Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-23
OUR WEEKLY ROUND UP


Call at Aram & Sons for the Oscllat-
ing Bob Sled.
b. F. Morris has money to loan on
real estate at lowest rate of interest. 3S
! Nj s. Spedden is teaching a subscrip-
tion school of forty pupils at the school
house in this town.
S. l. Cowan started for Lewiston Mon
day to meet his daughter, who has been
visiting relatives in sage land.
The commissioners, we learn, have
awarded the contract for taking care Of
the county poor to Frank Thornton, Of
Cottonwood.
! Some of the young people met at Mrs
Fredenrlch's Monday night and gave
Mr. Steinheiser surprise party on the
eve of his departure.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
effected an organization last Saturday,
and are now planning an entertainment
for coming Easter week.
Joe Turpin, of Comstock, Oregon, is a
new addition to our subscription list ].
B. Allen also sends copy to his brother
at Bend, Crook Co., Oregon.
Miss Ollie Boyd is very sick child.
| is greatly feared that her eyesight is
permanently impaired, and her parents
and friends are on the anxious seat dur
ing the crisis
s Frank Rowe drove across Salmon
river at the Chimneys with four horse
team last week. The river was never
80 low as it is now, and this feat is with
out parallel.
company &c" is on deck again with d
grand ball advertised for the coming
month. Prof. A, d. Greene's string
band will furnish the music. Read the
ad for particulars.
1t is said it will take ST 100000 I'd
settle the claims of the settlers in Dako-
ia who haye suffered from the the pres
ent Indian war. The noble red man is
a costly piece of humanity.
For SALE.-The house and lot in MI
Idaho owned by Daniel Frew, will be
sold for 5000 cash. Or will trade it for
farming land on Camas prairie. Ad
dress A. F. Parker, Grangeville, Idaho.
l am prepared to supply the peopa
of Camas prairie with Tropical and Do
mestic fruits in season, and at short
notice, to anyone who will intrust me
with an order.
4-36tf. E. TIXIER, Lewiston.
Nv. Steinheiser and l. N. Ingram left
Tuesday for vacation in Portland
They have both been in the harness for
several years without q rest, and arc
now going to take well earned rest un-
til spring.
The latest novelty is the new Charter
Oak stoves at C. C. Bunnell's. They
have the celebrated GAUzE door for ovens.
Have you seen them? Call and examine
No more burnt pie crust. No more
underdone biscuits. Everything baked
to turn by carefully distributed heat
The detectives of Spokane Falls have
unearthel den Of cattle thieves. Five
were arrested while in the act of killing
stolen cattle and two of the rascals were
killed. The Chronicle says "more than
$4,000 worth Of cattle have been stolen
and slaughtered, before the owners had
time to identify them"
We are under many obligations TO the
community for the large attendance at
the festival last Friday night. We ten
der thanks to the ladies who had charge
of it for the energy and taste they mani
tested and displayed in getting every
thing in such good shape. While every
thing was good the candy was certainly
very fine. Also those who took part in
the literary exercises did we'll. Thanks
to all. The net receipts of the evening
were S6i.75, A. MAxEY.
The railroad grade between Lewiston
and the agency is now complete. Al
the men but a small force will now be
distributed elsewhere along the line
Those left here will be engaged in RIP
rapping the embankment along the ea-
tire river front. The point of delay nov
is the right of W ay across the Indian r.
servaton, The government still neg
leots to appoint the commission. It il
now so late that there is small hop
for anything in that direction this win
ter. Meanwhile the road will be com
pleted on the upper sections down tc
the reservation line and the material fo
equipment so placed as to be available b
any possible moment. A large fore
will be held in readiness as soon as th
question of right of way is settled I
push the work over the reservation
The river must be reached, bridged an
crossed before high water in the sprinl
Lewiston Teller.
The festival given by the ladies Of th
NJ f. church and their friends calle
out large attendance last Friday nigh
The ladies in charge worked with CON
mendable skill and energy. The supnt
was fit for a king. The booths up-stai
were very tastefully arranged, and gre'
credit is due the young akdies VII
planned and fitted them up. Viii
everything in the booths was good III
candy was extra rine, and pronounce
by all as the best ever made in GranG'
vile. The literary part of the ente
fainment q exceeded exnectations The