Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-04-10
OUR WEEKLY ROUND UP.

Plenty of fine fat beef cattle for sal
on Camas Prairie.
For letter heads, bill heads, envelope
and stationary call at this Office.
County commissioners meet Monda
next, April l3. in regular session.
Eugene Spedden and family left Of
Mondays stage on visit to Portland.
There is a good opening in Grange
vile for bakery and confection store.
Copies of the descriptive pamphle
can be had OF w. N. Knox, Mt. Idaho.
A great big surplus of products will
talk louder for a railroad than subsidy
Services at Fairview school honse O,
Sunday, April -, at / l o'clock by Eide
Chase.
BoRN.-In Grangeville, Idaho, Apri
8, 1891. to the wife of A. G. Mclean
a daughter.
G. M. Chamberlin has gone TO Almo
ia, Washington, and the F. P. will visi
him while he stays there.
DIFD.-In Lake district April 7. 1891
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Henry s
Jones, aged about ten months.
Fairview Alliance meets next Satur.
day, to morrow. at O'Clock. Fairyiew
Farmers Club meets at O'Clock.
The Seven Devils will have a newspa-
per this spring. A. A. Bensel is the
gentlemen who founds the enterprise.
An Epworth organ has been purchas-
ed for the Methodist church and will
arrive here as soon as the road over the
mountain is open.
John Breen is down from Hope, on
the line of the Northern Pacific, in
kootenai county. He will take back a
lot OF pamphlets for distribution there.
When you come down to Lewiston.
call on J. A. Miller for choice two-vear,
old apple and walnut trees at I2J cts.
each, or $40 per hundred, while they
last.
W. b. Palmer, formerly of Lewiston.
but now conducting an agricultural i'm
plement warehouse at La Grande. Ogn.
writes us for pamphlets for distribution
at that point.
Mr.. Cambridge writes us from SOUTH
ern California that they do not like that
country, and will return to GrangeviIle
by and by. Meanwhile they want their
paper sent to Walla Walla.
Walter Brown arrived from Lewiston
Saturday and left for Warrens the next
day to conduct the Benson store in that
camp. 1t is very probable that the bus
iness will be closed out this summer.
Several of our neighbors of both sexes
are afflicted with La Grippe. Itis but
mild form, however, compared to the
deadly epidemic which is ravaging the
eastern states. 1t has never yet proved
fatal on Camas Prairie.
Mr.. Bell returned from brief busi-
ness trip to Lewiston yesterday. He
reports the metropolis quite dull, and
that the boys who went down after
freight had hard time breaking the
old road over the mountain.
The Holdrege Importing Co., of Hold
rege, Nebraska, will soon be in Grange
vile with several imported and high
grade stations, which can be barganed
for in most any way to suit purchasers.
SO if you have any sand or trade in you
come and see them.
Sampson Dillinger renewed for the F.
T. during the week, prior to his depart.
ure for his Dixie diggings, south east of
Elk City. From the accumulation of
snow in the mountains he expects fa-
vorable mining season, and We hope his
win be realised.
Elmer King has succeeded to the
business of the old firm of King & Sons.
The meat market at Mt. Idaho will be
his headquarters, and he will also run a |
meat wagon into Grangeville and the
country, and hopes by
strict attention TO business to secure a
share of the public patronage.
The hymnals for the Episcopal church
were received from Bishop Talbot last
week, and the members of the choir
will soon begin to practise the magnif-
cent chants which beautify the services
Of the church. The minister will arrive
in the spring to take charge of the mis-
sion and reside with us permanently.
The Grangeville Dramatic troupe are
now rehearsing on the beautiful |
drama entitled "Tempest Tossed" also
The laughable burlesque "The Egyptian
this is one of the greatest
comic negro farces acted upon the Amer
lean stage. These two excellent pieces |
will be given on the same night, on or |
about May l.
The Salubria Citizen says: 1--WE learn |
that the Northern Pacific railroad will
shortly commence the construction of a
branch line from Lewiston to Camas
Prairie, and it is a we'll known fact that
the road will not stop there but is GER
tain to be built on to the south and as
is on the only natural route we
feel very hopeful over our prospects, as
they are exceedingly bright.
Miss Fanny Baldwin left Wednesday
for Santa Cruz. California, where she
expects TO remain. Miss Baldwin went
to Warrens about a year AGO. teachinv