Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-02-22

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Hump.
Frank and Allan Mclean hav
returned from trip to Lewiston.
A son was born last Thursda
to Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Loveness {
this city.
A daughter was born to Mr.. an
Mrs. Wernett living east OF town
last Friday.
Cooked food sale at Parker Clarl
Office, Saturday, Feb. "a, by ladie
Of st. Agnes Guild.
L. G. Chadwick while workin,
on his new residence Monday, hat
the misfortune to breake couple
of ribs.
DR.. Jesse l.. Raines came ou
from Elk City Saturday to be with
his step-father, James Edwards
who died Monday.
Geo. Sutherland, secretary oil
the Spokane Y. M. G. A., spent
several days here this week, and
rendered some valuable assistance
to the local organization.
w. E. Graham put 100 new
chairs in the armory last week.
Later when the boys get more
money on hand they expect to re-
place these with modern opera
chairs.
Chas. L. Bowers, an experienced
candy maker of Moscow, has rent.
ed the Hogan building on Main
street and will open a wholesale
and retail candy factory there at
once. He expects to arrive here
this week.
Rudolph Bertsch, the hardware
man, is sending out a neat slip in
every letter he writes, in which, he
advertizes Grangeville and Camas
Prairie. If every merchant would
do the same, much good might be
accomplished with practically no
cost.
J. n. Wickham was in town
Saturday from near Lowe and re-
ports that very pleasant dance
was held at the Nine Pipe school
house on Friday night. The pro-
ceeds of the dance will be used in
lettering the equipment Of the
school.
r. II. Barclay, of Helena, gov
eminent inspector of star routes,
was in town last Friday investi-
eating bids for mail contracts in
this section. These contracts are
usually announced about February
LIST but this year have for some
reason been held up.
The north and south telephone
line has been completed and parties
can now communicate between
here and the southern part of the
state. The line between here and
White Bird is part Of the system
but men are now at work rebuild
ing all that is not first class.
E. Beggs, of Boise, was awarded
q four years contract for carrying
the mail from Boise to Horseshoe
Bend at $1,000. The contract was
let to j. f. Hall OF Van Wyck to
carry the mail from Emmett to Van
Wyck at $4774. This route is
in Thunder Mountain district.
J. B. Cook returned Sunday
from an extended visit with rela-
tives at Ventura, California. Mr..
Cook greatly enjoyed the mild eli
mate of the south but he is glad to
be back in Idaho county again and
says he found no place to eqnal
Camas Prairie as a business point.
NJ. Mcdonald, carpenter in
the employ OF A. J. Turner, had
the misfortune to break his right
arm Sunday night. He was going
up the back steps at his hotel which
were slippery from the rain and
accidently fell. DIR. Stockton
was called and he is getting along
nicely.
The certainty of railroads being
built to this city is already bearing
[ruit and during the past week
considerably more than the usual
1umber Of strangers could be seen
around the hotels. The hotels are
III well filled and on Friday night
t was necessary for some OF them
10 get rooms outside in order to &C.
it's guests.
E. A. Parisot the we'll known
mining man, arrived here Sunday
rom Spokane and has gone into
he Hump. Mr.. Parisot is a large
'wner in the Atlas property but
avs no work will be done on the
nine at present. He is going in !
0 straighten up some business for
he Calender Mercantile Company {
'hich will keep him there for three c
r four months.
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