Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-05-03

For rent-Electric Vacuum cleaner
Sl.00 per day. Phone GIL. Att
Frank Hurley of White Bird is among
the Salmon river people visiting tn,
county seat this week.
Frank Fassnaeht Snd wife who hav,
been in Portland for some TING, re
turned the first of the week to Grange
vile.
Marion +. Griner and Irene Diereline
drove over fom Red Rock last Thurs
day and were married by Rev. H. j
Wood.
Mrs. VIM. Schm adeka and son, Edwin
returned the first Of the week from
Seattle where they have been spending
the winter.
John Phillips of Sites is in the city
today, coming up for visit with his
family and incidentally looking after
some business matters.
Mrs. Richard b. Kading will leave
Monday for Boise to join her husband,
Capt. Kading, who surmises the local
company will remain there for some
time.
A marriage license was issued this
week to Archie Davis Of White Bird,
who is employed by Charles Durham,
and Miss Edna Jil!s IN the daughter If
a prominent Salmon river family.
d. II. Kube and family are now resi-
dents of Grangeville, having moved in.
to the Scales home which they will
occupy while Judge and Mrs. Scales are
temporarily residing in Lewiston.
Preparations for the foundation for
the Lamm building are now being made
and work on construction will be com
menced shortly with the object Of rush
ing the building to an early completion.
Fred Erskine was over from Grange
vile for several days during the past
week doing surveying for the highway
district on the new Greencreek road
northeast of town.-Cottonwood Chro-
nicle. .......
Greenlee & Co., the Spokane firm rep
resentives are doing lots Of business on
Camas Prairie with their Acetylene
Light Plants and Milwaukee water
plants. They also have n fine electric
plant. SOL
Engineer Marsh Brown was out this
week making a survey of the road
from Mt. Idaho to the Dewey ca'np
with the idea of making slight change
in the vicinity of the r. J. Rankin
place, the object being to make a slight
change to reduce the grade by so doing
Stop at the Idaho Rooming House,
Nice, clean rooms at reasonable prices.
Mrs. ". L. Broughman. l7-tf
Mrs. A. s. Hardy and children who
have been in Portland for the past six
weeks, returned Saturday night Mrs.
Hardy states the weather was very dis,
agreeable in the Coast city, there being
but three sunpy days in March and
April was not much better.
Wanted-Pasture, Albert Miller. AIT
Gap Rothlisburg and his student
friend, Mr.. Rumley, arrived the last
of the week from Salt Lake City,
where they have been attending a medi.
cal school and will remain for the sum
mer, assisting in putting in the spring
crop as well as the fall harvest. On
account of the war the school at Salt
Lake closed earlier than usual this year.
Ole Johnson, who with John Phillips
is conducting the Sites Elk City stage
line, is in the city today on business
He states he has recently received
letter from his brother, who has been in
the heavy artillery for years, stating
he has been sent from San Diego where
he has been stationed, to the Preside to
assist in training the men who are
volunteering for the officers reserve.
Bring your old iron, brass and copper
TO Joe Sorrow. Highest market price
paid. 45-7
Agent Jordan of the n. P. and Agent
Foss of the o. W. r. & N. were in the
city this week. While the gentlemen
are personally mighty good friends and
happen in town together, 1t |
should not be taken that they are not |
out for all the business they can get |
for their respective companies. How i
ever, it is pretty hard question TO |
decide when it comes to making pre-
ference for both are mighty fine fellows
and representing roads that have been |
considerable of the public |
welfare in matters of operation, rates,
service, etc.
Good tanning mill for sale. o. T.
Lingo. 40-tf
Postoffice Inspector Fullenwider
passed through Grangeville this morn
ng on his way to the Salmon river sec
ion where he will take up the matter
IF strengthening out the Boles mail !,
cute, the contractor for that service
having thrown up the sponge and as a
esult a great amount of parcel post has
been. accommodating at the White Bird |
,ffice. With bad roads and increased
parcel post, the matter of getting the
nails through on time and maintaining
ervice has been problem that has
aNed the resources of the contractors
Is well as all concerned. However, the
'ublie has been fair enough to realize
he conditions and in most instances not
sked for the impossible.
Observation-Disclosures