Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
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ooluCS CurIiuSc Wds up d
Harpster Saturday.
Senator j. l.. Eckert, of Cotton,
wood was in town Tuesday.
Miss Bernice Day is visiting
friends in this city the guett o
Mrs. ". r. Carey.
Mrs. w. Hohaus and daughters
left Tuesday for an extended visit
to their old home in Wisconsin.
Miss Emma Rothlisberg retur.
ned home Tuesday from Salt Lake
where she has been attending
school.
The social dance at the I. o. O
+. hall last Saturday night wal
well attended and a great. success
socially.
DR.. F. A. Campbell has begun
work on his new residence. Con.
tractor A. J. Turner has charge Of
tho construction.
The Y. M. G. A. has placed an
artistic sign in the post Office con-
tanning views of the building and
several departments of the interior.
1t is reported that Congressman
French will soon be married, the
object of his affections Seing Miss
Hartley, a teacher in the Boise
schools.
Mrs. George Brown returned to
her home at Dayton Wash , last
Friday after q ten days visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c..
Stephens.
Larry Hollywood has returned
from q two months visit to out
side points and left Tuesday for
the Hump to look after his mining
interests.
Seth Zehner, living south. of
Tolo, will sell his house hold goods
and chattels at public auction on
June % and return to his former
home in Illinois.
Miss Sadie Stockton returned
last week from Spokane where
she has been attending school and
will spend the summer with her
parents in this city.
Attorney T. III. Bartlett, of this
city, is mentioned among those who
are probable candidates to succeed
the late r. v. Cozier as U. s.
attorney for this state.
Amos VanSeckle had the mis-
fortune to cut his foot badly while
hewing logs last week. DR.. Bib
by dressed the injured member and
he is getting along nicely.
W. o. Enson of Spokane has
purchased the cigar store of A. F.
G. Babcock and took possession
Tuesday. Mr.. Babcock will spend
the summer in the mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Lawrence
left this week for the east to be alb
sent about three months. They
will visit relatives in several states
besides taking in the st. Louis
fair.
The Bargain Store has removed
the porch in front Of the store and
had it replaced with a fine new
awning. All porchs will have to
be taken down after the work on
the streets begins.
F. M. Mitchell, the White Bird
electric light man, was in town
Monday. He is still working on
the project to put in a water system
there and feels confident that he
will succeed in installing it this
season.
Cats, as a rule, do not live to
exceed seven or eight years bur
one owned by Henry Wax died
Saturday at the age OF Is years.
Mr.. Wax brought him with him
when he moved from Mt. Idaho
ana Tor years 1t had been a great
pet around his store.
James Hand the Big Creek min
ing man, came up from Lewiston
last Friday and left Tuesday for
the mines. Mr.. Hand has been in
Spokane for some time and has ar
ranged to do a large amount of
work this season. A number of
other mining men accompanied Mr..
Hand, there being fifteen in the
party all bound for Big Creek.
The Woodmen Of the World OBJ.
served memorial day last Sunday
with exercises at the hall and then
marched in a body to the cemetery
where the graves of deceased MEM
bers were beautifully decorated.
This order has grown rapidly
during the past year and now
boasts q larger membership than
any other fraternal society in the
city.