Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-08-27

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miss Mabel Sweet entertained
Thursday evening at a dormitory
luncheon. Guests to the num-
Der of twenty-four responded to the
invitations and most delightful
evening resulted.
Miss Grace Schmadeka enter
tanned number of young ladies
at a kensingten las Friday A very
pleasant afternoon was spent at
the conclusion of which light re.
freshments were served.
A novel entertainment was the
first anniversary celebration Of
Wendle, the baby boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hockersmith, which was
planned by his mamma last Tues
day afternoon. The afternoon
was spent IN play and prattle by
the babies and social visit by the
mothers.
AS compliment to their guest,
Miss Schultz of Sites, the Misses
Coram entertained Wednesday
evening Of last week, Progress
sive whist was the game OF the
evening and honors were given
Miss Mabel Sweet and Mr.. James
Pearson, for having made the
largest number of points during
the evenings play. The home
was decorated beautifully and
music added greatly to the en-.
chantment of the scene.
Wanted.-Six or seven cords oil
good wood. Enquire at this office.
1876
Wanted-Twenty cords 16-inch
dry fire wood. Yellow pine, red
fir or tamarack, or all three.
Address. with price, box 8, Grange
| vile. 1914
Il. E. Hepner left Monday for
Lake Creek near Resort, in which
he is interested, and will be absent
in couple of weeks to lend hand
in the cleanup process.
| 1t is reported that grain and
hay buyers from Tacoma will be
here during the coming week to
buy up the surplus crops for ship
ment outside as soou as the cars
are running.
Many of the ranchers whose
wheat fields were in the hail belt
are burning off the same and pillow :
ing the ground in preparation of
next years crop. This is goo d
scheme and will result in bumper
crops next year, thus reducing their
loss by half OF this seasons crop.
L. A. White and George Rule
OF Denver, who spent several
weeks recently at Higgins Hot
Springs, are loud in their praise of
the benefits to be derived from a
fortnight's stay They say the
living is fine and recommended the
place to those seeking rest and
recuperation.
Two of the latest improved
combined harvesters have been
running for some days past on the
big Bales & Jones ranch north of
town and thus far have given
great satisfaction. The machine
cuts, threshes and sacks the grain
as it travels through the fields,
and nothing is left but to haul and
store the sacks under shelter.
Joe Payne, who has conducted
the hotel at Cottonwood most
successful during the last several
years, has given up the same and
gone to the coast to look the
country over with view to To-
eating. Joe has given Cotton
wood a frst-class hotel and also
made plenty of money for himself.
He is a good citizen and also a
fine hotel man.
J. T. McDuffie, former
Grangeville attorney, is now To-
Gated at Standpoint in Bonner
county, Idaho, and was recently
nominated by reclamation in the
democratic convention for county
attorney. Mr.. McDuffie and
wife, nee Lucille Hawkins, were
attending the state democratic
convention ut Wallace, and had
an enjoyable time with their old
friends of the Idaho county delega-
ton. Mr.. McDuffie will make a
competent county attorney aud
the Bonner county people are to
be congratulated upon his selection
for that Office.