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

Aeaa LOHuOus new AL III ~
days issue.
Fred Emmons returned to the
Hump yesterday.
j. j. Pulse, the Denver druggist,
was in town yesterday.
Ed Vincent is quite i'll with
fever at his home in fhis city.
The public schools will open in
this city on Monday, September 2.
The Union Pacific has purchased
the Idaho Falls TOWNSHIP for $780,
600.
DIR. A. J. Cooper left this morn
ing for two weeks trip to Mon
tana
Masonic lodge meets in regular
monthly session on Saturday even
ing next.
The premium list for the Grange
vile street fair will be published
next week.
The free street fair Oct. 8, 4 and
5 will be red letter days for
| Grangeville.
School books, tablets, ETC., at
the M. & M. Cash Store, August
25th, 1901.
WANTED:--A girl to do general
Homework. Enquire at the Office
of Fogg & Nugent.
Prairie chickens are plentiful on
the prairie now and are local sports
are making the most of it.
W. l.. Spaulding, of Florence,
was in town yesterday enroute to
Lewiston on business trip.
e. r. Cawley left Monday for
Yreka, California, called there by
the serious illness Of his father.
Anyone desiring to board teach
ers during the institute next week
will please leave their names with
?. M. Granville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin who left
here last fall, are expected back in
a few days and will make their
home on Camas Prairie.
Mrs. j. w. Woodwork who has
been under the care of DR.. Bibby
for six weeks past has returned to
her home in Walla Walla entirely
cured.
Lee Smith left Tuesday for a Wis
with his parents, Judge and Mrs.
Thomas Smith, at Roseburg, Or.
This is Mr. Smith first visit home
i'll Ii years.
Farmers having choice fruits or
grains should preserve them for
exhibition at the street fair. Clsh
premiums will be paid and It cost
nothing to enter.
Idaho county has two inmates
of the state soldiers home in Boise:
Horatio II. Bolster, of Co. D., 9th,
Connecticut infantry, and William
II. Crook, of the Z. S. navy.
Mrs. I. j. Wright left this
morning for a months visit at
Harrison and Spokane. Mrs. II.
Y. Riggs will probably return with
her for visit with friends here:
j. +. Boyer, formerly of Flor
ence, is lying very low at Fred
karsten's, and his death is looked
for at any time. He has been un-
conscious for the past two weeks.
TAILoRING.-Mrs. NJ. Mason will
do cleaning, pressing and repairing
of gentlemen's clothing in connec-
ton with ladies' tailoring and
dressmaking, at her place over
Jacks hardware store.
Mr.. Wright, late of the Flor
enee Mercantile Co., has got a
stamp mill almost ready to run on
his Marshall lake quartz property
which he found last fall. From
what we hear he has got a little
bonanza.
Mr.. Kelly, the old pioneer and
~ a'iRh .ii'i 1ifdht, was buIOWH
from his horse while delivering
goods last week and dislocated his
shoulder. Some years ago he
broke his leg in the same service
and has not been able to get out to
Grangeville since.
The state board Of equalization
has valued the Clearwater Short
Line railroad in Idaho county at
50, 900 per mile. The total milage
of the road in Idaho county is 1877
miles, which gives us valuation
of SOS. 10 from that source.
Contracts have been let for the
Of the Pacific & Idaho
Northern branch railroad from
Council into the Seven Devils
camp. The distance is 10 miles
and it is expected that Wilkerson
& Thompson, the contractors, will /
have 20 miles completed before
winter sets in.