Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-04-06
Items of Interest to
Grnageville and Vi
cinity.


Gibson, the optcian, makes .
specially Of fitting glasses.
Now get your suit cleaned for 81
at Richards the Tailor.
Hats are becoming, stylish, and
right in price at Mrs. Hawsons.
The little son of John Pearce is
recovering from a severe illness.
Miss Magill will begin the spring
term Of school at Tolo next Mon
day.
Jack Moore, the genial landlord
of Adams Camp, is in the city on
business.
Jonas Lawrence formerly Of
this city, is conducting a restaurants
in East Portland.
School will begin in the Martin
district next Monday with Miss
May Mel as teacher.
G. w. Coutts, Cottonwood
leading attorney, was doing BUSH
ness in town yesterday.
Numbers 1873, 7O3 and 90 were
the lucky ones in the dinner set
contest at j. B. Adams last month.
Geo. Briscoe is able to be on the
streets again after being laid up for
nearly two months with rheu-
matism.
J. w. Pantall, the Mutual Life
Insurance agent, is able to be
out again after severe attack OF
rheumatism.
r. d. Burroughs and A. J.
Hodgskins, Of Lucille, were trans
acting business in town several
days this week.
Miss Emma Alkire and Baily T..
Rice both of Freedom were marri-
ed at the brides home on Salmon
river, yesterday.
The people Of Cottonwood have
elected mayor and council who
will favor an ordinance providing
for Sunday closing.
A great deal Of town property
has been changing hands recently
and Grangeville is bound to have q
building boom this summer.
Mrs. Geo. K. Reed is expected
home in few days after a visit Of
several weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. L. P. Bradbury, Of Kendrick.
Ward Farnsworth, the Cotton
wood merchant, was in the city
yesterday and conferred with a
number of our citizens concerning
the railroad situation.
S. d. Taylor, newspaper man
of Boomers Ferry and state land
commissioner, is In this city on
business connected with the state
land department.
Every lady wants new spring
hat as well AZ other decorations in
the millinery line. If you 60 to
Mrs. Hawson's she will please
you in both style and price.
Geo. Brown and wife, formerly
Of Grangeville, but now residents
of Dayton, WASH, are visiting at
the home Of Senator J. G. Stephens,
who has been very i'll for sometime
past, but is now reported to be
mending slowly.
VIM. Erskine, formerly black
smith at Elk City, was found dead
in room in a hotel at Butte last
week. His death was supposed to
have been from natural causes.
He was living at the road station
between Harpster and Elk City.
Earnest Day formerly Of this
city. writes from Congress, Ariz. +,
that things are very dull there and
that he is thinking Of going to
Mexico for awhile. II he does not
like it there he may come back to
Grangeville.
Mr., aud Mrs. Dalziel of the
Hotel Grangeville are arranging to
entertain a large number Of guests
this evening it being the second
anniversary of the opening Of that
popular hostelry. The public is
cordially invited.
II. F. Church who recently left
here for the Alberta country writes
friends that he is greatly disapoint-
ed in the place and will not remain
and he has written his family at
Charleston to remain there as he is
coming south to look for q location.
w. O. Wright killed q good
sized cougar on the Clearwater last
Friday and brought the pelt to
town to secure the bounty. Under
the new law they are worth $3.50
and this is probably the first one to
claim the reward in this comfy.