Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-05-12
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The Elite photograf gallery is
being painted.
Henry Wax returned from Lew
iston Monday with Higgins hack.
The Lewiston warehouses are full
to overhowing with Grangevillc
freight.
McGinley's dancing club is well
attended by all the yong people in
town.
The semi-weekly mail service to
and from Elk City arrives and de-
parts promptly on schedule time.
Mrs. Bingham and two daughters
expect to leave for a visit to the
eastern states some time next week.
Miss Minnie Hogan is visiting
her brother and sister here after a
sojourn with Russ Rice.
w. S. and Mrs Hogan have rent
ed the Bingham residence and will p
move there next week.
Shissler, Ingram & Co. have $50
900 feet Of fine logs at their saw
mill yard to convert into lumber
this spring.
Jesse Rains is being treated at
Moscow for catarrh of the throat
and there is hopes that his natural
voice will soon be restored.
Evan Evans will leave shortly
for Walla Walla with Mrs. Evans
who goes to seek the services of DR..
J Blalock for stomach trouble.
Seth l.. Cowen, wife and child
left for New Bedford, Mass, Tues
day. He wants the +. P, sent him
to the blue-belly country until he
returns in July or August.
Walter Bunnell has received his
bicycle from Lewiston and is only
waiting for dry roads to astonish
the natives with his skill ON the
wheel.
Dell Lashier, of Spokane, came
up with Higgins Monday on his an
nual spring visitation. He reports
Grangeville as being the Mecca to
which thousands of eyes are turned
this season, as the point of depart
ure for the Elk City mines.
Chas. Chase had John Hagood
arrested last week on the charge of
theft of hogs. The case was tried
at Denver and defendant held to
await the action of the grand jury.
Douglas Huey, canvassing for a
Boltimore clothing house was here
several days this week and claims
that he did more business in Grange
vile than in any other six towns in
the state put together. He took
orders for &C suits of clothing.
w. ii. Kuhn is back from Dayton
where he has been visiting his fam
lily all winter and missionary-izing
for Camas Paririe and Grangeville.
He expects big immigration
this season from the dry and God
forsaken hill of the lower country.
A new printing office, 24x40 feet,
with glass front, will be built on
the west half of the f. p. property
this summer for the use of the FREE
Press. The present quarters will
be occupied by the Grangeville Alb
stract Co. until the new bank build
ing is erected.
The trustees of this school dis
trict have decided upon building a
two story school house with four
rooms, each 2Sx30 feet. 1t will be
a duplicate of one at Lakeview,
Oregon, and will be Boxes feet over
all and 80 feet high.
Last Saturday was lovely day
and the town was full of people
from the country taking advantage
of the sunshine to come to town to
trade. Sunday was a still more
beautiful day, but Monday clouded
up and brought more rain. Back
ward as the season has been here
this year we have had heavens own
weather compared with the storms
and cyclones which have afflicted
the eastern country.
Mr.. w. G. Motley returned from
Crooked river Monday and left for
Lewiston next day. He prospect
, ed the seven miles of the Crook
ed river claims owned by the Elk
Mining Company, of Chiago, as well
as he could, but owing to the back
: ward season, the snow and the
f water he was at great disadvant-
t age in his work, but was highly
pleased with what he saw and
$ hopes to visit the camp and make
< a longer stay during the coming
il summer. From here he goes to
e Kaslo, b. c., thence to California
g and thence to Chicago, where he
&c will report to the company. Mr..
y Motley spent ten days on Crooked
r river and speaks well of the pros
l. poets he got on the company's
ground along that stream.