Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-26

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Another blizzard blew in Tues
day morning.
The market price of wheat at
Qenesee is 63 cents.
Don't forget the military ball
next Friday, March 5.
w. F. Schmadeka received 5000
.pounds Of fresh groceries Tuesday.
!. Buy Starrett's seeds. They are
the best. For sale by w. F. Sch
madeka.
$ r. L. O'Bannon and Judge
Beede were up from Riverside
Tuesday.
: Frank J. Reed has removed his
asaay Office into the dining room
of the Palace hotel.
W. F. Schmadeka is on the sick
list with lagrippe. His child is
now out of danger.
DR.. Salsberg, the Lewiston ocu-
list, is expected to arrive daily on
= professional sojourn.
Hod Brown had the misfortune
to break his foot while working in
the timber back of Mt. Idaho last
week.
Judge w. NJ. Rice was over from
Westlake Monday and reports the
Craig mountain settlements -four
ishing.
The outside papers are full of
mining news about Elk City and
Florence clipped from the columns
of the FREE PRESS. r
"A Cheerful Liar" will be rem
dered at Grangeville on March 27,
at Cottonwood ON April 2 and at
Denver ON April 3.
1t il reported that the Indians
are to receive another payment of
500 per capita before the new ad-
ministration comes in.
A grand military ball will be
given on March 5, by Company G,
/. N. G. Tickets on sale at the
Cash Bargain Store.
Low prices and honest treatment
at Browns cash store, Stuart,
Idaho. Commission business a
specialty.-GEo. Brown, Prop.
A letter from Frank Shissler
at Newsome states that the big
storm demoralized the road t0
Elk but that it is now open again.
Daniel Frew, a former resident
Of this county, but now Of Colfax,
arrived Saturday night and il
spending few days at the county
seat.
Next Thursday Cleveland will
March 4th, and a good riddance to
a big-headed dogmatist who
thought himself ''better than his
party"
And now the state of Nebrasks
is out and injured to the tune O
half-a-million dollars through the
action of it's ex-treasurer in specu
lating with the the state funds.
Mr.. Bowen, of Davenport, Wash.
was in town last week and inform
ed US that the sale of the Bill Shor
4 placer claim on Salmon river t,
Chicago parties, was completed.
! A party from Florence has beel
opening the road from that end TO
the past week, and with the Pen
nell hoist and other freight goin
in from this side it is dOubtlss
wide open again.
Capt. Gum, our congressman
elect, is now en- route to Washing
ton. He favors the building of th
Nicaragua canal by the govern
ment, and the annexation of Cub
and the Sanwich Islands to th
. United States.
VIM. NJ. Millar died suddenly q
Lewiston Feb. %, of heart diseas
He formerly resided In this count
: and was lessee of the Cottonwoo
house in 1880. For several yea
past he has been with J. -Alexal
der at Lewiston.
The etate land board held
. meeting las week and passed
t resolution requiring purchasers
state lands who are delinquent {
+ | interest to pay up in 80 days or |
disposessed. This action is take
at this time 80 that the state ms
have an opportunity to lease LAM
forfeited in time for crops to be p
in this year.
"Our little boy was all brok,
out with eczema, and we gave hi