The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-04-23

Word was received this week of the |
serious condition OF Fred II. Mckenzie. |
formerly OF this place who has been
hVlng in Pasco for the past four years. |
he has a complication of diseases ne
eessitating special treatment and he
was taken to the soldiers home at
orting. Wash. that he might have bet
ter care Fred served in the Spanish
war.
4 special train containing railroad Of
ficials, pulled in here early Monday
morning and after an hour or SOS rest
returned down the line. The officials
only said 'howdy" and goodbye" They
seemed to be somewhat exercised over
the outlook for trouble with Mexico and
teleGraphed while here for information
as to the exact status of things. the
returns from which were not overly
cheering
John Coram, it is understood has or
dered new Ford auto and win soon
be gasohning it over Camas Prairie
/ looking after his ranch interests which
are quite extensive. Time was when
Mr.. Coram like others of the old timers.
thought a quick moving pack horse was
a pretty good and expeditions means of
/
Ne have to change with them-that is
what is called progress.
Dave Ousterhaut. a former pioneer OF
this county and school mate of James
Surridge way back in Michigan was in
the city last week from his home near
kendrck, Idaho. calling on n number of
his old time friends In this vicinity.
! Mr. Ousterhaut was a messenger for
Uncle Sam during the Indian war and
is said to have carried the first report
| of the Indian depredations out from
Warren. He had not visited this sec
tion for something like 80 years
Harry Dobner and John Drown left
last Saturday morning for Montana to
begin their three years residence upon
their homesteads, and Dave Wall and
Bill Wright followed them on Monday.
They are not taking their families with
them at present but will wait until they
get houses built and other conveniences
for them to 90 to. The Globe will keep
the boys posted on home doings in their
absence, which we hope Will not extend
beyond the period required by the law.
W. c. Schaefer of the Savings and
Trust company bank, has rented the W.
II. Hill property. in the south part of
town and will be given possession soon.
Walter is now at Cambridge, $50 miles
south of here. where he and b. Gustad
are putting in new electric plant, and
Mrs. Hill and sons will join him there
at the close of the school term here.
Until that time Mrs. Hill will be with
her mother, Mrs Nancy Jones-Cook.
w H. V. Richards returned last Fri
day from Montana where he and his
brother in law, Jim Orr, went recently
land hunting. They took claims some
eight miles from Roy, and Mr.. Orr re-
manned over there to take necessary
steps in the way of improvements, while
II Mr. Richards returned to attend to his
affairs here and will remain here until
next fall, when he will make actual set
tlement on the land. The land they Sc
cured had been covered up by parties
and they dug 1t out of the records.
: Mr.. and Mrs C. F. Brown reached
home last Friday from Los Angeles
} Calf, where they went last fall t
J spend the winter, and were overjoyet
to once more set foot on Camas Prairie
soil Mr.. Brown, who has been in Thu
, section pretty nearly ever since 1t frs
. begun says there is no use TALKING
about weening him. it simply cannot b.
done There may be more SUNSHINE
some places than here, but there is NJ
such water, no such ozone, no suci
mountain scenery, no such soil-and tn
people suit him. What more can on
r ashland expect to get in one section
John Nevins as attorney for the de
PENDANT and Charlie Rice, Mike Deasy
J. A. MCGEE as witnesses, all of Whit
Bird, and Fred LYDIA, of Freedom, cam
up from the Salmon river country Tues
day evening to appear before A. S. An
t derson, notary public, in the adjustmen
of the states claims against the gov
eminent in the Ridley placer minin
property. 1t was necessary that tn
n mineral status of the property be estab
lished by competent evidence that tn
state might secure lieu land instea
in it's settlement with the national gov
= eminent. A. S. Hardy also appeare
as attorney for the Ridley interests.