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ORANGEVILLE, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY,JAN
1908 .
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DR. GALLOGLY IN COURT
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Onr old friend, Dr. J. Edward
Claims Exemption on Grounds
of Being Surgeon.
The following cases came up in
probate and justice's court this
week and were disposed of as
noted below:
Gallogly Courting.
Gallogly is leading a strenuous life
Bow- a-days and when he is not in
the clutches of the law he is work
Ing overtime to get the clutches of
the law upon some of his fellow
beings. In fact the genifl Doctor
is living two days in one and in
bis desire to preserve bis property
has to resort to the exemption law
which provides that among the ex- to
emptions a surgeon is entitled to is
The Doctor has had a very
trouble^ career since his advent in
Idaho county and although the!
past few month the clouded sky)
began to clear and caused him to
wear a cheerful smile, misfortune
has again overtaken him and smote
him down.
horse.
Last November the doctor swap
ped horses with one Otto Aich I
3' Young 1 'Aicid mey er Ä !
be had been deceived and returned !
the horses to the Doctor's barn
and moouting his own rode home.
In a few days Gallogly had him
arrested for grand larceny. The c
ease came up for bearing and the
ourt released the prisoner.
The loss of the horse was a great
disappointment and 1,0 doubt when
the Doctor was making his profes -
' aional calls of a cayouse, the
thought often flached through bis
mind of how it would add to the
dignity of his profession if l,e wm ed
being whirled around the country
by-the horse he had traded for and
«subsequently lost. At any rate on
December 28 he replevied the horee^hop
Women's and Misses* Coats
at Sensational
Bargain Trices
fg, tjfow comes the clearing out of
la—the bargain harvest for thrifty
We have finished invol
all odds and ends aud remni
hi;, era. We have some lit teen to eighteen Women's and Misses'
W nter Coats on hand that will be on sale now at ONE
'1 HIRD TO ONE-HALF regdto'pr'ces. The garments are the
l.v t of our fall stock and otrietb^bigh-grade goods. It vill
r nlly pay you to bny now-4w teal yeafs wear. Here's how
you save: ' f
Women's $9.00 Coats at.-..$ 5-5°
Women's *12.00 Coats at—
Women's $20.00 Coats at...
Women's $25.00 Coats at_ 14.00
Women's $30.00 Coats at.
Children's $3.50 Coats at_ $ 1 . 8 $
Children's $4.00 Coats at _ a.:
Children's $5.00 Coats at _a.;
Misses' *6.00 Coats at.
Misses' $7.50 Coats at.
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Startling Reductions on
Women's Tailored Suits
The woman who overlook this devastation of suit prices is
mining the opportunity of a lire time. Every suit is strictly
all wool and the newest style!
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Women's $35 &
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Kabli Cujl Prices
of sir
Good, Calicoes, Crash
Toweling, fjllirtg Flannel, «PiTt'a*. Ginghams, Tick
ings, Etc. dijhort .lengths flom 1 % o 10 yards to a
piece, thst are a triird 8 a a half less than
regular k
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t Sale of Mueéed Hwdherchiefs
bout three dozen slightly mussed al crumpled Handker
were used to display, will uo<go on sale at a frac
The lot eonsistsof Swiss embroidered
Prices are nearly
Hi ftftilar price«
hMMtitched effects with dainty ed«
l 20c value- at 10c; 25c valaea at 'Je; 35c values at 17c;
Mines at 30c.
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liant then filed affidavit and mol
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Bound Over.
Tb< preliminary hearing of H.
0. Walker, W. R. Bartlett and W.
0. Wilker was held Friday before
Judgy Vineyard. These are the
younf men who passed some $200
in worthless checks during the
hoiidty season. They were charg
ed with conspiracy and lodged in
jail hst week.
Tie entire day was consumed in
the '.rial and the defendants, who
wererepresented 1> V W. N. Scales,
offend no testimony, seeming
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l r i e ** r t0 l et tbe „r Ca f. e 8 J* to
the district court. . W. F. Sctarna-^
^eki, the complaining witness,
Fr »'* B'chawUon, Robert Dunlap
and Fred Leonard were among the
called by the state,
evidence,
} meyard, bound them over
to , awa,t , the act, * >n J*« co ". rt 1 -
their bonds at $250 which
tht ^ were unable to funnsh.
Open Bids.
The Elk City, Orogrande road
commissioner met here Saturday
and opened the bids submitted for
the bailding of the Salmon river
Three bids were on file: R.
H.wnrd of Rear creek, W. H. Har
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Koosk.a were the mem
berB L ,f the commise, on hereand.t
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olher member before mak.ng an
award.
Tailor Shop Sold,
Nick Dilly, who has been em
ployed by Richards & Dobuer for
some time past has purchased the
tailor business now being conduct
ed by Andrew Granstom.
employers say he is a firstclass man
aud no doubt he will continue to
hold the patronage the Granstrom
horee^hop has enjoyed.
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Great Mineral Belt to be Tap
ota* ped by Railroad
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That work will commence within
four months on a railroad that will
serve the Elk, Orogrande and Buf
falo Hump regions thus giving
transportation relief to all that
part of Idaho county, is an opinion
expressed yesterday by a prominent
mining man who was in the city.
•'I speak with information on this
subject," he said, "and if the pub
lic realized how far this important
project had been advanced they
unquestionably would be sur
prised.
When asked if the railroad in
question was that handled by
adjunct of the Union Pacific and
known as the Butte-Lewiston road,
which would provide a line up the
Middle Fork of the Clearwater, the
miuiDg man replied:
"I feel that I should not discuss
this matter further. I causay how
ever, that the knowledge that great
ore bodies, perhaps unrivalled gold
ore bodies, exist in that country
and that this will become oue of
the greatest campB of the world
when transportation is provided,
has not been limited to raining
men, butfnll investigation months
ago to that effect was made by
railroad interests through the re
ports of the best experts on the con
tinent. It would not be unreason
able that ultimately a liue extend
ing out into the mining countiy
would afford a link in making a
connection with some road on the
east side of the Bitter Roots, but
the primary object of this road will
be to tap the mining country. I
want to repeat that in my judge
ment within four month work on
such a road will he in progress."
From the same source the in
formation was given the Tribnne
that a mining deal embracing 83,
000,000 on Hump property, and
which deal as orginallv planned
was to have been cloued last Au
gust, will be closed duriDg the pre
sent winter. Some months ago, a
report was circulated that the
Sweeney interests at the Hump
had been sold for millions to the
Guggenheim people. The mining
man yesterday declined to state
whether the Sweeuey deal might
be the one referred to.
"I believe I am resonably well
posted on every mining feature of
the mining industry of Idaho
camps, and that person who does
not realize that the country is soon
(o be one of great activity ina min
ing way, is simply ignorant of the
conditions that have gradually hut
steadily and substantially crowded
forward to a point where an era of
great production is to fellow."
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Install Officers.
On last Thursday evening the
officers elect of Mizpah Rebekah
lodge No. 12, I. O. O. F. of this
city, were installed into their re
spective places. The installation
was witnessed by a large attend
ance of Odd Fellows, Rebekahs
aud their families. After the in
stallation every one enjoyed a
splendid supper. A meary time
was then had dancing the old
Virgiuia Reel, in which old and
young participated^ The officers
jor the present term are as follows:
Miss Hilda Hohans, Noble
Grand; Mrs. A. C. Launingham,
Vice Grand; Msss Lueile Hawkins,
Secretary; Mrs Nellie Murray, Fi
nancial Secretary; Mrs. Minnie
Hohaus, Treasurer; Mrs. Nancy
Cook, Mrs. Minnie Hohaus aud
Mrs. A. C. Launingham, Trustees.
The appointive officers will be
filled at the next meeting.
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Mrs. Aaron Parker entertained
ladies to the number of fourteen at
a luncheon Saturday.
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Mesdames Wilkinson and Pulse
were Friday evening hostesses.
The evening was delightfully spent
Refresh
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Resigns Position.
Young M. Costly, who has had
charge of the books of the Austin
& Wann store ever since its open
ing, resigned his position Saturday
and expects to leave this city short
ly. Just where he will locate he
has not decided. Mr. Costly is a
first-class business man and has
assisted in building up a good trade
for that firm. He has a host of
friends here who regret the step he
has taken but wish him an abun
dance of success wherever he may
locate.
First Tripin Four Years.
Gardner I. Porter of Elk City,
was a Grangeville visitor this week
it being his first trip in 4 years.
He was very much surprised at the
growth of our town and predicted
a great future for it hearafter. He
reports business in Elk City as
rapidly increasing, with many min
ing men coming in to inspect vari
ous proposition»;' some of which
will undoubtedly change owner
ship during the coming stmmer, to
the further benefit of the camp.
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Can Jump Claims After First
of Year.
Among the important bills that
the house will consider after the
holiday recess is that suspending
for the year 1907 the requirement
that $100 worth of labor shall he
done on mining claims in the
course of being perfected in Cali
fornia, Oregon, South Dakota and
Idaho, providing the claimant
or claimants shall cause to be re
corded on or before December 31,
1907, notice that they iutend in
good faith to hold and work the
claim.
Prospectors holding mining
claims in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, who have been looking to
congress to pass the bill suspending
for the year 1907 the requirement
that $100 worth of labor shall be
done on all miuing claims, are like
ly to be disappointed, according to
a late Washington, D. C., report.
The Bartlett assessment bill, it
stated, cannot he passed. The hill
introduced by Senator Teller, of
Colorado, which is similar to the
Bartlett hill, passed the senate
some time ago, but it is understood
it cannot pass the house. The fail
ure to pass such legislation means
that all mining claims upon which
the required amount of assessment
work was not done during the cal
endar year 1907, can be jumped
after January 1, 1908.
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CONTRACT »010
City's Contract With Water
Compauy not Legal.
HAD ENOUGH OF THE LAW
Council Pays Claim—Has Had
Enough Law.
The city couucil met in regular
monthly session Monday evening
and allowed the customary hills.
The event of the session was the
presentation by Mr. Jack of a hill
for $1916.66 for water rent for the
term of one year and eleven months
from the time the negotiatons for
municipal ownership of the water
system began, at the monthly con
tract price of $83.33 1-3 per month
The decision of the supreme court
fn invalidation the bond issue vot
ed bad thus left the city precisely
where it was when the first con
tract with the water company look
ing to its purchase'by the city was
made In making the last annual
appropriations for the city govern
ment provision was made for the
creation of a water fund, the reven
ues for which were to be derived
from the rents of the water system,
but as the plant was never in con
trol of the city, there is no water
fund and no other source of reven
ue available for the payment of
the water bill.
It has been urged in legal offices
that the .decision of the supreme
court in declaring the water bonds
invalid because the mayor had no
authority to enter into a contract
for any sum exceeding $ 1000 , ap
plies also to the contract executed
by Mayor Wax with the granting
of the orginal franchise to Orchard
& Jack, aud that under the court
decision the city does not owe the
water company anything,
council however, regards the bill a
just one, aud it is unlikely that
they will sanction any litigation to
contest the payment of the bill.
As was remarked by one of the
counciliueu: "The citv has been in
volved in litigation enough to
nearly pay for half the purchase
price of the water system if the
cost bad been applied to that pur
pose."
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Vollmer People Feel Jubilant
Over News
Arthur E. Clark, president of
the Bank & Trust Co., 'phoned up
from Lewiston, to Mr. Eslinger,
stating that he had roceived a wire
from J. P. Vollmer, who is in St.
Paul, to the effect that the N. P.
Railroad Co. had agreed to put ou
freight and passenger service at the
earliest date possible and that in all
probability it would be within the
uext 30 days,
superintendent hud orders to have
the rond complete i by Jan.
but he found it impossible to do so
but expects to have it completed
by the 20 th. and in all probability
as soon as the ballasting is done a
service will be inaugurated. There
is au immeuce tonnage along the
line awaiting transportation and
all shippers as well as the farmers
and business men of this 'section
will rejoice when this tonnage be
gins to move toward the larger
market ceuters.
grain begins to move out and pas
sengers are carried in on the train
we can look for Vollmer to move
forward* with great rapidity. A
great many people from all over
the prairie, within the past few
months have expressed themselves
to the effect that they intend to
make this their trading point.—Re
view.
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When once our
MEMORIAL
At the close of the regular ser
vice in the Methodist church on
Suuday morning the pastor refer
red in a feeling manner to the re
cent death of Burt L. Crosby and
introduced the following brief mem
orial service as a tribute to his
memory. The always beautiful
song, "Face to Face" was render
ed by the choir in trembling voices.
J. H. Robinson offered the fol
lowing expression of sorrow for the
one gone from us and of sympathy
for the bereaved wife and family.
"Having received the sad news
of the death of our dear brother,
Burt L. Crosby, we the members of
the Methodist Episcopal church of
Grangeville, Idaho, unite in our
expression of deep sorrow that we
shall see him no more in this life.
"God moves in a mysterious
way" and while we, looking
through a glass darkly, cannot un
derstand why one so beloved, so
useful aud so faithful is taken away
we can only remember while "pass
ing under the rod" that it is the
work of "Him who doeth all things
well."
That the sorrowing wile
may be sustained and comforted
by the Holy Spirit and that finally
we may all meet where sorrow is
unknown, ,s the prayer of this
church." This tribute of respect
to the memory of our departed
brother, aud of sympathy with the
bereaved family was most heartily
approved by a rising vote of the
whole congregation. The service
closed with an earnest prayer by
the Pastor.
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Signed:
ward Baker, Pastor;
Taylor, chairman official hoard;
J. H. Robinson, Supt. S. School;
Clem Hanna, President Ep. lea
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Rev. Ed
Hampton
Appropriate memorial services in
memory of Burt L. Crosby, whose
death at Berkley, Cal.,
tioned last week, were held at the
Odd Fellows Hall in this city Sun
day January 5, at 2:30 p. m. Rev.
Edward Baker, pastor of the M.
E.church of whicu Mr. Crosby was
an active member, had charge of
the services aud made fitting re
marks in the opening of the ser
vices after which the congregation
sang a familiar hymn.
Rev. M. L. Boozer, pastor of the
Presbyterian church read the scrip
tures and offered prayer. A male
quartette composed of Messrs. Nor
wood, Fulton, Cotton and Wilkin
son followed with a beautiful song,
after which short talks were made
by Rev. Hubbel, E A. Carpenter,
Rev. W. N. Knox, Rev. C. T. Mc
Donald and J, F. Sims. Mr. Sims
spoke feelingly of his lifetime ac
quaintance and association with
Mr. Crosby, and all the speakers
had only words of appreciation of
his life as a citizen, a business man
and a Christian.
The servions closed with another
selection by the quartette and the
benediction by Mr. Baker. The eu
tire service was a fitting trihutc^f
respect to the menlery of
waft men
during his nearly seven years of
residence in Orangeville, lived
exemplary life.
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Sad Home Coming.
I he body of the young man of
the Northern Pacific bridge crew, |
who was killed last week by a fall
ing timber, was taken home by his
father Monday of this week,
father, P. J. Murphy of Denny
Brook, North Dakota, was burden
ed with grief and stated the deceas
ed was an exemplary young man
and the family was grief stricken
when the message conveying the
sad news of his death wuh received.
He was the oldest of a family of
twelve and had left home and j
come west to assist in the care of ;
his younger brothers and sisters.
Except what was neccessary for
hi« living, he sent his money home
every week. Several weeks ago
hiH parents wrote him asking him
to return for the winter and share
the happiness of the home lie was
helping maintain. He had decided
to remain until the bridge, upon |
which lie was working, was com-!
plcted and then gladden the hearts
of fond parents by his home com
ing But death claimed him first
and now a father is sadly journey
ing east with the body of his son
and heavy gloom hangs 'ore a mod
est North Dakota home where an
ticipated pleasure has given away
to deepest Borrow.
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Rev. Knox Resigns
At an adjourned meeting of the
Baptist church held Wednesday
eveuiug the resignation of Rev.
W. N. Knox as pastor, which was
presented two weeks before,
accepted, and a call extended to
Rev. E. C. Allard of Frostburg,
Md. to the pastorate of the church.
Mr. Allard is highly recommended
and it is hoped he will accept the
call.
FOR THE
Next 30 Days
I will slaughter the prices on
every article in the store
For Cash Only
Come one and all, it is going to be a stook
I am going to close out my en
tire line of rubber goods, also b&lanoe of
oar of windows and doors
mover.
AT WHOLESALE
or I will exchange go<
No. 1 Wheat at 50c per bushel
Barley at 65c per hundred
No. 1 Oats at 75c per hundred
No. 1 Timothy Hay at $10 per ton
No.
Goods on exchange at regular prices
If you want anything in my line, this
is certainly the greatest opportunity
ever offered the people of Idaho County.
Get in line at the
Big Buffal
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Sweeny's Brother Refuses to
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j Mike Sweeny, brother of Charles
; Sweeny, owner of the Big Buffalo
land a number of other olaims is
the Buffalo Hump, arrived in this
city last night from Lewiston,
Mr. Bweeny is operating what is
known as the Camp Bird property,
on Crooked river, belowOroGrar.de
and seemed perfectly willing to
K i V e out information H to the out
| come of the Elk City District
hot when asked regarding the
Buffalo Hump country bed little to
H ay. In fact he was very reticent
and was for avoiding the subject
when ever possible,
When asked as to the reported
sate 0 f the Big Buffalo to the
Uuggeuheims he would neither
affirm or deuy the story bnt added:
oue m jght well know during theae
times of financial difficult!
selling a mining property
$3,000.000 was hardly probable.
lie stated that in his judgement
Idaho county was the greatest un*
developed mineral district in the
country. The Hump country he
stated no doubt contained MM
good mineral property but when it
would be developed ami opened me
he hesitated to say. Unllmitea
capital was necessary and no small
company could expect to accom
plish a greatdeal.
GREAT FAITH IN COUNTY
Says Idaho County Is Greatest
Undeveloped Mineral Belt
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