Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-09-24

=. b. King, one OF the earl,
pioneers Of this county, but now
resident Of Occur d. Alene City
arrived here Friday enroute to tn
Hump where, with Spokane part
les, he has valuable mining inter
ests. Mr.. King met a number O
his old friends here who were will
him in the Elk City mines in tn
early sixties and a pleasant da,
was spent in talking over old tim'
experiences. Z
| Dennis Hastings a farmer living
lust west of town has through hi
attorney VIM. Mcdonald, com
menced suit against the city O
Grangeville for dumping garbig'
on ground adjoining his farm. Il
is reported that Mr.. Hastings il
only desirious of having the dump
ground abolished which the city
has been preparing to do for some
time past and it is more than prob
able that the suit will be dropped
Frank Shissler, an old pioneer Of
this county, died at his home al
Newsome Monday at the age of 76
years. 4 wife and family of grown
children survive him. The de.
ceased was an honored member Of
the Masonic lodge OF this city and
the remains were brought here yes
terday by members of the order for
burial. The funeral will take
place today at 1:3O p. m. and the
remains will be laid to rest in
Prairieview cemetery.
The stites-Elk City stage was
upset last week at a point about
one and one-half miles from Sites.
The stage was returning from Elk
City and at bad place struck a
rut and was overturned. Mrs.
Horton, an aged lady, who was a
passenger on the stage, sustained a
fracture of the radius of the right
arm. The injured lady was
brought to Sites where the frac-
ture was reduced.
The Gilt Edge Mining company
OF Florence, thinks it has bought
a sailed mine, and has commenced
suit in the superior court against
Robert j. Mclean and the Old
National bank Of Spokane. They
asked that the defendant be en-
joined from collecting any more on
the purchase contract, and the Old
National bank which holds the
contract be enjoined from dispos-
ing OF the contract pending the
trial Of this suit, Also that the
plaintiff have judgment against
the defendant for 1000 shares of
stock and $500 cash.
1t seems that Spokane is awak-
ening to its old time interest in the
mining industry of the Pacific
northwest, and this year will have
in connection with the Spokane
Interstate fair, which is held from
October B to 10, q first class ex-
hibit/ of the resources of the coun-
try-an exhibit which will be up
to the standard of the displays
which were made by the old fruit
fairs years ago, and which were of
much benefit to the camps which
were represented. w. A. Coplin,
superintendent of the mining de-
partment, expects the exhibit to be
the best ever made in Spokane.
Already he is receiving ores.
Mr.. Peter H. Ready, retired
ranchman of Grangeville, Idaho, is
visiting his nephew, Mr.. Edward
j. Hickey. Mr.. Ready was born
on the Gratiot road, midway be-
tween Detroit and Mt Clemens,
and while he has been carving ont
splendid success for himself in the
great west the past 80 years, he
has seen the western half of the
continent realize it's almost magical
possibilities. 1t has been Just the
length of a Rip Van Wrinkle nap
since Mr.. Ready saw Detroit the
last time, and while he is loyal to
Idaho he is fair enough to concede
that there has been something do.
ing here while the Pacific north
west has been expanding. De-
troit Times.