Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Items of Interest to
Orangeville and Vi
entity.

! Mrs. Van Robinson is slowly re
covering from a severe attack o.
typhoid fever.
Fred Brown, of Clearwater, was
a pleasant business caller at thii
Office yesterday.
A shave for 10 cents at Hogan,
the barber's. Opposite the Bank
of Camas Prairie.
Mrs. Kate McDougal is assisting
County Treasurer Rice during the
rush of the tax paying season.
Henry Holz is suffering from a
badly lacerated thumb which he
accidentally struck with an AK.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Baker left
Sunday for a visit with relatives at
their old home in Lyons, Iowa.
w. II. Williams has resigned his
position on the police force and w.
G. Brown has been appointed in
his place.
Deputy Sheriff Blackburn is back
from trip to St. Anthony where
he took Arthur Way to the state
reform school.
The Odd Fellows OF Clearwater
will give big mask ball on the
night of Monday, January 1, 1906.
Extensive preparations are being
made and suitable prizes will be
given for best dancing and cos
tunes.
On Saturday evening the Chris
tian church Sunday school will give
cantata in connection with a
Christmas tree. A large number
Of persons will participate in the
exercises and pleasant time is
anticipated.
Prof. p. M. Granville, formerly
principal of our public schools, will
arrive here this week to spend the
holidays with his wife. 1t has
been two years since Prof. Clan
vile left Grangeville and he has a
host Of friends here who will be
glad to see him again.
G. w. Emerson arrived here
this week from Portland with a fine
German Coach stallion which be
will offer for sale. Cy Overman
saw the horse while in Portland
and it was largely through his in
fluence that Mr.. Emerson was pur-
suaded to come here.
The masquerade ball to be given
by Buffalo Hump lodge No. 30,
X. of p, next Monday night prom
Uses to be a great social event.
Nothing is being left undone that
would add interest to the occasion
and good time is assured. A
small admission fee of 25 cents will
be charged spectators.
Rev. Il. L. Denhardt arrived
here Tuesday from Spokane and
will assume the pastorate of the
Trinity Episcopal church in this
city. He has been associated for
the past four months with Bishop
Wells at All Saints cathedral in
Spokane, and prior to that he was
resident of Concord, New Hamp-
shire.
Bailey Chamberlain, a well
known old-timer here, is very low
at Kendrick and is not expected to
survive many days. He has been
for some time under the care of the
members of the Masonic fraternity
here, who are doing all that can be
done to alleviate his short tenure
of life. A cancer of the face has
afflicted him for some time.
Hon. A. f. Parker is in receipt
of the new map of the state of
Idaho prepared by the general land
office at Washington. The new
map is Of course vast improve
ment upon the old one, and is val
liable in showing the boundaries of
the forest reserves, counties, land
office districts and Indian and mill
tary reservations within the state.
The scale of the new map is twelve
miles to the inch.
j. E. Clark arrived here from
Seattle Tuesday, and will engage
in the real estate and insurance
business with A. F. Parker, sue
ceeding Geo. M. Robertson, who
leaves for Cottonwood shortly to
open the Farmers & MeI chants
State bank. Mr.. Clark was for
many years cashier of bank at
Fender, Nebraska, and for some
time past has been associated with
the real estate and insurance firm
OF Denny, Calhoun & Ewing, Inc,
of Seattle. Mr.. Clark was here last
spring and ran the Idaho County
bank at Cottonwood for awhile in
the absence of Cashier Erhardt.
He likes Ihaho county and has