Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-23
About the City.

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January 81.
Seats are on sale at Pearson &
Woods for The Noble Outcast.
Attorney A. 8. Hardy has re-
turned from trip to various Puget
Sound points.
County commissioners are still
in session and will hardly get
through their work for another
week.
Mrs. G. M. Day has returned
from her visit outside. Her sister,
DIR. Clarke Bennett, is at present
visiting in Portland. and will not
be home for some days.
A. J. Hoffman, OF Green creek,
was visitor to town last week,
and among other business paid up
two years. subscription on the old
reliable FREE PRESS.
The young ladies of the Episco-
pal church will give a social at the
Masonic Hall, Thursday, February
9th. Admittance 10 cents. Re-
freshments will be served. Every
body come.
l.. L. Burtenshaw, an attorney
who located here ten years ago,
and II. M. Jorgens, recently Of
Kamiah, have orga nized $780,
600 stock company to operate in
Thunder Mountain. They are
both located at Council now.
The Hidden Treasure Mining
company Of Dixie, have fled arti-
cles of incorporation with q capital
stock Of one million dollars. The
residence Of the principal owners is
Chatham, Ontario, and the COM
pany was organized by G. E. Mon
teith. a former resident Of lewis
ton and at one time Indian agent
at Lapwai.
Steve Cameron, well known
here rs former book. keeper for the
Buffalo Hump syndicate in their
first operations, has bonded sew
eral claims in the Dixie district,
including the Silver Tip and Little
Johnnie, owned by Sam Dillinger
and Thrasher Bros, the consider
alton being $22, 800. The property
will be operated forthwith.
A. s. Batty and wife arrived last
week from Sherman county, Ore
gon, and after spending few days
here Mr.. Batty purchased the
Hartman corner at corner Of Main
and State sti Gets, comprising Cox
100 feet, paying therefor the sum
Of So, 200. Mr.. Batty will shortly
open q first-class saloon in the
Kentucky Dew building.
The preliminary examination Of
Richard Crea, charged with MUIR
der, commenced before Probate
Judge Taylor at Mt. Idaho, on
Wednesday last and was continued
the following day. Several wit
nesses were examined, and his
honor held the accused in. $4,000
bonds to answer the charge in the
next term Of district court which
convenes in April.
The work Of sinking on the
ledge Of the Gold Bug Columbia
property on Big creek is progress
ing rapidly and the vein retains it's
original strength and width and
values as depth is attained. From
the 1OO-foot level drifting will be
inaugurated. The vein shows
width OF Is feet at present, and
the whole of it is practically free
milling gold ore.
As an election for state officers
takes place this fall the Republi-
can commissioner of the general
land Office has ordered that the
Bitter Root forest reserve shall be
surveyed, which will, of course,
give employment to goodly num-
her OF Republican heelers to stump
this section in the interest of the
Republican party, while the peo-
pie pay the freight.
The day after disposing of his in
terest in the Witt 4 Sloan ranch of
960 acres north of town Mr.. Sloan
purchased from Denver Kincaid
2ll acres, paying therefor the sum
OF $4,000. Mr.. Sloan is now build
ing a residence on his new possess
sions and will remove his family
there as soon as possible. Mr..
Sloan is pioneer farmer who
knows the value OF these fertile
lands.
VIM. II. Lacey OF Niles, Michi-
gan, is here looking for location
for power plant and Touring mill.
He has located n water right at the
falls of the South Fork about ten
miles from town and contemplates
the erection of large mill on the
prairie to be operated by electric
power. 1t is rumored that the
new concern aims to monopolize
all electrical enterprises in the vi
entity. Mr.. w. l.. Kimmel is a
prime mover in the project.
Byron Murch who has been rep
resenting an Oregon nursery here
for some time was assaulted last
week by Cling Holsclaw and for