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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
PE77EGREW'S UNIQUE WILL.
Inscribed His Bequests on the Back of
Photograph of His

LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 9-An
original and unique document, in the
form of will executed by James P. Petite
grew, was admitted to probate in Judge
Clark's department of the Superior Court
here this forenoon. The author of the
strange instrument died in this city few
weeks ago at the age of II. He possessed
an utter disregard for the ordinary forms
of legal procedure, but had such shsewd-
ness that the instrument by which he de-
vised his estate met all requirements, in
the opinion of Judge Clark.
The testator had an excellent photo
graph OF his son, George w. Pet.egrew, a
young man, who resides st Randsburg,
the new mining camp. He took she t
of notepaper just the size of the photo
graph and very carefully pasted it on the
back of the picture. Then he wrote his
will on the back Of the photograph. 1t
was a short document. and the phrase
ology is sufficiently out OF the ordinary 10
make it of unusual interest. 1t was as
follows:
Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 81, 1897.
This is photo of George W. Pettegrew, who
in case of my death, is the owner OF ell my
property of any kind whatsoever. George w.
Pettegrew was born December, 1860. His ad-
dress is Randsburg, Kern County, Cal. Tele-
graph him. He will come and pay all honest
debts. ]. w. PETTEGREw,
Father of George w. Pettegrew.
Witness: ANDREW J. RIDEoUT.
1t was in the handwriting OF the old
man, except for the signature OF Mr.. Ride
oct. in whose hands Pettegrew placed the
will and who kept it until the death OF the
testator. There are other children of the
deceased, but he left his estate to his son
George. The other children are: Mrs.
Manta ]. Dangburg, aged AZ; Andrew j..
Pettegrew, aged 3S; Ida N. Pettegrew,
aged 81. and Judge Pettegrew. aged %, all
of Gardnerville, Douglass County, New.
The esta is worth about $4,000. l: con-
ssts of $1,000 in money In safety-deposit
box at the Farmers and Merchants Bank
in this city and real and personal prop
erty in the State OF Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
TITLE .TO GUADALUPE LAND.
Land Office Decides in razor or the
Settlers Who Made Filings
!, 1900

SAN JOSE, CAL, March ga decision
which is of great interest to several we'll
known residents of this county has been
handed down by the registrar and re-
ceiver of the United States Land Office at
San Francisco.
1t is TO the effect that Charles P. Owen,
Matt E. Arnerich, V. A. Scheller, John
d. Mackenzie, Charles Cole and Paui Ar
nerich are the lawful owners OF the lano
on which they settled at Guadalupe.
The litigation over the property has
lasted several years. the contest being
made by the heirs of the Coleman estate,
who claimed the Guadalupe mine under
foreclosure decree. The Sheriff's deed in
cluded a l500-acre tract of land in which
the Government had never relinquished
its interest.
Charles P. Owen and others made re-
searches in 1890 and found that the Guada-
iupe Mining Company had no title to this
land. Accordingly, in December 1897, nj
ings on portions of the land were offered
byV. A. Sche Her, G. Oweu. NJ. E. Arnerich,
Charles Cole, AdoIph bunker, Paul
Arnerich, j. D. Mckenzie and John
Wthers but all of the applications were
rejected by the Registrar of the Land
Office at San Francisco.
An appeal was takrn TO the Interior De-
parJment at Washington, and on August
IL. 1894 the commissioner of the General
Lnnd Office reversed the decision and di-
rected that the filing be accepted upon
the claimants complying with the law.
The Guadalupe Mining Company. at
once tried to block proceedings by offer
ing filings on the land as mineral lands,
alleging prior rights. The Interior De-
partment on May g. 1896. directed the
San Francisco officials to suspend the
application, as the company had made
no previous entry.
A contest was then started as against
Owen, Scheler. Mackenzie, Cole, Matt
Arnerich aud Paul Arnerich, who were
endeav voring TO prove up, and new hear
ing was ordered from WASHINGTON.
AT the trial, which lasted several
months. large number OF witnesses were
examined. Testimony was given by min
ing experts from all over the United
States.
The decision just rendered shows all the
land in dispute to be agricultural land in
fact, at the present time over 100 acres of
it is In nigh state of cultivation. The
decision applies to only the six claimants
against whom q contest was made.
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would be punished. The next day John
put two more sticks OF dynamite on the
track. providing each with a cap.
He did not wait for the train, but went
back to the house. He and his brother
were arrested the next day. Peter Cere-
vegna corroborated the story told by his
brother in all the main facts.
The boys will be arraigned tom orrow
morning. The crime they committed is
a capital offense, according to the laws of
California, and il convicted the penalty is
either death or imprisonment for life.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
Prtalmn,a Rae course Sold

PETALUMA, CAL, March al. L..
Dinwdde, the Com missioner appointed
by the Superior Court, to-day sold the
property known as Agricultural Park, in
East Petauma, to satisfy mortgage held
by the Petaluma Savings Bank. There
was was but one bidder-Colonel D. B..
Fairbanks. representing the plaintiff-to
whom the properly was sold for $40, 27O.
the amount of the judgment. All i'm.
provements as well as the racetrack, are
in fine condition. and the expectations
are that the usual fair and races will be
held this year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
Rich Insolrency Proceedings.

SAN JOSE. CAL, March 9.-When the
hearing Of the petition for final dis
charge of the debts of Jacob Rich, the in
solvent ex-president and principal owner
of the First-streer Electric Railway, was
called before Judge Klttredge to-day At
torney Spencer asked for a continuance
on behalf of certain creditors. The hear
ing was continued without date.
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Var on SIN jose Va1rants.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 9.-During the
past week Chief of Police Kidward has
waged relentless war on tin-horn gam
blers, touts and dissolute characters of all
description, and over sixty of this class of
vaerants have been run out Of town.
Thirty arrests were made and the Of
tenders were given the choice of leaving
town or standing trial on vagrancy
charges. All took the alternative with
the exception of Manuel Silva. who was
given sixty days IN the County Jail.
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Lomu- Ds.tnmc. eyol..t co,,op.e..

CLEVELAND. OHIO, March 9-Frank
Waller OF New York, the long-distance
bicycle rider, will not finish the six days
The riding Monday night knocked him
out and to-day he was compelled to take
10 his bed. A doctor was summoned. no
pronounced his case dan gerous. 1t is ex-
pected that he will ultimately be able to
resume his riding.
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Rnoino at Ne,u OrIeans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 9.-seven- eighths
of mile, Styx won, Annie Teuton second,
Baalgad third. Time. l :3315.
One and a sixteenth miles, Elkin won, Seel-
bach second, Senator Penrose third. Time,
1;5419.
R. Q. Ban second, Skyblue third. Time, :42aI.
Que mile, Martin won, Stsnza second, PeIe
XII chener third. Time, 1 :4634.
Three-quarters of q mile, Tommy Rutter
won. Roslyn second, Miss Sturgis third. Time
1:19k
Three quarters of mile, The Sculptor won,
Jake q mmerman second, Miss Rowell third.
Time, 1:1S.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
Rtv,rstde'. Grain Acreage.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, March "a careful
estimate of the acreage sown to grain in
this county the present season is: Barley,
70, 600; wheat 80, 500 1t is believed to be
the largest acreage ever seeded in the
county. All crops are LOOKING well.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
Father Piccardo,s Successor.

SAN JOSE, CAI., March 9.-Rev. John
Baptist Valio S. j.. now president at the
Jesuit Novitiate, Los Gatos, has been ap-
pointed 10 succeed the late Rev. Benedict
Piccardo as visiting pastor of Guadalupe
and New Almaden.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10

CHICAGO. ILL, March 9.-Evan Lewis
"The Stranger" posted forfeit of $3.50
to-day with the Times, Herald in support
of a challenge to "Fa rmer" Burns. Lewis
offers 10 wreste Burns for $500 or $1,000
or three in five falls, the latter preferred.
Lewis is going to England early in May
and wants to regain his old title of cham
pion of America before leaving.
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Eira ut Ne,u Uhatcom.

NEW WHATCOM. WASH, March o.
w. L. Milers shingle anu siding mill
was burned here to-day. The total loss
was $1,000, with insurance of $840.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
@h,caoo,. Ann,.oI Reno

Chtcago's annual Bench ShotO Opens.
CHICAGO. ILL, March 9.-The annual
bench show of the Mascoutsch Kennel
Club opened here to-day. There is par
ticua fine exhibit of the larger canine
species. The George Gould and J. Pier
pont Morgan Kennels are well represented.
There is a large collection of local dogs
not owned by breeders. DR.. {. A. Longest
of Boston entered his mastiff bitch. Miss
Constable, in the open class and won first
prize with her. His prize-winning Lady
Dana also carried off first honors in the
challenge class.
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BILLY PLIMMER DEFEATED.
Had Erervthinq His Osrn Way Cntil
the Closing Found.


BIRMINGHAM, Eng, March 9.-The
fight between Billy Plimmer of England
and Sammy Kelly of New York for f20O
a side and a purse OF f400 took place to-
night before the Olympic Sporting Club o:
this city, and was won by Kelly in twenty
rounds.
There was large number of spectators
present to see the fight, the hall being
crowded 10 its fullest capacity. Both men
en- ntered the ring weighing 114% pounds.
The betting at the start was in favor of the
Englishman, the odds on him being 5 to 4.
In the first three rounds Plimmer took
a strong lead. TO the great satisfaction of
his supporters. Kelly appeared to be
quite slow and he was target Tor Plim-
mer's lett.
In the fourth round Plimmer punished
Kelly ieariuIly. bu: the latter frequently
missed his rignthand swings.
At the end of the tenth round Pimmer
had become strong favorite, and he was
backed at 3 to 10 win.
To the end of the sixteenth round the
Englishman mad the best of pretty but
exceptionally hard encounter. Kelly
then fought with greater determination
and P,immer, in the eighteenth round,
showed that his previous exertions had
tired him.
Kelly had the best of this round, but
Notwithstanding this Plimmer was
strong favorite in the nineteenth round.
Kelly now redoubled his efforts, realizing
that nothing bat knockout blow would
win the fight for him. Amid trem endous
excitement he hustled the Engishman
around the ring. gaining the upper hand.
When the twentieth and last round was
half finished Kelly landed a crushing blow
on his opponents jaw. Plimmer stag
gered. and Kelly following up his advan-
tage landed another smasher on his throat,
knocking him down. The Englishman
rose after nine seconds. Kelly again
smashed him, knocking him out, ten &C.
onds before the time of the fight would
have been up.
The victory of the American was sen.
satiOnal one.
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viii Wed at San Rafael

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, March 9.-The
nuptiaIs of DR.. Pratt Inman and Miss
Lima Petersen, eldest daughter of Super.
visor Petersen, will be solemnized at noon
at the home of the brides parents in San
Rafael on March "a
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
DOCTOR SWEANY,

Whose Reputation Is Established by
Ten Years of Unparal1el success
at 1877 Market Street, San Francisco,
The ablest and most successful specialist OF
the age in the treatment of all Chronic. Ner-
vous and Private Diseases in both Men and
Women. All diseases of the Eye, Ear, Head,
Throat, Lungs, Stomach, Liver and Bowels,
ture, tatarrh, Piles. Eczema and Varicocele
treated with unfailing success. Diseases OF
woman peculiar to her sex scientifically treated
and permanently cured. Loss or partial loss OF
mani power ana vigor in young, mtddle-aged
or old men posi- stively restored. Weakening
drains which sap the vitality, destroy the
health cause paralysis, insanity and premskS
ture death, quickly and permanently stoppeG.
Private diseases of every name and natu "a
cured without having any bad effects anvd
that disease which poisons the blood, decays
the bones and causes more physical and men,
tai suffering than any other known disease
thoroughly and forever cured.
Heart, Brain, Nerves and Blood.
If you have a dizziness of the head and pal
piiation of the heart, difficult breathing and
suffocating feeling, a tired, irritsb Bile, dscon-
tented fee ing, aud f. ar OF impending dar-
ger or death, dread of being alone or the
reverse; if your memory is failing and you
are gloomy and respondent and feel all aver
sion to society, you are suffering from ser1-
GUS disease of the nerves, brain, heart and
blood. You have no time to lose. Call at once
and CONSULT DR. SWEANEY.
Write your troubles if living away from the
city. Thou ands cured at home. Letters are
spo dence strictly confidential Book, Guide
to Health, sent free on application. Address,
F. L. SWEANY, ND,
737 Market ST., San Francisco, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
HOLDS WORLDS RECORD.
Champion Watson Recommends
Paine's Celery. Y
Professional A hletes Finds This Rem.
edy invaluable in the Spring.
Brings Fresh Blood and Regulates the
Whole Nervous SyStem.

1t is useless TO attempt to compare any
other remedy with Paine's celery COM
pound.
Paine's celery compound is another sort
or thing entirely from any substitute that
was ever handed over counter.
1t puts fresh blood into the shrunken
veins. regulates the expenditure of nerv-
GUS energy, and positively cures general
nervous debility and such specific nervous
disorders as neuralgia, slee eplessness, mel
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10

TO CURE A colo IN ONE DAY
7 AXE laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gisIs Iefund the money If il tails to cure 25c
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10

BuasETGs Corn Cure. s27 Montgomery st .25c
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-02
Official Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
Hon. Board of County Commits
sioners Of Idaho County, State OF
Idaho, will meet in regular session
at the court house at Mt. Idaho,
ON the second Monday in April,
to-wit: On Monday, April IL,
1897, at the regular hour of 10
O'Clock a. M, pursuant to statute,
for the transaction of such business
as may come before them. All
persons having claims against said
county are hereby notified that
the same must be presented to-
gether with the necessary vouch.
ers, properly verified by oath as to
their correctness according to law,
on or before Saturday, April 10,
1897.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Dated at Mt. Idaho, Idaho,
March %, 1897.
A. w. DARLINGTON.
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Idaho
county, State of Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-02


TN THE JUSTICE COURT OF aRANGEvILLE
Henry g. johnson plaintiff, W.. Alice G. Ho.
gan and Robert Hog an her husband defendants
The State OF Idaho to Alice c.. Hogan and
Robert Hogan her husband. the above named
defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in an &C.
tion brought aga inst you by the above named
plaintiff In the Justice Court Grangeyille pre-
cinct In and for the county Of Idaho, State of
Idaho, and to answer the Complaint fled
therein, at the time hereinafter designas ed, or
Judgment by defanlt will be taken against you.
Tor the sum OF $l3.2S, with interest at the rate
OF 10 per cent. per annum from May II, 1895.
The said action Is brought to recover judge.
ment for the sum of Thirteen and 28-l6 dol
lars with interest at the rate OF 10 per cent per
annum from May II, 1895; l345 OF the above
amount being for goods Consisting of fruit sold
and delivered by plaintiffto defendant Alice c.
Hogan, between September q, 1894 and March
a. 1895, and the balance Of $3.50 being upon q
separate cause OF act ion. for meat sold and de-
liyered between the 18th day of March 1895 and
the l1th day Of May 1895, which account before
the commencement Of this action was duly as.
signed to plaintiff.
And you are hereby notified that II you fail
70 appear and answer said Complaint on FRI
day the 10th day OF April, 1897, at 10 O'Clock q.
M, the said plaintiff will take judgment
OF said complaint for tie sum Of si32S with In
terest thereon at the rate of 10 per cent. per an
mum from May II. 1895. and for the costs OF
Given under my hand in the County of
Idaho, 5 tate Of Idaho, this 10th day Of January,
IN he Year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety seven.
Justice of the Peace, Grangeville precinct.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-02
Notice..
OFFICE COUNTY sUp'r SCHOOLS.

OFFICE COUNTY sUP'T SCHOOLS.
Mt. Idaho, Idaho County, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that there
is now on file in this Office, a Petit
ton for a new school district to be
composed Of the territory included
within the following described
boundaries, being ON the reserva-
ton, to-wit: Commencing at the
s. E. corner of s. w. ! of Section.
20, Township 80, N. r. 2, E. B. NJ;
thence North four miles to the
Northeast cor. of the NV 4 ofSec.
8, Township SO, N. R. 2, E. B. NJ;
thence West 80 miles to the N. w.
corner of the N. w. + dissection II,
Township 80, N. r. l, E. B. NJ;
thence South about four miles to
intersect the reservation line;
thence S. E. along the reservation
line, where the reservation line
crosses the Section line dividing
26 and 35 in last said Township
and Range; thence east. along the
said Section line about three miles
to the place of beginning.
The above mentioned petition
will be presented to the Board of
County Commissioners at their
regular meeting in April, 1897,
for their final action.
w. N. SCALES,
Co. Sup't Idaho Co.
Mt. Idaho, March 26, 1897.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-02
Notice..

OFFICE COUNTY sUP'T SCHOOLS.
Mt. Idaho, Idaho County, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that there
is now on file in this office, a Petit
ton for new school district to be
composed Of the territory included
within the following described
boundaries, to-wit: Commencing
at the mouth of the Lolo river;
thence up the Clearwater river to
the mouth of Trail creek; thence
up Trail creek about ] mile, to the
mouth of Wall canyon; thence up
Wall canyon to the East line Of
A. G. Taylor's ranch; thence north
to the Lolo river; thence down the
Lolo river to the place of COM
mencement.
The aforementioned petition
will be presented to the Board of
County Commissioners at their
regular meeting in April, 1897,
for their final action. =
w. N. SCALES,
Co. Sup't. Idaho Co.
Mt. Idaho, March 26, 1897.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-02
The Mining Law.

SECTION /. That section 300 oil
the Revised Statutes of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
Section 300. Mining claims
hereafter located upon veins OF
lodes Of quartz or other rock in
place bearing any of the metals or
other valuable deposits mentioned
in section 1920 of the Revised Stat
ntes Of United Stated, may extend
to three hundred feet on each side
of the middle of the vein OF lode:
Provided, That when the locators
have set stakes, posts or monu-
ments described in section 2 here
of to indicate the line of the vein,
ledge or lode, such stakes, posts or
monuments must be taken for the
purpose of such location to mark
correctly the line thereof, and such
line must not afterwards be chang
ed 80 as to affect rights acquired
or interfere with any locations
made subsequent thereto:
SEC. 2. Section 3601 of the Re-
vised Statutes of Idaho be amend
cd to read as follows:
Section 31O1. The locator, at
the time of making the discovery
of such vein or lode, must erect a
monument at such place of discov-
cry, upon which he must place his
name, the name of the claim, the
date Of dicovery and the distance
claimed along the vein each way
from such monument. Within
three days from the date of discov-
cry he must mark the boundaries
of his claim by establishing at each
corner thereof, and at any angle in
the side lines, q monument mark
ed with the name of the claim and
corner or angle it represents, also,
at the time ofso marking his boun-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-02
A Fine Farm For Sale.

"A F1n0 Farm FOR Sale.
We offer for sale at so per acre.
the Overman place, eight miles
west of Grangeville, consisting of
116O acres. The home place COM
prises $50 acres, with q new two
story frame dwelling house, 36x36
feet, 20 feet high and containing
IL rooms, with water piped
throughout the building, and cost
SO, 900; cellar and woodsbed 24x48
feet; horse barn 4Ox6O feet, all
painted. Windmill, plenty of rum
ming water, new granary 28x16
feet; smoke house, 3 stock barns,
orchard of 200 bearing trees, ETC.,
and 800 acres enclosed by 8-rail
hog-tight fencing.
The other place consists of $50
acres in three fields, enclosed with
wire and pole fence, with spring
and reservoir for stock. All good
pillow land except about ten acres.
A box house Of three rooms down.
stairs and two rooms upstairs:
spring within 20 steps of house.
A thousand acres of pasturagc adj
joining with fine grass, water and
shelter for stock the year round.
SO per acre buys it. For further
particulars call on A. F. Parker,
Grangeville, or Cyrus Overman, on
the ranch.