Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-29
TOWN AND OUNTRY NEWS

IO-uay Is China New Year.
Stock are doing we'll enough.
Read the new estray notices.
Masquerade ball February %.
Another week of mild chinook.
A fine lot of masks at II. Wax's.
Betting and lace leather at Bunnell's.
Rev. Maxey's condition is unchanged.
Leap year ball at Mt. Idaho this even
ing.
W. F. Schmadeka is on the streets
again.
A large quantity of good ice is being
cut on Aram's pond.
Remember Aram & Sons have the
Oscilating Bob Sleighs for sale.
Tickets for the Leap Year bali to-
night for sale by W. Steinheiser.
B. F. Morris has money to loan OH
real estate at the lowest rate of inter-
est. 76
One of Joe Vincent's boys broke his
collar bone while coasting at Mt. Idaho
Tuesday.
R. D. Shearer. Grangeville, makes
boots and shoes to order, and repairing
OF all kinds neatly done. 6-l5
M. Williams sold his place on the
Cottonwood side this week to parties
from the Palouse country. Price 81 900.
The democratic national convention
will be held at Chicago. on Tuesday,
June 81. The republicans will meet at
Minneapolis on June Z.
Thos. Porter, of Elk City, is sick unto
death at the Jersey House. with general
debility. LATER-He died this morning
about half past eight o'clock.
Samuel Lutz, under arrest for killing
cattle, was released on $500 bonds this
week, with Duff Greene. r. Nugent, ].
g. Peasley and Marion Worden as sure.
ties. The county Jail is once more emp
ty.
Mrs. Lee Smith, the youngest daugh-
ter of Hon. L. P. Brown, gave birth to
a still-born child in Lewiston last week.
The body of the infant was brought to
Mt. Idaho and inferred in the cemetery
there.
READ THIs.-For nice residence lots
call on George Schmadeka. Ornament
al shade trees will be thrown in with
the lots, such as diamond willow, balm
of Glead. yellow cottonwood, black
wild cherry and red elm. "a
Samuel Goldstone, the genial travel.
ing man, who has been spending the
last few days in town, was presented
Monday with baoy boy. LATER-Just
as we 60 to press we learn that the baby
died last evening at 6 o'clock Teller.
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-
tracted for one party.
NoTIcE-Any person having stock on
their premises branded circle X TX en-
closed in circle) on left hip and marked
under half crop off the right ear, upper
half crop off the left ear, will confer
favor to the owner by notifying him
and he will come and take them away.
ID. ii. TELcHER, by III. V. TELcHER.
The republican club will meet at the
Grange hall on next Wednesday even
ing, February 8, at o'clock, for the
perfecting of the organization, electing
officers, etc. Addresses will be made
by r. F. Fulton and others as to the
objects of the club. All republicans are
invited to be present and assist in the
formation of the club.
Monday, Jan. %, was regular term
day of the Probate court. Part of the
regular business was proving the will of
the late w. N. Gaddy. Quite a num-
ber were present besides the attesting
witnesses. Deceased devised all his
property to his adopted daughter, Jo-
sephine Gaddy. and Evan Evans was
appointed and qualified as executor of
the estate. Also, Mrs. NJ. J. Eastman
filed an inventory and appraisment of
the effects of the estate of Clyde Foun-
tain, deceased.
In the Probate court Jan. %. the pre-.
liminary examination was made ia the
case of the State VS.. Harry Markham.
Defendant was arrested on the charge
of grand larceny. to wit: Taking a calf
of Indian Dicks. and selling it. The
evidence was largely circumstantial. but
was pretty conclusive that Dolph Smith
bought the calf of defendant, Judge
Hall held him in bonds Of $500 to await
the action of the grand jury. The bond
was given by N.Markham and J b. Cook.
The examination on behalf of the state
was conducted by ]. +. Ailshie