Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-02

Walter Hills family have re.
moved into the dwelling north O
the Baptist church.
j. d. Stantial is again on the
streets after a thirty day rest in
bed from pneumonia.
F. d. White, of Grangeville, ha.
enrolled his name on the long lis
Of FREE Press readers.
Mining Engineer W. II. Hill i
on Clearwater today making sur.
vey of the Hinkle placer for patent
j. r. Suther!in, brother-in-law Of
the Hogan boys, is spending a few
days in the city from Oakland
) Oregon.
f. +. Aldrich was up from
White Bird this week and left ar
advertisement of the sawmill oil
Hanson & Aldrich. in that neigh.
borhood. He reports White Birt
as growing apace and everybody
doing a good business.
An incendiary started a coal OF
fire Wednesday morning at an
early hour under the cellar of the
Office saloon, and but for the APP
pearance OF the Chinese roustabout
a disastrous confagration would
have resulted.
How is this for midwinter
weather? At no time this week
has the mercury been more than
a couple of degrees below the freez-
ing point, while in the main, the
soft chinook wind has taken the
frost out of the ground.
County Superintendent of Schools
Louis Elsensohn is attending the
State Teachers association at
Moscow, and when these sessions
are adjourned he will remain over
to take in the annual meeting of
the county school superintendent.
Mckee & Oliver had new floor
put in their blacksmith shop on
Hall street, and have replaced
their water main with one giving
more power for their machine
lathe. These gentlemen are over
run with work and are putting in
lots of overtime.
JOS. Vincent, editor of the Ken
drick, Gazette, and son of our j.
X. Vincent, is visiting the family
of w. w. Brown for few days.
He has lately recovered from
severe attack Of typhoid and is
here in the hope that the change
will help him along on the road to
complete convalescence.
G. S. Mark and wife, of
Albion, Cassia county, are in the
city looking for permanent loca-
ton. Mr.. Mark was until lately
the proprietor Of the Albion Times,
one Of the leading democratic
papers Of southern Idaho, and we
trust he will find something to suit
him in this section.
In the case of Ellie G. Sherman
against Charles Sweeney for the
sum Of s11,S75 and interest from
the first day Of May, 1900, alleged
to be due from the latter on the
purchase of the Big Buffalo, the
Merrimac and Orc Elmo mines in
the Robbins district, the plaintiff
won a verdict for the full amount
of her claim.
Henry Murray had his meat
market decorated in highly artistic
style for the Christmas HOLIDAYS
and had as fine lot of meat on
display as any metropolis of this
land can boast of. All the meat
markets carried fish, game, and the
latest of beef and mutton to CRAFTY
the tastes of their customers.
Representative Moore has re.
turned from Chicago and says that
a carload Of machinery for the
Wise Boy mill in Robbins district
has reached Spokane and may be
looked for at Sites any day now.
A second car has also left Chicago
and the whole outfit will be
rushed into the mine and erected
as fast as possible upon it's arrival
at the railroad terminus.
Miss Graham entertained the
parents Of her pupils at a musical
recital at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. b. F. Taylor, last Friday. |
The splendid manner in which the |
program was rendered was a flat
tering compliment to Miss
ability as a teacher and
afforded a delightful afternoon for
the parents. After the recital re-
freshments were served.
Judge Steele and stenograp her
Hodge were here during the W eek
to hear testimony in the Banner
mine mortgage case. The case was
for decision. The mo.
ton of Ludstrum VS.. Idaho Com
stock M. Il M. Co., to dissolve the
temporary injunction restraining
the sale of personal property was
also submitted on briefs, and on
Tuesday his honor left for Moscow.
The Weiser people are getting