Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-07-23

Mrs. Henry Murray is convales-
ing from severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Crosby re-
;urned yesterday from a weeks
visit in Spokane.
A fire at Kendrick Monday night
DESTROYED large portion of the
town along the railroad track caus-
ing heavy loss of property.
The petition circulated some
time ago asking for daily mail SER
vice between Grangeville and Lew
iston has been granted and it is
expected that it will be started at
once. Felix Warren has done
much toward securing the change
and is deserving of much credit.
A. A. Smith left Wednesday
morning to take charge of his place
called Dead Horse station between
here and the Hump. John Wealth
erford, who has been running the
station for the last four months,
left on Monday for Heppner, Ore,
to settle large estate left him by
his relatives who were drowned
in the flood.
The last month has been quite
prolific IN the issuance OF marriage
licenses, there having been over
twenty issued in Idaho county.
However this is only slightly above
an average for each month since
January. There is still plenty OF
Young folks left and the supply
seems to equal the demand.
The,teachers' annual county in
stitute will be held in this city
Aug. "a, and large attendance is
expected. The valuable services
of Professors Beach and Sampson
of the Washington Agricultural
College, and Mrs. Matte Heading
ton, ex-county superintendent o.
Latah county, have been secured
az instructors for the institute.
Robert G. Hamill and Miss,
Minnie o. Burrus were married
at the residence of w. F. Schmade
ka last evening, Judge J.. w. Bone
| brake officiating. Both of thu
young people are we'll and favor
ably known and have many friend
who wish them the full measure
of married happiness and prosper
ity.
Charles Sweeney the mining
promoter, is now completing ar
rangements for the consolidation
of the Empire State, Standard
Hecla, and Mammoth mines in tn
Occur d'Alene district. The mine
produced 40 per cent OF the lea
ore of the U. S. The TRANSACTION
involves $4,000, 200. The com
pany will fight the smelter trust.
The county commissioners ar
hard at work. They are sitting a
a board of equalization and will b
kept busy the rest of this week an
perhaps part of next week real
ranging the rate of assessments
There will be an increase in rat
ON certain property. Some proper
ty in the city will be affected b
the increase.
In about two hours time La
week Rev. Smith collected $S5 ft
the unfortunate people of the r.
cent Heppner disaster. Re
Smith forwarded the money to I'll
relief fund committee and receive
, a receipt for the same and also
!, letter thanking the people for the
!, kindly consideration and sayir
|, that Grangeville had done bett,
: than any other Idaho town of j
size.
F. L. Allen and G. w. Bark
two successful farmers from Il
Doumecq plains, were over he
on business Monday. They sa
: that the country was looking fiji
until hail storm struck there
few days ago and cut the GRO
i down. Some of the hail was as lar,
g as hens eggs, aud wherever Il
: wheat had headed out it will like
S be ruined. Stock in that part of t
t country is looking fine.
: The work of restoring and l
s marking the Mason and Dixon Ii
is rapidly nearing completio
It under the supervision of compete
d engineers appointed jointly by t
d states of Maryland and Penns.
n vania. In April, 1901, each sta
0 appropriated $4,000 for the pr
}. pose. No question of territory
: involved in the reconstruction, b
e the historic interest in this ina;
nary division of the North al
, South warranted a remarking
= the line marked out by Mason a
, r. Dixon in 1868.
Il President j. A. Mclean of &
Of University of Idaho, has left for
e. east and will not return until af
is August. Since President McLe
left it is announced that he
: been offered the presidency of
= Iowa State Agricultural college,
y Ames, Iowa and would visit Il