Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-03-19
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Little Dorothy Wagner enter
tanned a number of her young
friends Tuesday with a st. Patrick $
party.
To TRADE.-Will trade lumber
for two or three teams OF good
heavy draft houses. Inquire at
this Office.
Cast thy bread on the waters
and it will return to thee after
many days. Y. NJ. G. A. hall
March 9th.
Claud Flint came out from the
Hump Tuesday and brought with
him the regular monthly cleanup
from the Cracker Jack.
Joe Schooner, for many years
mining man in Elk City came up
from Lewiston Monday to look
after some mining interests.
Lewis j. Swarts leaves April
l, for FIT. Wrangle, Alaska, where
he goes to manage a salmon can
merry for +. G. Barnes, of Portland.
j. p. Turner left Sunday for
Spokane. He will go from there
to st. Louis and other eastern points
where he is called on business in
connection with his mining inter-
ests.
George Scollard. who is wanted
in Sioux City, is still in the hands
of Sheriff Seay. The Iowa officer
is expected here within a day or so
with requisition papers to take him
back.
One acre of ground. fenced and
in cultivation, with frame house
of four rooms, cellar and woodshed
in the corporate limits of Grange
vile, for only $1,000, half cash.
Parker & Young.
Ed Heightsman and A. +. Green
are running their sawmill near
Mt. Idaho, and are turning out
about 1000 feet of lumber daily.
Chas. S. Haynes furnishing the
the power with his traction engine.
Bartlett Sinclair, formerly state
auditor of this state but now treas
urer of Luzon, Philippians, is short
in his accounts. When told that
he would be prosecuted he made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide.
Walter Crosby and J. S. Ather-
ton have formed partnership
under the firm name of Crosby x
and will handle the Nc
Cormick form machinery. Both
are energetic young business men
and will no doubt enjoy liberal
patronage. They expect to open
a general implement house next
fall.
The Clear Creek Development
Company was organized at Koos
kia last week with a capita stock
Of $4,000 in shares of $40 eacl
The object OF the company i 20
build "a toll road between kvo,kia
and Tahoe and other development
work. The officers Of the company
are J. G. Rowten, prest., j. w.
Henderson, secy., and j. l.. Gross,
treas.
Judge Hepburn, the newly cleo
ted United States senator for Idaho
from the state of Washington, has
openly expressed himself AS appos-
ed to the election of senators by a
direct vote of the people even
though the legislature that elected
him passed strong resolutions favor
ing such an amendment to our
laws. To say the least this seems
like base ingratitude.
Geo. w. Edwards died at his
home near Tolo last Friday after
an illness of several months Of
cancer. The deceased VS. 81
years of age and leaves a wife and
six children. They came to
this country about a year ago from
Payette and purchased land OF Cy
Overmann where they had built a
beautiful home. The funeral was
held at Denver, saturday.
6. J. Wright the Marshal LAKE
mining man, was in town severa
lays this week. Mr.. Wright cam,
over the Salmon River Stag,
Route from Boise where he hat
been for some time negotiating tn,
sale of some of his mining property
He reports bright prospects in th,
Marshall Lake district and says i
will make the best camp in tn
'ounty,
The Inogene Mine on Newsom
1reek owned by Geo. k Reed, w
4. Bishop, G. w. Colby an
YIN. Huston, has been bonded t
James ID. Sword of British Column
bia, and force of men have a
ready begun work. The deal wa
made through A. b. Acorn an
under the provisions of the bon
t least six months work will b
lone. The property though br
tile developed, shows good va
les and the present managemer
ave ample means to fully d,
ermine It's true worth.