Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-18

was bound over In the suru of 81 500 tS
appear before the grand jury. Until he
gives bonds he will board With Sherif
White.
Ex Gov. John A. Martin, of Kansas,
died October 2nd at his home in Atchi.
son Kansas. Gov. Martin has been
prominently identified with public af-
fairs in Kansas for the past 80 wears and
his loss will be deeply felt by the citi-
zens of thst state.
Mr.. Day, father of c. C. Day, who is
in jail charged with stealing cattle, and
Mr. Es'eb, an attorney from Enterprise,
Oregon, were in Mt. Idaho Friday last
to see what could be done for the pris-
oner. They remained but few hours,
rs there was nothing they could do.
Some time since we published state
ment that III. Il. Buffham was fined S25
in Judge Cases court for obstructing a
road on White Bird. The fiue was only
conditional, that if he removed the OBJ
struction no fine would be imposed. MIR.
Buffham removed the obstruction and
has paid no fine.
The commissioners appointed three
judges in each precinct to act at the con-
stituiional election, whose names will be
published in next weeks issue. II you
don't like the constitution, vote against
it, but let us have full vote and show
that Idaho county is not Indifferent to
the welfare of the territory.
Kansas is the paradise of the women
suflragists, for not only are the women
allowed to vote, but do vote, and vote
for good men. AT least the governor,
the attorney general, the chief justice,
and couple of associate supreme JUS
tices have been made an official an
nouncenent that women suffrage at
municipal elections is a great public
benefit --Mdsc World.
The County Commissioners received
letter from +. ii. Grierson. clerk of the
district court, now ct Wallace, Idabo,
asking if it were not possible to postpone
the fall term of court until spring, on
account of the serious illness of the
Judge. The commissioners directed
Deputy District Attorney Fulton to re.
ply. stating that we must have q term
this fall to dispose of the criminal cases
now on the docket.
If Daniel Webster were now alive to
see the four new states take their places
in the Union. he would recall, remarks
the Globe Democrat, with some chagrin,
the fact that he objected to the organi-
cation of Territorial Government for
Oregon on the ground that said region
was so far off that it could never be
governed by the United States" and
that & delegate to congress from there
"cuuld not reach Washington until
year after the expiration of his term"
Mr.. Webster was wise man, but he
had only limited idea of the coming
greatness of his country.
j. II. Forney returned Monday even
ing from his trip to the east. After the
adjournment of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, I. U. 0. F., at Columbus. Mr..
and Mrs. Forney went on visit to Mr.
Forney's Old home in North Carolina,
which be had not seen for fourteen
years. lie reports quite change in
that section since he left, railroads be-
ing built and factories erected. This
year crops were good all through that
section and as result everything is
prosperous. On the return trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Forney stopped off to attend the
session of the Grand Lodge of Idaho,
which convened in Caldwell on the OH
after which Mrs. Forney went on to
Portland to take in the Mechanics fair.
while j. II. came home to attend to the
duties of his Office and profession.
The following are the officers elected
at the session of the Grand Lodge, |. o.
o. F., at Caldwell, to serve during the
ensuing year:
Grand Master, P. NJ. Bruner, HALEY.
Deputy Grand Master, c. w. Wer.
nicke, Shoshone.
Grand Warden, F. B. Willis, Challis.
Grand Secretary, A. X. Steunenberg,
Caldwell.
Grand Treasurer. John Lemp, Boise
City.
Grand Representative. D. L. Bailey.
Caldwell.
Grand Representative. Nj. C. Athey,
Wardner.
Grand Marshal, q. C. PatteD, Mont
peler.
Grand Guardian, D. C. Mitchell,
Moscow.
Grand Conductor, F. w. Hule,t, Sill
yer City.
Grand Herald. Geo. E. Mills,
ketchum.
Grand Chaplain, T. W. Nickel,
Grangeville.
| He Deserves il.
Capt. Eph Baughman, the old steam
boat veteran, is in the city quite pleased
at the recent developments made in his
mine, 'The Silver Bell" situated on
Snake river, above the mouth of the