Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

10. He is disposing of all his
chattels and expects to 60 to Cal
ifornia for his wife's health.
Peter Larson, formerly of Mill
er's camp, near Resort, arrived
Saturday from the Hump, and de-
parted on Mondays stage for Ny
borg, Denmark, on a visit to his
native town and country.
Carl Carlton, head waiter at the
Jersey house, left Tuesday for q
visit with relatives at Kendrick.
He may 90 to the coast before re-
turning aud expects to be absent
about two weeks.
A carpenter by the name Of
Jones fell from q building on
which he was working Monday
and it was thought for a time that
he was seriously injured, but for
tnnately he was only severely
bruised and will be out again in >
few days.
Prof. Miles Reed, OF the state
university at Moscow, is visiting
the public schools OF this city. He
also took a day off and joined a
hunting party on the Clearwater
but unfortunately failed to get a
deer.
At a special meeting Of the
county commissioners last Friday
to consider the matter Of construct
ing a new bridge across the Clear
water at Kooskia, it was ordered
that bids be advertised for to be
opened January ~, 1904.
Hugh O'Kane has sold his sal
DON to Geo. D. Smith who took
possession last week. Mr.. O'Kane
has not fully decided what he will
do yet, but at present is contem-
plating trip to California for the
winter.
j. b. Adams, senior member of
the firm Of Adams and Wiltse, re-
turned Saturday from the noun
tains. He brought back fine four
point buck which he killed near
the Clearwater river opposite the
Dewey mine.
DR.. J. L. Kelly and Theodore
Parks came up from Lewiston last
last Thursday enr0ute to the
Hump to inaugurate work on the
Granite group of claims. The
force now at work will be increas.
ed and continued during the winter
Geo. S. Gabbert, we'll known
mining engineer, died in Lewiston
last Sunday from a rupture of q
blood vessel at the base Of the
brain. Mr.. Gobbart was wei
known here and spent several day.
in town recently while enroute tt
the Hump on business trip,
Saturday is the day set for thu
meeting of members of the Idaho
County Stock Association living il
this vicinity. A large attendance
is desired and all interested in tn
enforcement of law aud the better
ment of the stock industry are in
vited to be present.
w. Irwin, the cabinet maker
is gaining an enviable reputation
as a wood worker. He has recent
ly turned out work for the count,
auditor, DR.. F. A. Campbell an
others that would be credit t
the big shops in the cities 81
certainly understands his trad
and renders good conscientious ser
vice.
Rev. Father kremers has re
moved from Cottonwood to Der
yer and will hereafter conduct sci
vices at Grangeville the first an
third Sundays of each month, a
Denver the second and fourt
sundays. Months in which fv
Sundays occur sevices will be hel
at White Bird on the fifth.
James Browning, a successful fal
mer OF Lowe, was doing bushes
in town Tuesday and favored L
with a pleasant call. He report
an immense quantity of wheat 6
! the tramway and farmers sti
hauling. A large amount of ia
! grain has been sown and farmer
generally have their work well j
| hand.
There is great shortage of SUI
plies reported in Thunder Noun
: ain and it is said many will ha,
to leave the camp until spring j
order to get enough to eat. II
snow is already quite deep in I'll
mountains and it is out of I'll
question to get supplies over IL
road in sufficient quantities to r,
lieve the demand.
: j, Z. Calvary, the new supe
intendent of the Pacific Stat,
/, Telephone company for the Clea
! water district with headquarte
!, at Lewiston, has Promised in
mediate improvement in the se
!, vice. 1t is to be hoped this
true as the long distance service
the present time is about as sati
s factory as hauling freight aero
e the plains with an OK team.
= Jess L. Callahan returned yeste
o day from Marshal Lake distri