Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-15

j. G. Murphy and family, late OF
Pomeroy, arrived in town yester-
day. The teams loaded with the
machinery for his large machine
shop will arrive today.
Bill Anderson arrived here from
Lewiston with four-horse rig, two
Frisco drummers and IA hack load
ed with sample trunks. Monday
and returned Tuesday.
A brother of Ed. Ferree arrived
from Kansas yesterday and will re-
main year or so visiting relatives
and looking over the country. He
is a jeweler by trade and will pro-
badly locate permanently.
John Norwood returned from
a trip to Spokane and Moscow on
Tuesdays stage. He reports hard
times throughout the Palouse and
northern country to such an ex-
tent that it is no uncommon sight
to see farmers over there wearing
grainsacks ON their feet because
they are to poor to buy boots.
Hanson at The Elite does not
deal in CHEAP JOHN GROCERIES, but
Photography and elegant Portraits
has been our business on the Pa
cilic coast for more than 20 years.
But if any of the people Of Grange
vile and the vicinity must have
the cheapest, we will furnish Por-
traits superior to the Cheap Gro
Gerry Daub, at 95 cents--and we
"pay the freight" Aft
The commissioner of Bannock
county recently allowed them
selves each per diem for a ten day S
sitting without transacting any
business. An appeal was taken
from their action to the district
court which rejected the claim and
the supreme court last week affirm
ed the decision of the lower court
Commissioners can therefore no
longer allow themselves pay for
work not performed.
Captain j. M. Wells has written
a little book entitled, Idaho, Gem
of the Mount tains, as seen at the
Columbian Exposition" The work
is gotten up in very neat, and
even elegant manner, profusely
illustrated with scenes taken from
the Idaho exhibition and from this
state. In addition to this it con-
tains great deal of information
relative to Idaho that is valable to
every resident of the state. The
work is intended to be a report to
the Legislature of the Idaho com
missioner. The book is for sale,
price, twenty-five cents, at the
FREE Press office.
Frank McGrane and w. Stein
heiser sold their fine team and
buggy to Annie Wilson of Kamiah
last Friday. Mrs. Wilson is one
of the recipients of government
money soon to be distributed
among the Indians, and she
couldn' t wait, but came to town
and got the best team in the coun-
ty. John Higgins drove the out
lit to Kane Baldwin's, and she
then took charge and drove to
kamiah. This is the first sale of
any consequence yet made to the
Indians and shows that Change
vile is strictly in it when it comes
to business.
An exchange says this is a pecn-
liar world. One is struggling for
justice and another is fleeing from
it. One is trying to build a house
and another is trying to sell his
for less than ii cost him, to get rid
of it. One man is spending all he
can make in taking a girl to the
theatre and sending her flowers
with the hope of making her wife,
while a neighbor is spending what
gold he has in getting a divorce
One man escapes all the ills that
flesh is heir to and gets killed on
the railroad. Another escapes by
a scratch and dies of the whoopine
cough. One man stands off all his
creditors and goes travelling, while
another pays his debts and stays at
home.
Single-handed and alone Senator
Day has done good and faithful
work for Idaho and Nez Perez
counties in the upper house of the
state legislature. The dispatches
report that the governor has ap-
proved Mr.. Days resolution to
amend the constitution by provid-
ing for the election of prosecut-
ing attorney in each county. This
was one of the planks adopted by
the democracy of Idaho county in
the late campaign and we rejoice
that it has been carried out. Mr.
Day also had charge of Representa-
tive Rowton's wagon road bill APP
propriating $4,000 for completion
of the Salmon river and Elk CITY
wagon road, and secured its pass
age through the senate by a vote
of / to1. 'Rah for Senator Day.