Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-06-15

Thomas Jasper, an uncle oi
-. n. Anterior and an old resi-
cent OF Columbia Co., WASH, is in
town with view OF making o
permanent location.
5. X. Johnesse. who was fore
man Tor his brother Frank Johnesse
at the lmnaha mines last winter,
was in town this week and has
gone TO the Hump.
Mrs. F. l. Latimer and son
Char''s left Tuesday for PendIeton
oregon. Mrs Latimer and son
nave run the l.. & s. lodging
house for several moaths and
made many friends in Grangevillc.
Henry Murray has returned
from "a loag prospecting trip during
which he visited Newsome, Ek
City, the Hump and Warrens
Mr.. Murray is loud in his praises
OF these districts.
Frank Rose, the indefatigable
we'll digger Of Camas Prairie, is
putting down well on C. Il.
knorr's place west of Grangeville,
and is already down 1866 feet and
still going down.
Hugh O'Kane has dissolved the
? rtnership heretofore existing
between himself and Charles
Sweeney by selling out to Mr..
Sweeney all his interest in the
Clipper Bullion claim in Buffalo
Hump.
George Brown aud 0. B. Logan
made trip to Harpster, Thursday
to visit their old time friend, Jas.
Fudge, whn recently had both legs
broken in an accident near the
switch back while taking a load Of
machinery in to his Newsome
mining property.
e. +. Williams, of Buffalo Hump
who has been spending the winter
in California, returned to Grange
vile and left for the Hump this
week. Mr.. Williams has some
promising claims on Six Mile creek
which he expects to get on the
ma. ket this season.
W. B. Trip, the assayer and
mining man, in spending the week
in the Salmon river copper district
to report on some property for
eastern capitalists. Mr.. Trip
intends to make a thorough exam
ination OF the district before
returning.
In writing about the Spokane,
claim included in u group that
Mr.. Stussi has been experimenting
work on for nearly year, he says;
'Thcre is a very Aattering showing
il both No. l and No. 2 tunnels.
If No. 3 shows up as we'll as No.
and 2 we will certainly have a big
property. We are now in 65 feet
in No. 3 and expect to cut the
ledge within from 80 to 5Oieet.
E. P. Sweet, an attendant of the
insane asylum at Blackfoot was
here last Satur 'ay, having come
up to take down Frank Hunt,
com mitted on the charge ofinsanity
last week. Mr.. Sweet reports that
William Giles is rapidly recovering
and is now in the convalescen'
ward and hopes are entertained
that he will speedily recover hi
old time mental faculties.
At the Pioneer second hant
store you can find all kinds O
furniture and bedding, fire arms
prospectors tools, in fact hundred
of odds and ends to select from
You are sure to find something
you want at prices to just suit you
pocket book. Furniture and al
kinds Of household goods bough
and sold. State street just OF
Main, w. G. Chapman, Prop.
A union school picnic will b
held four miles west of Grangevill
Saturday June 30. A spellin
match between rival schools for
silk banner, and an oratorica
contest for a prize will be feature
of the day. Good speakers will b
secure ed and a profitable time ca
be expected. Everybody is invite
and all schools are urgently re
auested to attend. A more dean
tie program will be announced
next week.
D. T. Davis came out from
the Hump Monday to meet Judg
Chambers, president Of the Broat
+ way Broadwater 90. 'sSunday
. said, "work was commenced o
|, the wagon road between the Hum
/ and Laketown.". .Mr. Davis
D putting up a 2OxaO two stor
J. building at the Hump, and the'
{ is considerable activity in Il
=, building line In all the towns
there. Charlie Washburn is pu
:, ting up big tent for saloon al