Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-06

ne aumlral WOulQ not say
word about the alleged i'm
difference of the German ad.
niral, Diedrich, at Manila.
Volunteers Ball.
The fire companies of growing
1rangeville have determined upon
giving a grand ball on Wednesday
evening next for the purpose of ex-
ending a welcome home to the re-
volunteers. 1t is the i'm
IGNITION to admit the volunteers
Tree, and an admission fee will be
charged to the general public. The
profits Of the ball will be used to
pay the balance due on the fire
bell, and if there is money enough
left, to hang the bell on the bell
tower. The fire laddies feel that
they should pay for the bell and
hanging of the same themselves,
without calling on the funds of the
and to this end they ask
the cordial cooperation of the pub
lie. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the people of the surround
ing country to come in and attend
this ball and meet and greet the
returning volunteers. The price
of tickets will be announced in due
time. The date of the ball is set
for Wednesday, October 4.
To the Public.
Mr.. George Schmadeka having
donated to the committee, lot No.
~, in block III, Schmadeka's Sec
ond Addition to Grangeville, this
is to give notice to the public that
the undersigned will accept sealed
or private bids for said lot up to
the hour of noon on Saturday, Oct.
7, 1899. The said lot adjolns the
residence property Of DIR, E. 81.
Sheaffer on the east. The lot ID
5Ox1OO, feet and is 100 feet from
Hall street, in.the best residences
part of Grangeville. Bids for the
lot can be handed to the under.
signed at any time up to the hour
and date specified, and the COM
mittee reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. The lot is q very
desirable piece of residence proper
ty, and having been donated for =
public purpose the committee de-
sire to realize ON it at once and
apply the proceeds on the constructs
ion of the road.
GEO. X. REED.
For SALE OR TAsne lone pair
of Studebaker trucks in good re-
pair. Can be seen at Circle s
ranch, ten miles north Of Grange
vile. WITT G. A. BLAKELY.
Mail orders given prompt atten-
ton at Allen Stephens little coun-
try store at Clearwater, Idaho.
$4,000 stock of goods to select from.
The largest stock between Grange
vile and Elk City. lott
John Letter is back from the
Weiser country on his way to
Florence. He reports that the
construction of the p. & /. N. rail-
road from Weiser up the Weiser
river to Salubria and the Seven
Devils has given Weiser a boom
that has done almost as much for
that town as the Buffalo Hump
, boom last spring did for Grange
vile. Weiser was always q good
town and it's new railroad extern
sions are bound to help it's growth
: to greater extent than it's people
, imagine.
: The Masonic Grand Lodge which
, was in session at Boise last week
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: j. G. Muerman, Of
! Moscow, grand master; James Girls
well, of Pocatello, deputy grand
: master; F. G. Gordon, Of Delta,
E senior warden; Geo. L. Wall, 81
| Blackfoot, junior warden; Charles
!, Himrod, Of Boise, treasurer; Thee.
w. Randall, of Boise, secretary.
e Grand Master Muerman appointed
e M. G. Normoyle, of Kendrick,
a orator, and E. G. Cummings, 81
/ Lewiston, senior deacon.
1 A letter to the editor from Ru.
= fus P. Castle, formerly of Cana,
u Prairie, but now of the Soldiers
t Home, Santa Monica, CAL, sayl
t. that he finds it impossible to 81
J. along without the ssOld Reliable
= FREE PRESS and encloses hi
annual subscription. He sny1
a that he was agreeably sur
l. prised on the 18th of September &
u receive a visit from his nephew
Captain Levi Castle, upon his =
a rival from the Philippines, M
!" took advantage of the occasion !
. run down and pay visit to 81
e mother and Lyman Castle and n
uncle Rufus. Mr.. Castle ropor1
It himself in good health, and IL
: Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Carr, -
= formci' residents of the Prairi1
d who are domiciled in Santa Mo-
n ca. Mr.. Castle says that be r
N poets to visit old Camas Proi4l
v again in the near future 70 W.
:. HIS old frionde M wo~r-A- cxZ1