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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03
THE clRCUiT COURT.

List Of Jurors i9r the February Session Drawn
This Morning.
The February session Of the Circuit
court for tho county Of Iron will convene
on February 10. Many important eases
hnvc been noticed for trial and the
session promises to be very interesting
one The civil calendar is large, The
following petit jurors were empancllcd
this morning for the session:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
TRADE WITH THE ORIENT.
Figures showing the Amount we b,
From and Sell to China and npan.

Figures showing the Amount we Buy
From and Sell to China and japan.
Since the war between China and
Japan was begun, attention has been
turned as never before toward those
countries. The interest elected has
caused many facts and figures to be pub
lished. Among the most important sub
jects considered is that of our trade with
China and Japan. perusal OF the
figures given below will be the occasion
for query, pertinent and timely, as to
whether or not present conditions can be
altered 30 as to bring the amount OF our
exports to the countries mentioned to a
figure nearer the amount we import from
them.
We buy tea and silk largely from both,
and neither buys much OF anything from
us. OF late japan has teen building up
a cotton industry and sends consider
able amount to China, buying her cotton
abroad Here Ia an opening for the
American cotton grower. Now, our cot
ton goes first to England and thence via
the Suez canal to China and Japan. The
other day an experimental shipment was
made from Tacoma Of 900 tons Of Ala
bsma cotton. Success in this venture
will mean that We can cease doing bnsi-
ness with China aud Japan with the
Britisher as = middleman, and can trade
directly with the final port.
In the tiscal year 1898 our imports
from China amounted to S20, 1886, 525.
There had been slow hut steady in.
crease since 1899, when our imports we're
$l7 ,02s, 4l2. The largest items were
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
A TRAGEDY AT CONDOR.
james barnard shoOts MyrOn Hamilton
and Then Kills Himself.

james barnard shoOts MyrOn Hamilton
and Then Kills Himself.
Monday morning at 10 40 Myron Ham.
ilton WAS shot and killed at Condor, Ore.
gon, by James Barnard. Both were res
idents of the south end Of the county.
Barnard was tried and convicted last
spring for cattle stealing, and sentenced
to two years In the penitentiary. After
being there few days he wSs released
by the supreme court for q new trial at
Condor this month. Hamilton was q
witness against him, and was at Sheriff
Wilcox's house. Monday, when Barnard
rode into town, he put his horse in Q
stable, walked up to Wilcox's and shook
hands with Mrs. Wilcox. He called
Hamilton out, walked up the street with
him, then back, and when near Wilcox
front gate, drew his revolver and shot
Hamilton in the back Of the head twice,
once in the back and once in the left
arm. One shot went by and struck the
residence Of q. w Rinehart. Five shots
were fired. Hamilton fell dead against
Wilcox's gate. Barnard then ran to the
stable, mounted his horse and rode out
Of town, waving his revolver at the citi-
zens to brighten them back. A posse
started in pursuit of Barnard. He was
overtaken about % miles from town
when he pulled revolver and shot him.
self through the head.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
WOMAN's RIGHTS.

The Fair Girl Thought She Could stand
1t If the Men Gould.
From the Detroit Free Press.
The girl in the fluffy gown, after part.
ing from youth over by the spring,
joined the girl in the white duck suit
who was lolling 10 the hammock under
a pleasant tree.
WELL" inquired the White Duck.
"did he propose to you, too?"
Certainly" responded the Fluff.
odd you accept him."
"Of course"
How many does that make?"
"Only eleven"
IL presume YOU will stop when you
reach an even dozen ?"
II guess not"
"No?" and the White Duck eyebrows
arched in astoDishment. when do you
intend to stop?"
The Fluff struck an attitude Of defiance.
mot while there is man left, she
eaid. "Men have a way OF speaking
slightiDgly OF women as il they were in
ferior beings, but | propose to show
them that one woman is equal to forty
men If necessary, and I'll accept every
man that asks me il it takes all summer.
Pm pretty sure | can stand II il they
cam" and she tiufied up her furbelowi
and went off to meet another pair oil
russell shoes and pancake hat.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

A house belonging to John Zelinka, of
Winfield. L. l., was struck by lightning
during the storm Saturday night. A
bolt went through two foot brick wall
into the dining room where Mr.. Zelinka,
a neighbor, and Mrs. Fisher, visitor.
were discussing the storm. 1t seemed
to pass between Mrs. Fisher and her 49,
year-old daughter Mary, who had been
deaf and dumb for over eight wears.
Mrs. Fisher and her daughter sat motion
less for several seconds, when the little
girl got up. and pointing her finger to
her ear, said, Mamma, | heard that
let us 90 home" This is the first time,
it is said, that she has spoken since an
attack of scarle. fever left her deaf and
epeechless
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
IT WENT IN MISSOURI.
The Old Judge Thought the Bible Laws
We're Quite Good Enough.

Ano Olu Juuke IHOuBnt uuo biolo LAWS
We're Quite Good Enough.
From the Green Bag.
In the early days of interior Missouri
the late Judge E cut cordwood, cleared
up bis homestead farm and WAS employed
upon one side of nearly every case that
came up, being for come years the only
lawyer in the county.
He had no books, except an old
leather covered bible and an old volume
or two Of history similarly bound, but
had read law short time in Kentucky
in his youth. He was very small and in
significant in appearance, but became
before his death a splendid lawyer and
honored judge.
A young attorney from the East settled
in the little country town with his library
of about half dozen new and handsome
ly bound law books, and on his fret ap-
pesrsnce in case he brought most Of
his library to the Justices Office in fine
beautifully lowered carpet bag, popular
in that day. E. was engaged against
him, and as usual had not book.
When his adversary carefully drew his
library from the pretty carpet bag and
laid them on the table E. looked as
tonished, but quickly recovered his ready
resources and asked the justice TO excuse
him for few moments. He hurried to
his homestead, half a mile or 30 away,
and put his old leather bound bible and
histories into a grain sack and brought
them to court, initiating his opponent in
laying them before him on the table.
The evidence was introduced and the
Eastern man, being for the plaintiff,
made the opening argument and read at
length from his text books. E. made
his characteristic speech in reply closing
by reading law from his old Bible Just
the reverse of that read by his opponent
and took his seat, putting his Bible on
the table.
His adversary reached over and picked
it up and seeing what it WAS eagerly ad
dressed the Justice.
"Your Honor" said he, "this man il
humbug and pettifogger Why, sir,
that is the Bible from which he has pro
tended to read law"
The old Justice locked Indignant and
interrupting the young attorney said:
"Set down, durn ye. What better law
can we git than the Bibe?" He t! eli
decided the case in favor of the defend
ant.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

He ate his lunch at one Of those feed
cries whore you help yourself at the
counter. When he was done he went to
the cashiers desk and asked:
How much?'
The cashier pointed to sign which
read: PLEASE tell what you ate."
He looked at it and then said:
Ham sandwich and piece Of custard
pie"
Didn't you have cup of coffee"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you say so, then?"
"The sign doesn't say you must tell
what you drank"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

The platform which has been com
pleted by the national irrigation conven-
ton at Denver recommends experimental
land grants as under the Carey act leg
ielation to limit homestesds on grants so
as to require one fifth Of each 100 acres
to be 10 actual cultivation by irrigation
before titles can be perfected protection
to forests; federal reservation OF inter-
state water service; repeal OF the desert
land act and the appointment OF an in
ternatignal commission to settle water
division of streams having an intercon-
tinental character.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
STRANGE HILL THIS.
A Bicycle WIN not run Down 1t, But
Goes Up Easily.

A Bicycle WIN not run Down 1t, But
Goes Up Easily.
"There is hill in Ulster county that
bicycle riders find no difficulty in ascend.
ing on their wheels, but which their ma
chimes won't descend by their own gray
ity," said New York wheelman. This
mysterious hill is the laei one of the nu-
merous hills on the route between Lake
Mohonk and the Hudson river.
The moment he tskes his feet off the
pedals to let the machine toboggan down
by force Of gravity it slows up and begins
to wobble and if its rider does not brace
up and take it in hand and foot again it
will topple over and tumble him in the
ditch. He has to work the wheel for all
he is worth to get it down the hill. On
the contrary, the wheel will mount the
hill with less effort than it requires ordi-
narily to move it along on the level.
The theory is that there must be big
mass of magnetic ore under the surface
near the top OF the hill which influences
the action OF the BICYCLES. However
that may be, the fact exists that here is
bill that bicycle won't ran down Of
its own gravity, and which the wheel.
men can moNpt as easily, il not more
easily, than he can ride the level road.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

One Of the most costly fans 10 New
York is owned by Mrs. Schuyler Van
Rensselaer,. 1t is valued at $1,000 and
was painted by Leloir, who exceled in
fan painting. A fan belonging to New
York lady and decorated by the artist
Bora depicts christening scene before
a Spanish Alcalde, while another shows
a charming skating scene on the Bots de
Boulogne, painted by Laftte. Mrs.
Hicks Lord owns some beauties in the
line of fans, which she wears suspended
from her waist by gold and richly jew
eled chains. Mrs. Jesse Seligman has a
rare collection so has Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, who brought back from Paris sew
eral costly trifles, one formerly belong
ing to the Empress Eugenie. 1t is of
tortoise shell, encrusted with mother-of-
pearl
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
This Was In New Jersey.

From the New York Press.
Jones Injecting his friend Smith with
gun and dog and clad in hunting cos
ume)-Hello, Smith. You are surely
not going cunning at this season. Near
ly all kinds of game are protected by law
at present.
Smith-Yes, know; but some friends
of mine up at Orange, N. j., have organ
lied a mosquito hunt for tomorrow night
and am going to join them.
Jones-But the gun?
Smith-Well, they shoot mosquitoes
up there.
Jones-Ob, they do? But how about
the dog?
Smith-This is not game dog it is a
mosquito dog. See him cock his ears
He points by ear, not by scent. Hears
them humming, you know.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

From the Washington star
Am disshere de place whah you Cite
de mah'ge licenses" asked the young
colored man, in the City Hall.
Yes, )" replied the clerk
How much do one cos? ?"
Zone dollar"
Ain dey no place whs you kin git
'em chespah 2"
mo; you can't get them anywhere ex-
cept here"
''Golly, dis country am goin' ter rack
an ruin sho," he said mournfully. Its
bad huff ter hab de sugah trus' an de
re license trus' it's time fob de peo-
pie OBJ dis district ter reach out foh de
franchises an take dab innin's at de
polls"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

The ladies' favorable to woman's rights
propose to hold an election in San Der
nardino county, GAL, November next,
when ballot boxes will be especially pro-
vided at each polling place in the county,
in which all women OF voting age will be
requested to cast ballot for county and
state officers. The movement is under
the auspices OF prominent members of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and the object is to demonstrate
the practicability of women in politics
and TO chow to the eterner sex that she
will vote il given an opportunity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
Better Than a Mule.

A unicycle which takes the place Of q
pack horse was seen on our streets Mon
day, says the Grants Pass Courier. 1t
is simply single wheel upon which is
mounted framework to carry -four, ba-
con, blankets and mining tools. A man
at each end of the frame furnishes the
power for locomotion. The maker, who
was wheeling it through town, said two
men could wheel 500 pounds anywhere a
pack mule could 60, and they would not
have to hunt pasture or carry stake ropes
to keep the thing from running away.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
Women's Tinepices,

From the Chicago Re cord.
Clocks belonging to women are perfect
ly characterless and irresponsible. The
mere fact that they were originally man
ufactured as timekeepers doesn't bother
them in the least, and according to their
own actions they are firm advocates Of
Ego as u-please" races. You never
saw girls cock-or watch either, for
that matter-that could be relied on. 1t
has a sort of chills. and-fever habit of
being 80 minutes slow one day and 30
minutes fast the next. 1t causes it's
owner most distressing amount of an
noyance. She misses trains and is inva-
riably late for appointments, and if there
happens to be man around to witness
her hardness. he religiously looks wise
and says: "Of course she is late; she
wouldn't be woman If she was ever on
time"
And when the woman goes home she
takes that clock and shakes it vigorously,
and then she jabs hairpin among it's
wheels, and after that she shakes it come
more and says: "You horrid, hateful
thing If it hadn't been for you / would
not have lost good luncheon today"
You can't depend upon women's time
pieces. They are so easily permeated
with the Eighty moods of the fair crea-
lures who use them for paper weights
and tidy-holders.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
We Sympathetic Friend.
From the New York Weekly,

I
George. Jack, old boy, Pm 30 gladl
ran across you. Never needed your
friendship more. Pm in love with the
belle of the season, and promised her u
sail today, but had run OF bad luck
last night and haven't cent Left"
Jack. TOO bad"
"Yes. don't care for myself, you
know but it's such pity that charm.
ing creature like that should be disap.
pointed. You have little money to
spare, haven't your"
ooh, plenty. Make yourself easy, my
dear boy. She shan't be disappointed.
I'll take her myself"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
pERILs OF A TANK STEAMER.
A Leaking Tank Generates Dangerous
Gases which Are Apt to Explode.

A Leaking Tank Generates Dangerous
Gases which Are Apt to Explode.
From the Westminster Gazette.
The oil tank steamship Kasbek, Cap
tain Briggs, from Batoum for London,
arrived at Dartmouth for coal. The cap
tain reported that while at Marcus
Hook, Batoum, leak was discov-
cred in one Of the tanks, and as it was
unsafe to use lamps, the tanks being full
of gas generated from the remnants of
previous cargoes, Captain Briggs tried
the experiment of DETECTING solar light
some twenty-seven feet into the
dark hold. This was successfully ac-
complis6ed by means of a number
of highly polished plates or mirrors,
members OF the crew being stationed as
to reflect the SUMS rays from the mirrors
into the hold. A food OF light at least
ten feet square was thrown across the
leaking joint until it had been
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
THE PULLMAN CHARTER.
Additional Charges Made In the Amende ed
Petition to BE FiIed.


Attorney General Maloney, of Illinois,
has served notice upon counsel for the
Pullman Company that he will appear
before Judge Gibbons and ask leave TO
file an amended petition aud also an in
formation against the company, which
follows the petition according to the law
governing quo warranto proceedings.
The main additional charges made in the
amended petition are in relation to the
Pullman Company, without charter su.
thority, operating gas pant and brick
works. The court is told that the Pull
man Company realizes q large profit by
selling water to the Pullman residents.
The company also, it is said, supplies
steam heat to many of the business
houses and apartment houses for pecuni-
airy profit. The maintenance of a truck
farm by the company is charged, and
this, the court 10 told, cannot pe covered
by charter to manufacture railroad cars.
The sale of liquors by the Pullman Com
pany, in its cars while in transit, is also
deemed by the petitioner to be viola
ton Of its charter rights. The ownership
of seventeen acres of unoccupied land
south OF Lake Calumet by the Pullman
Company is attacked. The petition says
this amounts to real estate speculation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
Horrible Murder by Indians.

A special from Panama gives the fol-
lowing details OF recent double murder
by Indians in Bolivia: Indians of Kar-
angas killed the magistrate of the court
of Oruro, Senior Arce, and his son in the
presence of his father. They clipped out
the sons tongue, extracted his eyes, and
otherwise tortured him until dead. AS
the blood flowed from the body they
caught it in horn cups and drank it with
avidity. Then they put the father to
death ir a like horrible manner. A
carnival OF cannibalism was then held
over the bodies until the flesh was eaten
to the bone.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
Money in Wheat.

The opinion that there is money in
wheat, if turned into pork, is we'll
founded, says the Oregonian. Corn may
in some localities make good crop in
ordinary seasons in this state, but wheat
is staple, the yield of which is unfailing
in all sections. At the present price, or
at any price that has prevailed for sew
eral years, it does not pay to raise wheat
for export, hence creation of sur.
plus of this staple leaves the producer
but slightly, If any better of, at the end
OF the threshing, than he was at the be-
ginning of the blowing season. To turn
the surplus wheat of the Willamette val
ley into pork, with profit to the producer,
an investment of capital in packing es-
Establishment is necessary. The indica
tons are that such an investment will
De made hare in the near future. Farm
ers who, having listened to the rant Of
Pennoyer, came to the conclusion that
capital and it's combinations were their
most implacable foes, will probably
learn something more to their advantage
as the years 60 on.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
MUCH MONEY IN HOGS.
1t Pays to Feed wheat and Not to 30

IL Pays to Feed wheat and Not to Sell
1t.
Ex-Sherif Mat Scott, of Linn county,
having just disposed OF carload Of hogs,
raised and fst'ened on the best quality OF
wheat his Albany prairie farm produces,
says the Portland Oregonian, believes
that raising "porkers" will be one OF the
greatest industries Of the Willamette val
ley, just as soon as sufficient demand
is made, and q market opened.
"We could get rs cents bushel for
our wheat" said Mr. Scott, "by feeding
it to hogs. If we had big pork-pscking
establishment here somewhere. At this
time, however, there is market only for
local consumption. Some pork is shipped
East, but, comparatively, very little. l
have experimental in pork raising, and
| am convinced we can produce pork
equal to any in America with our wheat,
and as said before, get as high as rs
cents bushel in this way for the wheat.
Several old-time farmers living near
me stood watching me pour my wheat to
the 'pige,' and at once concluded |
ought to be sent to jail for extravaganza.
didn't say anything, but went right on
saving wood, and when the time came
Tor taking my fat hogs to market, you
couldn't put one of them in q wool sack
after it was killed.
81 got 81 30 per hundred for my pork
on pool. This pays me better than sell
ing wheat at 40 cents busbel. But,
until there is u big pork-pscking house
in this vicinity, we can't all raise pork
| hope some such establishment will be
founded and We can 90 into the business
o! furnishing it with material to work on.
gon TO the Eastern market, and cured
into hams, shoulders and bacon to be re.
turned to Portland and the Willamette
valley for consumption. This 10 not
right, and something ought to be done to
keep this business at home, and, also to
give us sufficient market TO iniuse the
pork producing industry with new life. +"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

The little mining town OF Scotch VAL
ley, Pa, was swallowed up Wednesday
night in one of the most complete mine
cave.ins ever known in that region. The
scene OF the disaster is on the slope Of
Mount Lookout, and score of houses
comprises the hamlet at the mouth Of
the shaft from Mount Lookout coliery.
The widest excitement prevails through
the region, and details are flagmentary.
1t is known, however, that the dozen
houses on each side of the principal
street of the hamlet are completely
swallowed up in the gaping hole, and
nothing can be seen of the other build
inge but the roofs. gables and chimneys.
It is impossible to state accurately the
number of fatalities.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
w,ll wh... rurn 70 oh..,,

Some who read this headline will say
ives" and swear to II, while others
equally as we'll acquainted with the mys.
terious in agricultural lore, will declare
that like produces like, and that one
species Of grain never sprang from an.
other. There is but one instance on
record in all the annals Of agriculture
where spike Of cheat has been found in
q head Of wheat. This curiosity IL, or
was quite recently at least. preserved In
the agricultural museum at Springfield,
III
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
He Was Desperate.

From the Washington Star.
He had been playing progressive
euchre and listening to the sentimental
ballad OF the day as performed by young
women who didn't know whether they
could sing or not but were willing to try.
That night mosquito visited him.
excuse me-" said the insect, "but
have to live"
go ahead" said the blase youth
cts a positive relief to be bored in a
different way"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

A bottle picked up on the eaet side Of
Point Pelo, Ont, Tuesday afternoon con-
tanned the following: 1.-The steamer
Sunderbury blew out a cylinder head
eighty miles west of Buffalo, and is now
sinking. There is no hope of saving one
soul. We are loaded with railroad, steel
and pig iron God save u.s." The note
was signed Hans Goldustove.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-21

"Fontelroy cried last night. Nora, and
kept Mr.. Styles awake, and, in conse-
quence, he is in bad humor this morn
ing"
"Yes, madame; but Fontelroy wanted
to lick the red paint of his toy camel"
"Well, If it happens again tonight let
him do it. want to ask Mr.. Styles for
a new hat tomorrow.