Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-07-21
From Wednespay's daily.


to the work done at Warren.
From Wednespay's daily.
| Mr.. Winters expects to occupy
his brick building in about ten days
more.
| w. f. Thompson, of the Idaho
Comstock, is in town from Dixie
and Elk City.
| Don't you want a good paint
brush? We have them. Alexan-
der 4 Freidenrich.
| Geo. F. Troeh has bought Frank
Risley's interest in the saw mill,
located some six miles southwest
of town.
FoUND.-A pair of gold specta-
cles. Owner call at this Office,
prove property and pay for this no
tice. 1876
Herbert Grow, of Lapwai, has
been appointed farmer at the Fort
Lapwai Indian Industrial school.
G. +. Durand, Of the Elk hotel,
Elk City, is prepared TO accommo-
date those travelling to Buffalo
Hump, Dixie and Mallick districts.
i Mike Sweeney got in from the
Hump and was in earnest CONVEX
sation over the phone most Of the
morning with Charles Sweeney at
Spokane.
At the request of Il committee of
farmers, the o. K. & N. has re-
duced grain rates from the Grand
Ronde valley to Portland from So
to S4.25 per ton.
| The DAILY Press, Lewiston Tri-
bune and Spokesman Review have
won the distinction of Maurice Mil.
ler's displeasure. 1t is safe to say
that there will be others.
The foundation of the Masonic
hall is laid, and the contractor,
Mr.. Holz, is now awaiting the ar
rival Of the iron front to commence
the work Of laying the brick walls.
i Colonel Williams, it may lie re.
membered, was here last spring and
bought the John Clark corner prop.
erty on Main and Meadow streets.
He is expected in Grangeville
shortly.
A. F. Parker, d. d. G. c., will
install the new officers of Buffalo
Hump Lodge, X. Of p, tomorrow,
Wednesday, evening. A full at
tendance OF the brethren is cordial
ly invited.
The Palace hotel is now open
for the accommodation of the
travelling public, and will be con-
Quoted as the best hotel in the
county. Rates 81 and % per day,
with bar and reading room in con-
nectlOn. 10.
i SAwMILL SITE FREE. mil
lion saw logs, cheap. Easy pay
ments. For further particulars
apply to +. f Jerome, Grange
vile, Idaho, or ON the place, four
and One-half miles southwest of
Grangeville. 500
| Through the sickness of his wife
and baby at Seattle, Mr.. Davis has
been reluctantly impelled TO retire
from the firm of Davis, Erwin &
Mckinney. Messrs. Erwin & Nc
Kinney will continue the business
at the same stand, and are highly
gratified at the extent of the bust
"ess extended to them since they
started up last month.
S. r. Reid, special correspond
emit for the DAILY Press at the
Hump, is making a trip to the
Crooked creek and Crooked river
countries. These two streams, BY
the way, have no connection with
each other but both head in the
lump district, The creek opens
into the Salmon river, while Crook
ed river opens into the Clearwater,
forming the south fork of that wa
tcfshed. e.
Grangeyille parties received word
from Lewiston yesterday that the
thermometer was dodging about
l2o degrees ia the shade. In
Grangeville the highest tempera-
tnre recorded was on Main street
at Henry Wax's store, where the
temperature reached a maximum
of l02. Off Main street the tenn
wrature never rose above 93 or 81
~ the shade. Yet old residents
declare the present summer to be