Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-09-22
New hymn books have arrived
for the Episcopal church.

Miss Josie Gaddy leaves Monday
to attend the Sisters school at
Lewiston.
Ladies desiring fine corset will
please call on Mes'mes Wetsell and
Orebaugh. 1S
Mrs. Smith will preach at Sun
nyside the third Sunday in Septem-
Der at 2 D. m. +. l.. BUzzELL.
NoTIcE.-After this date, Sept.
10, hair cutting will be % cents,
pOmpadour 80 cents, strictly cash.
HOGAN & OREBAUGH.
higgins will run a four-horse
hack between Grangeville and
Denver on all three days Of the
races next week.
Matt II. Truscott, the old-time
postmaster at Mt. Idaho and every
body's friend, was taking in the
town last Friday.
Lieut. w. w. Hammill will
assume command of the 1st 1nfan-
try, Idaho National Guard, vice
Col. Edward Beck, deceased.
G. A. Rogers, of Asotin, passed
through town last Saturday to do
assessment work on his quartz
properties in Elk city district.
Frank Wyatt and Jas. Hopkins
are on their way to the Big Bend
country with the Hopkins cattle
sold recently to Mr.. Bly,.
DR.. Strobe, late of Chehalis,
WASH, hrs decided to locate in
Grangeville for the present and his
Office is in DIR. Nickels drug store.
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Renewer is unquestiOnably the best
preservative of the hair. 1t is al
so curative of dandruff, letter, and
all scalp affections.
Mrs. Cleveland has decided to
name the new baby Naomi. Ruth
and Naomi, the loving friends of
Bible history, have been chosen as
appropriate names for the two sis
ters in the Cleveland family.
Rev.N Thomas has been assigned
to the charge of this prairie by the
late conference of the M f. church,
south. Rev. HowsOn B. Terry, at
his request, was transferred to his
old charge at Memphis, Tennessee.
Hon. B. F. Morris gives posses
sion of his old home near Denver
to the town company on October
l., when it will hereafter be occupi-
ed by Mr.. Patterson, who is farm
ing the syndicate land. Mrs. Nor
ris and the children will spend the
winter at Dayton and Ben will
make his home in Grangeville.
We erred in stating last week
that the new P. o. boxes were pur-
chased by the public. The amount
contributed by subscribers, ovel
and above payment of a quarters
rent and the usual charges fol
keys, was only $13. The total cost
of the boxes and freight was near
ly 5000, and this outlay was born,
by Mr.. Magee.
George Woodward returned O,
Saturdays stage from his trip tt
western New York and Chicago
and is glad to be at home again
He reports the eastern country a
overrun with idle labOrers and M
visible prospect for times to i'm
prove. The Worlds Fair he say
is an education in itself and wei
worth while far everybody to g
and see it.
Judge w. A. Hall is having tn
lumber hauled for a handsome an,
commodious residence on his proT
erty in the north end of town. Tn
new house will be located east {
the one he now occupies, whic
will be torn down. Mr.. Hall ha
one of the finest residence proper
ties in town, and with a new res
dence will indeed be a cause
pride to the owner.
Owing to change in the raj
road time tables, all mail for Id;
no county coming over the Nortl
ern Pacific arrives in Lewiston tt
late to be distributed and forwar,
ed on the Grangeville stage; hen,
there is detention of our mail f;
"a hours. The more civilized tn
region becomes the more execrab
is our mail service. Ten years az
the stage never arrived later ths
; 6 p. M, now it rarely gets here b
. fore midnight.
F.. There are no vacant dwellings
: Grangeville, and there are sever
families wanting living quarter
: Some are new corners, while othe
y who reside on the prairie wish
remove to town to give their chill
rem the benefit of our schools al
u social advantages. If somebo'
!. with a little cash would erect fl
cottages for rent he could make |
= interest on his investment, part
n ularly at the present time, VIII
k a dollar will buy more lumber a
more labor than in more prOsp,