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

Tramps took possession OF the
Episcopal guild room at Lewiston
Friday night but q six-shooter in
the hands Of Rev. McConkey caused
them to hurriedly vamouse.
/ d. Stussi, of Spokane, arrived
out from Florence and left for Lew
iston Saturday, after visit Of in
spection Of mining property for
Spokane parties contemplating in
vestment.
Earl Wright has sole charge Of
the town subscription list of the
DAILY Press, and will deliver the
paper at your door each evening
and collect 25 cents at the end Of
each week.
Sam /. Silverman will fit up the
premises opposite the Bargain
store lately vacated by the Bank
Of Camas Prairie as headquarters
for the Buffalo Hump Develope-
ment company.
The order of Knights of the
Maccabees held a social and oyster
supper at Cottonwood on Saturday
evening last, with instrumental
and vocal music, and q general
good time was had.
John Byron is home from trip
to the Big Bend country. He re-
ports tho weather there extremely
cold and he will probably remain
in Grangeville until the spring
time flowers bloom.
A large black Newfoundland
dog attracted considerable atten-
ton on Main street last week
where for two days in binding
snow storm without food or water,
he guarded his young masters
hand sled.
DIR. ]. A. Client of Kalispel,
Montana, who has been looking
over the town with the view of To-
eating, left for below Friday and
will return in about q month to
make his permanent residence and
practice his profession among us.
Surveyor Shannon returned Fri
day from his trip to Stuart and re
ports gang Of Northern Pacific
surveyors camped on the river a
mile and a half below that point
and making their way up stream.
Six sleigh loads Of Grangeville
people went over to Denver to at
tend the dance given by the Mod
ern Woodmen of America on Fri
day evening last. All hands re-
ported an enjoyable time and hos
pitable and courteous welcome.
Tom Dickey returned Saturday
from a trip to his old stamping
ground in Occur d. Alene city. He
reports the northern country as
looking forward with great expect
ations to the Developments in the
mining camps of old Idaho county
this summer.
Jack Honan, of Florence, known
as "Happy jack" and one of the
Buffalo Hump mine owners, was a
visitor at this Office Thursday OF
last week. His escort and guide
is a man somewhat familiar with
the tart preventative" but OBJ
jects to his beautiful name being
put in to cold primer.
Henry Wax and George K. Reed
have purchased a quarter interest
in the Brooklyn claim, adjoining
the Jumbo on the south, in Buffa-
10 Hump district, from Jack Ran
kin, more familiarity known as
Quicksilver Jack. The Brook
Ign has an excellent water power
aud mill site, and will doubtless
prove a good investment for the
purchasers.
w. H. Rockfellow, the we'll
known pioneer who ran q pony ex-
press between Florence and Lew
iston when the mines were first
opened, and who also discovered
the Virtue mine near Baker City,
while carrying the express between
Walla Walla and Boise City, is
spending the winter in Walla
Walla, and will visit Camas prairie
and Florence shortly.
Several of our people have of
late received presents from mem
bers Of Company &C." now in the
Philippines. Miss Aileen Green
has received from her brother Ned,
two brass-hilted machetes, a Maui
ser rifle cartridge mounted for a
brooch and other ictas. Mrs. Wood
has also received from her son Jack,
silk handkerchiefs and other speci-
mems of native skill in weaving
silk goods.
SILvER-LACED WYANDorTEs.-
For sale, a few thoroughbred young
ROSTERS. Apply to J. Norwood.
BoRN.-Near Tolo, Idaho, Dec
ember 26, 1898, to the wife Of Har-
rison johnson, a daughter.
MARRIED.-At the M. f. Church,
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