Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-05-25
YESTERDAYS
Interesting Items of Former
Years Taken from Free
Press Files.
35 YEARS AGO

\Mdy u, 1901
The G. R. C. academy closed for the
season last Friday after prolonged
and successful term.
Mr.. A. Carpenter has rented his
ranch for this season to Mr.. Eller
one of the new arrivals from Ar.
kansas
Grangeville will be money order
postoffice of the second class on July
l. Postmaster Beck has forwarded
the $4,000 bonds required to quail
fly.
Work on the Grangeville race course
was commenced Tuesday, the track
having been surveyed and staked in
almost circular form. 1t is a half
mile track and will be put in good
J condition for races on the Fourth.
The Northern Pacific people will
haye party of surveyors here soon.
It's evidently a case of follow suit
OF trump.
SCHOOL REPORT
The following are the names of
those pupils entitled to a place on
the roll of honor for the month end |
ing May goth, 1887:
Louie Glrton, frankie Smith, |
Georgia Smith, Willie Williams, Pearl
Warden, Winnie Warden, Maggie Tel
cher, Carrie Girton, Lizzie Girton, Lo-
val Eccies, May Eccles, Charles Tel
cher, Ralph Telcher, William Yates,
Joseph Yates, Henry Telcher, Frank
Warden, Eva Clemens, May Williams,
Rubie Thornton, .Nettie Thotnton.
Henry Addison, Loyal Addison, Al,
lie Williams, Maud Williams, Tay-
Tor Smith. Number enrolled, 26.
Emma McGaffee, Teacher
With two more issues the Free
Press will close the first year of its
existence, and we will take it as a
personal favor if those who don T
IKE the paper or its editor will paw up
heir Indebtedness and have it stop
led. We have aimed to run this fam
lily journal on principles that were
Messy when the world was young. and
We are proud to say that, although,
he paper is cordially disliked bv Ger
ain elements in this county, vet we
ave made the little sheet a bower in
politics and joy to nearly
80 homes in its own county.
25 YEARS AGO
May 2S, 1897
Wheat is selling at l cent per pound
ash.
Harry Faulkner and wife left for
lorenzo last week to spend the sum-
er.
surveyor Shannon will complete the
lryey OF township 20, 3 east, this
eek
The stamp mill for the Hi-u mine
rived in Lewiston and will be ship
ID to Florence immediately.
G. B. Wood has purchased four
is adjoining the McGrane residence
d will erect a home for his family
ereon at an early date.
The Jones brothers are back from
e cattle delivery which thew made
ntly with Tom Aram. They were
e-witnesses of the drowning of their
rtner and say it was heart rend- !
sight TO witness the struggles of
s strong, brave man in the icy wa
IS of the swift current. With
'raeteristic generosity, they offered
reward of 5000 for the recovery of
! body.
Born-In Denver, Idaho, Nav 81
y, to the wife of Lafayette Rhoades.
s-pound daughter. )
We hear that deal is on foot where
the Denver syndicate land is 10
sold IN 2O-acre tracts to a colony
Hollanders. !
'urlng the thunder storm last Thurs I
lightning knocked down the
elk flue on the residence of F. :
eet, in Lake district, tore a hole in s.
roof smashed in tba sto,-o -
oox, made a hole in the kitchen
v ana knocked Mrs. Sweet sense
: the electric fluid running up one
and down the other. Happily 49,