Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-09-04


Jos. Rastemeyer, editor of he
Cottonwood Chronicle, was in town
the first Of the week.
Mrs. H. f. Matteson was con-
lined to her bed the first Of the
week from sickness.
Farmer Johns Barb Wire Bal.
sam. Manufactured and sold at
the Right Drug store.
The Harpstcr public school was
opened last Monday with Miss
Frances Wilson as teacher.
Chas. d. Brockett is out from
the Hump this week on business
and to mix up with old friends.
Good pasture for horses and
cattle with plenty OF water.
j. H. PERRY, Mt. Idaho.
Get prices on Chinaware and
Tinware At the Big Buffalo store.
A new, clean stock now on hand.
A. S. McGaffee, one of Slate
creeks prosperous farmers, was in
town the first of the week on bust
ness.
Judge Allen Miller, of White
Bird, was in town Sunday in con-
ference with some Of the political
leaders.
Miss Harding and Mrs. Alcorn,
M. d., of Stuart, both took the
teachers examination at Mt. Idaho
last week.
School at Mt. Idaho will begin
next Monday with Miss Margaret
Hawk as principal and Beatrice
Fleetwood as assistant.
The teachers examination was
in progress at Mt. Idaho before Su-
perintendent Elsensohn last week.
There were 25 applicants.
The board Of county commission
ers will meet in special session next
Monday at which time they will
fix the tax levy for the present
year.
Dave Pugh and J. c. Moore have
been doing some good work on the
Buffalo Hump wagon road for
which they are entitled to u lot Of
credit.
Commissioner Frank Brown was
out from the Hump this week on
business. He has a full force OF
men working in his mine at that
place.
+. J. Embree and B. Wilsman,
OF Monster, Texas, were in town
Sunday on their way to Cotton.
wood where they expect to invest
in land.
Work on the addition to the
school house is progressing rapidly,
and, it is stated, will be completed
and ready for occupany by the
time school will open.
Mrs. Il. J. Wright and children
left for Spokane Thursday night t.
remain during the winter to give
the children the benefit of better
educational advantages.
d. M. Narragon was in town last
week. He is a recent arrival from
Nebraska, and took the teachers
examination here with the view O.
teaching during the coming winter
Charley Thompson, Of Fall creek
is in town this week. He and hi
partner are getting things in read
mess to make a good cleanup OF
their placer mine at that place mex
season.
The Erb Stock of pianos and OF
/. gans have been purchased by A. d
Foster, who will offer them at bar
gains never equaled in Idaho coun
ty. See him at the Model restau
rant.
!. Jack Powers came over from
h Cottonwood Saturday to prove u
on his homestead entry. He wa
accompanied by l. d. Lyons an
: John Gibson who were witnesse
for him.
, Rudolph Bertsch has secured th
- agency for the celebrated WilsO
~ heaters and ordered carload I
them which will arrive in fe'
days. Before buying your stove
this fall call and see our stock.
Thos. II. Duff, of Salmon, an
20 Mrs. Ella Sebastian were marie
tn at the home of the bride in tn
RS city last Friday. w. N. Kno
officiated. The FREE Press joil
their many friends in extendir
congratulations.
- Attorney F. E. Fogg left for p
:" catello last Friday night to atten
the democratic state convention
,i,s He has his eye on the nominate
. of lieutenant governor and 1t Il
opportunity presents itself will ca
ture it before he returns.
]. H. Barth sold his fine 80
9 acre ranch near Cottonwood Ia
week to a man from Iowa. II
' 1s consideration was $4,000. 1t