The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-31
COTTONWOOD
(ehronicIe)

Ell Ingram was in town last Friday
from Grangeville for a few hours.
Joe Kelsch returned Saturday even
ing from BassaDo, Alberta, and will
visit at Greencreek for some time.
Arthur and Lester Rice came home
late last week from the Moscow Uni
versity to spend the holidays.
John Albers came In late last week
q ON Fort Benton, Mont. and win
spend the holidays here with his
parents.
DR.. Orr went to Spokane late last
week to met his wife on her return
Il Up from an extended visit with rela-
tves In Minnesota.
| Mrs. r. S. Curiess and daughters
came ups from Lewiston late last week
IN spend the holiday season at their
! farm north of town.
The mercury dropped to four degrees
below zero Monday night--the coolest
weather we have experienced as yet
this winter.
| II. "A. Randall has been putting up ice
this week from the Simon pond. The
ice ID almost foot thick and of extra
| fine quality
| Idaho county came in for some more
h onoI last week when Il. s. Sweet
was chosen president of the North
west Livestock Association at Lewis
ton for the ensuing year.
| DIR. w. F. Orr left this Crhursday)
morning for Spokane and win probably
start home tomorrow with a fine 81
fcrse power Buick 1915 roadster which
he purchased for his own Christmas
present.
/ Sam Crawford came over from Grange
vile Wednesday to visit his brother
and old friends for day or SO. Mrs.
Crawford and son are visiting her
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Robertson,
at the county seat during the holiday
81 asoh.
j Riley Rice purchased a fine Short
Horn bull at the Lewiston stock show
last week for $3.50. The animal was
raised by ]. HI. McCroskey. OF Sprague,
Wash, and Mr.. Rice will use him to
head his herd, which contains some
OF the best animals of that breed in
this part of Idaho.
The play given last night at the
Odd Fellows hall by the High school
students drew q nice crowd and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present. The
various parts were well presented and
showed no mean talent on the part
of those in the cast. as well as care
ful training by the instructor.
Mrs. r. A. Minis returned Sunday
evening from accompanying her mother
to Ridhland, Wash. The latter had
come here for q short visit but was
taken suddenly i'll with asthma and
had tp he taken to a lower climate
at once. Mrs. Joe f. Kaufmann also
accompanied her mother to Richland
and will remain there indefinitely.
The absence Of electric lights Is
causing many of our merchants to
think seriously OF installing gasoline
sy stems In their places Of business. The
lack BIZ lights has proven serious
drawback to the holiday trade, to say
nothing of the inconvience occasioned
lty having to dub around with smoking
lamps and candles.
ST. Michaers Monastery is now re-
oeiving daily weather forecast from
POI tland and beginning Wednesday
this forecast will be posted each morn
ing, except Sundays and holidays. at
the post office. This will be Of much
benefit to our people who can in future
see each morning how the weather viii
be for the next twenty-four hours.
The basket ball games played here
last Friday night between the boy and
qirl teams Of the Ferdinand and Cot
tcnwooh High schools resulted In a
victory for both OF the local teams,
the boys winning by score of IA to
IL and the girls by a score Of. to 0.
Both games were holly contested and
some good playing was done on both
sides. Return games will be played at
g later date.
The lack Of electric power has put
the flour mill. planning mill and nume-
rous smaller plants hereabouts out of
commission for the past two weeks and
from present indications we may not
expect any betterment OF this condi-
tion for some time to come. The gen.
eral public has taken the matter quiet
" so far but is liable to put Up a
strenuous kick unless the owners OF
the electric plant get busy soon and
! put their power plant into shape to
| escape REPETITION Of such tie-ups in
future years.
Arthur Mundt was in town Tuesday
from near winona and dropped in to
advance his subscription another notch.
He has just completed nice 5-room
. house and barn on the large tract
of Indian land he Is farming west OF
the wihona church and said he would
: be able to occupy his new home by
8 Christmas. This accounts for the many
I large loads OF lumber his teams have
: been hauling out within the past few
+ weeks. and Arthur says that instead
E Of camping wherever his hat was off
d as he has done for the past severa
{ years. he win now have a home Of his
d own while his lease lasts at least.
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