Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-05-23
OUR WEEKLY ROUND UP.
Another nice rain fell Monday.

Camas Prairie against the world fo
big crops.
Vansise recently put up a new shingl,
mill in the timber south of town.
Alexander 4 Freidenrich pay III,
highest price for county warrants.
Mr.. A. Berg blew up last week and
reports all lovely along the Salmon.
G. B. Sanders m1ved to his Cotton.
wood rancn with his family Monday.
Rev. J. w. Nelson will preach al
Grangevill Sunday evening next. May %
There ARE twenty-six pupils attending
Miss Eda Clark's school in Clearwater
precinct.
Smith and lIashagen have dissolved
partnership, and Hashagen now plays a
lone hand.
Henry Grostein arrived from Lewis.
ton FRIDAY and left for Warrens NJ on
day by the river trail.
The Idaho Guards at this place had n
dress parade rehearsal last Sunday and
did themselves and the Captain proud.
The talk of reforming politics il all
humbug. II liz the voters who need re-
forming. Honest voters will insure
honest politics.
Brigham Young was in town Monday
ontfitting for the summer season in Elk
City, where he runs the best boarding
house in all Idaho.
Rev. Maxey preached to very large
congregation at Fsirview last Sabbath
and ten participated in the subsequent
communion service.
Mr.. Cleary and the Misses EIfers re.
turned from below and took their de-
par'ure for their home on John Day
creek during the week.
7. +. Sens left this week with his
family for Medical Lake, where they
will spend the summer if he can liud
employment for himself and team.
Mrs. H. Ii. Pearson has returned from
her winters visit to her people in Ore.
gon and will reside with the family at
the ranch Oh the Point this summer,
Allan Stephens has twenty-five pupils
in school district No. 6. The school
honse now in use Is only l2xl4 feet. and
he Is rather cramped for room. The
new building will be 24x36 feet.
Memorial day will be observed by
Col. Ellsworth Post q. A. r., at Grange.
vile on May 80. All are invited to at
tend. R.LARIwRR
Post Commander.
We have heard nothing more about
abe waggn road, but we presume IL is
all right, as the President certainly
could find no earthly reason for putting
veto on it.
All who want Canton Clipner Plows.
Rose Disk Harrows, Red, White and
Blue mowers, Star. Qneen and Bonanza
hay rakes, cali on T. J. Davis, agent for
Mitchell h Lewis Co. so .
j. G. Carlisle, the brainiest democrat
in the Union, has been elected U. s.
senator from Kentucky. Kentucky is
thoroughbred state, and boodlers cannot
buy offices there.
Camas Prairie can be made the great
est dalryiDg section in the Northwest if
the farmers will only get the right kind
OF cows and give this branch of ranch
business the proper attention.
VIM. Hohaus, Nj. III. Rice and Jeff
Rhoads renewed for Idaho County's
treless missionary this week. The lat
ter gentleman also renewed for q COPY
for his brother, in Oaksdale. Wash.
The Moose creek company have but
limited supply of water this season and
the boys are apprehensive that it will
not last much longer, in which event
their cleanup will not be as heavy as
was anticipated.
Doug Holton was out from Elk Satur.
day and returned Sunday with train
of supplies. lie reports his company
running three pipes with water plenty
and everything looking lovely for salts.
factory clean. ups.
The Sunday school and church SER
vices last Sunday were held in the
Academy building owing to the pres
ence OF Mr.. CROOKS who IL in the rear
OF the drug store under the Grange hall
and cannot be safely removed yet.
Geo d. Smith and Mr.. Burton shin.
ped 1000 pounds of grub into Pierce
City Last week and intend to work the
placer claims they recently jumped
from the Chinese for all they are worth.
From all accounts they have got hold of
u good piece Of ground.
Complaint is made that crckets are
taking much grain at different points
on the prairie. Some farmers are ditch
ing and digging holes for them in order
to abate the pest. Unity of action in
the afflicted neighborhoods would spec
Oily annihilate them for keeps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weller and Miss Jessie
Clark were over from Cottonwood Sat.
urday and spent the Sabbath here. Miss
CLARK reports only forty-four pupils in
her school at present, owing to conta-
gion of measles in that neighborhood.
otherwise. everything connected with
the school is progressing nicely.
Mr.. Rackliffe was out from Elk CITY
last week on one of his semi-annual
trading trips to purchase supplies. He
Is firm in the faith that Elk is a good
camp and is proving his faith by his
work in association with Mr.. Stnart's
varions enterprises. Their big fiume
will be completed shortly, and then
good fortune will reward them for
their enterprise and industry.
Again the mandate vs 7. j. Rhoads.
auditor and recorder, at the instance of |
L. X. Castle was brought up in Lewis |
ION on the 10th inst. The case was a.
gain decided in favor of Mr.. Rhoads, on |
The ground that the jurisdiclional facts
did not appear of record i'll the road |
matter in litigation. Judge Norman
Buck and w. A. Hall were counsel Tor
Castle, and j. II. Forney tor Rhoads.
We regret to have to announce the
death of the twplva wear nli dau,htar of