Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
Thanksgiving Day on Can4S
Prairie.

The President has appointe
November 80 as the national da,
of Thanksgiving and among othe
things there are few individual
things which our fellow citizen
will render thanks for; for instanc
Mayor Wax will give thanks tina
he was not born twins, because i
he had been he would have hat
twice as much trouble in bein,
Mayor.
Alderman w. w. Brown vii
give thanks that the Office he holds
is not a life office.
James Edwards will give thanks
that "the Lord made the bees, and
the bees made honey"
George X Reed will send up q
poem of joy that he never joined
the Woman's Club.
County Attorney Scales will
quietly raise his voice in thanks
giving that divine Providence and
the people of Idaho county did not
elect any more Justices of the
Peace.
Judge Hartman will tender his
congratulations to himself that the
expressions, incompetent, immater-
ial and irrelevant, were coined.
Joseph Wade will rejoice over
the fact that he is able to sit up
and take nourishment after his
late illness.
Levi Magee will kncel in thanks
giving that he was still good look
ing enough to convince the Weis-
err girls that he was single aud was
looking for some one to share his
great wealth.
w. F. Schmadeka, that he is
about to complete the biggest years
business which he has ever done.
William Graham, that he was
able to smooth things out with
new dress, after his recent trip to
Weiser.
DIR. Bibby will toot his happi-
ness that he was distinguished
enough to do the vaccinating at
the recent function.
Bert Rigley will be grateful that
the Big Buffalo is the biggest thing
in the country and bears all it's
sct-backs creditably.
Frank McGrane will shout with
gladness that he has good old
GrangeviIle to return to.
Chief of Police Johnson will de-
vote his thanks that the main
thoroughfare is filled in and that
the 'bridge Of signs" is a thing of
the past.
j. A. Wilkinson will thank his
luck that it was only plain COW
he shot.
James McGrane will shout the
glad tidings that there are few
good prospectors still extant.
Attorney Bartlett will kill the
fatted calf on the grounds that the
people are not prohibited by law
from litigating.
A. Freidenrich will celebrate the
day by giving thanks that he is
one OF the most enterprising men
in the west and that he will get in
to his new store this year.
Wallace Scott will fall over him
self with happiness that he can
soon go to Lewiston on the rail
road cars.
James Jack, that he did not
have to do the guessing as to
paints for his new residence.
Editor Parker will render up
thanks that he is the father of the
pair of twins and the
best paper in Idaho county.
j. +. Ailshie will shout that he
lived through it and was not vacci-
mated twice.
Briley & Co. will utter little
private prayer of thanksgiving that
they got in their big stock before
the roads got too bad.
Frank Brown will jolly himself
that the Almighty created the
pack horse and mule.
Frank J. Reed will tender his
thanks that he is still "heart-whole
and fancy free.
John Norwood will feel gratitude
that the little stranger decided to
come to his house to live.
Harry Winters will feel grateful
that he does not look SO very, very
bad with it off.
Judge Vincent will commun e
with the powers that be for the
reason that there are many good
looking girls on Camas Prairie vet
TO be married and kissad