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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Mass Meeting Tonight to Dis
CuSS Railroad Matters,

B. c. Wiltse, of the Wiltse
house, is without doubt one of
Grangeville's most progressive
citizens, and the Press re.
porter heard today that he was
suggesting a movement for
the furtherance of Grange.
ville's railroad interests by the
suggestion of a personal inter-
view with Mr.. Mellen, presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific
railway; hence the reporter
looked Mr.. Wiltse up at the
Wiltse house. Speaking on
the subject that gentleman
said: "My idea is this, that we
the people, not alone of Grange.
vile and the suburbs, but those
of Camas Prairie should ap.
point a committee of. two or
more of our prominent citizens
to wait upon that gentleman
when he makes the proposed
visit to Lewiston and the new
Clearwater extension, which
will now be in a few days, and
set forth the advantages of
Grangeville and Camas Prai.
rie generally, and impress on
his mind the importance to his
company of extending its lines
to our city. Of course | have
not arrived at this conclusion
only after careful and mature
Elaboration, and | have taken
he precaution to consult with
some of our prominent mer,
chants and they all seem to
'gree with me.
"What | want to suggest
through the columns of the |
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
BIC BUFFALO SOLD.
Charles Sweeney Telephones Direct to
the Press the Real Facts.

Special to the PRESS.
The Press has listened with the
greatest interest to the devious and
different reports which have been
circulated concerning the Big Buff
falo deal, which has been on the
tapis for some time, and now that
so much has been said and done
we wish to explain our heretofore
silence. We were in possession of
the facts concerning the big deal
the minute it was possible for them
to be made public and had full
and complete interview with the
prime mover in the affair, Capt.
Wood, but at the request of some
Of our good friends and patrons we
kept them quiet out of Difference
to their wishes. And now we
wish to place the full statement of
facts before our readers. Charles
Sweeney, of the firm of Clark &
Sweeney, telephoned us direct from
Spokane on the oath inst, that he
had purchased the interest of ia
cob Rice and that the residue
could be bought by any one who
desired it. And today at 2:3O
p. IN. that gentleman wired the
PkEss by telephone as follows:
81 have bought the Rice ct al
interest in the Big Buffalo group
on the following terms:
We have paid him already So, $50
rs the first cash payment of 10 per
cent; there is another 10 per cent.
due in six months, and the balance
in full, $1,000, in one year from
the date Of the first payment.
We own half now according to
the dec ision Of the supreme court
and will defend our rights. We
are not in the market, but if any
one wants to buy us out of course
we have our figure. We are de-
cidedly not identified with any
Chicago people"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

Matt Jacobs, the banker of Ken.
drick, who together with his asso-
clates, have purchased the Dewey
and other rich properties on the
Clearwater river, left for Kendrick
this morning via stage, accompan-
led by his associates. In speaking
OF the properties yesterday to a
PRESS reporter Mr.. Jacobs said:
:of course / do not personally
claim to know anything about the
properties, but the peonle
who are associated with me are es.
sentially mining men and we are.
according to their statement, more
than pleased with the outlook of
the properties and we will push de-
velopment work on them as rapid
~ as possible. They are without
doubt great properties and we feel
much elated over our purchase
we have struck magnificent body
of ore.n
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
UpholdS Anti-Cambling Law


The supreme court of the State
OF Idaho has at last handed down
its decision in the case of the State
VS.. Horace G. Mulkey, which or
iginated at Grangeville. In order
to test the constitutionality of the
anti-gambling law passed by the
last legislature Mulkey was arrest
ed ON May II, 1899, and had a
trial before Probate Judge Vim
cent, was convicted and sentenced
to pay fine of 5000. Upon ap-
peal to the district court, Judge
Steele affirmed the sentence of the
probate court and imposed the
same penalty. The matter then
went up to the supreme court and
was heard at the Lewiston sitting.
Its decision affirms the constitu-
tionality of the anti-gambling law,
though the sections providing for
the destruction of the parapher-
MALTA are not finally passed upon
because no property was seized in
this case, and the Court saws it
seriously doubts" those sections
are invalid.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
p. Murphy Justifies Himself.

w. P. Murphy arrived from
Buffalo Hump yesterday and i'm
mediately called at the Press Of
Zee; he said: 81 wish to correct
one or two serious errors which oc-
cured in the issue of October II.
sin the first place, your inform
mt errs when he says that there
vas any jealousy between the wom-
N and me, for the simple reason
hat hardly knew her and only
vent to the tent of the Connors out
I common humanity, just as l
'ould did / hear a dog being un-
lercifully beaten. The fact that
had a gun was TIL 3 at the time
lquestion 1 thought it might be
ecessary, and guns in a mining
imp are every day occurrences.
ow lastly, you say l was barely
Huitted in my case with Snyder:
lere again you are in grave error,
the records of the court will
low that waited for three days
the justice court for him to APP
sar and make his complaint and
is he absolutely refused to do.
lis the county attorney knows,
does Judge Hartman. AS to
Y being of the lowest character,
at statement is not borne ont by
IT'S and this can be proved, not
one, but by dozens of friends
re and elsewhere, and there is
t one of my worst enemies who
'uld state that. l do not need
stifcation, but merely mention
.se facts in justice to my many
ends and acQuaintances."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Mt. Idaho School Notes.

These bright snnshiny days
infuse into the minds of the
students the idea of spring.
Loyal Brown entered the
eighth grade today.
Mrs. Hadley visited the
school last Friday.
Miss Hazel Rice was alb.
sent from school two days last
week, owing to the sickness of
her mother.
The Misses Chloe Michael,
Gertrude and Viola AleXan.
der and Grace Nurss have
taken up their abode in town
to attend school this winter.
The members of the E. l..
5. are preparing to give an en-.
tertainment Friday evening,
Nov. 10, in the old school
building. Exercises are to be-
gin at 7:3op. m. sharp. Every.
body invited.
The smallpox scare has not
affected the attendance of the
school. Only one family so
far has manifested fear of it.
CHLOE MICHEAL
JAY DoRMAN
Editors.
Oct. 2V 400
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

,. IL VIII not be surprise to any who are at al
lains Cough Remedy to know that neonl,
everywhere take pleasure in relating their ~
per d ID the use OF that splendid medicin.
rom H. OF bad colds it has cured. OF III resfenes
attacks OF pneumonia 1t has averted and 81 H.
cniIdren 1t has saved from attacks OF cronn md ND
EEnooping cough 1t Is grand, good medicine
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Oct. 81, 1890.

j. X. Toole of Anaconda. one of
the most successful mining men in
the west is, as told hel etofore, re-
gistered at the Jersey House. Mr..
Toole started for Elk City, but de-
cided to return and make start
later in the week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
keuterville Items,

The Moore Bros. who pur-
Used the Potter place are
t getting things in shape to
e advantage of the coming
road boom.
The weather being fine for
last week has greatly help.
the farmers in this vicinity.
The whole of Camas Prair-
GEMS to have the lumber
cord wood fever and Ken
lille presents at the time
crossing and re.crossing J
appearance of the crowd
treet of a city.
(r. Leutchfield has finished
he last of the heading in
neighborhood. Many pc.
IS were also dug during
last week and are very
specimens, some of them
hing four pounds.
-ank Moburg paid Reuter-
a visit and says that a
percentage of the crops
Jason prairie will have to
ogged or cut for hay as
are still green.
.ssrs. Nelson and Faux
from Camas Prairie visit.
euterville on business, also
Samuel Jones Jr.
v. Father Mueller will
the anniversary services
he late Father kreuger
turday, November d, at
srville. He will be in
nwood on the 9Th and in
,eville on the I2th Nov.
member the Reception
on Friday night, No.
r. 3, in the school house,
rville.
80, 1899.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
"lET THERE Be LIGHT"
D. C. Van Buren, Gives Particulars OF
the Electric Light Plant.


with w. l.. Kimmel, is installing
the new Grangeville Electric Light
plant, arrived in the city from a
trip TO Spokane where he went to
perfect arrangements for the ship
ment of the electric light machin-
cry for the new plant, on Saturday
night AS this new institution is
one of vital interest to the citizens
of Grangeville, a Press reporter
looked Mr.. Van Buren, up and in
answer to inquiries that gentleman
said: 1--WE have ordered one of
the finest plants that is manufact-
ured in the United States, and it
is slightly larger in capacity than
we at first anticipated We would
require. The dynamo is manu-
featured by the Wagner Electric
Co., of st. Louis, and is a 80 kiio-
watt machine and will have a ca
pacity of $50 lights of 16-candle
power each. The incandescent
lights are supplied by Doerr,
Mitchell & Co., of Spokane, and
the arc lights from the Jandus
Electric Light Co., of Cleveland,
Ohio. The incandcsccnt lights are
the Edison fibre lined, ofthe latest
and most up-to-date design, and
take 220 volts, and from expert
cpce work infinitely more satisfact-
orily than the old style of lights SO
much affected heretofore. The
Jandus arc lights are recent in
vention and are far and away the
best things now on the market.
They also work ON a 220-volt cir
cult. The boiler and engine come
from Portland, Or, and they left
there this morning with Mr.. Kim
mel in charge, and can confidently
be expected to arrive at Lewiston
about Thursday of this week. The
boiler is an Erie, of 6O-horse pow
err, 134a feet long, five feet in d.
ameter and weighs between eight
and nine thousand pounds. The
engine is Russell automatic pow
err, from so to rs horse power, de-
pending on the speed at which it is
run. The engine is perfectly
adapted to the lighting business;
as the governor is the most sensi-
tive which can be obtained, and
will respond instantly to any
change in the load, not permitting
the lights to flare up or diminish
when other lights are being turned
on or off. One of the chief causes
of unsatisfactory work in electric
light service is that the power is in
and the regulation not
sensitive enough, but we have Sc
cured power plant which will
give perfect regulation of the light,
and will furnish a great deal more
power than will possibly be needed
1T all times. The insulators and
wires are between here and Lewis
on and / expect them in today.
The poles are cut and will be de-
ivered about the city this week.
There are fifty poles SO far, with
more on the way. l am about to
ct a contract for digging holes for
he reception of these poles and
several bids have already been re-
'ieved, but so far none accepted.
The arc lights will be placed on
Mnt, 4
several of the stores. The power
station will be located in the next
block south of the Episcopal
where we have purchased |
.hree lots. We expect to have the
'lant completed and lights ready |
% furnish light for the Christmas
timers of the Grangeville people.
'Rah for growing Grangeville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Parties calling for above letters
will please say advertised
j. c. CARRIER, p. NJ.

The municipality of Grangeville
are in receipt of a most graceful
compliment from the members of
Company ''C'' veterans Of the late
war in the Philippines, by the
presentation of the flag so nobly
carried and defended by our
boys, to the city. This was
made through the kind offices of
Captain Castle, who brought the
flag from Boise and presented it
TO his honor Mayor Wax, on be-
half of the volunteers, to be placed
among the archives of the city of
Grangeville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
FLORENCE IS PICKING UP WILL RESUME OPERATIONS
Iron Crown and Iron King Mines to Be
Worked all Winter.

the past week has been an
eventful one at Newsome.
Everything seemed to indicate
that the principal properties of
the district, the Iron Crown,
Gold Crown Consolidated,
Iron King and the Wells &
Fudge bonanza had closed for
the winter but such is not the
case. Yesterday ]. B. Wat
son, superintendent of the Iron
King, arrived with a force of
men and Immediately proceed
ed to work and intends to con-
tinue throughout the winter.
Mr.. Watson also brought the
glad news that VIM. Walp,
superintendent of the Iron
Crown, would be in the first of
the week with a force of men
to resume operations on that
dividend payer. The ditch,
reservoir and pipe line have
been repaired and everything
is only awaiting the arrival of
the men to commence grind
ing again. Then the Gold
Crown Consolidated M. & NJ.
Co. has decided to do consid.
cradle work-several hundred
feet of drifting and shaft work
this winter, and everybody
in this neck of the woods is
again happy.
The past few days of good
weather has had the effect of
hurrying out the prospectors
and several locations of merit
are reported, two of which,
the Isabelle and Edith, made
by w. R. Whitley, an old
miner who came to this sec.
ton of Idaho in '62, have ex.
ceptional merit and with de.
velopment should show up
well. The Columbia, Colum.
bus, White Fir, Rattlesnake,
Princess, Los Angeles and
Saturday lodes all show good
lodges and have considerable
development work already
done.
Parties are still here work.
ing in the interest of a big syn
dictate and while they say
nothing, are quietly gathering
in claims that lay in groups
on the contact, SO at no dis
tant day the public will be
startled by another big min
ing deal in this camp, launch
ed by English capital.
The reported sale of one.
fourth interest in the Wells &
Fudge group for $1,000 to
Lewiston parties, argues we'll
for the camp. The purchas-
ers are interested in the Iron
King and Iron Crown proper.
ties here and know what they
are about.
Capitalists are now working
on a big consolidation scheme,
including two of the principal
properties of this camp and
embracing 200 acres of land in
the richest section of Iron
Crown hill. | will have more
to say about this in the near
future. HALE.
Newsome, Oct. 20, 1899.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Auditors and TreaSurer's
Quarterly Report.

To the Hon. Board of County Commissioners
of Idaho County, Idaho
dENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit our re-
port for the quarter ending October 3 1890:
Auditor s statement o warrant expenditures
Current Expense Fund
CLERK, Auditor and Recorders
salaries SI,o m
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

SPECIAL RATES ON LARGE ORDERS
We are continually adding to
this list. Write us what you
Let US put you up one of our
So assOrtments of blanks.
~ We do all kinds of legal and COM
mercial printing with nealness and dis
patch. When in need of anything in
this line, call, or drop us line.
FREE PRESS OFFICE,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

aides Of Grangeville are ar
/: for q concert to be given
Q, for the benefit of the
vile hand.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Several Valuable Properties Will Be
Worked throughout the Winter.

|
the PRESS, made a flying trip
to Florence, said today in
speaking of his trip: The
roads between here and Flor
ence are drying up fast, and
when was in Florence | saw,
Maxwell and Lortscher, who
made the big strike CT tina,
wonderfully rich rock at Mar
shall lake. They naturally
seem to be very much clated
over their find, and it would
seem juslifiably so, for the
samples shown by their part
ner in the property. James Nc.
Crane, shows fully half gold
Lortscher and Morrill, have
decided to operate and work
the What Cheer property all
winter and will in all proba,
bility install a mill thereon,
This property is on the breaks
of Sal mon river, about four
miles south of Florence. The
property SO far has been de-
velopcd by a tunnel, which
has been driven about 400
feet by which about 800 feet
of depth is gained, it showing
pay ore all the way, the ledge
being from two to three feet
in width and assaying from
$50 to $50 in gold.
GA. ID. Wheeler, of the Hiyu
mine, is very much excited
and pleased over the recent
find in the Hiyu of a three
foot ledge which carries free
gold, that was found at a depth
of 22o feet. 1t was on the
east drift that the new discov.
cry was made, at a distance of
I45 feet and at a depth of 22o
feet from surface.
"Claude Flint, one of the
owners in the rich Cracker
jack at Buffalo, is also work
ing the Yakima, in the Flor
ence camp. He has drifted
for about SO feet on the ledge,
which is about four feet in
width, carrying values of gold
all the way from $40 to $1oo
per ton. This property is also
on the breaks of Salmon river.
"On the New Cumberland,
G. w. Grove is to be heartily
congratulated, for he has a
simply wonderful showing
there. He has an incline shaft
on this property which he has
sunk to a depth of so feet.
The shaft discloses a width of
ledge of six feet, carrying val.
ues of from So to $50 in gold
to the ton, and the values seem
to materially increase as he
attains depth. He will in all
probability work the property
through the entire winter.
The walls are well defined and
are composed of granite and
lime.
"Without a question old
Florenceis coming right along
and business in every line is
improving, the merchants are
we'll satisfied with the outlook,
the hotels are continuously fill
ed and all the good properties
in the vicinity are being work
ed. | think that is all | learned
on the trip, which would be of
interest to the PRESS readers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
Notice..

Notice.
Saw and grist mill for sale. In
hrst class condition, located at
hamiah. Fine opportunity for
right man. For terms and partic
uiars address Felix Corbett, Kam-
iah, Idaho.
Oct. 81, 1899. dwtf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

Vice-President Hobart is very
seriously sick at his residence in
Paterson, N. j.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

, Auditor.
COUNTY TREASURES ou,prr,,y
STATEMENT
auaiterly statement of Geo. NJ Rober,so,,
tnras ,lea.ssurer, OF receipts and exnendi'
N W. hppofuoament OF receipts, and bafsncns
Der 7, 1899 quarter ehulng Octc-
Receipts
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postofiice at Grangeville,
Idaho, October 81, 1899:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03


Is true aud correct.
GEo. NJ ROBERTSON.
County Treasurer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
FOURTH MAINE BATTERY
Survivors Meet at Pennington and Talk Over
Days Of the Civil War.

Pennington, Me, June 21.-The sur
viving members Of the 4th Battery or
Mounted Artillery raised III the state
Of Maine for the Civil War, held thei-
annual reunion here, today. An ellb-
crate programme had been arranged
and the cooperation Of the G. 4. T..
Post ana the Women's Relief Corps af-
forded an enjoyable occasion
The more formal exercises included
an address Of welcome of r. +. Rich
ards of Pennington; an address for the
6. !. /. by \. :. Boggs. 4th Maine Bat
terry. an address for the Sons Of Vet
Grams by Rev. r. A. Royal of Farm
ington, and for the Relief Corps by
Mrs. q. w. Reyes of Pennington. Jud-
son Ames Of the 4th Maine Battery.
delivered an address on our Army
ana Navy ana Abel Davis Of the 4th
Maine, spoke for the battery.
Dinner and supper We're served BY
the @. A. r. and Ladies' Relief Corps.
lt was voted 70 meet in Augusta. next
year.
This following officers were chosen.
President. Sias Perham. Pennington:
Nicr president, G. II. Dearborn Mount
Vernon; secretary. James A. Jones An
suStl; treasurer. Joseph h. French
South Chesteryilie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
HOLDS ITS GROUND.
This Is Testimony from Everywhere as Well
as Augusta.

Can this be 50? Is It true? Are the
facts as stated? These are questions
(which every man and woman in An
gusta suffering the fortunes of back
acne asks as they read the published
accounts IN newspapers about medi-
cines (which claim to cure it. What
ever the conclusions arrived at they
can't finch from or disprove the fol.
lowing, for 1t took place in Augusta,
and the experience Is that of a citizen.
MIR. Thos. ii. Colby, Of 20 West Cres-
cent street, says. II cannot praise
Doan's Kidney Pills as highly as their
wonderful value warrants. Before I
used them ! was in an exceedingly bad
condition from deranged condition of
my kidneys. | had a duh heavy acne
in my back nearly all the time. could
not be on my feet more than five min
utes at a time without suffering from
the too frequent action Of the kidney
secretions- Two boxes of Doan's Kid
ney Pills which / procured at G. X.
PartriGge's Old Reliable drug store,
opposite the pOstOfiice. cured me. ]
say cured without hesitation, as / have
had no return Of the trouble since, and
It was several months ago that took
the treatment. A lady who was keep
ing house for me took several boxes Of
the remedy and was greatly benefited ="
Deans Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, y. Y.
Sole agents for the L. S. Remember
the name Deans and take no substl-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

1t is an almost incredible story
that comes from Russia to the effect
that over 5000 students from the va
rious universities Of that country have
been sent to Siberia for political rea-
sons, without even the form Of a trial.
This would not be possible in any other
part of the world, except possibly
China. but anything cruel ana despotic
is possible in the vast ana dark do
main of the Car. Attempts have been
made to suppress the facts, but they
have leaked out and there is little
reason to doubt the authenticity Of the
report The Russian universities have
always been hotbeds of nihilism, and
have been the scenes Of numerous up
risings and attempted revolutions. AT
times they have all been closed for this
reason, ana many thousands Of stu
dents have been eXiled in the past.
But this wholesale manner Of sending
thousands of young men to the frozen
wilds of Siberia at one time is appall-
ing in its extent In free America we
cannot realize what it means to live in
such a land as Russia is. No wonder
many regard the disarmament PROPOSE
tion Of the Car as a piece Of arch
| hypocrisy.