Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-01
LIE IDAHO co, IDAHO TERRITORY NOVEMBER 1889

Why can't the band boys get up
Thanksgiving dance?
Constitutional election next Tuesday
Turn out and vote yes or no.
The editor arrived home Saturday ant
will remain for the winter. Factl
L. II. Bickford went down to his pla.
Ger claim on Clearwater Wednesday.
Ch. Christie, Josh Fockler and Geo.
Alkire were up from the river Tuesday
The Barnett .tore in Lewiston will be
re-opened in few days. a receiver
having been appointed.
The band boys are trying to secure
the services of Prof. Gibson, Of Lewis
ton. for a three months course Of in
struction this winter.
| Little George Shearer and Jesse
Smith left with the pack train yesterday
with load os goods from the A. & F.
store for Salmon river.
Warren ID. Robbins has taken charge
of affairs at the Lapwai agency, and we
are glad to learn that the Indians seem
satisfied with his administration.
Prof. Bowser's interesting and In
structive magic lantern exhibition drew
out fair audience on Tuesday evening
The disagreeable weather kept many
| away.
The Hunt railroad system is to be
extended Immediately from Walla
Walla into the Grande Ronde valley.
1t will eventually reach Lewiston an
Camas prairie.
Henry Wax went to Lewiston last
Saturday and returned yesterday with
Mre. Wax and child, who have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Binnard. at Lewiston.
Mrs. Forney arrived home Friday, af-
ter seven weeks absence in the east.
ern and southern states aud Portland.
1t was her first absence from the prairie
for two years, and of course she enjoy
ed the trip immensely.
Another change in the stage road,
throwing it still further to the SOUTH
ward, has been made on the Cotton
wood side. and il the stage drivers were
not Sunday-school graduates they would
swear Justify at having to break new
roads 30 frequently.
Owing to unavoidable circumstances
hessrs. Reid and Sweet were unable to
I'LL their engagements to address the
people of the prairie on behalf of the
constitution on Tuesday and Wednes-
day last. and the meetings are therefore
indefinitely postponed.
The late rains have started the grass
in splendid shape and with two weeks
! more of this mild weather cattle men
will be supremely happy. Even with
The present growth the grass will enable
many an old COW to pull through the
winter without mouthful of hay.
Last spring Grangeville -four was ship
ped to Gen esee and Uniontown, and
this fall.those places and Lewiston are
returning the compliment. The Lewis
ton mills have already sent up 1000 bar
rels and Mr.. Booth is loading teams al
most daily with the staff Of life for
Csmas prairie.
Judge Logan has adjourned the No
vember term of district court for Idaho
county until December 8, 1889. He has
also adjourned the Lewiston term until
November 20, 1889. There is a move
ment on foot to have the Judge re-
moved, but it is Too much like striking
man when he is down to enlist much
sympathy, even from radical partisans.
1t is q mercy that calling hard names
breaks no bones. otherwise the hos
pitfalls would be full of the opponents of
the constitution. The beauty of a news
paper controversy on the merits and
dement's of the constitution is that
when you cant answer your opponents
arguments it is so easy to call him a
liar, thief and scoundrel.
The Chinese whose claims were re-
Gently jumped at Elk City. have retain
ed Messrs. Poe and Maxwell, of Lewis
ton, to protect their interests. These
gentlemen conducted the earliest litiga-
tion In the C9ur d'Alene mines in 1884,
and will make gallant fight for their
clients before they give up the ship.
The cases will come up before the next
term of court.
Frank Vansise has contracted for the
building of Weller & Wax's new store
at Cottonwood. 1t will be the size ol
the Grangeville store, and a bedrock
foundation is being excavated for it in
between the present store and the Nux-
oil building. Cottonwood is a good
trading point and under the personal
supervision of Mr.. Weller, and the
large stock of goods they will carry, O
large business should be done.
Our old friend, Hon. Stephen s. Fenn
a pioneer of Idaho and ex-delegate in
Congress from this territory, was taken
by his son, Steve, to Blackfoot last week
for treatment. The venerable old pion.
eer has passed the seventy mile post in
the journey of life, and the last attack
of paralysis impaired his mental facul.
ties to such an extent that he is neye|
| likely IN repovar Tn oil D.ohol:t:. ,