Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-13

lormances. he Octoroons gave
two entertainments to large crowds.
All of which goes to show that
growing Grangeville is gaining an
excellent reputation among theatre
cal people az first-class show
town. The expense of bringing
one of these companies here is very H
great, and it speaks we'll for the
town that they all promise to come
again.
1t is learned through private
advices that c. S. Mark who was
in business here last spring is Row
in San Diego, Cal , in very indiffpr-
ent health, with little chance of re-
covery.
Patrick Curtin is again on the
streets after a confinement of some
weeks with broken leg He will
have to use crutches for a long
time to come, hut the old veteran
is pretty tough and says he is far
from dead yet.
Norman Gould was up from John
Day last week to pay taxes and
TRANSACT other business He lie
one of the oldest settlers of the
Salmon river country and has a
ane fruit and stock farm on John
Day creek, from the proceeds of
which he makes a comfortable sub
sistence in his old age.
For SALE.-16O acres, all under
good 3-wire fence. $3.50 worth Of
hay, and pasture on place; 45 head
Of cattle, 40 of them L., 2 and 3
year old heifers; good range all
around the place; $1,000 will bny
the whole business if sold in 40
days. O. H. Greer, Freedom,
Idaho. dec5
The president has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation devot-
ing Thursday, November q, as the
national day of thanksgiving. Out
here in the west we have much to
be thankful for in the way of boun-
teous harvests and good prices for
crops, and we can we'll afford to
take a day off and give thanks to
the giver of all good for his mani
fold mercies.
With each month the volume of
business transacted at the Lewis
ton land Office continues to in
crease, and October has established
new record for single month,
the cash receipts reaching $685.
69S.66. During the month there
. were S5 cash entries, 81 homestead
2 filings. As final homestead proofs
and 9 mineral applications.
Assessor Overman will dOubtles
;, establish an Office at Grangeville il
. the next few days for the accom-
mediation of taxpayers who do no
s want to travel the extra miles owe
: to the old county seat. This viii
t be great convenience to the tax
!. paying public and will be the frs
v chance they will have to appreciat
. the benefits of the removal of tn
q county seat to growing Grangeville
: Mrs. Nancy Jones has purchase
the hotel at. White Bird from Han
n Hagen and went down this wee
, to take possession, and will here
n after reside there and conduct tn
n business. Mrs. Jones has been rur
re ming highly successful privat
boarding house here for some year
and has the reputation of being tn
1T finest housekeeper in these parts
is The boarding house in Grangevill
al will hereafter be conducted by ht
be daughter, Mrs. w. Fl. Hill.
Up to the present time, wit
ed several precincts yet to be hear
he from, the returns indicate the ele
n ton of Messrs. Mitchell and Moo
n on the democratic legislative tick
ef together with the three democrat
commissioners. The absent pr
k. cincts are expected to give substa
70 tial democratic majorities all alol
to the line. The precincts as hea
ITO from are given in our table of u
AFT official election returns, and ne
week we hope to give the officl
vote of the entire county.
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viii MARRIED the residence
CO. the parents of the bride, Granl
the vile, Idaho, November 9, W.
,re Knox, minister of the gospel, 0
ciating, Herman w. Boyd and N
lie NJ. Cowan. The young cou
the remembered the FREE Press TO
per with a goodly slice of wedding ca
~ y, for the printer to dream on. Th
0a'i many friends unite with us in
TRY earnest hope that their voy'
over the matrimonial sea may
has one of unalloyed pleasure, prosE
lay, ity and happiness. They will t.
ow. porarily keep house in the N
the Eastman residence.
the -
SlOO-ReWard-$1OO.
nh, roadars of this paper will be pleas