Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-04

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Joseph Pfeufer left Sunday on
business trip to Spokane.
DR.. Alcorn of kooska was in the
city the first of the week.
Atty. Gilmore and Deputy Brown
were in Whitebird Tuesday.
Judge Duffy of Cottonwood was in
the city Tuesday on legal matters.
w. II. Cassidy spent several days
Of this week up the Salmon River.
Fine ten room house and three lots
for sale cheap. Inquire here. 1O-4#
Bertsch, hardware and harness.
Now is the time to have your repair
ing done. 6tf
Fred Cone. the Cottonwood Creek
rancher, was in the city Tuesday buy
ing supplies.
f. A. Carpenter, who was seriously
i'll last week, is able to be out and
around again.
A. +. Parker and Mr.. Skidmore
are spending the week in the Salmon
River country.
Mrs. f. A. Carpenter left Wednes-
day for Michigan where she will make
visit with relatives.
f. S. Sweet left the first of the
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as federal juryman.
Oliver Garfield of the Salmon
River section was in the city the first
of the week buying supplies.
1t is reported that Fox and Briggs
have recently made rich strike on
their Bear Creek mining claims.
The party who left a pair of gents
shoes at our store should call and get
the same. Sweet & Mingus.
Miss Margaret Sweet, who has been
teaching in the summer school at
Pocatello, arrived Monday evening.
A meeting of the city council was
held Monday night but as there were
not enough members present to trans
act business the meeting was adjourn
ed until Monday night.
In the announcement of the Academy
of Idaho at Pocatello among the corps
of instructors mentions Norman Adki-
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs John Adki-
son, as the head of the depa rtment of
science,
VIM. Iumwaldt was in the first of
the week. He is cutting his grain
this week aud says while the crop will
not be as heavy as last year the short
age the Prairie over will not be as
great as has been estimated
j. A. Bushue, the Ferdinand mer-
chant. was in the city Friday on mat
tiers Of business. He reports business
good over in that thriving little town
and states Ferdinand is one of the
best trading points on the Prairie.
The fremont Hotel at Sites chang
ed hands last week, Fred Webster,
who recently acquired the property of
Hopkins x Wilson, exchanging the
same to Harvey Hawkins for a ranch
owned BY the latter on Clear Creek.
An order has been received from
the post office department re-establish-
ing the Florence post Office which it
was given out as one to be discontinue
ed. Quite a lengthy remonstrance
was signed and it seems it has had the
desired effect upon the department.
David Stricken and \. NJ. Baker
returned Friday from trip in the
mountains Among other places Wis
tied was the famous Ten Mile mining
camp and before leaving the land of
glittering gold Mr.. Baker located,
what his friends hope is a second
"Treadwell"
The case of James Murphy, charged
with assault, was heard in Judge
Jaques court Friday and the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty. The court
assessed a fine of twenty-five dollars
and costs. Bond was put up by the
defendant and we underntand the case
will be appealed.
The Moses brothers, Earl, Clyde
and Bert. left Sunday for Round
Mountain, Nevada. Earl and Clyde
have been secured by the ball team OF
that town to do the battery work at
salary of $3.50 month. The boys