Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-10-28

George Wilson of higgins is in town
for few days on a horse buying mis-
sion.
James Aram of Joseph made a bust
ness trip to Freedom Monday returning
to his home Tuesday.
G. G. Safer of New Meadows was
attending to business in White Bird
several days this week
William McCloud one of the oldest
residents of the Snake river country
was in town several days last week at
tending to business matters.
NJ. A. Roos returned last week from
Lewiston accompanied by his family
and have moved into the OFT residence
adjacent to the school house.
Mrs. Ezra Baird of Mccall came,
down on Saturdays stage and will
spend some time visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Wright.
c. II. Maxim of Lucille has sold his
homestead to r. johnson cattle man
of those parts and expects to leave i'm
medately for the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Russ Rice and Mrs. Ed Vincent
were passengers on Thursdays stage
to their homes at Freedom having re-
turned from a short visit at Grange
vile.
Joe Colmant former resident of
Salmon river country now residing in
Grangeville was in our midst Friday
and Saturday renewing old acquain
tances.
| Miss Omie Cochran of Doumecq has
accepted position in the Salmon River
State Bank and will assist with the
bookkeeping during the absence of A.
l.. Donaldson.
That the meat business of White
Bird is a remunerative proposition is
evidenced by the fact that the receipts
of f. j. Nichol for this year will total
up to the immense figures of $4,000.
To take in $3.50 week over a meat
counter in a town the size of White
Bird is evidence of one or two things
namely, that Nichols is dispensing a lot
of good beef stake or the people have
a habit of spending money recklessly
John Hockerson, who is an inveterate
user of cavendish weed inadvertently
crammed % cartridge into his pipe
with tobacco crumbs which he scrapeC
from the bottom of his pocket few
days ago. After applying the fire
John puffed away vigorously at thu
fuzee until-bang, and when the con
generation of smoke, ashes, corn col
and amber had cleared away, Johr
looked up to see if some German aero
pianist had mistaken him for an En-
glishman.
H. G. Oliver leading merchant 0
' Sites spent Saturday and Sunday il
White Bird in an effort to recover
: horse which had been sold to govern
+ ment horse buyer illicitly. The anima
l had been brought to the Salmon rive
country and turned into the Hawle
pasture where Mr.. Oliver discovered i
Mr.. Oliver took possession of tn
equine and returned to his home SUI
day He was accompanied by Mrs
Oliver During their stay in Whit
Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver were ente
tanned at the home of A. ID. Kennel.
Bud Motthorn who carried the ma
between White Bird and Pittsburg ba
an experience Saturday which he hop'
will never be repeated. In attemptin
to drive loaded wagon upon the Pitt
burg ferry boat, the cables in son
manner slipped loose, the boat pushir
back into the current, throwing Il
team and wagon into the deep waite
The horses at once became unmanag
BILE struggling and getting tangled l
in the harness and only the. timely a
rival of Jerry Vanderburg saved Il
animals from drowning. In the mix
Mr.. Motthorn sustained painful
jury of the right knee.
That Governor Moses Alexander
not too busy with politics to intere
himself in the smallest things vital
the citizenship of Idaho is manifest
from the following incident. A fl
months ago when the governor visit
the little town of Higgins he was {
prised by the citizens there that
school district was needed in t
vicinity of Golf. The governor (
not sleep over the matter for six mont
and then refer the case to some 0
lower down, but Immediately went
work to have the district establish
He has so far succeeded to date that
school house will doubtless be built a
teacher employed by the first