Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-08-03

Spring tooth harrows at Eimers-
Wood Aft
Hanson q Hockersmith for your
groceries. 18tf
Mrs. j. V. Nash is the guests Of
Cottonwood friends this week.
P. Courtney left this morning for an
outing in the Hump country.
We handle nothing but standard
groceries Hanson Il Hockersmith. 18ft
Frank McGrane and family leave
tomorrow for an outing at Adams
Station.
DR.. Jamison of Moscow is guest
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. F. A.
Campbell.
James Surridge of the Harpster
country, was county-seat visitor the
first of the week.
John Philips and family will leave
this week for an outing in the country
around Moore Lake.
Mrs. M. Howe came up from the
Salmon river country the first of the
week and remained few days with
Grangeville friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henley of the
Salmon river country, are the guests
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Graham, this week.
The Mesdames Teal of Hartford,
Conn.,, Todhunter of Peoria, ILL.,, and
Miss Scott, who have been spending
the past six months in California, are
guests at the home of Wallace N.
Scott.
Atty. f. M. Griffith left last week
for the mining country in and around
Buffalo Hump. During his absence
Atty. M. r. Hattabaugh will assume
the duties of the Office of prosecuting
attorney.
Wilbur Bryant will start his CON-
bine Monday, the first job Of cutting
will be on the Oscar Chase place.
Bryant was the first man to purchase
and use combine on the Prairie and
has demonstrated to many the money
saving the combine affords. Last year
he cut as high as forty acres of heavy
grain day with his machine.
Mr.. johnson, representative of the
Northern Pacific, has been in the city
this week, visiting the ranches with
the real estate men, securing samples
of grain from the prairie. This grain
will occupy a prominent place in the N.
P. exhibition car which will later tour
the middle west and is a good piece of
effective advertising for the Prairie.
Joe Wade, the field representative
of the Lewiston Tribune, returned
last week from trip in the Joseph
and Doumecq sections and reports the
crops there as well as in other sections
of Idaho county, are going to be
enormous. A great many people are
coming into the Salmon river country
and that section is settling up rapidly.
Insurance Commissioner /. C. Hat
tabaugh, who has been examining the
records of the county officers, CON-
pleted his work the last of the week
and departed Sunday for Nezperce
where he will perform like mission.
Mr.. Hattabaugh will also visit Lewis.
and Orofno, checking up the officers
of Nezperce and Clearwater counties,
before returning to Boise.
| Herman Stein, a German rancher
who lives on the breaks of Lawyers
canyon, was before the probate court
Tuesday for examination as to his
mental conditions. After. hearing the
evidence the insanity board decided he
was in full possession of his mental
faculties and released him. 1t seems
Herman has been taking occasionally
of home made beer, a mixture of a
patent preparation known as AMBER,
made by an Ohio firm for dry terri
tory, and rain water and yeast. Her
man stated it was just a little better
than water and did not effect him. He
has also had some trouble with one of
his neighbors over stock but explained
that in satisfactory manner.