Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-01-13
NOTES OF A WEEK,

FROM Tuesdays Daily.
SB. B. Stuart is up from Sy.
ringa.
Judge Robbins of Cottonwood,
il in the city.
Dave Yates of Denver is visit
Or in the city today.
Mrs. Higgins is up from Salmon
river, visiting he son Fred.
G. A. Bonebrake is again able to
be on duty after u two weeks
illness.
Thomas Galloway is up
from White Bird today on
business.
w. H. Phelps, president of the
Idaho. Comstock Mining Co., is in
the city.
The Grangeville public schools
reopened yesterday after the holi-
day vacation.
Polks new city directory of Spo-
kane estimates the population of
the city at AZ, 900.
w. w. Monteith is on the
streets today, his first appearance
after siege of lagrippe.
Bert Rigley, the Buffalo
Hump millionaire, returned
from Lewiston today.
A large number of our young
men enjoyed the privileges Of the
Y. M. G. A. rooms last night.
Harry NJ. Glidden has contract
ed for transportation of 1880 lbs.
of freight from Florence to the
Hump.
Will Rookie Of Cottonwood, pass
ed through Grangeville this morn
ing en- route for Mt. Idaho ON le-
gal business.
The city council held a special
meeting last night but transacted
no business further than to ad-
journ until this evening.
l. N. Smith, the we'll known
mining man, left today for Spokane,
Butte, Cripple creek, Colorado
Springs and Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freidenrich leave
for Portland early Thursday morn
ing on two months visit and re-
Taxation from the cares of business.
Robert Shearer, who for four
weeks past has been under the
weather, is slowly improving in
health but still unable to be ON the
street.
II. ID. Richardson has compiled
a plat of the claims located and re-
corded in Robbins mining district,
blue prints of which are now on
sale at this Office.
The state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic and
annual convention of the Women's 8
Relief Corps will be held in Lewis
ton June 7, 8 and 9.
III M. Rambo and wife arrived in
Virginia safely and found Mr..
Rambo Sr., much improved in
health. They will stay some time
there before returning here.
X. w. White is on the Streets
taking advantage of the warm sun
shine today. 1t is his first ap-
pearance this winter after long
spell of sickness, and his greeting
is as cordial as ever.
II Horses on snow shoes were Wis
ible in this camp the first Of the
week. They are to be worked on
the Buffalo Hump trail. Mr.. Pal
mer informs us that he will add
four or five more in a few days
Florence Miner.
A. Cooper is up from White
Bird today transacting business
He reports considerable enthusi
asm along the river caused by thu
showing made on the big copper
lodes on Salmon below White Birt
during the last few weeks.
"A A train of seven rawhides start
! ed from Florence to Buffalo HUM
yesterday, loaded with $500 lbs. o
mining supplies for parties doinl
+ developement work for n. M
!, Glidden. 1t has been arranget
+ for this train to make regula
trips during the winter and thu
it will be an easy matter to keeJ
the trail open.
{ The Woodmen of the Worl,
with a membership ut present @
t 80, still continues to grow. Las
i, night the lodge initiated three ne,
1 members and now w. w. Bowman
NGeorge b. Briscoe and James R
: Mcconnell are full fledged mem
bers. A banquet followed the in
itation ceremonies. The installa
9 tion Of officers for the ensuing yea