Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-16

had him removed to Freedom last
week in order to give him good
nursing.
Ex-sheriff Mclean will leave
shortly on a visit to his old home
in Indiana, a step he has long
been contemplating but has never
been able to carry out before.
Mac has host Of friends who wish
him a pleasant visit and safe and
speedy return.
Among our callers this week was
Angus Jorgenson, Of Denver, who
renewed his allegiance to old Idaho
county's official paper. Mr.. Jor-
gensen has family of seven boys
and was made happy by the arrival
Of his first daughter on Tuesday
last.
A Washington dispatch an
nounces the marriage OF J. d.
Flenner, private secretary to Sen
ator Dubois, and Mrs. Mary F.
Straight, of Boise. Mr.. Flenner
will be remembered among our
oldest pioneers as the first Metho-
dist minister on Camas Prairie, in
1877.
A Petition to divide John Day
precinct is before the board Of
county commissioners, and also a
remonstrance. There are said to
be people playing politics in this
matter, and it will be well enough
for matters to be laid over until
the next term, so that no snap
judgment will be taken.
IS c. p. and 8 C. p. lamps will
hereafter be sold at 35 cents each,
or three for one dollar, provided
the old lamps are returned. The
price Of 32 c. p. lamps remains as
before. The old lamps must al
was be returned to get the benefit
OF these prices. G. VanBuren.
Frank McGrane and wife will
leave some time next week on a
protracted visit to Arizona points,
where they will take Tom Nc
Crane, who has been confined to
his rooms in Lewiston for some
time with lung trouble, which it is
hoped the warm air of the southern
country will alleviate.
A letter was received this week
by a real estate agent from a man
in Milwaukee asking for 1000 acres
of land, with running creek for
water power, and sufficient timber
and adjoining free pasture all for
80 per acre. The agent has sent
him a pill box full of real estate
and charged him expressage on
same to give him an idea OF real
estate values in this locality.
@. F. Brown was made happy by
the arrival of sister whom he had
not seen for % years from Nebras-
ka last week. Mrs. Michaels was
accompanied by her son, and they
left yesterday en- route to Nampa,
where they purchased property be-
fore coming to Camas Prairie,
otherwise she would have been
glad to locate here, as she considers
this by far the better country of the
two. So say we all of us.
The question of outside people add
hitting their children to school
without paying tuition is again agi-
tating the school board Of this dis
trict. The law specifies that chill
dren from any other district in the
county may attend the high schools
without payment Of tuition, and
the law should be adhered to. A
liberal policy in these matters is a
material benefit to the town.
From January 9, 1901, to Janu.
airy 2, 1902, there were entered
upon the county auditors fee book
3,91s items, from which, the county
has received in fees the total sum
OF 81, 5S1.41. The business OF the
office has been Increasing steadily
during the past six months, and
the fees for the quarter just closing
will amount to something more
than S1400. Idaho Mail.
| Messrs. j. A. Moody and J. L.
Rankin of Hawarden, Iowa. hayt
been on the prairie for some days
looking over the situation with the
view Of investing in farm land
They are we'll pleased with this
prairie. and are now on the Cotton
wood side with editor Parker, b,
whose invitation they are visiting
this section. They are very pleas
ant gentlemen, and we hope the,
will continue to become some of III
for good.
: Rev. II. d. Chambers, Of Alder
Lea, Minnesota, a minister of til,
Episcopal church, visited here las
Thursday and Friday and preached
at the Episcopal church in thi
/ place to large and appreciativ
!, congregation. Mr.. Chambers i
looking over this missionary juris
, diction upon the invitation o
} Bishop Wells. and it is probabl
that Mr.. Chambers may conclud
to take up the work in the Grange
, vile mission.
The Florence and Buffalo HUM
5 booms did good work in adding +