Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

assisted by local talent, was given
Saturday evening, Dec. l, 1900.
at their place Of instruction, and
20 say that it was success would
b. expressing it far too mild.
The school house was packed to
the door with as jolly an audience
AZ ever congregated in the dis
trict. The proceeds, $57.4O, speak
for themselves and the liberality
OF those in attendance deserve the
thanks Of the board. It would be
an injustice not to mention the
efforts Of the school teacher, Miss
Hobart who with her untiring
efforts accomplished the most sue
cessful results. Her drill of the
pupils was simply par excellence,
and would put in the shade many
an officer in our soldiery.
The British loss at Magaliesberg
in South Africa is now estimated
at over 600 and is considered one
OF the worst defeats since the war.
Loyde George speaking of it in the
House Of Commons said: "This
is Que Of the most severe reverses
suffered by the British and it is
quite evident the war will drag on
for many months to come. Dewet
is making England the laughing
stock Of the world. We have
21O, 900 men in the field, yet we
are unable to protect ourselves
from disaster at the hands of small
commandos drawn from a pastoral
people"
| A movement has been started to
establish democratic daily news
paper at Boise. G. H. Fisher,
editor Of the Roseburg, Oregon,
Review, and Hon. r. S. Sheridan,
charm an of the Oregon democrat
central committee, are at the head
Of it. Mr.. Fisher is one Of Ore
CONS ablest newspaper men and a
paper under his management
would be credit to Boise and a
benefit to the state at large. We
wish them sue cess.
w. II. Hand left last week for
Chicago and eastern points in the
interests of the Bibby group oil
copper mines on Snake river which
he has bonded. The option was
secured for a Chicago company
and Mr.. Hand goes to transfer his
equities to the company. The
work already done on this group
reveals large body OF ore and
there IL now several hundred tons
on the dump ready for shipment.
Mr.. Hand will also visit friends in
Tennessee before returning.
Grangeville Camp No. 2O6, w.
of w. entertained the members oil
the order and their families at Ma
sonic hall Monday night. A very
pleasant evening was spent with
music, games and refreshments.
In the progressive whist contest
Joseph Rustemeyer and Mrs. Geo.
Brown received first prize and Mrs.
NJ. G. Rambo and Homer Matte
son captured the BOBBY prize.
The Gold Point mine near Elk
City under the management OF
Robt. Ingram has completed 200
foot tn mel and let q contract for
an additional 200 feet. Develop
ment on the Ajax is still in progress
of development and a mill will be
put ON the property during the COM
ing summer.
l. 9. Hattabough, manager for
Elder Bros. machinery house in
this city, has just returned
from q business trip to Moscow and
informs us that his firm has COM
pleted arrangements for an i'm
mense shipment of farm machin-
cry to Grangeville in the early
spring
Mr.. D. S. Elder, senior member
OF the large machinery firm of Ell
der Bros. has gone east and will
probably remain two months to
buy farm machinery. He expects
to purchase an entire train load
and their branch-house in this city
will receive good portion of it,
making the largest stock of farm
machinery ever brought to Camas
prairie.
Fred Karsten spent several DAVIS
l.
last week on Salmon river looking
after bis interests in some copper
proper ties. there. He reports
large . lumber of people doing de-
velopment work and predicts
bright future for that district.
1t is reported that a rich strike
has been made in the American
Eagle mine on Seigle creek at the
100 foot level. This property is
about eight miles from Elk City
and is owned by Otto Abeling and
NJ. Howe, of this city.
The house passed the war reve-
nue. reduction bill last Saturday
which will remove the tax on bank
checks, shipping receipts and
many other papers.