Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-08-22

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Green Creek, was visiting the
Misses Foster in this city last
week.
j. NJ. Shaw, G. r. Gregg and
Lee Downing were up from Kan
iah Saturday, when Mr.. Shaw
made final proof on his homestead.
N. w. MCGEE, founder OF the
Bargain store and for several
years a resident of this town, is
spending a few weeks here visiting
friends.
II you are in need of good
saddle or pack pony call on George
Behean one mile west Of Grange
vile. He will sell cheap for
cash. tt
Prof. and Mrs. T. NJ. Glanville
arrived here last Saturday and will
make their home in the cottage
formerly occupied by w. H. Kim
mel.
The telephone company has
just completed putting in new
poles on their line between here
and Lewiston by way of Craig
mountain.
Riley Clemens, of Sites, is sick
at the Moser house in this city
with an attack of typhoid pneu-
monia. DR.. Bibby is the attend
ing physician.
Rufus Hawley was mp from
White Bird Tuesday with a load
Of the best and biggest water
melons seen in these parts in a
good many moons.
Commissioner Herman Of the
general land Office, announces that
there is no probability of the Fort
Hall Indian reservation being
thrown open this fall.
4 The Woodmen picnic on last
Sunday took large crowd from
town but the shower about noon
spoiled the day and they all re-
turned before evening.
d. G. VanBuren has purchased
five hundred cords of wood for the
winters run at the electric light
plant. This wood is now being
delivered in the yard at the plant.
A. S. Hardy and d. G. Van
Buren, left the first of the week for
a few days outing in Buffalo
Hump. While there they will
look after their mining interests in
that section.
J. Pierpont Morgan is said to
have offered q fabulous sum for
Lafayette's sword. Which prompts
an exchange to remark that it was
about the only piece of steel Nor
gan did not control.
The Johns Creek Sunday School
will hold basket picnic at Nurss
grove at 1890 a. m. next Sunday
Q and cordially invite all neighbor
e ing Sunday schools to join with
them on the occasion.
a w. L. Costley has received 6
9 letter from his son, Y. M Costley,
stating that he had started in t,
e attend college at San Francisco
n and was well pleased with the in
stitution and the city.
d l.. j. Dimick who conducts !
d poultry ranch just east of town
received a trio of thoroughbred
k Belgian hares last week from Spols
ane and will devote some attention
to this popular industry.
q G. p. Richardson came out from
!. the Moose creek mines Saturday
He reports scarcity of water fo
mining purposes, the supply fail
- ing SO rapidly that they will hav'
: to wait for fall rains to make thei
"clean up"
:, The Grangeville Street Fair ane
the Grangeville Electric Railway
are making growing Grangevillt
II the most talked-about town in tn,
e northwest. The newspapers arr
literally advertising both measure.
q all they can.
II Paul Corcoran, who after
vigorous prosecution, is the onl
1t man now serving sentence on &C
|. count of the Occur d'Alene riot
of 1899, and sentenced to II year
r. imprisonment was pardoned las
K Thursday after serving two year
and fifteen days.
d The Big Buffalo Cash store hal
It full line of harness and saddlery
all hand made. Double team har
d ness, hack harness, buggy harness
q chain harness, cart harness. Can
vas and draper sticks for draper
repair OF all kinds. Prices lowel
: than the lowest. Repairing neatly
. and promptly done. w. F. Selma
deka, Proprietor.
:. Mr.. Hathaway, who bough
( John Clare's mining property or
Grouse creek, near Warrens, re
: Gently, has also purchased, or il
!. about to purchase Bohndel
Brahan's placers on Secesh creek
e near the Secesh meadows, which
# they have been successfully opera
B. ting for many years. This is con
d sidered one Of the best placer
r. properties in that section.