Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-07-06

SttTudRcl anu MI. ana Mrs, Ple-
mon are enjoying weeks outing
in the mountains.
A. NJ. Mortenson, the Westlake
merchant, and Hayes Denham
were over from Craig's mountain
Monday on business trip.
Frank J. Reed will shortly close
up his assay business here for
awhile as he has accepted a lucra-
tive business at the Hump.
j. b. Crawford, late of the
Cottonwood flour mill, is now
constructing similar enterprise at
Howard, on the reservation.
Mrs. Wallace Scott returned
from a visit to friends in Lewiston
last Friday, and was accompanied
by her nephew, Archie Dyer.
A young sonsof Manager ]. P.
Turner, Of the Boston Buffalo
Idaho company, arrived from Spo-
kane last Friday on visit to his
father.
Mrs. Clay McNamee has returned
from Moscow, and was met at
Stuart last Friday by her husband.
Hereafter they will reside in
Grangeville.
Harry Shissler is on the streets
again after his narrow escape from
death in the recent capsising of the
hose cart. He is very badly
disfiffured.
Queensware, graniteware, tin.
ware, knives, forks, spoons and
household supplies Of all kinds.
A new stock just arrived at the
Big Buffalo store.
G. F. Mckinney left for the
Hump yesterday and will engage
in business there, looking after the
interests of the Buffalo Hump
Butchering Co.
New percales, lawns, white
goods, chambrays, ginghams,
calicoes, ducks, ribbons and
notions arrived today at Selma
deka's Big Buffalo store.
j. NJ. Auchinvole, of Lucille
postoffice on Salmon, is in town
visiting few days with his family
who will soon remove to Salmon
river for the winter.
Quaker oats, Victor oats, wheat
flakes, farina, grape nuts, buck
wheat flour and other good things
for breakfast on sale at Selma
deka's Big Buffalo store.
Harry Markham, who is at pres.
emit employed ON Salmon river. is
in town this week visiting his fam.
lily and the new heir which recent.
ly arrived at his house.
Windows, plain and fancy,
screen doors, builders hardware,
paints oils, glass, building paper
and wall paper, cheap for cash al
Schmadeka's Big Buffalo Store.
Louis Grabski has returned
from a 80 days prospecting tour on
Relief creek. He made some good
locations near the Cleveland mine,
width of ledge 4 feet; average
assay $24.S3.
Get your assaying done by f.
Stahl, Grangeville. Idaho. He is
an old hand at the business, and
will tell you what your ore, O,
gold dust or bullion il worth.
Charges low.
Chris Olsen and Louis and John
Dahl are out from their Big creek
quartz properties this week and
report everything favorable for the
development of big camp in that
section in due time.
Messrs. f, and T. j. Taylor,
contractors of Spokane, were in
town last week en- route to the
Hump, where they have contracted
for the erection of a big mill build.
Ing for the Sweeney syndicate.
]. G. Stephens and w. Costley
went to Stuart Friday to receive
new binders. While there they
both met met an old time neigh.
Dor from the east, Mr.. Austin, who
has arrived on q visit with his son,
who is son-in-law of w. Costley
Of Fairview section.
Miss Baldwin, the elocutionist.
left this morning to attend the
Chautauqua lectures in New York.
She will also visit her parents and
friends in Maine before returning
west. Miss Baldwin has made a
host of friends during her short
stay here who were sorry to sse
her depart.
Judge A. w. Moore arrived
back from Salmon river, where he
went to put force Of men at work
on the construction of a wagon
road from White Bird to the copper
mines in which Minneapolis people
are interested, rs heretofore mar.
rated in these columns. The road
will be completed in time to permit
of the drills and other machinery
being hauled over it upon it's arri-
val.
E. w. Goodner has bsen ap-
pointed express agent for the stage
Co.. and will also act as agent for
the N. p. express Go. His COM
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