Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-27
OUR WEEKLY ROUND-U UP.

Vegetation is springing forward il
buck jumps these days.
w. d. Bedford formerly of these parts
is now located at Yreka, Cal.
Quartz and placer location blanks fol
sale at the FREE PREss once.
This is the straw berry season, but the
berries haven't materialized yet.
Alexander K Freidenrich pay the
highest price for county warrants.
A number of Camas Prairie horsemen
took in the Geneeee races and got badly
scooped.
Chas. NJ. .Chamberlin sent three dollars
from Aimofa last week to have the +. p.
sent him for year.
Don't put off till tomorrow what YOU
can DO just as well to-day, but come
right up and subscribe.
Dan Mcpherson started for his placer
claim on the south fork of Clearwater
last week for seasons work.
New potatoes of very excellent quality
from Andy Maguire's ranch were SELL
ing on the streets Saturday.
A full line of tin and hardware in
stock at Bunnell's. Have you seen the
New Novelty Cooking crock?
We were treated to another very
heavy rain Sunday night. The country
doesn't need it., but it is welcome all the
same.
w. s. McCready returned from a trip
to Moscow Friday, and SAYS everybody
over north is talking railroad to Camas
Prairie.
Ex-Judge Norman Buck is limited at
as one of the possible candidates for the
supreme bench of Idaho, in the event
of statehood.
Jake Crooks was moved from the
drug store to his residence last Saturday,
and is improving in health and strength
all the time.
Hon. L. P. Brown donated S4OO in
lumber towards the new Presby terian
church in Nj. Idaho. How high is that
for public spirit.
FoR SALE One hundred and sixty
acres of decided land. Price 81 900.
Half cash; balance on long time. En-
auire of w. N. Knox, Mt. Idaho. 2
When the number of people who do
not earn their own living is considered,
1t is not surprising that those who do
work should complain of hard times.
Old papers for sale at the FREE PRESS
office, fifty cents per 100 Call and get
them now, while they are on hand, be-
fore the cold weather demand sets in.
A child of B. F. Morris is very sick
with scarlet fever, at the home of its
mothers people near Dayton. Ben went
| Al 70 .t,.l 4.
daily.
Eugene Spedden was out from ElkClty
last week and reports great activity in
both quartz and placer mining IN that
basin. lie renewed for the +. +. on
Saturday.
Benson's pack train with $4,000
yOunds OF merchandise left Grangeviile
Tuesday for Warrens. Among the
freight was the stamps for the new May
flower mill in Warrens.
Josh Rowton's speech at the Fairyiew
school house Sunday before last drew
an immense congregation, and our in
formant says that he tore the bible to
tatters in his argument.
Every dollar taken from the people
by taxation ought to go into the public
treasury but under the high protective
robber tariff the people are taxed to en-
rich the protected manufacturers,
Geo. Schmadeka is utilisiny his big
we'll south of town to water the stock IN
his town pasture. He is pasturiny
eighteen horses belonging to parties in
town, and It's nearness to town makes il
convenient pssturage.
An old philosopher once went poking
around the country with lantern hunt
ing for an honest man. Ii the old duffer
would only 20 looking for would be
ofhce-holders in Idaho county he would
strike 'em the first time, sure pop.
Says the Walla Walla Journal; "The
Idaho Free Press, published and edited
by our truest of friends, the Hon. Aaron
+. Parker, has improved of late wonder
fully and is of incalculable benefit to
both the county and Territory. Long
may it wave"
The subscription for the Episcopal
church in Grangeville has reached such
satisfactory proportions that the build
ing will surely be built this fall Quile
a sum was raised in Mt. Idaho, where
the pockets of the people are ever open
for good cause.
In the hurry of making ready fol
press last week card ofthanks" order.
ed published by John Clark was over.
looked. Its omission was purely al
oversight, and those for whom 1t was
intended will blame the editor and mo-
accuse friend John of ingratitude.
The Executive committee of the
Pioneer Association met Saturday anc
found Sll4 on the subscription list o
the Foster monument fund, and the,
sent for plans and prices of stones ant
will meet again on Saturday, July 20, I,
make final selection and arrange for il
erection, etc.
The plans for the new Methods
church 10 be erected in Grangeville GOV
era a space of 2Sx50 feet, with a steepl,
SxS feet at the base ami tapering to
height of forty-fve feet. The ceilip
will be twenty feet in the clear, and tn
estimated cost of the building will b
close on to So 800.
The estimated distances of sewers
points on the wagon road from Mi. Ida
no tn Salmon Meadows is as follows
Mt. Idaho to Florence, foriy-five miles
Florence to Salmon river, eight miles
river to Warm Springs. sixteen miles
Warm Springs to Salmon Meadows, ff
, ty-two miles-total, l2l miles. Actu.
surveys may reduce the distance.
; We make our politest bow to OF
good friends. Mrs. Coram and Mrs f. |
King, for pie plant. 10 Mrs. B. +. Dav
To- ~r<n e l.