Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-03-07

Freighters report the roads as getting
bad.
The creeks are all running a good
head of water.
w. NJ. Hopkins returned from Spo-
kane Falls on Tuesdays stage.
Lumber is being hauled for q. w.
Hashagen's new II eat market.
For letter heads. bill heads. envelopes
and stationary call at this office.
The mercury was reported to be 400
below zero at Genesee last week.
E. 7. Barnett left for the lower coun-
uy Sunday to be absent about ten days.
We are prepared to do all kinds of Job
printing in the best sty les at reasonable
rates.
Alexander K Freidenrch have Just
received large assortment of garden
seeds.
Carloads of stoves of all the latest de-
signs and Improvements at the Pioneer
hardware store. Lewiston.
There will be a called meeting of
Mizpah Lodge, d. of R., on Friday Ito
morrow evening, February 7th.
Mrs. Mary A. Crooks arrived on Tues
days stage from Walla Walla, where
she has been spending the winter.
The snow went of Tuesday and We'd
nesday with mild rain and stock men
are again hopeful. 1t is to be hoped
that we will have no more snow this
year.
On Friday evening of last week
pleasant surprise was given to James
Upton, by his many friends, in honor
of his 46th birthday. Dancing was
kept up until early morning.
Do you want new bob-sleds, or old
ones repaired? Or doors. or sash? If
so, go up and interview w. G. Brown,
who is the most expert hand in the
county at that class of work.
For SALE OR RENT.-A good ranch on
ly three miles from Grangeville. All
fenced, with house and barn. Creek
runs through it, Price 81 400. Terms
easy. % Enquire of W. A. HALL.
/ am prepared to supply the people
of Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
mestic fruits in season, and at short
notice. to anyone who will intrust me
with an order.
4-36 +. F. ~IxIER, Lewiston.
AS will be seen by the ad. elsew here
ball will be given in the Court house
in Mt. Idaho on St. Patrick's day, March
l7ih. We will be all I,ishmen on that
day and dance 10 the strains of the
wearing O. the Green"
A Chinaman who is now at Mt. Idaho
is quite an artistic worker in gold
The finger rings which he makes being
especially fine. The most of the rings
he makes from pure gold, without any
alloy. He sells the rings very reason
able, much cheaper than they could be
bought at a jewelry store.
The Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany have left ticket orders with Jno P.
Vollmer. at Lewiston, SO that intending
travellers can procure transportation to
all points in the eastern states aud on
the Pacific coast thus giving the travel
ing public much needed information
besides saving them time and money.
Now that the ground has again thaw
ed we shall keep sharp lookout for the
spring poet. The advance guard of him
came forth during the February thaw,
but the late cold snap had chilling eff
feet upon his poetic ardor. We have no
hopes however of his being frozen TO
death, for he always comes to the front
along with the buttercups and green
grass.
The Ind an, Titus, who was sent from
the Nez Perce reservation, by Agent
Robbins, of Colville to get the confess
sion of Potlatch Fanny regarding the
killing of the white man in the Bitter
Root mountains a year ago, returned
here on Saturday last and reports that
he saw her but could not talk to her
she taking to the brush on seeing him
and they looked for her all one day but
were unable to get her. The Indian
that was taken from here to Missoula fol
trial has been convicted and is sentenced
to be hanged on March Z and it is said
that if Fanny's confession could be CD.
tanned it would be likely 10 save his
neck, but she is afraid it will implicate
herself too much. She says the Indian
that was killed near Spokane last sum.
mer was the one that committed The
murder. Titus reports seeing Chic
Joseph and many others of the Ne;
Perce warriors.- TeHr
The entertainment given by the pu.
pills of the Academy on Wednesday
evening was largely attended, consider
ing the muddy. disag, eeable weather
The first part of the program consisted
chiefly of recitations, interspersed will
music. The music rendered was all o
easy grade and was but fairly rendered
In the recitations Mary Maxey acquitted
herself with the greatest credit. Th,
canfata was the event of the evening
in which all the children did well
Rosa Nickel AS Green presented fns
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