Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-08-08
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Prof Magee and wife write that thew
viii be at Grangeville in few DAYS to
locate here. The Prof. will work up the
interests Of the academy. He has had
several years teaching in Oregon; grad
uated last June at Willamette Univer-
sity, Salem. Oregon. and comes to be q
permanent citizen and to establish a
school here equal to any academy or
the coast.
The Spokane Spokesman comes out with
a twenty page edition on the 9th, giving
resume of the growth of the city since
the nre one year ago, togther with a
description OF the country surrounding
and tributary to the metropolis of east.
ern Washington. Spokane Falls can
well point with pride to the showing
made In the one year that has elapsed
since almost the entire business portion
OF the city was destroyed.
r. ]. Monroe has been appointed re-
ceiver OF the u. S. land office at Lewis
ton, in place of c. M. Force. Mr.. For
rec has filed the position of receiver in
manner highly creditable to himself
and persons having business with him
nave found him uniformly kind and
courteous. Mr.. Monroe was receiver
under former republican administers
ton and is thoroughly familiar with the
duties of the position.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Cone, who left
Idaho county last fall intending to re.
side permanently in Wauke eegan, Ill.
returned on Tuesday. Mr.. Cone finds
there Is no place where his health is so
GOOD as here. Our citizens may wander
N ttvyn<, k.<k
ton ,n our pure. bracing mountain air
which never fails to make them vish
to return to the pine clad hills and crys-
tai waters Of the Seem of the Noun.
tains."
From Indian Agent w. D. Robbins.
OF the Nez Perce agency, we learn that
there are fifteen tons of freight at Lew
iston, consisting of school seats, furni-
ture, cooking apparatus, etc., belonging
10 the agency school at Lapwai, and that
the school will open October 1st with so
pupils in attendance-also that there
VIII be 125 scholars in attendance at
what is known as the Bonded school, a
Few miles from his agency. Agent Rob-
bins is taking steps to have the parties
at Asotin City arrested and convicted
Tor selling whiskey to the Indians un-
der his charge. One of the penalties
inflicted when an Indian is found drunk
is to cut his hair of. This brings hin
to time, in addition to fine of $50 ar
up p-Uniontown Journal.
Mr.. c. E. Bayard. special India
agent, is on the prairie for the purp,
OF taking taking testimony in the IND
depreciation claims. Mr.. Bayard ".
probably be here month or six weeks,
as he has fully seventy-fvo claims to
take testimony upon. Long and patient-
ly our people have waited for the gov
eminent to adjust and pay the losses
occasioned by the war of " and the ad-
vent of Mr.. Bayard is hailed with de.
light, as tending to show that at last
Justice will be meted out. In addition
TO his position as examining agent, Mr..
Bayard is special disbursing agent and
expressed to us the hope that ere an
other year he would he sent up here
again, not to take testimony, but with
the coin to settle the claims, in which
wish the FREE PRESS most heartily Joins,