Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-24
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HALF SHEET.-We are compelled this
week to Issue half sheet, the snow
blockade having prevented our paper
from arriving. We trust this will not
happen again.
To TRADE.-A late improved White
Sewing machine, with all the modern
improvements; as good as new. Will
trade for work horse. inquire of C.
III. Whitman, at old fort, or leave word
at this Office.
NoTIcE.-During my absence Mr.. R.
F. Fulton has sole charge of the FREE
Press establishment and parties having
business with the Office can transact 1t
with him the same a. if were personally
present. A.F. PARKER.
Jan. IS, 1890.
Our editor-in-chief left on Mondays
stage for the lower country. He prom
ised to see Mr.. Hunt in Walla Walla and
ascertain what the prospects were for
an extension of the Hunt system to
Camas prairie. 1t is our only hope. now
that the Union Pacific have swallowed
the Q. II. & N. lt'lt
The Northern Pacific railrosd 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.
Frank A. Fem, we are informed, has
been appointed clerk ofthe district court
in and for Idaho county. the fees Of
which now make the Office worth about
81 800 per year. Mr.. Fem will! still 70.
side at White Bird, and the duties Of the
position will be performed by Auditor
Rhoada. E9sg
Esteemed correspondents in Murray,
Shoshone county and Moscow, Latah
county, have written communications to
the FREE Pass sustaining its recent
criticism of Judge Sweet, but the letters
slightly colored with partisanship. Mr..
discussions in this paper that in his abb
sence we do not care to reopen the dis
cusson.
News was received here Monday that
j. NJ Hunt, proprietor Of the st. George
Hotel at Pomeroy Wash. had died in the
hospital at San Francisco on Sunday
morning. Mr.. Ii. was well and favorably
known in this and Idaho counties, he be-
ing one of the parties who erected the
fist suspension bridge across Salmon
river on the trail TO Warrens, and was
highly respected by all who knew him
- Teller. f 54
c. Brinton, of Elk City, idaho. is in
the city. lie brought with him lot OF
samples from gold ledge in that vicini-
iy, which has every appearance Of con-
tanning plenty Of that yellow metal. Mr..
McEntee, of the same camp, and who 10
well.known miner. is late arrival.
lie is also interested there with Phil
O'Rouko and several other old-time
CGur d'Aleners. Those who have in
spected this district claim that 1t will bs
heard from in the near future on ac-
count of its placer and quartz gold out
put. A stamp mill will be taken into
the country in March.-Spokane Falls
Review.
y letter was received by the board OF
trade ofthis city last week from the chief
engineer of the Manitoba, asking them
to furnish all the information possible
concerning the resources of this section.
of country and particularly of Lewiston
and its immediate vicinity and also the
lowest possible grade to the pass in tho
Bitter Root mountains. The board or
dered the secretary to furnish the desir-
ed information at the earliest moment
This leads one to think that their eye ID
directed this way and we can truthfully
say that they can find no better paying
route when once established, than across
the Bitter Root and down Clearwater,
and We predict that they themselves
have already ascertained this fact
Lewiston Teller.
e. C. Spotford. who formerly resided
on the Cottonwood side of this prairie,
has been appointed through the influ-
ence of delegate Dubois to position in
the folding room of the government
printing Office at Washington. Dele
gates 10 the last democratic convention
in this county will remember the fun
they had over his aspirations for the
auditors Office, and how he finally con-
sented to accept the nomination fol
councilman on the democratic ticket
and how he fumed and went home
swearing vengeance against the ticket
and the party, because his name wal
: not even mentioned in convention. We
remember him as republican ON his
first arrival here, and soliciting our in.
huence to have him appointed sub.
agent at kamiah under Monteitb. ant
still he asked us to support him for the
same position under agent Norris. Mr.
Spoford is republican for revenue
only, and he has evidently represented
himself to Mr.. Dubois as life long ant
l 1 active republican worker, as Mr.. Duboi,
l il the last man in the world to help q
D democrat into any office, no matter how