Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-09
About the City.

AoSCOW olllb Woek.
A son was born to the wife of
Edwin London at Seattle Janu-
airy /.
Rev. Mintzer is spending the
week along the Salmon river settle
ments.
j. L. Eckert. the Cottonwood
stockman, WAS in town Monday on
mining business.
The Grangeville public school
reopens on Monday next after the
holiday vacation.
Henry Ashton Of Empire, Col. 4,
arrived Monday on a mining deal
for Colorado parties.
Hugh O'Kane has purchased a
thoroughbred Clydesdale stallion
, for breeding purposes.
Ex-county commissioner J. b.
FOrsman, was over from Cotton
wood this week on special business.
Frank Wise and wife were doing
business here Monday and Tuesday
from the neighborhood of Westlake.
Dave Baldwin is lying almost at
the point Of death at his home on
Hall street, suffering from Bright's
disease.
DIR. Clarke Bennett and Mrs. G.
M. Day left Tuesday for Lewiston
where they will visit friends for a
month.
The veteran pioneer, Sam Phin-
ney, Of Lapwai, was shaking hands
with his many friends hereabouts
this week.
Mrs. David Yates is very low at
her home in Denver with consump-
ton and it is feared that she may
not recover
Miss Jennie Newman, of White
Bird, was visitor here Friday en-
route to Sites, where she opened
school Monday.
Rookie & Jones have made an
other shipment of horses from Cot
tonwood to Lewiston for service in
South Africa.
Frank McGrane is home again
making ready for another shipment
OF horses for the use of the British
government in South Africa.
DR.. Sifton spent several days
here this week from Florence and
reports the old camp as promising
good things in the near future.
A j. Turner is down at the Slate
creek bridge with crew Of men
and expects to get the structure
completed early in the coming
week. 8te@ @&
Chase Bros, of Keuterville, have
established a lumber yard in this
town and intend to keep a supply
of building material constantly on
hand.
District deputy grand master
Levi Magee and delegation left
here last evening to install the new
officers of the Odd Fellows lodge
at Denver.
Frank Kettenbach, president of
the Bank of Camas Prairie, was in
town this week to attend the meet
ing of the directors, returning
home Wednesday.
Prof. Granville and Supt. Elsen-
sohn have returned from attending
the state teachers association at
Moscow and report pleasant and
instructive series of meetings.
The Florodora Dramatic COM
pany has donated S15 to the la
dies of st. Agnes guild of the Epis-
copal church as the result of their
recent efforts to entertain the
public.
The Vollmer-C Clearwater COM
pany have established an agency at
Nez Perez, and the same people
will shortly establish banking
agency at the same thriving reser-
walton metropolis.
The representatives of the Con-
solidated Hydraulic mining COM
pany, of Pontiac, Michigan, are
expected here shortly to close up
the pending deal for the Harry
Cone bar on Salmon river.
j. A. Swarts, one of our Oldest
and most respected pioneers, was
in town Monday walking with a
crutch, the result of an injury to
his knee caused by a fall from
fence. His health otherwise is ex-
cellent.
+. McBroom, proprietor of the
FKEE Press, accompanied by his
wife, left Tuesday ON a visit to
sister of Mrs. McBroom at Boise
City, expecting to be absent two or
three weeks. The editorial end of
the old reliable will in his absence
be conducted by executor A. F.
Parker.
The Misses Bernice Day and
Leonora Smith returned Saturday
evening from a months vacation
at Salem, Oregon, visiting friends
They report pleasant time, and
are again on deck at their respec-
tive posts, Miss Day at the tele-
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