Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-27
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The Weeks News From That
Thrifty Little City.


John Gesellchen, uncle of our
townsman Vincent Lorang, and an
old resident of Genesee, is here on
visit and to look over the country
with q view of locating in the near
future.
Messers:: Reeder and Sharp, of
Charleston, Wash, where in the
city on Monday and Tuesday OF
this week looking for a stock ranch,
or ranch on which to raise hogs.
Joseph Kaufman, Secretary Of
the Forest Lumber Co., OF Forest,
Idaho, was in town on Monday on
business connected with his comp.
any. Mr.. X, is a good hustler for
business and is having good success
in disposing of their mill products.
This company has the finest line Of
lumber and factory products, in
that line, Of any mill in central
Idaho.
Editor Wisener, OF the Free
Press was in town on Tuesday last,
in the interest of his popular paper
which is old, well established and
reliable.
The city marshal is now busily
employed improving King Street
and is making a much needed
change; he has also commenced on
Second South Street, and will make
it one Of the popular drives.
Z j. M. McGee, Supt. of the Co.
operative Telephone system is in
the city making some improve
ments that are much needed in this
rapidly growing enterprise.
F. G. Nuxoll, one of the substan-
tial farmers of Greencreek, and
the owner of "Nuxoll's addition to
this city, was doing business" in
town Wednesday.
We learn authoritively, that the
N. p, will, on Monday next put
on a night crew on the rock work
just north of the city. The Idle
Hour Restaurant has notice to
prepare for the feeding of the crew.
Miss Dora Mcclure, the attract.
i've young lady clerk at the Sims
Emporium, will soon take vaca-
ton for needed rest and recreation.
She will go home to her parents
on the mountain, where the wild
roses bloom and the gentle zephyrs
breathe their signs of contentment
through the fragrant pine needles.
Co. Surveyor Spedden came in
on Tuesday evening.
c. G. McCarty, our genial stage
manager on the Kamiah route, has
been in the city for several days,
recuperating.
Lee Kendrich, a telephone ma
nipulator, is in the city from lilo.
Messrs. J. Holland and G. Gus
tavus, representing the Mutual
Reserve Insurance Co., are now
canvassing the city.
Nick Kinzer, one of the FORE
most farmers of the Ferdinand
region was in the city on Wednes-
day.
Lewis Hamm, one of the ex-
drivers for Porter Bros. &
WEIGH, trusted employee who
has been i'll with consumption for
some time, died Saturday evening
last, and was buried in the ceme-
terry here on Monday.
Miss Hilga Carlson, and her
little half brother, who were shot
by Eagan, the sub-contractor, are
doing finely, although they have
not passed the critical stage in gun.
shot wounds.
Rumor has it that a new jewelry |
store is soon to be established here
in the Bash building.
Postmaster Libby, who has been
sick for long time is not improy.
ing as rapidly as his friends hoped
Tor, being still confined to his bed
snd unable to get out.
r. s. Hancock, our photographer
and undertaken, or one Of them
s now engaged in building an ad.
tition to his business house. Mr..
Hancock can take care of both
shadow and substance, almost q
inch, oh?
One Of the builders of the N. p
branch into this region, Mr.. Por-
Ter, was in the city on business
Monday and Tuesday, and looking
'ver the work, and incidentally