Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-05-09
OUR UEEKLT ROUND UP.


The boys need an armory hall.
j. II. Forney left for Lewiston to at
tend court Monday.
Crickets are reported thick in spots at
various points on the prairie.
Buy the Red School House" Shoes
for sale by Alexander & Freidenrich,
sole agents.
Carloads of stoves of all the latest de-
signs and Improvements ut the Pioneer
hsrdware store. Lewiston.
Idaho may be state bv this time
next week, as the bill WAS on the senate
calendar for discussion on Monday next.
For SALF.-Forty or fifty head of
cattle, about two-third cows. Call on or
enquire of f. A. Shearer, Grangeville,
Idaho.
Supt. Robbins issued certificates at his
iast examination to Mrs. l.. G. Arnold,
Miss D'Cilly, Miss Arnold and Mr.
Stephens.
1t looks like rain. but still it won't
and whenever the weather does that
several times in succession, its a sure
sign of drUulh.
1T looks now, rs though We had no
more spring, Tor summer jumped right
on the neck of winter and didn't give
spring chance at all this year.
Prof. Bowser is arranging to give his
lecture and siereoptican exhibition AT
Mt. Idaho, about the 10th and 17th.
On the 23rd and 24th, at the Lake
school house.
ID. w. Small has contracted to supply
W.ll Wal1
OF oats at $l.374 hundred 1000 tons
of hay AZ Sl3 rs "A ton; and 200 tons O.
straw at S4.l5 ton.
The open air concerts given by the
band on Saturday evenings are becom-
ing quite feature. Next Saturday thev
Will render "Down Went MGiuty," to-
gether with other new music.
Death is dealing the democracy some
heavy blows. Almost before Sam Ran
dali Is cold comes the sad news that
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, dropp, d
dead from paralysis of the heart OH
Friday last.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morris left yester-
day for tr p to the lower country to
visit relatives. Mrs. Morris has not en-
J"yed her customary good health of late
and 1t is hoped that the trip will fully
DR.. Poyneer is in Chicago purchasing
mining machinery for the quartz claims
belonging to the Idaho Consolidated
Nj ning Co.'S claims in Elk City. Sec
ret ry FL rsuson will shortly arrive here,
Ell route to the mines.
Jas. Reardon returned from Butte
last Saturday and took his departure
Monday by way of Salmon river to su-
perintend the development of the Cleve-
land mine in Alton district. He eaid
that the company intended establishing
twenty stamp mill plant at the mine
as soon as possible.
The road between Granpeyille and
Mt. Idaho is the worst and most neg
lected part OF the whole road between
me court house and Lewiston. Every-
BODY who drives over those loose rock
and gnilies are swearing at the snpervis-
or and everything and eyeryb ody con-
nected with our road system.
Bert Sherwin's horse fell with him
while crossing White Bird the other
lay and as the creek WAS very high he |
had close call for his life. While re-
turning with team the current took
them off the grade and they again mar
rowly escaped drowning. White Bird |
ls wicked stream when her back is up.
Hon. B. f. Morris was over from Cen
terville Monday and gave US a ride to
Mt. Idaho behind a fine colt he is
breaking "a half brother to Felix War
ren's Van horse, which, by the way, was
alsn raised by Mr.. Morris, who sold him |
to Felix. Mr.. Morris left the biggest
part of a double eagle in our treasury
for job work, etc.
Hon. Phil Cleary and lis two daugh-
ters arrived up from John Day creek
Saturday and went below on Monday.
MIR. Cleary is on the U. S. jury and after
getting through there he will take the
young ladies to Moscow, where they
will visit friends for some time. 1t is
their first trip from home and we hope
1t will afford them much pleasure.
DIR. ]. II. McCallie arrived from Mos
COW last week promptly on time, and
his face and form are as familiar as of |
yore. He says that the growth of
Grangeville since his departure surpris-
ed him, and that all things considered
few towns are making more substantial
growth. He is the same genial, good
humored Doc, and as full of good-h hu- |
NOR and racy 81 tories as ever.
In Oregon the republicans have
nominated Herman for congress, ID. +.
Thompson for governor, Mcbride for
secretary and Metchan for treasurer.
Against these the democrats have nom !
mated A.MIiler for congress, Pennoyer
for governor w. NJ. Townsend for sec
retary andWebb for treasurer Pennoyer. |
Webb and Townsend will get there with |
boom.
Walla Walla Statesman:-Mr. VIM.
Berg to-day received letter from John |
Conlan, dated at Grangeville, Idaho, in
which he says he has filed on mining |
claim. He also sends the news of his |
marriage to Mrs. Crooks, of that town. |
The lady spent nearly year in WaIla |
Walla. stopping at Mrs. Conlan's resi-.
dence. and the news of the marriage
was as complete a surprise to his mother
as to his friends here. BY the wording
OF the letter it would seem he has been
married some time.
Hon. c. M. Day took his departure
yesterday for Lewiston to assume his
duties as register of the land office. Mr..
Day has for many years been very
useful and un-ostentatious citizen of
Idaho county, and his popularity is at
tested BY the fact that he was elected as
republican to represent this democrat
ic stronghold in the last legislature,