Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

Several cases of measles are reporteC
in town.
Lots of fine fat beef cattle on Cana,
frairie are awaiting buyers.
All kinds of good work horses fo,
sale by Geo. Schmakeka. 40
A lot of quartz and placer location
banks just printed and for sale at the
printing office.
l have about sixty head of cattle | am
willing to trade for ranch on Camas
Prairie. A. F. PARKER, Grangeville.
John Peterson paid us his annual call
Monday and renewed his subscription
TO the best paper published in old
Idaho county.
Ihe Cottonwood dance Tuesday even
ing was great success, 40 numbers
having been sold. The proceeds went
to the school district.
am prepared to supply the peopIs
oi Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
nestle fruits in season. and at short
holice, 10 anyone who will intrust me
with an order.
4-36lf f. r1vrrp Jaw;s,o,
w. r. Schmadeka has bought out
King * Sons butcher shop here. The
price paid was 5000. which includes the
corner lot and building.
All parties who have received sample
| copies OF the Spokane Weekly Chroni-
Gle, anu wish to subscribe can leave or
uers with w. N. KNOX, JR., Ag't.
Mt Idaho.
Services at Grangevile Sunday morn
ing l / Il m. w. A. Hail will preach at
Z p m. will preach at Mt. Idaho at
p IN. M.yrv
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at G. G. Bunnells. Thev
nave tie celebrated GAUzE door fore ovens
nave you seen them? Call and examine.
NO more burnt pie crust. No more
uhderdone biscuits. Everything baked
10 turn by carefully distributed heat.
The dance at Mt Idaho Tuesday on
behalf of school district No. Melted
S3S. The price of tickets was onlv
Sl.oO, which included fine basket sun
per prepared for the occasion by the |
good ladies ofthe district.
EsTRAY NOTICE. Came to my place on
cottonwood creek. about the middle of |
January, a red two-year-old steer. with |
square crop and split on left ear and a
notch in right ear. Branded on left rih
out very ialnt' Owner is requested to
prove property, pay charges and take
''o ANIMAL 10 j. Z. CODE.
some OF the state papers are claiming
that those democrats in the legislature
who voted for Cagett did SO to help the
hohest republic N members carry out
the pledge made by that party to give
one U. >. senator to the north. The
matter Is not looked upon in that way
IN Boise; but that they voted for Clagett
s'nply 10 put that gentleman in
position to widen the breach made in
'ne republican paIty.-Boise Democrat.
A letter from our old friend George
klebold, at Warren, states that he in
tended visiting Walla Walla this sprino
but he has struck it so rich in his mine.
the Little Giant" that he has concIud-
ed he cannot. He has 100 tons of quartz
ready Tor crushing, the richest lot ever
'akfh out OF mine in the camp and
there is any amount left for stopping. No
man better deserves the smiles of For
tune than George, for he has stuck to
the camp from its earliest days, and this
year we hope he will send out several
more mule loads of bullion than he usr-
ally does.-Walla Walla Statesman.
Last week we received A letter from
Mr.. S. W. Smith, of Fix City. who is
now visiting his brother, Howard Smith.
weli-known San Francisco lawyer,who
resides at North Temescal, Alameda
county California Mr.. Smith writas
thar he has visited the State M,niny
burean OF California and finds that
idah" is the most poorly represented
mining state IN the Union. He left
sixty pounds of Elk City rock which he
fortunately had with him, and writes
us that he Will be pleased to have Idaho
NINE owners send him specimens. and
ne VIII have them properly placed.
we are glad to note that Mr. Smith is
indtiatlgaofe IN the good work of doing
Az ne can to spread abroad a knowledge
OF me great aud varied natural wealth
"i Idaho county,and a man of his ability
and knowledge carries weight and influ.
ence wherever he goes.
The type founders of the United
States have formed trust and jumped
the price of type and newspaper Office
material thirty per cent. above former
prices. We have for two years been
saving our nickels with the intention of
buying the new dress of type which the
+. Z. needs so much, but we propose to
buy ea ch of our readers a new pair of
specs so they can read the paper, rather
than pay tribute to lot of thieves who
are practically licensed by the govern
ment to rob the people under the false.
lying and hypocritical pretense of pro-
tecting American industries. Protection
Is robbery, and the people ARE finding
1t out, after the tariff robbers have i'm
poverished them of their money and
their homes. Every farmer and labor
ing man in America should curse the
bigh tariff policy of this country and
the men who advocate it.