Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-08-31
Items Of Interest to
%Grangeville and Vi
cinity.

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E. Adsley, the Pollock merchant,
is a Grangeville visitor thu week.
Attorney G. H. Nugent made .
business trip to Lewiston this
week.
Judge Vineyard made a trip to
Juliaetta last Friday. returning
Saturday.
/. w. Fl. Ude, travelling passenger
agent for the Northern Pacific, il
in town looking after business for
the fair.
J. i. Eckert and August Bchro-
der eame over nom Cottonwood
yesterday to serves A. jurors IN the
district court. ~z4 @
Fl. Z. Madison has purchased
the stock of goods of the FL. Wax
estate and will open up for bust
ness in q few days.
The ladies Of St. Agnes guild
will mest at the residence. Of Mrs.
w. N. Scales on Wednesday next,
Sept. 8, for a quilting,
Two farms for rent, one of 800
acres near Denver, and the other a
similar tract near Grangeville.
Apply to Parker Robertson Go.
Mrs. r. P. Mash Of White Bird
is expected home Monday from an
extended visit in Kansas. She will
be accompanied by her sister, Miss
Cogan.
L. l.. Gordon came up from the
Salmon river country and reports
the heavy fires that have been rag
ing 10 that section as somewhat
abated.
Jacob Schwalbach has ordered q
100-horse power electric motor to
be used in running his big -four
mill. He expects to have it in
stalled by the let Of October.
The mail from Salmon river that
should have reached here Monday
morning did not,get in until two
o'clock Tuesday morning. The
was caused by the ferry
boat at Golf sinking and about
- hours were required to float it
Cft
Mrs. H. s. Jones and Capt.
James Woodward leave today for
Denver where they 60 as delegates
to the national encampment Of the
G. A. r. and w. K. g. Mrs.
Lewis Wylde, Of Denver, was also
in the party, enroute to the east
on a visit to relatives.
M. F. Rodgers, a leading farmer
Of Green Creek, was q business
visitor to GraDgeville Monday.
He has about completed threshing
and while some fields in his
neighborhood were damaged by
the hot weather his wheat was OF
quality and yielded about
80 bushels per acre.
r. G.. Bailey, manager of the
Nonpareil mines above Dixie, is in
town this week as a court juror.
He reports big forest fires in his
section and it took hard work to
the cabins from being burned.
The Nonpareil mines are showing
up well and the owners are much
with the development work
done this season.
Rev. Father A. M. Billian ar
rived yesterday in this city and
will assume charge OF the Catholic
churches at this place and at Dem
yer. He was at one time stationed
at Boise, but at present has just
returned from an extended trip to
the PHILIPPINES. He will conduct
services here next Sunday at 1890
a. m.
G. r. Westminster, Of Yon-
Oregon, spent several days
in this section last week visiting
his brother-in-law, Chas. Cowan,
and looking over the country.
Mr.. Westminster is a prosperous
in Oregon but believes
is a better country than that
and may decide to return at some
time.
]. w. Byers, living in the Fair
view district, has finished thresh-
ing one of the best wheat crops on
the prairie. The wheat averaged
So bushels per acre and was OF
excellent quality. Mr.. Byers was
formerly engaged in farming in
county, Oregon, but says
he is afraid to write his old neigh
.ors about his crops az they would
think he had lost all regard for
the truth.
N. J. Ramey has been in town
several DAYS during the past week
Nez Perez in the interest of q
railroad tie and clamp.