Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-13

will soon be up and around.
Workmen are tearing down the tn
remains of the Riggs house which wa
recently partially destroyed by fire ant
make room for modern bungalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Barton and chilt
of Moscow are here for visit will
relatives of Mrs. Barton, A. N. Dye
and family and the Sherwins.
Father Zuur, pastor Of the loca
Catholic church was a passenger fol-
Moscow this morning on business. HI
expects to return home Friday evening
| f. A. Harris, is the conductor now
on the passenger between Grangeville
and Lewiston, instead of Harry Morris
who has held the run since the road was
built into the city.
Judge Wallace N. Scales, Mesdames
Scales, Parker and Kading and Miss
Parker formed a party that autoed to
Lewiston Sunday and witnessed the
much talkedof movie production, the
"Birth of the Nation.
Frank Bowman left Wednesday morn.
ing for Butte, Montana where he ex-
poets to remain permanently. On his
way to Butte he will stop in Spokane
long enough to take "shot" on the
Colville reservation drawing.
j. M. Medved and two sons and
daughters came over from Nezperce
and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs
George Medved. The boys will visit
for short time here with their
brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gilman returned
last Saturday evening from the Coast
where they have been for the past
ten days visiting friends and relatives
Mr.. Gilman is fireman on the local
passenger train between Grangeville
and Lewiston.
Notice. leave for Chicago, Wednes-
day, July IL, to attend special post
graduate work; will return on or about
August to 10. Office will be closed
during my absence. DR.. w. B. Sims,
Chiropractor. 81
Among the Grangeville people attend
ing the Birth of the Nation at Lewiston
Sunday were DR.. and Mrs. Draney, Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Ingram and DR.. Moore,
the party making the trip in the Moore
machine.
Charley Wilson of White Bird came
up the first of the week on business
and while here decided to run on up to
drawing, making the trip Tuesday in
the McAdams jitney bus.
Harry Badgero was among the
Grangeville people who made the trip
to Spokane this week to register for
the Colville drawing. Walter McAdams
has made two trips this week with land
seekers, getting over the ground in
good time and without an accident.
III. E. Sanford, New York mining
man was in the mountains in company
with M. Gilbert looking at some of
the mines. He was well pleased to see
such good showing. They are laying
idle owing to the lack of capital He
says it will be an easy matter to finance
central Idaho mines.
A number of the Grangeville Volun-
teer Fire Department were present at
Fire Station Number One, Tuesday
evening and took down some very
good pointers in the manner of fighting
fire, coupling hose and many other good
points as given out by more experienced
men.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wood arrived
home from Boise last evening. The
Doctor was recently operated on in
Boise and outside of being little
weak is getting along fine. After a
few days rest he will again take up his
duties at his office and his many friends
hope that his strength will come back
and that he will feel no i'll effects from
the operation.
Harry Brown has leased the Jacob
son barber shop, located in the Ellington
the same. Harry is first class barber
and has many friends who will be glad
to extend their patronage to him. Every
effort will be made to satisfy the pub
lie and Harry hopes to build up a nice
business for Mr.. jacobson upon his re-
turn from the border.
A great many are getting restless
these days and now and then a citizen
of the city may be seen sneaking out
of the city in the early morning with
queer looking outfit which later turns
out to be fishing tackle. G. E. Krakau
and Howard Wetherbee are the most
followers of the teachings
of Isaac Walton, and get the most
satisfaction out of their excursions if
they do not get the most fish.
John Phillips and "Ole' johnson,
of the Elk City-Stites Stage
line came up to Grangeville from Sites
Sunday to attend to business matters
in the city. They report that their
business is good and teams leave every
day with full loads of freight. Many
mining men are going in day. by
day and come back greatly pleased with
what they saw in the Ten Mile, Elk
City, Orogrande and neighboring re-
gions.
Crops are looking fine all over the
prairie and have good color although
they are more backward than for
several years past. The fall sown grain
is heading now and never looked bet
ter. The spring grain was sown late but
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