Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-08-20
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Denver Items.
go i'm the shade Tuesday.
Editor Parker was visiting our
business men Monday.
J. II. Upton has recovered suf-
ficiently to be about now.
j. r. Mitchell left for Elk City
Wednesday with G. w. Tanning.
J. T. Orbison and wife, of Nez-
perez, circulated among friends
saturday.
Everybody being busy OH the
farm now, makes it very quiet
around town.
Leila Sheafler and Bernice Day,
of Grangeville, visited Mrs. j. j.
Pulse last week.
J. A. Wilkinson, wife and
daughter of Grangeville, were visi-
tors in Denver Sunday.
Rev. Perkins will conduct servi-
ces at the NJ. f. church Sunday
evening; also song service, illus
1lated with stereOpticom views.
j. j. Murray left for Pullman
last week with his family and will
return in about three weeks and
wind up his affairs. We wish him
a Klondyke success wherever he
goes.
There is u man in our town driv
ing and using horse suffering
with an incurable disease, who if
he existed in other communities
would he prosecuted. This is a
stencil to the eyes of all decent
people, and we hope this horrible
spectacle will soon be done away
exhibition.
Farmers are kept at their wits
ends how to garner the rapidly
ripening crops. The continued
hot weather is hurrying matters,
and around Denver just now farm
hands are scarcer than ever before
and good wages offered are not
bringing any additional help sc
that the farmers are working un
der great disadvantage.
IL VIZ ildO ~ IullIOdo Jul luIuIS
would be able to lift the curseC
mortgage that is sucking the lif,
blood out of them more than thu
taxes. That wheat will bring
75c. to 81 per bushel is an assured
fact owing to crop failures all Owe
the world. Without transporta
ton they will probably sell at 35c
The wholesale plaster in shape o
mortgages in this county ha
caused such lodging Of taxes tina
our assessment roll has fallen oil
over 100000 since 1898, and tina
with the prolific increase on al
sides in four years. Will some on
explain who is to blame??
The eastern papers are full G
Mining Co.'S organizing to prospec
III the Klondyke blind pool coun
try, and the way the unsuspectir
are biting at these traps is a eau
ton. Millions of dollars wi
probably be filched from the unwa
ry. There is tale of an Irishma
once walked up at the dead of nigh
by his faithful spouse. Pat sh
said. sol think there's boorgla
in the house." .sRist," reptile
the lord of the manor, don't sa
word, kape still, and if he find
anything Oil take it away fror
him." People will go crazy owe
these affairs and interest themse
yes in companies which propos
finding gold mines in the well il
vestigated Yukon country. ID
they not see that the promoters {
these mushroom affairs stand read
to take away whatever is found
You could go east and talk of til
richness of old Idaho county Ii
you were black in the face an
they would never stop long enoug
to listen; and we have more her
for legitimate investment than til
Yukon can ever propose. Their
will be at least 7 or 5000 men g
there with 81 900 each, contribute
by crazy-eyed people who thin
they will be millionaires. This
a total of at least SS,00O,OOO i
gold taken in. Now watch n
turns and see how much thes
men bring out of the frozen waste
If these 5000 men with thei
81 900 each could be Undue ID