Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-04-02
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Pulse re-
turned last night from Boise.

Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Pulse re-
turned last night from Boise.
]. E. Dalzell has purchased the
Cullne rooming house located on
third avenue in Spokane,
r. P. Cooper OF Keuterville
country had his name added to the
Free Press list last week.
Jos. Hoene will read the Idaho
County news this year through the
columns of the Free Press.
Mrs. A. J. Watkins, one Of Idaho
County's old pioneers, made this
Office a pleasant call the FIRST Of the
week.
w. G. Hanson a prosperous
rancher living near town, made US
. substantial call the first OF the
week.
Miss Gagagan's millinery OPEN
ing will occur on Monday, April
9Th. All ladies are cordially in.
vited to attend and see this grand
expose of the latest fashions in
millinery. Come whether you buy
or not, you are welcome.
A notice appears in another COL
umn, advertising the Percheron
horse owned by John Callan. Turn
to it and read the same. The ami
NAL is a fine one and is the sire OF
many fine colts on the Prairie.
We received letter from w. l..
Costley this week who is enjoying
life under the sunny skies OF Ari :
zona, in which he states after a
short visit in California he will be
back in Grangeville.
Cottonwood is to have Bryan
club. That's the stuff. "Whoop
her up" and get things lively.
There are plenty Of democrats In
this county aud now 10 the time to
get out and show we arc not dead.
A. F. Parker has sold 4SO acres
across the Clearwater near Harp.
ster to A. w. Mock Of Kalispel,
Montana. The land was former
ly owned by Henry Ternan and
belongs to an estate of which Mr.
Parker is administrator.
Mrs. Spedden was agreeably sur.
prised Tuesday night by the teach.
ing corps Of the city schools
The occasion was in honor of her
birthday. A cut glass bon bon
dish was left ss a remembrance by
her friends.
Ranchers, have you seen that
fine steel grey percheron stallion
that is making the season at the
Root Lumber yardY He is regis:
tered in both the American and
French Percheron Stud books and
as Individual as can be found on
the prairie.
Porkers are going up these days
and the rancher who was able t.
hold his hogs during the past few
months can now get $5. so for them
and as the market in the east il
strong, the probabilities are they
will reach six cents before very
long.
Our fellow-townsman, A. Nc
Donald, was stricken with apoplexy
about the middle of the Afternoon
Of Monday when he was on hi
way home from down town. II,
had arrived at a point near tn,
National Bank when he was strick
en-. Friends rushed to his aid ant
took him homer DR.. Slusser wa
called and in a short time the patti
ent rallied.
Elmer Gilmore came out from
. Crunk's Basin the first of the weel
by the way of the Brown trail AM
reports four to five feet of snow OF
. the trail. There is q large amour
of snow in the mountains and ira
. vel is almost impossible. Mr.. Gil
, more and his brother have bee
doing considerable trapping an
large game hunting during th
winter months but 80 far they hav
not been very successful. The re
, suit of the work so far being on
coyote and several lynx.
This week Messrs. Harris
Adam sold the John Sallees plac
of 24O acres to G. DeArmond {
Missouri. Mr.. DeArmond arrived
several days ago but it did not tax
him long to appreciate the ricl
lands of Camas Prairie. Mr.. De
Almond will move on the rancl
and is looking for more good lands
having decided to invest heavily il
, the country. We understand tn
place was sold for $45 an acre. Nj
Sallees will not leave the countr
/, but will look around with the il
tention Of buying another ranch.
Messrs. Charles Thompson an
= James Briscoe left the tirst of th
r week for North Yakima, Washing
+ ton, and other outside point
r They are disposing Of stock in
Q Bear Creek mining property an