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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Legislature and the Coal Combine.

The Legislature and the Coal Combine.
The coal combine investigating COM
mittee have made further examination
of the celebrated letter book and the
papers taken from Mr.. Rhodes office.
The committee permitted extracts to be
copied from some of the letters
In a letter to c. w. Adams, manager
of the Lake Superior Coal company, of
Ashland. Wis, who are not subscribers
to the bureau, Mr.. Rhodes says:
Notice Is gwen to all wholesale dealers of tie
time to meet and adjust the prices and diviS-
ions. The shippers put up $500
and the retailers s25-each to pay for maintain
ing the bureau.
Mr.. Rhodes, in his statement to the
committee. stated that the wholesalers
pay $500 per year.
According to Mr.. Rhodes statement
to the Investigating committee, there
are 169 retail subscribers who pay $25
per year, and seven wholesalers who
pay $500 each. This would make the
annual income $685..
OF the retail subscribers there are:
In Minneapolis. .:............. 80
In Duluth and West Superior. ........ q
In Saltwater. .............. ..-.............. 6
In Midway. ................. .............. l
Total ................. ................... lsp
The wholesalers are:
Lehigh Coal and Iron company.
Northwestern Fuel company.
Pioneer Fuel COMPANY.
PHILADELPHIA and Reading Coal company.
Ohi0COal company.
St. Paul and Western Coal company.
YoughOgheny and Lehiyh Coal company.
The following letter, found on page
l of the letter book. explains itself:
ST PAUL Mimi. May L. 1s9a.-Mr. C. E
Wales. President. Minneapolis Mnn.-Dear
Sir Enclosed please find agreement to sub
scribe to the Minnesota Bureau of Coal Stats
ties and Information. I will say that 1 have
submitted thS to Mr. Bum of Lusk & Bum,
and he informs me that there is nothing illegal
about it. Please sign and return same at your
earliest convenience. Now, as there will not
be probably many retailers Join this association
for the next 30 days to put this bureau in proper
shape, will you please send me your check for
500 on account:
Hoping TO hear from you very soon. remain
yours respectfully, JOHN J. RHODES.
In one of the letters to Mr.. Adams,
manager of the Lake Superior Coal
company, Mr.. Rhodes writes:
The division is generally equal, except occa-
sionally the Northwestern Fuel company has
been given a small percentage of advantage.
which seems to have been entirely satisfactory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30

If the daily papers would give Mrs.
Marie Nevins Blaine and her boy a
rest, the reading public would be
thankful. The fact that Mrs. Blaine
is nursing a sick boy in a maternal
manner is no more news than that
John Browns brindled COW had calf
last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30

Weeds should not be al owed to grow
up between the plants. Wet straw
should be placed four inches deep be-
tween the rows for moisture of purpos-
es. After the berries are picked the
straw is removed and the plants cut off
close to the ground. Then pillow be-
tween the rows SO as to kill runners.
Cultivate and drag and the tract will
be ready for the next year. Plants
should not be allowed to bare the first
year and should only bear two years.
Pick the blossoms off and let the run
ners spread. Never cover the berries
until the ground is froze. Set the
plants in the spring. For raspberries
the ground should be prepared in the
same way. Red should be set three
feet and black six feet apart, in rows.
They should grow only two and one
feet high and should be covered in
fall. When spring comes they should
be raised perpendicularly and stakes
driven about four feet apart and three
feet high. The Shafer, Highbred,
Cuthbert, Turner, Ohio are the best
kinds. A patch is good in the same
hill for five years.
John B. Gould in lecturing on
"Silo," limited that our farmers were
"woodchuck" farmers, living.i in winter
off their summers work and coming
out in spring to go on the same way.
When our farmers learn to continue
their work in the winter they will
commence making money. A can of
corn or ensilage in ten or twelve
pound cans, is worth as much as ten
tons of hay. The succulency of ensil-
age makes it more valuable than hay
and is so great that sheep can be fed
n yard and not be molested by wolves
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
PLENTY of Good Placer Ground.

Stratton Bros. returned from
Twenty Mile Saturday where they
had been for the past three weeks
prospecting some placer ground be-
longing to d. Ii. Summers, Sam B.
Irwin and others, with the inten-
ton of organizing a company and
opening and working the ground
on a big scale, if the prospects JUS
tilted it; but after testing the
ground thoroughly they concluded
that, outside of the Enterprise
Company's claims, there was no.
thing to justify any large expendi-
ture of capital, but that the claims
would pay well if owned and oper-
ated by two or three practical men
doing their own work. They also
prospected Newsome creek and
came to the same conclusion. In
fact, both these gentlemen were
surprised at the large number of
good claims which can be opened
at comparatively slight expense and
made to pay Sc or IS per day to
the hand while the season lasts,
and they wondered why the farm
crs of Camas Prairie didn't catch
hold and open up some of these
claims in the slack season and get
the benefit thereof. The Stratton
Bros. know what they are talking
about, for they are old-time opera
tors in California, were here in the
COS, and know the real merits of
the mining camps in the northwest
better than anybody. They say
the mines of Idaho county are all
right, but that the people who
own them ought to open them up
and get the benefit themselves in
stead of trying to sell out to out
siders the moment they make a
location. There is more truth than
poetry in these observations. The
gentlemen are old-time friends and
acquaintance of Van Wrinkle and
this editor, and it is cause for sim
cere regret that they did not find
what they wanted. 1t was evident
from their remarks, however, that
the Enterprise Mining Company
had the cream of the Twenty Mile
country corrallcd.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

N. j. Sharp, chairman of the
State Wagon Road Commission,
has notified Commissioner Telcher
to call in all the surveying parties
at work in this county, give them
their time and suspend further
work indefinitely. Mr.. Telcber
was also notified to attend 2 meet
ing of the commission on August
81, and left for Boise City last Sun
day for that purpose. The survey
of the Elk City branch is compile
ted and the engineer is now engage
ed in surveying the road up Sal
mon river. The proposition to
suspend the survey gives very gen.
eral dissatisfaction. Hon. Phil
Cleary, we are told, has proposed
to advance such money as is re-
quired to pay the surveyors if
enough bonds cannot be sold to de-
fray expenses already incurred.
The whole action is the result of
the failure of the New York ban
kers to take the bonds as per their
contract with the state.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

Oregonian publication had been
used to print 100000 copies Of the
aforesaid little pamphlet for free
distribution at the Worlds Fair,
great good would have resulted,
and everybody would have got
some benefit from it. AS it is, no.
body will get value received. OF
course, these remarks will be at
tributed to narrow-minded jealousy
on our part, but as there is none of
our money in the proposition it is
immatcrial to us what people say.
We know from practical experience
that all these fake advertising
lodges are money making schemes
for the promoters and nothing else.
How many people ever saw the
Oregonian Souvenir" for instance?
and did it's patrons get the worth
of their money? We remember
the Bancroft company, Of San
Francisco, some years since had an
agent here gathering material for
an alleged full and complete histo-
ry of Idaho county, to be iliustra-
ted with photos and biographies of
pioneers who contributed from 1875
to 500 each for the privilege.
The scheme was worked SO we'll
that practical men like LIZ. Brown,
B. +. Morris, A. F, Parker, J. H.
Forney and others put up their
money in advance to help the work
along and even the county commits
sioners of the time were misled in
to appropriating 5000 of the public
funds from the county treasury to
aid in the good work of advertising
the resources of Idaho county and
the advantages of Camas prairie
through this book. The book :?
Oh, it was never even printed!
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
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n TASTE of GOOd MOueu,

1t is a constant surprise to lev
el headed man how an outside
newspaper can get money out of
the business community of Il coun-
try in which the said newspaper
has no earthly interest. We do
not refer to Grangeville or Cotton
wood particularly, but to the gen.
eral run of business men every
where. Here ut home we have an
instance in the fact that the bust
ness men of Grangeville subscribed
over $500 and Cottonwood 500 to
pc represented" in a fake publica-
tion to be gotten up by the Port
land Oregonian and placed for sale
On the railroad trains and else
where. Now, we will gamble but
tons against double eagles that all
the descriptive matter this town or
county gets, will not contain one
half the information to be had in
the little pamphlet issued by the
Fairview Farmers club two years
ago. Ten thousand of these little
books We're printed for free distri-
pution at cost of about $3.50, and
altho' they have been given away
with a lavish hand there are still
1000 copies on hand. And we
will gamble more buttons against
more double eagles that more
Hownright benefit has accrued to
Idaho county and to Grangeville
from that pamphlet expenditure of
Sioo than the town or county will
ever get from sl50,00O worth of
representation in fake publications,
souvenirs or advertising lodges of
any and all descriptions.
II the money subscribed for the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
Join The BIZ Metallic LeaOue.
RIVERSIDE, Aug. s, 1893.

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 8, 1898.
EDITOR FREE PREss:-I am not
disposed to send you any news
from this depressed burg, as here
we are in the same position as to
news as the outside world-no
money to buy news, and our home
manufactures have suspended
the boom has died out. find the
same complaint in Grangeville.
Why has this condition of affairs
arisen? Is there any real cause for
it? AS nation we may be owing
more but have we not more of this
worlds goods to pay with? You
undoubtedly reply yes, in quantity
but they will not bring the same
amount in money as at former
times. If this be true, why :?
There is certainly a greater de-
mand for all the products of labor
to-day than at any previous period.
Why should it not command the
same or greater remuneration ?
From the fact that the money vol
ume of the world has been curtail-
ed by the money lords throuh their
influence in obtaining legislative
enactments, depriving us of one
half the money volume of the
world by the demonstration of sill
yer, thus depriving us of five bill
lions of a circulating medium out
of seven billions, the total amount
of silver in the world-thereby en-
HANGING the price of gold fully 40
per cent. Why has this been =?
certainly not in the interest of the
many, as all laws should be, but
rather that the Rothchilds, Bar
rings, Astors and Vanderbilts may
corner the money products of the
world, as the speculator at times
has correred wheat, coal and other
products, and thus depress the
money value of the products of the
real wealth producer. Thus gold
has increased in value at least so
per cent since the demonstration
Of silver in 1873, and it is still ris-
ing and must under existing condi-
tons. In the same degree that
gold has risen prices have fallen
and must continue to fall as gold
rises, and as prices fall the burden
Of debts and taxes increases. By
this means in the last twenty /
ye ,rs billions have been flched
from the producers, tax payers and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

Magill & Church sold two hun
dred mutton sheep to a Spokane
butcher last week.
Doug. johnson has moved to
Grangeville.
Gill commenced heading Monday
and Vincent ditto.
Rumor says wedding is on the
tapis in this burg before the snow
tlies-if it don't fly too soon.
Stewart and Wise start their
thresher next week. Pugh is also
rolling the belt.
While Mrs. Overman was out of
her buggy putting up pair of bars
her team took fright at something
and ran away--throwing the three
little ones out and demolishing the
vehicle. The children were bruis-
ed up some but escaped serious re-
suits.
A Mr.. Mitchell has settled on "a
vacant forty between Spooner and
Moore's ranches.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District Of the Stite of Idaho, in and for the
County Of Idaho.
Mary Joyce, rlaintif,
VS.. , ALIAS SuMMoNs
James Joyce. Defendant}
Inc Site OF Idaho. to James Joyce. defendant
lu the Name of the People Of the State of
Idaho You are hereby notified that there Is
now on file in the office OF the Clerk OF the
District Court of the Second Judicial District
oil the state OF Idaho, in and for the County
OF Idaho, the complaint of the above named
plaintiff. wherein judgment is demanded
against you that the bonds OF matrimony
heretofore existing between the said plaintiff
and defendant be dissolved on the ground
oi wilfnl desertion. and that the said plant.
IN resume her former name OF Mary Khett
and that she have judgment herein for her
costs 10 this action. and you are also notified
thht unless sou appear aud answer to said
complaint within ten days after tie service
thereof If served within Idaho County, and
within twenty days Ii served out OF said uoun-
~. but within said Judicial Di,trict and with.
Ia forty days II served out OF said District Tex.
elusive OF the day of service), Judgment will
be taken against YOU by default and the
pliintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded according to the prayer OF said CON.
pl iint and to which reference is herein made
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF C. W. CASE
Clerk OF said District Court, have here.
~, unto set my hand and atii xed the Seal
LIS. POI said Court ut Mt. Idaho Idaho this
It'll day OF August, A. u. 1898.
G. W. CASE,
Clerk Of the District Court.
Att'ys for plaintiff. iol5
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

once of the Board of County Commissioners
State of Idaho, County Of Idaho.
In compliance with section l454 OF the Revis
ed statutes Of Idaho, notice is hereby given
that the completed assessment book of said
county for the year 1898 together with the
statements. has been this day by the
assessor of said county. delivered to me and
are now on ile In this office and subject TO tn e
inspection OF all persons interested, and that
the Iosrd ct County Commissioners In and for
sid county will, rs provided by law. meet at
the court house in Mt. Idaho the county seat
OF said county, on the fourth MOndly Of An.
gust. 1898 10 exsmine the assessment book and
ecu ,lize the a. sessment Of property In said
county Attention Is called to the following
sections of the ke9ised $ atutes:
SEcTIoN l4I7. No reduction mn t be made in
the valuation of property unless the party AT
fected thereby or his agent makes and files
with the Boird = written apple ition therefor.
verified by his oath, showing the facts upon
which it . claimed such reduction should be
N de.
SEC, 147s Before the BOARD grants the appli-
cltion or makes any reduction applied for IL
must first examine on oath, the person or
agent mixing the application, touching the
val re OF the property of such person. No re
dnction must be made unless such person or
the person 'aking the application attends and
answers All questions pertinent to the inquiry
Dated at Mt Idaho idaho. this 10 day OF All.
gust W. G. W. CASE, Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

In Che Probate Court In and for the County Of
Idaho. State Of Idaho.
john Aram, T. Aram and
J. II. Artn. co-partners a.
Aram & Sons. Plaintiffs,
Jay w. Kirkwood,
hefendant.
ne state of Idaho to Jay W. Kirkwood. the
above named defendant
You are hereby required to appear in an ar
tion brought ag inst you by the above named
plaintiffs In the Probite Court in md for the
County OF Idaho. State Of Idaho and 10 ans = or
the Compl lint filed therein. at the time herein.
after designated, or judgment by deftuIt = i'll
be t'ken against you. according to the prayer
of said Complaint.
The said action is brought tn recover from
you the sum of ninety-fve and thirty-seven
one hundredih dollars. bilance Of book ac.
count besides interest thereon at the rate OF
ten per cent. per annum from the 18th day of
May lsSs; said sum being due for feed and liv.
cry furnished you at your special instance and
request between the Sth " of June 1887 and
the 26th day of May, 1855, by Arim & Sons, at
Grlngeville, Idaho. and said account WIS duly
assigned to said Artm & Sons for value
And you are hereby notified. tn At II you fail
70 appe and answer said Complaint on the
18th day of October. 1879. at 10 clock a. IN, tn
Y,aid pl ,intitfs will take judgment ag inst you
for the sum OF $S537. besiues interest thereon
~ ten per cent. per annum from the 25th day
OF May. 1888.
Given under my hand and Seal of the Pro.
bate Court. in and for the County of
~ Id mo, State OF Id tho. this 10Th day of
( LIS. fJnly, in the year of our Lord one thou.
~ sand eight hundred and ninety three
J. G. CARRIER
Probate Judge and ex -oficio Clerk
W. A. Hall, Att IS for plaintiffs. iOl5
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
Notice to our Patrons.

Approaching the scarcity of
money these hard times / have ar
ranged with Mr.. Schwalbach to re-
ceive wheat delivered at the
Grangeyille Roller mills by all pat
rOns of the FREE PRESS who desire
to settle their Indebtedness in that
way. This proposition applies to
all. Those who are in arrears can
settle their accounts in wheat at
the mill and can renew their sub
scription to the county paper for
as many years ahead as they de-
sire. Parties wishing to subscribe
for the paper can do so now and
deliver their wheat at the Grange
vile Roller mills after harvest.
July 25, '93. A. F. PARKER.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
KeuterViLLe KyOniEles.

Vim. Haarman is building a new
house on his ranch north of here.
Mrs, Carrie Tefft is quite ill. DIR.
Bibby is attending her.
John Graham is back from the
east. He was not successful in dis
posing of his horses.
The single mill will soon be in
operation again.
Bonner Bros. have returned from
the Palouse country. They report
a good crop and plenty OF hands.
Frank Thyering has gone below
after freight for Greving.
Ed. Sonnen and VIM. Entrup
have gone to Lewiston after freight.
1t was reported here last Satur-
day that an efligy was found hang
ing to a tree near sheep camp
west of here a few days ago.
Keuterville, Aug. 2l.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

debtors and gathered into the cof-
fers of the money lender, and the
robbery still goes on, and will go
on as long as gold is kept the sole
money standard. How long will
the people submit to this injustice?
How shall we prevent it? Join
the Bimetalic League and work
unitedly. Form Leagues in every
county, town and precinct. Throw
the tea overheard! Re-establish
money as it was by the constitu-
ton. OBSERVER.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
Out of Sight.

The travelling public are now full
~ alive to the fact that the Chicago,
Union Pacific & Northwestern Line
offers the very best accommodate
ions to the public from and to
Chicago, Omaha and intermediate
points, not only during the Worlds
Fair, but all the year around.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
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4 .SfNOnaut Silcer District.

A. J. Henderson and Jack Nib
Ter have recently discovered a vein
four feet wide at the mouth OF
sulphur creek, in Idaho county.
They have each located q claim.
Mr.. Henderson arrived here yes
terday and had samples of ore that
show finely. 1t carries ruby silver
and chlorides. He will have assays
made in Boise.-Idaho World.
Sulphur creek is in Alton dist
riot. in the southern part of this
county. A well-detined mineral
zone traverses that district, and
some valuable silver mines have
been developed, the ores being in
the main of the chloride and
sulphuret varieties. We have Wis
tied that district twice, and have q
note book full of memoranda con-
corning its mines, minerals, topo-
graphical and geological features
for publication just as soon as the
silver situation indicates resump-
ton of investments in silver mining
properties. Gold properties have
the call nowadays, and it is waste
ofgood ammunition to try to boom
a silver camp under existing con-
ditions.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25

Why not buy your undertaking
goods at the furniture store, where
you can get the right size. ] have a
large stock to select from and don't
have to go to my neighbor to fill
orders or chuck them in whether
they fit or not. w, E. GRAHAM,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-25
UOrtd's Fair TrareIers VIII
Haze IL.

The public demand through SER
vice when travelling. 1t is old
fashioned to change cars. On the
through solid vestibuled trains of
the Chicago, Union Pacific and
Northwestern Line, from or to
Chicago, Omaha and intermediate
points, there is no change. This
is the finest and fastest road.