Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-19

Miss Mable Graham is in Koos-
kia visiting friends.
E. g. Price returned last week
from California where he has been
wintering.
John Williamson and @. Hanna
have had their names added to the
Free Press list this week.
Senator Elmer Waldrip, special
representative of the Averill Ma
chinery Co., Of Portland, Ore, was
in this city several days Of THE
week looking after his company's
interests in this vicinity.
Miss Blsnch Rapp has concluded
. very successful term OF school in
the Big Butte district. This is one
of the largest country schools in
the county, having an enrolment
of close to thirty.five pupils.
Bob Jones has purchased for the
firm Of Bales & Jones 200 head oil
fat cattle near Anaconda, Montana.
This firm shipped during the past
week four car loade from Ko0skia,
two from Sites and five from Ka-
miah.
VIM. Jones passed through
Grangeville Monday on his way 10
the Meadows. chip is working
for the firm OF Bales & Jones and
shipped the first load Of stock over
the new road from Vollmer last
week.
G., L. Hansen, who ranches
north Of town, made the Free Press
. substantial call while in town
Monday. Mr.. Hansen has done
but lissle spring work up to the
present time on account of the
rains.
Ten men are at work on the
Blue Jacket mine, down on the
Snake river working on . 400 foot
level in the up-raise. This CON-
pany is spending q large amount Of
money on the property and will
show it is mine before many
months.
Work on the wagon road from
Lucille to the Blue Jacket mine
will begin shortly. Fifteen hun.
dred dollars has been raised by
popular subscription and as the
Forest Service will donate the same
amount, making total of 50, 600 q
good road ought to result.
Glenn Hanna returned Sunday
from the Snake river country
where re has been for the past
week. He states cattle have done
exceptionally we'll down there this
winter and but little hay and dry
feed has been required. They
have been on grass for q month
past.
There is q chance for some one
to get absolutely free . fine Stude-
baker, Jr., wagon by the first Of
May. Drop around to the Grange
vile Implement Co.'s place Of
business and learn particulars.
These are the niftiest little
wagons made and are modelled
after the large Studebakers.
John Williamson. who lives no.
tween Grangeville and Denver, re-
Gently disposed Of = team OF young
three-year olds to Spokane buyers
for $500. Automobiles have not
effected the horse market TO any
great extent. Mr.. Williamson
came here from Montana recently
and say the Prairie is good enough
for him.
Walter Hatch, living on the
Turner farm, which he and several
other Bellingham gentlemen pur-
chased, was in the first Of the
week. He says Camss Prairie is
all right for him and since his arriv.
al has gained six pounds in weight.
Before leaving he had his name
added to the Free Press list aud
will keep posted on Idaho County
events through the columns of the
"Old Reliable"
The Schmadeka Millinery OPEN
ing, held Tuesday brought ont .
large crowd Of lady shoppers who
were prone upon securing the ser.
sons most beautiful in millinery.
Hats OF exquisite beauty and show
ing excellent taste, were there 10
numbers and visitors were usually
myers. Mrs. Schmadeka is GER
tainly to be congratulated upon &c.
curing the services Of Miss Fortier
md Thus affording the ladies of
Idaho county an opportunity to
secure the latest in millinery.
E. /. Chase who ranches seven
miles from town, made the Free
Press subsssntial call while in
the first OF the week. He has .
fine 300 acres ranch but on account
Of the present rains, has not been
able to do = great deal Of spring
blowing. Mr.. Chase is great be-
lever in hogs IS mortgage litter
and has ever 200 head At the pres
emit time 10 ~ which a 20 -, f.I