Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

J. A. Bradbury left Sunday for
trip to Spokane.
Attorney Nugent left for Lewis
ton Saturday on legal business.
Choicest acreage property in
the city for sale cheap by Parker
& Young.
Geo. Long was so happy over
the arrival of fine baby girl on
the fourth of July that he bought
the cigars for everyone.
Dave Yates and his two little
boys who have been staying with
their grandma at Charleston, came
over from Denver to spend the
Fourth here.
ellis Hodge, stenographer for
the court of the End judicial dis
trict, came over from Moscow on
Monday to have vacation in this
section of the country.
Evan Evans left Sunday for San
ia Rosa, Cal, where he will spend
the next three months with his
family, after which he will return
here to remain for some time.
Gypsies have been touring this
vicinity for the past two weeks and
will tell your fortune for the COS
tomary $3.50. AS general thing
the bigger the fee the better the
fortune.
Prof. G. III. Brockman writes
from Portland that he is enroute
to Idaho county and expects to To-
cate at White Bird. He intends
to interest himself in the merca n
tile business with his sons and also
practice magnetic healing.
Notwithstanding the bad wealth
err and muddy roads, Grangeville
had her proportion of people on
the Fourth. The rain Friday had
caused dampening of enthusiasm
and the program was not carried
out as had been arranged. How
ever, our merchants did consider
able business, but the steam swing
took in the money-over 5000.
F. S. Wymer, our brother quill
pusher of the Cottonwood News,
came over Monday for a short visit
TO our city. He says that in spite
Of the rain, Cottonwood had three
lays of celebration. There was
IN accident during the races there
One of the horses fell,
jhrowing the rider off and another
horse ran over him, cutting his
ace badly.
II. M. King, the ferryman and
mining man from Lucille came to
1rangeville on business Monday.
Mr.. King says the rains have been
'ery heavy of late and that quite
lumber of people living on Salmon
liver were badly frightened Satur-
lay, fearing cloud burst. There
las been considerable gold taken
nut of the placers at Crooks Cor
ell during the last month. Frank
Perkins sent off $1,000 of the yellow
ust last week.
Walter S. Clark was over from
clearwater Tuesday and reports
he prospects exceedingly good for
he finest crops ever raised in that
ection. The Clearwater people
re arranging to bond that school
istrict for sufficient money to
rect new school house which
ill accommodate $50 scholars,
nd Mr.. Clark was consulting with
rehitects here concerning the site 4
nd cost of such a building. The
interest taken in educational mat
srs by the good people of Idaho ,
ounty is not exceeded anywhere
4 the United States.
Miss Mae Williams, formerly of .
MS place and a graduate of the
Iigh school, finished her course in
topography at the Empire Bust
ess college at Walla Walla on
uly l. Miss Williams leaves
hortly for Sweet Home, Oregon,
4 company with her sister, Mrs. j
V. III. Williams, to spend the
lmmer visiting friends and rela-
ives. They will visit at Port
md, Salem and Turner, Oregon,
efore returning to Walla Walla,
here Miss Williams will take up i
er duties as instructor in the
northand department of the EN-
ire Business college for the ensu- !,
,g year, beginning september LIST. =
J. j. Howery of the Lucky Lad :
lining company, arrived from the =
workings yesterday,
with him the report of an
exceptionally rich strike on their
roperty in the Hump. The ex-
lott work which has been going
n under the supervision of Geo.
b Hedges, has resulted in the
irike of the pay chute much soon ="
than was expected. This places N
he company with good ore in sight :
nd money in the treasury foI the l
luipment OF the mine, and from
resent indications, before another
velye months has passed, the
lucky Lad company will have "