Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-10

d. II. Telcher is quite sick.
Delinquent tax sale tomorrow.
Warranty deed blanks sold here.
Cottonwood wants a laundry and
ought to have it.
Chattel mortgage blanks for sale
at the printing Office.
We publish Estray notices for
one dollar for each animal.
Democratic county central COM
mittee meets tomorrow, Feb. IL.
We will trade a years subscrip-
ton to the +. p. for good ham.
Quartz and placer location notice
blanks for sale at reduced prices at
the FEEE Press Office.
Citizens of White Bird school
district, No. 10, will find notice
of interest to them on another page.
My 2nd Quarterly meeting will
be held at Lake school house next
Saturday and Sunday. Preaching
at l a. IN. both days. S.E.CRow.
Our Cottonwood neighbors will
give ball on Feb. IA, st. Valen-
tines day. Several couples from
Grangeville promise to be there.
Company 8. c." Idaho National
Guard, will give a grand military
ball at Grangeville on the evening
of Friday, March 3. Further par
ticulars later.
A.W .Talkington went below last
Friday to purchase the necessary
plats and books for a complete set
of abstract of title of all the real
estate in Idaho county.
P. Orebaugh was made happy by
the arrival of Mrs. Orebaugh from
Prineville, Oregon, last Friday. In
the absence of a vacant dwelling
they will board at the hotel awhile.
In spite of the cold and the snow
last Saturday was the best day for
business the town has had since the
holidays. The streets were full of
farmers from all parts of the prairie.
Frank Thornton is reported to
have lost 32 head of cattle, and a.
mother man on Johns creek 12
head, during the late storm. These
are the heaviest losses yet reported.
A bill was before the legislature
allowing the judge of any judicial
district to hold court at other places
than the county seat, if in his
Judgment the public convenience
required it. The measure was beat
en- in both houses by the votes of
Morris and Girton.
A permanent agency of the good
old "Twice-a-week st. Louis Re-
public" the best and cheapest pa
per i'll America, has been establish
ed here with headquarters at the
f. Z. office. All the news of all the
world twice week for 81 per year
Subscriptions and renewals receiv-
ed here,
The large attendance at the Club
dances shows the interest takeni n
social amusements by our pleasure
loving young people. The " Rye
dance was feature of the last
meeting, and all hands are still
whistling the air and practising the
steps. The fourth dance of the
series takes place tonight.
On Monday last Frank McGrane
and Miss Addie McGaffee took their
departure for California. Mr.. Nc
Crane goes to seek relief for the
rheumatism with which he is afflict.
ed at the various mineral springs
and health resorts of fCalifornia, ,and
ifthey fail he will try the Arkansas
Hot Springs, and hopes to return
about May l fully restored to com
plete health. Miss Addie is gone
on long visit to her sister, Mrs
Emma Josses, at lone, Amador co.
under whose auspices she will com
plete her education. We regret t.
lose her, as she has long been ont
of the bright particular stars of th,
Grangeville social circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Brown ant
Miss Newman returned from Lew
iston last Sunday. They left Lew
!, iston Friday morning with privat,
! team and driver. While comm.
over the grade between Franl
Wards and Waha lake the cuttel
> capsized and the occupants spilled
: out. Mr.. Brown was thrown int
the arms of a barb wire fence ant
received Il severe cut under the lef
). eye which bled profusely and left .
4 bad scar. 1t is a mercy he did no
e lose his eye entirely. None of tn,
e others were hurt at all. When tn,
e rig capsized the team ran away ant
t tore madly over the ice the full
!. length of the lake until they wer
:, stopped by the men employed at al
ice camp at the head of the lake
a The ice in the middle of the lax
o was quite thin and it is unaccount
able how they escaped breakin
n through and drowning. The travel
!, ers meanwhile trudged back t
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