Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-10-16
Cottonwood

(From the Chronicle.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Minis left Tues
day morning for visit with relatives
at coast points.
j. l.. Gardner left last evening for
Grangvlle and will spend several days
at the power plant on the Clearwater
connecting up the two big dynamos so
they can be operated at the same time.
Otto Alchmayr practically closed
deal this week for the purchase of
Martin Wirrers 105-acre farm north
east of town for $75 an acre. Mr.. Wir-
rer will remain here for some time but
later contempates a trip either to
California or the old country. He has
not yet decided where he will locate
next.
The wet weather this week has been
highly appreciated by the farmers and
will be of great benefit in starting the
fall sown grain and putting the ground
in shape for fall blowing. However,
the snowy caps on the low lying noun
tans speak strongly of an early winter
and unless several weeks of good
weather prevail but little fall blowing
and seeding will be accomplished.
Ed. Sonnen brought in a monster 50
pound pumpkin to this office Tuesday
which insures many juicy pumpkins pies
for We scribe later on. The pumpkin
was grown by Mr.. Sonnen on his farm
near Rocky Butte north of town.
Will Plat and Will Jones were in
town Wednesday from across Salmon
river and Informed us they have about
$50 head of cattle on pasture out on
the prairie which they will ship as soon
as prices pick up a trfle. Mr. Plat |
says the weather this fall has been too
dry to make good grazing and feed will
be scarce unless more rain falls soon.
H. II. Nuxoll, president of the Ger |
man State Bank, purchased the resi- |
dence property Of F. M. Snyder in |
Charleston Tuesday for $1,000 and will |
side during the winter. He will pro-
baby maintain a winter home in
Charleston in the future returning to Cot |
tonwoOd with his family each summer
to spend the warm months in the higher
altitude.
Mrs. Laura Stuber, who has been
visiting here for some time with her
sister, Mrs. James Blackburn, and /
friends, left yesterday for her home
near Seattle.
William Kelsey, brother of Frank
Kelsey, arrived in the city late last
week from Los Angeles, Cal, and has
accepted position at the HOene hard
ware store.
The approaching marriages Of Peter
Schubert and Miss Katie Kaufman and |
Alois Boxletner and Miss Fannie Gels
were announced for the first time Sun
day at the Catholic church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holdenried, parents of
Mrs. August Schroeder, arrived here
Wednesday evening from Wisconsin |
and will visit here for some time with |
the Schroeder family and with their |
other daughter, Mrs. VIM. Buettner near
Keuterville. 1t has been more than
twenty years since Mrs. Schroeder last |
saw her parents and their meeting was
a most pleasant ont.
The Joseph Kaufman family returned |
by auto from Lewiston Wednesday |
where they had been attending the fair |
and visiting with friends. They found |
the roads pretty sloppy on the home
trip and their car was well spattered |
with mud when they reached town.
Sam Goldstone was in the city We'd |
nesday from Lewiston meeting old |
friends and collecting rents Sam saws |
he finds time hanging heavy on his
hands since selling his clothing store
down at the river city and is liable to |
buy, sell or trade most anywhere in
order to keep busy. He still has
warm spot in his heart for Cottonwood |
and says Camas Prairie people do not |
realize what a favored section they re-
side in.