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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
No IA

OOn Acres decided land, miles from Lewis
OUU ton. Idaho: close to warehouse and
steamboat landing On Snake river. No build.
ings but all under rail and two wire fence:
700 acres in cultivation. Fine living spring
Will be sold on easy terms. For prices and
terms address A. F. PARKER, Grangeville, Idaho
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
No 10

$50 ACRES, decided, miles north of Grange
vile; all newly fenced, story and a half frame
ter throughout the year. stable room for eight
head OF stock. Convenient to school; direct
on county road, in good locality. Price $1,000.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
No 9
No 10

No 10
A quarter section rlGO acres) decided land.
fifty acres under fence. with good granary.
small box house. plenty of good water, and
within a mile of school house. Situated 7
miles northwest of Grangeville.
PRICE, $1,000
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
10.

160 ACRES.-The REIMBURSEMENT of timber
culture claim, miles north of Grangeville
" acres fenced and in timber 40 acres good
plow land, balance fine pasture. Water easily
obtained close to surface Price $3.50.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
CHEAP LANDS!
FOR SALE 7x
AT. PARKER, GRANGEvlLLE.
No. /
n BARGAIN!
$4,000.

No. l.
n BARGAIN! SI2.6OO.
One of the finest ranches on Camas
Prairie, consisting of $50 acres Of deed
ed land; all under good fence and sub-
divided with cross fences for pasture
and ground in cultivation. 100 acres in
good growing grain good orchard of
300 trees and all kinds of berry bushes.
all bearing. Good house, well furnish.
ed; and all kinds of out houses, con-
sisting OF barn, granary, fine root house.
and other houses necessary on q farm.
All kinds of farming machinery neces.
sary on farm; $50 tons old hay on
hand; plenty of water for 500 head OF
| stock in the center of ranch; plenty of
| outside range for 1000 head of stock and
| well watered
bulls which cost $500 40 head of good
| horses, both team and buggy horses.
| with several sets good harness, etc., fine
stallion that cost last year $500. Also
between 60 and 80 head of hogs.
Everything that is need to run a farm
successfully is here on the ranch, with.
out another dollar outlay. The stock
| alone will pay the purchase price in
two years if properly handled. All will
be- sold for the above price on easy
| terms. This is one of the rarest bar.
gains ever offered in Idaho. The rea.
son of this offer is the owners inability
To attend to the business.
Noe
One hundred and sixty acres of the finest
land in the county. Abundance of water on
| the place. Orchard of 100 bearing fruit trees
Large quantity of productive vine and berry
| bushes. Ninety acres under fence. TwO-story
| frame house, barn. stable, chicken, smoke and
| milk houses and cellar. Price s., Co., This is
| the greatest bargain ever offered, as the im-
provements alone cost more than the purchase
price. The very place for stockman. as It IL
surrounded by the best cattle range in Idaho
| County. The choicest location on unsurveyed
| lands in the whole State of Idaho. Will likely
be surveyed this summer, when title can b
| had under the homestead laws.
PRICE, $4,000.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
Shissker % BaLtl,cin.

20. Address MT. IDAHO. IDAHO. 6-31
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
why China Has No Telegraph Poles.

There are mo- telegraph poles in China.
Not because there are no telegraph lines,
nor yet because there is not wood suitable
for use as poles. Strangely enough, the
reason is purely religious. The Chinese
worship their dead fathers and grand
fathers and regard the resting places of
their remains as so sacred that they deem
it a sacrilege to allow a shadow to be cast
upon their graves. When the linemen of
the first Chinese telegraph companies be
gan operations they were greatly embar-
raised in their operations by crowds of in
habitants who followed them about and
with the most frigid blasphemies. cut
down the poles as fast as they were erected
For some time no explanation could be
obtained, but at last the working parties
discovered that in the more thickly settled
districts of the Celestial empire graves
were everywhere to be found, and scarcely
a pole could be erected anywhere but that
at some time of the day it cast its shadow
on grave. The difficulty was insuptrs-
BILE, and the Chinese government, anxious
as it was to render assistance, stood pow
erless. So all the wires went under ground
and it is said the system proved perfectly
efficient.-St. Louis obeDemocrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
A Pleasant O,eration.

/ went into a Nineteenth century torture
chamber at Albany the other day. There
was BARRIERS pole outside the door. i
went there TO get shaved. The eXecutioner
had small boy to daub the lather on, and
after I had been dau bed he approached me,
saw in hand.
Just then felt myself seized from be-
hind by pair of powerful arms. l looked
around and saw an enormous colored man,
an attache evidently of the torture cham
Der. He held me in the chair while the
barber hacked up my face, leaving me
after ten minutes bleeding and almost
unconscious mass of Quivering flesh. / de-
manded to know why had been held in
the chair.
Pm sick of having my customers scoot
out of that chair half done" said the bar
Der, land so have hired that man to see
that they don't. There's some kind of a
hoodoo about this store that makes a man
want to run as soon as 1 begin on him.
New York Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
RHEUMAT Use.
TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be we'd at the Office of
J F. Barrett city clerk of the ty OF Sterling,
Illinois up O'Clock p. m. of Monday, Sept. 5,
1892 for fu rnishing materials and doing the work
of paving Third street in said city of S-erling
fro u Third avenue to avenue The work will
comprise approximately the following:
1zsl2 square yards brick paving (more or less) d.
400 lineal feet OF curbing (Dore or less).
$50 cubic yards stone retaining walls (more CT
less)
sewer gas ard water connections to all lots
where snch conf ections have not already been
made.
The whole OF the work TO be completed or
before Nov. l. 1892
Specifications and blank forms for bids be
obtained upon application to j, +, Barrett, city
Clerk and plans may be seen at the Office of W :,
r Palmer, superintendent of streets
Each bid must be accompanied bv a certified
check for the sum OF five hundred dollars. paya-
Bile to the order of Hon. A. II. Hershey, mayor
which check will be forfeited TO the city of Ster
ling in the event that bidder, or bidders shall
fail II execute properly contract, with good and
sufficient surcties, If sawarded the contract; 9TH
erwise to be returned TO the bidder.
PAYMENT for the work will be made partly in
script bearing six per cent interest after Get. l.
1892.
:. he bids will be opened and read publicly at
the meeting of the city council AT O'Clock y. m.
Sept s, 1892 and the council reserves the right TO
reject any or all bids for any reason it may deem
sufficient.
By order of the city council of the city of Ster
ling, Illinois.
JAMES F. PkATT.
Chairman Street and Alley Committee, Ster-
ling, ILL.,, Aug. 10, 1892
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
Interesting!

1t was decided that Mr.. Wright must
administer a stern lecture to his four-year-
old daughter Florence. The little girl had
been naughty, but she did not seem to APP
preciate the fact and Mr.. Wright reluc-
family undertook ''scolding-"
He hated to make the tender little heart
acne and to see the dear child cry, but he
forced himself to speak judiciously and Sc
verely. He recounted her misdeeds and
explained the why's and whercfores of his
stern rebuke. Mrs. Wright sat by, look
ing duly impressed.
Finally Mr.. Wright paused for breath
and also to hear the small culprit acknowl-
edge her error. The scolding was never
continued. Florence turned face beam
ing with admiration to her mother and
said innocently:
Isn't papa interesting ;"-Youth's Com
nanion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
4 True Story.

One evening an old couple came over to
spend a part of the evening with us, and as
we We're seated around the fire the old lady
told US of a celebrated murder that had
happened in the town where she had lived
for years, and as she had been personally
acquainted with the parties concerned was
able to relate to even the most minute
details.
After she had finished and we had spoken
of the many strange points of the case, the
old man Strengthened himself out and
slowly said:
well, / will now tell you a true story"
The feelings of the lady can better be
imagined than Observation-Disclosures Free
Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
A Letter Game.

The following game from The American
School will be good vacation amusement
for the young folks when Obliged by stress
of weather to remain indoors: Get half "A
dozen wide awake people around the table,
and then put a letter box in the hands of
some steady head who can be trusted as
umpire. He will throw a letter in the cen
ter of the table, and the first one in the
circle who can tell a geographical name
beginning with the letter in sight takes
the letter, and the one at the conclusion
who can count the greatest number is the
winner of the game. Any name of any
place under the sun which is of sufficient
dignity to possess postoffice is legitimate
to use, or that of any lake, river, mountain
or sea
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
Church ESQ Years Old.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 23.-At the
First Parish Unitarian church Sunday
services were held commemorative of the
25Oth years existence of that church. This
is the oldest church on Cape Ann, and il
was target for the British in the war of
1912, being fired into by the British fri.,aJe
Falcon. y ball that lodged in the build
ing at that tire was taken out i'll 1874,
when the church was rebuiiS. This ball is
now suspended from the ceiling in the
yaStihnI..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
She Would Learn to Cook Radishes.

visitor-Emma, how Is it you are 30
anxiously absorbed in that book.
Young Wife-The silly cook has been
out such length of time, and my husband
said he would like some radishes with his
sinner, and now I have been looking all
through the cookery book, and have not
found the slightest hint how they are to
be cookesl-Boston Globe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
Most Extraordinary Rains.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 23.-The writer
of "a letter from San Sabe, state of Sonora,
to the newspaper E! Partido Liberal, says
that in the recent hurricane there fell in
chat region a shower of fishes three inches
long, and number of pelicans, but no
rain, while at Mazatlan the ground was
covered with dead winged ants
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
No Ground for "a IL. of L. Complaint.

WASHINGTON. Aug 23.--In reply to the
complaint made to the depart nent of
justice by the knights of Labor that the
imprisoned miners at Wallace, Ida, Were
not being properly treated, the attorney
general has received telegram from EX-
aminer Crostwaite saying he finds ALSO
lutely no grounds for the charges.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
Had Correct premonition.

LEBANON, o., Aug. PA curious case
is being discussed here. Saturday noon
while at dinner Dan Greenhouse, a popu-
lar horseman, was suddenly seized with
something like vertigo. 1t lasted but a
moment. On recovering he eNclaimed:
"Uncle Wis is dead as sure as you live"
He would listen to nothing, but started to
look for his uncle. He found the old man
dead IN an old house he owned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23

Wanted His Dinner.

Miss Pinkerly-That Mr.. Clubberly is q
very funny man. He had the effrontery
to call on me just before dinner yesterday,
and of course had to ask the man to stay.
Tutter-Don't blame him, Miss Pink
erly. He had just got back from the race
track.-Clothier and Furnisher.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
Shot at Him Through the window.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-An attempt TO assas-
sinate George Fox, II pawnbroker, was
made here sunday night. He went into
the kitchen to get n drink of water when
some unknown miscreant fired through
the window, wounding Fox in the arm,
I'm nor sarionslv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23

Little Girl lin the park Those butter
flies is awful mean.
Mamma-Why SOP
Little Girl-Quick as 1 go to chase 'em
they flies of the walk onto the grass,
cause they knows l mustn't go there
Good News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
heretofore existing under the name Of
Griffin IL Heating. is dissolved by mu-
tual consent. w. B. Griffin continuing in
the business. assuming all liabilities. and
all outstanding accounts are payable to
him. W. B. GRIFFIN,
j. HEATING.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
A Method of Relief.

The Dilettante-You ought to see Mrs.
Thomson's magnificent homel It's just
full of Corots and Millets.
The Parvenu-Terrible! Why doesn't
she try insect powders-Chicago News
Record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23
How to Read

your doctors prescriptions. Send three
2-cent stamps, to pay postage, and re-
ceive Dr. Kaufman's great treatise on
diseases; illustrated in colors; it gives
their signs and authorizations Address
A. p Ordway s. Co, Boston. Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-23

Is complaint of many poor mortals. who
know not where to dnd relief. Hoods
Ssrsspsrills possesses just those elements
of strength which you so earnestly crave.
1t will build you up. give you an appetite
strengthen your stomach and nervei. Try
it.
Hoods Pills act especially upon the
liver. rousing it from torpidity to its
natural duties. cure constipation and
assist digestion.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08

The Leader offhe Moonshiners Surrender
10 the Sheriff.

SOMERSET, Pa, April 7.-"General
Slgel" Miller, the reputed leader OF
the moonshinors, and one of the mur-
derers of Joshua Hochstettcr, surren-
dered TO Chief OF Police Gilbert ~
O'Clock this morning. The chief was
going OIL duty when be saw three men
coming down the street. Stepping
into a doorway he awaited the sp-
pIoach of the strangers, who. from
their awkward gait and rough appear.
ance, Gilbert knew were from the
mountains. As the men reached the
doorway, Gilbert, with drawn revolver.
stepped in front OF them and com
mapded them TO stand. The strangers
threw up their hands aud came to
s,apdstli. Gilbert failed 10 recogn,zs
the men until they introduced them.
selves. Miller said that he desired TO
surrender 10 the sheriff before the
government detectives got hold OF him.
Miller's companions were his brother,
Levi Miller, and bis hrother-in.law,
George Chapson. Gilbert marched the
trio to the lookup aud afierward 10 til,
county Jail. where they were given intc
the keeping of Sheriff Good. AT late
hour Miller confessed that he had killed
"IonDy" Hocbstetter, but says that be
did IL in self defense.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
LIT UP HIS LUNGS
An Unusual Act in Surgery at
San Francisco
ELECTRIC LIGHT INTRODUCED
Into a Mans Thoracic Cavity 70 Locate
an Abcess in the Lungs-A Sue
cessful Experiment

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Apni s.-one Of
the rarest and most delicate surgical
operations ever performed in this city
was that 10 which A. Baehm, . patient
at the city and county hospital, was
subjected. The operation was . re-
marksble one, in that an endoscopc.
or small electric light, was used
during the process. This was thrust
into the thoraclc cavity, and IN the H.
Elimination the action of the heart
and lungs were plainly visible. This
is the first case reported Oh the Pacific
coast where the electric endoscope was
used IN difficult surgery with beneficial
results. Baehm was really afflicted
with on abccss, which had formed IN
the plenral cavity and attacked the ieft
lung, almost completely colispslng 1t.
Owing 10 the presence Of pus, the To-
cation of which could not be deter
mined. 1t was decided TO operate on
Monday for the disease, which Is pro-
fessionally known as hydro-pneuma-
thOrax
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
CHARLEY ROSS AGAIN.
A Benton Mo- Man Thinks he Ha
Found the Long-Lost Boy.

OF. Lours, April 7.-Accordlng to the
firm belief Of IL. q. Sparks. reputable
citizen OF Benton, a suburban towI
west OF this city. the missing Charley
Ross, stolen from his parents IN Ph,ls.
delp ia July /, 1874. ls found. IL ar.
Sparks is correct IN his belief, Charley
Ross, now arrived at mans estate, Is al
present living with and employed 10y
nim atBenion, and the worid-,smom
mystery OF the greatest abduction SEN
satlon known TO criminal annals "a
about to be- cleared up forever. SC
strong is the evidence already gathered
IN the case that a relative of the boy if
even now en-route from Philadelphia
10 Benton. No., To meet the young man.
The relative is expected to reach here
tomorrow. Mr. Sparks says that about
four months ago a young man the ap-
peasance OF tramp applied TO him for
work. After becoming acquainted with
him the young man told hsm enough
o. his history, go tar as he could re-
member it. TO convince Mr.. Sparks that
lie WAS Charley Ross OF abduction
fame.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
quartz, in which were traces Of gold.
State Geoiog lst Smoke said there 10
considerable gold uncer Trenton.
MIRACULOUS CURES.
Experience Relsted si the Conference oi
the Mormon Church.

IspErEspESoE, Me-. April The
second days session Of the worlds con-
ference OF the reorganlsed Mormon
church WAS attended by an Increased
number OF delegates today. Large
numbers came from Iowa and eastern
states, swelling the number Of delegates
10 500 or . representstlo OF So, ooo
people The morning prayer service
Was held AZ 2 O'Clock. Many santa
told their experience IN the laying ON
OF hands by the elders OF the eh nrch
and the miraculous cures performed
by them. One elder testified that he
had been Sick With the grip and MAS
about 10 die. The ministerlng elders
LAID their nsnds on him and told hum
he would not die as there was great
work fer him 10 do. He got well.
Another salnt wanted the prayers OF
church 10 cure deafness Of long stand
ing. Several years ago be asked the
church to prsy for iim and he got
better, bat afterward. baeksliding from
the faith, bis sesring left hsm and Ia
consequence he WAS deaf ngsin. The
women ef tire conference look an
active part IN the proceedings.
The morning sermon Was preached
by the Rev. Nj. BlaEeslee OF Michigan
who cautioned the SAINTS as 20 thei.
conduct. Tobacco was decred as an
evil and no true saint would use II.
Whisky and spurious liquors were also
put down on the hst of evils which
sslnls could not partake of. At l2:Sl
this afternoon the conference convened
aud the routine business of the day,
such as reports, was considered 1ne
prophet Joseph will, at this session, give
revelation 10 the church on The bap-
tlsm of the dead. as taught by hl
father, Joseph the Martyr.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
cANVAssED The VOTE.

Miles G. Teaehout Declared Duly Eiec-
ted in the Fourth Ward.
The common council met yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of canvass
ing the returns in the recent charter
election. TIE full number was Dor
present. A committee was appointed
and after examining the returns made
a report which did not change the an
nounced result in the least. In regard
10 the discrepancy which occurred ia
the name OF Miles G.. Tescbout. the
committee Reported that miles J.
Tesehout." the same as printed on the
tickets. had been elected alderman io
the fourth ward. City Attorney Tsy-
Tor taic that THE in no way affected toe
legality of me election, ss The 81, name
was all that was necessary to be correct.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
Under q False Name.

BuFTALo, April William Rookie,
said to bc former accountant Of Lon
don, England, has been arrested on the
charge of taking out naturalization pa
pers az Wallace Rose, under which as
sumed name he has been conducting a
Washington street saloon here. The
complaint was made hy Captain q.
Bufs!am. British army pensloner, who
claims TO have known Rookie IN Lon
don. Rookie was held in bonds for the
May term OF the United States court At
Rochester. Captain Burslsm sad to-
uay that Rookie was a defsulter 20 a
large amount and was wanted IN
England on that charge.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
BABY M'KEE'S BILLY GOAT.
He Gives Coachman Willis the First
Degree in Freemasonry.


WASHINGTON, April Baby Mckee
has billy goat. About a week ago
the idol of the White House took 1t
into his curly head that he would not
ride in any OF the White House car
riages. He wanted turnout of his
own. A billy goat and little red
wagon was the proper thing, he
thought. and straigntway he toddled
to the presidents private room. lie
had been accustomed whenever he
wanted anything TO simply touch the
presidents vest button and the presi-
dent did the rest, but for the first time
in his life Baby Mckee felt the weight
of the presidential veto. His grand
father patted him on the head and told
him that he would give him pretty
nearly everything, but billy goat,
never. But tile baby knew how to
overcome the veto. He burst into
tears. The president gave in ana
called a messenger. In the course OF a
few hours the messenger returned with
the brightest little red wagon you ever
saw, u full set of harness and with a
sad-eyed billy goat with whiskers so
long that everybody Immediately dub
bed hum Senator Peffer.
The senator was assigned suite of
rooms In the White House stable,
where a little later Willie, the squint-
eyed coachman. made his appearance.
Willis says that the meeting was highly
exciting. The goat greeted him FIRMLY
by giving him the first degree N
masonry. Wills concluded, like Sena-
tor Hill. 20 dodge the Issue" and
chime the White lIonse fence, where he
was rescued by two gardeners. The
coachman went Immediately into the
White House and presented bis ultima
tum, declaring that he or "His Wins
kers," as be respectfully called Baby
Nckee's billy, should e.. The presi-
deBt did not gnow wnat 10 do. Secre-
tary Halford suggested renewal Of the
modus vvengI, tut the coschmsn in
sisted that le would never again enter
The stable wn3le the billy goat re-
NAMED. A compromise was finally
effected by providing .n'n stuFs
sisble for the new member of the
White House stable under the rear por-
tico OF the extcauve manson.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08
SOLD THE STREET RAILWAY.
A New York Syndicate will Own the In.
dianapolis System.

INpIANAPoLIs, April Positive IN
formation was received here tonight
that on May the Indianapolis street
car lines will pass from the hands OF
the present owners, Mccormick, Aller-
ton and other Chicago capitalists, 10
the control of New York syndicate
headed by K. l.. Belknap. The option
gwen by the Chicago owners to j. {.
has been closed. Shafter will again
manage the road, and the dea. means
the removal of j. Frcnzei. the present
president. who aroused SO much an
tagonism during the recent strike. The
consideration is s., SOC, 900.