Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-31
f. S. Sweet is buying cattle.

Fresh butter is a scarce commo-
dity in town these hot days.
Mrs. p. NJ. Davis and daughter
returned to Lewiston Monday.
Walter Brown and editor Parker
will go into Warrens next week.
M. w. Musgrcve is back from
a visit to bis family at CGur d.
Alene City.
Jas. McCaffcrty is building Il new
house and barn on his fine farm
near Cottonwood.
| Geo. f. Newman goes to Cotton
wood tomorrow to take a position
in the store of Wax < Brown.
Riggs Bros, of Waha, sold their
wool clip last week to a Chicago
firm for eight cents per pound.
Matt. Laucr, of Elk City, has
ordered the +. p. sent to his father,
Math. Lauer, Torah, Minnesota.
Forest fires to the north, east and
south, have filled the atmosphere
with smoke and intensified the
prevailing sultriness.
DR.. Boston was up from Lewis
ton last week to attend the mar
riage of his partner, DR.. Humel-
baugh, and returned Monday.
w. c. Fritter, of the New York
Life, is again on the prairie, with
his family this time. He thinks
Camas Prairie is Gods own coun-
try, for sure.
| J. G. White, chief engineer OF
the State Wagon Road commission,
was in town last week on his way
to inspect the completed contracts
on the Salmon river division.
A smart fool is always danger
Gus, and if he is ignorant the ease
is worse. But when he is complica-
ted with high moral pretensions he
may easily become unsafe in the
extreme.-New York Sun.
Aug. Hug, of Milwaukee. Wis.
is on the prairie to buy 500 head
of cattle for the eastern market
His attention was directed to tbi
country by the Schroeder boys. o
the keuterville neighborhood.
LosT.-Irom my place near keu
terville last fall, red cow, brand
ed blotchcd r on right hip; slit il
right ear. | will pay 50 reward foI
information that will lead to th'
recovery of the animal.
Is j. w. NANTINE.
f. +. Rislcy has received hi
new thrcshing machine, Il 12hors
power Buffalo Pitts. He started i
up down at Witt & Sloan's, ant
run through 1160 bushels the frs
day, after moving and setting tn
machine twice.
The Democratic county conven
ton will be held in Schnadeka
hall tomorrow, September /. Th
convention will be called to orde
at p. m. sharp. Ample seatin
accommodations will be provide
, and all are invited to attend t
? witness the proceedings.
T. w. Nickle and Levi Mage
were elected at the last meetin
l grand representatives from NJ
, Idaho lodge No. 7, l. .. o. f., t
< the session of Grand Lodge whic
meets in Lewiston on October /
! next Mr.. and Mrs. Magee wi
, represent Mizpah Lodge, ID. Of r.
= Geo. Schmadeka is running
'. ten-foot header made to his ordt
p in the east. He reports it doin
, the best work ever done on tn
9 prairie. His son Henry drives
, and has already cut over fou
hundred acres. Photographer Han
son photographed the outfit las
< Tuesday.
a Nez Perce county democrats la;
O Saturday nominated the followin
ticket: Sheriff, Harry Lydor
auditor, S. G. Tannahill; treasure
= J. B. Morris; probate judge, G. Err
= assessor, Geo. Ruddle; commission
u ers, n. B. Holbrook, w LeBaro
- f. B. Laing; representative, j. Y
Poe; joint representative, Nez Per-
and Idaho counties, X. w. (Padd,
8 White.
. The demand for hogs is vel
great and is sure to send the pri
q up. There is SO much wheat ever
~ where and the price is SO low til
l. everybody prefers feeding it to ho
o to selling. The hog is the farmer
l. best friend, the best money make
+. money saver and mortgage lift
'e you can have on the farm, and ,
it feel like taking off our hat to hil
y M. J.. Martin was over fro
Stock creek Saturday and told
n that the hail storm destroyed 20
IS bushels, principally oats and barle
10 on his ranch in that neighborhoo
0. Others suffered even more severe
r Here again the hog proves hims