Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-08
TOWN AND COUNTRY NEWS

The delinquent tax list crowds out a
lot of live local items this week.
Remember Aram & Sons have the
Oscilatng Bob Sleighs for sale.
Round up the estrays and advertise
them. The charge is only q dollar for
each animal.
Co. G. reorganised last Saturday, and
nearly all of the old members re-enlist-
cd for term of three years.
The new years dance was the most
successful Of the season, bolh in point
of attendance and enjoyment.
MARRIEp.-At the residence Of the
brides fa,her, near Grangeville, Idaho,
January 8, 1892. by Rev. W. a. Hall,
Mr.. John l.. Wilson and Miss Lottie NJ.
Girton, all of this county.
NJ. L. Butler closed his school in
Lake district lasl Saturday He is one
OF our most successful teachers, and the
school trustees inform us that they are
"Ei pitucfo WIN VIZ btINIGt6 llt ms
rendered the district.
commission Of lnnacy ought to be
appointed to investigate the origin Of
the mental distemper which affiicts the
Malad Enterprise man. He and his
lobby 'orse are public nulsances which
ought to be suppressed as indecent ex-
posnres OF person.
READ THIs.-For nice residence lots
call OH George Schmadeka. Ornament
al shade trees will be thrown in with
the lots, such as diamond willow, balm
of Giiead. yellow cottonwood, black
wild cherry and red elm. "a
Henry Wax sold the REIMBURSEMENT
of his timber culture claim near town
for ST. 900 cash, on his recent trip to
Lewiston. The party who bought 1t
did 30 'sight unseen." but he will find
it we'll worth the money.
U. q. Kinkaid was in town last FRI
day from Glenwood and called to settle
for his paper. He informed US that the
late W. n. Gaddy, whose death we
chronicled last week, was ~ years old.
instead of 81, as we published 1t.
Mrs. Elmer had colt killed by a
cougar across Salmon river sometime
ago. She procured dogs and located it;
it proved to be an old one with five
young ones; the old one ran, and she
killed four of the little ones with q
club and captured the other alive and
sent it to Palouse City.
P. McEntee left last Saturday for Lar
annie, Wyoming, to spend the winter
with his parents, who reside there. He
has a firm faith in the future of Idaho
county, and will return in the spring to
resume his mining operations in Elk
City mining district. He ordered the
z. P. to follow him to Laramie.
A Masonic lodge is to be organized in
this town as soon as the preliminary
formalities have been complied with.
The matter has been talked of among
the local members OF the fraternity for
some time past, and will be pushed to a
consummation this summer. This will
make two strong lodges of this ancient
and honorable Order on Camas Prairie
&C. Bunnsll writes us from Lewiston
enclosing a check for his years adver-
tisement, and among other kind words
says: l have no fault to find, but must
say that l think the FREE Press does
me as much good in the way of an 'ad
as l could wish" These are compli-
mentary words indeed. coming from the
oldest merchant in the Oldest city in the
state, and we appreciate them keenly.
The Boise Statesman and Salt LAX G
Tribune are telling the truth about each
other at present. The Statesman, we
regret to say, is fast losing its old-time
prestige as the leading newspaper in the
state. 1t has desenerated to the leve
of a vulgar partisan barrel-organ, and
seems now to be as incapable of being
truthful, and fair in the discussion of 9
political subject as the Tribune itself
which has long been degraded speci.
men of political corruption.
&. II. Brock man. formerly of Spruce
township, Bates county, but now oi
Idaho, has just come in from the west
He speaks well of his present location
and says In many respects that country
is much better than this. He says thi.
year he had in 1870 acres of small grair
and raised 8 $50 bushels. He mad 81
acres of wheat, which realised 491 bush.
els to the acre. He came for a couple
If weeks visit IN the neighborhood o
Johnstown. He informs US that corr
does not do well there, but vegetable,
and fruit beat this country. We wish
him a pleasant visit. BATES County
Mo-. Democrat.
Mr.. Brockman is a resident of thi
county, and it is Camas Prairie he wa
speaking of.-Eb. T. P.1
The Odd Fellows met in their new
quarters in Schmadeka's hall last Satur
day for the first time. AS the hall i
much too large, a curtain has been pu
up to partition off a snug room for lodg
purposes on the south end. Ever sine
its organization in 1880 the lodge ha
never had home of its own. and so
has had to change its quarters ever
year as circumstances happened. No,
it Is projected to erect commodiou
Odd-Fellows Temple wherein the Orde
can make its permanent home. TIL