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IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
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GRANGEYILLE, IDAHO CO., IDAHO TERRITORY,
YOL. 2.
FRIDAY', SEPTEMBER Hi, 188).
NO. 14.
The Free Press.
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; ; SEPTEMBER 10, 1887
FRIDAY. ;
SID EIVA LK Pit A TTLK.
Entertainment, Sept. 28th.
Races, September 28ih und 29tb.
Pel Sherwin came up from the river
Firiday.
Old papers fifty cents per hundred f n
bale at this office.
Dr. W. A. Wade, of Cottonwood, wah
in town Tuesday evening.
T. J. Davis, and family, returned from
their eastern visit Tuesday.
Geo. Chamberlain is building a dining
room adjoining his restaurant.
Doug Ilolton and Tom McGrane re
turned from Warrens Thursday.
Larry Ott, the well known Salmon
river stockman, came up Tuesday even
ing.
C. E. Holt is building 1800 feet o|
sheds on his stock ranch near Cotton
wood.
Joseph Amera, who owns one of the
finest ranches on Salmon river, is in
town.
Messrs. Murray and Walter Kirkwood
brothers of the doctor, arrived in town
Tuesday.
School opened in district No. — last
Monday with Miss Maggie Robinson us
preceptress.
A. D. Greene is hunting on t he other
side of Itocky canyon, lie will return
in a few days.
Benson's pack train left this place for
Warrens Monday morning with about
25 000 lbs of freight.
Miss Nettie Nichols, of Missoula, came
out with T. J. Davis and family and
'will remain some time.
The Colfax Gazette lias been enlarged
lately. It is now nine column and the
■columns are longer than formerly.
Election of trustees of the C. R. C.
Academy to-morrow between 2 r. m.
■and 5 p. m., at the academy building. „
We will take wheat, oats, barley or
flax on subscription to the Frkk Press
this tali. Now is the time to subscribe.
Back at last! No more running around, hut
■Will confine myself exclusively to an office
practice, a llere I can he found everv <lav from
y a. M. to ti r. M. J . 11. Mc'Cauie.
Utf. Dentist.
Messrs. I. S. Weiler and J. II. Forney
are in Boise city, attending tbe annual
session of the Masionic and I. O. O. F.
grand lodges.
The Mountain Home Unrigs and Valley
has changed hands, F. Mason retiring
and G. M. Payne assuming control. 1
is now a patent outside.
YV. F. Schmadeka, our enterprising
butcher, purchased a sheep from Mr. E.
B. Kerlee last Tuesday, that weighed
150 lbs after being dressed.
Misses Emma McGaflee nnd Annie
Wood will shortly open a millinery es
tablishment in the building now occu
pied by W. F. .Schmadeka's meat mar
ket.
Just received. A fine line
of Ladies, Misses and Chil
dren's Shoes, in all Sizes
•ind Grades at Alexander
Ac Preidenrich.
As we go to press we learn from Na'e
Flail who lias just made a flying trio
from Freedom that Frank Fox lias 1
seriously injured by a horse falling
him. Dr. Bibhy lias jqst started to
attend him.
II. C. Brown, of Mt. Malm, nflers for site, nt
the original cost price, a large lot of California
and Oregon made clothing consisting of men's,
gent s, hoy's and children's clothing. The en
tire stock was selected carefully with especial
reference to the wants of this community, and
will positively be sold at tbe or'-gtnal cost price
for cash. vln27tf.
icen
Oil
For Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Evergreens,
Small Fruits, drape Vines, Hose-, Aie., send to
the Old Reliable Oswego Nurseries, Oswego,
Oregon, Walling A .larriscli Proprietors. Those
desiring anything in the fruit line e in be » 11)1
qified direct from the nurseries through me,
and satisfaction guaranteed. Send your orders
in soon and get trees before cold weather. Cat
alogues In n few days. FRANK HORNING.
Grange VILLE, September 9th 1887. 12-15.
Doug Ilolton says that our chief ii is
"struck it rich" in Alton, lie liait
thrown ofiT his shirt and only bis feet
could he seen sticking out of a tu
when lie left. He lias probably aban
doned tbe Faber forever. Vale boss,
we are sad, but onr Iokb may be your
gain. Tlie Press will lie continued at
the oid stand, where we will still give
two receipts, if requested, to any one
i>aying up. YVe reserve tlie Hat.
lie:
DEPOT FOR L O YY r E S T PRICES!
lOJOJ
E A.BX 3 STILL IJV THE
O JV MOOD:
BUT ARE FORCED TO KEEP UP OUR STOCK TO MEET
THE DEMAND.
NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.
-HO)
WE ARE BOUND TO KEEP UP OUR REPUTATION FOR
LOW PRICES AND FAIR DEALINC
X.
lot
We Will Give MORE VALUE to tlie Dollar than any More Bn IDAHO COUNTY.
EW
slot
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY GIVE US A CALL
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We Continue to Carry a COMPLETE and ASSORTED STOCK of EVERYTHING kept in a
K&
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FIRST CLASS GENERAL MERCHANDISING ESTABLISHMENT.
"XfciU
OURS
ILESFECTJf U LÏ.Y,
GRANGEVILLE & MT. IDAHO.
OaLV A SOX tl.
'vas only a simple ballad,
rig to ft careless throng ;
ro were none Hint know the singer,
ml fee that hooded the song;
. the singer's voice was tender
d sweet, as with love untold ;
■ ' those hearts were
hardened,
- -.1 il left so proud and cold.
ng of the wondrous glory
'• touches the woods in spring, .
i c Etrange soul-stirring voices
• hen "the hills break forth and sing;"
u> happy birds low warbling
requiem of the day,
I ho quiet hush of tho valleys
dusk of the gloaming gray.
i one in a distant corner—
v woman worn with strife—
r I in that tong a mess
i Ike spring-time of her life ;
■ - ro -o up before her,
t of vanished years ;
ppy blindness,
■ veiled in tears.
ti;e
a
. t . .- m
iu a 1
; v.
g was ended,
last sweet tone,
t tic
p softly
ay alone,
u of labor
her heart was stron
"God bless the singt
, oh, thank God for the sun-: !"
t < I !
uv to ll ; J
-o l, Ii
e pru t
■r
niamoiiil Cut Diamond.
<■ people in Montreal must l-o-j...
"I of vvhat ia generally known a
iki'c 'eliteness
hock mu ii in that city recent!)- slg •
from the Mansion to which he
■oved a bridal couple, in order l
' k up a fare during the eoromony
the linppy couple wore no less f
room insisted that
- i' -liould be deducted ,
1 lie carried his po.
: -.ill.
nt.
A Social Affliction.
To;
"YVe had a li
t at tlio vestry this
TV good—that is. 1 J 10 most l f
> was a gentleman who r
■ ''tvs, and for tho life of
i ay what they were,
understand a word he said.
listen 1
CVl'lll.
-1
'. i 1
I
perfectly dreadful to
"I oan ßvmpathizo v.ith
hut
TO
t know who he is.
: y of him it is plain
cnou
» tic i n profesHional elocutionist.
*• Robert Heller," tlio Magician.
■Robert Holier," tho noted magician,
really YVilliam Henry Palmer,
native of Canterbury, in England. At the
ego of ton years he was a musical pro
digy, ami at sixteen lie appeared in con
cert, ami had composed several brilliant
studies for the pianoforte.
His musical career was hindered by
His boyish fancy for tho illusions of
magic, at first a mere recreation, after
ward an infatuation. While still a .stu
dent ho left tho Royal Academy, in
company with another young nnd noted
art 1st, and at the Theatre Royal, Roches
ter. he gave his first magical entertain
ment.
Tho
friendly confédéraux on
with greatly waxed mustache
and other disguise, but owing
ho lost his presoneo of
periods, to tlio discommon
ard and the
whose : I
tmvr.3
wn S
a*: tho
'o tho
ho
io
at
the
J .1
1 Mis3
of one of
' ' kan
result was not brill
in a
it.
The
ont box,
eyeglass
anxiety
. critical
to
liii::d.
ix -
fignst of the at:
ms tlio two . Oï
ceped through av.inUo
rear of the stego.
In i
United
drifted to Washington.
•or of music, wir
Dr. Hull's church, became :
diplomatic. ocicty p
niul Lady
Annie Kb
tlie fir:a -
rom
■ -,q
'Robert Heile
es, and r-oon
Tin
a prof
■lided t.
nd :
apie
fer
(]
t:
-S A Go., ha
n.tu-tion fe:
vvruoMO. J
B-;
ini
life iva i
was not n
an old 1 ;
the f ,
to f I
in:v t--: .1 fit. Hoot! Oft re
tnino 1 i • . i-rvice ; of i:
'.de. Talnicr, as a cop
with her travelled around tin
e
:vy <■ ui, Re :
u fioutlnmn i
i a Washing t • • ,
'■ funds fe
1
r,
i
'
■r,
id
world,
vgi
h
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r
M
r nernl Grant's f lateriml Ancestors.
>t '1 Grant in iiis "Personal Mem
. 1 ;. - of his mother's family (ti
, " Mv mother's family lived
"vinery county, ronn., for several
little information
••Hons.
I hav
- :i -locator.
ivhivos of tho Hibernian Ko
l'idludelphia t eontnin the fol
1 re-poet to General Grant's
tc.
a respectable
e.e Ireland,
\ 1 erica and
■•v r.imp-op,
' ' icn county '
. ». it !i In i lam il v ;
county, 1 *eun. His
■ or. Hannah. Iiceame pr.u.iincnt as
Mother of General Grant, and one
tho won* was l.lio father of the late
in
i;i "i»op Simpson of Philadelphia."
Marricil by Their Knn.
.nve a story for you," said a drum
"I don't mean a ynrn or a hike,
but a simple account of a fact.
" Last week I was out in Iowa, and one
There I he
tiler.
night stopped hi Ottumwa,
canto well acquainted with a quiet young
man. On his invitation I sat in his i
and lie told me that hi
il who h
weeks before, and I
to Ottuimva to perform the marriage cer
emony for some friends of his. In f,,. t.
the ceremony was to take place that very
night, in his room.
"Pretty soon a rather elderly couple
oimo In. shook hands warmly with my
friend, ending In standing up before him
and being married in tho usual form.
After a time they left, and my now friend
said to me :
" 'That, I think, is tho most peculiar
marriage ceremony a minister ever per
formed. I never heard of its equal, and
never expect to.'
" *YVhat do you moan?' I said.
"'I'll tell you,' was his reply, 'only
you must hoar in mind that it is secret,
" ' My father and mother were pioneers
in a county not far from till.) city,
-reared on their farm, and finally sent off
to school. My parents are well-to-do
people, church workers, and arc highly
respected in the neighborhood,
" 'About two years ago my father wrote
mo a letter, in which he wanted my ad
vice and assistance. To make the story
short, and not to stop to describe tho pe
culiar circumstances, I can say that my
father's trouble was that ho had
m. I
in the cvctil
a minisiorof t lie Gos
daiuod a ft
was
I or
.iiiii
11
h
I was
never
been married to tho woman who passed
as his wife.
"'For years they had boon satisfied
with ttiis relationship, but at length my
mother began to worry about it.
wanted the ceremony performed legnlly.
My father had no objection, but did not
dare to go to any minister or functionary
in tlie neighborhood.
"'You know vvhat country communi
ties are, anil vvhat unpleasant talk would
have followed. Then my father consulted
me, and the result of it was a decision to
wait.
"'Two weeks ugo I was ordained a
minister, and our plans were then carried
out. The couple I just ninrried wore my
mvn father and mother." - — [Des Moines
Leader.
She
,
Public Men for FIITy Tears.
rua5. Cd Tenn Y' so, i " nd "'illiam Ewart
l P ne , are , lho ö * me W. '»id
« 0 ^ v boon '*«fore tho world for
nrt y > cai * 8 . P° et an ^ orator. They
are close fricmls. ^
h j 1
Birthday Party.
Miss Annie Wood
ei* hrated her sixteenth birthday by >,
art) last Tpe-da
<y evening. The gnosis
.'.•leek and "tripped tin
irht fantastic,'' with intermisfions dui
ng which games were played, till ha I
a 11, when supper was served,
table was laden with sandwiches,
•I all kinds and fre-.li
t lived aboli 8
Th.
cake)
I'M
grapes and
Prof Crunk, as
music on his violin
pi Holies from tlie river,
usual, gave good
with banjo accompaniment.
Broke up about 1 o'clock,
rather a scarcity of ladies but everyone
The part)
There was
id nevertheless
them
e ei
lo
cnji.y
selves.
Aiguillettes tor Italics.
"hat i i nil that cordage nur
that the girls wear dangling
shoulders this season?" was ;
tallies' tailor.
' Tho?
my hoy," was tho nils
giillelles."
That's something
military, i r
.k
lei. they're worn by officeri
They're made of gold kn-i
And why should ladies in
■ear part of an officer's unifor.
. ilresg?"
" My customers now nil hav-o Iirol!
cousins or sweethearts, they tell
lie National Guard. I*'--, gol P
'-e the tiling to hold a staff e i:n
u ; in fact, they tell me that nom
mg men of tlie best social podtiu :
v allowed on the brigade und r
dal Staffs, ami so, ns my cvisto*
- .'anted to wear something milit
ked out the prettiest part of t In
for them. Then they set the f
id the rest followed,
h op it pretty soon.
' t
s vv
•
•
My Cil- Ull:
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up
Oit ES TES ' LET TE It.
Our Correspondent Tells All
About g That Trip to
the Little Salmon.**
John Day's Creek, 1
August 30th 1887. 1
stirrup ami we must ride slow until it i
j That decided the
heil er we should
rund
1 *
in 'iter as u
ie: !L*r* I*ef r
^ e loped pretty well ace ross the|
ark.
I Meadow«, the fchoolma'am feeling more
! assured every mile that some of those
hoys needed instruction in Elementary
Arithmetic or Veracity. Coming to the
cross roads, wo stopped to decide liow
wo should divide up as the ladies did
not feel warranted in crowding all their
■ numbers on Mrs Clay, for old acquain*
i tance sake.
After the consultation Roy
Cully escorted Miss Elfers
Walsh to Mrs. Clay's where they
and Mrs.
were
»? lad ly received and tlio rest of the
j party, Johnny Wilson and John Beck
| roge with Miss Sherwin,
W bite's hotel where they were warmly
welcomed
went (o
and well
accommodated.
I'he Meadows people were sorry we had
not arrived in time to get up a dance,
but saw no reason why we should not
lay over another day at least. The
temptation was very greift, but our time
was limited.
The younger ones of the
j party as before, and ever hopeful of all
coming out right in the end, nursed a
hope that the schoolum'um might per
haps ha not quite rested enough in the
morning, and of course knowing that
she was not as young as «he used to he
they would not urge her to ride that 35
miles without a days rest, and then they
might have a nice little dance in tho
evening.
It wns beautiful to see with
what sympathetic fac s the young men
enquired "How do you feel this morn
ing Mrs. \V.
Are yon rested?" And
when I he reply came, brisk and cheery
'O v es, thanks.
I had a splendid sleep.
One could not
How soon will the horses ■
he ready ?" you would have "felt
J Such a nice feather bed !
j Help resting.
for •
those would-he-dancers had you seen
their faces.
However we started back
and a nice, pleasant ride it
A par
ty of excursionists crossed the Meadows
at the satno time on their way to the
Fayette lakes.
was.
Those of our party w ho
stayed at Mr. White's enjoyed
pleasant evening.
a very
Their host und lrost
with their daughter Belle do all in
their power to make visitors welci
When we reached
about live o'clock
css
une.
camp again it wai
and the boys wit)
Geo. O. ter non, who hud come up for ;
hunt in our absence and the gentleman*
ly Mr. Davis, whom Mr. Pollock left i
charge of tho front door, (to see whl
elite ted first) had had their supper an I
soon st a I ted a good one for ns. 7
hoys, Eddie and Henry had pleuty * i
üsh for ns, but were a little Iroubh
that tHey hud not gone with us.
supper more dancing and songs,
next day we ull
la t day's fi-di.
■
I •
TI $
Aft. '
Ti t
went out afoot for th
1 wo couple went u
Rapid river and tho olh- rs divided
tl emselves into
Little Salmon
"Up' and ''L'own''
parties. Result from
lia pij river no fish because it
salmon and the hooks provided were
t>o small. Too little bovH as usual
bringing in the biggest haul and tome
of tho young ladies bringing in a dozen
or so, to which they failed to
clear title.
was full of
prove a
It was quite n suspicious
circumstance that after Mr. D. had laid
Ins string of fish down lie did not see
them again until supper time.
After supper Borne of the party visi e I
un Indian
camp and ufter dark we a 1
went up Rapid river "torching'' for sal
mon
• N °t having very good luck
returned to the garden "toiching'' for
melons with better
w e
'I he mel
Wtt
success.
rose beautifully to the light,
finished tho evening with dancing and
songs as before and retired sorry that it
was our last day. Miss Rhett brought
away a sketch of Tom's house, which
she took one morning while the boys
were washing dishes. After breakfast
Thursday morning we bid good by
Mr. Davis and Rapid river feeling that
we had been well received
hospitably treated during our stay.
illy drawback was tlie absence of the
ow ner of tho manor.
0118
e to
and most
Th
But if he missed
nything by not being there it
He would not heb
served
'dm right.
eve wn
M e (.lopped at Colemant
were coming.
.k Otferson's ranch, on Squawr creek, to
■me the old gentleman and found one of
the neatest and best gardens
river, all the
on tliu
work of Mr. Coleman*,
about 12 o'clock we reached McLee
Hickey's where
and
we received anotlu r
and found a long table
sel,-,
nne
spread
tor us with good tilings from the gard
'•uni Mrl.ee presiding over a put of oyp.
• r st-w fit for anybody and after din
'Ii. Hickey sent the boys lo his
• >1
ne r
melon
water
I tiev
brought us both
10 Ions and uiii'kiiielone.
J Iter a shot t
M-t we mounted our horses taking Mr.
we liad already taki
U >y Cully and Geo. Otterson i
train in obedience to Mr. Cleary's i -
junctions when we started, to 'Run I
up tlie boys while your'e ou'."
reached Fairy bar between 5 nnd 0 p. m.
-ind after sw imming our horses, cross -.1,
mounted and took a steady lope f r
home, where Jack the cook made
hearts gad with a good suppe». YV«
were glad to get home, and glad that wo
1,11,1 K <idi a pleasant time to lo. k b.n k
Hickey wit ii us as
>1
11 < u r
Y\ .1
Mif
on.
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