Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-16
About the City.


The Cottonwood packing house
will be sold January %.
Mrs. d. n. Telcher is seriously
sick at her residence west Of town.
B. +. Morris and wife were visit
ing friends from Lewiston last week
Miss Edna Baird is up from
Lewiston visiting Miss Georgia
Reed.
George Hawley was up from
White Bird after supplies last
Friday.
The planet Venus is beautiful
sight in the heavens these mid
winter evenings.
The public schools here reopened
Monday with good attendance after
the holiday recess.
Miss Katherine Couchman, OF
the telephone exchange, is visiting
friends in Palouse City.
Doug Holton, we'll known here,
is now running the cafe at the Ho-
tel Perkins in Portland.
Although this is now midwinter
many people have flowers in full
bloom in their gardens here.
School trustees met Monday eve
min to allow bills, but owing to alb
sentees no business was done.
George Brown was doing BUSH
ness in town this week, his first
appearance since the new year.
B. G. Wiltse and wife are visit
ing at Bridal Veil, Oregon, and
will likely be absent all winter.
The Grangeville orchestra will
give a dance tomorrow night at
I. O. o. F. hall. Everybody in
vited.
Did anybody ever know such
delightful weather as we are hav-
ing at this season and at this alti-
tude?
The Odd Fellows installed their
new officers Saturday night and
wound up the proceedings by a fine
supper.
Mrs. G.. X. Reed entertained the
members of the Women's club at
luncheon on Thursday last at the
Jersey House.
VIM. Hunt has returned from
a visit to relatives in Montana, and
reports people blowing near his
Kamiah home.
Mr.. Maxon, Of Lewiston, is me-
gotiating deal for some placer
properties near Bridgeport for Spo-
kane parties.
Village trustees met in adjourned
session Saturday night but traus-
acted no business, there being no
quorum present.
A. w. Davis, of Switchback, is
suffering from blood poison in the
foot and DR.. Busey fears amputa-
ton must follow.
The Grangeville orchestra gives
a dance at the opera house tomor-
row night, and good time is as
sured. Tickets 81.
Landlord Reed of the Jersey
house, has been taking a little
vacation in Lewiston and Spokane
for the last few days.
Ex-senator George L. Shoup is
now in Washington and will shortly
leave for Porto Rico to spend the
winter for the benefit of his failing
health.
The Salmon City people are ad.
vertising their route to Thunder
Mountain with a full page of the
Engineering and Mining journal
of New York.
Mrs. Salonius Day and son Del,
mont returned Saturday from q
pleasant weeks visit with hel
brother, DIR. j. w. Turner and
family, of Cottonwood.
Now let everybody quit talking
about the shooting case and let thu
law take its natural course, and .
whole lot Of unnecessary hard feel
ings will be done away with.
Landlord J. NJ. Moore, Of tn,
Cottonwood house, was doing bust
ness here several days this week
He reports receiving good pat
ronage in his hotel business.
An electric light has been place.
on the hill near Fosters new resi-
dence west of town by the enter
prise Of the residents of that sec
ton, which makes travelling cas-
after dark.
P. l.. O'Bannon was doin,
business in town last Satur
day and reports Bridgeport
as the land Of sunshine, and n
overcoats have been needed thu
far this winter.
The latest news from Bridgeport
is to the effect that the south for
is to be damned for the purpose c
generating power for the runnin
of an electric railway from tn
river to the prairie.
The Woodmen of the World ar,
preparing for big time on Januar
"a, when they will give gran
banquet and ball and other form