Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-01

this week on business before the court.
Oscar Waller of Dixie came out this
week to look after some business mat
tiers.
DR.. Stockton reports the arrival of
son at the home of Henry Steinbach
Sunday evening.
Rev. H. j. Wood has received
telegram announcing the death of his
mother at Erie, Pa.
Kill that itch with Lamm's Itch
Ointment. Money back if it fails
Lamm the Druggist. ALL
DIR. Sims left this morning for Boise
where he has been called on business.
He expects to be gone about a week.
Mrs. Al White arrived this week from
Valdez, Alaska for a visit with her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. }. A.
Bradbury.
John w. Wilkes was operated upon
at Lewiston Tuesday for appendicitis
and the last reports are that the out
come looks favorable.
ga Frivolous Girl" is the theme of
the third sermon in the series on Bible
types of women, to be given at the
Federated church Sunday evening.
Emmett and Earl Mulhall returned
the first of the week from trip of
several months in the east, visiting
among other places New York and
Chicago.
China Sam, well known chink of
the Warren district, who has lived in
there for years and had made many
friends among the miners, died last
week, death being due to the infirmi-
ties of old age.
Tom Jay, who was among the miners
injured at Haley when snow slide
| struck camp near that section, will be
recalled by old timers here as the party
| who at one time was foreman on the old
Jumbo property in the Hump.
Margaret Griner, the fifteen year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
| Griner, passed away at the home of her
parents, Tuesday. Funeral services
were held today at the Griner home, A.
]. Maugg having charge of the burial.
| 1t is stated on account of the severe
winter and the great depth Of the snow,
the elk deer and mountain sheep that
| usually make their home in the noun
tains, have gone to the lower country
and at the Aiken ranch on the Salmon
river it Is not an uncommon occurrence
for droves of them to appear around the
place
From current accounts O new garage
will be erected in this city shortly, the
same to occupy desirable location on
q side business street and to be built of
| fire proof material. Two well known
local business men who already own the
property have all but signed the con-
tract for its construction and the renter
has been secured.
Fl. l.. Hanson, who has been manag-
ing the Hub store here since it's open
ing, will leave shortly for Bellingham,
Washington where he will have charge
of store over there. The new mana
ger of the local store as yet has not
been announced. The Hansons are a
mighty fine family and have many
friends in the city who will learn with
regret of their removal to the Coast
Stanley Litchfield arrived this week
from Wallace, where he has been work
ing since the holidays, to look after
some business matters. He states times
are very, very prosperous up there and
more than 1900 men are employed in
the mines at not less than four and a
half dollars day. He works in a tun-
mel of a 1000 foot level and states the
richness of the ore is almost beyond be-
lief by the ordinary man. The streets of
Wallace are packed with crowd like
one sees in a country town on circus
day.
Henry Evans and John Hockenson
came up from the river country the
first of the week and delivered thirty
head of beef cattle to CLYDE Hammil,
one of the local buyers. The cattle had
been fed on hay and grain and were in
very good shape, four of the steers sold
by Mr.. Hockenson bringing $4,000
each. Mr.. Evans states they have had
more snow fall down their way this
winter than they have had for a num-
Der of years in the past. On the breaks
of the river where he resides there is
over Is inches. Most of the cattlemen
have found it necessary to feed consid-
cradle and are looking anxiously for
ward to the arrival of spring.
Judge Ailshie is in the city this week
looking after some legal matters. The
| Judge was a guest of the commercial
club at Wednesdays luncheon and in a
short talk reviewed the state division
matter in a witty and sparkling style
that brought sweet smiles to the faces
of his republican friends and blushing
ones to his friends of opposite views
The Judge is mighty loyal to Grange
vile and suggested he would stand with
his fellow citizens when the time of
locating the seat of government of the
state of Lincoln arrived suggesting the
old school ground was ideally located
and as we have found no other use for
it up to the present we believe his sug-
| gestion will meet with popular local
approval at least.