Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-12-30

Alva Rhett of John Day was trans
acting business in White Bird Tuesday
Mrs. Reed of the Pittsburg cou ntrv
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Alta
Mothorn.
Virgil Remington of Grangeyi,le. was
visitor in White Bird Thursday of
this week.
Dora Mattox and Mrs. Frank TIA ylor
were passengers on Wednesday, stage
for Grangeville.
For Sale-SO head of hogs for par
ticulars address j. c. Daubenspeek
WRite BRO, Idaho. 20-4
Miss Iva Peterson left on Saturday s
stage for Portland where she will suend
the mondays visiting with her parents
Leland Thompson, who has been do
ing contract work for Tom Pogue at
a point above Lucille has returned to
White Bird
Messers Charley and Ray Shinn of
Garfield accompanied by Mrs. Shinn
visited with friends in White Bird
late last week.
Mrs. Emma Holden came down from
her home on the Joseph Plains and will
visit for several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Wyatt.
Postmaster "Cal' White of Higgins
who had been visiting Spokane and
outside points passed thru town on Sat
urday's stage enroute home
For Sale-20 excellent blue geese at
IS cents apiece. Four full blooded
bronze turkeys at So per head. Wilbur
Vanwey, White Bird, Idaho. 1913
Mistaking his foot for a chopp ping
block, Ray Davis last week whacked
his foot with an ak, and is hobblinp
around this week on crutches. The in
jury is not serious.
Chris" Jensen of the Joseph Plains
country was in White Bird Tuesday,
coming down to attend the funeral ser
vices of his old friend, j. j. Reming-
ton. Mrs. Jensen was also in town last
week.
The Christmas dance given at Cone s
hall Friday evening was very largely
attended, about 80 tickets being sold
by the management. Mrs. Matte Jill
SON served delicious supper to the
dancers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Zerr of Repub-
lie, WASH, arrived in White Bird Fri-
day evening and will spend the holiday
season visiting with their sons, H. B.
and Francis Zerr. Mr. Zerr has until
recently been engaged in the retail har-
ness and saddlery business in Republic.
This is the last week of the open
saloon for White Bird. The place of
business now occupied by Charles Viii
son will remain open as a soft drink
establishment with eating house in the
rear. j. ID. Days place will be closed
entirely unless reopened for other pur-
poses.
The program and Christmas exercises
given by the pupils of Miss Broderick
of the Banner school Wednesday even
ing has been pronounced a decided sue
cess. There was a very large and up
preciative crowd present who applaud
ed heartily after each number. After
the program and the generous =" treat -
of the teacher, the balance of the even
ing was spent in dancing.
George and Schuyler Hodgeson last
week captured a large bald headed
eagle in steel trap which had been
set for coyotes. The bird was not in
jured by the jaws of the trap, and when
taken out by the boys was as docile as
a parrot. The bird measured seven
feet from tip to tip, and may be seen
alive in the sitting room of the Hodge
son home. The bird has become a pet.
Peter Kearney an up-to-date rancher
and stockman of the Crook IS Corral
country was in town couple of days
this week, and reported that the cat
tie in his section of the country are
looking fine for this time of the year.
Peter is one of those men who likes to
give out the news to the editor and al
ways has good story up his sleeve for
publication. Every time a thing of i'm
portance happens in Peters part of
the country he always takes the pains
to let us know about it. This time
Peter gave us the clue to valuable
piece of information which we expect
10 put into print soon.
A novel method of attempted self
destruction was INDUCED in few days
/. ago by Salmon river rancher accord
ing to advices received in White Bird
Sunday. The would-be suicide, who is
reported to have grown morbid over
domestic troubles, is said to have loop
ed piece of quarter inch hemp rope
about his neck, and made the other
end fast to wagon wheel. The brake
block was then kicked loose from its
grip on the wheels and the vehicle per
mitted to roll down hillside of fifty
per cent incline. The momentum OF
the wagon, instead of breaking the
man s neck as was planned, jerked him
off his feet and dragged him seventy
five yards into the creek bottom. A
badly peeled neck and face tell the
story of the poor fellows failure to end
his own life.
Mrs. F. e. Putnam has opened dress
making parlors in the Revere Hotel
building and would be pleased to meet
the ladies Of Grangeville. satisfaction
assured. ~ h