Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-14

Next Wednesday, February 10,
is Ash Wednesday, the first day
of the Lenton season.
BoRN.-In Grangeville, Idaho,
February 13, 1896, to the wife of
Martin Wagner, son.
A series of protracted meetings
are in progress at the M. E. church,
conducted by Rev. Gregory.
Commencing March l the new
post Office at Columbus will have
a regular mail service from
Grangeville.
The head medicine men of the
new townsite of Stuart, at the
forks of Clearwater, are collecting
funds for the establishment of
newspaper there in the early
spring.
Cottonwood packing house put
up 125 tons of their first cutting of
ice last week and expect to store
500 or 600 tons of the CONCEALED
element before the arrival of
spring.
j.. G. Rowton wishes us to state
that there will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the town of Stuart
at that place on Monday Feb. II.
Business of Importance will come
before the meeting.
County commissioner II. w.
Cone leaves for Spokane Wednes-
day on business connected with
the development of some Of his
mining interests on Salmon river
and in the Florence basin.
A mild winter is always accom-
panied by much sickness in these
parts, and the present time is no
exception to the rule. The grippe
and intermittent fevers are the
prevailing complaints at present.
S. w. Smith was taken down
with an attack of chills and cramps
of the stomach at an early hour
Monday morning; but is now SO
much recovered that he expects to
accompany us to Spokane next
week.
A. T. Spotswood. formerly mana
ger of the Denver Townsite syndi-
cate, now residing at Moscow,
sends us SO to the cold reliable"
and says: II enjoy the paper and
look forward to it's coming with
. more pleasure than any paper l
get"
Having sold my first consign-
ment of Chicago Cottage organs, l
will receive another consignment
about May 1. Ifyou want good
organ at bedrock prices give me a
call. I will receive lumber or wood
in part payment. First come first
served. LEVI MAGEE.
The Supreme Court of Idaho has
rendered decision involving the
lien law, The court decided that
for a lien to be effective, an agree
ment must be made for material on
, certain structure or specific
thing; that lien cannot be filed
where material is furnished for
general purposes.
G. L. Boynton arrived out from
Elk City with his team last week.
He broke the road from NewsOme
to Elk, took in all Carter's freight
for Buffalo hill which was strung
out along the road, as well as
t three loads of bacon for Jas. Witt.
Boynton breaks the record on
winter freighting.
3 The promiscuous snowballing Oh
, the sidewalks by the youth of the
, town should be prohibited. Their
5 actions on Main street last Satur.
day in this respect were ungentle'
manly and in some instances in.
decent. A town marshal to en-
force order in the daytime will
q soon be a necessity.
A social dance will be given al
the school house in district No. 81
Friday evening, Feb. 2l, for thu
benefit of said district. A genera
/, good time and supper that woult
be an honor at kings banquet ii
guaranteed. Tickets includin,
o supper 81. II. Won Berge, H. 4
q Rowe and M. L. Butler committee
: P. N. Powell. of Westlake, wa
g arrested last Saturday on com
g plant of Henry Wax on the charg
d of the larceny of eight pairs o
b shoes from load of freight. Tn
case was up for trial Monday befor
Probate Judge Scales, and defend
ant was found guilty and fine,
q 500. In default of payment tn
- - prisoner now languishes in tn
Q, county bastile.
! !" The social given last week b
4. the members of the NJ. E. Ladie
e Aid Society was well received, ant
.: they desire to thank generous
y public for their patronage; als'
6 !, those who freely rendered their help
Q The gross receipts amounted to $40
e deducting expenses there remain
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