Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-12-08

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G. P. Richardson, the Moose
creek placer miner, was in town
yesterday.
Jesse Farmer, a pioneer of Sal
mon river, is in town from Free
dom today.
| Christmas Sale, by st. Agnes
Guild, at Parish house, Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Geo. A. Smith came over
from Moscow Saturday for few
days visit with her husband who is
foreman in the Free Press Office.
j. NJ. Post, recently from Mon
tana, has opened a billiard and
pool room in the building just east
Of the Jersey house. He will also
carry choice line Of cigars.
A number OF plans are being
talked of to raise funds to better
equip the volunteer firemen. Any
thing should be a winner now and
the boys certainly deserve it.
+. W. Oliver has returned from
a visit to Walla Walla. He will
60 to Boise next month to meet
with the other presidential electors
and may go on to Washington,
d. G.
Jack Wood has sold his book
and stationery store to Maxey &
Mclean who have moved their
stock Of candy and cigars to the
post Office and will continue the
business there.
j. w. Snyder of Griswold, Iowa,
arrived here last Friday on visit
to Cy Overman. The gentlemen
were school mates in their boy
hood days, but have not met in
many years.
d. W. Kessler, of Green Creek,
was business caller at this office
Monday. Mr.. Kessler will dis
pose of his stock and farm imple-
ments at public auction on Decem-
Der 10.
Mrs. Richmond was operated on
at the Carey hospital Monday
morning for appendicitis. The
operation was very successful and
the patient is getting along nicely.
Dr.. Campbell did the work.
The report Of he post office
department gives the receipts OF
the Grangeville Office for the year
ending July LIST as So, 3SO.7S which
gives it tenth place among the
presidential offices of the state.
James Surridge was up from
Harpster Saturday. Mr.. Surridge
has just received notice from the
land department that the contest
of VIM. Fl. Giles VS.. Surridge had
been decided in his wife favor.
The citizens of White Bird are
taking steps to organize a banking
business. There are plenty of sub
stantial residents there to supply
the funds and such an institution
would be sure Of liberal patron
age.
Miss Edith Richardson, daughter
of Foster Richardson, died at her
home at White Bird last Thursday
of heart trouble, age 20 years. The
funeral and interment took place
Friday aud was conducted by Rev.
w. N. Knox, and the Rebekaks of
which order she was an esteemed
member.
d. A. Alexander, manager of
the American Type Founders Co.,
at Spokane, was interviewing the
printers here Tuesday. 1t was Mr..
Alexander's first visit to Idaho
county and, like all others on their
first trip, he was greatly surprised
by the splendid country of Camas
Prairie.
Herman Wasem, a highly es-
teemed young man of this county,
died at Spokane last week as the
result of surgical operation for
cancer of the stomach. He was
a son of G. S. Wasem, of Denver.
and was about 26 years old. The
remains were brought to Denver
for interment.
Wallace James, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Briscoe, died
last Saturday of typhoid pneumo-
MIA after a lingering illness, age .
years, 8 months. The funeral took
place Sunday from the residence.
He was their only son and the
Borrowing parents have the SYM
pathy of all in their sad bereave-
ment.
The Literary society composed |
OF High School pupils is holding
pleasant and profitable meetings
Thursday evenings. At the last |
meeting the following officers were
elected. Donald Arbogast, presi-
dent; Rose Hurley, vice president;
Harold Harris, secretary: Robert
Cone, treasurer; Miss Margaret
Sweet critic and Ch,o Ero