Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-07-28
From Saturdays daily.
The Indianapolis News was sold
the other day at auction for s936.-
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Inc Indianapolis News was sol
the other day at auction for so3G
600.
Masonic lodge meets this ever,
ing for work in the fellow craft dc
gree.
The Hartman block of Office
have been greatly frightened up b.
screen doors painted green.
1t is stated that an extension q
time has been asked for on tn,
Winslow bond by the DeLama
people.
DR.. and Mrs. Sheaffer an,
daughter are expected home thi,
evening from their visit !,
Spokane.
Everyone is enjoying the mid
summer cool spell. Last nigh,
quite . heavy rain fell, LAYING tht
dust effectually.
Frank Browns pack train load.
ed up and started out for the Humn
this morning with 1000 lbs of nro.
visions and merchandise.
Bert Rigley is in town. He he-
lieves that the decision of the Dis
trict court in the grubstake suit
will be reversed in the higher
courts.
Grand Master F. E. Cornwall Of
Moscow, will visit the Odd Eel.
lows lodge this evening, and will
be given q reception at s D. m. by
the members.
Col. Brackett's prospecting party
report a big gang of O. X. & n
surveyors camped with their in
struments at Big Meadows. The
surveyors refused to talk.
A modification of the original
arrangements resulted in the
Crackerjack payment being made
through the Bank of Camas Prairie
and the papers being placed with
that bank.
Messrs. Sweeney and DOYLE
started for the Hump shortly be-
fore noon. Their original plan
was to return to Spokane today.
but recent developments evidently
caused them to change their minds.
The Palace hotel is now open
for the accommodation of the
travelling public, and will be con-
Quoted as the best hotel in the
county. Rates 81 and 50 per dav.
with bar and reading room in con-
10
The music of DR.. Riggs and ac-
compartment Of Mrs. Riggs at Cali
co ball Thursday night was a great
feature of the dance. The doctor
gets more music to the square
inch out Of his instrument than
many string quartetts.
The condition Of Frank Reeds
nyesight is causing a good deal of
anxiety. Drs. Bibby and Pay
ANTE were in attendance most of
ne morning. The injured eye is
lot improving as fast as his friends
loped it would.
SAwMILL SITE FREE.-One mil
ion saw logs, cheap. Easy pay
nents. For further particulars
'pply to f. E Jerome, Grange
lille, Idaho, or on the place, four
nd one-half miles southwest of
irangeville. 500
The telephone is now in much
'etter working order. The Lewis
on end can he heard distinctly,
md even Spokane. The hammer
ng on the Pfeufer building having
eased, telephone communication
an be carried on without difficulty.
Mr.. kellogg, to whom we alluded
y these columns, starts for the
Newsome creek district tomorrow.
lie may visst the Hump, also. The
ld-timer paid this office couple
f visits, and examined the various
maps Of the State and mining dis 1
riots. /
The village Jug was filled yester-
ay with fair and frail ladies who
eclined when called on to help
ut the municipal funds. In
Their words they refused to put up
r shut up. After few hours
t acquaintance with the Hotel de
'um, the money was forthcoming !,
nd the ladies went their way re- !.
'icing. The old timers here COM
lied with the ordinance without a
lex.
N. s. kellogg, the man who dis !
overed the famous Bunker Hill !
nd Sullivan mine, reached Grange :
lille a day or two ago. Mr.. Kel j,
g is quite a character, and is a ,
figure in the mining !
'orld. He wears moccasins and !
almost invariably accompanied !
a burro or two. He is camped /
n the outskirts of town on his /
'ay to the Hump. ,
Capt. w. G. Bryan, who was 9
nder General Crook in the Indian /
impaign of '96-'97 and forms one t
Col. Brackets prospecting a