Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-04-15
To-day is Good Friday.

Commissioners proceedings will be
published next week.
Old papers for sale, so cents per hun.
dred, at this Office.
Next Sunday is Easter Sunday, and
closes the Lenten season.
The roof of Grange hall needs re-
shingling. 1t leaks badly.
The horse roundup will begin next
Monday, April Is. at J. L. Eckert's.
The town is very dull these muddy
days, and news gathering is difficult.
Johnny Hartman has bought the old
Horton ranch of b. F. Morris, for $500.
Commissioners adjourned Thurs
day. Much road business was trans
acted during the session.
The f. P. subscription agency will
furnish You with any paper you desire
at publishers prices.
Mr.. Nail, who recently bought John
Harrman's place for $1,000, has resold
it to Mr. Hagood for $3.50.
The roads over Craig's mountain are
still too heavy for freight So far this
year not pound has come through.
Until further notice the steamer will
leave Lewiston for Rparia on Mondays
and Thursdays at 6 IN. Returning will
leave Riparia for Lewiston on Tuesdays 8
and Fridays at 1.30 p m.
Tom Aram has leased the lower floor
of Grange hall and is going to put In a
very large stock Of agricultural machi.
merry this spring and keep that branch
of business up to the growing necessities
Of the times.
A good deal of water fell from the
clouds last Saturday and Sunday. but at
present the sky is clear and the roads
are drying rapidly. There is an unu-
sual chilliness in the air for this time OF
year, and the season is the most back
ward We have had since 1881.
DIR. Lockhart has set aside one after
noon of each week for extracting free
He will extract teeth free OF charge on
Wednesday afternoon of each week.
The most difficult cases of extraction So
icited.. Not more than four teeth ex-
lracted for one party.
A tariff of $50 per ton was placed on
lead to 'protect" the Ceur d'Alene
miners from the horrors of low wages
But the mine owners up there have de.
termined to keep their mines closed
down until the miners consent to work
for lower wages. Great is the "pro.
tective tariff" Vive la humbug.
Rev. J. B. York will hold services a,
follows: on LIST. sabbath in each month
at Cottonwood at IL m. The seconC
sabbath and Saturday before at Clear.
water at / ! m. The third sabbath a
Adkison school house at ii a IN. The
fourth sabbath and Saturday before a
Sunnyside at IL IN.
John Doumecq, Buffham and Nc
Fadden were up from Salmon rive
Monday on business before the commits
sioners. They want wagon road from
the river to the rich farming lands OF
the Doumecq and Joseph plains. 4
wagon road to those settlements will
soon become an imperative necessity.
The latest novelty is the new Charte
Oak stoves at G. c. Bunnell's. The
have the celebrated GAUzE door for oven
Have you seen them? Call and examine
No more burnt pie crust. No NOR
underdone biscuits. Everything bake
to turn by carefully distributed heat
Evan Evans has traded 32O acres g
land in the country and Sl,70O in cas-
to Jake Crooks for his we'll known plac
of 149 acres just south of town. Th
trade was made on the basis of S25 De
acre. Mr.. Evans informs us that he
decidedly in favor of opening up th
proposed new road to Lake district, q
as to avoid the 'dobe fat west of tow
and that he will gladly give his share {
the land that is needed for the purpos.
He and Mr.. Schmadeka also conten
plate continuing and opening Ha
steet south ward clear up to the count
road. These are highly desirable in
proyments and will materially enhane
the value of the property thus opene,
Mr.. Evans shows a commendable d.
gree of enterprise and public spirit, an
we congratulate him on the acquisitio
of this highly desirable property. M
Crooks. too, benefited by the trade
his own way, and secured more lar
and a lump sum in money in lieu