Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-11-14
OUR WEEKLY ROUND UP.

Geo. w. Morrison is here from Lewis
ton.
The democratic day of jubilee creep
on apace,
Mrs. ]. ID. Stantial has moved to tow
for the winter.
A few little flurries of snow have Wis
tied us this week.
For SALE-Good winter apples. In
qnire at Mt. Idaho hotel.
Joe Brockman has gone to Salem, Or
egon. to attend school this winter,
Alexander Il FIeidenrich pay tn,
highest price for county warrants.
Correspondents wanted in every pre-
cnct in the county to write for the F. P
For letter heads. bill heads, envelopes
and stationary call at this Office.
A "twenty-one" game is in full bias
here every night. showing that time,
are improving.
Gov. Shoup in his annual report esti
mates the taxable property of the state
at $25, ,5sl ,305.
The Farmers Alliance didn't make
much stir before election, but they go,
there all the same.
Allan d. Stephens has gone across
Clearwater to reside on his ranch in
that neighborhood.
John Long and wife arrived from
Warrens Saturday and will spend the
winter on the prairie.
w. NJ. Clark is in Elk City, where he
is employed by Mr.. Spedden to work in
one OF the mines of the 1. q. & S. M.
Co.
A long string of freight teams arrived
here Monday from Lewiston and made
the town quite lively while they were
unloading.
Henry Grostein arrived from Warrens
Saturday night and left for Lewiston
Monday. He reported Secesh creek
frozen over solidly.
Bert and Mrs. Sherwin arrived here
Sunday night from trip to Ellensburg,
WASH, and Albany, Oregon, and will
occupy their residence here this winter.
Frank White is hauling lumber for
5. l.. Cowan, who is going to build the
first residence in Schmadeka's second
addition. DR.. Bibby will also build
there in the spring.
Phil. Cleary was up from John Day
Sunday bunting for somebody to teach
the school there this winter. He finally
engaged Frank Pearson, who will start
down on Monday.
Duff Greene was over from the west
side Monday to have an arm doctored,
in which he had run rusty nail, and
also to get the latest election news,
which, it is needless to say, gratified
him exceedingly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weller spent the Sab.
bath here and returned to Cottonwood
next day. Mr.. Weller will leave for
Boise City about December l, to attend
the session of the state legislature. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Weller.
G. III. Brock man threshed 30,300 bush.
els of grain on the Cottonwood side this
season. He says the straw was heavy
and the yield of grain light, but that
wheat averaged twenty bushels per acre.
He threshed 5000 bushels of wheat
from his own land.
Company G had its first shooting
practice Sunday afternoon at the reser-
yoir. The range was 100 yards and al
though many of the boys had never
fred rife before they all succeeded In
hitting the hill twice out of three. John
Wilson was first best and F. L. Evans
second.
Martin Collins arrived out from War.
rens Sunday and left Tuesday for Lew
iston, where he will reside this winter
and run his livery business. Walter
Brown accompanied him out. The store
in Warrens is in charge of commission
er elect w. ]. Kelly, who will run it
this winter.
Mr.. Collins informed us Monday that
Riebold was working ten men. the best
force he ever employed at the mine and
that he intends sinking two shafts this
winter as far as he can go by hand la
Dor, with the intention of putting in
pumping machinery as soon as the wag.
on road is opened to travel.
Rev. G. L. Deffenbaugh, formerly a
Presbyterian missionary on the Nez
Perce reservation. has been appointed
superintendent Of the Indian school on
the Umatilla reserve. He was sent to
Lapwai in 1878. and labored there as a
missionary for many years until his
work was taken up by native preachers.
He was then transferred to the Cour
d'Alene mission. The department has
made wise selection.
Miners and prospectors should make
point of giving US every fact In their
possession concerning mines, prospects
new discoveries, new and old locations,
in fact, anything concerning mines and
mining in any district in Id aho county,
that we may publish the same to the
world. By this means the extent of the
mining interests of our county will be-
come familiar to the readers of the F. p,