Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-11
COTTONWOOD

good many complain of shortage in
help. The yields are reported as
fairly good, except as to late spring
grain which is reported light.
There are considerable hogs coming
to market although the hog market
season is not fairly commenced.
There are lots of hogs in the country
and as the prices are good there will
will be plenty of money in circulation
the coming fall and winter.
A. G. McKinnon, our former
warehouse man, sold a nice bunch of
ten hogs, Monday, his own raising,
which brought him a nice sum Of
money He raised them in yard
near the warehouse.
We were wrongly informed in last
week item as to the nuns taking a
part in trying to extinsuish the fire
on Cottonwood butte. The convent
is at a distance from the butte so they
took no part in the effort to suppress
it.
Rev. Conrad Frowin, Abbot of the
Monastery at Conception, Nodaway-
county, Missouri, has been here visit
ing the Catholic clergy of Cottonwood
and other points for several days. He
preached in the parrish church last
Sunday the sermon being part Eng
lish and part German. He is a man
of perhaps eighty years and well pre-
served for one Of his age.
The village marshal was fined five
dollars one day last week by Judge
Jaques, at Grangeville, for assault
committed on one of our Cottonwood
citizens. Seems that carrying star
is no protection to wrong doing.
Fire in the timber near keuterville
has again broken out in three places
Tuesday two or three ranch homes
We're threatened. Many residents are
out fighting the fire.
Rev. Geo. Pease, pastor Of the NJ
f. church of Cottonwood for some
time, preached his farewell sermon
last Sunday and has removed to Nez
Perez. Report has it that Cottonwood
people did not give him proper sup
port
b. p. Duffy and his grandson were
over to Ferdinand Sunday afternoon
and had narrow escape from acct
dent while returning. just as they
were passing under bridge four
miles north of town the passenger
train came full speed over the bridge
and the team, almost crazy, made "A
wild run for quarter of mile be-
fore being checked up. Good lines
and firm hand keeping the team on
the beaten track were all that saved
them.
Walter Reed and wife returned
Friday night from Asotin, Wash,
where they have been visiting for a
few weeks
O. b. Travis unloaded big en-
CINE here Friday for J. {. Gentry te
be used on combide outfit which
Mr.. Gentry is running this year.
j. A. Schultz formerly of this plac,
but now of Lewiston was in town OIL
business Saturday.
Mrs. J. NJ. Broker returned Fri
day evening from a two weeks visit
with her parents at Asotin
Mrs. Elster Howell received a tele
gram Thursday announcing the deatl
of her nephew Jimmy Rhoades al
Boville. He was sleeping in the cal
of his engine which was on sidetracL
when another train ran into his en-
CINE killing him instantly.
S. c. kurdy left Sunday morning
for Walla Walla on a business trip.
w. G. Brust one of our leadins
merchants and Miss Dora McGuir,
were married Sunday afternoon a
the home Of the brides parents nea1
keuterville, both are well known
having lived here many years ane
have host of friends who wish then
every happiness. They left Monda,
morning for a honeymoon trip to tn,
coast.
Fred Mckinney and wife of Grange
vile We're over Sunday visiting a.
the home of his brother r. F. Nc
Kinney.
+. G. Dunn Of the Gilbert Hun
Co., of Walla Walla is in town un
loading new separator to replac,
the one belonging to Z. +. Grune
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