Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-01-08
LOCAL NOTES


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FOR the W. WI, 25, 81, 2 T..
PARKER & You've,
Grangeville.
ID. A. Wilson made us a pleas.
ant call Monday and renewed his
subscription to Idaho county's
leading newspaper.
Jacob Schwallbach, proprietor OF
the Grangeville roller mills, is
spending few weeks in Walla
Walla visiting friends.
0. A. Fox and l.. G. Ballard
were in town Saturday from Gregg
making final proof on the latter
claim before Judge De Haven.
j. G. Hall is arranging to open a
meat market next door to Adams
4 Wiltse's grocery store. He ex-
poets to be ready tor business next
week.
With the beginning of the new
year the Jolly Bros. retired from
the management of the Moscow
Mirror, having sold the plant to
w. ID. Smith of Minnesota.
w. Z. Graham will engage in
the Second Hand business and will
buy and sell old goods in connec-
ton with new goods. Here is the
place to get bargains in furniture.
Iron Beds for SO.
Robert Jones and little daughter
left last week for southern Califor-
MIA where they will spend couple
of months, thus avoiding the dis
agreeable weather of this latitude
during the winter.
A carload of Universal Ranges
and Stoves just received. This
was bought before the heavy adj
vance in this line We will save
you money. Let us show you -
Fl. & Ii. Hardware Co.
Judge Ailshie, who started last
week for Boise, was detained sew
eral days at Moscow on account of
the serious illness of his little
daughter, who was stricken with AN
acute attack of appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Crosby are
in Spokane where they went to
meet representatives of eastern
wholesale houses and purchase new
goods. They will also go to Seattle
and expect to be absent about two
| weeks.
A. w. darlington, James Witt,
James Buchanan, Frank Pearson,
l. G. Hattahangh, f r. Rowley,
John Norwood, Geo. d. Smith,
Or. H. NJ. McNsrmid and Fl. S.
| Arbogast went to G. ttonwood Sun
'ay to attend the funeral of Hiram
.obbins.
! Harry Bender arrived here from
Portland Sunday and will accept a
position with Alexander & Freid-
enrich's big mercantile establish
ment. He will take the place OF
M. G. Rambo who has rendered
his resignation to accept position
in, the auditors office.
The Nezperce Herald quotes j.
j. Pulse, the Denver druggist, as
saying that the people of Denver,
Cottonwood and Keuterville are
up in arms because they are no,
included in the proposed new eoun-
ty. We know this is not true, and
are equally certain that Mr.. Pulse
never made such "a statement.
Contractor A. j. Tupner has in.
stalled an up-to-date jointer and
planer in his shop that will greatly
facilitate the turning out of first
class work. Mr.. Turner has done
more building in Grangeville thar
any other one man, and believes
in keeping in the front ranks will
everything necessary to the turn
ing out of frst-class work.
| The Chicago Continental Cas-
ualty company, which secured
number Of members here las
fall, is not proving as satisfaction
as some of ! them expected
number claim that things Wer'
grossly misrepresented by tn
agent, and Mr.. Phillips claims tina
the company absolutely refused IL
pay benefits due him after he hat
furnished all necessary proof 0
his illness.
Elmer w. King was over iron
Lorena Satul day on land business
1t was his first visit to this city il
Is months and the growth tn
town has made in that time SUI
prised him. Mr.. King is one of tn
oldtimers in these parts, his fathe
having started the first store i
h Cottonwood in the early sos
Like other residents of the pre-
cincts affected, Mr.. King state
that he and all his neighbors ar
unalterably opposed to any divis
ion of Idaho county at the presen