Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-11-07
OUR UEEKLY ROUND UP.

isn't Grangeville growing large enough
to incorporate?
S. w. Smith left on the stage Monday
for Butte and Salt Lake City.
We take county warrants at par value,
ON subscription to the f. P.
Several thousand pounds of wool have
been shipped to Lewiston lately.
Mrs. Homer Matteson has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Shearer, of Mt. Idaho
was visitor to Grangeville last Mon
dey.
S. W. Reynolds was up from Freedom
during the week and reports all well
along the Salmon.
District school commenced at Mt. Ida
ho Monday morning, with Mrs. j. II.
Forney as teacher.
Wood, butter, eggs, bacon, greenbax.
and silver dollars wanted on subscrip-
4 tion to the county paper.
Vansise & Cowen are hard at work on
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good progress on the building.
The juice CT 3 lemon in cup of strong
black coffee. without sugar, will often
cure sick headache and may save you
heavy doctors bill.
Ward Girton has sold his sheep to
man from the lower country for 81. rs
per head. They will be wintered over
on Craig's mountain.
Mr.. Brinton. of Elk City, is now at
Merchants hotel, Portland, from which
place he sends three dollars to have the
FREE PRESS sent him.
Wanted, somebody in each precinct
to write up their neighborhood doings
for the county paper. Stationary and
postage furnished by the editor.
John Coram started to Uniontown
Saturday to meet Mrs. Coram, who has
visiting relatives in the province
of Ontario since last September.
G.. A. Rogers, of Asotin, was here
last week and subscribed for the f. p.
before his departure. lie is interested
in quartz in Elk City and Warrens.
If You want to sell or buy ranch.
rent house, or leave your property for
while in safe and responsible hands,
call at the FREE PRESS land Office and
you can be satisfied.
Lumber is on the ground for the erec-
ton of new fence and sidewalk on the
south side of Main street, between
Scotts store and the A. & f. corner.
We have changed our appointments
for the 2nd Sabbath of the month, as
follows: Cottonwood at II a. M, Chase
3 p. M, Grangeville, G:30 p. m.
A. MAxEY.
Even if Idaho's population is rather
meager, the recent election removes one
source of uneasiness. There will always
be population enough to fill all the Of
fees.
am prepared to supply the people
of Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
mestlc fruits in season, and at short
notice, to anyone who will intrust me
with an order.
4-36lf. E. TIxIER. Lewiston.
S. L. Cowen has had posts hauled.
wherewith to fence his newly acquired
residence property in the Schmadeka
addition. But for the scarcity of lum-
Der he would erect a dwelling house
this fall.
Josh Fockler arrived ont with a wag.
on from Florence Tuesday, having left
there the previous day. Ten men are
working on this end and will be through
in few days more. when that section
will be accepted and paid for.
Qnite number of ladies' have visited
the Episcopal church building during
the fine weather and were surprised to
lind how far it had progressed. The
frame is up and enclosed. and the roof
will be on in few more days.
The Star of Idaho says Eugene Buch-
anan will contest the election of his
opponent, w. B. Kyle, on the ground
of not being a citizen of the United
States and of the state of Idaho. The
case will be tried at the approaching
term Of the district court, which con-
venes at Moscow next Monday.
The recent advance of over 60 per
cent. in the price of electrotype and
stereotype metals is due to the McKin-
ley bill. Metals used for the above
named purposes now cost from to 81
cents per pound, where three months
ago the same could be bought for 5I
cents per pound, and those who are
obliged to use them will have to stand
the increase in price. Chicago Newspa-
per Union.
An effort is making to get post-offic ce
established at Seigle City, on the lower
Red river meadow, six miles east of Elk
City. Seigle City is situated between
Seigle and Galena creeks, and is in the
center Of the Red river mineral belt.
From all indications. Seigle City will de-
velop into one of the important mining
camps in the Bitter Root range, and
while everything is yet in embryo, its
future is practically assured.
Mrs. s. NJ. Hall closed her six months
school in the Johns creek district Octo-
Der "a. The first term of three months