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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
To Improve Snake River.

Captain Baugham, the well-known
Snake river pilot, has been talking over
with Captain 7. w. Symons, United
States engineer, the improvement Of
that river, and how the appropriation
of $4,000 available for that purpose can
be most judiciously expended. 1t has
been decided 10 expend the money in
improving that part efthe river between
Riparia and Lewiston ,as this is the only
part of the river on which any steam
boating is going on. 1t is too late in
the season TO render it advisable to be-
gin work till after the flood in the river
is over. There is not likely to be much
of food on the Snake this year, but
whenever the the river is in flood the
water is SO muddy that drilling rocks at
the bottom would be impracticable.
The barge built at Pasco for the Snake
river work will be taken up to Riparia,
where all the tools. powder, stoves, etc.,
will be got on board, and everything
placed in readiness for beginning work
as soon as the the food in the river is
past. The barges lately launched at
Pasco for use on the rapids of the upper
Columbia are having the finishing
touches put on and tools and supplies
are being got on board; they will be Off
up the river as soon as a boat to tow
them can be procured. and they will
probably be all ready to begin opera
tons In about ten days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
Blank warranty deeds for sale here.

Blank warranty deeds for sale here.
For letter heads, bill heads, envelopes
and stationary call at this office.
Prof. A. d. Greene will furnish the
music at the Guards ball tonight
b. F. Morris has money to loan on
real estate at lowest rate of interest. 3S
A lot of new quartz location notices
Just printed at the FREE Press office.
Call early and avoid the rush.
If You want to sell or buy a ranch.
rent house, or leave your property for
a while in safe and responsible hands,
call at the FREE PRESS land office and
you can be satisfied.
EsTRAY NorrcE: to nv place
near Crangevllle, light roam COW right
ear split. and under slope in left ear.
Cannot decipher brand.
DANIEL MILLER
| am prepared to supply the people
OF Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
nestle fruits in season. and at short
notice, 10 anyone who will intrust me
with AN order.
fooh' T.. lIXTER, Lewiston.
EsTRAY NoTIcE:-Came to my place at
MI. Idaho last May, one three year. o d
white steer, branded on left side with
character resembling q Under halfcrop
In each ear. Owner is requested to
prove property, pay charges, and take
the animal away. JAS. OplE.
Call at w. +. Schmadeka's for first.
class betting harness. Every farmer
should have one. A good supply of ex-
ira heavy team and buggy harness. All
WORK warranted hand made and of the
best materials. Saddlery and harne
hardware, bits, spurs, sleigh bells. lap
robes and fancy driving whips, all CHEAP
for cash. Repair work promptly and
neatly done. w. f. SCuMApEKA.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
Church Dedication.

The NJ. f. church of Grangevlle will,
be dedicated March s. 1891. SUNDAY
school at 10 m. Dedicalory sermon nj
ii m, followed by dedication of church.
Praise service at 6 p m; sermon at 7 D m,
followed by communion services am
reception of members. There will he
no services at any other point on the
charge that day. Every body is most
cordially INVITED to attend the dedica-
tion OF the first protestant church in
Idaho co. at that time. Come so as to
attend all services. Arrangements will
be made to entertain all from a dis
lance. A. MAXEY.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
. $500 PER YEAR.


q
1t is none of our funeral and we are
not taking sides in the matter at all,
but it is well for everybody to remem-
Der that the effort 10 elect Clagget would
never have been made if the republican
party had not in its platform promised
the north U. S. senator. The talk
that the scheme was gotten up by the
enemies of Dubois is pure poppycock.
The glst of the whole matter is that the
majority of the legislature thought it OF
more consequence to make good the
campaign promises OF the party than to
prove their loyalty to Fred Dubois.
with Shoup holding down a seat in the
senate for four years more, and Dubois
elected for the six year term, it is diff
cult for man up tree to see where
the senator from the north comes in.
1t is another illustration of the folly
and fatality-of making campaign pro-
misses before election Whether Clag.
get Is seated or not, the fact of his elec-
tion Will be lesson to the corrupt and
lying politicians who control the repub-
lIcan machine in this state that they
must live up TO their promises. or quit
making them. 1t is credtable to the
democrats that although there is not a
democrat from the north in either house
they voted to help the honest republic
cans redeem their pledges to the north.
AS sectional fight it is a triumph for
the honest men of the north, as against
the dishonest methods of the machine
republicans in the southern counties.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

When the fourth senator
was elected a resolution was
introduced into and passed by
the house instructing the sec
retary of state to apply for the
exclusive patent right to man
ufacture U. S. senators, the
profits of the concern to go to
maintain the insane asylum.
An amendment was also adopt
ed committing the mover of
the resolution to the tender
care of the same institution.
The resolution afforded 'laff
to the excited members, and
thus created a vent for the an
CRY spleen which had genera
ted during the excitement of
the joint session and so releas-
ed the tension on their nerves
During the imbroglio personal
conflicts were frequently
threatened, but, happily, none
occurred and the state was
spared the disgrace of a fiticuff
encounter among its solons.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
A dispatch from Boise Cit

A dispatch from Boise City
dated Feb. IA, says: William
IL. Clagget procured a certif
cate of election from Governor
Wiley to-day, but when he
presented it to secretary of
state Pinkham, that official
fatty declined to sign it or af-
fix the seal Of the state there
to, on the ground that he had
already performed that Office
for Dubois.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

There will be dance at Cottonwood
on the evening of the 9th. Proceeds
to go to the school district. The music
will be furnished by A. ID. Greene's or
chestra.
We learn that Doug Holton and vie
had an addition to their family last
month, but we did not learn whether
it was boy or girl.
AS we go 20 press southerly wind
is blowing away the snow and causing
it to drift badly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
Notice For Special School Tax.

Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the voters and taxpayers of
District No. 3, will he held at their
School house in said District on the 2Sth
day of February A. u. 1891, for the pur-
pose of levying special tax of two mills
on the dollar. with which to defray ex-
penses Of completing and furnishing the
School house in said District.
Polls to open at | o'clock p. m., and
close at 5 O'clock p. m.
By order of the Board.
ID. A. Wilson,
Clerk of Board Of Trust, es of said
Feb. 9th, 1891. District No. 3.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
Both the speaker and the
president ofthe senate prompt
ly signed Clagget.s credentials.


The Duboisand Clagget men
are reading each other out of
the republican party every day
in the week. TO IA man up a
treee it seems as if one "boss'
is as bad as another. The ten
dency to 'bossism' in the party
in Idaho illustrates its tenden-
cy to centralisation and the
worship of one man power and
force bill and fraudulent meth
DDS in the larger political field
Of the nation. 1t seems as if
the party was bent on strang-
ling itself to death.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

The senate considered the
wagon road bill in committee
of the whole on Feb. Ia, and
recommended it's passage. The
bill appropriates 100000.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

The snowfall here is slowly
packing solid under the COM
bined influence of sun and
wind There is a chinook in
the air and its premonitory
symptoms are already discern
ible. Spring is surely coming.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

The Oregonian has the largest circu
lation of any Daily, Sunday or weekly
paper west of the Rocky mountains.
And in order to further increase its cir
culation they have selected with great
care large list of valuable books and
other useful articles, and are offering
them as premiums to each new SUBJ
scriber to any of its several issues for
yearly subscriptions.
The Oregonian should be in every
household. Send for premium list to the
Oregonian Publishing Co..
Portland, Or.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

The Elk City mail carrier
had a time coming out on his
last trip, and only reached
here Wednesday, four days
behind time. The snowfall is
general throughout the noun
tains, which will be a good
thing for everybody.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
Winter is Herr at Last

The weather here up to last Friday
had been superb with no snow and with
scarcely trace of frost all winter. On
Friday heavy Chinook wind prevailed
which took the last traces of frost out
of the ground, and was Immediately
followed by a heavy fall of snow. All
day Saturday it showed steadily and on
ly ceased at sundown. when about eight
inches had fallen. Sunday was day of
variable weather, closing up towards
evening with cold fog. Early Monday
morning it again commenced to snow
and kept at it till sundown, by which
time there we're fourteen inches of the
beautiful on level. While the storm
continued the wind was light, but very
variable, and there are no drifts. Tues
day was bright sunshiny day, with a
soft chinook abroad which packed the
snow and made superb sleighing. The
soil is warm and free from frost and
will get the full benefit of the moisture
from the melting snow. Its presence
makes every body feel good and its pre-
senc e is of great benefit to everybody.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20

The custom of sending val
entines has, on Camas Prairie,
fallen into a totally des-
perate state of "innocuous de-
suetude," this year, where we
hope it will remain.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
HEADQUARTERS Co C. |
IDAHO Nat. GUARD. [


IDAHO NAT. GUARD.
GARANGEvILLE. IDAHO, Feb. IS. 1890.
COMPANY ORDER NO. 2
Until further orders the drill of Com.
piny &C." will be every Tuesday even
ing at 7:30 p. M, at the Armory Hall.
All members are requested to attend.
By order of Eo. BECK,
Capt. Com'dg Co. and Post.
f. NJ. REED. lst, Sergt. Co. G.
Advertised Letters.
List of letters uncalled for in the
Grangevile post-office for the month of
JannarV:
Mr. II J Gilman 3 Mr VIM Dunawav
Mr. WIN X Hal Mr J MrMeeK.n
Mr. e. NJ FAgen Mr. N Bonenrake
Mr. Bill Dunaway Mr. Joe Garelleld
In calling for the above letters men
tion advertised. 4. BEcR.
Postmaster.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
THE FREE PRESS.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
AT PARKER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

Entered at the Post-offce at Grangeville
sdaho as second class matter
The morning call., 1891-02-09
ARTISTS MUST LIVE.
And So They Must Paint Pictures That
the People Want.

And So They Must Paint Pictures That
the People Want.
Artists, like other men, have to live, and,
In order to live. most of them have to de-
pend upon the sale Of the products of their
brushes. One of the craft, talking in his
studio on this subject, said to New York
Star reporter:
We fellows can't always paint what We
want 10; we paint what we have to. That
thing on the right / am painting to sell. OF
course, I've tried to make it lcOk decent, but
it's a subject have tired of and don't handle
with any enthusiasm. The picture on the left
painted because l liked It. The academy
wouldn't hang it, and when l showed it al a
club it was passed by without bid. Some
men have narrowed down to one class of
subjects, and purchasers won't allow them
to do anything else. We paint our little
French streets, or our brooks with three
willows, or our fields with two trees, or our
Holland meadow and windmill, or our gray
effects, and the critics give us fits. We have
to paint them because they are the only
things we can sell. ! know one artist in
New York who. having exhibited a sunset
that sold readily. has been doing sunsets
ever SINCE Ii we didn't have to eat what
lots Of fun We could have"
The morning call., 1891-02-09
AN EMIGRATION OF ANTS.
March of n Black Army That Has Grow

March of a Black Army That Has Grown
Tired of Its Quarters.
One afternoon, while lying on moscow
cred bank, under cover of the shady wood,
reading 'Rambles of a Naturalist Around
Philadelphia" l noticed and became inter-
ested in great army of small black ants
travelling along the dry sandy bed of the
gutter below me on the roadside. Tracing
the line of march back l found they were
leaving their old habitation on the side
bank among the grass for some unexplained
reason.
They were not encountered by any I'M
necessary luggage, not even provisions.
Their young, like maggots without legs,
were carried. Thousands of males females
and neuters, the latter being soldiers and
workers. comprised the line marching for
ward. Though scattered, distinguished
feature of order and intelligence appeared,
as some were going back and forward, stop
ping an ant here and there to give some or
der evidently.-Nature's Realm.
The morning call., 1891-02-09
SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT.

Billy-Got work, Ell, Curley? How much
d'y' earn?
Curley-I yearn heap more'n get, Billy.
Chicago Times.
Heeler--Don't you think deserve Coy
eminent job?
Statesman-Yes. do. You ought to be
making stoves at Sing Sing.-Life.
road to the United States Senate?
Timpkins-1 guess not. All ever heard
of were crooked.-Chicago Times.
'And now that we are engaged, Frederick.
| only think it. right to make confession.
i love onions"
That's all right, Emeline. | smoke cigar.
ettes, SO were quits. -Phladelphia Times.
Mrs. Clews-I don't know what can do
= with that boy of ours. He puts up his sis
ter to steal cake from the pantry, and then
comes to me with story about it.
Mr. Clews-H'ml We'd better make de-
tective OF him.-Puck.
Lowdown-Who is that homely girl over
there with Van Broke, De Hardup and Du
Lendme around her?
Wayup-She's the daughter OF McAstral.
the $50, 00o,0 GOO oil king.
Lowdown-What pretty girl, by lowell
Echoes Of the Week.
II thought I'd come to Washington and
see Congress make some of our laws id
the visitor, as he set his gripsack down on
the hotel counter.
How many years do you expect to re-
m ain with us?' inquired the clerk politelv.
Washington Post.
ut seems" said an old-fashloned lady n
the very modern girl, that there are n good
many bluffs in the part of the country where
the Indians fights took place?'
Yes" replied the m. g.. confidently
''but our soldiers called them right along ~,
Washington Post.
Among the newest designs In iewelry ia a
delicate and dainty lace pin of precions
stones. shaped and arranged in the exact
outline of an Interrogation point. Its nse
as may easily be inferred, is to enable hash,
full men to pop the question without the
embarrassment of speech Y. TeIe-
gram.
Jones has lately put his son In his grocery
shop.
'0h, say. pal" cried the young hopefuI
rs he came running up to him the other dav
"a gentleman overpaid me % cents To. fav
and | don't know who he was What shall
Ido2" A' oman
Keep it, my son; keep it as reward for
your honesty and frankness. Judge.
The morning call., 1891-02-09
BEATEN BY AMATEURS,
The San Franciscos Indulge in Errors an
Lose tn Santa

The San Franciscos Indulge in Errors and
Lose to Santa Rosa.
There were four or five men In the So
called San Francisco ball team who might
have been justly jailed yesterday for obtain
ing money under false pretenses They
surely must have felt some qualms OF con-
science when the gate money was divided,
ana II there was no hesitation about accept
Ing the coin the players must be put down
as being hard lot indeed
ABOUT 900 persons each paid the usual
quarter 10 pass through the turnstile at Gen.
lIai fafh expecting to witness the locals
cIeah up MT. McNeiPs grounds with the San
Ia Rosa team. They were disappointed.
The youngsters from Sonoma PLAYED all
round the men wearing the Coronado uni-
forms and punched their hits when their on
ponents were grouping their blunders
1t was great game-from a Santa Rosa
point OF view-but on the other side of the
picture-well, just take a peep at the last
column in the San Francisco end of the
score.
Little Howell was In the box for the Wis
itors and pitched very steady game, being
nicely backed up by Pace, who throws to
bases with the swiftness and precision of
veteran. StultZ, the third baseman, is fast
enough for league club. He is as quick as
a cat In his movements, blocks we'll and
throws with speed and accuracy
The feature of the game was the home
run run mt OF Josh Reilly when the bases were
nIied. IL was not a scratch 'homer" over
the rlght or left field fence, but was an
honest 1our-bagger, the ball landing in the
extreme corner of right field
=, In tne last three innings Rube Lew re-
liuSeu LeVeqne from further box-work and
pi'ched OUT the game. The score:
q
The morning call., 1891-02-09

dignantly: "Who's been hacking away at
my Hubbard isquashes? Was it you, Win
tield?"
A big lump came into the Generals
throat. He almost wished that the story of
George Washington and the Ratchet had
never been written, because since then
everybody felt that it would not do for a
soldier to tell a lie.
So he said slowly, with downcast eyes:
Ill did, papa-I was scalping 'em."
"Scalping them! Child, don't you know
that when tho stem is off they decay good
deal faster? l wanted to keep these
squashes as long as could, so as to get
good price for them by and by. Now 1
sorry, my boy, but | shall have to punish
you for this bit of mischief. March out into
the yard and get me switchw
q Papa could be very severe when occasion
required, and the General knew that march,
ing out and getting switch meant a Whip-
ping.
But it would not do for soldier to be a
coward, and so he drew up his small legs
from the rug and went soberly out of the
room. Papa looked sober too ana mammals
face was very sad.
Presently the General returned. He
brought no switch, but he held out one
chubby hand with something in it. "Papa. /"
he said. trying to speak bravely, II couldn't
fiGd any switch-JacB trimmed hedee last
week, you know. / looked for a single in
all up under her kettle. But, papa"
sturdily repre- sslng little choke in his
voice and holding out his hand resolutely.
"here is stone l thought you might throw
at me-l'll stand puffeckly still. you know"
Papa turned suddenly and looked out of
the window. while mamma bent over her
button-holes Then papa cleared his
throat and lifting the General up in his
arms, said, gently: well, little man. if
you are truly sorry, think I'll let you off
this time"
And when the General gave papa a crate
full hug the stone dropped from his fingers
and rolled on the floor, where the Kitten
chased it until mamma st0oped and picked
it up, and with tender little smile put il in
her Enthusiastically E. Brush. in
Youths Companion.
The morning call., 1891-02-09
SCALPING SQUASHES.
How Little Winfield Scott PLAYED India
With Ia En- Il

How Little Winfield Scott Played Indian
With His Fathers Hubbards.
Winheld Scott Davenport 1t was a very
long name for very little boy, but great
grandfather was responsible for it, for
when he was given the privilege OF naming
his first great-grandsOn he said, in his most
decided way: Call him Winfield Scott"
You see. he had fought under that
noted General. and was q great admirer of
him.
AS the child grew older he displayed great
liking for military matters. He and lit
tie girl friend, Tiney, would make long
marches around the yard. waving flags,
footing horns and char ging valiantly on the
old cat. the fussy turkeygobbler, and once
completely routing family of pigs that
were roofing in the onion-bed.
The little General" as his papa some
times called him, dearly loved to hear sto-
ries about wars. and was especially delighted
when great-grandmother told about the
Sioux massacre in Minnesota, where she
lived when she was first married. The
General thought Indian warfare must be
very exciting. He had many imaginary
battles, and to have seen him scalpng in
visible Indians you might have thought him
very feroci0us warrior.
One October day he happened to be down
In the vegetable cellar. Now the nights
thought it safer to gather his winter
squsshes, and there they lay, great pile of
dark green Hubbards and golden Mann
moths.
The General gave a little SILVER of mock
lear as he looked at them in the dim light.
They look like big lot of peaked
headed indians" he exclaimed. Wouldn't
1t he fun to make believe scalp EN-" Where
upon. with what he thought very blood
curling yell, he gave Mohawk Indian war
hoop, which he had read In Peter Parley's
little history, and, brandishing his hatchet,
made charge On the pile.
Nealry every squash had tough green
stalk, about five inches long This the
General called the scalp-lock," and he
hacked it off. quite regardless that his blows
sometimes cut great gashes into the squash
itself.
An hour later, as this hero sat before the
fire in the dining-room making a worsted
harness for Snowfall, his pet kitten, Papa
Davenport strcde into the room, saying In
The morning call., 1891-02-09
GRAY HAIR NOT EECONl

Prejudice Is Overcome by the DIscovsriee
of Science.
And what was regarded as practically ime5S,iJls
yesterday is accepted fact to-day Ani ,-,.ss
physiognomist said that in ali his observzloRf = g
had never seen young face that h1rmonirec VII
gray hair. Ladies, ia consequence of many g.
furious preparations, made virtue out OF aseessff
and remained gray. This obstacle need ucs cor.
tinue longer. Patti and the Princess OF w 6oI
use the Imperial Hair Regeneration. tits absolEte1
harmless and gray hair TO its naturaf cello
and produces any known shade OF hair, iucIrd -a
the Cleopatra Titan red. Send sample c stsr 81
the Reception Rooms, 81 West TweutY-thIru 81 r.
New York City. Wholesale agents. COILS 80 Il
& COIN, S22 Market St, San Francisco % sumw Il
The morning call., 1891-02-09
Not n FIatterer.

Yes, SIR" she said TO the census-taker,
be just IS next birthday. Getting quite
old, amt I?'' she continued with an arch
look and little nervous laugh.
mot at all, madam; getting younger, 1
should say"
YOU'RE flatterer, sir, think"
"Well,' lie continued, Il only know that
1 took the census at this house ten years
ago, and you were then exactly Sc next
birthday"
"UghI you rute."-Boston Courier
The morning call., 1891-02-09
PRESIDENT GoMPERs.

A Ball to Be Given in His Honor on His
Arrival.
The committee of ten appointed at the last
meeting of the Council of Federated Trades
to make arrangements for giving a suitable
reception TO President Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labur on his arrival in
this city held meeting yesterday. All the
delegates were present. II. Kretlow was
elected President, NJ. Davis, Secretary, and
L. G. Cannon. Treasurer. 1t was decided to
give a ball in honor Of the visitor on Satur-
day, March 14tb, and to request President
Gompers to deliver an address on the occa-
sion. After appointing committee to en-
gage o suitable hall the meeting adjourned