Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-07
The mud predominates now.
Mrs. j. ID. Hendren is very i'll.

10, is dead.
Cbas. Christie come up from Slate
Creek on Monday.
Congress has been having monkey
and parrot time lately.
The supreme court Of the territory is
10 session at Boise City.
Now is the time to lay your plans for
the coming seasons work.
New singing books have been ordered
for use in church services here.
Graugeville will make better and
more substantial growth this year than
ever before. e.
The singing has been very poor at
church services lately. What's the
matter with the choir?
No news has been received from the
editor this week but we presume that
he is superlatively happy.
Frank McGrane is around again after
having been confined to the house for a
week with an attack of la grippe.
F.A.Fenn. guardian of Hon. S. S.Fenn
advertisss in this issue the sale of Mr.
Fenn's interest In the Bullion mine
s. w. Reynolds came up from his Slate
Greek ranch on Monday. He reports
cattle as doing finely, with the loss very
light.
Weller 4 Wax received supply OF
masks on Wednesday. Those wishing
to secure masks for the ball can obtain
them at the store.
1t is reported that J. L. Eckert, who
drove his cattle from this county to
Kootenai last fall to winter, has lost 800
head, including all his bulls except one.
He had only hay enough to last fifteen
days and the snow was so deep the
stock could not obtain feed on the
range.
The snow is twenty-five feet deep on
the level on the mountains east of the
city, which means great food next
May and June. Already the members
Of the city council are considering what
ia best to be done to prevent the Wash
inRton avenue bridge across the Ogden
river from being washed away when
the foods come. .-Pocatello Herald.
In another column will be found the
prospectus of the Spokane Falls Reriep
the brightest and newsiest paper Of til,
northwest. The Reuie,s is of specia
value to our people on account Of the ful
aud complete mining news which i
gives. The full associated press dispatch
es are given in the daily. In its editor.
ial department it is bold. fearless anc
able. All in all the Reuiew is the bes
daily for our people to take.
The east have at length had their fl
OF the heather Chinee. Only three o
four years ago the newspapers of tha
section were saying all manner of har,
things against US wesferners because ",
did not take more kindly to the celestials
and now the eastern press is mutterin
cnss words against them. If we coul,
dump about one-half of our Indian
population among them the people G
that section would begin to learn some
thing.
The entire mail received at Grange
vile Wednesday consisted of ten letter.
Washouts in the lower country hav,
been assisting the snow blockades |
rendering our mail service an unmtiga
ted nuisance. No California mail ha
been received for three weeks; the pos
masters requisition for money orde
blanks are stuck somewhere and in r,
mitting money We have to trust to rel
istered letters, which at the presei
rate are likely to be all summer reacl
ing their destination. The stage lir
will have to put on four horses in ord
to bring up the delayed mail when tt
roads once get opened and then won
our postmaster have picnic?
Every indication points to the ia
:. that the year 1890 will be the most pro
: porous one in the history of 1dai
: county. With plenty of snow in Il
y mountains. a good season for plac
, mining is assured and hundreds
thousands of dollars will be washed o
Of the sand and gravel. Quartz ledg
= will be worked on more extensi
y scale than ever before. expensive m
Al chinery will be brought in to redu
T. the ores, and rich developments a
1t sure to follow in Elk City, warrens al
n Alton. The rain and snow fall on Il
prairie has been so bounteous as to &
= most assure abundant crops of hay al
e grain the coming summer. Idaho cou
If " will come to the front this year
d good shape and we will all have reas'
It to be proud OF her.
~ The history of the snow blockade
o the present winter, when 1t comes to
written, will present many romantic al
l. picturesque episodes, with something
:. the sad and doleful when looked at fro
'g a railroad point of view. Among /
10 good effects will be found the splend
m opportunity that has been afforded
" the railroad COMPANIES for doing pena
n, ce for past impositions and extortio
and the ground work furnished
e. making good resolutions TO be more Ii