Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-24

The plant can handle 300 lbs. of
ore which will be fair test of the
process on a larger scale. Mr..
Moore is now getting the plant
ready for run on some Pierce
City, Republic and Buffalo Hump
ore which is on the way TO the
university.
From Wednesdays daily.
II. y. Poyneer and wife arrived
on the stage from Elk City last
evening.
Clarke & Shannon have pur-
chased the southeast corner on
Main and Meadow streets for John
Clark.
j. d. Stantial and o. B. Garfield
were initiated into the mysteries of
the Red Men last night. A feast
followed.
DIED.-At Mt. Idaho, March 81,
1899, of lung fever, Hugh, eldest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Rob-
ertson, aged ten years.
DR.. Bibby was called to Lewiston
at a late hour last night to see
Chas, Robbins, of Buffalo Hump
fame, who is very low with
pneumonia.
Vollmer & Scott are increasing
their business by adding u large
and complete stock of furniture,
several carloads having been
ordered already.
| CARD OF THANKS. Il wish to
thank the kind friends and neigh
bors for their kindness during the
sickness and death of my beloved
husband Mrs. SOPHIA l.. TAYLOR.
The medical supplies, hunks and
other government supplies at Fort
Sherman are being shipped away
aud complete abandonment of
the post may be expected at any
time.
MARRlEn.-In Grangeville, Idaho
March %, 1899, by Rev. w. A.
Hall, Sam Church and Miss Viola
Carpenter.
g. IL. Arnold is building NAM
moth canvas covered restaurant
and lunch counter on the vacant
lot between Fogg's law Office and
the Hartman corner on Coon street.
Claude Flint and Rufus Hawley
arrived up from White Bird this
morning, having been detained at
Overman's all night through the
breakdown Of the stage on the
grade yesterday.
Clarke & Shannon have sold lots
8, 10 and II, block B, on Hall
street, in Schmadeka's second ad-
, dition to town, to Mr.. II. Ward, of
Spokane, who will shortly open a
furniture and undertaking store
here.
The legislature passed law re-
quiring grub stake contracts with
prospectors to be in writing. 1t is
hoped compliance with this pro-
vision will prevent the endless
wrangle that arises over almost
every mine location that proves
valuable. The unwritten law has
been carried to extremes in the
past.
Mr.. Freisheimer, manager OF
Freisheimer Bros. drug store OF
Miss0ula, has been in town some
days looking over the field and is
J SO well pleased that he has rented
the front room on the ground floor
!. of the Wiltse House and will open
Z up stock of drugs as soon as the
! goods can be got here.
!. Reynolds Bros. will start up
their distillery on April |, provided
the final papers are approved in
8 Washington. Mr.. Shannon went
up yesterday to survey the prem
, ises. The tubs, 81 in number, ar
rived Monday and are now in
4 position and nothing but telegraph.
> ic consent from the department is
. wanting to start her up.
G. w. Richards, of HALEY
Q Idaho, a well-known newspaper
man, died on the Sth inst. Mr.
8 Richards was a member of the
: firm of Richards & Richards, who
) have published the Wood River
+ News Miner for 16 years. He wal
: prominent Mason as we'll a,
: newspaper man.
1t seems that the question o
e deputies for public offices is to be ,
$ matter of controversy still, Th'
sheriff and clerk of Canyon count,
!, give notice through the papers tina
d they will apply to the county com
y missioners for deputies for thei
Q respective Offices to be paid for ou