Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-02


r. d. Shearer. Graneeville, make
,, boots and shoes to order. and repairin
, OF all Kinds neatly done. G-l5
Iron clad notes. receipts. drafts. omit
claim deeds, and mining deeds for sal
at FREE Press office.
can rent few ranches this winter
Parties having places for rent will dc
well to list them with me-
A. +. PARKER.
Two bars of gold bullion, agpregatin,
81 900 in value, were received at tn,
bank of Camas Prairie this week from
Geo Reibold's Little Giant mine inWar
rens.
Frank Mornings fine black team had
bad runaway in the mountains las
week, resulting in smashing his hack
into match wood and running new
harness.
j. l.. Eckert has declined the nomi
nation for joint senator from Idaho AND
Neg Perce counties. We hear that him
self and family will take trip to Kan
sas this fall and spend the winter there.
Mr.. Baker Ball, of Salmon river
shipped twelve carloads of horses from
mere on Friday. Kendriek Is daily be-
coming shipping center for the Camas
rrair,e and Salmon river countries
kendrick Gazette.
MIR. Oliver has lumber on the ground
preparatory to remodeling his town res
ldence. The building will be increased
IN height six feet and rooted with cedar
shingles, of which Mr. Oliver has i'm
ported $4,000 from Seattle.
Several threshing outfits started up
TINS week. From the best information
ootalnable there are mighty few fields
on Camas Prairie that will yield less
than thirty bushels of wheat per acre.
and 1t is not such a wonderfully good
year for wheat either.
The latest novelty is the hew Charter
Oak stoves at c. c. Bunnell's. They
nave the celebrated GAUzE door for ovens
Have you seen them? Call and examine.
NO more burnt pie crust. NO more
nnderdone biscuits. Everything baked
to turn by carefully distributed heat.
The Robinson boys, whose runaway
accident was briefly clronicled last
week, are convalescing rapidly. Arthur
sustained the most severe injuries, one
OF his feet being broken at the ankle.
FRANK Will be out in few days, but
Arthur will be bedfast for a month to
come.
George Chamberlin has received news
OF the dealt OF his father. James Cham
berlin, at Donaldson, Illinois, July 81.
1872, aged 81 years Mr.. Chamberlin
was resident of Csmas Prairie since
1871 and until last May, when he sold
out ana went east. Seven children sur
vive him.
Prof. Johnson, of the Oregon state
university arrived here Monday from
Eugene. The Professor is brother of
our Henry {. Johnson There are many
Of his old pupils resident on Camas
Prairie who are among our best citizens
and they are happy to meet their old
"pedagog."
J. W. Henderson. popular bonlface
OF the new metropolis, was over from
Denver Monday and added his name to
the r. +. subscription list. Other adj
dltIons during the week are CIV. Stew
art, Grangevile, and Nicholas King,
Tlosa, Indiana; the last is sent by Peter
King, of Clearwater.
Evan Evans's new house is approach
ing completion and looms up as quite an
ornamental addition TO Mob hill. The
plan Is very convenient and the carpen-
ter work cannot be exceled. A hand
some porch has been built on and II
will soon be ready for occupation F.M.
Noyes aud J.F. Brand did the building.
Robert Larimer and daughter were
mp from the Lapwai Indian school this
week to say good bye to friends. Mr..
Larimer has been transferred to the
Stewart Institute, Indian training school
at Carson, Nevada aud leaves for there
in few davs with his family. The read.
ers of the +. T. will hear about his new
surroundings when he gets settled in
bis new position.
Romance" the magazine of complete
stories, shows every month new signs of
The improvement in its character, which
began when Mrs. Kale Upson Clark be-
came it's editor. The September issue
will be the first of notable series OF
special numbers illustrating the fiction
OF different nations, at least half of the
stories in it being from the French.
Special numbers devoted largely to
stories from other languages will follow.
The November issue will be special
American number.
The government scow Tacoma" is
now being fitted up at this place with
full crew, tools and utensils for the work
on Snake river between here and Asotin
It's principal business will be in clearing
the channel Of rocks dangerous to navi
cation in low water. The work to be
done will be a continuation of the work
done last season with the same boat.
The work on the river between Lewis
ton and Rlpara has already begun and
better and more extensive improve
ments will be made there. Teller.
The noted stallion, Orphan Boy. own,
ed by Shissler u Baldwin of the Circle S
ranch died in Moscow on Friday August
Is. of typhus fever. He was imported
here from Tennessee and was withou,
doub; the finest animal ever brought to
COW some few weeks since to he trained
for the Northwestern circuit, and al
though in apparentl, sound physical
health he contracted the fever and died
in short order. To make the loss
heavier Orphan Boy was under contract
for 81 600 worth of service.
A new addition to our list of pro-
fessional cards is the advertisement of
James K. Babb, of Lewiston. A late
issue of the Chicago Mail" says: "Mr.
Babb is well known attorney of this
city whose office is ut 81 La Sale street;
/ telephone main 4007. He has an ex-
tensive practice in the various branches
of civil law and wide experience in real
estate titles. securities. insurance, bail
ments and collections, He is a native