Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-12-20
OUR WEEKLY ROUND Up.
M,rry Christmas.
NSp'endid sleighing.
The sleigh bells jingle.
Week of winter weather

Old 1899 is on it's las. legs.
More snow fell on Tuesday.
deep snow on salmon river.
Come to the Grangevile Nmas tree.
NTom Aram is up from Skookum chuck
10 spend the holidays.
Novelties of the latest designs for the
Holiday trade at A 4 +.
Don't forget the Little Folks and buy
your Atnas presents at A & F's
Idaho county pays to the territorial
treasury this year the sum of S3,S36.l5.
Don't fail to see our Holiday assort-
ment te'oie making your purchases.
A & F.
}. j. Manuel is about as sick rs he
HIS ever been, but his friends are ho-
ping for the best.
To morrow is the shortest day of the
year. and in few days daylight will be
growing at both ends.
Rlrg, cattle are fat and entered on
the winter in good shape to stand
siege of hard weather.
Carloads Of stoves Of all the latest de-
signs and improvements at the Pioneer
hardware store. Lewiston.
John b. Cook won the fine shot gun
which was shot for at the shooting
match in this town last Saturday.
Brick. BRIcK.-Two thousand brick
for sale in Grangeville. at thirteen dol.
lars per 900. Call on A. F. PARKER.
Tickets for the Christmas dance at
Grange hall can be obtained of w.
S'einheirer, F. McGrane or at the Jer-
sey House.
pleasant time was had at Mrs.
Freidenrich's Monday night by the
yonng people, in pulling candy, engag-
ing in social games, etc.
DANCE PosrPoNED.-The MI. Idaho
dance advertised for Christmas night
has heon postponed till NEW YEARS
EVE. BY order of COMMITTEE.
Frank Brugemon has ordered his pa
per sent to GeDesee. instead of Keuter-
vile, so We presume he will spend the
winter in that stirring railroad town.
Avail yourself of the opportunity Of
buying goods at cost at the limited cash
sale at the Mt. Idaho store of Weller 4
Wax. as the goods will soon be removed.
Peter Drockmauer (Bear Pete) has
been a very sick man for the past three
weeks at his ranch down in the Cove.
bu: DIR. Bibby is confident of pullin,
him through again.
>. +. Bibby has inst received a fine
line of notions, perfumes, stationery
and thousand aud one things pleasing
and useful. Call and sec him at the
Grangeyille Drug Store.
" Grangeville is booming. There were
five runaways and three capsizes in two
days last week, but the snow is soft and
nobody is hurt. In fact the girls enjoy
spill in the snow occasionally.
Jefferson Davis is dead. The relics of
the late civil war are rapidly passing
away. They are limited now TO Tan
ner's mouth, Foraker's flags and the nu-
fading and ever increasing pension list
An important meeting of Charity
Grange takes place tomorrow (SatuI-
day evening, 10 elect officers and trans
act other important business. A full at
tendance is requested.
Ex-county commissioner Henry S.
Jones was around Monday with roll
OF greenbax making his annual settle
ment Of account with his friends before
he goes broke on that $40 900 damage
suit in which he is a defendant.
Mt Idaho lodge No. Z, I. o. 0. F.,
elected the following officers at it's last
meeting for the ensuing year: n. G., P.
ii. Ready; V. G., C. Overman; Sec, II e.
Wax; Treas. w. A. Hall; Trustees, j. .
ii. Forney, W. n. Knox and A. f. Par
ker.
Jack Greer. of the Lolo ferry, d. S.
Fountain, of Spring ranch, w. A. Cald-
well. on Lapwai creek, and other white
men residing on the reservation, have
been ordered by Gen. Gordon, the spe-
rial Indian agent in charge, to leave by
December 81
Letters leaving here by fridays mail
do not leave Lewiston until Monday
afternoons at one O'Clock. A private
service will have to be put on shortly,
as the present government service is
away behind the times and altogether
too slow for any use.
pleasant impromptu dance was held
in Nickels' hall last Friday night by the
young folks Of this town. There were
more young ladies present than gentle
men, owing to a couple of twenty one
games operating in town. The average
man would rather buck faro any time
than attend u dance, even with his best
girl.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage on Sunday next, December %, OF
DR.. F. J. Boston and Emma Augusta.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Booth. of Lewiston. We congratulate
the DIR. upon the selection he has made
Of helpmeet, and trust that the re-