Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-07-13

ct the home OF JAS. Sloan.
Nj. and Mrs. r. ]. Mcconnell
have gone 70 the Hump.
Mics Alice Cogan left Sunday to
join the Spokesman Review excur.
sion to the Portland fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. X. Reed are
meeting old friends on the trail at
the Portland fair this week.
Sam Goldstone, Of Cottonwood,
was in the city the first Of the week
visiting friends and relatives.
G.. A. johnson and Cy Leitch
have formed q partnership in the
meat business in the Hump.
Robert Scofield and @. II. Good
sell departed last Sunday for the
Thunder Mountain country.
D. 8. Fleming, proprietor Of The
Emporium, departed last Saturday
for Palouse city and coast cities.
Mr.. snd Mrs. b. L. Crosby went
to Spokane last week to place
orders for their fall stock Of goods.
A robber tried to secure some
valuables, at the Scales residence,
last Friday night but failed and
made his escape.
Mrs. E. B. Craig, Of Cottonwood,
departed Sunday for Roosevelt,
where she goes to take charge Of
the schools Of that city.
Miss Rena Hovey aud Miss
Hattie Palmer, arrived in the city
last Monday enronte to Mt. Idaho
where they 60 to visit Mrs. L. P.
Brown Of that city.
Mrs. T. w. Nickel left Friday
for . visit to Ash Grove, Mo. Mrs.
Nickel will be absent two or three
weeks visiting friends aud relatives
Of her native state.
Without q doubt the most pop
ular place on Main street is
Franks. The healthful ice cream,
choice CONNECTIONS and refreshing
beverages have made it 90.
Mrs. G.. A. Lewis and daughter
went to Charleston last week Tor q
months visit after which they will
again join Prof. Lewis here, who
is successfully conducting . COM
mercial school.
G. A. Parsons arrived from
Moose Creek last Sunday and re-
ports the camp in . most prosper
GUS conditions, there being 26 men
now employed at the Moose Greek
placers.
A new mining district has been
formed in this county to include
the camps of Orc Grande, Four
Mile, Summit Flat and several
others. 1t will be known as the
Orc Grande district.
The lumber yard being opened
here by Messrs. Monlux and Graves
now has . good supply Of all kinds
of rough and dressed lumber,
mouldings etc. on band and can
furnish complete bills for buildings.
Little George Schatler bad the
misfortune to break his left arm
and receive several cuts and bruises
about the face during the celebra-
ton at White Bird July 4. At
the last reports he is improving
rapidly.
John Bingham is critically i'll at
his home north of town from a
bad case Of rupture. An operation
was found necessary which was
performed by Dr. Bibby and yester-
day the patient was reported as
resting we'll.
DR.. and Mrs. II. ". Riggs will
leave tomorrow for Portland where
the doctor goes to attend the Ben
tai Congress. On their return they
will be accompanied by their sisters
Misses Riggs and Brainard, Of
Marsh6eld, Oregon. They will be
absent about 10 days.
Mrs. w. N. Scales entertained q
number Of friends at her home
last Thursday evening in honor OF
Miss Efie Cobb, Of New York.
About thirty guests were present
and the program of the evening
was composed Of music, 900"
and refreshments.
Albert Smith, the young man
who recently suffered the loss OF
his eyes by the explosion Of a box
of caps at the Electrolytic property
On Snake river arrived here last
Thursday evening In company
with his father and brother enroute
to his home at La Fargo, Wiscon-
sin.