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

Nickson's header.
There was social dance at Mrs. Ly-
ties Tuesday evening.
Alexander & Freidenrich pay the
highest price for county warrants.
Overman & Stewart's thresher pulled
In last week, after two months run.
Th. Reed was in town from the Ready
ranch Wednesday and renewed for his
paper.
Mrs. Wax, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Goldstein, arrived from Lewiston
Monday.
Tax money is dribbling into the coun-
ty treasury much slower this year than
formerly.
fairview Farmers Club are going to
discuss the subsidy business at their
next meeting, November 20.
The store of II. c. Brown at Mt. Ida
no is in charge Of the sheriff, foreclos-
ing mortgage held by Portland parties.
j. j. Remington was up from White
Bird Wednesday and called to SQUARE
accounts for himself and Uncle Joe
Bradley.
l. p. Browns Touring mill has been
running until midnight for some time
past, the demand for -four being greater
than the capacity of the mill
Are you thinking of fencing? If sore
member that c. c. Bunnell furnishes
the famous Glidden Barb wire. There
is none better, none cheaper.
Mr.. Dillinger has had ASSAYS made of
quartz from two extensive lodges in the
Dixie country, and they show them rich
in gold, with only low returns in silver.
Governor Wiley left on Saturdays
stage for Boise City. He has promised
to act the part of a good fisherman and
drop US line" occasionally for publ
cation.
Two milers in the lower country are
corresponding with parties here relative
to establishing a roller process Touring
mill here, with a capacity of fifty bar
rels per day.
Norman and Mrs. Gould are mp from
their home at John Day on brief visit,
and will return tomorrow. This is
Mrs. Gould's first visit to the prairie
since her marriage in 1883.
IA 4,
meat market building. The improve
ments are only temporary to snug np
for the winter, as they will erect nice
new frame business house in the sprinp.
Will Schmadeka is having the long
string of picket fence in front of his
residence painted and is also making
other Improvements, from which we
infer that the dwelling will not be va
cant much longer.
At the Smith and Carpenter horse sale
Tuesday. several head of horses were
sold at good prices. Messrs. Watson
and Overman bought eight head of good
brood mares, and this was the heaviest
purchase made.
The Standard Oil company has enga-
ged in warfare with its Ohio COMPETE
tors, the result being to reduce oil in
that vicinity to thirty cents a barrel.
Here on Camas prairie it retails at five
dollars per case of ten gallons.
The fine Indian summer weather we
have enjoyed for several DAYS has disap-
peared, and Wednesday morning the
snow line was plainly visible down to
the edge of the timber just above town
and shows disposition to stay there.
Charles Gregory showed us some rock
from new discovery across Salmon
river, in which he is interested, which
Riebold's assay, goes 1865 in siver and
$50 in gold. Johnny Wilson found the
ledge and three locations have beer
made on it.
We are informed thai 4 bank will be
started in Grangeville next summer
and that B. F. Morris will remove the
buildings on the old Chamberlin prop.
erty and erect in their place fin,
building in which the business of tn,
bank will be transacted.
All the saw mills in the county ar,
crowded to their fullest capacity thes
days, and they have next seasons sup
ply already ordered in advance. Th
erection of six new residences il
Grangeville alone is postponed till mex
year on account of the inability to ge
lumber.
A large number of Indians, will
about 200 ponies, were in town last Fri
day, on their way to the reservation
from their annual fall hunt in the Lit
tie Salmon country. They had abund
ance of venison and bear meat, but haC
been living on it SO long they were sur
feited, and bought out all the beef ir
both meat markets during ther stay
here.
NoTIcE.-We will let the painting o
the Methodist Episcopal church O
Grangeville, Idaho, to the lowest res
ponsible bidder, we to furnish all paint
and oils. All outside work to have two
coats in solid white. Waincoting to bt
oiled and vanished; ceiling to be paint
ed. Pews to be painted and grained OF