Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24
The Weeks News From
Salmon River Country
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


who is the owner of some fine live
stock, stated that the cattle in the
Snake river country looked the best he
had ever seen them.
| Word come to us from the Joseph
country that the celebration arranged
for the Fourth has been called off in
Difference to White Bird, and most OF
the people will come here to ventiIate
their patriotism and help to make the
local celebration success.
In the game of base ball played here
Sunday between Freedom and the local
nine the Freedom boys won with hands
down, the score being fourteen to SIX.
This is the fourth walloping the White
Bird boys have received at the hands of
the Slate Creek giants the present sea-
son.
G. j. Hall who is perhaps the largest
ing his sheep and forwarded the last
load of wool to Lewiston last week.
The boat that carried the wool will
make no more trips up the Snake this
year as the water is now too low for
successful navigation.
Rev. Allen o. Hess for more than IL
years minister of the gospel and Tor
years an elder of the Columbia River
conference, this week voluntarily sur
rendered his credentials and withdrew
from the ministry. Mr.. Hess will en-
gage in the real estate and insurance
business in White Bird
There has perhaps never been a time
in the history of the Salmon river coun-
try when so many immigrants hav,
passed thru this section as this year.
As many as fifteen canvass covered
wagons a day have been seen to pass
thru town this season. A remarkable
thing about this motley procession is
that many of the same outfits return
year after year sometimes going north
and sometimes going south.
Mrs. Toney, proprietress of the Rig
gins hotel, has been doing some reno
deling of the interior of the building
lately and making extensive improve
ments around the place. Several addi-
tional rooms have been added and new
furniture installed in them to accomo-
date the growing trade. The entire
tract of two acres has been put under
irrigation lately and set out to fruit and
berries. higgins is one of the most
picturesque locations In Idaho and the
town is growing rapidly.
G. A. Elder assistant cashier of the
White Bird bank, will soon complete an
exhaustive correspondence course in ex-
pert accounting. The course is
technical one involving an extensive
knowledge of statutory law as well as
a masterful insight into bookkeeping
and auditing. When Mr.. Elder has
completed the course and successfully
passed the examination he will be
granted certificate by the state, and
will be able to command salary of
any where from ten to twenty thousand
dollars per year.
The committee on arrangements for
the Fourth of July have decided to
change the place of the Sunday picnic
from Wright grove to the Fem pro-
perty in the center of town. This will
afford more suitable as well as
pleasanter location for the picnic din
ner and exercises, A series of tables,
draped with patriotic eolors will be
spread under the shade trees and every
body is requested to come with a big
basket filled with good things to eat.
We should not forget to be generous
and bring enough for neighbor.