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

Mrs. G. II. Schmadeka and
daughter Grace left last Monday
for Portland, where they will spend
some time.
! The tax-collector has been the
busiest man in the county the past
week receipting for taxes which
went delinquent Monday.
For the benefit Of our many
eastern readers we rise to remark
that we have had another week OF
mid. winter weather with not a trace
of frost.
Buffalo Hump lodge No. 30,
Knights of Pythias, will give a
grand ball on the eve of Washing
toms birthday, Friday, February
81. Particulars next week.
Glen Vincent, son of d. G. Vim
cent, broke his left wrist last week
through the capsizing of load OF
hay at his home on the experiment
farm. He is getting along nicely
and will soon be as well as ever.
Rev. II. d. Chambers, an Epis-
copal minister Of Albert Lea, Min
nesota, is visiting this mission this
week and will hold services at the
Episcopal church this evening at
1880. All are cordially invited.
Grand Chancellor Jos. S. Vim
cent of Kendrick, installed the new
officers of Buffalo Hump Lodge
No. 80, X. p, last night, and a
general good time was had. This
lodge is the strongest OF all the Or
ders in the county, having a MEM
bership of over 100.
| Ike Ackerman; one of the popu-
lar statesmen in A. & Fs mercan-
tile establishment, left this morn
ing for Portland for vacation of a
couple of months, which he has
rightly earned, for it is his first
trip away from Grangeville in his
six years of residence here.
Joseph Pfeuffer is having his
building on east Main street raised
to conform to the street grade. A
24x24 foot addition is to be built
to the building, which will soon be
opened as hotel, under the man
agement of Mark Howe. F. D.
Vansise has charge of the work.
The Lewiston Tribune has pur-
cased property on d street Lewis
ton. and intends erecting COM
plete newspaper building in which
to Install the Tribune. The AL
ford Bros. publish paper that is
away ahead of it's support, and we
are glad to see this substantial
evidence of it's prosperity. May it
live thousand years.
FL. S. Hazlitt was visitor from
Dixie this week and reports that
he has a small force of men work
ing on his Red Pine group running
a tunnel which will tap the vein at
a depth of 300 feet He showed
some excellent samples from his
claims and confirms all the good
things which are being published
about the camp in the FREE Press
from time to time.
Lou Smith arrived out direct
from Thunder Mountain last Sat
urday and is enthusiastic over its
prospects for making the greatest
camp on earth. He says it is a
whale, bird, a cracker-jack, and
that those who know it best are the
the most satisfied. AS for routes,
he says there is no travel from the
south, all the roads and trails from
that side being closed up tight by
snow, while the road from Warren
to Grangeville is wide open.
The directors of the Bank of
Camas Prairie held their semi
annual meeting Tuesday and de-
clared the usual semi-annual divi-
dend of five per cent. on the capt.
tai stock, and carried So, 600 to the
surplus fund. The examining
committee gave the affairs of the
bank a thorough overhauling and
reported everything in most sat-
isfactory condition.
The Woodmen of the World in
stalled their new officers Monday
night, initiated two members and
wound up with banquet. The
handsome new banner purchased
with the proceeds of the Bittner
company's plays given here recent
ly was also unfolded for the first
time and gave the members great
qualification at its elegant appear
ance.
B. l.. Crosby and wife. of Sims
q Crosby, left here last Friday for
a trip to southern Idaho and
Nampa, where Mrs. Crosby has
sister residing whom she has not
seen in twelve years. They ex-
pect to be gone a month, and are
entitled to vacation, for since
they opened business here neither
have had day off until the pres
emit trip.
County Attorney Scales spent
Monday in Stuart prosecuting
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