Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-05-29

Writing to Henry Wax under
the date of May %, A. T. Reynolds
writes of the progress Of his ferry
enterprise at the state bridge as fol-
lows: "We strung the cable across
the river today, and have out most
of the material for the boat and
will have it running on or about
June 1. The road is open from
here to Warren, and from 10 to 30
are swimming the river every day.
1t has rained the past week, with
snow in the high ranges, conse-
quently the river has dropped about
10 feet in the past week.
The Vollmer-C Clearwater Grain
company has contracted on Camas
Prairie for the delivery at Sites,
Stuart and Kamiah of 500 tons of
timothy hay within the next few
weeks, the contract price running
from SO to Sll per ton delivered
on board the cars at the designated
station. The hay is shipped to
Seattle, where it is baled under
pressure and reshipped to the Phil
| ippine islands for the use of the
government
Chas. E. Skiles, president Of the
Pennsylvania Oil 4 Gas Company,
has bonded four groups of claims in
Thunder Mountain for S125, 600.
One group was taken for Denver
people, who will stock it and place
it on the market. The others will
be operated by Col. Skiles, who
will place ten-stamp mill on one
of the claims as soon as possible, to
which 100 additional stamps will
be added as development work pro-
ceeds.
First Lieutenant George Steun-
enberg, U. s. A.. stationed at Fort
Robinson, and brother of the for
mer governor of this state, was
married in San Francisco May 81
to Cordelia l.. Wetjen, daughter
of Captain Wetjen. The bride il
petite brunette, and is recognized
as the finest whistler on the Pacific
coast, having appeared at many
entertainments.
Eight different outfits left herr
Monday morning last, all bount
, for Thunder Mountain via Salmon
:. river, and numbering from three t,
eight persons in each outfit. Witt
the coming of warm weather ant
the melting of the SHOWS the arri
| val of intending prospectors is in
, creasing daily.
Articles of Incorporation of tn
Thunder Mountain Free Gold Min
/. ing and Milling company, will
: headquarters at Spokane, have bee
. filed with the secretary of stat
: ! and certifying the appointment c
Walter Hovey Hill, formerly G
Grangeville, as their statutor
" agent.
Q ID. Lemon was up from Whit
e Bird yesterday purchasing shingles
q doors, sash, etc., for the new Cd
e Fellows building now in course I
!. erection at that place. 1t will |
). 32x6O feet, and two stories higl
h and will cost $1,000. The low.
It floor will be occupied by Bak,
d Bros. as their place of business.
u C. p. Richardson was out fro
q Moose creek placers Saturday c
e business and reports that the la
n warm and wet spell gave him 9(
9 inches Of water more than he cou
o use for few days. He is runnir
70 his usual force and the ground
n these historic diggings prospec
n better than ever before.
y The old pioneer, J. 7. johnson
40 formerly Of Salmon river, writ
~ from Logansport, Ind, that he W
spend the rest of his days ther
and has sent for the FREE Press
keep him posted on the doings
- his old friends here.
ns Several dead bodies have be
w. floating down Salmon river latel
=. presumably the remains of Thu
70 der Mountain pilgrims drowned
y. attempting to swim the Saline
ba Thus far nobody is reported mi
mo ing from the various parties W
rv have gone in.
IN There is street talk to the eff
IN that the village attorney inter
ar bringing suit in the name of
IN village against the late will;
ck treasurer and his bondsmen to
ct cover the sums alleged to h,
ie, been paid the water company.