Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-07-13

Hugh O'Kane left for the Hump
yesterday.
There is plenty Of work in the
hay fields for idle men.
Frank d. Richardson, of the
Bargain Store is visiting friends at
Pullman.
r. D. Almond left last Saturday
for an extended trip in the
mountains.
Hiram Robbins, OF Cottonwood,
is taking in the town this week,
having business before the county
commissioners.
Ed. Vincent is delivering the
aliases of the world for which
subscriptions were taken by Harry
Leland on his late visit.
For SALE:-Paying restaurant
business at Stuart, Idaho. Will
sell cheap if taken at once. Call
or write A. & B. restaurant.
Chas. Maxey, who is conducting
a fruit store at Hump in partner
ship with Farm Mclean, came in
Sunday and left yesterday. He
reports his firm doing we'll at
Buffalo Hump.
Rev. w. J. Thompson will hold
divine services at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning next
at II a. m. and in the evening at
8 p. m. Sunday school services at
the usual hour in the forenoon.
d. G. Jarron, of Haley, Idaho,
who acquired extensive interests
in the Hump district last summer,
has returned to the camp after an
all winters absence on Wood
river. He reports that section as
being quite dull.
The match race billed for Tues
day last between O'Kane's mare
Molly Riley and Spalding. horse
was not run, the owners of the
Spalding horse having put up a
$50 forfeit for non-appearance.
| J. P. Wilson, Of Youngstown,
Ohio, attorney for the estate Of
the late DIR. Lanterman, was in
town Monday en- route to the Iron
Crown mine at Newsome to look
over the property and decide
whether any additional mill
equipment was required.
The Masonic lodge met las,
Saturday with large attendance.
At this meeting it was decided tt
sell the 20 feet OF the lot adjoining
the new brick building recently
erected by the order, and it viii
be purchased by d. T. Mills.
i Mrs. w. II. Hill has leased hel
, residence to DR.. Cooper and j,
making preparations to depart fol
Warren where she will join hel
husband for future residence; Mr..
Hill has charge Of the Little Clan,
mine at that place.
Col. H. L. Pickett, prominen,
attorney of Salt Lake City, and al
|, old friend of Attorney w. II
}, Cassidy, arrived In town Wednes
day evening on a visit which he ha'
long planned. Col. Pickett is de
lighted with this section.
Chas. Sweeney, manager Of tn,
, Big Buffalo syndicate, accompanies
by Alton l.. Dickerman, chic
engineer, and Van B. DeLashmut
, arrived from Spokane last Friday
, and started for the Hump Tuesda,
, on weeks visit Of inspection o
the syndicate properties.
Last reports from the board o.
; trade surveying party are yer,
encouraging, in that they1 hav
found . grade up Slate creek whicl
will not exceed five per cent, an,
has the additional merit of short
ening the distance between Adam
camp and Moore's camp by fiv,
: miles.
Messrs. G. X. Reed, Geo. Smith
John Norwood, and H. E. Hep1
. ner, accompanied by Mr.. Wilson
a a surveyor from Walla Walla, lei
: last Friday to view out the rout
for the new road from Adam
camp to the Hump. They wi
= look the country over pretty thor
:. :. oughly before locating the route.
b IT. McDufRe, A. F. Parke
]. and w. N. Scales leave tomorro,
for P ocatello to attend the stat
= democratic convention. Messre
Pulse, of Denver, and P. w
Mitchell of Stuart, will also joil
!. them at Lewiston. Lycurgu
= Vineyard will also go from here.
A petition is circulating and re
ceiving signatures freely prayin,
: the secretary of the interior b
open up that part of the Bite
Root forest reserve in which But
falo Hump is included, ON tn
ground that the land in that par
!, of the reserve is more valuable TO
V minerals than for timber, and tina,
q there is no timber there anyhow
= The whole scheme of forest re
: serve in this section seems to b,