Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-24
OUR UEEKLY ROUND UP.

S. w. Reynolds is sick at his Slate
creak ranch.
Judge c. W. Case is quite sick with
the Ia grippe.
\ 1t is reported that there is seven feet
Of snow in Warrens.
Candy pulling seems to be all the rage
among the society people.
&. +. Holt left for six weeks visit to
Salt Lake city Wednesday.
Alexander & Freidenrich pay the
highest price for county warrants.
DIR. J. w. Montgomery made profess
sional trip to Slate creek last week.
The Rebekah Lodge meets in Nickels
hall on Friday evening, January 81.
T. Dempster was in Monday and left
dust to pay for two copies of the F. 7.
The la grippe seems to have pretty
good grip all over this north west coun-
try.
The masquerade will be the event of
the year. You cannot afford to stay
away.
Spokane has big sensation over the
killing Of Henry MeCrossin by Harry
Baer.
The county treasurer sent S30S5 rs
to the territorial treasurer at Boise city
last week.
w. u. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, the
oldest member of the lower house of
congress, died recently.
Y George Behean returned from Post
F,,lls last Friday, whittier he had been
~ith drove Of cattle.
DR.. Bibby was called across Clear.
water on Monday TO see Mrs. John
Bingham, who is quite ILL.,.
Carloads of stoves of all the latest de-
signs and Improvements at the Pioneer
hardware store. Lewiston.
Bert and Mrs. Sherwin and the child
rem returned from New Years visit to
Lewiston ON Wednesday.
The young people had candy pulling
at Benedict's on last Friday evening.
An enjoyable time is reported.
Prizes will be given to the gentleman
and lady having the best chosen and
sustained character at the masquerade.
Cattle on the Cottonwood side are do
ing well enough, as there is no crust on
the snow and good grass can be had by
paving. .-.. .
There were no church services in
GranGeville Sunday owing to the fact OF
Rev. Maxey holding revival services at
Fairview.
Walker Blaine, eldest son Of Secretary
Blaine. died at Washington on the 10Th
Of pneumonia, superinduced by an at
tack of the grippe.
n. ii. Telcher was in town Monday
and reports his family convalescing
from tie sickness with which they have
been afflicted all winter.
The stage travels the road two miles
south Of Cottonwood these days, on ac-
count Of the lanes on the main road be-
ing drifted full of snow.
Farming and mining implements,
hardware, tinware, and thousand and
one other things too numerous to men
ton. at c. c. Bupnell's. Lewiston.
There have been snow blockades on
all the coast railroads all winter. but the
old reliable stage line between Lewiston
and Mt. Idaho never misses trip.
Frank Feni's school at White Bird has
heen postponed until better weather
Frank himself at Mt. Idaho posting him
self up in his duties as clerk of the dis
irict court.
! DR.. Bibby has an Arctic or snowy owl
at his drug store. The bird was captur-
ed by Mr.. Rockies boys who made the
DR.. presen mt. The bird is beauty and
if he can be tanned will be very valuable.
Henry T.rnan was at Nj. Idaho last
Friday from his ranch across Clearwater
and jnbilating over the heavy snow fall
which ensures him plenty of water for
his placer mines on American river
next spring.
Company &c" Idaho Guards, has
been nicknamed the Salvation Army,
but the boys don't care, as they know
theirs is the finest company in the terri.
tory, with not member Of the "awk.
ward squad" in it
Through the courtesy of Chas. WOOD
We have a copy of the "GuerTilia Cork;
scre,o" published in Warrens, on Novem
Der 90, 1889. The paper is quite curl
osity and will he put away in ou
cabinet and preserved.
Indian Agent, w. ID. Robbins, cam
over from Moscow on Tuesday. accom-
panied by w. T. Carton who will act al
his clerk at the agency. They proceed
ei ont there on Tuesday and ara nov
receiving the property of the agency
Teller.
The placer miner smileth a broa
smile as he gsze;h upon the snow. an
} seeeth visions of the wealth that is t
be his next summer. The cahl0 mai
likewise gazeth upon the snow, but h
smile,h pot, but ardenty prays that To
chinook come and make visible sgai