Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-09-19

lHEHcSt lilCe loI county warrants.
Republican rally at Grange hall to-
night at 7.30. Dubois and Curtis.
The election tickets are being printed
and keep our job press humming.
Mrs. Weller is at present visiting her
mother, at Puyallup, Washington.
Uncle Grff Roberts and Ch. Wilson
were up from salmon river Monday.
Victor Christian was up from Salmon
river Monday buying winter supplies.
Henry Miller's hair cutting and shaw
ing parlor. Main street, Grangevile.
Give him q call
Six months in the state and thirty
days in the county establish the voting
privilege in this state.
S. l.. Cowan and family have moved
INTO the Christie dwelling, recently va
Gated by the Hoton family.
We received lot of new stationary
during the week and can do any kind of
job printing at short notice.
The state constitution requires each
voting precinct to elect two justices of
the peace and one constable.
Miss Anna Binnard returned to Lew
lston last week after a brief vacation
spent with her sister, Mrs. Wax.
Doug Holton and family will hereaf-
ter reside III Lewiston, where Doug has
taken situation with Mr.. Squier, in the
O. II. < n. Exchange.
Mrs. Il. Lytle viii receive a limited
number of boarders at the rate of s. per
week for board and lodging. Sim gle
meals, p cents. ii
Read the notice to tax-payers signed
by assessor Rice and hustle up money
enough to steer clear of the Delinquent
tax list next December.
From the way goods are coming in
our storekeepers are evidently anticipa-
ting better times aud Il larger fall and
winter trade than formerly.
When candidate tells yon that eala-
ry IS no object to hin, you have found
one OF two things-either man who is
fool or man who thinks You one.
Under the constitution sheriHs ard
assessors cannot succeed themselves in
office. They may however he renomi-
hated two years after their term expires.
Geo. Schmadeka will pasture horses
on hls land adjoining town at reasona-
bic rates per month. No wild horses
wanted. Best pasturage on the prairie.
J. l.. Goodnight, repu blican candidate
for joint representative for Idaho and
Nez Perce counties, is over on the other
side of Clearwater visiting Mr. PelI who
moved over there from Tammany
Hollow last spring.
Mrs. Belle Steele left for Nenia, Ohio.
on Monday last after two years pleasant
Soiourn with her father, J. Il Robinson.
During her stay she made a host of
friends 10y her amiability and kindness
and on their behalf we venture to ex-
press the hope that her future life NAV
be one of happiness and prosperity
without shadow of alloy. She was ac-
companied as far as Spokane Falls by
her brother and sisters.
The articles on the new sIron-Silver
Process" recently written for the L, p.
by Mr.. ChaS +. Torrance, have been re-
printed 10y the Mining and I,ngineering
journal Of New York, the best paper of
ITS class in America. The new process
Is attracting the attention of mining
men, and it Is among the possibilities
that an experimental plant may be
built and operated in Elk CITY at an
early day. The process seems adapted
with slight notifications to the base
ores OF that camp, and the +. F. editor is
endeavorng with fair prospect of sue
cess to enlist the necessary capital to
push the enterprise to completion.
Not to be ou:done by Blaine's Reel
procity scheme of trade between the
U. >, Mexico, and the governments of
South America, senator John Sherman,
of Ohio, has declared that Free Trade
between the y. s. and Canada would be
an absolute blessing to both countries.
Is 1t possible that these shining lights
OF the High Protective Tariff tax system
have been bought up by British Gold"
to preach the detestable Free Trade doc
TIMES of the Golden Club in this highly
protected country? or do the advocates
of protection read the handwriting on
the wall that the system is oVerlone
and has had its day?
Postmaster Beck received during the
week letter from Leroy 7. Weeks, for
merly of these parta. who L. now super
intendent OF the High school at Os-
borne, Kansas. lie has 800 pupils en-
rolled, and there are 455 in the district.
lie writes that he is we'll aud happy and
enjoys life never so we'll Us when he is
teaching. lie says that many people in
tlIhb llaib VI ~ dIlSaS are SOIIle " est, tS
they have had year of the hardest
times ever known in the history OF the
state and many are discouraged with the
con slant warfare against adverse sea-
sons, low prices of farm products and
high tartf-taxes on everything they buy
w. p Parrish was over from Clear
water ferry Monday and filed his appli-
cation for pension through our agency.
He also subscribed for the +. Z, and
said that the people OF the Lolo, Weeipe
and Pierce City countries would like to
be annexed to Idaho county at the next
session Of the legislature. The seat of
government of Shoshone county is on
IA tributary Of the north fork of the Cnur
d'Alene river, and the people over here
have TO go to Lew iston and then through
Washington to Spokane Falls in order
to reach their county seat. They are al
so denied justice in the courts OF Sho-
shone because of the expense of bring
ing witnesses from that isolated section.
They are also treated as scurvily as ii
they were Mornons, because they are
made to pay taXes towards the support
of a county government in which they
have no voice or representation. These
worthy people have a real grievance to
which the legislature should give heed.
Perhaps solution of the difficulty will
be found in the organisation of new
county, which might be named "Lolo,"
which is at once euphonious and dis
tinct enough to describeits territory with
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