Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-06-25
OUR COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS !
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County In the State.
Denver Items.

Denver Items.
John Coram was a pleasant visi-
tor this week.
Mr.. Lingo, of Nezperce was on
our streets this week.
Wheat has taken a sudden de-
cline of zoe. or less.
The Rhoads brothers and sisters
are expected daily from Elk City.
Quite u number of prospective
land buyers are moving about here
of late.
+. Risley, Isaac johnson and
Hugh Brady left with big loads of
flax for Lewiston on Monday.
J. G. Doss delivered large load
of bacon to Mr.. Hunte, the mer-
chant at Nezperce, on Friday last
G. w. Hinkle was delivering
load of fine Strawberries grown on
his Clearwater farm on Saturday.
Mrs. Ora WEIGH was a passenger
'on Thursdays stage from North
port, Wash. She will visit here
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Gross until fall.
H NJ Glidden and estimable wife,
and Mrs. Elmerdorf, of Spokane,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Pulse
Sunday, leaving in the afternoon
for Grangeville.
We see the editor of Havana
paper wants to "spit in the face Of
the United States 100 times" He
will need the services of a Saliva
tion Army to do it.
Postmaster Pulse has been ap-
pointed a national committeeman
for the State of Idaho on the Pro-
visiOnal National committee of
fourth class postmasters.
Dave Yates and wife left for
Lewiston Sunday with Mrs. Hunte
his mother, where she will take
the boat for her home in Arkan-
sas, after a visit of several months.
DIR. Truitt, of Cottonwood, was
in Denver Tuesday, and was SO
favorably impressed with the OPEN
ing for physician that he will
bring his family over and locate
here about the first of July.
Jay Rhoads and Charley Holt
bought a fine ranch and $1,000
worth of cattle on Salmon river
last week. We are glad to chron-
idle that part of the great wave of
prosperity has struck few Camas
prairie citizens.
S. Ingram received word from
his sons Johnnie and Pearl that
they had arrived safely in Cape
Town on the 18th, and would start
for the interior of Africa at once
for Bulawaylo, 1000 miles by rail
and 300 miles by bullocks.
w. B. Patterson while coming
home from Grangeville Monday
was thrown from his buggy and
sustained severe injuries by his
horses taking fright at the break.
ing of a pole. He is very much
.lis6gured but still in the ring and
thankful his neck was not broken
The rain storm Monday did 9
great deal of good in Denver, but
raised havoc with the gardens and
orchards of farmers west of Den
YER, where it was a hail storm
The magnificent fruit trees of F.
Bowman and Andrew Jorgensor
were stripped of all fruit and berry
bushes also.
We would kindly call the atten
ton of those who have their deat
buried in the Denver cemetery tn,
imperative necessity of the con
struction of a proper fence to keel
out the stock. 1t is deplorable Il
witness the sacrilegious destruc
ton occasioned by this neglect
and in respect to the bodies Their
inferred it is an imperative duty
A small expenditure by each citi
zen would construct it, and visitor
to this sacred ground would b.
more favorably impressed. TIL,
Town company have been generou
in donating this ground, and it,
proper care now ought to be tn,
next important move.
Mr.. Z. Wills, butcher of Lew
iston, accompanied by a Mr.. Haner
arrived last Wednesday to investi
gate circumstances of the sad sui
eide Of his brother here, III