Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-31
Members of the Woodmen of the

Members of the Woodmen of tn,
World and their families are pre-
parinS for a big social gatherin,
at the Odd Fellows hall on the ev,
of January Sth. All members O
the order are cordially invited.
Trinity church: Sunday-schoo
at 10 a. m. Service at il a. m.
Rev. Willard II. Roots will hold
service at Garfield Doumacq Plains
ON Thursday evening, December
81, and at White Bird Sunday
January 3, at 1880 p. m.
FL. H. Pogue, ex-county survey.
or, was over from Nez Perez this
week. Mr.. Pogue has taken up
his residence there and thinks
there is a bright future for the
town. Mr.. Pogue, formerly a
teacher in the schools of this city,
is now teaching near Nez Perez.
Ed Davis and W. G. Brown
went to Sites today to assist in
bringing up the big rock crusher
and roller recently purchased by
the city for doing street work. II
is a very heavy piece of machinery
drawn by a powerful traction
engine, and is said to travel with
ease over the heaviest grades.
The first issue of the Elk City
Mining News reached us this week
and it certainly is a credit to that
enterprising camp. 1t is we'll got
ten up and contains no end of in
teresting information regarding the
resources Of that part of Idaho
county. That it may live long
and prosper is our wish.
Mrs. Avery r. Lowrey left Mon
day for Marceline Mo. where she
will spend the winter visiting rel
atives and also take in the worlds
fair at st. Louis before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lowrey who
have been visiting here accompa-
MED her al far as California where
they will spend the winter.
The Denver Mining Reporter re-
ports that Diamond Field' Jack
Davis and Van Spalding, formerly
of this city, have made u rich
strike near Tonopah, New, which
promises to make them million.
aires. Spalding was critically i'll
here for some time and was treated
by DIR. Bibby.
Edwin Nelson and Miss Hattie
Zehner, daughter of Isaac Zehner,
were married at the home of the
brides parents in Denver last week,
Rev. j. G. Templeton officiating.
Both are bright, esteemed and pop
ular young people of that neighbor-
hood and have a host of friends
who wish them a long and happy
welded life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. K. Reed
entertained the guests at the Jersey
House Christmas eve with a Christ
mas tree and regular Santa Claus.
There were presents for everybody
and Claud Flint and James Ed
ridge with their fur robes, sleigh
bells and a genuine merry twinkle
in their eyes made ideal Santas.
Refreshments were served and all
had a delightful time.
J.. J. Parker, the Glover mer.
chant, was doing business in town
Tuesday. In connection with his
mercantile business Mr.. Parker is
preparing to put in a saw mill.
He already has 200, 900 feet of logs
cut, the mill site cleared and ex-
poets to have everything running
within two months. He reports a
rapid development in that part of
Idaho with many new people COM
ing inland everybody prosperous.
DIR. II. S. Naramore who has had
charge of the medical practice in
the Hump has sold his interests
there to DR.. H. H. Ainsworth and
will leave shortly for Chicago to
take a post graduate course after
which he expects to return to the
west for the practice of his profess
sion. DIR. Ainsworth comes highly
recommended as a physician and
surgeon and will look after the
health of the camp in a most salts
factory manner.
The mining claims, which were
ratified off last week for the bene-
fit of Frank Rice who lost both
legs at Elk City nearly a year ago
were won by number 233. The
claim is known as the Gold Buck
and is said to be a promising piece
OF property. 1t is located between
Buffalo Hump and Dixie on Big
Creek Over 5000 was raal;zod