Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-06-11

MI6s mary ACuuIICAo Wuo q
visitor from Kooskia Monday.
Judge DeHaven returned the
first Of the week from Lewiston
where he has been on legal bust
ness.
Atty. A. Holsclaw of Mountain
City. Tenn, and brother, VIM.
Holsclaw. a merchant OF North
Carolina, arrived last night for a
visit with their brother, Cyrus
Holsclaw.
Seth Jones and G. ]. Hall re
turned Monday from Lewiston
where they have been for q week
on business. Seth looks hale and
hearty as though the tropical cline
Of that section agreed with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Higgins re
turned the first of the week from
Seattle where they have been dur.
ing the celebration of the arrival OF
the fleet. They will return to their
home at Higgins in few days.
The Baptist Sunday School Con
vention of this county, will be held
at Cottonwood Friday, Saturday
and Sunday Of this week. The fol
lowing will 60 from here as dele
gates: Rev. Saxton, f. A. Car
penter and Mrs. w. w. Brown.
R. ]. Mcconnell and family have
gone to Mill Creek where the for
mer will have charge Of the saw
mill on the Gilbert mining pre-,
perty. They were accompanied by
the Gilbert family who will remain
in the mountains during the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank VanBeven
ter returned the first of the weel
from visit of fortnight with re-
latives in Spokane. Frank says il
rained quite often up there but
nevertheless they played severa
good ball games which he had tn,
pleasure of witnessing.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Vincent O
the experimental farm east of towl
left yesterday morning for theil
future home at Pullman, Wash.
where :hey will educate their child
rem. The new proprietor of the
farm, Jas. Canda, q late arriva
from Wyoming, will take possess
ion this coming week.
M. II. Rice, one of the ol,les
pioneers Of this county, was stricke,
blind last week at the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. Walter Rhett
at Cottonwood. Mr.. Rice has fol
many years been blind in one eye
and the loss of the sight of b I'll
eyes through this last disaster is !,
serious one.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sempert lef
the first Of the week for Moscow
where they will be present at the
graduating exercises Of the student,
of the state university, their daugh
ter, Miss Martha Seinpert, being
one of the graduates. Mr.. Sempert
will continue his trip to the Hot
Lake where he will remain 70,
treatment.
Ross Howard and William
Enson, who are mining in thu
Marshall Lake district, passed
through the city the first Of the
week on their way to that coming
camp. They say the coming season
promises to be the best in the
history Of that camp and the rich
ore values are holding out as The
shafts continue in depth.
A. c. DeFleming OF near Den yer
made this Office . pleasant cal
while in town the first of the week
Mr.. DeFleming came to this count,
but recently from Montana and
purchased ranch near Denver.
This is his first year of ranching in
the county, but he says the way
the crops look and other condi.
lions to be considered, that Idaho
countyjs good enough for him.
The Grsngeville Hotel changed
hands the first Of the week, K. ].
Mcconnell. whose lease expired,
giving the same up and George D.
McClanc, the owner of the property,
taking charge. Mr.. Mcconnell
has conducted q firs-tclass place
during the time he had charge and
no doubt the new landlord will
continue to hold the excellent
patronage the house has enjoyed.