Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-11-20
TOWN AND UNYRY NEWS

1axes due December1t
Congress meets December I.
Estray notices published for ST..
). ID. Stantial is at Albany, O'gn.
Eggs are rarity in town, and all tn,
stores want them.
Felt shoes and slippers, a full line
Just received by A & F.
A fine lot of Cape Cod cranberrie,
just received by A&F.
Remember the drama, "Above the
Clouds on Saturday, Nov. 2S.
John Beckroge and All Jack were mn
from John Day creek Sunday on busi-
ness.
Th. sandburg, OF Rocky canyon, has
gone on winters visit to his sister at
smiihfield. Utah.
Dentist Lockhart will leave here De-
cember l. Better have him fix your
teeth before he gees.
The estray business opened up on
November ]. We publish estray
notices for one dollar.
Miss Ida Harness, of Oakland, Op'p..
Is here on protracted visit to her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Rice.
DIR. Sponogle has removed his busi
ness office into the building west of the
PRINT shop. His residence is still with
Robert White.
Ladies-The finest and most exquisite
lines of Cloaks ever displayed in Idaho
county are now exhibited by A. q F.
Call early and make your selection.
Robt Larimer is superintendent of
the boarding school at Lapwai agency.
and will evidently occupy the position
for some time, as he writes to have his
paper sent there.
Rev. J. B. York will preach at sunpv-
side school house on the fourth SUNDAY
In November, Nov. 90, at IL A. NJ, and
at Cottonwood on the first Sunday in
December, Dec. 6, at IL A. NJ.
Advertisements for next weeks paper
should be handed in not later than Mon.
day to insure publication, as the Office
VIII be closed on Thursday next, Thanks.
giving day. The paper will be publish
ed as usual, on Friday.
There was total eclipse of the NOON
Sunday evening, visible from moonrise
until 1870 p. m. The moon was plumb
fuli, and as there was not cloud in the
heavens the sight was observed under
the most favorable auspices.
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at G. G. Bunnel's. They
have the celebrated GAUzE door forovens
Have you seen them? Call and examine.
NO more burnt pie crust. No more |
underdone biscuits. Everything baked |
TO turn by carefully distributed heat |
Johnny Cox who was convicted at
Mt. Idaho for assault with intent to |
commit murder and sentenced to Boise |
for tive years, has been brought before
the supreme court on a writ of Habess
Courpus, seeking to be released on a le-
gal technicality. The matter will will
come mp for hearing in few days.
Business in Judge Woodward's court
has been lively this week. On Monday
the case of the State VS.. Josiah FuIler
and James Farnham occupied the dav
Ihe defendants were charged by S. J.
Foster with having assaulted him.
After some time spent in deliberatinp
the jury brought in verdict of not
guilty. Harry Faulkner swore out
complaint on Saturday against Newton
scott, charging assault. The case was
disposed OF Wedn. sday by Scott plead
ing guilty. and the judge imposing a
fine OF ten dollars and costs.
Merang, Nez Perces Indian. sat in
the congregation at the PRESBYTERIAN
church Sunday evening. For seven
years he acted as interpreter of the
teaching and preaching of the mission.
aries sent to the Nez Perces. He saws
n their reservation is found the hest
and and five of the best churches in tho
state. He reports more Nez perces
fresoyterians than are found in all of
he white mems Presbyterian churches
n Idaho. He is here as a witness in
he land cases coon to be tried.-R,ise
J 'atesman.
CONGRESSMAN Willis Sweet has gone
o Washingto to be on hand when Con-
'ress meets, and in a recent interview I
It Boise City he gave the Statesman two
olumns of CUFF about all the wonderful
hlngs he is going to d. for Idaho. The
Incoming congress is almost solidlv .
emo"ralic, and the Influence of our
'~eet Willis will be about equal to that
Il a fly on coach wheel. There will
ot be enough republicans in the next ,
louse to comfortably fill the "amen cor. ,
er." Even the old abolition states of I ,
he north and west have sent a lsrve ,
majority OF democrats to represent them
The 52nd congress. and Sweet and his
ew republican colleagues will be a 7
Mighty lonesome outft