Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16
Denver Items.


Denver Items.
The Wonderland company shows
in the schoolhouse Saturday even
ing.
Teachers institute of Idaho
county meets here Saturday, June
18th.
w. Is. Patterson is on the road
to Lapwai with large drove of
hogs.
Vcrsie Patterson is home on a
visit from the normal school at
lewiston.
Mrs. Sam Jones and Mrs. Will
Ingram returned from Oregon on
Tuesday.
Our planning mill has been sold
to w. Campbell, of Grangeville, so
we are informed
J. +. Davidson has gone into
partnership with S. X. Dunn in
his blacksmith shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. +. Kessler and
daughter, Hattie, of Moscow, were
visitors in Denver, Sunday.
The races Saturday drew a large
crowd, and considerable money
changed hands. The races were
continued on Monday.
Those dilapidated houses quickly
change into happy homes when
painted with "Devoe's Ready
Mixed" Alexander 4 Freidenrich.
Don't you want a good paint
brush? We have them. Alexan-
der 4 Freidenrich.
Your building hardware can be
bought with great saving at Alex
ander & Freidenrich's.
have two new organs in Grange
vile that / am willing to trade for
fat beef cattle or sell for cash. See
them at Graham's and apply to
Alan Owen, FREE Press office. Off
Anyone who has fat cattle can
trade for one of the Ly on Il Healy
organs now at Graham's. Would
be willing to sell on installments to
responsible party. Apply to Alan
Owen, FREE Press office. 2tf
At Shellabarger's new saddler
shop may be seen a fine line of
saddles, harness, pack saddles, col
lars, brides, whips, spurs, chaps,
etc, which can be bought at bed
rock prices. Mr.. Shellabarger is
thorough mechanic in all branches
of his trade, and does new work
and repairing of every DIES ription
cheap and in workmanlike man.
ner. Give him a trial. 9
Our Touring mill is figuring on
a contract for two thousand bar
rels Of flour per month. to be fur
nished railroad contractors at Kam-
iah and river points.
Mrs. j. p. Code is erecting a
large barn in the rear of her hotel.
The increase of travel and popu-
larity Of her hosiery necessitates
this addition.
Postmaster Chase is daily re-
ceiving loads of new goods, and
will soon have as extensive stock
of groceries and general merchan-
disc as is to be found on the prairie.
From all indications the con-
tract for building the Northern Pa
ciiic from the mouth of Cottonwood
Creek to Denver and Grangeville
will be let in few days, with an
assurance of moving this year $
crop.
j. S. Parker reports the loss of
two of his horses recently. They
We're last heard Of in Lewiston,
where parties endeavored to sell
them. He has telegraphed the
sheriff there to arrest the individ-
uals.
Children's day, Sunday, drew
the usual crowd and the children
carried the day. Rev. Perkins con-
Quoted the programme in a success
full manner, and is to be COM
mended for his efforts in this UNI
dertaking.
w. II. Zumwalt, one of our pros
porous farmers, has associated him
self with II. Kuther in the hard
ware and implement business here.
Two car loads of agricultural inn
PIGMENTS are now en- route. For
these gentlemen, 80 we'll and favor
ably known, we bespeak pros
porous and lucrative business.
An exciting foot race between
two of our heavyweight citizens, j.
5. Clayton and c. s. Stone on
Tuesday, resulted in Mr.. Clayton
carrying off the honors, and some
dirt too. He ran SO hard he could
not stop stumbling in the road and
mixing up with Mother Earth.