Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-31
Grangeyille.

Some fiend set hire TO tne [e"t u
George Smiths saloon Monday
night, Dec. 81, at half past eleven
Joined to the back part OF the saloon
is an ice house and storage room 1or
LIQUORS, the ice house at this Tune
contained nothing but saw dust anu
rubbish. Ct was here that hall can
of coal oil was scattered about over
the rubbish old boxes, and the Walls
of the ice house and storage room,
the oil used, belonged to Smith ana
Chamberlain, and was near by IN
the shed, this oil was lgnlted ana
| had it not been for the fash OF light
awakening Mr.. Davis, the bar ten,
der who sleeps in the back part OF
the saloon, the greater part OF Grange
vile would have gone up in tlames'
as it was the fire was put out before
it got under Roadway. II however
two minutes more had elapsed be-
| fore being discovered it would have
been beyond control and the greater
part of the town would have oeen
in ruins, to testify to the fiendlsh
act of some demon clothed in human
form. Feeling ran high and could
the guilty parties have been detected
doubtless a lynching would have
occurred.
William Won Berge is erecting a
saloon 90 By A on his old stand,
which will be completed by the
first OF January.
Mr., Frank Hogan and Miss Mag
gle Bean were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony at the home OF
the brides parents near GrangeYllle
at six o'clock Sunday evening. Judge
Woodward officiating. The groom
is onite we'll and favorably known,
while the bride is one of Grange
ville's most charming young ladies
host of friends join in wishing the
happy couple a long, happy, useful
and prosperous life.
Dave Sassenberry started last
Monday for New York to spend the
winter visiting his parents.
Supt. w. N. Scales and wife spent
Xmas in Grangeville,
Jim Moore of Cottonwood was in
town last week.
John Corum was on our streets
Tuesday.
A number Of the pupils have gone
home to spend holiday week.
Farm Mclean is home from the
University on visit.
The city jail is completed.
Mr.. Hanson says he will be ready
to take pictures in about two weeks,
he will open a gallery on Meadow
Street just opposite the Jersey house.
A hundred and four numbers
were sold for the Xmas ball and a
grand time reported.
The New Years ball to be given
Dec. 31Bt will be conducted under
the auspices of the Rebecca's.
Robert Jones has rented Mr.. ALL
SHES houses and will remove to
town at once.
William Hogan and family, and
Mike Nc, Kinley, started for Oregon
Monday to spend the winter visit
ing relatives.
Earnest Day is working in the
Hogan barber shop.
w. F, Schmadeka has laid in
some fifty dollars worth of hose in
case Of an emergency instead Of fifty
feet as reported last week.
Walter Hill aud Dick higgins
have rented Billy Hogan's house
during his absence.
Mr.. Hart of Florence is spending
the week in town.
Frank Reed has closed his assay
Office until the first of March and il
the mean time will go to California
to purchase a complete assayer
supply stock.
The Free Press now occupies
part of the Palace hotel buildin'
and will get ont the paper as usua
having secured the Cayuse type.
The Masons held public installa
ton Monday night and splendi,
time is reported.
Judge Robbins of Cottonwood wa
over to the installation.