Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-05-24
OUR WEEKLY UND- UP.

IL Mrs. Carr, of Lake district, is vel
. sick.
Henry Schmadeka started for Wa
rens Monday.
The Exchange saloon has been fresh
ly painted inside.
- Benson's pack train left town fo
i, Warrens Monday morning.
e Catholic services were held at tn
mouth of White Bird Tuesday.
Freighters report the road over Craig
mountain in very bad condition.
John J. Philip, the Lewiston tailor
came in on Tuesday evenings stage.
Hank Earl, A. Berg and Phil Cleary
came up from the river last Saturday.
The ladies turned out in force Mon
day evening TO hear the band practice.
A Mr.. Cooper was on the prairie this
week selling wind pumps and engines
to our farmers.
Solomon Hirsch, of Oregon, has been
appointed bv President Harrison as
minister to Turkey.
Five cities in Kansas elected women
for mayors at the recent municipal cleo
tions held in that state.
1t is generally conceded that Pres-
dent Harrison will call an extra session
of congress in October next.
ia The town COW is making herself very
numerous in this vicinity nowadays and
also very much of nuisance.
Prof. Gibson has been employed by
the city of Lewiston as instructor for
their band, for the coming year.
After June 1st ice cream will be serv-
ed to the public at the Grangevile drug
store on Saturdays and Sundays.
w. F. Schmadeka has received a set
of five ton hay scales, which he has
erected in front of his harness shop.
Rev. w. A. Hall preached at Grange
hall Sunday night in place of Rev.
Maxey, who was absent at Lewiston.
r. F. Fulton has received his commits.
sion as notary public and is now ready
to attend to all business in the notary
line.
The case of Warden Us. Jas. Witt, et al.
was argued at Moscow the 18th and
18th. The judge has the matter under
adyisement
The o. r. & N. steamer Alaskan sank |
near Cape Blanco on the southern coast
of Oregon on the 10Th. The most of
the crew were lost in the wreck.
Quite an enjoyable dance was given
at Mt. Idaho last Friday evening by
Mr.. Crunk. who expects TO leave in a |
short time for the Okagogan country.
~ Bailey Chamberlain, Harry Cone,
John Pearson and Nels. Miller left for
Warrens yesterday with bunch of ff- |
ty beef cattle and drove of hogs, to
supply the meat market at that place
this summer.
At the last meeting of the board of
commissioner the following gentlemen
were appointed as stock inspectors for
Idaho county. Cyrus Overman, Grange
vile, James Eckert. Cottonwood, and
James surridge, Mt. Idaho.
Seattle is one of the very few cities in
the world which have extensive street
car systems and in which there are no
horse car lines. Seattle has between
twelve and fifteen miles of street rail-
way and not single horse car
A Montana race horse named Spo-
kane recently defeated Proctor Knott.
the crack race horse of Kentucky, in
in two races, which so elated
the citizens of Spokane Falls that they
took up collection for the benefit of
Spokane's owner.
At the elections for delegates to the
conventions in North and
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton, on the 14th, North and South Da-
kota and Washington elected maiori-
ty of republicans, while in Montana the
democrats carried the day.
Our Cottonwood correspondent writes:
Frank Raedd was thrown from a horse
at this place and dangerously hurt......
This week two families arrived from
Kentucky to make land purchases.
They are cousins of Mr. Yandell. of
this place.. Mr.. Denham's youngest
son is very sick.
few days ago three men. Everett
Hill, James Davidson and b. Rockman
got into quarrel over dog fight at
Bruneau, Idaho, in which Hill and Da-
wilson were killed. Rockman has Civ
en- himself up and claims self-defense.
There were no witnesses to the shoot
ing. All were considered hard cases.
Claus Spreckles says that he believes 3
that California alone can in few years
produce enough sugar to supply half the
demand of the United States. and that
California, Oregon and Washington to-
gether can produce enough to supply !
The entire country. This of course is
beet-sugar, not cane-sugar, he is talking !
about.
Governor Shoup has issued a procla-
nation indorsing the call of Coy. Ste
venson for constitutional convention {
20 be held at Boise City on July 4tb.
The proclamation deals principally with {
statistics and figures to show that the !
AK levy under state government need :
lot be larger than under our present |
territorial system.
The Northern Pacific and Union Pa |
,itic are having lively fight as to which i
Dad shall control the o. K. & N. lines, c
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