Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-04-24
Do you want Seasonable Hat?

Do you want Nobby Suit of Clothes?
At lowest price Is; call on Alexander &
Freidenrich.
| Mining location blanks for sale here.
President Harrison will be in Boise
City on May s.
Spring onions and lettuce, grown on
the prairie. are already in the market.
For house painting and paper hang
ing call on SCoTr 4 RorHwELL, Grange
vile, Idaho. Al
Sheriff Wood is securing the country
summoning the grand and trial jurors
for the coming term of court.
To any one wanting a stallion we will
make it an object to wait and see our
imported stock. "HoLDREGE IMP. Co."
DrED-Mina. daughter of Henry C.
and frankie M. johnson. April 10, 1891,
aged two years and one month.
DIED.-In Lake district, April %, 1891,
Charles Virgil, oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. johnson. aged 10 years, IL
months and days.
The Salem Statesman sizes up the
Italian war scare in this name: There
will be war. An organ grinder and his
monkey are headed this way.
DIR. Bibby was summoned to go across
Salmon river last evening to attend the
child of Chas Gregory. which was re-
ported as not expected to live.
Charles s Gregory was up from the
river Wednesday, filing his bond as su-
pervisor of road district IA, which lies
between Salmon and Snake rivers.
Hon. Willis Sweet writes us from
Moscow under date of April 16 that he
will visit Idaho county next month to
ascertain the needs of this part of the
state.
On Wednesday DR.. S. E. Bibby pur.
chased the residence property of G. W.
Hashagen, now occupied by Geo. Cham
berlin. The DR.. will occupy the proper
ty as residence.
General Spinola died in Washington
d. c., on Tuesday morning of last week.
He was member of Congress from
New York. and was in his seyentieth
year. He lived and died democrat.
The Holdridge Imp. Co. brought in
four fine stations on Wednesday. which
they desire to dispose Of to the horse
men of Idaho county. The horses are
now at the livery stable of Rice & Day.
The silver dollar is legal tender for
any amount, half dollars to the amount
of ten dollars, quarters and dimes to the
same amount. half-dimes and three.
cent pieces to the amount of five dol
lars. The trade dollar is not legal ten
der.
During the month of February there
were coined at the mints of the United
States, 1876 470 gold pieces of the value
of $3.4l4, 400; S,465,OOO silver pieces of
the value of $307S.OO0; and 9.925, ,470
nickel and cent pieces of the value of
$l23.90O.
The Holdrege Importing Co., of Hold
rege, Nebraska, will soon be in Grange
vile with several imported and high
grade stations, which can be bargained
for in most any way to suit purchasers
So if you have any sand or trade in you
come and see them.
School will close on the first of NAV.
There will be a program rendered at the
school house in the afternoon and grad
uating exercises at the M. F.. church in
the evening. The Grangeville band
will furnish music for the evening ex-
exercises. All are cordially invited to
be present.
Hon. Sol. Hasbrouck, clerk of the
Idaho Supreme Court. arrived on We'd
nesday's stage on flying visit to the
editor and family. Mr.. Hasbrouck is
one of the oldest pioneers of the state,
but this is his first visit to Camas Prai-
rie, and he acknowledges it to be the
gprden spot of the state.
1t is with sorrow that we have this
week to chronicle the death of the old
est and youngest children of Mr.. and
Mrs. ii. c. johnson. 1t is bnt a short
time since that they lost another child
and still another is dangerously i'll at
the present time. The bereaved pa
rents have the sincere and heartfelt
sympathy of the en- tire community in
their sore aff1ction.
The Avalanche is in receipt of a small
pamphlet describing the inducements
offered by Idaho county for homes fol
immigrants, published by the Fairview
Farmers Club. Such reading as is Civ
en- in the facts published concerning this
large but sparsely settled county should
be attractive to home seekers from the
old eastern states. The agricultural
mineral and timber resources of the
county are certain in the near future tc
attract most desirable class of popula
tion.-1daho Avalanche.
Col. Ellsworth post G. A. R. will OBJ
serve Decoration Day. May 81. with ap
propriate ceremonies, and wish all tn,
societies of the place, as well as all citi
zens generally, to unite with them il
the celebration of the day in a name
befittng the occasion. 1t has become tn,
universal custom, all over our land, fo