Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-06-11
OUR COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
They Chronicle all the Happenings
Of the Biggest and Greatest
County in the State.
Denver Item s.

Denver Item s.
The present outlook for crops
are better than gold mine.
Afford, of the Lewiston Tribune,
was on our streets Tuesday.
Mrs. Pulse and Mrs. Parker Wis
tied Grangeville on Tuesday.
Geo. Spencer left for Elk City on
% Friday with Mr.. John Jorgenson.
p. Shilling has left for Silver
City via the Seven Devils country.
Mr.. Hinkle and wife from the
Clearwater, were visitors in Den
yer on the fifth.
Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Patterson
have returned from visit to Nez
Perez and the reservation.
w. II. Requa, the photograph
man, entertained us Tuesday even
ing. lie is also fine jeweler.
Rev. Roberts left for Dayton on
Wednesday to attend conference.
He will be gone about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Chase left
for Lewiston and Spokane Mon
day to buy goods for their new
store here,
Mrs. l.. Hunt returns to Rogers,
Arkansas, next week. The many
friends she has made here wish her
a safe journey.
We are informed Miss Della
Couey is recovering from her tenn
porary insanity and will probably
be here soOn-fOr the trial.
Miss Katie Wassem returned
from Lewiston Thursday, after a
lapse of two years attending the
Lewiston public school,.
The myriads of little grasshop-
pcrs that have made their appear.
.ance are causing no small amount
of alarm and apprehension here.
Children's day next Sunday at
M. Il. church; the exercises will
commence at 10 o'clock with bas-
.ket dinner, and continue all day.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will give its annual picnic on July
8, at Coram's grove on Cotton
wood creek, 4 miles cast of Denver.
Mrs. ID. +. Kessler and son AL
gle and daughter Hattie, of Mos
cow, are visiting ON the prairie.
They will soon return to reside per-
manently.
The contemplated transfer oil
the Denver TOWNSHIP to a Holland
syndicate has been postponed in.
definitely, at least not until this
fall will negotiations be continued.
The earthquake which caused
so much commotion in Montana on
the morning of the 9Th at 5 a. IN.
was quite perceptibly felt here. L
shook windows and crockeryware
and awakened quite few people
Rev. Perkins OBLIGATED last Wed
nesday at the wedding at james
Lyle and Miss Agnes Hill, at iii,
home of the brides parents. Thei
many friends wish them a happ,
voyage on the matrimonial stream
of life.
Miss Maud, Charley. Fred, ia,
and Erie Rhoads, Miss Lenor
Randall and Mr.. and Mrs. lie
Rhoads made up merry party @
pleasure seekers who left for Ell
City and Dixie on Monday for
general good time.
More towns die from want G
confidence on the part of som
men, and lack of public spirit, thai
from rivalry of neighboring town
and adverse circumstances. Whe
a man in search of a home or bus
mess location goes to town an
finds the people brimfnl of hop
and enthusiasm over the prospect
of the place and earnestly workin
to build up the town. he soon be
comes imbuel with the same spir
it. 1t is hoped with the man
newcomers now coming in here
our citizens will wake up.
Mr.. r. Randall was electe,
school trustee, and 5 mill tax va
ted. Your correspondent woul,
suggest that the new board SHOW
their interest in the important pc
sltion they hold by first insurin,
our s25OO school house TO protec
the taxpayers; by giving the schoo