Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-28
RECORD OF THE WEEK.

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Teachers examination next We'd
nesday.
The editor is expected home
Monday.
Parties desiring to haul freight
in exchange for harness goods
should call on w. +. Schmadeka at
once.
The Ellwood Glidden Barbed
wire, Diamond f" trade mark, is
the cheapest and best. For sale by
c. G. Bunnell, Lewiston.
The Mcconnell, Mcguire mercan-
tile company at Moscow was at
tached the first of the week for
claims aggregating 100000.
Mr.. Maginn and daughter-in-law
Mrs. Carnes were over from Cotton
wood Monday ON business connect
ed with the estate of James Carnes.
The roads across Craig's mount
ain are almost impossible. The
stage was 26 hours on the trip from
Lewiston to Cottonwood Tuesday.
Ten loads of freight were due at
A. 4 F.'s store yesterday but ow-
ing to the roads breaking up over
the mountain they did not arrive
ON time.
The Odd Fellows have removed
from Grange hall into room in
Frank Nansises residence. The
Grange and Lodge could not agree
as to terms of rent, hence the
change.
H. Gustameyer expects to leave
next week for Pendleton, where he
will probably reside in future.
Mr.. Gustameyer makes the change
ON account of the health of his
wife, which is very poor.
The new ferry across Salmon riv-
er at the mouth Of White Bird con-
structed and 0prrated-by Curtis &
Hammer is a finely built boat and
being on the direct route of travel
to and from the Doumecq and JOS
eph plains, is a great convenince to
the travelling public.
Mr.. J. n. Rice and family expect
to leave in week or two on a Wis
it to friends and relatives in south
Oregon. Mr. Rice thinks that the
change will benefit his health
which has been poor all winter His
hand, which many thought he
would lose through blood poison
ing, is healing up, and will be as
good as ever in short time.
Dan Greer and Il. II. Philips
, came out from Elk Sunday and
started in to Twenty Mile yester
, day. Mr.. Greer now has a force o
sixteen men hard at work on his
place there and the work is pro
crossing finely. If enterprise anG
hard work counts Mr.. Greer will
make a grand success of his under
takings.
Moscow, Oakesdale and Pullman
are notorious for their muddy
streets, and at present the joker'
pull themselves out of the mud ant
post these signs: "Keep off tho
3. Grass" "Ferry Crosses every Ter
: Minutes-Fare, 5 cents" 'Don'
Spit on the Flowers" "Excellen
Fishing-Inquire Below" "Tht
City Reservoir" ect. ect. Horse;
mired three deep in Moscow las
: week.
. The Mckinley Comedy Compan,
e appeared at Grange hall Monda,
4 evening before a large audience
= = The troup will make Grangevill
y headquarters for the next month
i having rented the Grange hall 70
rehearsal purposes, to prepare 70
the summer theatrical season
They will give entertainments il
: 3 the surrounding country, and pro
= badly one or two more here durini
- =, their sojourn among us.
rs The Lewiston land Office did
G. rushing business last week accord
ing to the papers. Some $500
+. acres in the northen part of Lata
and $500 acres in Nez Perce wer
lg thrown open to settlement las
Of Thursday and people who hav
J. been living on the land for the las
2. ten years were glad to avail them
d selves of the opportunity to get
Is legal title to their ranches. Thi
i. is only a sample of the big rus
that will come when the reservat
tion is opened.