Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-03-23
Now get your fly screens!

A week of fine Italian weather!
J. F. Ailshie went to John Day
Monday.
The school bond business is still
an unsettled question.
Preaching at the M. E. church
next Sunday at 11:30 a. m. by Rev.
w. A. Hall.
H. +. Samuels returned We'd
nesday from a business trip up
Salmon river.
DIR. Bibby went to the iron
bridge Monday to see Tony Gordon
who is reported dangerously sick.
w. J. Kelly is out to purchase
stock of merchandise for his War
rens store, He predicts great
activity in that camp this year.
Vansise is framing the sills for
Shissler's new hotel. The basement
will be 81 feet high, which will put
the floor about level with the
Hartman building. 1t is too bad
that the grade of Main street is
not established before any more
big buildings are erected.
DR.. Humelbaugh has arrived and
is well pleased with the appearance
of things. AS will be seen else
where he has formed a partnership
with F. J. Boston, the well-known
Lewiston dentist, and comes with
the highest recommendations as
an expert in the dental profession.
AS an indication of the coming
boom in this country we note that
water rights have been located and
recorded this week as follows
White Bird 1000 inches, Skookum
Chuck, 1000 inches, Slate Creek,
5000 inches, the same to be used
''for the generation of electric pow
er and for general milling and
manufacturing purposes"
Like a CLEAN of sunshine in the
dismal monotony of the prevailing
weather was the receipt of severa
annual subscriptions to the f. P
this week. We had almost forgot
ten the color and feel of money
this winter, and it has taken lots
of sand to keep the paper up to
it's usual standard of cheerfulness
and general excellence as the great
newsgiver of Idaho county.
Mrs. r. Mitchell, state organizer
of the w. G. Il. U. of Idaho, has
been in Grangeville the past week
Last Sunday morning she preached
in the M. f. church and in the
evening lectured on the temper
ance crusades. She also conducted
temperance meetings Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday after
moons and evenings. Mrs. Mitchell
is a forceful and ready speaker and
large crowds have attended the
meetings.
The annual spring movement O
families has commenced. Philip
has removed his family to th'
premises occupied by w. w. vii
liams, who soon leaves with hi
family for California. Robt.Sheare1
will move into his Main street pro
perty preparatory to converting i
into the Palace hotel, and Mrs
Kinsell will occupy the Sheare
residence on Hall street. An ol'
friend once told us that there ough
to be 1Ol houses for each 100 fami
lies, so that one family could NOV
without making somebody els
move. In Grangeville there are no
houses enough to go around, an
many families have to double u
as it were under one roof.
DIR. j. A. Dillon, of Osborne, Kan
sas, after looking over a good par
of Washington and part of Idaho
has finally decided to plant hi
stakes in Grangeville and folio,
his profession. He is recently frOI
Topeka, Kansas, where he wa
resident physician at Christ's Hos
pital for two years. He is an oil
friend of Homer Matteson and Mis-
Alice Clifford, and is youg man c
fine parts and high standing in tn
medical profession. He has made
special study Of diseases of theeye
and is besides fully up to date i
the latest accomplishments of tn
regular medical practitioner. Sc
his advertisement elsewhere.