Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-04-14

baugh are occupying clerical posi-
lions in the auditors Office.
A. F. Parker is having the en-
tire front of his Hall street resi-
dence remodeled.
John Mcleod of Kooskia was in
town yesterday, having come up
to bid on the Kooskia bridge.
The Bargain store grocery de-
partment is now wide open with q
fine display of groceries in charge
Of F. M. Mingus.
The Free Press received consid-
cradle mail matter, dated as far
back as March 18th Yesterday,
particularly the Moscow papers.
We wonder where they have been
all this time?
Rev. w. l.. Bull, of Spokane.
will hold services in the Episcopal
church at this place on Sunday
morning, April 18th at IL a. m. !,
and at 7:3O in the evening. All
are cordially invited.
Harden Chenoweth, of Kooskia,
was doing business here this week,
it being his first trip to the county
seat in two years, and he was pleas
ed to note the rapid growth the
town is making.
Smith & Carey are having a
fifteen foot addition erected at the
back OF their property. When
completed this will give thier firm
considerable more room and add
greatly to the com fort of their vast
patronage.
Frank Graham, of Nezperce had
the misfortune of losing a valuable
saddle horse Saturday night. Mr..
Graham rode from Nezperce to
Grangeville Saturday afternoon
and shortly after placing the horse
in the barn he fell dead.
The valuable time of the county
commissioners now in session il
largely monopolized by. hearing
road matters, but it is safe to BET
that they will not order bond is.
sue for $500, 900 or any other sum
for roads or any other purposes
Lincoln l.. Phillips is still at the
hospital and has not yet recovered
from the effects of the recent op.
Grafton for appendicitis. He was
a very sick man when he was tax.
en- there, and he is far from being
out of danger at the present time.
On Sunday eveing the entire
town was in darkness. About
forty feet of the ditch went out
from some unknown cause. Man.
ager Van Buren, had a force oil
men Immediately set to work and
the usual service restored Tuesday.
The Rebeckas gave very
pleasant reception at the Odd Eel.
lows hall last Thursday evening
to Mr.. and Mrs. j. 1. Overman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Gee, the two
newly married couples of the lodge
Games were played and splendid
banquet served.
The big steam roller was taken
from its shed yesterday and start
ed out on preliminary mission o.
leveling the ruts along Main street
and it promptly stuck in the wei
mud on the shady side of the street
1t is fine, powerful piece Of ma
chinery and will do good work un
der ordinary conditions.
The recent fine weather has lie.
suited in great activity on the farm
and work is being rushed as much
as possible in order to get grair
planted. The acreage under cul
tivation on the Prairie will b.
much larger than usual this veal
and still there is plenty of goo6
land that is not cultivated.
A large number of people lief
Grangeville Monday morning TO
the Hump, namely: Gus Schulz,
of the Del Rio: Nick McGree 0
the Cracker Jack; G. A. johnson
LATE Young, business men of tn,
Hump; Fl. d. Crandall of Lewis
ton, B. j. McRea of Nezperce
Jack Lettrick, Frank Mcneil ar.
Dan Courtney of Grangeville.
A. F. Parker has been shown,
the country to eastern land buyer
this week, and says that a surpris
ing amount of new land is bein,
broken up all over the prairie
The roads are in good condition
now and getting more so every da.
with the magnificent weather W
) have enjoved for the past'few days
f. M. Leslie, who has been il
the Buffalo Hump mining camp 70
sevarl years past, left Sunday 70
: Portland and will go from there t
Alaska where he has mining in
5 terests. He still has interests il
the Hump and expects eventual,
to return here. The Free Press
/, will keep him posted during hi
, absence.
\ On account of the health of hi
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