Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-02-23


Beautiful eyes and handsome
faces are eloquent concentrations.
Bright eyes are windows to
woman's heart. Rocky Mountain
Tea makes bright eyes. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets,
! J. J. Pulse.
From all accounts the great por-
ton Of the wheat raised on Camas
Prairie last year has been shipped
out of the country, and it is posi-
BILE that wheat will have to be ship
ped in before next harvest. There
is plenty Of oats, barley and hay
still left in the hands of the pro-
ducers, but these are staples and
command their worth at any time.
Rudolph Bertsch received tele-
gram Monday night bearing the
sad intelligence of the death of his
mother at Seattle. Mrs. Bertsch
was 67 years old and was only sick
a short time, the cause of her death
being pneumonia. She visited in
this city last summer and will be
remembered by those who met her
as kindly lady.
The strong wind Sunday night
blew down the frame work of
N. Kutch's new residence in the
Lewiston addition. They were
rushing work on the house but
were short OF certain kinds of lum-
Der, and it so happened that the
building was in the worst shape to
withstand q heavy wind. Mr..
Hutch, however, 80 Strengthened
out the wreck and the house is
again rapidly assuming shape.
| w. H. Ralph, licensed auc-
tioneer of Nez Perez, was in town
yesterday having come over to
conduct the public sale of Lewis
TWylde which takes place today.
Mr.. Ralph is a recent arrival from
the east but comes highly recon-
mended as a gentleman and is
proving himself an auctioneer of
rare ability. He has arranged to
come over here when his services
are desired and dates can be fixed
by calling at this Office
Geo. Harrington was in town
this week on his way to Lewiston
and he will probably visit Spokane
before his return. Mr.. Harrington
is an old time resident of Elk City
but he has been engaged this win
ter in placing machinery of the
cyanide plant for the Crooked river
Mining and Milling Company on
their property at Orc Grand. The
machinery is now all on the ground
and the buildings are erected ready
to receive it and the plant will be
in operation by early spring.
There was very small attend
ance at the teachers regular meet
ing last Saturday, only three of the
Grangeville teachers being present.
The subject under consideration
was memory training, the discuss
ion was led by Miss Hobart in a
very able manner. Mr.. Roots was
there with his usual budget Of
humor and good sense to add life
and zest to the occasion. The
teachers present were Misses. Ho-
bart, Hawk and Prof. Crawford OF
the Grangeville school, j. b. Carter
of Denver, j. M. Wilson Of Dist.
No. 5 and Francis Steele, of Mt.
Idaho school.
The Royal Neighbors met in G,
I. McDonald's building ON State
street last Wednesday and organ
lied by electing the following
officers: Past Oracle, Mrs. j. N.
Oliver; Oracle, Mrs Gillett; Vice
Oracle, Mrs. Arson; Chancellor,
Mrs. Goodwin; Recorder, Miss N.
Wasmind; Marshall, Miss May
Goodwin; assistant Marshall, Allan
Mclean; inner Sentinel, Mrs. Nc
Dougal; outer Sentinel, Mrs. Gee;
Managers, J. N. Oliver, Bertha
Long and Mrs. Holsclaw. Their
regular meetings will be on every
second and fourth Wednesday, as
both halls are already occupied
every night in the week, they will
meet at Mrs. Gillett's house for the
present.
Louis Escard, know for many
years in Idaho county as Spanish
Louie, died in Lewiston on the
fifteenth inst, age 6S years. HIS