Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-12

lhOso VINO keep track OF the
potato market say the present high
prices in the east are lower than
the conditions justify, and they
believe that the price will go
higher before spring. Meanw lille,
Alexander & Freidenrich are SELL
ing spuds imported from Washing
ton at two cents per pound.
Cy Overman, three of his boys
and Cy Lee, all of Tolo, went down
to Sites last Friday with fax,
which they put in the warehouse
for storage. Incidentally, they
were on hand to welcome the Iowa
immigrants to old Idaho county,
they all being from Overman's old
neighborhood in the Hawkeye
state.
Alexander & Freidenrich have
imported a carload of potatoes
from Oakesdale, Wash, and
are selling them at two cents per
pound. This may seem funny to
some who think that old Camas
Prairie ought to produce its own
spuds, but for some unexplained
reason the crop of potatoes thi s
year was not at all good.
Fl. S. Hazlitt, the Dixie attor-
ney and mining engineer, was in
town Monday, and thinks the
Dixie district has made notable
progress this year in the way of
mining development, and his good
impressions of the camp gained in
many years residence and opera
tions there are more than con-
firmed.
The Ajax mill has been running
steadily since December l, the ore
being taken from the 1OO-foot level.
On the 2OO-foot level the ore is
much more base, the values running
from $40 to $40 per ton in gold.
The Dixie Queen mill has been de-
layed on account Of the non-arrival
of the betting, which is now at the
mine, and the stamps on this prop
erty may begin to drop at any day.
The entire Pacific coast delega-
ton in both houses Of Congress are
united in support of the reen-
enactment of the Chinese exclusion
act which expires by limitation in
May next. The eastern manufac-
] turers and the other grafters are for
admitting Chinese cheap labor for
use in their highly protected indus
, tries, and it is dollars to buttons
that the gates will be thrown open
, for the admission of all the cheap
J labor III the world. The Idaho
delegation is particularly active in
4 the matter and we hope they will
succeed in excluding the little
brown men.
After five days preliminary hear
ing at an expense to the county oil
probably $3.50 the case of the state
VS.. Seth Jones Sr., on the charge
of forgery, was dismissed. The
case was tried before Justice
Jacques, and witnesses from all the
Salmon river country were sub
pnnaed. The principal witnesses
were r. Nash, Lew Brust and
Tom Bales, who appeared for both
sides. The case originated over
the payment of a note, II. w.
Stevenson, the prosecuting witness
claiming that the rate of interest
ON the note had been raised from
one per cent. to II per cent. per
year. Mr.. Jones sued on the note
and got judgment for S230.l0
An alarm OF fire startled the
community Sunday forenoon and it
was found that the interior Of DIR.
McDermid's building opposite the
Bargain store was smoking furi-
ously. The prompt appearance
of both the hose carts saved the
town from what might easily have
been a disastrous confagration.
1t seems that DIR. McDermid had
built fire in the stove and doubt
less a spark flew into the wood
box, for upon his return from the
post Office he found the walls blaz-
ing The fire brigade quenched
it in short order and thus demon
strated the value of their service
and the water system. The total
damage will not exceed $3.50.