Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-07-16
LOCAL NOTES

Mrs. w. J. Davis left Tuesday
for an extended visit at Tacoma.
M. L Murray returned Tuesday
from trip to the Occur d. Alenes.
G. E. Lawson, mining man
from Seattle, was in town yesterday
enroute to the Hump.
Ferd Mckinney, of the Bargain
store, is spending short vacation
visiting in Spokane.
Editor F. M. Roberts of the
Sites Patriot was up the first Of
the week on business.
A telephone office has been estab
lished at the farm of Cy Overmar
between here and White Bird.
S.W. Litchfield of Elk City, has
arrived here and will work for Joe
Sorrow for some time to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steinheisel
left Monday for two weeks va
cation at Spokane and coast towns
Mrs, Looney of Salem, who has
been visiting Mrs. Geo. X. Reed
started on her return home Tues
day.
This is the last issue in which
the long list of property which viii
be sold for delinquent taxes is to
appear.
1t is rumored on good author.
ity that the p. & /. N. railroad
will be extended to Meadows this
summer.
Hay harvest has commenced on
the prairie in full blast this week.
The crop is heavier than it has
been for years.
James Witt left Saturday for
Golf where he will commence oper-
ations on the Short placer bar for
an eastern company.
Most Of the horses that were
impounded were taken away by the
owners or sold to persons who used
them for pack animals into the
mountains.
Christ Behnen prosperous farm
err living near Denver, and Miss
Matte Decker were married in this
city yesterday. Rev. w. A. Hall
officiating.
Cy Lee of Tolo was a pleasant
business caller at this office Tues
day. He reports crops generally
looking we'll but spring grain pro-
misses rather better than the fall
sOwn.
Miss Lottie Spedden of this city,
began term of school at Lucille
Monday. Miss Spedden is grad
uate of the Lewiston Normal and
one of Grangeville's brightest
young ladies.
Frank Hogan, A. G. Hawson,
j. Frost and Geo. ID. Smith left
Monday for the Mountains. They
will spend a few days fishing, and
before returning will make an ex-
ploration of the Buffalo Hump
gold regions.
G. c. Call and Jas. Briscoe left
for the mines the first of the week.
Mr.. Briscoe will do some prospect
ing and Mr.. Call will do assessment
work on claims at Warrens and in
the Hump, which belong to the es-
tate of his late brother.
Building is going on at rate
over the prairie that keeps the saw
mills entirely cleaned out of lum-
Der. The Craig Mountain saw mill,
which is turning out about 10000
feet of lumber day, has more or
ders than they can fill.
An aged Indian woman was
struck and killed Friday by the
passenger train between Sites and
kamiah. She was running her
chickens off the track and attempt
ed TO cross over, but was struck by
the guard OF the engine and death
resulted instantly.
Miss Mary E. Brown, of the
Deaconess Home in Spokane lee
tured to a large and appreciative
audience at the NJ Il. church Sum
day on the subject, purity" and
Monday on the "Rights of Chill
dren." Sunday she received by
collection $50 for the hospital.
In order to make room for my
fall stock of furniture / will sell
the entire line at great reduction.
Bed springs, S2.75; iron beds, SO;
extension tables, 6 it, 5000. In
connection with my undertaking
business, l will run my hearse free
in the city limits. w. +. Graham.
w. j. Casey left for Warrens
Monday, as he said, "to look over
the mining districts;" but as he is
work in the interest of some min
ing promoters of Spokane, it is
probable that he is to report on
some properties that the company
has it's eve On