Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-04

months.
Prof Bowser has introduced into tn
school the plan of having one of tn
pupils write on the blackboard eacl
morning the most important event
which daily transpire in the world a
large.
The ability to read the constitution il
an electoral qualification in the Wyo
ming constitution. Another pecuIiarit,
OF the Wyoming constitution is this, il
knows nothing of sex in voting qualifi.
cations.
man by the name of VIM. Friebe
who was confined in the Moscow Jail or
the charge Of killing cattle, committed
suicide on Wednesday Of last week by
hanging himself from the top of the
cell door.
Ex-Governor Stevenson has moved
his personal effects back to his farm in
Payette valley, and has gone there him.
self Mrs. Stevenson will remain here
for few days with the family of her
| son.-Boise Democrat.
Nothing has as yet been heard of the
men who started on the trail of the cat
tie thieves over week ago, but the
men on the trail are determined to
track them up and bring them to justice
il it takes all winter.
The commissioners meet as board of
equalization on next Monday. Any
persons who are not satisfied with their
assessment should bear this in mind
and be on hand to present their case to
the board at that time.
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress' has
progressed into the Chinese dialect of
Annoy. Some one counts up that this
makes the eighty.third language or dis
tinctive dialect OF the world in which
the work has appeared.
In one neighboroood in Dakota last
week there were only two lucifer
matches to 60 around among twelve
families, and persons were detailed to
build fires and keep them alive night
and day until supply could be had.
Prof, W. Bowser will deliver his lee.
ture on India at the Davis school house
on Stock creek. Friday. October Ilth,
at 7.30 p. m. He will give his magic
lantern exhibition the next evening
Saturday. at the same time and place.
James L. Miller, who resides on Cot
tonwood creek, raised crop of pota-
toes of the New York Beauty variety.
which for size cannot be excelled. He
informed us the potatoes in the patch
would average two pounds each. A
sample which he brought us weighed
four pounds.
Rev. Maxey returned from attending
conference at Elensburgh, on last Sat-
urday. Mr.. Maxey was one OF three
men who were returned to the charges
they had the preceding year. On his
return MIR. Maxey was accompanied by
Presiding Elder Strong, who preached
in Grange hall Sunday morning.
We have received copy of the Ma
HonM Democrat, new paper published
in Washington, d. G. The paper, as it's
name indicates, is intended to be typ
ical democratic organ and from the APP
pesrance of the number received by us
we are satisfied that it will fulfill the
mission for which it is intended.
Quite number Of our citizens expect
to visit the Mechanics fair at Portland
during the present month. Excursion
tickets are being sold from Lewiston to
Portland and return for Sl9.95. good for
seven days. Special excursion tickets.
good for five days. will be sold on Octo-
Der 10th and 18th for $3.50 for the
round trip.
In the constitution as printed and pre-
sented to our readers two weeks since,
there are the following errors. In Sec
tion /, Article 5, Judicial Department,
after the word "all," the word such" is
omitted. In Section s, Article 9, Edu-
cation and School Lands, after the word
'sold," (latter part OF section) the words
"in any one year, and to be sold" are
omitted.
The laws of Idaho make it criminal
ofiense for any one to set out fires,
thereby destroying timber or grass. We
have heard 1t asserted that parties de-
liberately put out fire in the timber
within the past two weeks which de.
stroyed much valuable timber as we'll
as grass. Such work as this should
be stopped and the guilty parties
brought to justice.
The Senators appointed to investigate
the irrigation problem have spent forty.
six days and travelled 10000 miles in
the performance Of that important task,
and their report will be to the effect
that the project is entirely feasible so
far az the most Of the arid region is con-
cerned. They have not indicated what
particular plan they will recommend,
but it is believed they will favor the
reservoir system, which has already
been successfully tried on a limited
scale.
The sheep owners of the county met
in this town Wednesday and drew up
and signed petition to the county com.
missioners praying for a reduction in
their taxes. In case the rednctinn Ia