Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-02-07

appointed sre ~ follows: G. II.
Patton, G. B. Green, Hawkin Mel
gard, II. G. Shaver, w. L. Payne,
=. II. Schneider, J. N. Nank ervis.
B. T. Byrns, Mark p. Miller, o.
ear Silver, Fred Veatch and
George Creighton.
II is an old saying that "Mur-
der will out" On Tuesday,
March IL, 1890, 3 murder occurred
IN the Red Front saloon in Weiser.
Two mysterious toughs dropped
into town, got into q game Of cards,
. row followed and indiscriminate
shooting began and one tough acct
dentally killed the other. No
names could be ascerta ined and
the dead man was buried in an
unknown grave. 1t now develops
that the man killed was one J..
Sweeney and his murderer was
named Carpenter, alias r. j.
Stack. Stack or Carpenter was
recently killed in New York and q
man IL now ON trial for his muir.
der. The New York authorities
have written Attorney Rhea for
the particulars of the killing here.
Thomas Pence was sheriff then
and is furnishing the facts. The
Signal Of March IA, 1890, has an
account OF the murder. Signal.
Representative Mullaley OF La
tab county, has introduced q, bill
in the state Legislature providing
for three-fourths OF q mill tax for
two years TO bs used to rebuild the
State University at Moscow.
A very good grade Of coal is
being mined about IL miles east Of
Idaho Falls, About ten toms
day are being delivered at the en-
trance Of the mine which is greed
lily scooped up by the ranchers who
pay 50 ton for it.
A new school building was
erected in Nampa last year, but
owing to the rapid growth Of the
town another four room building
will be erected this season.
The first mining claim located
In Shoshone county was located in
July, 1866.
| Price Nelson was brought into
Idaho Falls from the sheep range
recently with his feet 40 badly
frozen thst he may lose them.
The state dairy association and
farmers institute met at Caldwell
last week.
The loss by the burning of the
barn on the Rasmus Hoff farm
near Idaho Falls recently, is esti-
mated at $500, with insurance OF
about two.thirds that amount.
Six horses and five hogs were in
the building. One horse and an
employee Of the farm are missing.
A foundry and machine shop
has been established in Weiser.
Considerable talk is heard OF
paving the business streets of Cald-
we'll, either with asphalt or some
other durable paving Business
has reached such a stage that the
businessmen have about concluded
that something must be done in
the matter.
Charley Cain says the farther
you go for wood the more it's
worth. Wood at Pittsburg is worth
$40 q cord.-Whitebird Indepen-
dent.
Several oil. the young men OF the
west side have established a camp
on the Snake River plains from
which to operate against the wild
horses. A few years ago they
were pretty well thinned out, but
no attention has been paid to them
and now the boys claim they know
the tramping ground Of no less
than 1000 head.
They say that the horses are not
SO very wild, but that they have
no respect for q horseman, and on
that account are hard to drive.
Blackfoot Republican.
George Bentz, ranger on the Bit
ter Root forest reserve for the past
six years, will on February 10th
take charge of the Salmon River
reserve with headquarters at Sal
mon. City. The reserve was cre-
ated . short time ago and contains
2, 900, 900 acres. Mr.. Bentz has
been at headquarters here for some
time familiarizing himself with the
work under the careful tuition OF
Supervisor Day, who is thoroughly
familiar with every detail of the
work. This makes three men from
the Bitter Root reserve who have
been promoted to important posi-
tions in the forest service within
the last few yesrs-Ben Mcconnell
Homer Fem and George Bentz.-
Kooskia Mountainer.
DR.. ]. L. Conant, of Genesee,
has purchased q Franklin autOmO.