Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-04-04

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Snap, Of course. Harness snaps
at Bertsch's.
The showing Of Spring Millinery
in tailored and dress hats in the
most authoritative styles at the
Parlor Millinery. Mrs. White. 43tf
G. 81. Schroeder, formerly pro-
prietor Of the steam laundry here,
came up from Lewiston the last Of
the week and again has charge Of
the business.
0. L. Benson and wife left FRI
day for their home 1T Florence,
where they expect to remain dur.
ing the coming summer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson have been residing
here in the city for several months
past.
8. r. Libbey, of Cottonwood,
was q county seat visitor on
business the last Of the
week. He returned home Friday
morning, Comfy Assessor ]. v.
Nash accompanying him. Mr..
Nash will remain there some time
looking after official business.
George J. Seay, Of near Lowe,
favored the Free Press Office with
call the last Of the week. Mr..
Seay is feeding . large bunch Of
hogs this spring and figures ct the
present prices they are selling at
he will net better than 70 cents .
bushel ON the wheat used in fat.
tening them.
Curtis Crawford came down
Tuesday from Spokane, where he
has been working for several
months. He will probably remain
for two weeks, looking after some
business matters and visiting with
relatives and friends. He has been
employed in q tailoring establish
ment in Spokane.
g. B. Briscoe, who farms the
Cowan ranch, was Q Saturdays
visitor in Grsngeville. This ranch
CONTAINS some four hundred acres
northeast Of town and IL one Of
the best in the county. Mr.. Bris.
coo looks for bumper crop this
year and reports the fall wheat az
looking fine.
Thomas J. Costley, Of Asotin,
who was called up here BY the
severe illness Of Silas Austin, left
yesterday for his home. He will
visit friends at Clearwater, Sites
and Kooskia on his way to Asotin.
His father, w. L. Costley, who
came up with him will remain here
all summer.
Matt Gilbert and wife arrived in
the city the last of the week and
will reside here indefinitely. Mrs.
Gilbert has been spending the
winter at Ashland. Greg, while
Mr.. Gilbert was at Wheeling,
West Virginia, for . time. Mr..
Gilbert is interested In mining and
ranching here.
B. Murphy who owns . placer
claim on American Creek is in
Grangeville this week for q short
stay. Mr.. Murphy is very enthus.
iastic over the mineral outlook for
Idaho county and in conversation
with the writer made the assertion
that when properly developed the
mineral properties OF this county
would more than three times pay
the state debt.
II is expected that work upon
the railroad grade will be again in.
augurated during the coming week
and continued until the final COM
pleti0n of the road into growing
Grangeville. Rails are being laid
on the grade out of Culdesac to fa-
cilitate delivery Of construction
material, and trains are expected
to be running into town by Sep
tember l.
r. 8. Walker, an experienced
real estate man Of Chicago, who
has been in the employ of George
M. Reed for the past year, severed
his connections Saturday last and
after q few weeks spent in Grange
vile and vicinity will leave for
Seattle and the Puget Sound coun-
try where he will embark in bust
ness. Mr.. Walker 10 thorough in
his BUSINESS and that he will sue.
coed is not prediction but q fact.
People who doubt the advisab,l:
ity Of advertising may we'll con-
slider the results obtained in the
case Of M. H. Bsulch, who lives
near Grangeville. At cost Of
S1.25 the gentleman recently in.
serted In the columns of this paper
small local calling the attention
of the public to the fact that they
had some dairy COWS for sale.
Through this medium he sue.
ceeded in disposing Of the entire
lot which brought him in in round
numbers the sum OF $4,000.
At . meeting Of the directors
OF the Nee PIERCE Cooperative Tel
ephOne COMPANY last week the res.