Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
The Deceased Was a ulninS Nan and
Well Known Throughout This
Entire Section.
no CAUSE KNOWN FOR HIS RASH AC'
The Deed Was Done During the hid
night Hours In His Room af
the Wiltse House.

ing man, committed suicide about
2 O'Clock on Friday morning last
by shooting himself through the
head with revolver in his room
at the Wiltse house. Several per-
sons heard the shot, but paid no
attention to it, and the body was
not discovered until the evening,
when Landlord Smith entered the
room and found the body cold.
Deceased was in the habit of Sleep
ing through part Of the day on his
frequent visits to town, 80 he was
not disturbed, and nothing in his
previous appearance indicated his
state Of mind. He came out from
the Hump on one Of his frequent
visits to town the previous day,
and barring his complaints of suf-
fering from rheumatism, from
which he was chronic and severe
sufferer, there seemed to be nothing
the matter with him. Indeed, he
was contemplating a trip to the
Burgdorf springs to obtain relief
for his rheumatism during the
present week and had a prescrip-
tion put up for temporary relief,
part of which was found in his
room by his bedside. No reason
is assigned for the rash act beyond
genera. belief that he must have
suffered more than usual from
rheumatics, and it is probable that
in the as my of the midnight hours
he determined then and there to
end it all by blowing out his
brains.
A coroner's jury was summoned
and verdict of suicide while in a
state of unsound mind was re-
turned. Deceased was we'll fixed
in this worlds goods, having 5000
on deposit in a Lewiston bank, be-
sides owning valuable real estate
at Charleston and Lewiston. He
was the original discoverer Of the
St. Louis mine, in Buffalo Hump,
which property he sold to the Bos-
tom Buffalo Idaho company for the
sum of s15, 900 in 1900. He was
generally liked by all his associates
and spent his time between the
Hump and Grangeville, where he
had q host of friends. A sister re-
fiding at Charleston was telephoned
for and arrived here Monday.
J. r. Wolfe, an assayer who was
formerly in business here, is in
town and may locatt with ns.
E. E. Travis, of the stage CON-
pany, and wife are spending few
days in town and will return to
New York next week.
John Norwood, w. M. Of Mt.
Idaho Lodge, No. 9, A. F. & A. NJ,
will leave in few days to attend
the annual meeting Of the Masonic
grand lodge at Boise.
Mt Idaho Lodge, No. 8, A. F.
& A. NJ, will meet Saturday even
ing next for work in the F. G. and
M. NJ. degrees. Visiting brethren
are cordially invited to attend.
The contractors on the mail
route from Meadows, by Resort to
Warren, 56 miles and back, six
times q week, have failed to main
tain the service. Here is a chance
for the GraDgeville Board Of Trade
to get the old service between
Grangeville and Warren re-es-
tablished.
E. H. McGrew and VIM. Allen,
of Centerville, South Dakota, ar
rived here Monday and have rem
ted residence and expect to locate
definitely. Mr.. McGrew was here
last spring and was we'll pleased
with the prairie. Their household
goods arrived in two cars at Sites
last week.
A change has also been ordered
on route 7O292, between Grange
vile and Meadows, whereby the
stage now leaves Grangeville daily
except Monday at o. M, and ar
rives at Meadows the next day at
12 m. Returning the mail leaves
Meadows at l p. M, and arrives at
Grangeville the following day at 6
.. m. This schedule runs from
May l until October /.
A meeting Of the committee of
fifteen on county seat will be held
at the couocil rooms tomorrow
(Friday) evening at 8 o'clock for
the purpose Of hearing reports from
the executive committee, and also
to perfect plans for the conduct of
the campaign. 1t is requested that
all members Of this committee be
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