Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-01

! The stove in Grange hall has been
put in place for the winter.
Wyatt and Hopkins have delivered
their beef cattle for which they con-
tracted last spring.
John Dodtmana, a halEbrother to
Barney Stubler, Of Cottonwood, died at
Greencreek, Illinois, Sept. 80.
Mrs. Lytle and cousin left for their
old home in Posey county, Indiana, last
Monday, to reside all winter. Henry
Rowe took them to Uniontown.
A large number Of farmers were in
town Wednesday to hear the speaking.
but the absence Of the speakers caused
a sidewalk discussion pro and con.
DR.. Bibby was called Sunday 10 visit
Mr.. Melee. who lives on Race creek.
The DR.. reports him as suffering from
dropsy Of the heart. and seriously ill.
The well improved McCallie ranch
near Grangeville, has been put in my
hands for sale, and IL can be bought for
$1,000. on easy payments. A.F.PARKER.
A good many good men will vote for
the constitution on the ground that its
Objectionable features can be amended
later. and sometimes We feel that way
about it ourselves.
Rev. J. w. Nelson has arranged to
preach in Grangeville on the first Sun.
day in every month at IL . m. In ac-
cordance with this program he will hold
services at the hall on Sunday NEXT.
| A mislaid letter from Cotton wood
tells us of an encounter Mr.. Drube, the
shoemaker. had With . furious steer
few days since, when the animal knock
ed him down and held him prisoner
for some time. MIR. Drube had loaded
shot gun with him but il hung Ere be.
cause the powder was VET.
II. Ii. Pearson and F. N. Noyes have
returned from Spokane Falls. where
they have been working at their trade,
and report that there are moro than .
thousand houses in course Of con-
struction in tho burnt district, but that
building operations are delayed by the
scarcity of building material.
The Barnett failure is breeding liti-
CATION. An effort is being made to dis
solve the injunction aud discharge the
receiver. Hon. J.W .Ried has been re.
tanned as counsel for John Burke, and
it was this business which prevented
his speaking here Wednesday. Willis
Sweet was detained at Blackfoot on
U. S. business.
Forty-eight names have been signed
to the roll for the militia company that
is being organised here, and about ten
names will be added from Mt. Idaho
next week, and more from other points
later on. Upon the arrival of the pa
pers from the apjutant meeting will
be called and the preliminary steps ta.
ken to place the company on a war
footing. A company is also being or
ganised in Lewiston.
James Sudwick, who has been pros
pecting in Elk city aud Warrens for
the last two summers, has struck big
ledge Of rich, free milling gold quartz
over in Baker county, and is reported
to have sold o fourth interest in the
mine to Joel Woodwork, Of Walla
Walla. for $1,000. We saw Sudwick
there last week and he seemed quite
sanguine that dame fortune had smiled
on him at last.
All the cattle dealers we saw in the
lower country claim that the market is
overstocked with beef from the Mon
tana, Wyoming and Dakota ranges.
They are also fearful that the shipment
of frozen beef from Chicago to Portland,
Seattle and Spokane Falls will greatly
demoralise the live stock business In
the northwest But why can't we kill
and freeze our beef at q central distribu-
ting point in the northwest, and thus
retain our home market?
Martin Wagner, formerly with Due
Der q Co., is now with the Walla Walla
branch of the Rosenfeld-Smith Co.'S,
wholesale tobacco house, in which con-
Germ he is shareholder. His health is
greatly improved, and he has made
some fortunate investments in real
estate on Puget sound and elsewhere,
which promises to speedily place him
at the top of the ladder of financial sue
cess. He still has warm corner in his
heart for Camas prairie people, and il
always glad to greet them.
J. q. Gelbach and Coy. Swartz killed
three coons down on the Swartz ranch
in the Fairview country last Tuesday
morning. The coons had killed a cou-
pie of chickens and were then treed by
the dogs within few feet OF the house.
when the men were aroused and came
out and shot them. The largest weiph-
ed twenty pounds and the others four
teen pounds each. These animals are
a new feature here, and they evidently
are importations from Missouri, John
Day creek is also afflicted with them,
Kerserviile Notes.
Hubert Hatrup and M. Schultheis. j..