Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-03-14

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from Stuber & Hall . 1880 check
in payment for IS head OF fat hogs
which he had delivered for ship
ment to the coast market. The
average price paid for each ct Z
cents per pounds, was close to
1926. One in the lot brought
Mr.. Lorang the fancy sum OF e37.
80. The hogs were fsttened by
Mr.. Lorang on Red Russian wheat,
valued at so cents per bushel. 1t
is his opinion that by feeding the
same to hogs that he has easily
received 81 per bushel for his
grain. II 10 also his opinion that
good money can be made in hogs
by feeding them go cent wheat and
selling them at 3 cents per pound
Genesee News.
The lewiston Charleston Inter-
state Fair and racing association
has elected new officers 40 follows:
w. G. Seeley, president; M. w.
Barnett. treasurer; and III. w.
Newton, secretary. The new off,
GERS are al prominent business
men OF Lewiston.
Willis ]. Hoyt, brakeman on
the Oregon Short Line and resi-
dent Of Nampa. met with . shock
ing death. He was braking In the
Namps yards for Conductor Malone
when his foot caught In . frog, and
before he could extricate it, the
train backed down on him cutting
of his foot and terribly mangling
his body the full length.
The house OF representatives last
week passed the Lovesy bill, carry
ing an appropriation Of $40, 900 for
maintenance and t2l 900 for i'm
provements ct the academy of
Idaho at Pocatello. The e21 900
item IL in the shape OF q bond
issue. The original bill called for
As, 900 for this purpose, but was cut
down In committee, along with al
other appropriation bills affecting
state institutions.
Amended articles Of incorpor-
alton OF the Soda Spring Largo
Telephone company were fled with
the county recorder at Pocstello
last week. The principle place Of
business, OF the company is Soda
Springs, but the place for the next
stock holders meeting 10 Largo
The directors Of the company are
E. D. Whitman, Joe 81. DeWitt,
William 81. Anderson, ell Of Soda
Springs; David Miles Of Nither and
G. Fl. Nicholson OF Bench. The
capital stock OF the company il
fixed at $4,000, Of which $500
has been gu becribed.
"Babe'' Sseen, son of Mrs. Ear
Steen, was confined in the town
Jail q few hours Tuesday afternoon
at his mothers request. 1t SCENE
that che has had some trouble tc
get the little fellow to 90 to school
and decided to give him . scare.
Tuesday night he was taken before
Judge Roberts court and in q sham
trial was sentenced to the reform
school. Sentence, however, wa.
suspended on his promise Of good
behavior, and he is now in
school. Sites Herald.
Phillip J. Hammond, an engi
neer in charge OF one of the sur
veying crews on the lewiston
Riparis line, lost his life by drown
ing in the Clearwater river last
week q little below the bridge al
Lewiston.
Charles Ebel living near Geneset
had what may yet prove to be 9
very serious accident q few day.
ago. While STOPPING over feeding
the stock one of the cows threw
her head around in such q way az
to catch Mr.. Ebel in the eye with
her horn. II was at first thought
that the eye was gone; but he il
now able to see and was resting
easy at last reports.
The glove contest between Mich
Burley of California and Tim Hnr
ley OF Colorado has been fixed 70,
March 20 before the Burke Athletic
club at Burke. The 60 will TAXI
place in the Miners Union hall.
Both men are in active training
and will enter the ring weighing
in the neighborhood OF $50 pounds.
John Calick, a miner at the
Black Cloud mine ON Nine Mile
near Wallace while at work on
that property last week painfully
cut his foot with an axe. He wal
taken to the Wallace hospita
where his injuries were dressed.
The wound while painful is no,
serious.
Billy Robinson arrived Tuesday
from his mining properties or
Beaver creek, Big Creek district
and left yesterday morning fol
Boise, from whence he will 90 tc
Nevada. Billy is member of the
Typographical Union, but found
that wealth accumulated too slowly
at the ''case," so has turned hit