Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

The other payments are to ~
made on the following dates, and
call for the following amounts, wiz:
October l, $40, 900, and the flna1
payment Of $40, 900 on January !,
1900. The payment made yester.
day has done much to augment the
feeling Of confidence in the camp,
and has made the owners At the
Hobson's Choice claim feel partiC-
ularly good. The Hobson's Ch0ice
adjoins the San Francisco group
and the second payment ON the
former is scheduled for July l. ss
From Fridays daily. \.
Charles f. Rice of Grangeville
has been designated as agent in
this state Of The Buffalo Orphan
Bell Gold Mining company.
DIED.-At White Bird, Idaho,
June l, 1899, Harry, infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Deasy, Jr.,
of John Day; aged one year, seven
months and twenty days. s4al
Geo. X. Reed expects to make o.
trip to Lewiston about Tuesday. E
He will take in the circus and re-
turn to Grangeville with Mis-
Georgia Reed, thus killing two
birds with one stone.
Ed. E. Keely, mining expert
from 'Fisco, is in Grangevile. He
gave the DAILY Press Office q call
and an interesting talk, concerning
which we will have something to
say in the near future.
Mrs. J. Schwalbach leaves
shortly for q protracted visit to
relatives in Alpowai, WASH, and
expects to be gone till fall, by which
time it is hoped she can return on
the cars. Mr.. Schwalbach accom-
panies her to Lewiston.
Last Tuesday was the fifty-fourth
anniversary of the marriage of our
good friends, grandma and grandpa
Swarts, of Fairview, and in honor
Of the occasion few friends .mnn<
at the Gelbach residence ayldw
them many happy returns- / a32
Mt. Idaho lodge No. 7,Ts0 a.,
F., elected the following officers
for the next term: w. E. Graham,
N. G.; Joe Wade, V. G.; H. +.
Church, sec.; r. Amber, treas.
w. 4. Graham was also elected
trustee. The installation will take
place at next meeting.
w. M. Jack of Los Angeles,
father Of J. NJ. Jack, is in Lewis
ton on his way to Grangeville.
Mr.. w. M. Jack is interested in
the Water company and the Cash
Hardware store, and will be here
to superihtend the installation Of
the electric light plant. Probably
he will remain on the Prairie four
months, and during that time will
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Or
chard.
The Lewiston land Office officials
have rendered decision in favor Of
James Dixon VS.. j. e. Beede, i'm
volving a quarter section on the
south fork OF the Clearwater, adj
joining the town of Bridgeport.
Beede made application to prove
up on the land as a homestead and
Dixon filed a protest, claiming that
twenty acres of tho land were more
valuable for mineral than agricul-
tural purposes.
Chief Requa called out the fire
department last night at 8:46 ON
an alarm Of fire. UnbeknOwn to
the boys a big bonfire, we'll satur-s
ated with coal oil, had been pre-
pared below the Boss barn and it
was burning merrily when tho
alarm was given. The department
responded nobly and the run to the
hosecarts was made in such excel
lent time that in two minutes and
fifteen seconds No. 2 had a stream
playing on the fire, closely followed
by No. /, and the scare was soon
over.
w. T. Hireen is out from the
Hump and reports active work pro-
crossing on many claims and a feel
ing of great confidence prevails that
the district will develop the great
est mines on earth. Hitherto atten-
ton has been conferred on the Big
Buffalo exclusively, but Mr.. Hi
reen says that there are other peb-
bles on the beach-other claims
that with the same amount Of de-
velopment work will make just a
good a showing as the big bonsnza
itself.
Col. Ballou returned couble Of
days ago from trip to the Clear
water country to supervise the
operations of Col. Brackets party
Of prospectors. So far they had
discovered ledge of asbestos, the
value of which is at present nm
known. He divided the party
into two sending one branch into
the Newsome creek country, and