Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-08-05

Miss Marie Benson, of Lewiston,
is the guest of Mrs. Levi Magee.
Rev. w. N. Knox will
preach at the Overman school
house next Sunday, August !.
Mrs. Frank Brown, wife of
Rev. Brown arrived from the east
last week and will make her home
in Grangeville.
j. Hinkle, former editor of the
Denver Times, is up from Pendle-
ton, Oregon, ON a visit to his par
ents, and incidently looking for a
location to engage in the practice
of law.
MIR. J. II. Robinson has just COM
pleted taking the census of Grange
vile, showing the total bona fide
population to be S26. To this num-
Der may be safely added 80 more
as a transient population.
Zeno, the human corks crew,
gave one of his entertainments
at the opera house last Tues
day evening. Zeno is truly a
marvel of dexterity. His Jug.
Cling, hand balancing and con-
tortion work is wonderful.
Zeno will give one of his per-
formanCes at Mt. Idaho this
Friday evening.
At the republican conven-
ton held last Saturday the fol-
lowing delegates were elected
to attend the state convention
which meets at Boise, August
II, 1898: Jas. Edwards, Jas.
Woodward, ]. E. Hensley,
]. G. Rowton, ]. F. Ailshie,
M. S. Martin, F. P. Hanna.
ford, F. B. Ball, w. J. Kelly,
]. M. Dorman, Geo. Shissler,
| w. p. Nichols.
On Sunday, August ID,
there will be a union Sunday
school meeting in the grove
near c. F. Browns sawmill,
south of Grangeville, begin
ming at 10 o'clock a. m. At
III o'clock there will be
preaching. In the afternoon
Sunday school topics. Every
one cordially invited, and if
you come bring basket
dinner.
Capt. Gums visit to Idaho
county was productive of good
J results. On the evening oi
his arrival he consulted with
several prominent populists
and found an unanimous ex
preston in favor of a union o1
, all the silver foaces. A policy
to be pursued was outlined
and all present agreed to work
in harmony to this end. Such
is the assurance conveyed to
the editor of the FREE PRESS
, by Capt. Gum, and we trus,
, that an effective union of al
the silver forces will bt
; made.
+, The "At Home" of Master
Bernhart Rudolf Wagner, was
, delightful affair, and the littl'
, guests all enjoyed themselves yer,
much. The beautiful little hom,
!. of Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner wa
t tastefully decorated with flower
i and ferns. After very pleasan
, afternoon, a dainty luncheon wa
served, after which the little folk
departed tired and sleepy. Thos
t present were Madames Wagner
! Ailshie and daughter, Fulton an,
y son, Greene, Brown, Reed, Bunnel
and daughter, Norwood ant
daughter, Scales, Parker an,
!. daughters, Misses Bundren, Woods
S Struthers and Reed.
I On Thursday, the 18th, Bisho
\ Talbot and Rev. J. d. McConke
paid farwell visit to Cana
prairie. This will in all prob
= ability be the Bishops last visi
: to this section, likewise Mr.. Nc
e Conkey, as the former will leav
Y shortly for his new field in Penn
4 sylvania, and the latter will 500
leave Lewiston for some place a
yet unknown to him. The Bisho
{ delivered an eloquent discours
a Thursday evening; Friday morn
ing celebrating the holy commun
ion, confirming three new mem
S bers and confirming one child, al
r ter which they departed for Lew
l. istOn.
S A letter to the editor fron
:. Arthur l. Chapman, of Fl