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IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS.
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ORANGEVILLE, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1905.
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Som e t im es when you least expect it you get a blow
from behind. There's something worse than that
and that's rinding what you have bought
%mks the quality that justifies the price.
•MFfVe pay careful attention to quality.
The goods show what they are
worth and we guarantee
they're all they seem.
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Clearance Sale
20 per cent discount on Dress
Goods, Hen's Su iits, Over
coats and Shoes,
Except Queen Quality Shoes
We need the money and the
room, you need the goods.
Buy while you can save 20
per cent on every dollar.
Men's $12 Suits $ 9.60
Men's 20 Suits 16.00
Men's 6 Suits 4.80
Hen's 7.50 Suits 6.00
Choice of any of our best 7c and 8c Prints
One lot of double fold School Suitings, worth 15c
énd 18c per yard to close I2ic.
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The Burt L. Corsby Co.
NSION QUESTION
pUuMMM by Prominent Tim
WNKSber Men.
Mr. G. A. Rubedew and E. X.
Brown, of Moscow, were in town
a few days last week in the inter
ests of the extension of time asked
for by the Potlatch Lumber Co.
for the removal of timber from
state lauds purchased some four
years ago. When these gentlemen
arrived the matter of extension
was very unpopular, but after the
question was thoroughly explained
to our business men quite a num
ber substantial citizens placed their
names to the petition asking the
legislature to grant the timber
company a twenty year extension
of time. Mr. Rubedew is oue of
the largest individual timber hold
ers in Nortifern Idaho, and in an
inteiview with the Free Press
man made the following statement:
"Every individual timber holder
is interested and greatly in favor
of the extension of time for the
following reasons:
'•First—If the extension is grant
ed the compauy will remove the
timber clean as they go and not
jump from place to place over a
distance of thirty-five miles, there
by endangering it greatly by fire,
which is one of the greatest risks
owners of timber have to contend
with.
"Second—The market will not
necessarily be over-supplied with
manufactured luuil>er.
"Third—The company will con
agruct a common carrier railroad
PPlQ|. %hieh any individual holder
jflP^pÿvate concern can ship timber
>ber.
>urth— It will generally de
a now unproductive region."
Mr. Brown has been in the tim
ber business all bis life and for the
past four years prominent in the
management of the Clearwater
Timber company's business which
is confined entirely to the Clear
water section. He gives facts and
figures as follows:
"In consideration of the exten
sion the Potlatch Lumber company
proposes to build a railroad into
the Potlatch basin and to com
mence the construction during the
year 1905, and to have the road
completed within two years. They
will build a large modern mill and
manufacture the timher in Latah
county and that they will not con
test the right of the state to tax
said timber. They will cut the
timber clean and release the lands
to the state as fast as cut."
Mr. Brown also quotes Mr.
Henry Turrisb, vice president of
the Potlatch Lumber Co., as fol
lows: "What we would like to do
is go at it right and do what would
be a handsome thing for Northern
Idaho, this would be to build a
railroad 75 miles long, east from
Moscow through the timber. We
would clean up the timber as we
go, which would open up the land
to agricultural settlement — both
the state and other timber land.
Somewhere up the road would be
built a sawmill which would he a
credit to any state and something
Idaho might prize. The mill
would cost 8250,000 to 8300,000.
The railroad would cost 82,500,000.
The timber already has cost us
83,000,000. Getting out the first
timber and opening up ready to
run would cost perhaps a quarter
of a million dollars. The total
immediate expenditure therefore
would be about 86,000,000, within
a very short time. We would do
this much for that part of the coun
try and do it as soon as we could
get at it—that is within a year.
We were promised immunity from
taxes on this land when we bought
it, but if the state is witling to ex
tend the time to forty years we
would be able to go at it and make
the most of our bargain, and would
be willing to pya taxes on the tim
ber we have purchased. We will
give any assurance of immediate
work which may he asked. Fred
erick Weyerhaeuser of Duluth, is
one of the most responsible busi
ness men who live, and his integri
ty is never questioned. He has
given his word, which is never
questioned by reliable business
men. The company is ready to
put up a cash bond, a certified
check to the amount of 8100,000 or
enter into a contract to do these
things.
The visit of Mr. Rubedew and
Mr. Brown and their frank argu
ments have done much towards
enlightening the commnninty on
this subject.
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"Idaho" Company Entertained
Mr and Mrs. W. C. Bunnell, as
sisted by Miss Nona Nickel, enter
tained the "Idaho" company at a
dinner Saturday night after the
play. The rooms were beautifully
decorated with flags and evergreen
intermingled with the Idaho colors,
yellow and white. The table was
profusely decorated with the state j
colors and covers were laid for
fourteen. It wss a most delightful j
affair and greatly appreciated by
j the visitors.
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THE COMMISSIONERS ARE BUST MEN
Appoint Surveyor. County
Physician and Janitor.
The new hoard of county comis
siouers have had a busy week and
some pretty knotty problème to
solve. The principal thing was
the letting of a contract to do the
county printing. For two years
past this matter has been repre
sented and misrepresented until
the people were lead to believe that
it should be let to the lowest bid
der. The close competition be
tween the local papers resulted in
some very low prices being submit
ted hut in the aggregate the Free
Press presented the most favorable
bid and was awarded the contract.
The Free Press has been doing
the county pointing for many years
and with its splendid facilities and
material en hand for doing such
work could well afford to take the
contract at a lower figure than its
competitors who would have much
material to buy. When it was
known about town that the
contract had been awarded, the
Free Press was the recipient of
many congratulations from the
leading business men who are
greatly pleased with the action of
the board.
Apart from letting the printing
contract the matter of appointing a
county physician and janitor was
considered. Dr. G. 8. Stockton
was chosen as county physician
and 8. L. Cowan was given the
place of janitor. The appoint
ment of E. C. Spedden as county
surveyor to fill the unexpired term
of W. L. Spaulding, resigned, was
confirmed and list of county offices
is thereby complete.
An enormous amount of work is
yet to be considered and it may be
nearly two weeks before the board
adjourns.
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MUST STOP GAMBLING.
Moral Wave at Last Strikes
Grangevllle.
The long talked of movement to
stop gambling in this city was
started yesterday when a complaint
was made before Justice Hotchkiss
charging the existauce of this
offeuse and asking that it be
stopped. It was not the desire of
the plaintiff to try the charge in
the courts if it could be stopped
without, and consequently Mr.
Hotchkiss notified all houses where
gambling is supposed to he con
ducted and the owners agreed to
cloBe all games. This will include
the money slot machine, but it is
not likely that an attack will he
made at the present time on those
machines which pay in merchan
dise. This is the first time in the
history of Grangeville that there
has been any real opposition
gambling and it has been known
all over the country as a wide open
town. Just what the results of
this move will be are hard to tell.
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Delinquent Taxes.
The delinquent tax rolls are prac
tically completed and the amount
of unpaid taxes for 1904 is prac
tically 89,925. This ie a trifle less
than the year before the amount
usually being between 810,000 and
812.000. In view of the gradual
increase in the amount of taxes
collected this is a splendid indica
tion of the country's prosperity and
is conclusive evidence thatonr peo
ple are far from broke.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1905.
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
The Polygamy Bill Opens up
Bitter Contest.
Our lawmakers at Boise have
been puttiug iu most of their time
during the past week tryiug to
reach an agreement on the polyg
amy bill. This bill was introduced
by Senator Nugent, of this couuty,
and has reached such an acute
stage that those who are familiar
with the situation do not hesitate
to prophesy that the question will
never bo settled in caucus, unless
the .admiuistrat'on yields to the
wishes of the opposition. As there
is no possibility of that beiugdone,
it is expected the whole matter will
be threshed out on the floor of the
house with a wealth of detail and
series of disclosures that will fur
ther embitter the controversy. The
supporters of the administration
measure declare they are at a loss
to understand the position of the
opposition, unless it is born of a
desire to fight the administration,
using the polygamy measure as a
pretext. They urge that the pend
ing measure, being a copy of the
Eiimund-Tucker act, is as strong a
document as it is possible to frame,
with the one exception of the pen
alties named, which it' has been
agreed to change, defining the min
imum, and increasing the maxi
mum, as has already been outlined.
Several bills have been intro
duced carrying appropriations for
the construction of roads.
A bill is to be introduced soon
asking an appropriation of 820,000
and promising outside aid for the
construction of a wagon road from
Warren to Big creek, and to
straighten that portion of the state
road between Payette lake and
Warren, so it will run practically
all the way on one side of the river
thereby avoiding nine crossings in
the present road. The only cross
ing provided for on the proposed
route is at Little lake. The sup
porters of the Goff trail bill regard
the proposed road measure inimical
to their uuderstanding and will
fight it.
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MINES AT LOREN A.
A Wide-awake Settlement on
the Clearwater.
F. P. Turner, of Lorena, has
been lookiug after business matters
here several days this week and
reports Lorena in a fair way to
become a mining camp. W. F.
Tiggins, who has been working a
copper property there for several
years, believes he has a mine and
has gone, to Spokane and the Coeur
d'Alenes to arrange for more ex
tensive operations. He has a group
of these claims and has done sever
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work uncovering a good body of
ore, which assays from 6 to 18 per
cent copper with some gold and
silver.
have beep located and considerable
work wilt
A number of other cla'ins
be done the coming sea
son. The formation in that vicin
ity is granite cut with porphyry
and lime dykes.
Mr. Tuiner has recently beeu
appointed postmaster at Lorena
aud, as soon as his bonds are ap
proved, which will be in two or
three weeks, he will take charge
of the office.
All agricultural land in that part
of the county is now occupied by
settlers and Lorena is fast becom
ing a settlement of no mean im
portance.
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They Played "Idaho."
The representation of "Idaho"
at the I. O. O. F. hall last Friday
and Saturday nights by Mr. L.
Mitchell's Lewiston company was
greatly enjoyed by large audiences
They were only billed for Friday
night, but at the request of many
the performance was repeated the
next night and a portion of the
proceeds presented to the Grange
ville hand.
Mr. Mitchell is an Idaho boy
who has risen high in bis profes
sion and the splendid support given
him by his company, many of
whom are known here, added much
to the success of the play. Mr.
Leslie Thompson and Miss Edna
Baird as comedians were especially
strong and received the hearty ap
plause of the audience in every act.
On a whole it was one of the best
entertainments ever seen here aud
a return visit would be received
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County Warrants Redeemed,
Notice is hereby given, that the
following county warrants will be
paid on presentation to the County
Treasurer at his office in Grange
ville, Idaho, and that interest on
said warrants will cease on the
29th day of Janoary, 1905,-to wit:
Current expense fund, warrants
issned October 18, 1904, No. 1052
to 1209 inclusive.
Scalp bounty fund, warrants is
sued April 27, 1903, No. 2 to 5
inclusive.
Dated Janoary 19, 1905.
Fraxk S. Rice,
County Treasurer.
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How to Secure a Handsome Hand-Decorated
42 Piece Dinner Set
Dear Madam:—We have just received a large ship
ment of beautiful gold-lined, three colored hand-decor
ated 42 piece Dinner Sets. This ware iB of an absolute
ly high grade quality, and is handsome enough to please
the most fastidious.
We desire also to inform you that we have a con
tract with one of the largest potteries in the United
States to furnish us with this handsome China Ware
which enables us as an advertisement to place one of
these Dinner Sets in every home in this vicinity.
Delivered to any of our customers, old or new, who
wish to avail themselves of this opportunity to secure a
set of high-gradè China Ware.
This is Our Liberal Offer
When your cash purchases after this date reach $40
we will deliver to you upon payment of $3.85 to cover
cost of freight, express and package charges only, one
Hand-Decorated Dinner Set of 42 pieces.
The distribution of these handsome Dinner Sets will
in nowise affect our prices in any department. In all
goods you buy here we shall persist in giving you the
best and the most that your money can buy anywhere.
This is your opportunity to secure a handsome, high
grade 42 piece Dinner Set.
We extend to you a special invitation to call at our
store and inspect this beautiful China Ware. Our prop
osition which will enable you to secure one of these Din
ner Sets is the greatest offer made by any merchant.
Yours truly,
Big Buffalo Cash Store
W. F. SCHMADEKA, Prop.
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Chopped Barley, constantly on hand. Cash paid for
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We make a specialty of Blacksmithing and Wagon
work. When in need of Extras come and see us; we
a r e prepared to quote you prices on anything in the
ttu..hinery line.
Heavy Forging
Saw Mill and Mining Machinery. We manu
• factnre an Ore Car that is seoond to none.
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The best Cigars made. Smoke no other.
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