Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-23
OUR COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
They Chronicle all tho Happenings
Of the Biggest and Greatest
County In the State.
Denver Items.

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Denver Items.
w. F. Zehner is back again from
Florence.
j. s. Parker returned from Lap
wal Monday.
Ed Liston and F. L. Brown are
working in Florence.
Mrs. J. Pulse and Mrs. j. Cross
visited Grangeville Tuesday.
DR.. Shawley visited with black
smith Denham's on Thursday.
Fet Rhoads will soon move out
on his ranch on the reservation.
]. H. Upton and r. j. Brown
returned from Florence Tuesday.
Editor Murray did bushes at
Grangeville and Mt. Idaho Mon
day.
Rev. Hedges, pastor of the Nez'
perez church, returned home Sat
urday.
John Vinson a former towns
man, but now Of Florence did bust
ness in Denver this week.
The Presbyterian picnic last Fri.
day was largely attended and a
grand good time had by all.
A pleasant surprise party was
rendered G. 3. Patterson and wife
near Cottonwood last Saturday
evening.
Miss Anderson who has been
visiting the family Of Rev. Per-
kins returned to her home in Cot
tonwood.
The threatenened rains are not
looked upon very kindly by our
farmers, as they are in the midst
Of haying.
Vim. Ingram, of Elk City, ar
rived saturday and returned Mon
day with his wife and Mrs. Sam
Jones who will remain few
weeks.
There was quite a disturbance in
the nature of a little Rowe on Sat-
urday, July II. His weight was
eleven pounds, but there was a
grin on Henry's face over the oc-
casion which implies cigars and
other good things.
Joe Hinkle and wife are WISH
ting the family Of c. p. Hinkle.
Joe was former editor of the Dem
yer Tribune and is now success
full practicing attorney in Pendle-
ton, Oregon. They will visit on
the prairie a month.
j. w. Clayton, practical black
smith and horseshoer. and s. j.
Dunn, an allround wood worker,
are now located in the old Charley
Miller building and are already
doing fine business. They have
also moved their families here and
are residing in the Parker and Vim
son residences. They have a fam
lily of nine children between them
which materially swells our popu-
'ation, and we wish these gentle
men success in this field.
We wish to retract the state.
ment in last weeks FREE PRESS
that the building of the farmers
mill had been postponed indeh-
nitely. We have since been in
formed it will he built and that
the stock necessary to build it will
D., subscribed by the present stock
holders. Our iniorma ton in last
weeks item, although indirect, was
not given with any intention to
speak disparaginsly Of this enter.
prise, but simply as news item.
Rev. Perkins, tomorrow evening,
Saturday, July "a, will give the
entertainment Of the season No
body should miss it. especially as
it is being given for a worthy pur-
pose and ought to be literally
patronized by all. 1t will consist
Of cbarades, pantomimes, tableaus,
living pictures, the latest stereop-
tican views Of the rarest order,
also some amusing and very comic
scenes which will cure any fit of
blues. Singing by a well trained
quartet, in fact q whole panorama
OF good things are in store for those
who come. Free lemonade will
also be served, and sufficient inter-
missions will be had to allow the
boys to do all the counting they
may wish. Admission will be-:
Children lOc; adults 25c. Perform
ance commences at $50 sharp.
Families admitted at reduced
rates.