Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-18
S. w. Smith is out from Elk.

S. w. Smith is out from Elk.
The Wagner residence is en-
closed.
Mining deeds for sale at FREE
PRESS office.
0. w. Montgomery, of Florence,
arrived out Wednesday.
DR.. Sheaffer contemplates erect
ing a new residence this fall.
The walls of Schmadeka's brick
store on Main street are looming
up.
Miss Celia Nixon returned from
an extended visit at Pomeroy last
week
r. d. Shearer has removed his
family to rooms upstairs in the
Palace hotel.
p. T. Vanness, of Spokane, ar
rived here Tuesday to look over
the country.
There is interesting reading in
the commissioners proceedings
published on page 4.
N. b. PettibOne is out from
Newsome as delegate to the
democratic convention.
Prof. Cogle commences a three
months term of school in Star dis
trict on Monday, Sept. %.
Miss Josie Gaddy left last week
for Lewiston to attend the State
Normal school this winter.
The State Normal school at
Lewiston opened last week with
an attendance of So pupils.
Mondays election in Maine
rolled up $4,000 majority for the
gold bug republican ticket.
Attorney Worth arrived from
Warrens Monday and reports times
fairly prosperous there this season.
A handsome cigar stand, cash
register and nickel in the slot ma
chine has been placed in the Jer-
sey house bar.
The unity Of the millionaires
and corporations in support of Nc
Kinley should not be overlooked
by the common people.
Indians visiting town are loud
in their expressions of disgust at
the delays of the authorities in
making their payments due them.
Idaho county contributes $8471.17
to the support of the state govern
ment. A little more than enough
to pay Governor McConnell's sal
airy and contingent expenses for
one year.
Jimmy McGrane and sister, Mrs.
w. l.. Boise, of Lewiston, arrived
up Tuesday to spend a few weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGrane
Tom is expected to arrive from st.
Anthony any day.
Photographic views in great va.
riety illustrating Dixie mining dis
tristict (the coming bonanza camp
of Idaho) now for sale at The Elite
Studio. Grangeville, at SOC. each
JOHN A. HANSON, Photographer
H. O'Kane has opened a mer
chant tailor shop in the building
east of p. O., and shows a fin,
line of samples. Look him up i
you want a perfect fitting sui
made to order at reasonable prices
Excursion rates over the o. r
& N. to Spokane Fruit Fair cal
be secured of f. w. Kettenbach
agent, Lewiston. Round trip SIS
by boat. Tickets sold at Lewis
ton, October 6, to II; good to DC
tober 10.
c. P. Richardson, of Moos
creek, went to Lewiston Monda,
and returned Wednesday with hi
father, G. j. Richardson, of Prince
ton, ILL.,, who is travelling on tn
coast for his health. They start
ed in to Moose creek yesterday.
E. III. Mahoney, of Butte, Mont.
who went into Elk City with A. 7
Carter last week, returned Wed
nesday and left for Montana yes
terday. He is a mining exper
and was well pleased with what h
saw in the big Bitter Root camp.
Mrs. I. N. Smith received "a
votes and Mrs. c. j. Orland %
votes at the election for schoo
trustees in Moscow last week
Their opponents, D. G. Mitchell
and I. G. Hattabaugh polled ~
and 1872 votes. In Boise the lad
candidates were turned down.
The August report of the Lewis
ton land Office shows 261.74 acre
sold for $4S6.53, l soldiers an
sailors declaratory statement, 3
homestead filings embracin
4392.24 acres and 5 final home
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