The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-10
KOOSKIA
(Mountaineer)


at big dinner Thanksgiving day.
Away back in the New England states
Mrs. Sarah Sargent was married when
not much more than a slip of a girl.
and with her first born, Mrs. j. w.
Hovey, herself now a grandmother, par
ticipated in the gathering. Those
present were: Mrs. Sarah Sargent. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Hovey, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. e. Parry, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Hovey. F. E. Hovey. Frank Pitt Forest
Hovey Jr., Miss Lottie Parry, Mrs.
Matte Wagerly, Master Eidon Wagerly.
a Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Palmer. Stella,
y Earl and Maud Palmer.
Miss Winnie Fitzgerald left Wednes-
& day for Ferdinand, wehere she will visit
her aunt. Miss Fitzgerald will attend
school in Charleston, Wash. before re-
turning. Miss Bessie has returned to
her old position on the Kooskia switch
board. where Miss Winnie has been
working.
Word was received here Wednesday
that Felix Corbett, one of the old time
Indians, died in Kamiah this week and
will be buried today.
While assisting Milt Long in moving
heavy refrigerator last week, Dick
Duncan hurt his back and has been laid
up as a consequence.
Guy Cleveland and wife, and Ear and
Babe Cleveland are visiting the home
place at Lowell Mr.. Cleveland will
doubtless bag some deer before his re-
turn to his business.
The masquerade ball given In the
Kooslkia Opera House Thanksgiving
night under the direction of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milt Long was one of the most
brilliant triumphs of the social season.
Many and varied were the costumes
adopted and the DISCUSSES were perfect
in every instance. Mrs. Garfield who
represented an old woman. was judged
to have represented her character best
of any and was presented with a hand
some parasol as first prize, while Mr..
Griffiths was declared to be the fun
niest in his makeup of tramp, and Sc
cured second prize. Many other char
acters were good. So good that 1t was
difficult for the judges to decide as to
the best. Mrs Charles Palmer and Mrs.
Ralph Hovey, dressed as owls, and
had everything to electric eyes to carry
out the part. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs.
Bibbs as nurses were fine, as were Mrs
Parry and Mrs. Bert Decker as sisters
OF charity. Earl Cleveland, dressed as
knight templar, won special praise
Frank Pitts had things his own way, as
the only buck Indian among a whole
bevy Of pretty little Indian maidens,
of whom Ada Hovey, Myrtle Judd and
Rose Lawson deserved special mention.
Pittman Atwood, Babe Cleveland and
Winnie Fitzgerald represented school
children, with books, satchels and
lunches, and were great. Adolph We
holdt, as an old farmer, was excellent.
Tramps galore were scattered through
out the hall, and a splendid time was
had by all of them.
The ladies of the Presbyterian club
of Kooslxia will edit and manage the
holiday number of the Mountaineer and
judging by the manner in which they
are starting this will be one of the best
special industrial edition ever produced
in northern Idaho.
Miss Matte Wagerly, of Kamiah, at
tended the masquerade ball Thanksgiv-
ing night. -
Gus Fitting is adding front porch
and otherwise remodeling his home in
Sunnyside.
Miss Mary Edwards spent Sunday
with friends in Lewiston.
Miss Sadie Queener. of Kamiah. is
visiting Mrs. j. w. Hovey
Pittman Atwood spent Thanksg' wing
at his home in Winona.
e. E. Shank and family are home
from an outing in the mountains.
Major F. A. Fem, supervisor Of the
Selway forest, has been transferred to
Missoula, Mont, where he will serve
as assistant in the division of land,
replacing a man who goes to Washing
ton, d. c., and Major and Mrs. Fem
will move to their new home next
Thursday. Charles F.. Howell, who has
been serving in the capacity of deputy
supervisor, is In charge of the Forest.
While this comes in the nature of a
promotion to Major Fem, yet his
friends cannot refrain from expressions
Of regret at his removal. He has been
SO much to the town as citizen and
patriot that his absence will be felt
greatly by all classes and conditions
Of people. He was and is essentially a
part of Kooskia. Kooskia is his home
his daughters married here and his
interests are centered here, yet those
whose lot 1t Is to serve the great gov
eminent at Washington must go where
duty calls. Supervising the great forest
Is no small undertaking, and many men
are annually employ ed by the supervisor.
especially during the fire season, and
here is where Major Fem showed his
value to Kooskia in action rather than
words. OF the 435 men employed dur
ing the fire season just closed, Major
Fem took just 81 from Spokane, 25
from Lewiston and the remaining $50
were people from Kooslxia and Vicinity.
people who would spend their money
here, educate their children here and
assist Kooskia in her upward climb.
This army of men necessitates the
hire and maintenance of $50 head of
horses in addition to that $1,000 worth
of pack saddles were secured in one
order. and $4,000. in pay rolls passed
through the state bank of Kooskia in
to the stores and places of business of
this town. Major Fem is a scholar,
reader of books and gentleman
who will do himself and his friends
proud in any mans town.
School news: Mildred Tonseth, of the
fifth grade. spent Thanksgiving al the