The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-15
COTTONWOOD
'(Chronicle)

(Chronicle)
The First National bank and the
Cottonwood Mercantile Co., showed
their progressive spirit this week by
installing fine sanitary drinking foun-
tain in front of their places OF bust
ness
Mrs. c. r. Mcdonald and daughters,
Esther and June, came down from Spo-
kane late last week and spent several
days visiting here at the Greenough
home and with friends in Grangeyille.
Several automobiles loaded with cele-
bration enthusiasts from Vollmer and
other Lewis county points got stuck
in the mud near the Henry Uhllng
farm southeast of town Tuesday eve
ming when returning from Grangeville
and had quite a time getting into
town. They ran into piece OF newly
worked road just as the storm struck
them and had to get out and put on
chains and help each car through and
the male passengers were pretty badly
plastered with Camas prairie soil by
the time they reached town.
Henry Bosse cut his first crop of
alfalfa for this season at his farm
west of town late last week and is
reported to have secured an exception
ally fine yield of fine, clean hay, the
value OF which viii show up strong in
his cream checks next winter.
An automobile belonging to Thomas
Wren owner of the big farm at Dem
yer, caught fire near the Simon slaugh
ter house east of town Saturday eve
ming and was pretty badly damaged be-
fore the flames could be extinguished.
The fire is believed to have started
from leaky gasoline pipe. The car
was being driven by J. H. Grossly
when the accident happened and was
later placed in Fred Berscheid's shop
for repairs
Mrs Harry Billow and little daugh-
ter left Wednesday for their home in
Alberta after visiting here for some
six weeks with the lady's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. N. Huffman, near
Greencreek.
Tony Tackle and Albert Pennecard
returned late last week from Montana
and say the crops are looking better
up there than they are on the prairie.
Tony win move his family up there
to reside this fall or next spring.
Fred N. Shepherd came up from Lew
a week or two on the prairie renewing
iston Monday evening and will spend
old acquaintances and escaping from
the neat OF tnc lOWtT COuhtFy. hiIS.
Shepherd came up a couple Of days
later and has been visiting this week
at the Matthiesen home.
A party of Vollmer and Ferdinand
autoists were caught in the rain Tues
day evening on their return trip from
Grangeville and were forced to lay over
here until the next morning before pro-
ceeding homeward. Those in the party
were: Mrs w. Il. Markell, Mrs. l.. J.
Esslinger and daughter. @. A. Elliott
and wife, e. M. Bronson, A. ID. Greg
DRY, DR.. and Mrs. Burke, F. Walker,
Miss z. Ware, Mrs. r. s. Ralstin
and Elmer Ralstin, of Vollmer, G. r.
Manring, r. r. Hamill and sister, Hazel,
and Percy Craig OF Ferdinand.
The big camp meeting at Winona
is to begin on Sunday. June "a and run
for three weeks. Evangelist Beach, with
Evangelist Singers Webb and wife, will
conduct these meetings. Free wood,
water and pasture. Good camping
grounds All are welcome.
b. F. Taylor was in town Monday
from across the river on his way to
Grangeville to take in the celebration.
Enoch Crosby and family came In
late last week from Leland, where they
stopped to visit with the formers par
ents for a couple of weeks.