Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-08-11

Attorney G. w. Coutts wa
over from Cottonwood Saturday.
superintendent Elsensohn visite,
schools on Salmon river last week
A con was born to Mr.. and Mrs
G. F. Bickford in this city Sunda,
evening.
VIM. Schiller and wife have re
turned from . trip to the St. L.ui
exposition.
The post Office at Calender ha
been ordered discontinued by thu
department..
Louis M. Asker, a prosperou
Green Creek farmer, was d1in,
business in town Monday.
Mrs. j. I. Overman left Monda,
for visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Eakin, at Dixie
Uncle Nick Lamb left last weeh
for California after several month.
visit with old friends in this coun
ty.
The families Of DR. Bbby, John
Muliinix and John Pearson are
frustrating in the mountains near
White Bird.
A son WAS born to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM DonaIiy south of town last
Tuesday. DR.. Campbell attend
ing physician.
@. Il. Stranahan, of the Neg
Perce Indian agency at Lapwai,
was business visitor to Grange
Vile last Saturday.
Mrs. G. G. Williams. who has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Geo.
M. Reed in this city, left Monday
for her home in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Moore came
out from Moore's station Tuesday
aud Mrs. Moore will spend a week
or two visiting in this city.
A son was born Monday to Hon.
and Mrs. A. F. Parker in this city.
DR.. Campbell the attending physi.
clan reports all doing nicely.
We have been unavoidably de
layed in publishing the commits
sioner's proceedings this quarter
but they will appear next week.
J. f. Kirwin was in town from
Denver Tuesday. Mr. Kirwin is
breeding fine driving horses and
has some good teams on his ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. X. Reed
drove over to Nez Perez Saturday
to visit their daughter, Mrs. l. P.
Bradbury. They returned Mon
day.
Cy Overman made trip to
Meadows last week. He reports a
short hay crop on the upper Sal
mon river and cattle are conse-
quently very cheap.
Judge James Woodward and
Geo. D. Smith are visitors to
Moscow this week to take in the
big political fight in the republican
convention.
VIM Mulhall and James O'Leary
were over from Denver Monday. \
Harvest is in full blast in their
section and considerable difficulty !,
is being experienced in securing
sufficient help.
E. II. Motif, a well known bus.
mess man and capitalist of Wal
lace, is spending few days in this
city visiting Geo. NJ. Reed. They
are old time friends both having
come from the same. town il
Illinois.
Heavy forest fires are reported
on the Hump road between Dad
Horse and Adams. 1t is burning
on both sides of the road and the
telephone line is in great danger OF
being destroyed. The origin OF
the lire is not known but it is be-
lieved by some to have been started
by sheep herders.
A. NJ. Applegate, agent for the
Interior Warehouse Co. is having
large building, 3Ox 100 feet, erect
I'd near the stage barn in the east
part OF town. This company ha,
again decided to buy hay here and
the building will be used az a store
house. Mr.. Applegate will have
charge and is prepared to offer The
!armer the highest market price
'cr either loose or baled hay. J
A rich strike has been reported
n the Boston Buffalo property at
Concord which lie under the man. q
igement of Will z Brown. II is \
'aid the ore will assay over 5000 $
ION. This company has done a /,
great deal OF work on their proper. f
y but as they had no stock on the /
Market no Information is given out \
md but little is known of the in o
ide workings. :
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