Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-09-24
OUR COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS

OUR COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS !
They Chronicle all the Happenings
Of the Biggest and Greatest
County In the State.
Denver Items.
Threshing is in full blast.
j. T. Mitchell is back from Elk
City.
E. A. Chase is rustling new
bondsmen.
Transfers are busy hauling
wheat to Lewiston.
J. A. Wilkinson and family visi-
ted Druggist Pulse Sunday.
r. j. Brown a former Denverite,
was on our streets Monday.
We learn that Delos Carr is now
in White Hills, New Mexico.
J. S. Parker delivered a big load
of flour in Nezperce on Monday.
The Brewer Bros, of Keuterville,
were visiting in Denver Saturday.
Miss Kuther, who was stopping
with the family of Mrs. J. G..
Buescher returned home on Satur-
day.
G. w. Workman has remodled
his photograph gallery and now
calls it the "Klondike," but he
has not raised to Klondike prices.
Rev. Perkins leaves this week to
attend Presbytery at Walla Walla.
He will return with Mrs. Perkins
who is visiting relatives at Came
ron.
L. A. Wayland and wife passed
through Denver last Friday, hav-
ing sold out their hotel at the
Badger mine.
j. j. Murray, former editor of
the Progress, received word this
week that a 8 fb young lady was
awaiting his arrival in Pullman,
bran new daughter.
We are informed that the re-
publicans of Idaho county will
purchase the plant of the "Pro-
gress" and run it in the interests
of the party soon.
Rev. Robinson, the newly
appointed preacher for this place
and Cottonwood, will deliver his
initial sermon next Sunday morn.
ing in the NJ. E. church.
With the whistle of our planning
mill and the merry hum of the
threshers and our flour mill run
ming on full time, Denver assumes
a very metropolitan air of late.
Chas. vanBuren, very pleasant
young man from Asotin, will oper
up meat market in Denver next
week and will also run wagon
We wish him success as it is very
much needed.
Dave Yates left Saturday fol
Lewiston with another load O
wheat. Dave is one of the lucky
boys who got his threshing don,
before the rain and feels like {
retired millionaire now. ~
John J. Busesher is wearing {
big smile over an event at hi
louise on Friday. DIR. Blake say.
he weighs 81 pounds and will maxi
rafting good clerk in the neal
future, if not weighted down will
flat irons.
Your article in last weeks FREE
PRESS On the merits of the hog, re
minds us of quaint saying that h
is the rooter that lifts the mort
gage, the squealer that pays tn,
taxes, and the grunter that pay
the rent.
Fet Rhoads and family will sool
move out on their claim on tn,
reservation for the winter. w,
understand DIR. Blake of Reuter-
vile with his family, will occupy
Mr.. Rhoades' residence as soon a!
vacated. The Doctor will do wei
here.
w. B. Patterson and 8. B. Den
ham have made arrangements tc
send their children to school al
Cottonwood. We also hear others
are making arrangements to
send their children to the
Grangeville schools and to the
Lewiston Normal. The patrons
and taxpayers of this district voted
q special tax last year to continue
our school here. We are requested
to ask the shining lights on our
school board whether or not they
intend to do anything in
their official capacity. Educational
ADVANTAGES sacrificed aa fhov aro