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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Cottonwood Items.


Ed Bradford and Joe Weis have
purchased the Sweet saw mill
property and will run it on their
own hook.
Jim Moody, the Indian who
attempted self destruction, is
recovering.
Frank Chase, of Denver was in
town Thursday. He took out Two
new wagons.
w. w. Blackburn purchased the
residence property of j. B. York
last Friday.
Mrs J. NJ Moore and two child
zen started for Seattle Thursday
morning. j. NJ. intends to start
this week.
]. N. Wolbert and C. Carter had
u fistic encounter in the bsrber
shop Saturday. 1t seems that
Carter blamed WOlbert for his
trouble about the ranch arrest etc.
and the encounter was the result.
1t was pretty even .'go'' for
awhile but Wolbert got his thumb
IN Carter's mouth. and. as Carter
has . missing front tooth, it was
hard to get out. They were
separated about this time.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13

Of Mt. Idaho, In looking for d
piece of land upon which to
file, finding that 80 acres of
the land that Taylor was
claiming as a homestead upon
which all the most valuable
improvements were, had not
been filed for, made applicat-
ion to- enter it rs a homestead,
as well as another SO acres
adjoining, which had been
settled upon by Daniel
Bingham, and which also had
not been filed upon. The
present officers of the land
Office at Lewiston, not know.
ing Of the previous settlement
Of Taylor and Bingham, there
be ng nothing in the office to
sh' " the previous settlement,
allowed Baldwin's filing on
November 20, 1899, and not
until along in February last
did Taylor and Bingham know
Of Baldwin's filing, when they
were ordered to vacate the
land which they refused to do.
|
They Immediately went on to
Lewiston, where they submit.
ted affidavits of the facts, and
the Register and Receiver
ordered a hearing to be held
on the date aforesaid.
This case will be watched
with much interest by the
citizens of Idaho county and
the settlers of the Clear Creek
country, as Taylor's ranch has
been the stopping place for
many a pioneer in the last 20
years and his possessory right,
together with that of Mr.
Bingham, are complete in all
respects except as to filing and
it will be an absolute act OF
'ndefensible injustice if they
should be now at this late
date deprived of their home.
through no fault Of their.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
PROVISIONS AGAINST FIRE
The Restrictions to BE Enforced ~
the French Authorities At the
paris Exposition.

Intending exhibitors and visitors
from the United States to the Paris ex-
position in 1900 will be interested IN
knowing what arrangements and regu-
lations will be made by the French
authorities against fire. The Paris ex-
position administration has taken all
the measures possible to afford security
to exhibitors and visitors against f1re
at the exposition. The regulations are
rather voluminous, containing SO ar
ticles distributed in six chapters. These
regulations take up the openings and
exits and the stairways and doors Of all
palaces and buildings. They regulate
the width of doors and steps. All ex-
terror doors will open in and out.
Doors opening only inward must re-
main open constantly. Emergency
doors will bear an inscription stating
their purpose, and in all Railways and
corridors painted arrows will indicate
the direction of the exit. An emer-
gency lighting system for night use will
consist of lamps of one-candle power,
bearing the distinctive red color. All
wood of the framework in the build
ings will be covered with an insulating
coat of non-infammable material. All
stairways will be of fireproof material,
the floors of all buildings, palaces, the
alter halls, cafes, concert rooms, ex-
hibition places and all ratings and bal
ustrades will also be of fireproof ma
terial and before accepted will be thor
oughly tested at the expense of the
contractors. All decorative canvas,
awnings and canvas coverings must be
fireproof. All electric installation of
cables, lamps, wires and conductors in
the interior of the buildings must be
put up under the supervision of the
director of exploitation. All motive
power will be admitted only under rigid
conditions. The use of celluloid in
lamps, globes, balloons and other fancy
apparatus for lighting decoration will
be forbidden. The regulations for heat
/ ing and lighting provide that it can
only be done by gas and electricity. The
use of hydrocarbures, oils and petro-
leum, acetylene gas and other gases
than coal gas is positively forbidden,
either for heating, lighting or motive
power. The construction of meeting
halls, cafes, concert halls and theaters
must be Of fireproof material, and the
theater curtains must be of iron or
asbestos cloth. The lighting of such
places will be exclusively by electricity.
A fire service as nearly. perfect as pos
sible will be established, with water
piping and pressure sufficient for fire.
mems service. The administration as
sumes the right to enforce any meas.
ures that may be deemed necessary to
assure safety.-Iron Age.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

TO q. r. Troeh. Geo. E Purdsc and +. Rus
sci. their heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified thai have expended
the sum Of Two Hundred 800 Dollars In labor
and Improvements upon the 1hunderbolt aud
sunbeam quartz mining claims, situated in an
unorganzed mining district on the South Fork
If salmon River Idaho county Idaho, in order
to hold the said premises under the provisions
of Section 1921, Revi ed Statutes Of the United
states; being the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending December 81
vice Of this n.tice upon you by publication,
you fail or refuse To contribute your proportion
Of such expenditure as co-owners. as follows
G. r. T och, "a interest in the Thunderbolt,
$25: Geo. T.. Burdge, a interest in the Thunder
bold. SIS; G. +. Troth, interest In the sun
beam, $2a; n. p. Russell, n interest in the Sum
beam, SIS; together with interest and cost OF
this publication, your interest in said claims
will he fo, feited and will become the property
Of the undersigned under the said section 1924
Z. f. Holt.
GofT. idaho March Is. 1870.
First publication, March ", 1900
Last publication, May Is, 1900,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
FLORENCE MINING NOTES.
Hiyu Mine and Mill to Start
May 1.-The Dredge
Operations.

George Connors, stiperin.
tendent of the Hiyu mine at
Florence is in town. Mr..
Connors states that the season
bids fair to be at least two
months earlier in II Florence
this year than it was Ia st year.
He expe, is that th4 Hiyu
mill and mine will start stimuli.
taneously about May !. The
shaft is now down 200 feet.
and while the old workings
will continue to be prosecuted,
he contemplat sinking
another. shaft further ~, st on
the property, where for a time
rich ore has been known TO
exist. The Hiyu has been
incorporated and tn head
office is at Baltimo re. A
successful run is looked for
this year under Mr.. Eonnors
management, for it is gener
ally believed that if any one
can make the proper ty pay
he can.
The result of dredging
operations this season will be
awaited with interest in Flor.
encc Mr.. t-'onnors says that
the big dredge is perfect
success mechanically and that
Baird Bros. have spared no
expense in its construction
They have been strengthening
the dam and the dredgc has
been moved about 600 feet
and will have to be moved
quite a distance yet to reach
the point where work will
commence. 1t will be in oper.
alton before very long now
and will employ from 40 to
As men.
There is a rumor afloat to
the effect that Mr.. Glidden
will rebuild the Banner and
Gold Bug mill this season.
II he Marshall lake discover.
les will start a tide Of travel
through Florence, and in a
general way the camp prom.
Uses to be pretty slive ely this
summer.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
CHINESE CLOTHING.
IL IL by No Means Made Of the Com.
mon Blue Cloth 1t Looks
to BE.

To wear your grandfather's coat
would not seem much of an honor, but
to John Chinaman it is the greatest
felicity. Not only is the common-look-
ing, shapeless blue blouse of his an
cestor priced because it is his ancestor $.
but because of its intrinsic value. The
clothing usually worn by the Chinese
is of the purest silk, and costs anywhere
from 500 to $3.50 suit.
As a nation the Chinese object to
wearing clothing of any other kind, and
centuries of experiment have taught
them how best to make up the costly
caterpillar thread into the most durable
form. On this account the Chinese
dress, though of purer material, has
none of the sheen usually associated
with silk, popularity which has re-
suited in the erroneous ideas as to their
composition. All the garments are
made in China, and are only exported
for the personal use of celestials in for
eign countries.
Owing to their cost, however, they
are only purchased at long intervals,
each garment being of so durable a
character that they are handed down
to the third and even the fourth genera
ton. Wear appears to rather improve
them than otherwise, with the result
that the coat of the father or GRANDPA
ther often has more intrinsic value than
the newer and less worn articles. An
other article peculiar to the Chinese is
the felt slippers they invariably wear.
These are of peculiar shape, and are also
imported from the native country,
where the method of treating felt I'M
til IT almost rivals leather for wear is
kept a close secret. = Cincinnati En-
Quirer,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
What suserainty II.

In a speech delivered at Urbroath,
Scotland, on September S last, John
Morley, the great liberal leader, said:
And this brings me to the word suzer-
ainty. 1t is said that we have suzer-
aipty over the South African republic.
SIR Alfred Miner said there is nothing
IN this controversy as to whether we
have suzerainty or not-nothinp ma
terlal. My own view of suzerainty is
that 1t is word which nobody Of
course can define, but it has got flavor
OF sovereignty in it, and yet it is not
sovereignty; and that the Beers hate
the word because it has got that flavor
IN 1t. and the war party in the Cape and
IN other places like the word because
.ney hope to impart into it something
or another which may enable them un-
der mask of sovereignty to do things
which think they had better not do"
N. Y. World.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Mt. Idaho, April Z, 1900
Salmon River Wagon Road.

That sturdy pioneer, John T.
higgins, was up from his store on
Salmon river this week on bust
ness before the county commission
ers connected with the connection
of the state wagon road with the
extension which the citizens of
Little Salmon and Rapid river
have been working on for some
time. There is a small gap Of
q few hundred feet which is too
big job for them to compile te and
they ask assistance from the
county to help them out. The
proposition is laudable one and
should receive every encourage
ment. 1t is a crying shame that
that road was not built and com
pleted twenty years ago, opening
as it does very large scope Of
highly productive country with
every resource under the sun to
mrke 4 wealthy and populous
community with adequate wagon
road facilities, besides providing
an outlet to and connection with
railroads in southern Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Cottonwood Items.


6weres & Daniels minstrel troupe
gave two entertainments in Odd
Fellows hall to fair sized houses
this week.
J. ]. Flynn made a trip to
Salmon river this week.
The last few days have been
stormy and farming is at q
stands,iil.
A small sized shooting scfape
took place in Leitch & Robertson s
saloon, Tuesday. Nobody hurt.
l. M. Julian has just returned
from trip to the lower country.
H. reports heavy rains down
there.
Sheriff Mclean was over fro M
Grangeville Wednesday. C. Carter
accompanied him. 1t seems that Il
Mr.. Stanfield has built some i'm
pWvements ON q claim that Mr..
Carter has been holding Tor a
number OF years and Carter ordered
him of. The arrest followed.
William South had Frank East
man arrested for larceny Wednes-
day. On trial Thursday.
Judge Robbins dismissed the case
without hearing any evidence for
defense.
Joe Weis returned from Green
wood b. c., last Thursday night.
He reports dull times in that
locality.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Contest Cases.

The contest cases of Andrew
]. Taylor and Daniel ]. Bing.
man against William II.
Baldwin in the Lewiston
land Office is set for a hearing
on May oand 10 next These
cases are attracting much
attention in Idaho county.
Il appears from the atfidavits
of the contestants and other.
wise that Andrew J. Taylor
settled upon tract of 100
acres of land in the Clear
Creek country in 1880, about
20 years ago; and his colt;nn
ally resided up. and
cultivated the land from the
time he settled. The land
was not surveyed and open to
filing, but he continually re.
sided upon and cultivated it
until 1895, when part of il was
surveyed and accepted by the
land office, when he attempted
to file his homestead thereon;
but as only par, oi the land
was accepted and part rejected
he was informed by the acting
register and receiver of the
Lewiston land office, that il
he filed upon part only, h..
would waive his right 10 the
balance of the 100 aces to
which he was entitled under
the homestead lass. lie was
thercf re advised by I Z
Lewiston l:.rl osfise otficial Is
to wait until the whole of the
land was surveyed and accept.
ed, and then file on the 100
acres. Acting nm Ter thai,
advice he has Wal ed and
continually resided upon "A d
cultivated the aud. putting
valuable improvements upon
it until now he Improvement,
are valued somewhere near
5000. Last fall William
Il. Baldwin xlto l.v~s on the.
Joseph Harrison ranch norsn
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Good Railroad News.

II. E. Heppner arrived from
Portland last Saturday to look
after his extensive mining and
realty interests. He says that
there is every reason to expect
that the 0. R. & N. Co. will build
their Camas Prairie railroad line
just as soon as the truce expires
in August next, and there is not
. word of truth in the published
reports that the O. K. & N. ca.
had surrendered its rights to the
Clearwater country, or sold its
right-of-way to the Northern
Pacific.
James Edwards and wife came
home Sunday after pleasure
trip of several months in California
during which time they crossed
over into Mexico.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
MirNless Telesranhx

II said that successful experiin III is have at
last been accomplished In wireless telegraphy,
and this wonld undoubtedly be u good thing.
ana revolntionixe many ways OF doing business
me writer hss gone 90 far as to say that wire
less tel, graphy 10 the greatest discovery of the
a<" We beg to differ Don't overlook Io :.
'etters Stomach Bitters when you talk abort
re great fhtnea Of the world. r IL peerless
Medicine has done more to promoi. health and
settle stomach troutles than any other medi
TN In existence. 1t cures dyspepsia. indires.
ii"a. nal iia and constipation. 1t never fa,ls.
Try It, aud be snie and get the genuine. with
PRIVATE Revenue Stamp over tie neck OF bottle.
Don't let the druggist palm off a .subst,tn,e
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Gofr. Idaho, March Is. 1870.
Fist publication, March u, 1900.
Last publication, May Is, 1900.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Administrator's Notice. Estate of +. W
Grey deceased
Notice is hereby given, that letters Of admin
on the estate OF +. W. Grey, deceased,
we're granted the undersigned on the 22nd day
Of January, 1900, by the Probate court OF idaho
county.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance at
my Office in the court house in Mt. Idaho
within four months after the date of this
notice or they Bhall be forever barred.
This 30th day OF March, 1900.
GEORGE NJ. ROBERTSON,
Administrator
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Charles NJ. la, rabee deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Letters of Adj
ministration on the estate OF Charles NJ. ARA
bee deceased, were granted to the undersigned
on the 18th day Of March 1900, by the Probate
Court of Idaho county&
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them TO me for allow
ance, at my Office at the court house ut Mt
Idaho, within four months after the date OF
this notice, or they shall be forever barred.
This Both day of March 1900.
GEO. M. ROBERTSON,
Administrators
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Notice of rorfeitur

To J. A. Whitaker, n Damoa
Forsbesg, j. d. Dnrand, G. l.
the heirs of A. T. Carter, deeesss
meyer, Jno. Lindsey and II. D.
You, and each OF you, are I'D
that | have expended the sum 81
dollars f$20O.00 a follows:
l$l00.00] dollars in labor ard
upon the Lower Crooked River
consisting OF 40 acres; and alsois
hundred 100000 dollars ups
Crooked River placer claim, COD
acres, as will appear by certified
the year 1889, as the same appear
Volume D, page 435. records Of Ea
district, Idaho county, Idaho, 4
claims are situated, in order 10
premises under the provisions d
Revised Statutes OF the United "
amount required to hold the sad
year ending December 81, 1891,
And Ii within ninety days ips
upon you of this notice, and
days after this notice by publcii
or refuse to contribute your proF
expenditure as co owners, your
claims will become the propeIty
signed under the provisions Of n
}
Elk City, Idaho. February |, IA
First publication FebrusH4
Last publication Mayl
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
Dewey Wants to be President.

Dewey Wants to be President.
The announcement of Ad
miral Dewey that he would be
a candidate for the presidency
on the democratic ticket on a
platform declaration against
expansion, imperialism and
trusts has created much
excitement in political centers
in the eastern states. The
scheme is evidently inspired
by the eastern gold-bug
democracy to sidetrack Bryan
but they will have their labor
for their pains, as Bryan will
be re.nominated without a
doubt. Mrs. Dewey is a very
ambitious woman and in all
probability she has helped the
hero of Manila into another
deep hole similar to the trans
fer of the property which was
donated to him by his enthus-
iastic admirers last winter
Dewey is all right on the
quarter deck of a man.of.wa,
but his opinions on politica
issues are too much in doubt
to make him an available
candidate for the presidency
on any ticket.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-13
POLLOCK MINING DISTRICT
Big Mining Operations Pro-
jected by a Minneapolis Co.
SmelterS Wanted.

MIR E. l.. Hollingshead, of
Pollock, general ma nager of
th>' Utopian NJ. & M. Co now
in Grangeville purchasing
supplies TO-. the season. oper.
ations bell YES that the Pollock
mining ,istrict has 4 bright
future in store. To the FREE
Press, Mr. Hollowhead said:
"Our company is operating
a group Of seven ella inns and
we now have sufficient gold.
copper ore in sight to warrant
the placing Of a concentrating
plant which we expect to have
on the ground by July.
1.-The main Utopian vein
crops on the surface from IS
to 40 feet and can be traced
through 70 claims The
original Utopian loca ton was
made in ISoa. This vein is
purely a concentrating ore,
the assays varying from $io
to $37. 1t concentrates as
near as we can dete rhine, 10
to 1, SO the the advisa ability OF
placing a concentrated ON the
property is evident.
"The greater port on of the
ores of our district are base,
but there are some notable
exceptions The Sampson
group, and the Allan zee group
carry purely free milling rock
The Sampson group comprises
IS claims located on an i'm,
mense porphyry dyke. A
careful sampling for $50 feet
across gave assays, the lowest
$3.50 and the highest /, $16.s2
: This property has just been
taken hold of by . strong
Minneapolis compan y incor
porated for $4,000, 90 o. They
! will begin at once tn work 81
;, driving a 1900 foot tunnel
! that will gain a del p'h of a,
least 100 feet. If the propert,
| looks as well as is hoped an,1
as can can be expected wher
the tunnel is completed a large
milling plant will be installed
at once.
"The Alliansr !, a group oil
: three claims owned by II. F
Johnson and Co. The vein
on the Alliance group traverses
the three claims and Laws
between porph,ry a nd talco
! slate. 1t averages about min.
feet wide. Ii has Il Shaft sunk
! to the depth OF so feet, and al
! that depth they eso IS cut the
ledge 10 feet and did no, find
either wall. This vein is
pun ely free.milIirg : nd gives
returns as high as $40 per
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ton, and the avstagc is good.
4 he owners are now engaged
driving a tunnel to cross.cut
the ledge at q depth Of $50
feet which they expect to
complete by May /. | under
stand they expect to have a
mill on the property this
season.
"But as ! stated before, the
Pollock and Rapid river
districts, generally speaking,
viii! be producers Of base ore
and-while the concentration is
tn. p oneer, We must ultimately
have smrlter in the district.
1t would BE- useless to go into
details concerning the::different
claims, there arc SO many good
showings in the district; and
the statement of Prof. Marcus
E. Jones, state geologist Of
Utah. that there is 500 quare
miles Of ground in this grea,
district that will practically
all pay to mine, is sutfi,ien,
evidence of the vastness al
this zone. Prof. Jones also
asserts that there are 900
claims located in this district
that will yield ores averaging
Sac per ton.
"As to the smeIter question
the prospects certainly seem
bright. With an alb undanct
of iron, fire clay, the recent
discovery of coal, plenty Of
timber, unlimited water power
and literally mountains of lime,
smelling ore on every hand,
and a natural site with dow
grades each way on the pro-
posed P. & |. N. railway, it
goes without saying that some
enterprising smelter man will
be turning his attention to the
Pollock district soon."