Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-06

Memorlal uay was celeDrateu In this
town in quite an imposing manner.
With this issue the FREE Press con-
cludes its fourth year of publication.
Brewer Won Berge carries his left arm
in a sling, having crushed his hand with
rolling log.
The Northern Pacific was to have
commenced work on the Lewiston end
of its new road last Monday.
A letter from Ben Morris at Lewiston
states that he was pulling for railroad
to Camas Prairie and expected to
succeed.
Many local items are omitted this
week owing to the EDITORS sore thumb,
which makes sticking type a slow and
tiresome task.
Mr.. Witt has struck ledge of good
quartz down on Albert Wcber's ranch
on the reservation line. From all ac-
counts it is ten-strike.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we
were treated to abundant rains, which
makes everything and everybody feel
good at the prosperous outlook.
Mr.. r. F. Fulton returned yesterday
and those who desire his legal or nota-
rial services will find him re- established
at his old quarters in the printing office.
T. +. Sens had one of his team horses
poisoned down at White Bird last week.
1t was evidently strychnine, as the ami
NAL doubled up in very few minutes
and died in great agony.
The editor sliced forty acre lot oil
the section of his left thumb last press
day, hence type setting has progressed
under difficulties, and if the +. p. isn't
as good as usual you will know what to
attribute the falling off to.
The Seven Devils country south of us
here is enjoying boom, and quite a
stampede has started. The mines there
have real merit. and it is only question
of very short time when it will be the
wealthiest and most productive mining
camp in the world.
Friend Tixier, the Lewiston fruit man,
has our thanks for box of assorted
tropical fruits. which came up ON Satur-
days stage in fine condition, There
were seedless oranges, Sicily lemons and
bananas nearly as fresh as ifjust pucked
from their native tree. Send to him
when you want an order filled.
b. F. Morris has just received a two
year old colt coming FROM George Wilkes
Simmons" stock farm at Lexington. Ky.
All who have seen him pronounce him
a model horse. His sire and dam were
, both sired by the world renowned George
! Wilkes. He will be advertised in the
! FREE PRESS with full pedigree in due
time for next season. Book full for
' this.
!. VIM. Parrish and wife were drying in
Webber canyon on Three Mile creel
L. - x,..hf "A, k~s. al
off from one of the horses, and in alight
t ing to adjust it Parrish scared the team
0 so that they ran and piled the entir,
n outfit down in the bottom of the canyon
" Mrs. Parrish broke her right arm, bu
happily escaped other injury. Th,
wagon was the property of Judge Cas-
u and was totally destroyed.
q The town of Weiser was burned las
n Thursday night. The fire was cansed b
d the exposition of lamp in the hotel
II The wind was blowing gale from tn
r northwest, and the eastern part of tn
town was in flames in six minutes
Thirty minutes served to complete tn
is destruction of the blocks on Commercii
l. street. Twenty-Five buildings were d.
e stroyed. Loss, $l0O, 900; insurance abo,
II S25, 900. The town will be rebuilt dow
at the railroad depot.
l. The Idaho and Wyoming statehoo
" bills are pretty certain to fail of passaf
re this session. Whenever an effort is mad
Or to fix the time for debate in the sena
some measure is pushed ahead by r.
publican or democratic senator.
~ ~ much legislation is now ahead that this
- have little show of consideration, ar
~ there is said to be an understanding b
=, tween the democratic senators that whe
" these admission bills come up they a.
u =. to be talked to death. There is. und
80 80 the present rules, no way of cutting c
- the debate and "A senator may talk
80 fortnight if he desires, and many
~ them have consumed that much tin
70 this session.
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