Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-10-03
sA1MoN RIVER NEWS ITEMS
.rn reports Two Big Sheep Deals
Personal Items.

w A. Shatzer will start two teams
20 delivering hay to town next week.
No has about 100 tons contracted to be
delivered this fall and early winter.
NJ. Glatigny has some Of the finest
cranes at his place here in town that
one could well find any place. They are
mostly of the Concord variety and are
hearing heavily. The fruit is large and
of flavor not surpassed any place.
A bear killed COW belonging to John
Doumecq last Sunday. The depreda-
t;on was committed on the ridge just
above Shell Delmage's place. That bear
hunting will be popular sport in these
parts this fall is promised if the num-
her of the animals reported act as any
incentive to get the hunters out.
Louis J. Swarts who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Swarts,
here this summer, left yesterday for
Portland where he will again accept
employment with the w. B. Glafke Co.,
prominent commission merchants of
that city. Louis has been engaged in
that business in Portland for the past
nine years.
Wilson & Gregory have contracted
with John Hadorn to deliver lumber for
a 55-foot addition at the rear Of their
saloon building to accommodate the pool
and billiard tables and the bowling
alley which they now have in the Pas
time. They expect to commence work
on the building at an early date.
GA. Richey, one Of the old timers on
the Salmon river, arrived with his wife
and two sons yesterday from Drew
sey, in Harvey County, Oregon, where
they went from here year ago last
May. They came overland by way of
weiser and Meadows and report an ex-
cellent trip. They are at present Wis
iting with their daughter, Mrs. Jerry
vandeburg.
A United States Geological Survey
party arrived in town the latter part
Of last week after having surveyed and
mapped the river from Golf down to
the mouth of the creek. They have been
building a boat at the mouth Of the
creek this week and will adopt that
method Of transportation from here to
the Snake river. The party is in charge
of G. L. White and is composed Of a
party Of four young men from Weiser.
0. G. Taylor was in charge Of the wagon
and commissary to this place.
> Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris have re-
turned from Grangeville where they
have been combining business and pleas
ure the past week, visiting friends there
and attending district court where Mr..
Harris had a case against Mrs. Martha
Woods to obtain title to the Calkins
place which he bought from Mrs. Mile
Calkins. Judge Steele laid the matter
over to the next term Of court waiting
an order from the probate court de-
handing the transfer of the deed. Mr..
and Mrs. Harris will leave Saturday for
Spokane where Mrs. Harris has prop.
erty. They will attend the fair there
before returning.
G. J. Hall this week sold $4,000 head
OF lambs to Fry & Company and the
oarsten Packing Company Of Seattle.
The price received was $500 q head.
he also sold carload Of mutton sheep
at 4 cents. The sheep are all to be de-
hvered at Fem on October 8.
This is one Of the best sheep deals
made for some time and is doing much
TO put heart into the business.
Another big deal, it - said, has been
closed this week, by which Mrs. Eva
Garfield has become sole owner Of the
holdings Of the Salmon River Livestock
Company. This deal is big one and
places Mrs. Garfield among the big
sheep owners of the state.
All this year the sheep business has
oeen improving and with the higher
price for wool and the better price Of
mutton as a consequence Of the high
pfice Of beef and pork the sheep men
are quite optomistic.