Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-10-09


Col. F. j. Parker was here thi
week and left Tuesday for Rapit
river to inaugurate work on hi
mining properties.
w. f. Graham is Offering a fin,
three piece parlor set free to hi
customers to be given away Dec
81, 1902. A ticket for the draw
ing is given with each two dollar
cash purchase.
A carload of Universal Ranges
and Stoves just received. This
was bought before the heavy ad.
vance in this line. We will save
you money. Let us show you.-
H. & II. Hardware Co.
We are unloading our third car
of Sound Cedar Shingles for this
season. How is that? BE sure to
get our prices on Windows, Doors,
Shingles, etc, before buying. H.
& HI. Hardware Co.
| While Oliver Stewart was burn
ing stubble on his farm west OF
town last Saturday, the fire got be-
yond his control destroying his
hay, meadow aud some fence.
The loss will be about 5000.
Special sale of jewelry at the
Big Buffalo store this week.
Rings, cuff buttons, chatelaine
bags, stick pins, sterling silver
thimbles, etc, all at special prices
and all sui table for gifts. What
wonder that this department. Of the
Big Buffalo store is exceptio nally
busy.
A double wedding took place
at the residence of the parents OF
the brides last evening when Rev.
Smith united in wedlock Jas.
Anterior, of Kamiah, and Miss
Belle Smith, and Geo. Long and
Miss May Smith. The brides are
two of Grangeville's most popular
ladies and "a host of good wishes
follow them in their matrimonial
career.
Rev. Father Kremers, of Cotton
wood, will hold services in the
Catholic church, in this city, on
Sunday, Oct. 10. After services,
there will be meeting of the
members of the church, to which
all are cordially invited. From
here the Rev. gentleman will de-
part on mission trip up the Sal
mon river to White Bird, Golf and
Pollock.
Hon. f. ID. Culver, democratic
nominee for attorney general
and Avery c. Moore will speak a,
the following places in Idaho
county during the campaign:
Kooskia, October 20; Sites,
October 81; Mt. Idaho, October
%; Grangeville, October 20; Den.
yer, October 81; Keuterville, Dc
tober IS; Cottonwood, October 20;
White Bird, November 8.
Nick McGrew, foreman of the
removed Crackerjack mine, is our
from the Hump for the purpose O
domiciling his family at Mt. Idaho
for the coming winter. Mr.. Nc
Grew says the mine is looking bet
ter than ever. He returned yes
terday to snperintend the work
mapped out for the development OF
the property during the coming
winter.
Prof. G. II. Brockman, the mag
netic healer, has closed his office
in this city and left yesterday fol
Denver to look after his interests
there. He informs us that he will
not practice his profession here
again as the people are not familiar
with the merits of the science
but will go to Nevada, Mo-, fol
the winter after which he expects
to locate in Los Angeles.
The we'll drill on the Jerome
place has attained a depth of 20:
feet through very hard rock, but
now has 20 feet of water. The
well will be pushed down another
&c feet in order to secure an ample
supply of the fluid. Mr.. Jerome
is we'll pleased with the work, as
the presence of an unlimited water
supply is easily worth a couple oil
thousand dollars to any place.
A private letter from Edward
Gault, the stockman who was here
last spring with carload of thor
oughbred cattle, says that he has
stocked his old home farm near
Cincinnati, Iowa, with Shorthorns
and is now filling a carload order
for an Oregon rancher. He saws
the corn crop of the Hawkeye state
is pretty fair, while oats and wheat
were not very good, but the fruit
and vegetable crops were immense.
He sends hopes that Camas Prairie
and its people will continue to
prosper.
News comes from Warren that
eastern parties are about to install
a large prospecting plant on the
big meadows below the town of
Warren. A traction engine and