Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-08-31

Old newspapers for sale at ten cents
bundle at the Free Press office lift
Grand Election Ball at Schmadeka IS
hall Tuesday night Music by Basil
Harris Orchestra.
Lincoln Rams For Sale.-Three yearl-
ing Lincoln rams. Geo. Briscoe, Pacific
Phone, Farmers 81. 15-tf
The damage action brought by Geo.
Gilbert against Joe Yates was settled
out of court early this week.
Miss Mary Long, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Long left this morning
for Post Falls where she again will
teach during the coming school year.
Miss Mary Larkee, who has been the
guest at the homes of j. f. Peterson
and l.. Smith for the past six weeks,
being a sister of Mesdames Peterson
and Smith, left for her home in Clarks-
ton Saturday morning.
w. l.. Costly dropped into the Free
Press office today and left gallon
of sweet cider, made from apples
grown in his orchard. This is an annual
donation of Mr.. Costly and it surely is
appreciated by the office force who
help get away with the apple juice.
Private money-Geo. M. Reed. IA
F. E. Fogg and w. L. Campbell, of
have been using offices down stairs
in the Grangeville Savings & Trust
bank building announce that they will
move to the offices formerly occupied
by Doctor w. B. Sims upstairs over
the bank. Fogg & Campbell expect to
move their offices some time the first
of the next week.
Farm Loans. II. w. Carrots. 45-tf
Sergeant II. Hilbourne of Company
+, ldahon Infantry, arrived home last
night on sixty day furlow and will
probably be discharged under a recent
order of the department affecting
heads of families before the expiration
of the same. Sergeant Hilbourne states
the boys made the recent trip in great
shape and are being highly compliment
ed by the officers. Regarding the
health of the local boys he states condi-
tions could not be better.
Wanted-Clover seed and timothy
seed. Norwood Warehouse Co. Off
John Quinlan, candidate for represen-
tative on the democratic ticket, came
up from Kooskia the first of the week
anu opcht SSN Ci al az inc COuuty-
seat. He states he feels well pleased
with the manner in which his candi-
lacy is bling received and has no reason
to enjoy nothing but optimism at this
time. Quinlan is first class man who
knows the needs of the county and has
ability and tact that gives reasonable
assurances of his getting them.
Harry Vincent was among the Sal
mon river people in town last week,
coming out in the ear with F. G. Lydia
Since the auto has come into general
use we note our neighbors who under
the old condition looked upon n trip to
town with twenty to fifty miles off
with some dread and came out only
when urgent business made it necessary
are now among us almost any day, get
ting into a machine and in ew hours
Of pleasant driving are ct the county
seat wherever business or pleasure may
,all them.
Money to loan-Geo. M. Reed. 14-4
Secretary of state, republican primary
ticket, vote for Chancey Wallace. 1917
Ole johnson and John Phillips, own
ers of the Elk City-Stites stage line
and government contractors, were In
inc city ldSC 0dtuTudy on ~DuS1neSS.
While not giving out any figures as
the amount of parcel post carried they
stated there was plenty and from other
sources we learn the contract is proving
satisfactory to the government
and Messers johnson and Phillips. the
last named parties giving satisfactory
service and receive such compensation
for the same as to make il rather at
tractive.
Undertaken Hancock returned Sunday
from White Bird where he was called
to prepare the body of Mrs. Minnie
Ashby for burial. Mrs. Ashby passed
away Saturday night after heroic
struggle to overcome the ravage of the
dreaded disease of tuberculosis. She
was a lady of exceptionally fine charac-
ter and has many friends in this city
whe will recall the family having lived
here several years ago, Mr.. Ashby at
that time conducting a secondhand
store but later moving to the Salmon
river country