Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-07-11
Denver Items.

Denver Items.
The celebration here on the
Fourth WAS largely attended and
everybody had the customary good
time. Denver was depopulated
the 9Th. and 9th. by our people
attending the races at Grapgeville
and Pioneers day, but Monday the
Sth. was red letter day for Den
yer and her race horse men. A
large crowd was in attendance.
The races were opened by race
between POGO Tempo owned by d.
G. Russell, Alko by Dick Martin
and Pedigree by Albert Gregg a
mile hea', and was won by POGO
Tempo, with Pedigree second. This
race stirred up the blood Of the
racing fraternity, and five other
races were run. resulting in the
Denver horses winning every race
and the Grangeville sports drop
ping their sack Something like
So, 1000 or $4,000 dollars changed
hands, and your correspondent can
truthfully state. they were the
fairest races ever ran on this track.
Our local sports are naturally feel
ing pretty big over their luck.
Another big race is scheduled for
the future for $500 purse.
The race won by Tiger Jack
owned by Guy Rogers was spirit
ed dash Of 200 va dis, and the most
money changed hands on this race.
Frank Weatherby known as
"BucAskin Frank" aged rs, an old
pioneer of Salmon IL er, who was
stopping with Mr. Burnley died
Sunday aud was buried in the Den.
yer cemetery on Monday.
The ball game on the Fourth
between the Keuterville and Den
yer mines resulted in our boys tax
ing th" stake money.
Doctor Stockton reports a girl at
| j. SlOan'- of Fairview, also a big
girl at VIM. Wortman's on the
reservation.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will give a picnic on Saturday July
18th TN the Fourth Of July ground.
Mrs. J. B. Burscher and family
OF Or" Elmo were the guests of II.
KutheIs the past week.
Misses Leila Sheaffer and Mabel
Sweet of Grangeville were visitors
on Tuesday.
Herman Won Bargen has bought
the NJ. l.. Butter ranch.
Mr.. w. N. Thomas of Cotton
wood spent two days in Grange
vile this week getting dental work
done in Dr. Green's Office. Mr..
Thomas said ~ know it dovsn' t
see,n possible that what DR.. Green
Claims for his new electric profess
for painless dentistry could be true.
but brferr he applied the electricity
to my teeth they were SO sensitive
that couldn't even bear the
touch Of IN instrument to them
but after the electricity had been
applied, he ground and filed them
without the slightest touch of pain
to me. and there is no pain or dis
comfort connected with the appli-
cation nf the electricity, it is done
so gradually that yon do not
realize that any current is being
applied. ! would rather pay fifty
dollars extra to have my teeth
filled by the electric process than
to undergo the pain without it.
Geo. Foresman's team, from
Cotton. wood, became frightened
last Thursday and before he could
regain control Of them dashed
down Main street through the
crowd and eollided with NJ. H.
Smiths hack which was occupied
by himself and wife turning it over
and demolishing things in a fright.
full manner. Mr.. Smith was taken
from the wreck in an unconscious
condition with an ugly cash over
his eye and q bad brnise on his
side. Physicians We're called but
his injuries did not prove danger
Gus and on Saturday he was able
to attend the pioneer reunion.
Sunday evening services as
usual, Christian Endeavor at 7:l5,
Topic; Individual work for Christ.
s O'Clock evening service; subject
of sermon Wandering Sheep"
Miss Sheaffer will sing a solo,
entitled 1The Unseen Kingdom
by Gerald Dane.
A number of opr farmers and
business men have expressed them
selves as willing to take stock in a
county fair association. The
benefits IT fairs are well known to
ali and immediate steps should be
taken to secure it's organization.
Cling Hulsclaw had one of his
feet badly bruised the Fourth by a
seat breaking in the arbor at the
celebration grounds.