Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-06-17
TOWN AND COUNTR NEWS


Additional local news In supplement.
Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's
Pioneer meeting at Mt. Idaho to-mor-
row, Saturday, afternoon.
Ben Gertine, of Lew ewiston, is about to
open saloon at Cottonwood.
Mrs. Louis Grostein and family, of
Lewiston, are visiting with Mrs. Rhett.
The mail now leaves Mt. Idaho for
Elk City twice week, with f. W. Bell
as carrier.
Iron.clad notes. receipts, drafts, quit
claim deeds, and mining deeds for sale
at FREE PRESS office.
DR.. and Mrs. Lockhart will leave for
Warrens next week where the DIR. goes
on professional visit.
The latest thing out Tongue support
for heavy team wagons. For sale at
Aram x Auchinvole's.
VIM. Won Berge is starting up the
brewery and expects to have his first
brew on the market by July /.
r. ID. Shearer. Grangeville, makes
boots and shoes to order, and repairing
OF all kinds neatly done. els
Phil Cleary has struck the second
Comstock. IL foot ledge of gold and
silver ore. close to the John Day House.
Warren P. Hunt, exp. m. of Lew
iston and good citizen generally was on
the Prairie this week to buy a span of
horses
Frank Garrett. stage driver on the
, Cottonwood swing, was kicked by a
horse yesterday and is laying off until
recovered.
j. +. Ailshie has returned from Mos
cow,where he went last weeek to attend
court. He reports Camas Prairie away
ahead of the Palouse country.
Democratic Club meeting at Grange
nall tomorrow afternoon. A. F. Parker
will be on hand to describe the doings
OF the late convention at Pocatello.
Oliver Chase was thrown from a cart
recently and broke the bones of his
hand very badly. 1t will be many
weeks before he RECEIVERS his old time
strength.
Nj. l.. Martin and Ellsworth Lamb
were in town from Stock creek Monday
and report that section as going to excel
all its neighbors in the production of
wheat this year.
The FREE PRESS started on its seventb
year of publication last week. 1t is now
one of the standard and best known
newspapers of the state, and the people
of Idaho county need not be ashamed of
it,
Peter Riebold was kicked by a horse
Monday. infiicting severe injuries upon
the right arm which will inca apacitate
him for some time to come. No bones
are broken but the flesh is badly lacer-
ated.
DIR. Low was made happy last Friday
by the arrival of Mrs. Low from Santa
' N'''''a. lucy are teunporarlly
boarding with DIR. Nickel's family, but
expect to 90 to housekeeping on their
own account as soon as vacant build
ing is found.
Felix Warren is organizing "Wild
West Show" for the Chicago Exposition
next year. He will visit Camas Prairie
shortly to engage the services of few
bncking bronchos and untamed cow
boys who are skilful with the lariat 1t
will be great feature of the exposition
and will attract the attention of thous-
ands of the blue bellied easte,ners to
life as she exists in the wild and woolly
west.
Deputy Sheriff Talkington and John
b. Crooks started for Blackfoot last
week with John Beckroge, who was de-
clared insane. They made the trip
without trouble. The unfortunate man
knew his condition and offered no re-
sistance. The treatment at the asylum
is such that there is every reason to
hope for his complete restoration to
mental health at an early date. Mr..
Crooks has returned, and Mr.. Talking.
ton took a flying trip to Salt Lake City
and arrived home yesterday.
Monday was the busiest day the
tradesmen of this town have expert
enced for long time. The street.
were lined with teams and saddle
horses, and the clerks of the stores were
kept on the keen jump all day long
The number of new faces on the stree
was very great. and the editor, who ba,
been absent from home for six week.
and has MT kept track of the great mum.
Der of new arrivals, was lost in the
crowd of strangers who thronged the
streets and stores. Camas Prairie is fas
filling up with new population ane
when the period of transition is oyel
and the new comers get adjusted to th,
new conditions they will make a new
country of il,