Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
The Weeks News From
Salmon River Country


Home kettle rendered lard at the /
City Meat Market. 12-4
Mrs. Sam Robinson and family visit
ed with friends here the fore part of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dearl Price of Grange
vile were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. b. @.
Davis Tuesday.
| Rev. j. A. Smith left on Tuesday S
stage for Spokane to attend the session
of the Columbia river conference.
G. P. Culley has rented the Sam jones
ranch north of town and will move his
family to that place Immediately.
Mrs. Arthur Overman of Spokane and
family were visiting with friends in
White Bird several days this week.
Lloyd Curtis of higgins who is herd
ing sheep for G. J. Hall in the Seven
Devils country killed a large bear last
week.
The Mothorn family left this after
noon for their ranch on the divide
where they will remain some time can
ming fruit.
Neva Davis who has been visiting
with relatives in Grangeville for several
weeks returned home preparatory to
taking up school work.
Clark Jillison left Tuesday afternoon
for Asotin, Washingtos where he was
called by the sudden and dangerous
illness of his aged father.
Flossie Ripley who has been employ
ed for some months in the home of
Charley Wilson returned to her home
Sunday on Doumecq Plains.
family by the name of Neil from
Iowa have been visiting the home of F..
T. Taylor and John Taylor. They left
Tuesday afternoon for their eastern
home.
Frank Morris and family of Lewiston
are visiting at the home of A. l.. Don
aldson. Mr.. Morris is identified with
, the R. C. Beach Mercantile Co. of Lew
iston.
Isaac Zehner and party who has been
fishing on Boulder creek passed thru
town Monday enroute home and report
+. having fine time and catching plenty
5 of fish.
! Joe Swisler went out to the county
q seat Monday to testify in the contest
case of j d. Daubenspeck and Jake
. Wilson for possession of the Dauben
g speck homestead.
J. Mrs. John Ashby of Slate creek il
reported i'll at this time with disease
. which appears to be throat and lung
t trouble Mr.. Ashby is planning to dis
o pose of his ranch in the near future
and remove to Arizona.
: The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il
Legbandt living across the river die'
IS of infantile paralysis Friday of las
# week. Funeral services were held TO
the child Saturday and interment wa
: made at the White Bird cemetery.
| J. G. Wright the local land commits
sioner suddenly vanished from the low
few days ago, and altho we hav
shifted around considerable we can no
find his trail. We surmise howeve
that he has gone to the mountains wit
his cattle and will return in few day
Leo Freidenrieh and family who hav
been visiting on the Doumecq Plain
with Messers. Cochran, Shinn, Welle
and others returned home this wee
after a pleasant sojourn. Mr.. Freidel
rich was enthusiastic over the Doumec
country stating that is was the mo-
prosperous section in the state of Idah
H. b. Zerr the White Bird barber
accommodating unique and curious &C
: lection of antique arms which embelli'
the walls of Harry's tonsorial parloI
: Among the collection is an Evans haI
!. merless breach loading carbine whi'
0 was the first hammerless arm ey
. manufactured and was patented in 1877
4 Another is a Springfield fire pie
!; which was used in battle with the /
t / dams near Thompson IS ranch in t
4 early 70s, and which was not fou1
e till about ten years ago. The ancie
s blunderbuss fired a cartridge trii
t smaller than Schlitz beer bolt
Harry also has big conglomeration
Istilettoes, bowie knives, etc. And t
il interior of the shop resembles muset
. or miniature arsenal.