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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

Mr.. ]. H. Cunard, supe rim
tendent of the Bedrock Flu me
Company at Warren, wa in
Weiser, says the Signal, last
week on his way to Oakla nd,
CAL, for few weeks rest, but
he expects to return n ext
month. Mr.. Cunard sta ties
that the affairs of his company
are looking very encouraging.
The work of the winter has
been of prospecting natl ire,
it being the intention to be-
come thoroughly familiar W it'll
the ground through the ne
dunn of the drifting W. rk
done this winter. The or eat
tunnel for the bedrock flu me
is the matter for the futu re.
The winters operations ha I'VE
demonstrated the richness of
the ground to their entire at.
isfaction.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
Idaho Republican Pla ms.

The state republican com
mittee met at Boise, March d
The executive committee was
increased to 10 by the addition
of five women. August $
was fixed as the date of the
state convention.
Following is the apportion.
ment of delegates to counties:
Ada, 2o; Bannock, 7; Be Jar
Lake, 8; Bingham, 6; Blaine,
3; Boise, 7; Canyon, 10; Cas-.
STA, 4; Custer 8; Elmore 4;
Fremont, 4; Idaho, II; Koot e.
mai, 10; Latah 81; Lemhi 6;
Lincoln, 3; Nez Perez, ? /;
Oneida, 10; Owyhee, 4;
Washington, 6; total, 200.
The chairman from each
county was made county pres.
luent OF league clubs and oS-
eph Pinkham was elected
league president.
The resolutions say: "The
honor, the credit and the pres
ervation of all that makes the
nation great, and the people
happy and prosperous, are safe
in the hands of the republica n
party; and we cordially invi te
all who have these things at
heart to join with us in II e
fight against those who would
enlist the people under the
banner of exploded democracy,
visionary populism, and a fac.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
DIXIE ITEMS.

Johness & Co are pushing de.
velopment work on the Black
Pine, Spokane and Legal Light
they have 4 feet of high grade ore
on the so foot level of the latter
and will shortly let contract for
10O-ft of shaft on the Diamond.
Wiley and Dahl, on Big creek
have crosscut the vein on the
Union No 4, at 1OO-ft depth. The
ledge is s feet wide and carries
good values, though not so free as
on the surface, where there is but
three feet of ledge.
Blaine & Co will commence pip
ing on their Crooked creek placers
about April l..
Chas Dewitt is hauling lumber
from Blaine & Co.'S mill to make
improvements on the Halfway
house.
A full force of miners are at
work sinking the Badger shaft;
a small steam pump is employed to
keep the water out; it is their in
tention to reach the 400 level be-
fore stopping.
Dixie is expecting great rush
of prospectors in the early spring.
There is lots of room for them, and
not a district in the world where
they are more likely to strike it.
Dixie has a future and will be a
heavy gold producer when the
klondike is a thing of the past.
DIX.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
A FINE FARM FOR SALE.

We offer for sale at $40 per acre, the
overman place, eight miles west of
Grangeville, consisting of 100 acres
The home place comprises $50 acres,
with new two story dwelling house,
3ox36 feet, 20 feet high and containing
II rooms, with water piped throughout
the building, and cost s., 900; cellar and
woodshed 24x48 feet, horse barn Aox6o
feet, all painted. Windmill, plenty of
running water, new granery 2SxI6 feet;
smoke house, 3 stock barns, orchard of
200 bearing trees, ETC., and $40 acres en-.
closed by an 8-rail hog-tight fencing.
The other place consists of 4So acres
in three fields, enclosed with wire and
pole fence, with spring and reservoir for
stock. All good plow land except
about ten acres. A box house of three
rooms downstairs and two rooms up
stairs; spring within 20 steps of house.
A thousand acres of pasturage adjoining
with fine grass, water and shelter for
stock the year round. $40 per acre buys
1t. For further particulars call on A. f.
Parker. Grangeville, or Cyrus Overman.
on the ranch.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
Cards In Hts COffin.

At the little village of Nomps-au-Val,
near Amiens, a curious ceremony was
lately seen at a funeral says the Lon
don Daily News. The deceased was o
card-playing enthusiast, piquet having
been his favorite game. By the terms
Of his will, pack of cards had to be
placed in the coffin with his body, and
certain of his card-playing friends were
to have legacy of about a hundred
pounds apiece on condition that they
bore him to the grave and stopped on
the way to drink Il glass of wine at a
small tavern where, to quote his words,
he had spent SO many agreeable even
ings at cards" The instructions of the
will were strictly carried out, and q
considerable crowd assembled to see
the last of the piquet player.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
MULTIPLICATION IN COSMETICS

now . Fashionable Woman's Erame,cd
sece turned fiack ut "a Dinner Party.
women who put themselves unre-
servedly into the hands of those who
profess to eradicate wrinkles. to give
fresh and blooming complexions and
70 color the hair any tint desired.
should be careful to do nothing rashlv'
Tor the most disastrous results saws tho
new York Times, have followed the
use OF certain French comno,nds
"nich, composed of mineral Substances
actually arnish under certain condi.
tlons' A well-known fashionable wom-
an, who had her face eflarneled .ftor !,
new process, and who was del;gbted
WIN the smooth, soft, brilliant effect
ai'er tne operation, was seen to grow
strangely livid at a dinner party that
evening. Streaks of Misunderstanding
colorlng appeared about her month
ana nose and forehead. but az Che
seemed to feel quite well and in hor
customary good spirits, no one liked 70
'eii her OF her plight, although it was
not long before everyone at The tahIo
was aware that something was ,,r,,,o.
with Mrs. C.'s complexion. II u,as
aiterward explained that the pas
which may have been manufactured
win different chemicals from that q,
raris, winch presumably had not A.
!ected the "cosmetique" over there
turned some mineral ingredient black
,Aiter the ladies left the dining-room
.ne hostess concluded that it would he
the kindest way to tell her friend ~
her disagreement. Her mortificat;on
may be imagined but she had the good
sense to laugh the matter off ana
after liberal application of soan ma
water, she reappeared in the draw;no.
room her own natural self.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
An Ingenious Widower.

A practical man lately became wild.
over. He was devoted, in his own self
ish way, to his wife, SO that her friends
were surprised when they heard that
he had sold all her wedding gifts-prin
cipally silver-without delay His in
genious excuse was this: II needed a
good watch, rs she well knew. The
presents were OF no use to me, and
thought that, il ] sold them and used
the proceeds to get watch, it would
be like having it come from her." Ger.
tainly curious way Of getting around
the facts.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
Long Hollow Items.

/
Now is the time for sod
blowing.
Robt. Hamill is now living
on the Russell farm.
Ye correspondent knows Of
several farms for rent.
MIR Hubbard is farming
Fred Noyes' farm this season.
MIR Stillwell is going to en-.
close his farm with a new
fence.
Mrs w II Sebastian was
visiting with Mrs. Geo Brown
last week.
Miss Chloe Sebastian was
home visiting over Saturday
and Sunday.
MIR Sodaberg has leased the
Aram farm on 3-Mile, 2 miles
N E of Grangeville.
N Morris has been pushing
his blowing of old ground
with five I6-inch plows.
Fred Walker recently re-
turned from his winters SO.
journ with relatives in Mis-.
souri,.
After an absence of several
weeks visiting in California,
Christ Schmadeka was seen
inspecting his Long Hollow
farm Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs w H Sebas.
tan and daughter Chloe, and
MIR and Mrs Geo Brown were
visiting at the residence of !.
{. Stephens on Sunday last.
Thos Buckingham and FAM
lily have removed from the
Lake district to the farm of
MIR Hodges, formerly Nc
Cready farm, having secured
a lease of the farm.
Mr. Cox, who has been
wintering on the farm of Mr.
Hodges, is just recovering
from a long seige of sickness.
He expects to return to Ore
gon as soon as roads and
health will permit of his trav-
cling.
J c Stephens has Been very
busy for several weeks past
locating parties on the reser-
walton. Among those getting
good locations in the vicinity
of the buttes are Messrs Kel.
Ter, Buzz Hunt, Davidson,
Atherton Bros, Harve and
Bert Kramer, Dolph Smith,
and Bert Collar.
March 10, 1898.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

strange Aa''e e - t..c Old-r,ms
sterpia, h's n j IN Jason.
The following 10y is told in the
London Ficllof tie famous old English
steeplechaser Lostcry, foaled in 1880
winner of the Grand National in 1889.
carrying one hundred and sixty-eipht
pounds: Lottery and Jem Mason made
up combination which delighted the
eyes OF every horseman whose good
fortune it was to see the pair across a
big country together. Yet, strange to
say, Lottery had the greatest antipathy
to the man who rode him in nearly all
his races and who certainly cannot be-
accused OF any cruelty toward him, for
Jem Mason was by no means one of
the whip and spur school. He had fine
hands, and believed in them, as he WA
entitled to do. Still he was hated bv
Lottery, and when the old horse was
about twenty years old and was located
at Mr.. Halls at Neasden Jem Mason
CHANGED to go down, and naturally
enough asked to be allowed to have a
look at the old chaser. Just before the
doors OF the box were opened Lottery
heard his Jockeys voice and gave him
one OF his old greetings-that is to say,
he flew ut him; but Jem, being not un.
prepared for a reception of this kind.
was soon out Of harms way. During
Lottery's steeplecbasing career Jem
Mason often had to hide his colors
when he went to mount the horse, but.
when the rider was once seated and the
horse cantered to the post, the two were
apparently on the most friendly terms.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
He Would He Careful.

A pompous little German is said bv
the New York Herald to be construct
ing a building for the storage of sal,
meats. 1t is one of his peculiarities 40
It is OF pompous people generally. that
he loves to give orders on all Occasions
His frequent and needless interior.
encc with the work has secured the IN.
will of the wo"ilaeu. The other dov
the Gcrmal rama s!,ci to one of the ma.
sons, ma Of ready witt
II say, ai'lSa, want you to be very
careful not TO lcafc any holes in do,
foundatice, h--auao am going to hat
dot cc'!ar Ali,H ri, iseat, and don't
want de r" . t'r iA:duy ou seeer
"Oh. . ~ - I.-' So" answered
Mike, G'o -1' 70 "it do happen
to law ,--,r.e ',.t,ycro Tho
Stone. g.. .,.h for the
'ats To - tia rats, SO Yell
have no ratae-i u worry"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
THROUGH TOURIST CARS TO ST.
LOUIS.

a tourist sleeping car will leave Port.
land every Monday via Mo. Pac. and
every Wednesday via the Burlington
route at 500 p. m. via the o. II. N.
through Salt Lake and Denver without
change to st. Louis, and under the
supervision of experienced conductors.
No change. of cars to the cities, Kansas
City or st. Louis. Keep this service
in mind when going east and consult
o. X. d n. agents or address, w. II.
Huriburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland Oregon.
+. w. KETTENBACH, Agent,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

AT Wallace last week Judge
Mayhem of the District co urt
handed down an opinion he DID,
ing that county commission ers
cannot employ counsel OF her
than the district attorney I'm.
less he fails or refuses to act
The decision is one of grave
moment to almost ev cry
county in the state.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

Road district No. 8, nd nth
of Bonner's Ferry in Koote mai
county, has the honor of ell ect-
ing Mrs. Minnie D. Smith to
the position of road oY er.
seer, having defeated her nus.
band. Mrs. Smith has filed
her bond with the county
commissioners, qualified and
is now filling the office accep.
tably.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IDAHO.
Eah ISaA

land UFFICH AT LEWISTON, IDAHO.J
Feb. H. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port OF his Claim, and that said proof
will be made before Clerk District
Court, at Mt. Idaho. Idaho, on March
80, 1898, viz: Samuel Unlikely, Kooskia,
Idaho, for the So seq, Sec 80 and NK
NEA, Sec 81, TIP 80 N, r S, + b NJ.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, VIZ:
William Wilson, Franklin p, Turner,
yonn Evans, Joseph Swan, all Of Koos-
kia, Idaho county, Idaho.
B. +. MORRIS, Register.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
y A Rus sian Earthquake stor,

B Russian journal, with a mama ~
no one with only one tongue in ' h;e
head would attempt to pronomr nas
gives story from Khorosan that we
have some difficulty in accepting A
certain carter relates that ON lcar; n
the town OF Kutschan on January Jig
heard loud subterranean noises nv '
looked back and saw the air filled ,ri.,
clouds of smoke and dust and sas .n
that when they cleared away tba.s
was no town left. The consular ,r,a..
in Kutschan has written to friend ~
Ashahabad that on the same date h.
felt strong shock of earthquake raw
out into the street and behcld tbo
whole place disappear in an immense
chasm In the earth. Why he did not
disappear, too, we do not understand
and we wonder whether the "vodl,irir
that part of the world is as strong a.
the earthquakes. 40
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
NOTICE TO CO-0VNER.

To John kenton, Ia. nelrs and as
signs:
You or your representatives and sue
cessors i'll interest are hereby notified
that the undersigned, i'll accordance
with the provisions OF section 232I re-
vised statutes of the United States,
has expended for labor and improve.
nent, the SUM of Three Hundred Dollars,
tor the year 1897. npon the Minnehaha,
Wideawake and Hidden Treasure placer
mining claims, situated on Sieecl creek,
Elk CITY mining district, Idaho county,
Idaho; and unless you contribute your
proportion of said expenditures.
amounting to $4,000, together with
interest and cost of advertisement TO
the undersigned within ninety days after
the service of this notice upon You by
publication your interest in the said
Minnehaha, Wide-Awake and Hidden
Treasure placer claims aforesaid, will be
forfeited, and become the property of
the undersigned, as provided by section
2324, revised statutes of the United
States. J. +. BROWN,
First publication. Feb. IS, 1898.
Elk City, Idaho, Feb. Is, 1895.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
FOR SALE.

80 acres at the mouth of Deer creek.
on Salmon river. The bottom land cam
not be excelled for the raising of fruit,
vegetables, melons. tobacco, etc. I'm.
limited range for stock aud plenty of
water for irrigating House 3Ix7I: 90
rods stone fence; 80 fruit trees in bear
ing. $500 takes 1t, or trade for stock.
Apply to VIM: H. Short on the place, or
A. F. Parker, F. P. Office
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

During the past two years, Mrs. J.
w. Alexander, wife of the editor of the
Waynesboro, Miss Times. has, in n
great many instances, relieved her
lady when in the first stages of Group,
by giving it Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. She looks upon this remedy
as household necessity and believes
that no better medicine has ever been
put in bottles. There are many thous-
ands of mothers in this broad land,
who are OF the same opinion. 1t lis the
only remedy that can always be de-
pended upon as a preventative and
cure for Group. The Is and so cent
bottles are for sale by G. A. Bonebrake.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

ton whose only remaining
principle is announced in the
letter of its leader and a desil e
to fuse with any faction CT
principle for the purpose of de-
feating the republican party"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

land OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IDAHO,J
Feb. rs, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proo( in sup
port OF his Claim, and that said proof
viii be made before the Clerk District
Court at Mt. Idaho, Idaho, on April ?.
1893, viz: Marion S. Kinkaid, for the
SW4 NE4, NW4 SEX and EH SEX,
Sec 3, TIP 80, N r a, f B NJ.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, VIZ:
John Hipke, John +. White, Isaac
Ternan, Joseph Wimpy, all q Haipster,
Idaho county, Idaho.
80 b. F. MORRIS, Register.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
A Rotten System.

A Rotten System.
With every change of ad
ministration it seems to be
the object to have a commits
sioner of the General Land OF
fee who will harass and an.
noy the mining population Of
these western states by absurd
unjust and illogical decisions
and interpretations of the min.
ing laws of the United States
The letter from surveyor-gen-
eral Perrault to Deputy Min.
eral Surveyor Shannon, OF
Grangeville, which we pub.
lished last week, is a case in
point. For a long time it has
been a standing order of the
Secretary of the Interior that
the expenditure of $500 upon
any one claim. was sufficient to
patent a group of contiguous
claims. The only require.
ment was, that the $500 Of
work should be done for the
development and benefit of all
the claims. There was both
reason and justice in this ruling
reason because the expen-
diture of $500 was proof that
the land was mineral, and JUS
tice, because the miner who
applies for a patent is made to
pay an exorbitant price for
his land. The farmer who
enters upon government land
finds it already surveyed, the
fees for filing are nominal, and
his title only costs him $1.25
per acre. But with the miner
a different system prevails,
and he is made the victim of
extortion and blackmail from
the moment he begins his deal
ings with the U. S., govern
ment for a patent for 2o-acre
placer or quartz claim. AS a
preliminary he must deposit
about $50 with the surveyor.
general, pay the expenses OF
the deputy and his subordi.
mates who make the survey,
pay the fees of the local land
office, fees for filing plats and
for posting notices; pay the
printer for publication, and
finally, if a quartz claim, he
pays the government at the
rate of SIS per acre for the
land. For placer the price is
$3.50 per acre.
Every Commissioner of the
General Land Office seems tc
make it his business to reverse
the decisions and rulings oil
his predecessors, and thus dis.
turb the mining industry by
unsettling its legal status. The
rulings of yesterday are re-
versed today, and a mining
man who has business before
the department does not know
where he is at. The editor OF
the FREE PRESS has letters in
his possession in which the
Commissioner of the General
Land Office on the one hand
and the Hon. Secretary of the
Interior on the other give to-
tally distinct and contradictory
interpretations to existing laws.
And it is our personal ex-
perience that the entire de-
partment is honeycombed with
rottenness and corruption, and
that every clerk who has any.
thing to do with the issue of a
mineral patent must be first
seen and his palm creased
not openly, mind you,-but in
our experience patent cannot
be obtained unless you hire an
attorney in Washington to
conduct your case, who doubt.
less in the classic language of
the classic poet, ''whacks up
with the clerks"
TIN
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18
BLISS PROTEST.
Secretary Of the Interior is
Against the Free Homes
Anandment
Amendment,

NlidlI HAL OIlcTIIldIl OF the
Indian affairs committee of the
house has received from Sec.
rotary Bliss a communication
in which the latter takes strong
grounds against the adoption
by the house of the "free
homes" amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill adopt.
ed by the senate. The secre-
tary thinks such legislation
will be inexpedient as it would
be taxing the entire people for
the benefit of a few. The lat
ter points out that there are
two classes of lands which
would be affected by the pro.
posed legislation. The first
of these are the lands held in
trust by the government for
the Indians to be disposed of
for their benefit, for which a
direct appropriation of aproxi-
mately $I2,ooo,ooo would
have to be made to reimburse
the Indians. The second class
are those lands purchased d.
rect from the Indians for spe-
cific sums aggregating $25,-
100000 in round numbers.
This money was to be REIN.
bursed to the United States
by persons who settled on
these lands. Probably half Of
this has been entered by set.
tiers, upon which there has
been paid by them less than ST..
900, 900. The loss therefore
to the government which the
enactment of the free home
clause would entail would ap-
proximate $3o,ooo,ooo. Sec
rotary Bliss shows that the
proposed legislation might EN-
barrass the agricultural col
leges, which received a stated
sum each year from the pro-
ceeds of the disposal of public
lands within the boundaries of
the states in which they are
located.
Another question which the
secretary asks is on what prin-
ciple of equity and justice
could the United States refuse
to return on Indian coded lands
the large amounts they have
in good faith paid out of the
treasury. 1t is also represent.
ed that the proposed legisla.
ton would affect several pend.
ing Indian treaties, as the Uni
ted States would have to as.
sumo the payment of money
demanded by the Indians for
the cession of their lands in
the event of a ratification of
such agreements by congress.
There are also a number of
other Indian reservations which
in the course of time might
possibly be opened to the
homestead settlement and the
policy outlined in the proposed
amendment might, it is urged,
If enacted into law, place the
United States under obliga.
tons to appropriate money
sufficient to pay the full value
of lands that might in the flu.
t''re be coded to thu. govern
ment.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

o. w. o. Hartman, when sheriff of
Tyler Co., W. Va, was at one time,
almost Frustrated with a cold. He
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and WAS 80 much pleased with the
quick relief and cure IL afforded him.
that he gave the following unsolicited
testimonial: '"To all who may be In
terested, wish to say, that l have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and find 1t invaluable FIR coughs and
colds" For sale by G. A. Bonebrake.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-03-18

In Bosnia the two women doctors ap.
pointed by the Austrian government a
few years ago, DR.. Theodore Krajews-
ka and DIR. Boluslava Keck, seem to have
overcome the prejudices of the Moham-
medan population against them. They
had over six hundred patients between
them last year.