Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-19

Wilbur Newman, who has been very
sick boy, at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Newman, in this
city, is steadily improving and is able
to be out Of bed a goodly portion of
the time.
James Aram, the Joseph stockman,
drove out bunch of 30 hogs from his
Joseph ranch to the one on the prairie,
where he will feed them for some time
before disposing of them. 1t was an
excellent looking bunch and means good
money for the Joseph. "More hogs
more money! should be the slogan of
that isolated section.
G. J. Wright made flying business
visit to the county seat this week TO
attend the Masonic lodge and look after
other business. Gus is handling the i'm
'plement line here for the Miller people
at Grangeville this year, taking the
place of County Commissioner Rice who
is on his Slate creek homestead, and
reports that this business is picking up
wonderfully.
r.. Christensen was visitor from
the Joseph yesterday to attend meet
ing of the directors of the Salmon
River State bank and dropped into the
job of meeting the postal officer who
will be at Sites Saturday evening.
There is no man in the river section
more conversant with the real mail
conditions and more able to present
sent them than is Chris, and if he is
not to get favorable action, no one will.
F. z. Taylor Wednesday sold his big
team of mares to Pipes & Pinnell of
higgins for $500. The team is to be
used as a logging team at the mill of
that up-river firm. X. F. Pinnell was
town from Higgins on that day to get
the team.
Attorney J. NJ. Gilmore and AL Tai
kington were business visitors from the
county seat Sunday and Monday and
went up to the Roby bar to look after
some matters of business.
Chas. Albin in the upper river section,
Homer Newman of Whitebird and sur.
rounding territory, and Saxby Boles in
the Plains country, are the deputy as
SCISSORS as announced by County Asses
sor H. Rothwell.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Fred
Rice yesterday, and an excellent at
tendance was had.
Mrs. Leo Brust was passenger up
river today to join her husband who is
ranching on the Little Salmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Swartz were
Grangeville visitors this week, attend.
ing session of the Eastern Star.
Phi Brown and the Vandeburgh boys
went up to Lucille Wednesday to start
work on the new school house across
the river from Lucille.
Mark Robinson of the firm of A. w.
Robinson & Son of Grangeville. came
down from the county seat yesterday
TO do some painting and paper hanging.
-'S 0O'Siui COHlTdCUS on Ddn0 and
will be here for couple of weeks.
Geo. Bales was in town for some time
this week on business.
Joe Dickson was down from the
Crooks Corral country this week on
business.
Rev. Ford preached at the Deer Creek
school house last Sunday morning to a
goodly audience.
Mrs. N. L. Broughman and daughter
Mrs. Harvey Thompson, were Grange.
vile visitors this week.
Sherman Sly this week made a trade
of his Whitebird residence pronertv
now occupied by Frank Warden, to
Wsliace Jarret for the latter's ranch
on Skookum Chuck Flats. The ranch
is 100 acres and is all fenced and has a
good orchard. There is some 60 acres
on the place already broke out and 30
more can be placed in cultivation.
sherm has been working at the Shell
Deimage place the past winter, and
next week expects to take up resi-.