Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-07-12

II is reported in Lewiston that Kill
rain and Sullivan met near New Or
leans, and that after one round had
been fought the authorities broke mp
the meeting. We still have a few cords
of wood to wager on the Boston boy
The following paragraph from the rec
ords of the proceedings of the board Of
county commissioners at the April term
was accidentally omitted from our pub.
lished report. and as we are paid to pub
lish the entire report, We herewith ap-
pend it.
"On motion of ]. B. Forsman and
seconded by ]. 3. Chamberlain, w. w.
Blackburn was appointed overseer OF
road district No. 8, Th. Wall dissenting"
J. II. McCallie with his family, took
his departure for Moscow to-day,
where they will hereafter reside, Doc
will visit the prairie professionally in
the spring and fall Of each year and
thus keep up his acquaintance. We re-
gret to lose them, for they have added
largely to the social life of our little
town, but there is not business enough
here to justify permanent residence,
and DR.. was reluctantly compelled TO
make the change.
II is due to the Warrens people to say
that we have been suffering from severe
cold on the lungs for the last month,
which prevented us from filling our part
in the program at Pioneers reunion on
June 18th, and the complaint was aggra-
waited by the long ride from Elk City to
Mt. Idaho in the rain, when we came
through with Mr.. Weller with the ex-
press Intention of hurrying to Warrens
to keep our appointment, but found that
we were not In condition. to make the
trip. The disappointment Is mutual, for
we were fully resolved on celebrating
the holidays with our friends in War
rens.
Marion Williams had a narrow escape
from death Tuesday evening. He was
working on the we'll on the Wood tract
west of town and had fired charge Of
blasting powder in the we'll in the FORE
noon. In the afternoon he went down
in the we'll and was overcome by gas.
Mr.. Joel Shearer, who was helping at
the top, called for help, and Mr.. Frank
White, who was near by, went down in
the we'll and put a rope around Mr..
Williams, who was brought to the sur
face more dead than alive. In after
wards describing his sensations Mr..
Williams said he noticed he was breath
ing hard and thought he would call for
the bucket; the next sensation was fall
ing asleep. His first words on being re-
suscitated were "where is the bucket 2"
showing that he thought himself still in
the well.
Jas. Reardon, Ed. Robinson and Mr..
Donahue came out from Warrens Tues
| day ON business trip and returned
Thursday. Mr.. Reardon is president OF
the Cleveland mining company, IN
Alton district. This was his first visit
to Camas prairie and he was delighted
with the country and with our enter
prising little town of Grangeville. The
FREE Press published his obituary the
J winter before last, when we thought he
was killed at Butte. but there are no
flies on him yet He reports an active
working force on the Cleveland mine.
and Alton district to be full of pros
pectors who have made some important
discoveries. The Havird and Wilson
boys, of Lewiston. have struck horn
silver and chloride ledge near where
the Cape Horn trail crosses Big creek. .
and from all reports it is a big thing.