Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18

Stop at Z ) Idaho Rooming House.
Nice, clean rooms at reasonable prices.
Mrs. N. L. Troughman. 17-tf
Mrs. William Irwin and children will
leave next week for Gravette, Arkansas
where they will spend the winter with
relatives.
Mrs. Dora Mclean, who came here
from Butte last week to close the sale
of her business block, left Monday for
her home.
F. j. Fassnacht, who is spending the
winter in Lewiston, came up the first
of the week to look after some bust
ness matters.
Mesdames Scales and Parker return
ed last evening from Spokane where
they have been for the past fortnight
the guests of friends in the city.
Henry Hesterman, Jr., will leave for
California shortly for a six weeks
vacation, his place in the laundry being
taken by Charles Smith, who was form
erly associated with Mr.. Hesterman in
the work.
The cold snap of the present week has
caused a great deal of trouble and
worry to the Grangeville housewives
as many of the homes in Grangeville
report frozen water pipes and in some
instances frozen hot water tanks.
The Sasenbery store which was
moved last week from its old location
to the room next to the Lamm Drug
store is now ready for business again.
Dave surely has one of the finest stores
now to be found in any city many times
the size of Granpeyille,
All veterans of the Civil and Spanish
American wars are invited to attend
the banquet given by the First Aid
Girls in honor of Company "E" at
their return. Those planning upon at
tending will please register at Clan
ville's Drug Store before January 81.
The Book building on Main street is
nearing completion, windows are now
being put in and the plastering will be
done as soon as possible after which the
building will be practically ready to
house the Eimers Hardware Co., which
firm has leased the same for their
business.
Charles Smith and family came out
from Newsome the first of the week
and left this morning for Colfax, Wash
ington, where Mr.. Smith will look after
some business matters, returning the
last of the week and Mrs. Smith and
the children remaining for a visit with
relatives.
"Pap' Jarvis received REQ truck
this week and we understand will make
a business of hauling freight of al
kinds. This is the first motor truck re-
ceived in this city but no doubt will
prove a good investment as one has
been in successful operation over al
Cottonwood for some time.
A. j. Maugg and "Billy Robinson
left this morning for Lewiston where
they will be initiated into the Elk lodg,
this evening. Among the local mel
who are members of that order VIII,
went down to assist in giving the 10y
the work properly are Frank VanDeven
ter, Treasurer Jerome A. Bradbury ant
Hervin Rothwell.
Trade anything, anywhere. Fl. "
Carrots. Asst
1t is reported that local party ha
made proposition to local bushes
house for the construction of bushes
room 25x90 feet within the immediat
! future that is now being considere
rather favorably and work may begi
, on the same within the next severa
days. The proposed building would
located in prominent place on Mai
! street and constructed along the mos
modern line for the business for whic
it is intended.
Salmon river land for sale by the Pal
ker Loan & Investment Co. BOT
Joe Mcdonald, who ranches nea
Fem, was Grangeville visitor Frida,
coming over to look after some bus
ness matters. He recently returne
from trip of month and half cas-
visiting the International Live Stoe
Show at Chicago while away and whic
he pronounced the world s biggest an
J best show in that line which is fac
. Most of the time he was away wa
J spent at his old home, Madison, Sout
Dakota, where he found many changes
the country enjoying the greatest o
, prosperity and the land values havin
, gone skyward On account of tn
extremely cold weather in the middl
west he cut his visit short and decide
Idaho had summer climate as con
lpared with the Dakotas.