Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-11

is northeast and southwest. MT.
Trullinger assured the Press man
that he would have fully 30 men at
work before snow flies.
From Tuesdays daily.
Straws show the way the wind
blows.
N. P. Pettibone is in from New
some creek.
The best coffee is Chase & San
born's, carried by the M. M.
The Ceur d'Alene saloon has
closed down for month.
See the announcement OF the
NJ. & NJ. Cash Store in this issue.
F. w. Kettenbach and family
arrived yesterday by private team
from Lewiston.
A heavy rain storm, accompanied
by much lightning, passed over
town this forenoon.
Mrs. Wallace N. Scales left yes
terday for visit to the family OF
J. p. Hartman on the Prairie.
The trip from the Hump to
Grangeville is easily and very
frequently made in two days walk
ing.
Assayer Murray says that many
prospectors are coming in now with
some very fine specimens of rock
for assay from all over the country.
Down on the Clearwater the n.
p. track is laid for five miles east
Of the Big canyon. On the Lapwai
spur one and half miles of track
is laid.
Robert Walker and family have
recently returned from two
months visit to relatives and
friends in Missouri. Mr.. Walker
said he was glad to get back to the
Prairie.
Mike Green has returned from a
fishing trip and brought in a splen-
did lot of speckled beauties. Ex-
Governor Bierbower was with him.
They did not bring in the bear
which they killed-it was too big.
w. F. Kettenbach, the youngest
national bank president in the
United States, is spending a day or
SO in Grangeville, on his way to the
Burgdorf springs in pursuit of
health. He has been very sick
this spring but is now improve
ing.
G. F. Lake, of the Standard, is
in receipt of a letter from his
brother, ii. F. Lake, who is Z flat
saxaphone player in the First Da-
kota volunteers, containing the
cheering news that he is on his way
home from Manila. He has been
gone one year.
The new local organization,
known as the Grangeville Social
club, had a meeting last night at
the Moser house for the purpose of
adopting bylaws and completing
their organization. 1t was decided
to give a grand ball on Aug. 10Th,
to be known as the Harvest Home
ball. The entertainment will be
held at the opera house.
Assessor Lane sold eleven head
of cattle in Challis, Thursday, be-
longing to Gus Carlson for taxes.
These cattle were rounded up on
Pahsamari and brought here,
Carlson refusing to pay the taxes
upon his excess stock which were
found by counting. The cattle
were sold to Enos Watson for 500
per head.-Challis Messenger:
The new discovery on Elephant
creek near Thunder mountain and
about forty miles from Warren.
Idaho, is said to be a most promis-
ing find. The ore carries iron sui
pilates with free gold. It crops
out in various places and accord
Ing to reports can be traced for
miles. The ledge is ~ feet in
width, and samples from a 9-foot
shaft run from s22.50 to $40 Der
ton.
Mayor Wax was in receipt of n
telephone message last night from
those in authority to the effect that
The surveyors who are now at Red
Rock have received orders from
headquarters to proceed to make
survey up Three Mile creek, and if
hey found on investigation that
hey had a better grade up there
han at Cottonwood that all con.
racts for building the road would
'e let at once.
F. Brown & Co. shipped this
morning from Alexander 4 Freids
nrich's two pack trains. consist