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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior,

f"ilHtht Oh the Interior,
United States Land Office,
lewiston Idaho, August %, 1880.
a snficient affidavit having been filed In this
once by Jno. II. Chase, contestant against
james A. Thompson, entry No. $685. made Nov
silper p, la9h, for southwest quarter section l.
TrpMhshlp 81 Ii, range e. b. NJ, by James A.
thompson, eontestec, In which it Is alleged
maj .1 said James A. Thompson has wholly
,oahdoned said tract, aud changed his resi-
dehee therefrom for more Ill Fix months
9 , making said entry and III sc rior 10 the
iate herein: TINT said tract is not settled upon
.,ld cnltlsated by said party required by law.
ea'a parties are hereby natiH 4 to appear. re-
apena ana offer evidence L liz n ny said alegn-
ION az 10 o'clock a. m, on oo.. D. 1899; before
~ q gis'er and Receiver Il the United states
laid Office In lewiston lila! o.
IN, ne san contestant having, IN a proper all.
wi, n'ed August Is, $780, set forth fact which
st'o ~, lhat after due diligence, personal service
y aiiis netlce caIfnot be made II Ia hereby Or
iefed ana directed that such notice be given
y que ana proper publication.
CHARLES ii. CARLY.
io-io Receiver.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
Application for Ferry.
To s whom it May Concern:

To Whom it May Concern.
Notice is hereby given that tho
VIII apply to the Board of Conn.,, nnaefsisned
ers o. Idaho county State OF Idaho. at Nj idn
No. III said county, on the 9Th day Of 1ctohns
heardsh soon thereafter the matter can BE-
.Sner term OF said Commissioners, tonrt t ne W
70 maintain ferry and take tolls ~ ~ u
ier1 a ,ne middle fork OF the Clearwater r ya
stream at point about ono MI 70 efass said
ia nown sad stream, in said eonntv MIL th,
BANK Of said 8, ferry on the right and north
by the anpcant a neIhs situated on land owned
1etfy ON the left or south bank Of said s, saia
pe rhe owned BY James Williams. ''a stream
is hereba EVEN ,efry to the one for which notice
scribed ferry site. '''' me above de-
Dated August /, 1899 N''hif-fELleAN.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

A letter from Arthur A. Robin
son to his friends in Grangeville,
written from San Francisco on
August 81 reads in part as follows:
cit is late but / must write YOU of
the Idaho Co. C's march up Mar
ket street this afternoon. The
time published for the start from
the Ferry building was $50 a. M,
but all the parades have been an
hour or more late and this morning
was no exception. l was ready in
good season and spent an hour
along Market street noting the fine
photographs of the transport Sher-
man. Well, / was glad when the
hour of waiting was past and the
booming explosives on the Call
building and the screeching whis-
ties from the Examiner announced
the time of starting. The Dakotas
came first, then the Governor $
carriage with a banner on it and
then the Idahos. The banner was
inscribed, "Idaho, the gem of the
mountains" How / wished for a
fellow Grangevillian to share my
feelings. For some unexplained
cause the Idaho regiment was halt
ed for several minutes few hun
dred feet down the street and then
on they came, state officials lead
ing, followed by the band. /
stared hard at the latter and To-
Gated Frank Pearson, but as com.
pared with the endless crowds of
strangers | have been among, he
seemed like one of my own family.
Then a few minutes later came our
own boys. When the band had
passed l jumped down from the ell
evated position l had been forced
to assume to get a view aud ran up
the street through the crowd and
came out among the boys again as
the band was passing, ignoring the
police aud caring little what they
did or whether they would inter-
fere with me or not. l got in be-
side Frank and he gave my hand a
pretty tight squeeze and good
hearty shake. l walked with him
pretty nearly a block and gave him
the latest papers. Then l took a
position at the edge of crowd
along the curb and waited for Co.
l saw the little Jones boy first
md he raised his hand to me and
hen presently l made out Warnie
Cook and l was walking and talk
ng with him when Will Maxey
cached me his hand with pleas
mt smile, then Fred Mckenzie
owered his gun for hand shake.
did not see Murray, Jack Woods
r Green. Later Warnie told me
hat the latter two were behind,
ack with a lame foot. l waited
Dr. them but saw only Bob Crea
rho told me that Jack and Ned
aust have gone on ahead. NV
ave of absence had expired SO l
,ent home. The city tonight is
lighted in the boys
OnOr."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
From Mondays daily.

From Mondays daily.
E. Skies, a genial gentleman
from San Francisco, is the guest of
the Jersey House.
Lane Gillian arrived in Grange.
vile on Saturday night and left for
Buffalo Hump yesterday.
The board Of county commission
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

burn is looking well. 1t shows a
12-foot ledge, six feet of which is
nice looking quartz.
Lawyer Allen has some of the
richest samples Of free gold yet
seen in the Hump. They were
brought from Whistling ridge,
south of the Jumbo.
S. r. REID.
Buffalo HUMP, Sent. 9th.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

Postmaster Richard Henley is
down from Buffalo Hump. He
says things are booming up there
and that, to quote the gentleman
accurately, ut is the greatest camp
in the whole west.o
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
OUR COUNTY FATHERS
Net Yesterday and Fixed the Tax Levy
for 1899.

STATE OF IDAHO,
COUNTY OF IDAHO.
On this Monday, Sept. IL, 1899,
pursuant to law, the Honorable
Board of County Commissioners OF
Idaho county, State of Idaho, met
for the purpose of fixing the tax
levy for the year 1899.
Present, G. w. Petty, chairman
of the board; J. B. Cook and j. f..
Briscoe, commissioners; and A. w.
darlington, clerk, by Fl. Taylor,
deputy.
The matter having been duly
considered, the levy for the year
1899, is hereby fixed, as follows:
For State purposes tls99) acct, on each
$lo0 valuation ..s-.+-......--.---..- 40
For state purposes, delinquent account.
on each SlC0 valuation -....-........-.- Ol
For state purposes, wagon road account,
on each 800 valuation ......+....-.4-.. 05
For county purposes, current expense ac-
count, on each tie0 valuation l 90
on each sloo valuation ....'...D.s...... 4sls
each 500 valuation ....'...'..e.....,.'. ool9
For county purposes, redemption
count, on each 500 valuation ........ 10
For county purposes, general school ac-
count, on each 500 valuation ......... 80
---
Total Observation-Disclosures. 80 80
Also the following per capita tax:
County roll tax ........ SO co
All of the foregoing taxes to be col
lected by the assessor and tax col
lector of Idaho county, as by law
required.
1t is hereby further ordered that
road poll tax to be collected by
the overseers of the several road
districts of the county be, and the
same is hereby levied as follows:
A road poll tax Of 81 or two
days labor to be done upon the
roads in the district where the per-
son SO liable resides.
The minutes were here read and
and there being no fur
ther business the board adjourned
sine die. G. w. PETTY,
Chairman.
Attest: A. w. TALKINGToN,
Clerk,
By II. TAYLOR,
Deputy Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

ers are in session today for the
purpose of making the tax levy for
1899.
Mayor Wax will leave tomorrow
accompanied by his son Monte,
for Portland, Or, where the young
gentleman will go to school.
The jury trial of the probate OF
the nuncupative will of A. D..
Green, before Judge J. X. Vincent
still continues at Mt. Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mort Martin have
returned from trip to Lewiston,
where they went to place their two
daughters in the Normal school.
1t was authoratively reported
that there had been a wonderful
strike on the Fortune at Buffalo
Hump, but the further particulars
could not be obtained.
w. +. Schmadeka loaded two
pack trains today with mixed mer-
chandise, the first consisting of 25
head for Dixie and the second 20
head for Buffalo Hump. He will
later in the week load two trains
more.
Frank f. Young Of the Boston
Buffalo Idaho Co., together with
Wesley Jones of Boston arrived in
Grangeville last night. They will
go in the near future to the Hump
to make a thorough examination
OF the company's properties.
William Norman of the firm Of
\ ormon < Cameron of Spokane and
Buffalo Hump arrived in the city
on Saturday night and started for
Buffaio Hump yesterday morning.
Mark Musgrove accompanied him.
Mr.. Norman has large interests in
the Hump and says that he will
have some good news for the pco-
Pile of Grangeville when he returns
G. A. Mallory, of Bucyrus, Ohio,
but more latterly from Dawson, n.
w. T., is here enroute to Buffalo
Hump and Florence, where lie has
1ad a party of prospectors in the
ield all summer and is now on the
way in to investigate the locations
hey have made. A number of his
friends are also enroute from
southern Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
OUR SOLDIER BOYS.
Are In Good Quarters at the Preside
with Plenty OF Good Grub.

ed to Mrs. James Edwards fol
a few interesting extracts from
a letter from her son Jesse
} Rains. Under date of Sept. 3
he writes his mother as follows
1--WE have been here three
days. Thursday morning we
came off the transport and al
day Friday we were taking
) care of our baggage. Yester
day we arranged our tent and
cleaned ourselves up. This
morning | read the Grange.
vile FREE Press. The time
is going pretty fast and we
will be mustered out before
we know it. We are getting
plenty to eat and it is of the
best quality. We were sur
prised when we found out
what good food is furnished
here. So far we have seen
nothing of hard tack, canned
beef, salt mackerel or 'slum.
sullion.' We get coffee and
tea that we can drink and
milk is furnished for it. We
are not afraid that the fresh
meat issued us here is diseas-
ed or rotten. We have been
getting all the fruit we want,
watermelons, apples, grapes,
peaches and pears. A Mrs.
Clay sent out a big dray load
OF watermelons Friday for our
regiment.
1--WE have good quarters, on
the side hill of the Presidio,
overlooking the bay and part
of San Francisco. We are in
large round tents which are
floored and have stoves in
them. About seven men
sleep in each tent, SO that each
has plenty of room. 1t gets
pretty cold here at night, or
we would not need the stoves.
In these surroundings the time
will go quick enough. 1t is
said that three weeks is the av.
erage time for mastering out
a regiment and we have been
here a week already.
ut is said that there are
nearly two hundred people
from Idaho who came down
to see us come in; very few
people came from North Da-
kota or Wyoming. l have
not seen anyone from Grange
Vile yet, though | have heard
that Arthur Robinson is here
and that Frank McGrane is
coming. | do not think that
it will pay to buy much cloth.
ing here; from what | hear, it
will pay the boys to wait I'm.
til they get either to Moscow
or on the Prairie as | think
that the prices here are higher
than at those places. We
don't know yet how we will
come home; there are rumors
about special trains and char
tered cars, but in the end we
will probably have to pay our
own fare, but on account of
the large number going to
northern ldado We will prob
ably get reduced rates. The
trip from here to Grangeville
may not cost more than $40.
The Customs officer and in.
speetion was farce, none of
the soldiers had to pay any
luty, although some of the of.
ficers did. The Inspector
merely required the trunk to
De opened; he would glance
n and sometimes run his hand
Down among the things, but
was said when it was {
that the boys had
| few cigars.
II am writing under diff. !,
,ulties, as am sitting on the
loor holding the writing tab. ]
ct on my lap. Do not look ]
or us before the end of this !
month"; :
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
A WONDERFUL CURE OF DIARRHoEA
PROMINENT VIRGINIA EDITOR
Had Almost Given Up, but WIS Brought Back
to Perfect Health by Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
kEAD HIS EDIToRTAI
NENP TII5 EDI IVhIAL.
From the Times. Hillside vo

KEAD IT'S EDITURIAL.
From the Times, Hillside, Va.
suffered with diarrhoea for long time and
thought WAS passed being cured had spent
misery that had almost decided to give nm ali
hodes OF recovery and await the result. hut
hoficeing the advertisement the advertisement
Remedy and also some test mon ials stating how
some wonderful cures had been wrought by
this remedy, decided to try it. After taking
and wish TO say further to my readers aud
fellow-safferers that am a hale aud hearty
man to-day and feel as well as ever did i'm nv
iiie.-o. H. MOORE. For sale by all druggists.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

From Tuesdays daily.
The Lewiston Normal school is
in session with 26O pupils in at
tendance.
BoRN.-At Whitebird, Idaho,
August 30, 1899, to Mrs. Eliza
Curtis, daughter.
Mrs Carrie Aram has moved in
to her elegant new residence in the
south end of town.
J. M. Eakin is in the city. He
is just placing his daughter in the
Normal school at Lewiston.
Thomas Dickey of the firm of
McGrane 4 Dickey is the father of
a brand new 12-pound boy, the
living picture Of his dad. Mr..
Dickey was able to be around yes
terday among q few friends and
took some nourishment.
|. c. Hattabaugh of Cottonwood
was escorting his friend f. @. Hill,
ex-County Treasurer of Kootenai
county, around the city today.
Both gentlemen paid most pleas
ing visit to the PRESS office. Mr..
Hill will possibly locate perma-
nently, having bought three lots
at Cottonwood.
Con Sullivan is now in full
charge of the bar at the Palace.
Con says that he is going to entire
ly change the old style of manage
ment and will now make the place
a thoroughly ,up-to-date resort and
will make it headquarters for the
best wines, liquors and cigars
which can be obtained.
Crop reports from all over the
prairie are of the most reassuring
nature. A harvest of 40 bushels
of fine wheat to the acre is the gen.
orally accepted feature. Now if
the advance agent of prosperity
will only pay the farming commun-
ity that long-promised but long
deferred visit this will be "a toler-
aoly happy community.
Geo. +. Mckinney, of the firm
of Mckinney & Erwin, is back
from a trip to Colfax, Wash where
he went to meet his wife and
daughter who have returned to
Grangeville with him. They will
reside in the Story house in Halls
His partner, Mr.. Err
win, has returned to Colfax. where
he will resume his old position
with the .. r. & N. Co.
Frank Young and Westley Jones
Of the Boston Buffalo idaho Co.,
started for Buffalo Hump this
morning. Mr.. Jones is of Boston,
Mass, land is treasurer of the above
company. 1t is the intention of |
the two gentlemen to ascertain
what further steps will be taken by
personal inspection for the further
development of the company's in
.erests in Buffalo.
The wind storm today was very
evere. Not in the memory of the
Oldest inhabitant, w. w. Brown,
las such thing occurred before.
AARON Parker, who came here in
he spring of 40 or the winter of
90, he cannot recollect which, was
alking over the matter today with
ieorge Reed and Mayor Wax, two
'oung men who came here in 81,
nd as he stroked his white beard,
aid: 81 recollect once in the fall
+ 80 we had to raise the wind,
ut it was not as severe as this, al
hough it did disarrange Jim Ed
ards train of thought" Cues
Toned on the subject Alderman
White said: "Why, this is easy;
GU ought to have seen the wind I
form we had in Elk City which
lew down the brick bank building; /,
nat was worth talking about As
matter of fact the storm did little {
r no damage today other than dis /;
irbing a few signs and blowing I
own a few tents.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
Designation of Office Day of
county Superintendent of

uhili further notice, hereby designate and
1pPoint every Saturday and Monday except the
III. nhtaruhy OF June, from o a. M. to H.
q ~ ONCE days, at which time will be IN my of
nee ut NJ. ldslo for the transaction OF all bust
dess pertaining to school matters
LEWIS ELsEHsoHN,
County Superintendent.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-04
BELPRE ITEMS.

Mr.. d. Burns has bought a new
buggy.
Mr.. Henry Laird was in town last
week en- route to Colorado.
Ray Bindley made short sojourn
in the city last week while en- route
home from Oklahoma.
A. T. Garth sold three cars of cattle
to a young fellow, who took them to
Chase, Kansas.
Mr.. S. B. Weber and son Frank,
Book Clark and Erwin Hardy, took a
pleasure and business trip to Larned
to-day Thursday.
Mrs. Hardy and son. Erwin, were
in Kinsley last Saturday.
Charley Harvey took a trip to Kins-
ley Wednesday.
There are several around here who
have finished threshing. The grain is
of a poor quality
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-04
sUNNY~IDE NEWS

A beautiful rain on Saturday, last
relieved the situation here materially.
Frank Terry has returned from his
trip to Russell county and reports
himself we'll satisfied with this region.
DIR. Cohen's patients are not finding
full satisfaction in the Doctors treat
,uent. and some of them are anxious
to meet with him an the date appointed
for his return.
Mr.. Sam Smith. wife and baby, were
the guests of MIR. Fl. Elliott on Sunday.
Mr. Toe Dur'ey's birthday was cele-
brated by a large crowd OF his friends
ON Tuesday, Dinner at six. and n
thoroughly good time, and everythi ng
good TO eat and lots Of it. comprised
the program.
| Mrs. S. G.. Schera has gone to We'll
/; lingtOn ON Il visit to his sister.
/ Mr.. Parker has bought the land
opposite the White place.
Warren King will teach the Blue
Mound school this winter.
Tom Shannon has begun making
hay. ~s
Jake Roenbangh and family are con-
templating trip To Harvey county.
The picnic at Whites grove has
been postponed till August 18th.
Will Smith has the banrer sorghum
patch and Anton Gatterman the prize
corn field.
Fred Weese is still seriously i'll with
malarial fever.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-04
LEWIS ITEMS.

With the assistance of the pick Of
the Fellsburg nine and a player from
Haviland, four Belpre boys came to
Lewis last Saturday and beat our first
nine to the tune of q to rs. The game
was holly contested throughout and
was tied several times, in fact Lewis
should have won out in the ninth. but
for a poor play making the third out
with men on bases.
Warren King, of Fellsburg, who
ump:red the game; was hit in'7 the
mouth by a foul tip, which knocked
several teeth loose. Ernest Sarver
had the little finger of his right hand
broken stopping liner. -
Will Watson, of Kinsley. spent
Sunday in Lewis, the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs II. w. Bidwell.
Several of our sportsmen were out
after plover the day after Saturday
night. When they came home they
sneaked in the back way and we don It
know what luck they had.
Ed Bidwell, of Kinsley, spent Tues
dav afternoon in Lewis.
Mrs. Mack Lewis left Tuesday night
on No. . for New York city.
Lee Hardy, of Kinsley, is running
Tom Kintner's threshing engine. i'll
place of w. III. Israel. who is laid up
with boil on his arm.
Threshing is now we'll under way
and the wheat is turning out fine.
Some of it tests sixty pounds or better.
Il. l.. Shiplel' shiissd two cars of
icattle to market Tuesday and is in
Greensburg bnying more.
| Camp meeting will open in Lewis on
the 18th, running to the 10Th.
Miss May McClain has returned
from Ration, New Mexico, where she
has been visiting for several months.
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HEROES or THE RAILROAD.

How Johns Boy" Kept H,s Head and
Acted.
Not long ago a. freight conductor
started on a night run after drawing
his months wages, from the pay car.
says the Century. He had with him his
young son. lad of II. and when we'll
under way they began to cook supper
on the caboose stove. The rear brake
man, on watch in the cupola. observed
that the engine seemed to have un-
usual difficulty in pulling the train.
He did not connect this fact with the
presence OF several hoboes on .op of
setting the brakes aud stalling the
train. The front door of the caboose
flew open and four masked and armed
men ordered the occupants to throw
up their hands. The conductor jump
ed to shield his child. seized coup
ling pin and smashed a head, but not
until four shots had run out and three
bullets were in his body.
Fighting to the last, he fell dead in
the doorway. The brakeman was shot
in the arm and made his escape frori
the car to the ground. Fearing ne
would give the alarm and cause their
capture, the bandits fed. Then the
10y showed that the blood of heroes is
transmitted to succeeding generations.
He pulled the body of his father inside
and coolly secured his money and
watch. He noticed that the tra!3 was
barely moving. and 1t occurred 20 him
| that there was second sectiea close
behind. He knew the brakeman had
| no lantern even if alive. The plucky
boy took the red light and toroedoes,
| dropped off, ran back, expecting at es-
cry step to Re shot. and tagged the 9th
| er train. Travellers westward over
| the Big Four sometimes wonder why
a slender volunteer seems so prosniE-
ent in helping the switchmen attach
| the dining car at one of the termin-
ais. If they happen to inquire the me.'
/, reply: why. that's Johns hog. ths
conductor those buns 'pnt in the ciear
| that pay day last year."