Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-02-24
From Mondays Daily.


X. l.. Ford of Denver is in
Grangeville.
Harden Chenoweth, Stuart's
blacksmith, is in town.
Dad" Mckinney is having a
hard tussle with the grippe.
George Behean was taken i'll very
suddenly yesterday with an attack
fever.
Felix Warren's new stage line is
operating between Grangeville and
Spaulding today.
G. b. Patterson, Stuart's post
master, was doing business with
our merchants Saturday.
The first of the army of tents
that may be expected the coming
summer has made it's appearance
between the Bargain store aud the
postofiice.
Three commercial men from
Portland registered at the Jersey
House Sunday, Messrs. X. A. Ku-
ner, w. 0. Won Schuyler and
Meyer Abraham.
No less than three stages arrived
in Grangeville from Lewiston alone
Sunday. Two of these were regu-
lar coaches; the other was a pri-
vate conveyance.
Coston brothers report that the
Florence stage road will not be
open for some days yet. An effort
will be made, however, to put it
through by Wednesday.
The auditors and treasurer s
report published in the Press last
week contained certain typograph-
ical errors, and the corrected report
is republished today.
A party Of six started out this
evening on the stage for Florence
en- route for the Hump, viz, H. A,
Blake, c. F. Smith, w. H. Wright
l.. Smith and ID. T. Davis.
Everyone is asking for informa
tion concerning the new strike
Another party Of mining men star
from the Jersey house tonight tt
hunt for the new discovery.
The stage from Lewiston got il
from Cottonwood very late thi
morning. This was due to tn,
condition of the roads, and to tn,
heavy load of six passengers an,
baggage hauled.
Mr.. Pfeufer's store was burglar
lied early Sunday morning. TIL
merchant hearing the cracking 0
glass, shouted, and the thieves ra
off. The only booty obtained wa
a few canned goods.
The Jersey House is to be lighte,
by electricity throughout shortly
The dynamos have already reach
ed Grangeville, and the plant wi
be installed within the next fe,
days. The motive power for tn
dynamos will be water supple
r from the water company's me-
e mains.
/, Says the Genesee News: I'D. b. Graf
: has been making himself verv solid wit
portion of the fairer sex, but how is
with the other portion? Mr.. Grant wit
h IS two seated cutter and handsome ba
;. has been pleasing score or more of Il
e dies by taking them out riding.
/, pleases the husbands, too. as it saw
them good sized livery bill and sever
~ scraps at home"
: Another party of elevo
L started first thing in the morning f
Buffalo Hump via Elk City an
/ Badger. Among those forming tn
$ Badger band may be mentiont
e the capitalist F. p. Sherwood,
u Mcintyre, Jim McAtee, f. Gordo
John Letter. They intended
the first place to hire livery ri
" as the stage could not accommoda
= them. Later on the stage COZ
pany concluded to put on anoth
1t coach and take the party to f
City. Mr.. Sherwood will probab
" visit the Mallick mines before tr
luS tilC lump.
Sol Silverman, cousin of Sa
Silverman, has been at the Jers
House for the last few days. M
p, Silverman was formerly in t
n employ of a department store
TX Spokane, but has had some expe
ence in mining, having lived
L. Helena, Mont, and other minel
at sections. He knows nothing
On Sam l. Silverman's plans, and h
a had no conversation with that &c
2S tleman with regard to the HUI
:. mines. Mr.. Sol Silverman "
mba m start for the Hump Wednesday a
w ou endeavor to make a stake
=. " himself.
he From Tuesdays Daily.
y, Billy McMeekin of Clear ere
n fame was in town last night.