Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-04-29
State Supreme court is in session

State Supreme court is in session
at lewiston.
Marshal Higgins has returned
from Salmon river.
f. S. Sweet and daughter went
to Lewiston this week.
r. G. Huston was ont from Elk
this week on legal business.
Masonic lodge will work in the
+. A. degree tomorrow night.
NJ. C. True arrived from Flor
ence Sunday en- route to Pullman.
Josh Fockler was up from Free
dom Saturday on legal business.
Spaulding, the new town at the
Lapwai agency, is to have 100
barrel Touring mill.
Miss Lulu Swarts, of White
bird, has been visiting Camas
prairie friends the past week.
The Victor placers at mouth of
John Day creek are running in
full blast in charge of w. II. Har-
ris.
+. S. Sweets sawmill at Peters
burg is cutting a contract of l50,-
600 feet of lumber for Grangeville
parties.
| Preaching services at Fairview,. May
s, at II a. III. and 2 p. III. All members
are requested to attend, and don't forget
the lunch basket.
Gus. Thiessen, of Lewist on has
purchased the well known Foun-
tain ranch on the old Sweetwate r
road to Lewiston.
Asa Jones has bought the entire
brand of 81 horses from his father
at 50 per head, and will range
them across Salmon river.
The weekly mail service from
Grangeville to Columbus, on Cot
tonwood creek, is to be discon tin
ued today, owing to the fact that
there is no one to act as postmas-
ter.
The c. E. prayer meetings for
May will be held in the M. f.
church Sunday evenings, $50 to
1870. Subject May l, "Little
ways of lettering the world
Leader, Rev. T. ID. Lewis.
The Iron Crown people have
purchased the engine and boiler
formerly used in the Cottonwood
packing house. The stamp mill is
, in Lewiston, and the whole outfit
will be shipped to the mine soon.
: The Presbytery at it's late meet
| ing in Kendrick granted the peti
, ton from Grangeville for the or
ganisation ofa Presbyterian churcl
' and "a minister from the east viii
: be here in a few weeks, when thu
organisation will be perfected ant
permanent work begun.
Steve Fem was up from Whit
Bird Saturday and says that hi
= brother, Frank A., ex-speaker an
former representative from Idah
county, has enlisted in the United
/, States naval service. Frank grad
q uated years ago from the Annap
n oils naval academy.
Hall Street, between South Mai
and First South, has been close
e this week pending an effort on tn
: part of the village trustees to drai
' the springs which bubble to tn
q surface and cause no end of mu
holes. A dozen teams, COWS an
l. horses have mired there th
n spring.
1t is the purpose Of the Ere
l. Press to issue extras every Tue
/. day and Sunday evenings in ordt
to supply the mining camps wit
the very latest war news by eac
III mail. AS this work involves
+ good deal of time and expense "
u ask the citizens getting mail fro
the post Offices along those ma
routes to raise a small subscriptic
ar and send it out to us to help pa
of the cost. These extras will
e, sent to the postmasters for distl
r. button. People coming to tow
ne from the country can get copi
at the Free Press office.
n,o n Born.-On John Day creek, til
county, April 2, 1898, to the wi
of Peter Turnbull, a son.
I'M Died.-Near Cottonwood, Idal
m April 20, 1898, Arthur Johnso
aged 8 months.
on Died.-Near Grangeville, Idal
ok April 25, 1898, daughter of Mr.al
,et Mrs. John r. Adkison, aged abo
II years.
Denver Items.
to Everybody busy farming.
A general roundup of horses
he taking place on the reservation.