Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-30
About the City.


Sests are on sale ct Pearson &
Woods for The Noble Outcast.
e. 6. Chase, formerly U. S.
marshal for Idaho territory, is in
the city.
Ike Alderman is expected back
from his Portland vacation early
next week.
VIM. Steinheiser and wife will
leave for Portland next week for q
well-earned vacation.
County commissioner Frank
Brown left this morning for Spo-
kane on mining business.
County commissioner A. H.
Bishop left this morning for a trip
to Dayton and Portland.
Henry Wax has loaded several
teams with mining supplies for the
Banner mine in Florence this
week.
Look out for the entertainment
to be given by the Idaho Circle
100, w. of w., on February II, at
Masonic Hall.
f. s. Chase, formerly U. S.
marshal for Idaho territory, is in
the city en- route to Warrens on
mining business.
Attorn ey p. w. Mitchell was in
town from Stuart this week and
reports the village where the
waters meet as making good
growth.
The board Of county commits
sioners adjourned yesterday after
q continuous session Of Is days
transacting the regular quarterly
business.
d. M. Hartman and wife was
down to Lewiston last week and
purchased home in Vineland,
where they expect to make their
future residence.
Notice Of the intention to circu-
late petitions for removal Of the
county seat from Mt. Idaho to
growing Grangeville will be pub
lished next week.
G. 8. Mark is daily expecting the
arrival of his stock of stationery,
millinery, cigars and notions, and
hopes to open his store to the pub
lie during the coming week.
Mrs. Rufus w. Hawley and her
sister, Miss Shearer, left Tuesday
for Santa Rosa, where they will
spend the winter, returning here
when the robins nest again.
The senate has confirmed the
reappointment OF J. G. CARRIER as
postmaster ut Grangeville. Mr..
CARRIER is now serving his second
term Of four years in this position.
Private advices from Thunder
Mountain report that there was a
lot Of claim jumping on January
l, many people there staying out
all night 30 an to be first on the
ground.
The members OF the Epworth
League took big sleigh ride
Tuesday night in honor Of Miss Ora
Randolph, who will leave here
shortly to make residence else
where.
Harry Leland, q brother OF c. F.
Leland and Mrs. J. X. Vincent,
died at Seattle last week. MIR.
Leland spent several weeks here
last summer, when he seemed to
be in the prime Of health and man
hood.
Wilkinson and Richardson, of
the Bargain store, left this morn.
ing for Spokane to meet drummers
from the east, and expect to pur.
chase the heaviest invoices of
goods they have ever brought to
this section.
Figures Won't Lie" says the
Weiser Signal in advertising
Weiser as the shortest route to
Thunder Mountain; but Lock
woods attention is called to the
fact that "Liars Will Figure"-
and Lockwood can prove it.
Math Lauer was over from Green
creek this week on a business trip,
accompanied by his brother, re-
cent arrival from Minnesota, who
has purchased VanWright's place,
paying therefor the sum Of $4,000.
Land in that section commands
higher prices than elsewhere on
the prairie.
The citizens Of Warrens have
published a letter in the Spokes-
man-Review concerning the best
route into Thunder Mountain, and
we are glad to note that they
verify the distances from Grange
vile to the camp as published in
the FREE Press a few weeks ago.
In reporting the number of en-
tries in Idaho county's auditors
fee book last week for the year
1901 it read 369S when it should
have been 1868. We believe our
county auditor is doing the banner
business of the state and is certain
ly entitled to the full credit.
The Elegante Dramatic company
will give the magnificent drama OF