Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-05-07

A. +. Parker was visitor in Winona
on business the last of the week
A. II. Nau, of Cottonwood, was
county seat visitor on business the last
of the week.
For Sale-All kinds of household
furniture. Call at the house. Mrs. w.
II. V. Richards. 5O-3
F.. w. Miller of the firm of Snyder
4 Miller, left Sunday for Pasco to look
after some business matters.
W. j. Jordan, the well known
Northern Pacific Railway Company
agent, was meeting local business men
the first of the week in the interests
of his company. .eH
Ernest DeHaven, a G. H. s. graduate,
carried away first honors in the two
mile run at Moscow last week when
the University of Idaho won easily in
the track. meet with the University of
Montana.
Mrs. William Allen, Miss Vera Allen
and Miss Grace Allen leave today for
Spokane, where they will meet Mr..
Allen and continue to Seattle, where
they expect to make their home
Boise Statesman.
Night Policeman w. O. Smith is en-
joying short vacation from his official
duties and will visit Spokane and other
points before pinning on his star again.
William Stillwell is ringing curfew and
preserving municipal peace during
Smith IS absence. ,t
The Camera club is abroad in the
land. Any afternoon some of the en-
thusiasts man be seen with their kodak
under their arm starting out for short
hike between showers. Some fine mega
tives are expected at their next month
ly exhibition.
George Robertson, the Cottonwood
banker, came over Sunday to look after
business affairs. George, who resided
here for number of years, has host
OF friends who are always ready to ex-
tend hearty welcome upon the occas-
sion of his visits to the county seat
George D. Smith, manager of the 1914
Horse Show, was in Cottonwood on
business yesterday and while his stay
in the hustling westside city was brief
he found time to hang up a few horse
show lithOs and talk equine exposition
to the Cottonwood folk every minute
while there.
Camas Social Club No. met with
Mrs. r. M. Bowman 10 members being
present. A very nice lunch was served
by the hostess which was enioyed by
all. The visitors were Mesdames j. B.
Crea. Frounde, j. w. Crea, H. f. Rowe
and Miss Della Nissen. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. J. II. VonBargen
May s.
The social dance given by the local
baseball club was well attended Friday
night and was easily one of the most
pleasant dancing parties of the past
few weeks. Fuller's orchestra pro-
vided excellent music. The baseball
boys have bills out for another dance to
be given at the Schmadeka hall to-
morrow evening, Friday May 8.
J. n. Morris of the Winona section.
to close up a deal for the 800 acre
Beede ranch which he has recently
purchased. He states all the crops are
in over that way and fall wheat looks
exceptionally fine. there being every
assurance at this time for the usual BIZ
bumper crop that section is ALWAYS |
favored with.
VIII Erwin was elected to fill the |
vacancy on the city council caused by |
the resignation of H. f. Sweet at the
regular meeting of the city dads Mon
day evening Mr.. Erwin and George
ID. Smith were candidates and the vote
was so bloomin close that the mayor
had to east the deciding ballot. The
annual and quarterly reports of the city
treasurer and clerk were filed and re-
ierred TO the finance committee.
Jesse Woods, one of the prairie Is
most prominent young farmers, was in |
from his ranch, the old Christ Zbinden |
place six miles west Of town, Saturday |
trading with our merchants and trans
acting matters of business. Mr.. Woods |
who is close student of agriculture |
and livestock raising, says that his Sec
ton of the prairie has received an |
abundance of spring rains and that with |
a fair amount of dry weather for the |
next month or two we can look for |
great grain crops on the prairie this
fall.
Sheriff Eimers made a trip to Rig |
gins last week and brought back F. NJ. |
Badger and John Silver. He also |
against both Mr.. Silver and Mr.. Badger
and by having the goods on his men
was able to settle the cases without
the expense of costly trial. Silver
pleaded guilty to a charge of selling
liquor without license and Badger ad.
mitted his guilt on charge of gamb-
ling. The sheriff also picked up All
Simmons at Whitebird who will have