Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-12-23
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II you need a nice ovcrcoat, A. 4 F's.
Or II you want bargain,
New Years Ball at Cottonwood,
Friday evening, December 30.

tana- last Sunday, to spend the
winter. He will return TO Elk in
the early spring.
Tony Gordon has completed his
trail up to the Salmon river bridge
and talks of making it toll road
unless the county buys it.
Now is the time for purchasing
heavy gloves, and winter under
wear. We have them in splendid
varieties. A 4 +.
Prof. Crunk is circulating sub
scription paper to maintain night
watchman in town during the win
ter months. The same is needed.
Hanson, the photographer, will
be ready for business in the new
Photo Parlors on Monday, Decem-
Der 26. Look for his ad next week.
Money to loan on real estate Sc
curity at a lower rate of interest
than any other agency in the coun-
ty can give you. Apply to FREE
/ L NEAL
Old papers for sale at the FREE
PRESS Office g 80 cents R 100, and
25 cents Y 80. They are excellent
to put under carpets and line walls,
and keep the wind out better than
blankets.
Harry Cone will not return to
Warrens till after the holidays. He
is one of the most active men in
Idaho county, and would make a
good sheriff if he only lived in a re-
publican county.
Judges and clerks of election can
pay their subscriptions to the F. P.
in the county warrants due them
for their services if they so desire.
We take all classes of county war;
rants at 100 cents on the dollar.
Martin Wagner, cashier of the
Bank of Grangeville, left Tuesday
to spend the holidays with his fam
| lily at Portland. Mrs. Wagner and
the baby may return with him to
make permanent residence here.
There will be a dance held at the
Adkison school house on Friday,
December 80, 1892, 81 miles south
west of Grangeville, for the benefit
of the school. Tickets, $1.OO. Sup
per free. Good music. Dance till
the sun rises.
: There was another road meeting
at Clearwater bridge last Saturday
and it was resolved to build new
road from Riebold's to the county
poor farm. The commissioners
will be asked to appoint viewers at
the January session to view the
proposed new route.
James and Tom Surridge have
! filed applications 2 and 3 to pur
chase timber lands under the new
law. Their selections are on the
hill side this side of and just above
, the Clearwater bridge, where they
have located fine water power
and propose putting in dam.
AT its last meeting Mt. Idah,
s lodge No. 8, A. f. & A. M. electet
the following officers for the comm,
term: A. w. Talkington, w. M.
: J. M. Auchinvole, S. W.; E. Evans
e j. w.; j. M. Dorman, Treas; G. d
Smith, Sec; w. N. Knox, ST.. d.
w. Coram, jr. D.; A. BARLEY, Tyler
. The Agricultural College com
> mittee will hold another meetin
at Grange hall, Grangeville, O
Saturday, December 81, 1892, at
O'Clock p. m. A full attendance c
d all members of the committee
IL earnestly requested. By order {
e the CoMMITTEEE. f. w. OLIVER,
e Chairman, Pro ten.
According to the official cour
l the total vote of Idaho for governo
d is 2O,079, an increase of | 1863 owe
Y. the number cast two years ag
Il Governor McConnell's exact pl,
" rality is 1,409. Sweets pluralit
is $500. The majority of the den
ce ocratic-populist electors is LII
70 The vote on the constitutional
II mendment was 1,2O1 for, and 2, A:
re against. The highest prOhibitie
40 vote was 303.
m A snow storm blew up Monds
d. and left three inches of the beaut
full. At night it cleared up and Il
ID mercury dropped to 40 below ger
of The sudden drop in temperatu
No destroyed nearly everybody's hou
il- plants. The sleighing is now e
or cellent. Hicks, the Missouri we
m ther sharp, predicted the storm al
he that it would be followed by CO
snap for the rest of this year.
There seems to be a whole lot
or hocus pocus in the letting of &C
lte tracts to survey the public lands
W. this State. Dark lantern metho
on prevail. A dozen competent IN
Ike wished to contract for the surve
at to be made in this county, but VIZ
IN unable to get any information frt
lat any source, and it has since be
of reported that the work was awal
9 a ed to Edison Briggs, of Pomer'
lie. who was to have finished it duri
W the summer. But nothing has be
n l. Il L