Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-10

placer claim on the property.
Lewiston Tribune. Mr.. Mcfarland
registered at the Jersey house this
afternoon.
From Saturdays daily.
Mrs. A. A. Sargent leaves for
Tacoma Monday.
Ed. Strelnauer is up from Stuart
on business trip today.
The Wiltse lodging house Is rap
idly approaching completion within
and without.
A large force commenced franz
ing timbers for G. H. Schmadeka's
new building west Of the McDer-
mid corner.
J. Pfemfer has ordered material
for new building to go up shortly
adjoining his present business
quarters on Main street.
Mrs. Crea 10 negotiating with w.
H. Campbell for the purchase Of
his building on Coon street, with Z
view to removing 1t to her Main
street property adjoining the Han
son photo gallery.
While in Portland we met N. W.
MCGEE, Of the Bargain store, and
he told us that as soon as the rail-
road was completed to Grangeville
he intended building q fine brick
store on the site Of the present
Bargain store premises.
1t is understood that the build
ing committee appointed by the
Masonic fraternity have decided to
recommend the erection of q two
story brick building, the upper foo,
to be used for lodge purposes, on
the lodge property west of the
Golden Rule store.
j. w. Shannon has purchased
Mrs. Aram's residence building on
west Main street and will have il
removed next week to the lot in
the rear, which he has also bought.
Davidson is making the rollers and
gudgeons for the removal of the
building, the contract for which
has been given to Frank Vansise.
Buffalo Hump lodge No. 20, X
Of r., have arranged for weekly
meetings at Odd Fellows hall ev
cry Wednesday evening at 1880 p
NJ. A $500 outfit Of regalia ha,
been ordered and wardrobe i,
being built in the hall for its nc
commodation. The new lodg'
starts out with a membership Of So
Master John Gelbach entertain
a number of his young friends a
the pleasant home Of his parents il
Halls addition last week, in homo
of his thirteenth birthday.
A. Boehnke, Henry Harron ant
John Behrens arrived on the stag
this morning from Remsen, Iowa
to look for locations. They ar
friends of Fred Tamm, of Fairview
and are camped at the Palace hotel
WANTED.-A teacher to teacl
the Sunnyside school in district No
6. School to begin May l. Leav'
application with Charles Chase O
John w. Schmadeka, clerk o
board, Grangeville, Idaho.
The funeral of Prof. G. o. Knep
per was held yesterday afternoon
and was largely attended, says tn
Lewiston Tribune. Many beautiful
floral offerings were made, anon,
them choice box from the publ
schools. A touching sermon wa
delivered by Rev. Smith of Asotin
a former pupil of the deceased
More than a hundred pupils Of tn
normal school attended in q bod,
and the pail bearers, N. D. Show
alter, G. o. linn, Martin Korstad
Tom Korstad, Jno. Lauby and H
p. Lee, were selected from til,
normal class.
M. T. Rambo and wife have re
turned from Virginia, where the,
went last December to visit Nj
Rambo's father, who was then no
expected to live, but is now sOm
better. Mr.. Rambo says that Their
has been very little change in tla
section of the country since his de
parture seven years ago, and TO
business opportunities it does no
begin to compare with the west il
general, and old Idaho county il
particular. He was accompanie,
back here by a young cousin, VIII
will stay and grow up with TIL
country.
Hump Hints.