Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-05-08

few days trip to Spokane.
Miss Bernice Day is visiting
friends in Lewiston for few days.
The old soldiers are talking Of
celebrating Memorial Day, May 30.
Jacob Schwalbach has returned
from - visi, to- his wife in Walla
Walla.
Mrs Frank Reed is spending a
few days in Lewiston visiting
friends
DR.. Clarke Bennett has returned
f., IN few days sojourn> with
friends in Lewiston.
Hon. Louis Smith left in big
hurry for Thunder Mountain on a
specia! business trip Saturday.
}. y. York, of Clearwater, was
a pleasant caller at the Office of the
old reliable FREE PRESS Monday.
The Epworth League give So
cial tomorrow friday evening at
the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. r.
+. Fulton.
Stop those aching feet by using
box Of the Right Foot Relief.
Manufactured and sold at the
Right Drug Store.
Fred s. Pope is here from Seattle
and will remain a few days to visit
old friends. His wife is visiting
her parents at Sites.
Dick Ruddy, of Genesee, brought
in 200 head OF cattle last week
which he will pasture on the Salmon
river range this summer.
Hogan Bros. sawmill on Crook
ed river, is saving out material for
the big stamp mill equipments on
their Crooked river claims.
r. Benson, of Winside, Neb.
was a visitor this week looking
over the country, and after a short
trip to the Palouse country he will
return here to invest in q home.
Draught beer always on tap at
the Oregon saloon, opposite the
Wiltse House, for 5 cents a glass.
Beer supplied in quantity for
family use. tt.
Rod Leggatt, of Butte, was here
last week en- route to Elk City tC
start up the Buffalo Hill placers
He expects to work crew of eight
men during the season.
l. N. Smith, of Mt. Idaho,
weighed 81 months old Cheste,
pig yesterday which weighed Ill
pounds. Now if anybody can beat
this let us hear from them.
l.. Woodruff and three sons, late
arrivals from Nebraska, went to the
Whitebird country last Saturday
where they will homestead lands in
that growing section and engage ir
raising cattle.
Fred Mitchell has taken the pc
sition in the Grangeville electric
light plant vacated by f. A. Davis
who leaves Monday to assume tn,
position of engineer at the Wis
Boy mine in Buffalo Hump.
d. l.. Calkins, who has been Wis
iting Grandpa and Grandma Swart
for the past year, left last weel
for his home in Nevada City, Cal
He expects to return and make hi
permanent home here in due time
The school board meets Monda,
evening next, at which time tn
teachers for the ensuing year will
r be chosen 1t is understood tina
all of the present competent stai
are applicants for reappointment.
Grandpa J. A. Swarts celebrates
his SOth birthday at his home il
Fairview last Thursday, and
number of friends and relative
assembled to do honor to this ven
cradle old pioneer, who number
! his friends by the legion.
The Cottonwood Cronicle say
-, that a cowboy named Powell wa
roped from his horse in drunke
frolic at White Bird last week
fracturing his skull and injurin
. him internally, although his injul
: les are not considered as YER
serious.
= IL. V. Brown is under arrest O
: a charge preferred by G. w. Good
and E. Hindman Of suborning
G witness in the O'Kane cattle cas-
: now pending in the district cour,
The trial will take place befor
= Justice Jaques on May 20.
VIM. McCready, a blacksmith a
Mt. Idaho, dropped dead this morn
d ing while working in his shop
. He was shoeing horse when h
suddenly staggered and was caugf
by several bystanders but expire
: without speaking. He was abou
s As years old and leaves wife an
!, several children.
j. X. Collins, sheriff of Lata
u county, was here during the wee
y with warrant for Otto G. johnson
e residing in Keuterville. on chare
= of Abandonment and failure to pre-
= vide for his wife and three children
Y the youngest being only tw
n months old. He was taken
l. Moscow for trial, and it is prol