Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-09-10
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Elk City Notes.

Elk City Notes.
A great deal of rain the past
week.
Geo. Harris, has been very low
with typhoid fever at Badger City.
B. B. Scott has added porch to
the front of the Silver Dollar
saloon.
G. L. Rice and son Walter are
freight:ng. Walter has made sew
eral successful trips alone this |
season.
Hugh johnson has commenced
log house just across Elk Creek
from town on line with Main
street The site is very promi-
nent as well as very pleasant one.
S. Scott is putting the finishing
touches to picturesque two story
log house on Main street. 1t is a
fac-simile Of the one built by w.
II. Hamsn adjoining. 0. Scott
has also finished two houses at the
lower end Of Main street.
j. M. Anderson has returned
from successful prospecting trip
to Red mountain in search of cop
per properties. He has also made
location of a five foot vein of
coal near Butcher Bar, this dis
trict. Tests have been made of
some of the surface coal with re-
suits very satisfactory.
Stanley Litchfeld met with an
accident while returning from
school last Monday in company
with his brother in cart; the
horse, a strange one, took fright,
and while running away the seat
broke and Stanley was thrown
violently to the ground, breaking
a small bone in the forearm. The
bone was set by DIR. Cullen, and is
attended with no pain. The in
convenience of carrying his arm in
sling for two or three weeks is
necessary.
Peter Malleck, packer, fell dead
in the bunk room of the Idaho
hotel, J. G. Young proprietor.
Mr.. Malleck had just entered the
room and before retiring for the
night he looked at his watch
which showed the time to be five
minutes to ten; on replacing the
watch in his pocket he was struck
with instant death, never speak
ing a word or showing a tremor.
He had only arrived in Elk from
Salmon river by way of Dixie an
hour before and was on his way
to the reservation to collect several
hundred dollars due his son from
the government. He was SEEM
ingly in the best of health and
cheerful. His son failed to reach
Elk from Salmon river in time to
attend the burial of his father.
Seldom, if ever, has Elk City wit
messed a burial accompanied with
so much sorrow and solemnity.
The services were particularly i'm
pressive. Three beautiful hymns
were rendered by quartette con-
sisting of Mesdames Argetsinger
and Bennett, Messrs. Green and
Reed. DIR. Green also delivered a
very eloquent address and prayer,
but which, coupled with the sud
denness of Mr.. Malleck's death
had statutory effect. The floral
tribute detracted much of the
somber look from that which
was necessary to lay to rest the
remains of our friend. Mention
must be made of the number of
ladies attending; more than one
old timer was surprised at the
gathering of so many. Elk is
progressing rapidly.
Mrs. NJ. A. Parr has received
ed her commission as postmistress
and leaves for the east tomorrow
morning to visit relatives. j. G.
ChesebrO will act as assistant dur
ing Mrs. PARIS absence.
J. A. Whitaker has purchased
two residence lots on what is
known SIS Young's Elk City placer
ground lying east of Elk City and
toward the Buster hill.
Elk City, Sept. 8, 1897.
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