt. Idaho last Saturday. no action was
taken in regard TO selecting delegates
to the constitutional convention.
The finance committee appointed to
raise funds for defraying the expense of
the celebration of the 4th, report very
pI that Il
is all right. Now let the other commit
tees go to work and We will have a
grand time.
y Base ballists on the Cottonwood side
are contemplating organizing a club
and giving our east side boys rub
They have the best of material there
for a first class nine and will give any
club which opposes them all the work
they want to do.
On account of the ball at Mt. Idaho
on the evening of the 18Th, the dance
announced in last weeks issue to be
given at the school house in district No.
8 on tha, evening, has been postponed
until Monday. June 18th. Let all bear
the date in mind and go and have a
good time.
Miss Susie Shissler returned this week
from Walla Walla. where she has been
the past winter, attending the Young
Ladies' college. Miss Shissler passed
with the highest honors in her class.
Her many friends will welcome her re-
turn and congratulate her upon the sue
cess which has attended her studies.
The popular host of the Jersey house,
las Edwards has rppaneraa and ra.
painted the building until it has been
almost entirely transformed in looks.
The dark paper of the dining room has
been replaced by elegant light paper
making the reom cheerful and pleasant.
The office and bar-room have also been
repapered and repainted throughout.
Mr.. Edwards proposes TO continue the
improvements until the place will
scarcely be recognizable as the old Jer-
sew house.
Prof L. T. Weeks leaves us on the
stage tomorrow Saturday. morning, to
ha ahsant pRrmannntly Mr. Waeks