Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-06

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From Wednesdays daily.
G. j. Flock, d. J. Jarron and
w. H. Doris, who are large own
ers in the Buffalo Hump country,
are in from Florence. These gen
tlemen, together with John Letter,
are the owners of the great San
Francisco group, which is now IN
der bond to the English syndicate.
Richard Richards, who was ia
miliarly known asi California
Dick" was buried today. The
service was impressive and was
conducted by the Rev. Brown.
The funeral cortege was led by the
Grangeville band and the body was
inferred in the cemetery in this
city. So passes away one more OF
the old timers who are slowly but
surely becoming portion of his
tory only.
Frank Hogan, the barber, ac-
companied by Mrs. Hogan, will
leave on Thursday for Lewiston,
where he will await the arrival Of
the boys of Company G. He will
then 60 on to Spokane and enjoy a
visit to the Fruit Fair. He ex-
poets to remain in Spokane about
three weeks, at which place he will
arrange for some further fittings
for his tonsorial parlors. 1t is then
proposed to go to Walla Walla
Col. Bracket, together with
Captain Bryan, of the Illinois and
Idaho Mining and Development
Co, have arrived from the vicinity
of Harpster where they have been
been examining the asbestos beds
which We're recently located for tn
company. They are ,jubil,n' over
the discovery as dev lopnent dis
close- tie fact thai they have a IL
gantic deposit o. long fibre asbe--
tos, which has heretofore only
found ia canada. The gentlemen
brought IA = large quantity of the
valuable mineral. some OF which
will be shipped east. and the rest
viii be- put on exhibition At the
Spokane Industrial exposition.
From Thursday's daily
Ezra Baird is up from Lewiston.
r. M. Sherman arrived from Buff
falo Hump last night.
Probate Judge Vincent was n
Grangeville yesterday on business
Chas. Sweeney of the firm of
Clark & Sweeney returned to Spo-
kane yesterday He went by pri-
waite conveyance.
c. A. de Saussure has just ar
rived from the Thunder mountain
country and reports everything
booming in that section.
In the annex of the jersey house
the Boston Buffalo-Idaho co. have
rented office room from Geo. X.
Reed and are fitting up their office
most deliberately.
Lou Smith, who is largely inter-
ested in the Mother Lode and 9th
er valuable properties in the Buff
falo Hump camp, arrived in
Grangeville last night.
Mrs. T. J. Wright received the
sad intelligence from Reardon,
Wash. of the death of her father,
Samuel Elkins, at that place. She
left this morning in order to be in
time for the funeral.
w II Wright, who represented
the English syndicate in the pur-
chase of the San Francisco group,
and who has been in Grangeville
for the past few days, returned to
Spokane yesterday.
David Stussi has placed several
fine cabins for the occupancy of
his men whom he is now employ
ing in the development of the >po-
kane, which he owns. and he is
calculating on work right through
the winter months.
Miss Aileen Green. Miss Z
Words, Mrs. Jones | small son
and Dave Sas eYhur lift s. IL
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tointed, viii meet tt ret afniiie
volunteers
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al The aear@atea recent invest
gatin- III the interest o. MS coul-