The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-03-21

seven miles vest of Nezperce.
They we're among the early settlers
and their many friends roget their
departure.
llD. L. Morgan. the hog buyer
was Nezperce visitor the forepari
Of the week. Mr.. Morgan shipped
two car loads of hogs from Culdesac
about two weeks ago and has two
cars contracted at 7c which he will
ship from Peck April ist. Good
hogs arc very scarce and some buy
ers arc paying S7.i0 per hundred
which is the highest price ever paid
on the prairie.
"The Senator's Daughter" by the
Nezperce Dramatic Class. under the
management Of S. N. Curtiss. last
Monday night was perhaps the best
amateur production ever given in
Nezperce. The audience was large
and appreciaiive and the splendid
talen, Of this city certainly covered
themselves with laureis. Each
seemed 10 be especially adapted to
his or her place in the caste and the
whole performance vas in perfect
harmony and without break.
~ki the primary held in the CONNER
cial club rooms Monday evening a
citizens ticket for councilmen was
nominated as follows: (. L. Parker,
c. w. Felt. N. B. Miller, NJ. D. De-
Monde and Chancey Wallace. The
meeting vas we'll attended, there
being about rs voters present. The
emblem adopted. was "the" turkey.
Three additional noninatiors have
been filed with the city clerk as
follows: DR.. ]. II. Lewis. c. F.
Thomas and John Lauby. The
election will be held Tuesday. April
2nd.
II AT The last meeting Of the hremen
il was decided to purchase thirty-one
shirts for the members Of the diff
ferent companies. They will be red
flannel for the firemen and blue
flannel for the chiefs. Each com
pany will be designated by white
letters across the breast the chem
ical engine being &C. E." hook and
ladder, 'sH. L." Hose cart No. l,
"No. l." Hose cart No. 2, "No. D."
A committee was appointed to ar
range for a stag, smoker, play or
some other attraction, an announce
ment of which will be made in the
Herald as soon as the committee
reports.
ID. B. Richardson. of Helix, Or,
arrived here last Friday and expects
10 return home Saturday or Sunday.
He Is the heaviest stockholder of the
Nezperce Machine Works and his
purpose here at this time is in con-
nection with some important changes
in the management of the company.
lanes McCorkle, who has so ably
managed the business sinceits organ
ization, has retired, though he still
holds his interests in the company.
Eph Nelson is now the manager and
no business should suffer under the
direction of so able superintendent.
The company's sawmill, which was
recently established on the Joe
Foster place about eight milesnorth-
east Of Nezperce has been sold to T.
I. Engelhorn, who viii operate II in
The future. The consideration of the
sawmill deal is said to have been
$1,000.
awhile attempting to ford Lawyers
Canyon creek at the Stevenson cross
ing yesterday afternoon about 5 100
Steve Robinson, proprietor of the
Home Restaurant, came near losing
his life. He had been to Cotton
wood and was returning home when
the accident occurred. While the
warm rains had swollen the stream
till It was a raging torrent, Mr..
Robinson drove fearlessly into the
current without anticipation of its
depth. The team, no doubt, would
have crossed in safety had not the
swift waters forced them down below