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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
THE BOSTON HOTEL WAY.
How an Absent-Minded ChioagOan
Was Allured BACK to Pay
HIS Bill.

"My friends call me an absent-minded
land l guess they are pretty nearly
right. l was in Boston the other week
for three days, and when ready to de-
part l took my grip and walked out OF
the hotel without thought OF the bill.
Didn't the clerk say anything? Not a
word. They don't jump on a man all
of sudden over there. l had half an
hour to wait at the depot, and l was
strolling around as contented as you
please, when smiling stranger timidly
walked up to me and wanted to know
if had q good time in Boston. l was
rather nonplused, but replied that
had. Then he asked me il had found
the hotel all right. told him it was
bang-up. Then he switched off on the
weather a minute, and all of sudden
1t struck me we had met somewhere be-
fore. When 1 put it to him he said that
my face also had familiar look. /
placed him bit, and said:
"'Why, you were around the Blank
hotel good deal during my stay
eyes / was he replied.
And you are just getting away?'
"-Oh! no. IL belong there, you
know, and came down to ask you
favor
"a favor? What is it?'
I'D like to borrow nine dollars of
you to pay your hotel bill!'
"Well, if l wasn't knocked out!"
laughed the absent-minded man. ut
was the hotel detective, of course, and
he was trying to make it dead easy for
me. Just notice how considerable of
my feelings! felt SO thankful in one
sense and SO mean in another that l
went right back TO the hotel. walked
up to the desk with my mouth full of
excuses and apologies, but before l
could get out a word the clerk smiled
at me and said:
"Ah! 1t is Mr.. Johnson! Glad to see
you, Mr.. johnson. Will you have a
room on the second floor. front?"
Il paid my bill and took a fresh
start" said Mr.. johnson, land I shall
never get over feeling grateful to those
hotel people. 1t was all so easy and nice
and genteel. you know. and though l
tried to make myself believe that was
hotel beat couldn't do it."-Chicago
Evening News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
'''' S::::::=:..~ BARGAIN STORE CO. Limited
WANTED. fresh milk COW.

WANTED fresh milk COW.
WALTER HICKERsoN.
We are now having some lovely
sunshiny warm days with cold
frosty nights.
Chas. II. Harding has returned
from a trip to Spokane, where he
went on mining business.
Mrs. Frank Brown is expecting
the arrival daily Of her sister, Miss
Hattie Frazier, from Ohio.
Frank McGrane and Dell But
terworth left Lewiston this morn
ing and will arrive tomorrow.
Supt. Walp is out from the Iron
Crown mine on Newsome creek
and will 60 east in a few days.
The U. S. man of war Charleston,
which was recently total loss near
Manila, cost s2,250,OOO to build
and equip.
FREE PICTUREs.-Se the beau
tiful pictures on exhibition at the
Freisheimer Drug Co., that they
are giving away to their customers.
The board of Village trustees
met last evening, but no business
was done save the hearing of the
report of the treasurer, which will
be published in a future issue of
the Press.
Rates on ores from Lewiston to
smelter points are as follows:
Tacoma, $3.50 per ton, in car load
lots. Prickly Pear Junction, Butte,
Helena and Anaconda IS; Omaha
and east Kansas City SIG; Denver
and Peueblo s14.
The ladies of the NJ. f. church
will give a Thanksgiving dinner in
the Grabski building on Main
street, east of Hanson's gallery,
Thursday, November 80. Pro.
ceeds to go toward building a new
parsonage. Oysters served in the
evening
Several people pulled out for the
breaks of Clearwater yesterday up
on the announcement of the rich
strike in the Dewey mine. It will
not be at all surprising if some of
the best mines in the county should
be opened up in that section right
under our nose.
At the opening of court this
morning Arley Beck was brought
into court to be sentenced, but at
the request of his attorney Judge
Steele deferred sentence until o a.
m. tomorrow, at which time his
Honor stated that he would abso-
lutely sentence him, as the warden
OF the penitentiary was waiting to
take him to Boise.
WANTED.-Every sufferer of
piles to send his address. get book.
let and medical advice free, regard
ing Crusade, the only internal pile
cure known. In tablet form. Cure
guaranteed or money refunded.
For sale by DIR. Z. II. Scheaffer.
drugglst.-Dr. DONALD WALLAcE
Co., sCs-ao9 Benyist Bldg, St.
Louis, Mo.
: Amos Carver was up from his
salmon river ranch yesterday with
a ton OF his celebrated apples.
which ne has placed on sale at the
M. q M. store. He will return
again next week with an equal
quantity. The retail price is "A
cents per pound.
Miss Ora Randolph has opened
dressmaking parlors at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. j. A. Randolph. and
Is prepared to do all kinds of fish,
lonable dressmaking with neatness
and dispach, and solicits the pa
tronage of the ladies Of Granpeyille
and vicinity. 263-25-dwtf
The war department expect the
capture of Aguinaldo to occur at
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
Dixie Items,

Mr.. Frank Nye OF Spokane has
come in to begin development work
on the properties owned by the
Northwest Development Co., of
which he is the general manager.
The smallpox patient, Mr.. w.
f. Thompson, is convalescing.
Mr.. Rackliff, who has been nurs-
ing him, is on the sick list and
Billy Campbell is now caring for
both Mr.. Thompson and Mr..
Rackliff.
Chas. Dewitt was in Tuesday
from Red river, with n load of hay
for the Last Chance mine.
On Monday the east drift of the
Last Chance mine broke into an
ore chute five feet in width; the
ore covers the entire face of the
drift.
Mr.. Kempton, superintendent of
the Last Chance, is confined to the
house with inhammatory rheuma-
tism.
j. NJ. Eakin was up from Sal
mon river ON Sunday, with pack
train loaded with vegetables.
Gavin Johnston is driving a
cross-cut tunnel on the Dominion.
Mr.. Wiley is over from Big
creek. He reports fine showing
in the Gold Bug, but work on this
claim is temporarily shut down on
account of water.
The Last Chance strike is very
encouraging. The ore chute dips
to the east at an angle of about As
degrees and is believed to be the
same body of ore that was cut in
sinking the shaft. The drift is at
the l00-foot level. 1t demonstrates
what | have always contended
that we must get down in the
ground before we will have any
thing like large ore bodies.
+. X. Davis, formerly partner
of the firm of Davis, Erwin & Nc
Kinney, was arrested in Seattle
few days ago on the charge of
embezzlement. The gentleman got
into his partners to the tune of
So, 600, and is. now in fair way to
reap the whirlwind for his mis-
deeds.
Owing to the non-arrival of ma
terial from Spokane it will be two
weeks before the contractors will
be able to turn over the Freiden-
rich brick to the owners.
The smallpox scare is a thing of
the past and people can visit
Grangeville with perfect confidence
that no Contagious disease exists in
this town.
.. 9. Forbes of Buffalo Hump is
soJourning at Tie Wiltse House for
a few days prior to his departure
for the lower country, where he
will spend the winter.
MARRIED. Dayton, Wash.
November 2, 1899, Chas. l.. Calk-
ms OF Grangeville, Idaho, and Miss
Ada Tweedy of Dayton.
Ex-County Commissioner w. s.
Clark spent Saturday and Sunday
IN the metropolis, being a guest Of
the Wiltse House.
Commissioner Petty was over
from Cottonwood today.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
Dissolution of Partnership

dissolution Of Partnership.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Skeels Bros, engaged in
the Bottling business in this city,
have dissolved partnership this day
by mutual consent, Louis G. Skeels
having purchased the interest of l..
G. Skeels. The business will be
carried on at the old stand, under
the name of Grangeville Bottling
Works. Louis G. Skeels will COL
lect all bills and pay all indebted
ness, of the late firm.
LOUIS &. SKEELs,
l.. G. SKEELs.
November 8, 1899.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
District Court Proceedings.

nous.
District Court Proceedings.
When the district court at
Mt. Idaho convened Saturday
morning, Judge Steele fixed
the date for sentencing Arley
Beck, for tomorrow (Tues-
day.
J. w Reid appeared for
Rigley and stated that the yer.
dict of the jury was a compro.
mise verdict; that either Rig
ley was guilty on the first
count or he should be acquit-
ted; he said there was no half
way and that the jury could
not justitiably convict him on
the first count, so they COM
promised on the second. 1t
was in the province of the
Court to grant Rigley new
trial and trusted that Judge
Steele would avail himself of
his prerogative and do so.
Boise was not the place to send
his client; and if he had to be
put under restraint his place
was in Blackfoot. He then
reviewed the testimony at
length and returned to the
question of mania.a-potu and
the recited instances where
the verdict did not conform
with the facts and judges had
granted new trials, and he said
such was this case. He then
said that because Rigley was
a degenerate who had inherit.
ed his mental trouble from his
father who was a confirmed
drunkard, was no reason that
he should suffer and that it
would only be justice were he
now let off with a small fine,
for he had suffered sufficiently
and had been put to enough
expense to make the punish
ment fit the crime and that it
would in all probability be a
great lesson to him. He then
made an eloquent appeal for
mercy at the hands of the
Judge. He spoke for one and
three.quarter hours.
]. F. Ailshie responded for
the State. No more perfect
case had ever been presented
and the prisoner was entitled
to no mercy. The jury should
have brought in verdict on
the first count, but it was Rig.
ley's good fortune that they
did not. He showed how
abortive was the attempt of
the defense to show that Rig.
ley was insane at the time of
the assault and said that had
the jury brought in another yer,
dict than it did, it would throw
open every avenue of crime.
He then quoted authorities in
direct contradiction to those
presented by Mr.. Reid and
then closed.
Vic Bierbower then address.
ed the Court with a few we'll
chosen remarks.
The Court then sentenced
Rigley to be confined in the
state penitentiary at Boise for
the term of one year and six
months and pay a fine of 5000
and the costs of the action.
He permitted the old bail
bond which is signed by Henry
Wax, George K. Reed, Frank
McGrane and Sam Silverman.
to remain in force until Mon
day morning, when he was to
give a new bond for the sum
OF $4,000, until the appeal to
the supreme court had been ef-
fected.
Rigley was cool and col.
lected throughout the proceed.
ing, but was visibly surprised
at the sentence.
Another Clearwater Railroad,
A late flisnatch from M;cco,,l, 20
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
Another Clearwater Railroad.
A late dispatch from Missoula to

A late dispatch from MissOula to
the Anaconda Standard says:
With work already begun on the
extension of the Bitter Root branch,
1t looks as If the construction de-
partment Of the Northern Pacific
on the Rocky mountain division
would not take its customary win
ser rest. This work has already
oeen commenced and, it is report
q, viii be rushed along all win
e. The primary purpose of this
se91ion Is, Of course, to facili-
oepng operations in the upper
y win, however, be Of
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
$500 REWARD.

For the return OF one sorrel
gelding, 3-years old, silver name
and tail, branded % on left hip
M. G. RAMBo, Grangeville Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-24
Death and Taxes are Always
With Us.

Under the internal revenue war
tax which has now been in opera
ton about fifteen months 1925
600, 1000 has been collected. The
people have paid it cheerfully and
willingly, but they are beginning
TO ask one another when this war
tax is going to stop. The ease with
which this vast sum has been col
lected is a marvellous illustration
of the loyalty and patience of the
American people. But patience
and loyalty in this connection can
not be expected to continue for
ever. The tax was assumed for the
purpose Of giving freedom to Cuba,
and when the expenses of that
generous deed was met it was sup
posed that the burden would be
removed. But there are those who
would convert this sacred fund to
other purposes than the uses of
greater freedom to an oppressed
people, and against this even the
patient American people protest
and In time will revolt
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

Russell Is q self-madc MANI he Is es.
tecmcd and most highly respected by
all who know him. He will be elected
Alderman of the Twcnty.ninth Ward
April 4 by a rousing majority. as he
will command the suffrages of the best
voters of the Twcnty-ninth Ward. indie.
pendent of party lines: for they are
well aware that their best interests will
he ably cared for. and that In honoring
John 4. Russell they are honoring one
of natures noblemcn." and elccting a
man to the City Council who can be
depended on to work and vote for Chi.
Cages welfare. and who will also make
his mark as one of our ablest city faith.
crs. John Il. Russell was born in
Cleveland. Ohio. in 1853. He came to
Chicago twenty years ago. and has al.
ways resided In the Twenty-ninth
Ward and the old town of Lake. He
was first employed In the packing
houses as workingman. until by close
attention to business and diligent work
he was promoted to first foreman. and
then city salesman. After being thus
employed for number of years he
saved money enough to enable him to
embark In the meat business for him.
self. He has been most successful. as
to-day he Is one of the foremost meat
dealers on the South Side. as he not
only owns four of the largest markets
and groceries. but In addition to these,
one Of the largest and best known
packing houses In Chicago. Mfr. Russell
has been a lifelong Democrat. and has
always worked hard and contributed
literally Of his means for party success.
He was the first president of the Twen-
ty-ninth Ward Democratic Club after
annexation. and was also ut the time
of annexation a member of the Board
of Education In School District No. =.
Believing that ''our educational institu-
tons are the bulwark Of our national
prosperity" Mr.. Russell has always
taken II great interest In school mat
tiers. ana Il was largely through his
efforts that the following schools were
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

erected on the South Side: The new
Grant school, new Coleman schOl. new
Graham school. and the new Lewis
school at 51st street and Princeton
avenue. such work as this has en-
deared Mr.. Russell to the voters Of the
Twenty-nInth Ward, and the good poo.
pie of the OLD Town Of Lake. They
know their man. ana now that he has
accepted the nomination for Alderman,
rs his whole career, both In public ana
private life, IL without blemlsl,
Twenty.ninth Ward voters say "they
are glad OF the opportunity to honor
Mr.. Russell with their suffrage. anu
they claim they will give him the
largest majority April / that any can.
dldate for the Council chamber ever
received In this bailiwick."
%S>
How humlllating 1t Is to think of Gas
Trust people writing to England to tell
of what they can do with American
Legislatures with little English
money.
Following Is u list of the applicants
for appointment NJ justices now on file
with the judges Of the courts of record.
North Side--.lustices George Kersten,
c. II. Woods. l.. G. Hamburgher. &. G.
lIoglund and Walter Gibbons: james
u. Collins. W. &. Webster, Frank
Alden. q. W. Rugby, Republicans: Il.
l.. Montgomery and i, u. Mahan, Dem
o,rats: Il. +. Tolson, law and medicine,
aud ID. NJ. Brothers, advertising agent.
South Side-Jrstices q. w. Under
wood. j. *. Prindiville. W. 7. Hall,
John Richardson, j. q. Strauss. j. &.
Everett, X. II. White, ID. j. Lyon, H. NJ,
Patterson, Thomas Bradwell, J. e,
Martin and NJ. II, NJ. Wallace; Herman
Elias, A. j, Turnbull, \, :. Welch. j. J.
Fitzpatrick, II. W. Bowman, \. w,
Clark, IIcrycy sheldon and NJ. ID.
Rrown, Republicans; T. ID. Hurley,
Rcubcn Goldsmith, 4. W. Flynn, James
Quinlan, T.. W. Gates and NJ. Wheeler,
Democrats. Kate Kane I,oss Is also
among the South Side candidates.
West Side-.ustlces \, j. SABBATH, j.
&. DOolcy, j. NJ. Doyle, NJ. \. LaBuy,
VI. j. Donohue, IL. Nj. Shabah, NJ. j.
Maloncy, Olaf Severson, Jarvis Blumc,
Max Ebcrhardt, Q. j. Chott, Miles Kc-
hoe and u. NJ. Pearson: Abijah d, Coop.
or, Max Whitney, Maurice SangbOrne,
John \, Kcrch, II, j. Gibbs, w. i. Ber-
man, Harry Hamlll, |. Il, Rogers, Jay
Edwin Reeves, W. Il. Bucckner, NJ. T..
Barrett, u. g. Feeney, Louis XIV and T..
&. Loyejoy, Republicans; Il. L. Zoline,
Fred Duffy, Henry Phillips, Jacob In
genthron, J.. W. Koraleski, q. j. Nc
Nellis, W. Il. Wright, John Stuart Rob-
erts, G. j. Belinski and Dwight Brown,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

Democrats: and G.. A. Surine. !. NJ. Gaf
fey. j. II. Collins. II. j. Kearn, q. n
Kettelle. w. ID. Pcarnc. j. T.. stanton
stephen Finley and Ambrose A. wors
ley. whose politics is not given.
Lake View-Justices n. r.. Olson. i
a. Mahoney. e. J. whitney, Hcnr,
Bonncfoi. NJ. Kaufman and V. l.
Boggs: II. J. Sampson. G. NJ. Copp. T.
A. W. johnson, II. W. CampiOn. Il
Behrend. e. A. Churan. W. =. Dever
caux and Il. A. Pepper. Republicans
q. n. Reeves. II. u. Bottum. l.. Nathan
and =. T.. johnson. Democrats.
Hyde Park-.1ustices A. II. Porter. A
V. Lee. Gideon Il. Clark. q. l.. Ford
Nj. j. Quinn. J. A. Foley. n. 8. Robins
and N. II. Boyden: -. L. Carmichael
J. Il. Anderson. r. G. Boyd. L. Melvin
ME. Otto II. Schran,. Phil Koehler. John
Blum, =. ID. Well. =. u. Hills. T.. r.
Webster. W. J. Crew. Luke vesey. r
y. Hartwell. Peter Slcenlcogon. Repub
leans: j. Il. Kelly. ID. NJ. Henderson
Edward Lewis and G. T.. Reeve. Demo
Gratis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

The City Council at its meeting last
Monday week unanimously adopted q
resolution asking the Legislature to act
upon the request made of It last May
to give permission to the city to manu-
facture gas and to sell 1t to private
consumers.
This appears to bc the best way In
which the city cnn escape from the
clutches Of the Infamous Gas Trust.
The committee appointed last June
was instructed to begin work ut Spring
field ut once.
The resolution creating this commit.
tee was passed by the City Council last
May, almost unanimously. under n sus.
pension Of the rules.
It was introduced by Alderman John
Blgane. and read as follows:
Resolved, That a committee Of ten he
appointed. his Honor the Mayor as
Chairman, and nine others to he select.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

ell by the Mayor as follows: Two from
the North Side. three from the South
Side. and four from the West Side.
Said committee to fully investigate the
subject Of lighting cities. towns and
villages with gas and electric light.
same to he furnished by municipalities
for public and private use. ana to pro.
cure such legislation as will be needed
to empower municipalities to operate
and maintain gas and electric light
plants, ana furnish light ut such rates
and under such rules and regulations
us may be established by ordinance by
said municipalities.
The Mayor appointed the following
committee to carry ont that portion Of
the resolution relating to the Aldermen:
AID. Bigane. Little. Bellfuss, Carey,
Schlakc, BndenOch. Barry. Neagle ami
MavOr, and Mayor Harrison.
Commenting upon this most neces.
sary action by the City Council. the
CHICAGO RECORD OF SATURDAY,
MAY IL, 1898, SAID:
aid. Bigane was not elected as a
refOrmer. Nevertheless he offered In
the Council Monday evening a set OF
resolutions that may be made to wOrl;
for the relief Of Chicago from the grasp
of the lighting corporations. Probably
some of the aldermen We're taken by
surprise or they would not have allow.
ed the resolutions to get past the stage
where they could be used for sandbag,
glng purposes. But the resolutions
were adopted, ana now need only the
signature of the Mayor to make them
effective.
"rhe resolutions call attention to the
benefits of municipal ownership of tho
city water works and suggest possible
benefits to come from municipal owner.
ship OF the lighting service. They en-
power the Mayor to appoint n commit
tee OF nine to investigate ana report
upon the experience of other cities witt,
municipal ownership of lighting plants
and to aSltate for State legislation that
will enable the municipality to furnish
light to Its citizens. AS Mayor Harri.
son Is known to he In favor of the ex-
tension of the functions of the munic,
ipality In the direction Of a larger dc.
gree OF public ownership it is to be
presumed he will sign the resolutions
unless he finds some serious objection
to their form. by doing so, and by ap-
pointing Il iirstclass committee to car,
~ out the purpose of the resolutions,
he will do much to prepare the way for
proper solution Of the lighting prob
lem In Chicago.
THE LIGHTING COMPANIES or CHI
CAGo, ESPECIALLY THE GAS COMPANIES,
HAVE TREATED THE PUBLIC MOST
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01
And the Republican Rush to Reflect an
Honest Mayor .1s Without Any
Precedent.
Board Of Trade Men to the Number Of Ten
Hundred Sign for Carter
Harrison.

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W, f., Best. lbs =. Water II.
Tim McAlahon. los =. Water IT.
Stc0fy Bros, 1G4 =. Water II.
!. Il. Brousscau Il Co, 1Go 4. Water ii.
Baudow X I.nnuc, 100 =. Water st.
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