Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-12-22
THE FREE PRESS.
GRANGEv1LLE. IDAHO.
FRIDAY. : DECEMBER %, 1898

DIR. Strobe leaves shortly to en-
ter the Soldiers Home.
Bailey Chamberlain is out from
Warrens to spend the winter.
Nathaniel b. Pcttibone has been
appointed postmaster at Elk City.
The tax list crowds out lots of
live local news and correspondence.
Alva Bonebrake won the s75
sewing machine rallied off Friday.
Sike Reynolds is up from Slate
creek spending the holiday season.
"Our Boys" three-act comedy,
at Opera House, Thursday, Decem-
Der 2S, 1898.
Hon. j. II. Forncy has been APP
pointed United States district at
torney for Idaho.
Frank Thornton has rented Aug.
vonBargen's place of 300 acres in
the German settlement.
Mr.. Telcher left Thursday to at
tend the State Road commission at
Boise City to open bids.
Our most prosperous farmers are
daily called ON to relieve the hun
ger and restitution of late arrivals.
There will be dance next Fri
day evening, December %, at the
Bentz school house for the benefit
of the school district.
f. c. Brown has leased the Mt
Idaho hotel and is setting first
class table and giving good salts
faction to his patrons.
A man residing on Joseph plains
killed five cougars in one day last
week, the largest Of which meas
ured nine feet in length.
Two Christmas trees Saturda,
night and a dance Monday nigh
were the celebrations here. 1t i
the dullest holiday season eve
known here.
A number of our society peopl
gave Miss Rosa Nickel a surpris
party last week. A pleasant tim
was had and the festivities woun
up with dance in the hall owe
the drug store.
j. ID. Stonestrcet, held by iustic
Robbins to await action of gran
jury for killing a steer, is out O
bail, with some of the best men i
the county on his bond Mr.. Ston,
street has been the victim of man
misiortunes in the past two years
Sheriff Gregory arrested ma
named Christ johnson last wee
for larceny of a saddle at Moscow
The prisoner cut his way out
the roof of the Jail the other mori
ing with case knife. The sheri
finally re-captured him on JOSEF
plains, where they arrived with
ten minutes of each other.
Publication of this issue of Il
F. 7. was delayed at the request
the county commissioners and tn
collector, who desired to give Il
public the benefit ofevery hour Il
law allows in the matter of payi,
taxes. They would postpone pub
cation of the delinquent list UNI
next fall, and also remit the pc
centages, but the law is mandate
on the matter and leaves the OF
Gals no discretion.
Tom Aram and the editor vi
ted Denver Monday and were he
pitably entertained by all han,
Jones & Rookie, the new propr
tors of the Hotel Denver, took
in tow. They are doing good .bu
ness already. Mrs. Rookie is an {
cellent housekeeper and runs t
interior department on the 90
old Virginia plan of letting nobo
go hungry. Camas Prairie is
vored with a lot of liberal hot
keepers nowadays.
The stage broke down Tuesd
morning while coming over fir
Mt. Idaho and the driver pack
the mail On his back to town a
got hack from Higgins stable,
which he pursued his way acr
the Prairie. On the return trip
same evening the horses bolted
Butcher creek, wrecked Riggi
hack, and injured the driver. !
next day the mail arrived h
very nearly on time. We are t
that one of the drivers is in
habit of loafing at Denver and {
tonwood for hours instead of I
ceedinp over here with the M