Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

= DANBNO POWO9H
The femafkab1e increase In con
sumption demonstrated its superla.
tive merits and wholcsomeness.
ONE POUND IS CTS
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Il Spencer,
Of PendeE Neb., are expected here
next week for a short visit.
DR.. s. E. Bibby is figuring on
the erection or an armory, 5Ox1OO
feet, on the lot formerly occupied
by James divers blacksmith shop.
Claude Flint will leave Sunday
for the Florense mining district
where he has some valuable prop
erty which he expects to develop
this winter.
The Idaho County bank at Cot
tonwood is preparing TO change
into . national bank. Il has been
q prosperous institution from the
start and some Of the most sub
stantial men OF the county are
back OF it.
The rain Of the past two days
has been Of great benefit to the
country and will enable farmers to
begin fall blowing. 1t will also be
the means of putting out the for
est fires which have been 30 dis
astrous during the past season.
The citizens Of Roosevelt re-
Gently held q mass meeting at
which time they prepared . Pc
clifton asking for the appointment
OF q peace officer for that district
and also asked for assistance to
improve the wagon roads into that
camp. Au a 81
The Gordon Wright Company
Of White Bird fled incorporation
papers this week and have begun
work on their large mercantile
establishment at that place. Their
building will be 6Ox1OO feet and
they will carry q full line Of gen.
eral merchandise.
Richards & Grundstrom have
secured quarters in the back OF
Hogan's barber shop and are now
ready 70 take care Of their bust
ness. They will be glad to meet
all Of their old customers as we'll
as new ones and can insure them
honest service and right prices.
Hon. j. G. Stephens and family
left last week for Charleston where
they will make their future home.
He makes the change in hopes Of
improving his health which has
been very poor for sometime. He
has many friends here who wish
for his speedy recovery.
Edward Gault left yesterday for
his home in Iowa, after spending
a week looking after his interests
here. He has placed his herd Of
thoroughbred cattle with Riley
Rice, near Cottonwood, who will
look after them during his absence.
He will visit Portland and Califor-
mia on his way homo. AIS 4
&C. Call came ont from Big
Creek this week whore he has
been doing assessment work on his
mining claims. He reports things
quiet in that district although the
work done has shown promising
results. He has not fully decided
where he will spend the winter
but may 60. to Portland.
The local phones and electric
lights are all in running order
again after being demolished by
the fire. The great number Of
wires in the telephone system
made this q big job and the people
appreciate the untiring efforts 81
Miss Cogap and Con. Wilson in
getting them in place in &c short a
time.
j. w. Henderson, who sold hit
ranch on the Prairie about a year
ago to find a more desirable loca.
ton, has returned and will again
take up his residence here. HI
has been along the coast from Cali.
fornia to Canada but found nc
place that had the future before il
that Camas Prairie has.
Theodore Reynolds, for some
time . stage driver between here
and the Hump, was killed last
week near Klamath, Oregon, where
he was driving. They were de-
scending . steep grade when the
brake broke, o%verturning the stsge,