Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-02-17
NOTES OF A WEEK.

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The bill before the legislature t.
tax mortgages was killed in tn,
house.
Mr.. Nolan, who lives on the Ell
City road near the Switchbach. il
in town.
al. Glen, one of Clearwater,
business men, is in Grangeville fol
a few days.
S. w. Smith arrived from Cali
iornia yesterday, and expects to &c
to Elk City in a few days.
j. NJ. Moore, Judge Robbins and
A. b. Rookie are in town today
from Cottonwood, on business.
About twenty teams loaded up
today with machinery for the Red
River dredge beyond Elk City.
The Mcneil people will try the
Grangeville country IA while and
are now on their way.-Genesee
News.
The death occurred this morning
of Mrs. j. ID. Hendren, of Column
bus on the reservation, about 10
miles north of this city. Mrs.
Hendren had been sick for some
time with pneumonia, but her
demise, which took place at 2
O'Clock, came as a sudden shock.
The funeral will take place
tomorrow at II o'clock. Mrs.
Hendren. who was but 80 wears
old, leaves five young children to
mourn her death.
Henry ii. Pogue, Of Stuart. is in
town for couple of days on bust
ness. Mr.. Poguc was recently
elected teacher at the Stuart school.
He reports an attendance of over
thirty scholars and the school in a
very encouraging condition. Poo
pie in that section, according to
Mr.. Pogue, look out Of the window
first thing in the morning to see if
the railroad has arrived. The be-
belief at Stuart exists that the
Northern Pacific will pass through
Stuart, branch off at the Middle
fork, and taking up the canyon,
make junction at Mt. Idaho.
The committee on public build
ings recommend the construction
Of new 6O-cell house at the peni-
tertiary and the construction by
prison labor of a ditch to convey
water for irrigation, power, sewer
age and other purposes. The fol-
lowing appropriations were recon-
mended for improvements: Peni-
5000; soldiers home,
So, 900; capitol building, $4,000;
for new furniture in various state
$1,000. The report was
adopted and ordered printed.
Great preparations are being
made by the Rebekahs for the
masquerade ball to be held Friday
night at Odd Fellows Hall. While
it is optional for those who attend
to come masked or unmasked, it is
desired that as many as can con-
do SO will wear masks.
There will be a cake walk, and
those who participate in the walk
ing contest must be masked. A
magnificent prize of a Buffalo
Hump cake with gold nuggets in
stead of plums will be given to the
best cake-walk artist, so "Mistah
Johnson turn me loose" Tickets,
$3.50 spectators, 25c, ladies free.
For sale at Jersey House and M.
& M. store.
An old friend of the editor writ
ng from Boise, says: Not day
passes without an opportunity pre-
'enting itself for me to suggest TO
some enquiring stranger that
irangeville and Camas prairie will
De the scene of great activity in
The spring. Ifyour people are OPP
>osed to new people and new mon
y, be prepared to get out of the
way. They are both coming with
rush in the spring, Idaho coun-
y, along with its other good
Kings, has one of the strongest
delegations in the Legislature, three
honest, competent, hard
solons. Your friends Ste.
'hens and Johnesse, l now class as
I'D friends
rom Fridays Daily.