Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-01-26
Items of Interest to
Orangeville and Vi
cinity.

Valentines evening. 1t has been Z
long time since Grangeville had q
masquerade and it no doubt will bt
q popular affair.
Milton Freidenrich left Monday
for two months visit outside.
He will make short visit at Spok.
ane and Portland and then 60 te
SanFrancisco and lower California
A number of the Rebekahs from
the local lodge visited Miss Dora
Nurss south OF town last Friday.
Miss Nurss is a member of the lodge
but has been seriously i'll for some
time.
w. M. Millar is out from Orc
Grande and says work is progress
ing rapidly on the big cyanide
plant at he Hogan property.
They expect to have it in opera
ton by the first of May.
"Charity Ball' presented by the
Dramatic Club at the l. o. o. F..
Hall last Friday night was well re-
ceived by the large audience pres
emit. 1t was strong play and
the entire cast sustained their parts
splendidly.
Walter Brown, brother Of w. w.
Brown Of the Bank of Camas Prai.
rie and one of the best known bust.
ness men in the county, has sold
his interest in the Cottonwood
store to w. G. Brust and will take
much needed rest.
The Parker Robertson Co. closed
a deal this week whereby Mark
Howe bought the residence prop
erty owned by Prof Crawford, stu
a,ed south of the court house in
-herwin's addition. The price paid
was $500.
The Five Hundred club and the
ladies of st. Agnes,Guild gave Miss
Laura Wood a "bundle shower'' at
the home of Mrs. DIR. Stockton last
evening. That it was a most de-
lightful affair goes without saying,
but of course the "sterner sex''
were barred.
Chris Smith returned yesterday
from a trip to Goldfields, Nevada,
where he went to look over the
camp. While he saw some good
property there he does not consider
the mines as promising as camps
near home and will again take up
his work at the Hump.
The new Mcdonald building on
State street is completed and the
occupants, Crosby & Parkins will
occupy the entire lower floor and
the upper floor will be used as
offices. G. Il. Mcdonald and
Justice Hotchkiss will both have
offices in this building.
John Phillips has purchased
from p. e. Payson the two lots and
two-story residence in the north
addition to Grangeville, paying for
the same the sum of 5000. Mr..
Payson is about to remove to Min
esota. The sale was made by the
Parker Robertson Co.
Charlie Maxey has sold his in
terest in the Post Office Book and
store to his partner,
Frank Mclean, and will leave in
few days for Portland to remain
indefinitely. Mr.. Mclean will con-
tinue to supply the public with
the latest reading matter at the
Did stand.
j. Mathieson, a wealthy farmer
Of Cottonwood, was business WIS.,
tor here yesterday. Mr.. Matbie-
'on has sold considerable land dur.
ing the past year and will offer for
'ale the remainder of his real prop
,rty as he wishes to retire from ac-
tive farming. He will still reside
n Idaho county, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Hall are
pending few days in town from
heir Salmon river stock ranch. |
dr. Hall reports splendid winter
or stock with practically no snow. [
The cattlemen are feeling more
'heerful owing to the frequent
INQUIRY for cattle and the general
dvance in prices, beef steers now
commanding 4c,
Louis Elsensohn ex-superentend-
Mt of public instruction, expects to
cave Sunday for Pomeroy, Wash.
there he will engage in the mer-
antile business. During Mr.. Ell
ensohn's term of Office in this
ounty he has placed our public
chools in the highest rank and il
with a feeling of sincere regret
n the part Of our best citizens that .
g does not stay here and continue
i the school work. The best wishes /;
t the entire county goes with him
} his new home.
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