Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-18

w. H. Bennett, a prominent
merchant of Elk City, is in town.
In answer to a question on the sub
ject, he said: "Business up our
way is better than it has been for
some time, and there are lots OF
people coming in all the time. 1t
is really no news, for have read
about it in the PRESS, that they are
making big finds in the vicinity
of Crooked river. Personally, l
am more than satisfied with the
outlook ON my properties, the Port
land Group and the Marcus. On
the latter we are down So feet, the
ledge being four and one half feet
wide, from which we are getting
satisfactory assays"
w. V. Richards and wife are in
from Clearwater. Mr.. Richards
said: III came in to get some as
says made and attend to business
connected with our properties on
the Kossuth, Orphan Boy and Cas-
cade, which are situated on the
Clearwater. At present we are
prosecuting on the Orphan Boy
and sinking a shaft on the Cascade.
On the latter we are down l6
feet. On this property in the old
shaft at q depth of As feet we have
cross-cut on the south for As feet
and are running through ore all the
way but have been unable to find
either wall as yet. When Mr..
Dan Drumheller was here we got
assays on this vein of $35. We
are also sinking shaft on the Kos.
suth.
Considerable comment was caus-
ed yesterday by the article in the
Press relative to the band, and
many prominent citizens have ex.
pressed their regret that the boys
were 80 hasty in disbanding. In
speaking of the matter, George X.
Reed, the popular proprietor of the
Jersey house, said: "To show that
/ wish to encourage the boys l will
not alone subscribe, but I will erect
a band stand on the corner neal
my hotel and every Saturday that
they will come up and play for
short time I will pay them IS. "
Mayor Wax spoke in the same way
and said that he thought it was
merely a matter Of the COMMITTEES
Of the band speaking to the mer.
chants and all the money needed
would be Immediately subscribed.
A gentleman just from Spokane
hands us a ticket of admission
which was extended to him by the
one-time resident of Grangeville,
George Bennett. 1t will be re-
membered that just prior to Ben
nett's departure he, together with
q barber who was passing under
the name of Morris Miller, gave a
fake prize fight where the entire
sporting element Of the city was
bilked. The notorious Miller then
started for Spokane, but was ar
rested on charge of robbery
sworn to by a demi-mondaine in
town, but was acquitted. He then
went ON his way rejoicing and now
appears in Spokane under the as
sumed name Of Lamay, his part.
ner, Bennett, appearing as German.
The card of admission reads:
"Lamay and German Bout, at
Minnehaha Inn, Aug. Sth." The
gentleman who witnessed the bout
says that it was a similar fake to
the one given here, barring the fact
that the box receipts only showed
35 people present and that wal
partly complimentary. Thanks te
the all-pervading circulation o.
the DAILY Press the fake pug'l
reputation had preceded him.
From Mondays daily.
A most interesting photograph il
ON exhibition at the Jersey house
showing few of the old-timer
who remain to tell the story of tn
palmy, early days of Elk City. l
contains the likenesses of Geo. X
Reed, K. w. White Jas. Witt, c
B. King and Ezra Baird. All q
these gentlemen were in Elk Cit
in 1865 and as they all happened t