Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-08-30

yesterday.
B. +. Shaw has a canine whic
gave birth to litter of 16 pun
last Sunday.
Nj. A. Cunningham is back fror
Florence, where he has been pros
pecting all summer.
Now's the time to buy Dres
Goods. Endless variety and as
sortment at the Bargain Store.
Teachers Institute closes thi
evening after a highly successful
session and large attendance.
Two drunken toughs laid eacl
other out with empty beer bottle.
in street fight Tuesday afternoon
Call at Mrs. Botsford's Dress
making Parlors, at Mrs. Schmad.
eka's, for Latest Styles and First
Class work. IL
A. A. Kincaid, financier of Pa
louise City, was in town look
ing over his investments several
days this week.
Misses Emma Louden and Ben
bow. of Cottonwood. are guests of
Mrs. Cowen this week, during the
Teachers Institute.
The walls of the new Bargain
store are up, and will be ready for
occupation in two weeks. 1t is %
x6o feet, with square front.
j. M. Anderson, wife and baby
were out from Elk last week visi-
ting and trading. They returned
on Tuesday mornings Stage.
L. B. Goble has purchased Ed
mundson's candy store and is put
ting in fresh supply of fruit of all
kinds and ice cream every day.
Great Reduction in Fruit Jars !
1-quart 20 cts. per dozen, 5-gallon
80 cts. per dozen. Call Early, as
they are going fast at
13 III. A. STEINKE.
DIR. Truitt, of Walla Walla, has
located at Cottonwood and formed
partnership with DIR. j. w. Tur-
ner for the practice of medicine.
Mesdames f. II. Sheaffer and J.
A. Will k nson entertain their
friends at joint reception held at
the residence of Mrs. Sheaffer this
afternoon.
The Mrs. Hanson and Judge
Scales party returned from their
two weeks outing at the Burgdorf
Springs Sunday. Hizonor has
thrown away his crutches.
w. S. Hogan and family have
taken the Clark residence on Hall
street and took possession Monday.
The premises they vacated will be
occupied by the Hardy family.
The Vollmer & Scott flour mill.
g. +. Mclean & Sons, lessess,) has
been thoroughly overhauled, a new
scalper and other machinery put
IN, and is now running full time on
custom work.
X. N. Walker had the misfor-
tune to have his barn north of
town destroyed by fire Wednesday
afternoon. Among other things
he lost valuable horse, hog, hack,
sleigh and hay.
Ben Morris writes us that the
trust patents for the allotted lands
arrived in Lewiston last Saturday.
The opening proclamation will fol-
low as soon as the Indians are put
in possession of their patents.
Several emigrant wagons and |
families from South Dakota arriy-
ed here Monday. having come over
the state road from southern Ida
no. They left next day for Gene
see and will locate on the reserya-
ton.
Rev. vanWinkle went to Lewis
ton Monday for load of his house
hold furniture, of which he has
received a carload from his old
home at Haley. He will be back
in ample time to hold the regular
services.
j. N. Rice returned from Slate
creek Friday, where he went to
put in few days propping up the
branches of his fruit trees, which
were breaking with the weight of
fruit. He reports a grand crop of
fruit all along the river.
w. II. Young ard J. j. Hill. the
railroad man (not the famous Jim,
HilD left for Lew iston and the
Nez Perce country on Tuesday.
They will lay out townsite some
where on the reservation.-So saws
the Spokane Outburst.
The racing program at Meadows
last week was carried out in fnlI
last week. A match race for s1OO
half-mile dash, between Chinnv
owned by S.M.Percifeld, of Salubria
and kenoway, owned by Dick Mar
tin, Fiddle creek Dick of Grange
vile, was very exciting and much
money changed hands. The race
was won by Kenoway. This race
raised a ri m puS anl o,l,, a.