Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-18
QUE WEEKL L ROUND UP


Geo. Alkire was up from the river
| during the week.
We print stud-horse posters of any
size at reasonable prices.
Mrs. Forney and the children return
ed from Cottonwood Tuesday.
DIR. Nickel has planted row of pop
lar trees in front of his drug store.
j. r. wilkins has h hd his name added
to our long list of rangeville readers.
Inc politicians arc laying pipes and
pu'iihg wires Tor our first state election.
Josh Rowton was up from Fairyiew
Tuesday, talking wag gon roads and rail.
roads.
Caii on X. f. nlton at the FREE
PRESS office when YOU want any notari-
| al work done.
Hogs are scarce here. and while they
remain so times will be tight. There is
money in hogs.
Carloads of stoves Or all the latest de-
signs and improvements at tie Pioneer
hardware store. Lewis ton.
A Mr.. Harper al. d wife. of Battle
"o9 "c'o oh a toHf oi inspection laSl
week, aud went below Monday.
Gambling in Chinatown Las led to
several fracases among the Celestial
brotherhood in this burg lately.
Mr.. Berg was up from Salmon river
during the week, and repofts splendid
grass on the range around his place.
Our prepossessing young friend, Allan
BaGgs, has subscribed for the F.P to he
sent to his mother at Puyalup. Wash.
The proceeds of the Necktie party will
be devoted to the purchase of A tennis
set for the Young Ladies Athletic club.
oeth Jones Is due to arrive from
liiinois any day, az le is interested i'm
tne flynn case pendiilg before this term
Of court.
". W. Blackburn Was over from Cot.
wood butte MONDAY, on road busi.
ness,and renewed for the county paper
on his way home.
DR. J. II. McCallie v III be at the Cot
fonwood house on MAY l, and 3 and in
Grangeyille on May 4, 5 and 6. urepar-
ed to do all kinds of dental work.
Ben Morris was YER from Center
vile Saturday, and as anxious as ever
10 near tiie latest statehood and railroad
news. Unfortunately there ism, any.
A Methodist cLur rch incorporation
was organised here last winter. with "
A. Hall, A. Maxey, J. II. r ,bnson. c.
b. Sanders and Sam Church among the
incorporators. Success to it.
Blessed is the man and great shall he
the reward of him " ho buyeth a lot In
Grangeville. But thrice blessed is he
and thousand fold shall be returned 10
him who improveth the same.
1t is reported that the proprietors of
me raymond House, in Lewiston, re-
fused an offer OF $4,000 for that prop-
erty during the recent furry i'm real
estate Ia lhat emoryotl lc metropolis.
The brass band plays in the open air
every Saturday even ng and thus gives
the toWna general serenade. On he
half OF the COMM nniiy we extend
thanks to the boys for their public spirit.
1t will coon be time for the Elk Civ
boys to bestir them selves and show
their intentions in the wagon road nro-
Ject. as they are more interested in The
enterprise than the people of the prairie
Wake up, gentlemen
There isn't much money on Camas
prairie, II is true. but there ia eno,,yh
Idle muscle ready and willing to bu,ld
that wagon road to Elk CITY lust as soon
as the right man is found to direct il
Aue enterprise AT present seems to be
without head or tail.
petition signed BY Granpeyille and
Mt. Idaho people prayiny Congress, 10
grant right OF way for the projected ex.
tension of the Northern Pac:ti railroad
10 oamas Prairle WAS forwarded to dele
gate Dubois last week, with a REQUEST
10 secure prompt action thereon.
Grangevile business men. nronertv
owners and residents generally, ought
10 De aoie 10 ra,se twh Thousand dollars
In cash and work for the Elk CItv
wagon road enterprise, and we favor
an effort TO raise that amount. 1t will
all DO returned thou sand fold in short
order, once the road iH built.
Sheriff White int nds to annoint q
deputy to reside in Gr lnceville This 10
a step in the right d. .reetion. and will
tend TO preserve order among The law.
less element who have been runnina
things with high hand here of late and
terrorisng inoGunsive Cinnamon. to the
great disgust oi law abE ding citizens.
The fourteen year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Code has been .i.k mic
death for the last four weeks am, har
condition is extremely critical She w.s
taken down with La Crime and ~
TALLY recovered, but suffered a rs,.nsa
which finally settled into inf,ma,pr,
rheumatism. The child il wasted ~
mere skeleton, and her recovery i
thiEg prayed for but hardly expected
Bert Sherwin went to Salmon r;,a,
last week with tear ns and rat,,na5
Monoay win Mrs. Walsh and family,
Snake river. Mrs. Walsh is onr corr.a
pondent "Orestes," whose charn,;,''.
letters from John Day have La,,, n,s
readers posted on the doinys of tist o.,,
of tue way corner of the world NJ
Walsh leaves to-day for Posebnry a on
where she will reside prrm.nar,iv so
where we hope the cum of her f,,,,,,s
lille may evermore be filed with naana
happiness and prosperity,