Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-05-01
Read the Shorthorn ad.

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Do you want Nobby Suit of Clothes?
At lowest prices; call on Alexander &
Freidenrich.
Mining location blanks for sale here.
Henry Wax left for Portland We'd
nesday to buy goods
Several heavy rains this week have
kept the soil good and wet.
There were Ave passengers arrived at
this town on Tuesdays stage.
N. Markham has 10000 pounds of po.
tatoes for sale at his ranch close to
town.
For house painting and paper hang
ing call on ScorT K RoTHwELL, Grange
vile, Idaho. A
We take county warrants in payment
for subscription and advertising account
at 100 cents on the dollar.
John N. Rice has had his new lots
here ploughed and fenced, and set out a
lot of fruit and shade trees.
Gov. Ward and T. X. Holmes, of Mt.
Idaho, have been very sick men for the
past two weeks, but are now on the
mend.
Services at the Lake school house on
next Sabbath at IL m, and at Adki.
sons, at 8 p m. At Grangevile at 7.30
pm. A. MAxEY.
w. G. Cooper, of La Grande, Oregon,
wrote for pamphlets for himself and
some neighbors who had sold their
farms and wanted TO come to Camas
| Prairie.
w. M. Clark was over from across
Clearwater during the week, where he
he has been putting in l50 acres of crop
for John Peterson. He reports great ac-
tivity on that side.
New snow falls just above the timber
line every time it rains down here on
the prairie, but the sun and warm
winds soon dissolve it and keeps the
creeks running full.
G. l.. White had tilly nearly cut
her fore leg off by collding with barb
wire fence last week. She is one of
Orlents colts. and he is naturally doing
his best to save her.
The horses brought here by the Hold
rege company are splendid animals and
are very much admired. They are on
view at Rice's stable and are well worth
coming to town to see.
am prepared to supply the people
of Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
mestic fruits in season, and at short
notice, to anyone who will intrust me
with an order.
4-36d. E. TIMER, Lewiston.
e. r. Sherwin returned from his
winters trip to Illinois "Wednesday, and
will return to his Salmon river ranch
next week. He reports much sickness
and great mortality back there, but is
himself in excellent health.
Forty head of pack mules belonging
to the late A. Benson and thirty head
belonging to Grostein, arrived in the
rain yesterday and will be taken to
Butte, Montana.-Uniontown Journal.
Ben Morris was in town Wednesday
and took away a lot of pamphlets for
distribution. He is at present bach
elor, as Mrs. Morris is in Dayton help
ing her parents celebrate their golden
wedding anniversary.
The May term of district court for
Idaho county has been adjourned by
order of judge Piper to June "a, 1891 +.
Jurors and witnesses heretofore sum-
moned can govern themselves accord
ingly. This is official.
George s. Bates was over from Cot
tonwood Saturday and called to square
himself with the printer. He will
leave about the middle of May for the
Goose Lake country in southern Oregon
but will return to his land here in the
fall.
Grangeyille was a lively town last Sat-
urday. The grand army post met, and
there was also quite an influx of visitors
to participate in the Odd Fellows ami.
versary, besides the usual turnout o
farmers who generally do their trading
on the last day of the week.
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at c. G. Bunnell's. They
have the celebrated GAUzE door for ovens
Have you seen them? Call and examine
No more burnt pie crust. No NOR,
underdone biscuits. Everything bakeC
to turn by a carefully distributed heat
Frank McGrane is having the interi
or of bis Exchange saloon repainted il
glowing colors and otherwise adorned
The front porch has been removed anC
various other Improvements are bein
instituted on and around the premise
Scott & Rothwell are editing the job.
EsTRAY NoucE.-Came to my place il
November, 1890, nine miles north @
Grangeville. Idaho, one bay horse, tel
t or twelve years old, branded so on LEI
} hip, and on left shoulder. Th
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owner is requested to prove property
a pay charges and take the animal away.
AZ ]. D. HENDREN.
S Dealers in tobacco and cigars do nc
4 pay any more internal revenue licens
8 taxes after to day, as the tax was repea
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