Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-29
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n. are requested 10 attend the noxl
meeting, on Friday Dec. 6, as the meet
ing is for the transaction of business OF
special importance.
s. E. Bibby has just received fine
line of notions, perfumes, stationery
and thousand and one things pleasing
and useful Call and see him at the
Grangeville Drug Store.
~ There hasn't been a birth, marriage or
death in this county for nearly month
OF Sundays. Times can't be very hard
when everybody finds it cheaper to live
than to pay funeral expenses.
For SALE OR RENr.-A good ranch on
ly three miles from Grangeville. All
fenced, with house and barn. Creek
runs through it. Price ST. 400. Terms
easy. 23 Enquire of w. A. HALL.
Dur good friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Jarrett, kindly sent in couple of chick
ems for the printers Thanksgiving din
ner, and to say they were appreciated
doesn't begin to express their feelings,
TRUNKS AND VALIsEs.-We have re.
ceived direct from the east a large con-
signment OF the above which we offer
TO the trade at prices unheard of on
Camas prairie. Don't forget the place.
ALEXANDER & FREIDENRrcH.
Mrs. Frank L. Evans and children
left by coach ON Tuesday en- route for
Grangeville, Idaho county, whittier Mr..
Evans preceded them. We wish them
prosperity in their new homes.-Salmon
city Recorder.
y Last Saturday was busy day at Mt.
Idaho. There was large influx of
people to pay their taxes, together with
the several witnesses in the land proofs
taken that day, and the town was wide-
awake in consequence.
The family of Frank Evans arrived
from Salmon City on Tuesday and will
make permanent residence here. FraLk
has lumber on the ground to build q
new house and will no doubt rush its
completion this winter.
Fred Shissler is in Custer City, Idaho,
He has quartz interests in the Sheep
mountain country which may detain
him there for some time. He writes to
have the FREE PRESS sent to him regu-
larly, as it is better than a letter from
home.
Come to our Mt. Idaho store for the
only genuine bargains ever offered in
the entire county-our entire stock pos
itively offered AT COST. FOR CASH. We
mean business, and want to save the
expense of moving ourl goods before
closing out, WELLER d WAX.
There is reduction OF o5 per cent. in
the Academy tuition. when four pupils
come from the same family. In other
words, If all are in the same grade, four
children are educated for the tuition of
three. This is certainly an opportunity
to be taken. 1t has not been afforded
In the Academy up 10 this year.
That artistic" chimney which jerry
Smith built for us was such frightful
botch that We refused to accept it. and
had the whole thing torn down and re-
built from toe to top. Jerry may be a
good enough stone mason, but he yen-
lures into water too deep for his length
OF leg when he undertakes to build
iues. The laugh is on us-at present.
Mrs. D. l.. Greene was removed tn
the residence of Ed. Beck Wednesday.
and although she has been at the point
OF death for several weeks, yet the doc
tor thinks she can be restored to good
health again by careful nursing. II
seems an occasion when the wives of
6. A. r. members on the prairie should
volunteer their assistance in nursing
the sick lady. as Datus is distracted and
utterly worn out with constant watch
ing, and the ladies in town who have
volunteered their services will be glad
to be relieved occasionally.
The mandamus case of T. R. Castle va
I. j. Rhoads. auditor and recorder of
Idaho county, was heard by Judge Lo-
gan on the 22nd inst. Mr.. Castle claim.
cd eighty-eight dollars for damages on
account of a road running through his
land. The case was dismissed. and
jeff got Judgment for his costs. Castle.
it appears, had no interest in the land.
and hence was not damaged. and Sec
ondly, because the old board of county
commissioners who awarded the dam.
ages had no jurisdiction, owing to the
petition for the establishment of the
road being defective. in that it did not
set forth the jursdictional facts. Buck
Winston were counsel for Castle, and
j. IL. Forney for auditor Rhoads.
George Riebold left on TUESDAYS STAGE
for St. Louis. He will spend the winter
inspecting the mill plants on the silver
mines of Colorado and southern Call
iforna, and study the several metallur.
gcal processes for the extraction OF sill.
yer from quartz. with the intention Of
perfecting the reduction facilities OF his
Little Giant mill, in Warrens. Hith.
erto, the Warrens quartz has been
worked for the gold alone, and no IA
cilities for saving the silver were ever
provided until Mr.. Riebold built fur
mace and shipped In concentrator.
With good reduction appliances for
treating the ore and saving the silver.