Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-06-03
TOWN AND 90 UNTR Y NEWS
II. NJ. McDermid, resident dentist.

Flour is being hauled from Grange
vile to Lewiston.
{. $. Gregory returned Wednesday
from trip to Moscow.
One of A. Carpenters children, a girl.
is sick with scarlet fever.
The prairie is filed with land seekers
from the Palouse country.
Prof, Magee is clerking at Wax's store
during the summer vacation.
This issue closes the sixth year of
publication of the FREE Press.
The editor will probably be home be-
fore the next issue of the paper.
Allan Baggs will clerk in Wax's store,
Grangeville, during Mr.. Wax's absence
below.
Gerhardt Susan and P. Toal have
been added to our list of Mt. Idaho
readers this week.
BoRN:-In the Chase district, this
county, May %, 1892, to the wife of
Frank Chase, daughter.
School election next Monday. All
who are interested in having good
schools should turn out to the election.
j. II. Forney left for his home in
Moscow Monday morning. He will be
back some time during the present
month.
As will be seen by the advertisement
in this issue a picnic and celebration
will be held at Cottonwood on the
Fourth.
There will be grand dinner on the
Fourth of July at Lake Waha, also a
supper in the evening. Every one is
invited to attend.
Two wagons passed through town
Monday bound for Warrens over the
new wagon road. They will probably
have hard time getting through.
w. n. Knox will remove to Grange
vile and will occupy the building owned
by w. +. Schmadeka, just east of the
meat market. Mr.. Knox will have a
position in the Bank of Grangeville.
Memorial day was not observed in
GrangeYille except by individual parties
In the evening members of grand army
decorated the graves of old soldiers.
We have some of the cheapest places
on the prairie on our list of lands.
Homeseekers or investors should call at
the FREE Press office and investigate
our bargains before purchasing.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.. Matteson leave
to-day for California to remain two or
three months. Mrs. Matteson has been
in poor health for some time and the
rip is made in the hope that she will
fully recover her strength.
Phil Cleary was up from John DAYS
the first of the week. He was accom-
panied by the Misses Mamie and Kitty
Elfers. Mr. Cleary now has a force of
men at work building road from John
Days to the new mines in the Rapid
river district.
We will publish next week letter
from q. Clanallan, who left Elk City
some three years since, and has not
been heard from since. He has been
back to Missouri and other states and is
now at Salmon City. He expects to re-
turn to Idaho county shortly.
Gordon Bros. went through to War
rens with horses this week on the mail
route. Grostein & Binnard's pack train
/ NaI a..
same place. Travel in the mountains
! will soon be fully resumed and it
/ promises to be heavier than ever before
Decoration day was observed by the
| people in the Fairvew neighborhood
by assembling at the school house
where appropriate exercises were held
A splendid basket dinner was served
After dinner the assembled citizens
marched to the cemetery and strewed
the graves of departed friends with
flowers. A large number were present
participating in the exercises of the day
About two years ago Charity Grange
partially made arrangements for tbs
| puiChdsc Vi kTOuuu 10 De uSeu as ceDl'
etery. Since that time nothing further
has been heard of the matter and il
seems to have been completely lost sigh
Of Our town is steadily increasing il
size and the location of the cemetery
where it now is has tendency TO de-
preciate the value of every lot in tn,
citv. Besides every one recognizes tn,
fact that sooner or later the chang,
must be made and as consequence th,
ground is in an unkempt condition
Were the cemetery located permanent,
our citizens would take pride in i'm
proving and beautifying the place wher
rested the remains of friends. Som
action should be taken at once If no
by the Grange. then why not the Cd
Fellows, as such action is within th
purview of their order.