Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-08

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A rate war is on between rival
steamboat lines plying bteween
Puget Sound points and San Fran
cisco. A good opportunity for
pleasure trip to sunny California.
Fare for cabin passage $500 each
way.
Fresh new Garden Seeds Just
received from the old reliable seed.
man, George Starrett, WallaWalla,
I The seeds above mentioned are the
most reliable Of any seeds known
in this country. Call and inspect
same. w. +. SCnMADEKA.
DR. Busry, late arrival from
Illinois, but now located across
Clearwater. where he Is ranching.
and incidentally practicing his pro.
fession, was in the metropolis Mon
day and subscribed for the old re.
liable +. =.
For SALE.-.An eligible residence
property, p lots where the house
stands, and 3l lots with the barn
and well on. This property is, To-
Gated in Grangeville. Price, ST.
250.00. Inquire of or address,
Mrs. SOPHIA BECK,
Grangeville, Idaho.
The article on Cottonwood and
Camas Prairie published on our
fourth page is one of the circulars
gotten out and distributed in Chi
cago by Denham & Co., the propri-
etors OF the Cottonwood packing
house. Mr.. Denham gave the
prairie big boom while he was
back east.
Frank Hart is putting on the 10.
cal market Catarrah snuff which
has been successfully tried and is
highly recommended by prominent
citizens of Grangeville. The snuff
is M. Hart's own invention and
remedy, and it will undoubtedly
cure this disease if it's use is per.
servered in.
s. w. Smith leaves today for
Elk City, Idaho, where he has ex-
tensive mining interests. Mr.
Smith has been in the city two or
three weeks on business connected
with his section of the west and
has accomplished work that will in
future rebound to his credit
Butte Miner.
A letter from Elk says that
George Blaine had close call late
= ly. He was sharpening picks in
the blacksmith shop at his mine on
Red Horse hill, when some sparks
of fire fell into 50-pound box OF
giant powder. George ran for his
life, but the powder simply burned
out without explosion.
The suit of w. w. Brown vs.,
George and Henry Schmadeka for
the possession of u lease, was
on trial Monday and Tuesday be-
fore Justice Woodward. Judg-
ment was rendered in Browns fa-
vor for the possession of the lease,
or, if that could not be had, for
seven cents, the value thereof, and
three cents damages.
Judge Hanford of the U. S. dis,
trict court has recently entered the
opinion limiting the liability ol
damages resulting from the explo'
sion of the steamer "Annie Fax
ton" to value of steamer and
; freight, amounting to $500. II
will be remembered that this re-
fers TO the explosion which occur
! ed on Snake river in August, 1898
= Mr.. Leslie, mining man who
! was in Elk last spring, returned
last week and went inside Monday
:. Mr.. Leslie is the gentleman who
4 bought stock in the California
mine on Gold Hill under the Park
f man regime some three or foul
t years ago. He has since bough
t out the other stockholders and al
claims against the mine, and is nov
, proceeding to work on the proper
g ty He wi put in a steam puml
and hoist and sink on the Gimme,
:, of ore exposed in the discover,
J, shaft. The ore in the Californi'
mine is antimonial silver ant
runs away up in average value.