Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-12-23
GRANGEvILLE IDAHO CO., IDAHO FRIDAY DECEMBER 2S 1892

| cHlluren. n. q II.
Mr.. Oliver has bought fonr lots on
north Main street of DR.. Nickel
and intends erecting a barn and
stable thereon as soon as spring
opens.
Assessor Hendren was moved
last Saturday from the Manuel
ranch to his own home in Fairview.
He will be around as lively as ever
shortly.
have a fine line of Gold, Silver,
Nickel and Steel Spectacles and
Eyeglasses. A perfect fit guaran-
| teed. III. A. STEINKE.
f. w. Oliver is having a well
dug on his residence property on
west Main street, and intends GO
ing through bedrock till he finds
water.
George Robertson has resigned
his appointment as deputy recorder
under Auditor Case, as the position
interfered with his landed interests
across Clearwater.
Pearson 4 Bonebrake have Just
received a fine line of stationery
stationery sundries direct from the
east. Parties wishing to purchase
will do well to give them a call.
The week before the holidays is
always a busy time for Grangeville
storekeepers and the present week
is no exception to the rule. They
are simply rushed with business.
A. j. Vanness was over from
Cottonwood Saturday and informed
us that that burg is still booming
and that the people are talking of
raising subsidy to establish
newspaper there.
Rev. J. S. Rhoads and family are
back from Oaksdale for permanent
residence. They will occupy the
old drug store in Mt. Idaho this
winter. He was in Grangeville
last Saturday buying furniture.
Iron-clad note books, draft books
and receipt books; warranty and
quit-claim deeds, real estate and
chattel mortgage blanks, bond for
deed, leases, quartz and placer To-
cation notices and blanks of all
kinds, for sale at F. p. Office.
Three elegant oil paintings, the
work of Mrs. A. V. Brockman, are
shortly to be raffled for. They
are landscapes and represent high
order of artistic talent. They are
on exhibition at Frank McGrane's
The three Misses Haevernick
took their departure last Saturday
for Germany. These young ladies
were accomplished musicians and
their departure is sincerely regret
ted, as they had endeared them
selves to all during their stay.
w. N. Knox arrived from Spo
, kane last Friday night, and will
act as cashier of the Bank OF
7 Grangeville during Mr.. Wagner's
, absence. He will then take posi-
3 ton in the county aditor's Office al
7 deputy clerk, for which he is thor
r oughly well qualified.
Parties desiring to enlist in Com
D pany G, l. N. G. can do so by ap
I plying to Col. Ed. Beck at th'
p postoffice. Now that Grangevill
:: will be regimental headquarters i
!, is the intention of the officers of tn
J. company to make this the best il
!. the state. The enlisted men of tn
;. company are exempt from road an
hospital poll tax.
= j. f. Graham, of Dayton, Wash
. has purchased the furniture bus
o ness and stock of Z. w. Bell an
r will take possession January 1. IL
: has also rented the entire buildin
e in Which the business is conducte
and expects his family to arriv
next week. Mr.. Graham is an oil
hand in the furniture business an
1t will carry large stock, besides
IL line of undertaker's goods.
II Our Ed. Beck, Grangeville's pos
D. master and long time captain
y company G, has been elected color
y el of the first regiment of the Idal
u u National Guard. This mak'
o. Grangeviile headquarters of the
~ ~ N. G., and is another evidence thu
% Grangeville is strictly Sin it," "
III propose to have the state capt.
here also when the 20 year const
ny tutional limit which located it
bi- Boise has expired.
ne A private letter to the edit
%. from Weiser says: "From prese1
re indications we will soon be able
Sc show the best stretch of country
X southern Idaho. The ditch inte
"a ests have been sold under an agre
nd ment that the purchasers shs
I'D widen it to 80 feet, with 40 TO
head-gate, and this will give the
of sufficient water for $4,000 acres
m as fine land as lays out of doc
in Already you can see the large hol
IDS ings being divided into small fari
en- with home-seekers grubbing aw
ys to get out of the land all that the
sre is in 1.-THE only sure sign of
ON steady and prosperous grow
zen The town itself is doing well, a