Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-01
FRANK WYATT SELLS 400. GILL.
BROTHERS 800.
PORTLAND MAN IS BUYER
MAY Also Secure other Herds-Other
News Of Whitebird and
Vicinity.

iS. Niu"eii, puNeT Tor the cattle
firm of kidwell Casewell of Port.
land, Oregon, was here last week.
states Whitebird dispatch, and
bought 400 head of fine beef cattle
from Frank Wyatt. He also purchas.
ed 300 head of stock cattle from Gill
Bros. who own a ranch and cattle
range near John Days. Mr.. Kidwen
went up the river from here to look
at bunch of so beef cattle belonging
to Holt 4 Rhoades, which he will pro-
badly secure. The cattle will be ship
ed to the Portland Union Stockyards
which are now handling the greater
part of the livestock shipments from
the Salmon river country.
Hal Z. Brown has returned from
Portland where he sold a carload Of
fine beef cattle at the top price of
seven cents. The cattle were handled
through the Portland Union Stock
yards. Mr.. Brown was well pleased
with the price received and also the
treatment given him by the officials
of the Portland Union Stockyards
company.
Will A. Jones passed through here
enroute to the Joseph and Doumecq
plains where he will gather up about
100 head Of cattle which he purchased
recently. The cattle were brought in
small lots from number of farmers
in that section.
q. M. McAlister, agent Of the Port
land Union Stockyards company was
here this week and visited number
of stock growers along the river as far
up as the Holt and Rhodes ranches on
Rapid river and Race creek.
Improve Planning Mill.
b. f. Aldrich has received 200 feet
of iron piping which will be used to
convey water to his planning mill. The
pipe came in sections and is being
riveted together. 1t is IS inches in
diameter and will carry a large vol
ume of water.
Building l. o. O. F. Hall.
The foundation for the new l. o. 0.
+. Hall is completed and work on the
building will be rushed as soon as ma
terial for the superstructure is deliv-
cred. The lumber was bought from
Hussman & Company at Keuterville.
Refurnish the Hotel.
Landlord Broughman, of the White
bird Hotel, has just refurnished his
hotel with complete new outfit of
furniture. The traveller can now have
all the comforts of home at this pop
ular hostelry.
The livestock condition is very sat
isfactory to growers. The grass is
still green due to the abundant rains
all spring and to date.
Will Build Breakwater.
The majority of the subscribers to
the Fourth of July celebration fund
met at the Bank yesterday and decid-
ed to transfer their subscriptions to q
fund for the purpose of constructing
a substantial rip-rap on the water
front. Chas. Wilson, Ed. c. Smith and
John Nevin were appointed as com.
mittee to handle the fund and direct
the work. 1t is estimated that about
four or five hundred dollars will be
required to properly complete the job,
as it is the intention of the committee
to put in a substantial breakwater.
The breakwater is to be 400 feet
long and will be double log crib
filled with rock. The crib will be se-
curely anchored and will be set down
below the bottom of the stream. Hog
wire will be placed in the bottom of
the crib which will hold the rock in
case the wall is ever undermined by
spring freshets.
Married at Grangeville.
Tom Shillam of Joseph went out to
Grangeville Wednesday where he was
married to a young lady who had just
arrived from England. Mr.. Shillam 3
mother and three sisters accompanied
the bride. Tom has been in the J0-
seph section for some three years and
has a good home prepared for the
reception Of the bride. There are sew
eral young fellows around here who
wouldn t mind much if their own
mothers and sisters were just arriving
from England, il their coming meant
so much as it did in Tom g case. s