Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-31

Inc oid Grangevllle saloon Ia In fuIl
blast, with Tom Clark as major domo.
He requests US to announce that he
keeps choice assortment of Missouri
whisky. from Kansas city, behind the
bar, and friends who call on him will
| be treated white. "a
The way our mails don't come this
weather Is a caution. One day we get
some Northern Pacific mail, while the
Portland and Union Pacific mail fails TO
arrive. The next day we get some
Portland mail. In the course OF about
ten days we get about one lot OF mail
from the diffrent routes.
Gov. Shoup is in Washington, and in
his last letter to our editor-in-chief
promised to use his utmost endeavors to
have Congress ratify the wagon road
bill. He further promised to give Idaho
county a showing in his next Annual
report to the Secretary Of the Interior
that will satisfy our people.
The Northern Pacific railrosd COM
pany have left ticket orders with Jno p.
Volmer. at Lewiston, SO that intending
travellers can procure transportation to
all points in the eastern states aud ON
the Pacific coast thus giving the travel.
ing public much needed information.
besides saving them time and money.
Some Of our Exchanges are threaten.
ing that II the mail does not come more
regularly they will fall back on the ten
commandments and the Constitution OF
the United States for editorial matter.
No doubt the commandments would be
new to most of the readers, but the con.
stitution! pshaw, that would not be in.
teresting.
From Delegate Dubois we have recei-
we'd copy OF the bill which he intro
duced into Congress for the admission Of
Idaho as a state. The bill provides for
its immediate admission under the con.
stitution as adopted last November, but
has yet to run the gauntlet Of the house
committee on territories and the
chances are small of it ever becoming .
law.
From the dispatches it Is learned that
K. Wildman, one of the stockholders OF
the Statesman Printing Company, has
been appointed consul TO Montevideo.
His claims to the position were champion
ed by the New York delegation. Mr..
Wildman, as the readers of the States
man know, is brilliant journalist and ID
every way worthy of the high prsition.
Boise Statesman.
The Chinese have been celebra ting
their New Year lately. and have bsen
having "hiyu" time drinking. gambling.
smoking opium, eating and shooting
crackers. On Saturday night they had
their grand cracker fusiIade. Sunday
they had a feast to wind mp the affair.".
White men have to be satisfied with
one, or at the most. two days OF celebrat--
ing at New Year. but the yellow men
put in a whole week.
Monday was fine day here in town,
scarcely breeze stirring. Out in the
Lake district, however, the wind blew
almost hurricane all day long. Parties,
coming from that neighborhood 10
town report that it was like stepping
from winter to summer when they reach.
ed the calm atmosphere between half .
mile and mile from town. We had
wind enough Tuesday and Wednesday
to make up for all winter; however.
1t has been rather cool down OH the
Union Pacific line east of Huntington.
A passenger train was showed in bo.
tween Pocatello and Garrison and .
brakeman was sent ahead to flag any
other train that might come along. The
poor fellow never returned for he frose
to death at his post, and when found
was standing erect with his danger Gag
held erect. 1t is said he was formerly
Of this division. but particulars cannot
be learned. La Grande journal.
A letter from the editor, written the
23rd, states that he had got as far -
Starbuck and was waiting for the train
from Spokane Falls to come along and
carry him onward, which said train was
stuck in snow drift north Of Colfax.
Mr.. Parker reports foot Of snow oil
through that country; that cattle are
being universally feed and looking very
poorly. The train was due In Walla
Walla at five in the morning, and it was
not expected to be more than thirty
hours late in the run of seventy.ssveu
miles.