Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-17

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The Bank of Camas Prairie re-
ceived $4,000 in silver money from
the St. Louis sub-treasury last
night.
Right wrongs no one, so try
bottle Of the Right Cougt Balsam,
manufactured and sold by the
Right Drug Store.
II. b. Brown, Of the Brown
Trading company, is now in Port
land whooping up the Thunder
Mountain boom.
SHEEP FOR SALE.-Ewes and
lambs. Inquire of or address
ERNEST SMITH,
IN 81 Grangeville, Idaho, Box 107.
WANTED.-By elderly lady,, a po-
sition as housekeeper for widower.
Address X. b., Room IA, Alki
Block, Spokane, Wash.
X. II. Lands, OF Aurora, ILL.,,
has joined the growing list of home
seekers who intend to make their
homes on Camas Prairie.
Seeds from the department OF
agriculture at Washington to be
given away while they last at the
FREE Press Office. Call early.
Mr.. Cunningham is having the
old Maze -aloon fitted up for Il
buggy and paint department in
connection with his livery stable
business.
l will still give bargains in fur
nitnre and wallpaper. My new
stock has just arrived. Come in
and see for yourself at w. f. Ora.
hams Furniture Store.
Fockler 4 Griswold received a
payment for their placer ground
this week from the Consolidated
Hydraulic company Of Pontiac,
Mich.
Tom johnson arrived last even.
ing from Il trip to Spok ane on min.
ing business. He reports the north.
ern metropolis as all afire with
Thunder Mountain excitement.
The district convention, Knights
of Pythias, meets in Lewiston April
30, an occasion for which the rail.
road has made a special rate. But
falo Hump lodge has not yet elect.
ed its delegates, but a good attend.
ance of members of this popular
order is assured.
The Hotel Tanner, at Sites, is
gaining an enviable reputation as
an eating house. The large num-
Der of people passing through that
town have learned where to get the
best of everything to eat, and as a
result the popular hotel is con.
stantly crowded with guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. McBroom, of the
FREE Press, left Tuesday, the
proprietor accompanying his wife
as far as Lewiston on her way tc
North Yakima. where she will
spend some time visiting relatives,
and later she will go on to her old
home at Roseburg, Oregon. where
she will visit her mother.
DIED Grangeville, Idaho
April Is, 1902, Flora Baxter Pope
a native of Spokane, aged l6 years
7 months and IA days. The funera
will be held on Sunday at 2 p. M
from the Christian church, in order
to give brother of deceased, wht
has just returned from Manila
time to arrive from San Francisco
to attend the last sad rites.
f. A. Grain, of Linton, N. d.
arrived Monday and spent coupl,
of days looking over the prairie
He is cashier Of the bank of Lintor
and partner of J. E. Horton
of the same place, who recently
bought the Lee Wann farm nea1
Denver, He was accompanied by
George Wescott, also of Linton
who may locate here.
There are several candidates il
the field for the subordinate Office,
to be filled by the new boart
of village trustees. w. G. Brown
John Wilks and others aspire t.
sport the marshal's star. w. H
Casady is a candidate for the attor
neyship. The new board meets tn,
first Monday in May. when the ap
pointments will likely be made.
The commissioner of the genera
land office has ruled that Indian,
who have accepted allotted landl
in severalty are citizens of tn,
United States and are entitled t.
the benefits of homestead laws
The fact that an Indian has re
ceived an allotment need not inter
fere with his making a homestead
entry, if otherwise qualified.
The amount of S1165 has beer
raised by private subscription to
ward opening North Meadow stree
through the property Of w. A
Hall, whose residence stand,
squarely in the middle of the street
1t will be continued on dowr
through the Schwalbach premise.
and make connection with thu
stage road coming in from Sites
Loyal Addison, one of oul
native born Camas Prairie boys