Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-11-18


Willard Day is confined to his home
this week with an attack of grippe.
T. C. Vincent of Lewiton passed thru
White Bird Monday enroute to Free
dom,
G. III. MacWilliams is in the city this
week in quest of horses for the east
ern markets.
Grover Newman left last week for a
several days visit with his brother
Homer, Of Culdesac.
Henry Elfers a prominent ranchman
of Lucille was in town Monday and
Tuesday looking after business matters.
o. o. Gordon of John Day and Clark
LYDIA of Freedom spent couple of
days in town this week enroute to Lew
iston.
Several violent wind storms have
struck town within the last few days
and some damage has been done to
buildings.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Wilson is critically i'll at the
present writing with symptoms of
pneumonia.
Ralph Kennedy of Grangeville ar
rived in town Thursday of last week
and is assisting his brother Carl around
the White Bird feed yard.
Land Commissioner G. J. Wright has
this week been taking despositional tes-
timony In the contest case of Andrew
Larson vs. Margaret Daubenspeck.
Miss Blanche Mcdonald who is teach
ing school at the Sunset school house
on Joseph spent a couple of days in
White Bird the first part of the week.
Several big bucks have been brought
into town lately by local nimrods, Dick
Upton, Dos Warden, Clark LYDIA and
John Haydorn being the lucky parties.
Frenchie Gaulin who has been operat-
ing restaurant in the rear of the
Parsons saloon sold out the business to
w. Percefield and departed for Seattle.
Ira York who has a homestead in
the higgins country, and who has been
spending the past, year in southern
Wyoming was shaking hands with
friends on the streets of White Bird
Monday and Tuesday
Mike Thomson of Pittsburg who
has been sojourning in California fol-
several weeks, returned to his home
Sunday During his absence Mr.. Thorn
ason visited the exposition at San Fran
cisco and pronounces it wonderIu
success.
Letters received by Mrs. c. M. Cone
from Mrs. S. l.. Hughes and Mrs. W
P. Shade of Pennsylvania, sisters Of
the late Lawrence OFT, states that thu
women will arrive in White Bird il
the very near future to look after thu
OFT estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry o
Pullman, Wash. arrived in White Bir'
Tuesday and will spend several week
visiting with relatives on the west sid
of the river. Mrs. Henry was formerl,
Miss Hattie Rogers, daughter of MI
anu fhTs VI thlo IieseS'
Mrs. John Ashby and family left o.
Mondays stage for Grangevile wher
they will take the train for Phoeni1
Arizona. Before going the Ashb
family practically disposed of all tn
personal property and household al
fects, it being understood that if Mr.
Ashby regains her health she will cor
tinue to reside in the southern state.
Judge w. F. Morgaridge, probat
Judge Of Latah county and County Al
ditor Brooks of Moscow arrived |
Grangeville Thursday evening and too
the stage to White Bird Friday, fro1
which point they will repair to tn
high hills in quest of venison. Ale
o. Hess and o. III. Evans will const
tute the other members of the party.
Ellis Harness of Slate creek passe
thru town this week enroute to Levi
ton where he has been summoned as
witness in the local contest case. Ell
saws be has in some way incurred b'
case Of "autoeatis and expects
return to Salmon river country in
bran new Overland touring car. Frien
of Mr.. Harness have suggested Tn
during his stay In the lower city
consult a reliable matrimonial agene
and il possible, take unto himself
housekepeer to share the exhilaratio
of the new machine.