Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.

8. Woodside Of Florence is stop
ping At the Jersey House.
E. s. Comilly of Kamiah is reg
istered at the Jersey House.
G. P. Richardson, manager of
the Moose creek placers, arrived in
the city today.
Fred N. Hallett, the sawmill
man from Buffalo Hump, is guest
of the Jersey House.
Admiral Dewey is of the opinion
that the bottom has dropped out OF
the Philippine instruction.
Wyatt & Ross shipped in on Sat-
urday 24O head of as fine cattle as
could be found in the west.
Ivan D. Lyons has returned to
Cottonwood after three months
visit to his old home in Illinois.
Vice-President Hobart is so
sick that his retirement from pub
lie life is confidently anticipated.
Miss Dorethea Wagner enter
tanned q few select friends at a
small and early Saturday after
noon.
J. F. Abingdon, one of our cat
tie kings. came in on Saturday
with "A head for market. He is
from Salmon river.
The Clearwater Lime Company
is now owned exclusively by Mes
srs. Hohaus & Holz, and the prop
crty will be managed by Mr.. Holz.
The price Of wheat has fallen
until yesterday about the highest
price that could be had was 3S
cents for the best quality.-Mos-
cow Mirror.
Robert Burns of Portland will
make Scotch poetry, poetical
Scotch and mixed drinks hence
forth at the Jersey House, in place
Of Phil Herring, resigned.
There is said to be case of
smallpox in Dixie district. The
name of the man is not known,
but he is said to be II late arrival
from Spokane.
Geo. G. Pickett, one Of Moscow's
brilliant attorneys, is in Grange
vile to attend the sitting Of the
district court, which convenes on
Wednesday, at Mt. Idaho.
Do you want calling or visiting
cards? We have at the FREE
PRESS Office $4,000 in assorted
sizes and styles and can suit the
most fastidious taste and purse. Il
w. +. Crisman of the Mountain
house was visitor in Grangeville
yesterday and as he is a man who
knows good thing when he sees
it, came in and subscribed for the
old reliable FREE Press.
w. II. Harris of Salmon river is
registered at the Jersey House.
He is an old time placer miner and
has had large and varied expert
ence in this class of mining in this
section.
James McGrane received wore
today by wire from his brother
Frank, who has been in California
for some time past, that he would
leave San Francisco today, which
will, if he travels right through
cause him to arrive in Grangevillt
on the 18th inst.
The city express has been pur
chased outright, from Everett Gee
and will hereafter be under tn
management and direction Of II
F. Church, ex-city policeman
Floyd is good man to have thi
useful business and will hereafte
give it his undivided attention.
R. M. Sherman, one of Spokane
most prominent mining men, is al
arrival in the city. Mr.. Sherman
sold his interest recently, witt
that of Jacob Rice, in tn
Big Buffalo group, to Clark
Sweeney. Mr.. Sherman is one 9
the largest individual holders {
mining property in Buffalo Hump
D. S. Mcdonald, fssthe mining es
pert Of Rossland, returned fror
his trip of inspection at Newsom
creek. Mr.. Mcdonald was at on
time representative of the BIRTHS
American syndicate during tn
regime of Gov. Chas. Mackintosl
and when that gentleman was RI
moved he joined his fortunes wit
him in his new enterprise.
I. G. Hattabaugh, the hant
some mayor of Cottonwood, ARR,
ed in the city on Saturday an
will visit his brother-in-law, She
if Mclean of Mt Idaho. M
Hattabaugh says that every tin
he comes to Grangeville he SCI
something new in the shape of Ell
terprise.
There is rumor current on IL
streets that the Buster mine ne:
Elk City has been sold. This wi
be good news, if true, as the worl
ing Of that property means Il
ctoaIy nmnlOymaOt of 40 man nm