Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-04-15
Commissioners proceedings next

visiting his family.
The town of Kendrick is out of
debt and has $50 on hand.
\ A daily steamer is now running
between Lewiston and Ripairia.
Miss Jessie Parker was elected
mayor of Kendrick the other day.
j. 2. Cox returned Tuesday from
a visit to his ranch near Pendleton.
J. +. Mclean has commenced
the work of assessing the county.
j. Il. West takes charge of. the
Lewiston land Office Monday next.
Several cases of fire grenades are
in Lewiston destined for Grange
vile.
The democratic state committee
is called to meet at Boise on April
2Sth.
A lodge of odd Fellows is to be
instituted shortly at Morrow, on
Craig's mountain.
Mrs Holsclaw is out from Flor
ence visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. +. W. Oliver.
Gavin johnson left Lewiston
Tuesday to bring up five stamp
mill for his Dixie mines.
Rev. Hedges has been transferr-
ed from Nezperce to the Presbyte-
rian church at Kendrick.
The Nez Perez Indians are re-
ceiving their money from Uncle
Sam at Lapwai this week.
Tom McGrane left last week for
st. Anthony, Fremont county,
where he has a large band of
horses and cattle.
Every stranger who comes here
is impressed with the fact that
Grangeville is growing town
with prosperous future before it.
NSix way stations between Mt.
Idaho and Florence, and l.. X.
Bick ford is opening ~ seventh on
Big Boulder, six miles from Flor
ence.
President Gault, of the state
university expects to visit all the
counties of the state in. the spring
and summer, in the interest of The
university.
The Nampa Leader says tina
ex-governor Mcconnell is slateo
for governor of Idaho on the golt
republican ticket. Well, wei
: down him.
Call at w + Schmadeka's for first tclas
boots and shoes; mems ladies boys AM
children's, in the latest style toe; manu-
featured especially for Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho.
Christian Endeavor prayer meet
J. ing at Presbyterian church Sunda.
e evening, from 5:15 to 7:15. Sub
y ject, April II, "Letters from grea
: missionaries, John Smith leader
Hon. Il. f. Nelson, who one
0f represented Idaho county in tn
l. territorial legislature, and sent
IF tor from Latah at the last session
!, has removed to California for pei
- manent residence.
in Harry Waggoner was up irol
Goff this week and reports man
new discoveries of old channel dis
3. gings carrying coarse gold alon
Salmon river and a good deal
excitement along that stream.
d. A. McKinlay, of Cottonwoo
has 14-year old cow which h;
q given birth to | calves and becan
a grandmother for the first tin
'o' the other day. Out of the 1 on
:. two were heifers. That's the XIII
10. of cow for beef raisers.
md Large tracts Of placer grou
da. in Central Idaho have chang
the hands during the past few month
ed which looks like a revival. L
old styles of alluvial mining are
for be supplanted by the dredger pl
the cess, ,and the steamboat dredger /
come to stay A Philadelpl
or company will operate dredgers
fer, Warren section, and other conn
ar IN nies at various points in the sta
Awe Married.-At the residence
.old o the parents of the bride, Cott'
sTs, wood, Idaho, April 10, 1898,
IS Rev. J. S. Rhoads, Mr.. Geo
s;,o Forbes Newman and Miss Al
In Clough. Quite a number of
,e Of immediate relatives and friends
ofk; i,; the popular groom and low
and bride were assembled to with
,ere. the crowning of the nuptials /;
riees many were the congratulate
thereafter, for 1t was the opin
of all that each had done wei
s. the selection of life compani
nual After the ceremony the guests
,he paired to the dining room and
m The ample justice to sumptous rep
on The groom is proprietor of
at 2 Cottonwood Times, brothe
citing Mrs. A. F. Parker of GrangeN
'unnS snnS and of Mrs. w. n. Scales, of
E he Idaho, and one of the most
ry. spected and rising young me