The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-08-26
HANNAH
(Progrsss)

Report was brought to town last Sat-
urday that two of the mill men at
Caribel had been robbed. One lost SIS
and the other was loser OF an amount
over 500. The cash was taken from the
pockets OF the men while they were
asleep. Although the mattr has been
investigated. no suspects have been
found yet and outside OF the bare facts
as above stated we were unable to get
any information on the matter.
p. A. Mcguire returned to Montana
Friday after weeks stay in the Wi
mona country
Mrs. George Strine suffered a painful
accident last Thursday when she fell
from horse. throwing her left arm
out Of place. She is rapidly recovering.
w. L. Dempsey left for Weippe Sum
day. where he win have charge OF the
Clearwater Loan and Investment Co..
office.
F. e. Harris. mayor OF Harrisburg,
brought down a sample OF Lincoln oats
to this office Friday. Mr.. Harris has
twenty acres OF this variety and his
neighbors estimate that 1t will yield
from rs to 100 bushels per acre. There
Is no smut in this field at ALL Mr..
Harris states that this land has been
eight years.
While moving the old Bank OF KAN
iah safe to weippe, where 1t will be
placed In the office of the Clearwater
Loan and Investment Co., the wagon
slid off the side Of the bridge near the
foot Of the grade leading to the Lolo.
Several men were taken out next day
to haul the wagon and it's freight back
into the road and the journey was fin
ished without any further mishaps.
Godfrey Jarbo came near having quite
an accident while driving in from his
ranch Saturday On the way down
Lawyers canyon the steering gear
broke, the car going over the side of
the road. Mr.. Jarbo luckily got out in
time to escape injury. The car suffer-
ed several bends and breaks and is
still undergoing repairs.
Samuel Tunnel of Winona threshed 1880
sacks of white Russian wheat from 70
acres just west of town. The average
Yield was 81 AS bushels to the acre.
and at least 10 bushels remained on the
ground.
w. b. watson Of winona has thresh-
ed 1900 sacks from his so acres six
and half miles west of town. The
weight OF the sacks averaged 1876 lbs.
making the yield Al Ia bushels to the
acre. He has almost 400 acres OF which
this Is the average.
j. S. Adadr of Wimona sold and de-
iivered about 30 beeves to the Grange
Vile butchers Saturday.
The threshing outfit Of VIM Grune-
wah was burned up on the Thomas
Seay place Monday evening. The cause
of the fire Is Thought to have been a
sawp n Mr. hoA
gone to Grangeville on the day of the
accident to get the machine insured.
but II is not known whether he viii
get any insurance On his loss or not.
The amount OF the damage Is not
known.
II. c. johnson and wife, their little
granddaughter and their son William
Johnson, together with Ed Snowman an
family. all of Caribel. returned home
Thursday last from a berrying and fish
ing trip TO Elk mountain. They report
the buckleberries comparatively scarce,
though they secured enough for forty
quarts when canned; but the fishing
was fine and they brought back many
one-pound beauties to prove 1t. And,
according to William Johnson. bear
hunting ds also good in that region. He
was fishing q mile or more from camp
when he saw a young bear wahowing
in the creek WIN gave chase and the
bear went up a tail tree. win could
not bear to have the bear escape, but
he had no weapon but his bear hands
and he thought II hearty possible thai
he could knock the bear down with
rocks and lay bear his innermost
parts with bear blade Of his knife.
/ But the bear could bear more punish
] ment than Williams ''bear' arm could
give and be finally returned to his fish
ing bear handed.