Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-01-14
LOCAL NOTES

0OWlboOu l866 W'9ok.
w. v. jackson is out from the
Hump for few days.
d. G. Stephens is out from the
Hump for few days.
The town of Nez Perez is now
lighted with electricity.
Ex-Sheriff J. M. Dixon was over
from Cottonwood Friday.
Mrs. J. s. Vincent went to Ken
drick Monday on business.
j. A. Wood expects to have his
bookstore opened in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Wiltse, OF
the Wiltse house, are spending a
week in Spokane.
Our local talent promises our
citizens some good entertainment
in the near future.
DR.. F. A. Campbell went to
Moscow Monday. He expects to
be absent about a week.
j. B. Krieger, substantial
Keutherville citizen, was doing
business in town Saturday.
Frank Ayotte arrived here Sun
day from Ballard, WASH, to look
after his mining interests in the
Hump.
M. A. Mattson and A. G. Dahl,
of the reservation country, were
pleasant callers at this Office last
Saturday.
Meetings are still in progress at
the Baptist church. They will
continue indefinitely. Everyone
is cordially invited.
Grace E. Johnesse, sister of
Frank e. Johnesse, formerly of
this city, was married in Boise last
week to L. f. Workman.
P. II. Mood, a Charleston timber
locator, was in the city last Fri
day enroute to Chamberlain Basin
to look after some mining property
in that section.
r. E. Ripley and wife of Col.
fax, are among the new arrivals in
Grangeville. Mr.. Ripley has ac.
cepted a position as day clerk
at the Jersey house.
Several property owners on Main
street are doing some substantial
work in the way of building q
rock wall to protect the big fill be
tween Hall and State streets.
G. w. Sailing and L. A. Way
land started Wednesday on their re
turn trip to Thunder Mountain
They went from here to Golf, an,
from there will go by way of War
rem.
The passenger traffic betwee
this place and Sites is exceedingl
heavy for this time of the yeal
On last Sunday there were % pas
sengers up requiring the use {
four wagons to carry them.
DR.. H. McDermid returned FIR
day from Elk City, where he hs
been looking after the assessmeu
work on his mining claims. q
reports lots of work being dor
and the camp going ahead.
splendid shape.
Geo. Simon, chairman of IL
board of county commissioner
came up from Lewiston, Sunday
where he has been for sever
weeks with his wife who is thel
for medical treatment. He r
ports her health much improved
The good roads Of the pa
month have been Of great bene
to our merchants, making trat
exceedingly brisk. Ever since tt
holidays business has held +,
splendidly, and every day fin
our streets fairly we'll filled wi
farmers from distance.
The new Catholic church
Denver has been completed, and
one of the neatest structures
the county. 1t was built by Co
tractor John Halloran at cost
of over $1,000. Mr.. Halloran cal
10 Idaho for the benefit of
health, which has greatly i
proved, and he is SO well pleas
with the country that he has
cided to become permanent re
dent.
The switchboard for the n
electric light system reached h
Saturday and was taken at once
the Clearwater to be Unstable
This would take but short ii
and when done the steam pls
here in town will be shut dow
and lights and power will be 81
piled direct from the river. s.
eral business establishments
town which use water OF ste;
for power are preparing to put
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