Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-17
NOTES OF A WEEK.
From ThursdsN's Daily.

JouTIbliSt III tppohdiCs 10 Gil ioo'N
to the Hump with newspaper
plant.
The WEEKLY FREE Press, pub
lished today, is just the paper to
send to your friends. Full Of
mining and local news Price, five
cents, wrapped ready for mailing
Charley Morse of Genesee is in
town and expects to open up a
barber shop providing he can OBJ
tain location suitable for this
purpose.
The Grangeville Standard, A. J.
Mcdonald editor, will make its bow
to the public on Saturday next,
March II. The Standard is to be
a straight-out gold standard repub-
lican paper.
There will be services at Presby-
terrain church Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings OF this week.
Rev. Silas Perkins of Denver will
preach. Communion services next
Sabbath morning. Rev. FRANK +.
BKowN, Pastor.
Idaho and Washington counties
rank second to none in the produc-
ton of mineral wealth, and the
undeveloped mineral resources OF
these sister counties would dazzle
the eyes of Monte Carlo in the
abundance of treasure that will in
future he taken therefrom.
A. Maxey has purchased from
Oh. Bentz and Evan Evans three
lots on east Main street for 8 500.
The property comprises a 5O-foot
frontage on Main street and tn,
building formerly occupied by Bentz
x Exams as meat market, with
two lots in the rear extending tn
north Main street.
A private letter from Mineral
brings the encouraging information
that five car loads of teams and i'm
plements and large force of men
are at work on the Blake railroad
down the Snake river. The com
ple,ion of this road will undoubt-
j edly be accomplished in the near
future and will prove great bene
fit to that camp.
A very distinct earthquake shock
was felt at Burke last night A
miner from there says that the
shock was so severe that the men
in the ,5OO-foot level quit work
In the town it was thought that
terrible explosion had occurred
in the Tiger mine. No one was
hurt and no damage was DONE
Mullan Mirror.
From FRIDAYS daily.
Jacob Tippery left yesterday fon
Castle Rock, Wash, where he was
called by the illness of his wife.
Representative Stephens reached
Grangeyiltr this morning. HI
{ says there is as much talk in Boise
about the Buffalo Hump as there is
in Grangeville.
The army reports from Manila
up to the 9th ult., show that o
, the Idaho troops six have beer
killed and % wounded This is
the fighting list.
A subscription list is being cir
culated to secure depot grounds fol
the o. r. & n. railroad. So far it
has met with hearty support
Those who desire to subscribe for
this purpose should call at Henry
Wax's store.
The governor has been advised
of the forwarding of a treasur,
draft for 81, 1881 in favor of the
state of Idaho, representing D per
cent of the net proceeds of public
land sales in the state during the
past year. The money goes into
the permanent school fund.
]. n. Rice is in town He stated
that his suit against Messrs. Rigley
& Robbins is still ON. The rumol
that he has received any money &c
settle his grub stake claim to a hall
interest in the Buffalo Hump prop
erty appears to be entirely without
foundation. Mr.. Rice says he has
never received cent. Messrs.
Allen Il Stone of Spokane are con-
Quoting his case.
The Idaho, California and Ne
vada Stage Co. hired an extra four
horse rig at Cottonwood this
morning, finding a heavier load oi
passengers than their two stages
could handle. Mr.. Travis is ex-
pected in Grangeville very shortly.
The rumor that Felix Warren pro-
poses to put on an opposition line
appears to be entirely false.
Wallace, in Shoshone county
seems to be threatened with Il
social revolution. The grand jury
at its recent sitting brought in a
finding directing the officers of the
law to see that all parties who Were
living together as man and wife