The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04
lilo, r. r. d. No. 2

few evenings ago which was very
much enjoyed by those who were q
fortunate to get bid-and a biz
meant their presence. When tn
party dispersed they we're singing,
THE squirrel is pretty bird. b.
has bushy tail,
BE steals old massa's wheat and corn
and husks il on rail" etc.
The writer regrets that he was over
looked in the list of eligibles.
We made mention a short time ago
that Assessor Kaufman came 10 take
our measure in financial way, and
our condition has haunted him ever
since and sleep, something foreign
to him until the other day he brought
US big load of hay. OF course, We
nov are enabled to all chew hay.
The Cabbage Flat ball team will
play the Vollmer aggregation Sun
day Of this week and we would adj
wise everyone who is lover of the
National game 10 be present as nei-
Their team thus far has found team
that they can whip, but one or the
other viii meet their Waterloo Sun
day-f they don't lie.
Harry Dundas. q patron of this
route departed last week to file on
half section of the orange belt land
in Montana. Harry says the win
ters are too long and cold in this
country, and bis system requires a
warmer climate.
A. T. Davis of District No. S is
busy with the roads every day now
and is getting them in FIRST class
condition. It won't be long until all
the roads under his supervision will
be in ship-shape to make joy rides
worth while.
Mrs. George Colbert and family
departed Friday for an extended
visit with friends and relatives in
Oregon. Their frst stop viii be at
Pendleton and thereafter will go to
the Willamette valley. They will
probably be absent the greater part |
of the summer.
Last Friday the mail Hunky took
from the mail box of Chas. Will
Jams the biggest bunch of letters
that he ever took from any box since
the route starsed-2s In number.
The cancellation from this box holds
the record. Charley is full-blood-
ed Nezpercer by birth.
Probably the biggest excitement
that has existed on Route No. Q,
for many day, and which would
make mining and oil excitement look
like miniature strike was unearthed
during the past several days when a
real estate shark who has found a
large tract Of land in the Bitter
Root Mountains in Montana, 10000
feet above sea level and surrounded
by timber, where oranges, lemons,
bananas, melons, tomatoes, and
otner tropical fruits can be raised
In great abundance veritable
Garden of Eden, heretofore supposed
o be barren waste. Several good
PATRONS Of the route have given II
,ut that they are about tired Of
'aising wheat, and il is supposed the
act Of their absence from home sug-
yests that they have swallowed the
ihark's bait aud have invested,
vhich again brings fresh to our mind
ne quaint and homely saying-the
DOL and his money soon part.
Eden Kittrell is busying himself
hese days overhauling the telephone
es of the several farmers systems
n this vicinity.
We havn't seen the phys of cur
,ood friend J. M. Cooper for several :
lays and are afraid he has met with :
oul play at one of those kissing bees 9
where he has been employed to drag t
hairs over dried cat in /
estine strings. $
Thos. Moriarity is still busy putt t
ing in his crop. BE says some of
lis neighbors will be surprised when !
hey tind that he has been planting q
lis fall crop instead Of the spring /
'rop. L