Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-02-12
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leadlng citizens, was in town sew
eral days this week.
Don't suffer with chilblains
when bottle of Rights Chilblair
Remedy will cure you.
| The usual services will be hello
in the Presbyterian church al
Grangeville next Sunday.
Rev. Father Kremers will con.
duct services in the Catholic
church in this city next Sunday
Feb. Is.
Judge j. F. Ailshie came up from
Boise Monday and is spen ding a
few days here looking after his
business interests.
DIR. F. A. Campbell and druggist
j. M. Lumpkin, of Moscow, are in
the city looking over the situation
with a view to locating here.
A. w. Olson, general line man
for the Pacific States Telephone
& Telegraph Co., spent several
days in town this week repairing
lines and putting in telephones.
A. j. Turner, Frank Reed and
James Eldridge left Tuesday on
fishing excursion to the middle
fork of the Clearwater above Koos.
kia. They expect to be gone
about week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Markham
entertained number of their
friends at whist last Friday even
ing. Refreshments were served
and the evening proved a most
delightful one.
j. T. Wills, formerly station
agent at Kooskia, has resigned his
position with the railroad at
Palouse City and returned to
Kooskia to engage in the hardware
business with j. s. Adair.
The oratorical contest which was
to have taken place between the
high school of this place and the
QUO at Moscow has been declared
off on the account of not being
able to agree upon a subject.
Mrs. M. G. Rambo returned
Sunday with her little son NAL
com from Portland where she had
taken him for medical treatment.
The little fellow underwent sur
gical operation which was entirely
successful and he is rapidly re.
covering perfect health again.
General advantage was taken of
the few days of cold weather to
stack up the ice warehouses with
the CONCEALED element for use in
the coming days of summer, now
not far distant. The ice is of good |
thickness and of the usual excellent
quality.
Grandma and Grandpa Swarts
were the recipients of surprise
party at their home in the Fair
view country last Friday, a merry
sleighing party having driven
down after dark from Grangeville.
An enjoyable time was had by
everybody.
Services are being held every
evening this week in the Presby-
terrain church at Denver. Rev.
w. A. Forbes is preaching. Next
there will be morning
and evening services at the usual
house and the work will probably
be continued into next week. All
are cordially invited to attend.
G. II. Nugent returned from
Boise Monday where he went to
argue the Grangeville bond case
before the supreme court. While
there he felt the pulse of the leg
on the Clearwater county
question and is confident. that no
new county will be created, at
least none that will effect the
boundaries of this county.
Parker & Young have sold two
residences in Grangeville during
the past week. One of them was
the property of w. F. Mckee,
situated on State street, and was
purchased by Frank Kalin, of
The other property
was also situated on south State
street, and was formerly owned
by Edwin London. The new
purchaser is Mrs. Frances j. Smith,
of Mt. Idaho.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will give
a social tea at the Y. NJ. c. A.
on Monday, February 16,
from 2 to 5, to which every lady in
Grangeville is invited to be pres
emit. No charge is to be made Tor
the tea, the meeting being called to
promote the interest in the work
and to plan for the building of the
Free Library and for other work |
with the association in
which the auxiliary can assist.
Christ Arnold was visitor from
Florence this week on business
with the Bear track
mine in that camp, in which he is
now the largest owner, he having
acquired the interests of the late
John Clark in that property. He
has, also, valuable mining prop