Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-06
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From the Chronicle.)

Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Simon took in
the chautauqua at Nezperce Monday
and Tuesday and incidentally visited
with the Mcmahon family while there.
Will Lies, mother and sister, Gus
Reiland and sister and John Seyller left
Tuesday for Gillette, Wyoming, near
steads.
VIM. Mulhall is just completing a
very nice residence on his farm near
! Denver. The house is being fitted
with modern equipment throughout and
will make very nice home when com
pleted.
Miss Vera Sasse, typo at this office,
went to Nezperce sunday morning to
visit friends and take in part of the
chautauqua. She returned Tuesday
evening.
Arthur Eckermann chopped into his
right thumb quite badly. Monday while
splitting wood. DR.. Turner dressed the
wound and the young man will soon be
as well as before the accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Bryant were in
town yesterday from their ranch east
of Denver and saw their little daughter
off far Spokane with her grandmother,
Mrs. Walter Richie, who had been
spending few weeks at the Bryant
home. The little girl will visit in Spo-
kane for some time.
Mrs. Will Rookie came up Tuesday
evening from Lewiston and left yester-
day for her home across the river. She
left her son, Vance, at Lewiston for a
few weeks longer to completely recover
from the effects of his operation before
attempting the trip home.
DIR. Shinnick took Miss Calhoun, the
nurse who had been attending Mrs.
James Blackburn south of town for the
past few days, to Grangeville Monda y
afternoon after the big storm. The
doctor left with one chain on his car
and lost that somewhere beyond Denver
and is reported to have had one terrible
time getting to the county seat.
John M. Jack delivered two loads Of
fat hogs here Monday from his farm
beyond Greencreek. Mr.. Jack recently
purchased the Hugh Moynagh farm and
moved his family onto the place from
Oregon some two weeks ago.
Hugo Funke returned Monday even
ing from Conception, Mo. where he has
been attending college for several
terms, and is now full Pledged gradu-
ate of that great institution of learn
ing, having SUCCESSFULLY completed the
course he was taking few days ago.
Hugo has grown like a weed during the
past year and is now closely verging on
man S estate. He has not decided as
yet what he will engage in this sum
mer.
At the regular noon time luncheon Of
the commercial club Monday the annual
election of officers was held and re-
suited in the reelection of the old Of
ficers by unanimous vote of those pres
ent. DR.. H. j. Smith later resigned as
secretary and w. w. Flint was chosen
his successor. The club has accomplish
ed much good work for the town and
community Turing the past year and has
great deal more outlined and well un-
der way.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Forsmann return
ed last Friday evening from their visit
of several weeks with relatives in
Illinois and report having had a very
pleasant time while away. Mr.. Fors-
mann says they have had lots of wet
weather back east and that there seems
to have been an over abundance of mois-
ture along the line. In the famous Red
River valley there are thousands Of
acres of the finest wheat land in the
world lying idle this season because of
its being too wet to pillow and seed. He
said the wind blew nearly all of the
time where they were and two silos
were blown down in that locality.
G. P. Schmidt is completing fine
bungalo cottage on his farm east of
town and will soon have one of the
most attractive farm homes in that
locality. When he purchased his farm
some three years ago it consisted of
100 acres with fence around it. Since
then he has built nice barn, machinery
and hog sheds, erected a windmill, and
is now completing one of the most at
tractive farm houses in this part of the
county. Such efforts denote real pro
gress and we hope Mr.. Schmidt and
family will draw much comfort and en-
joyment from their pleasant home sur
roundings.
Allen o. Hess, recruiting agent for
Company E, at Grangeville, was in the
city from Saturday morning until Mon
day evening trying to interest young
men of this locality in volunteering for
duty at the front. Mr.. Hess served
through two enlistments with the
regular army and also saw duty in China
during the Boxer troubles and would be
in the ranks again at this time but for
weak eyesight which prevents his en-
listing. Mr.. Hess is a candidate for
the office of Probate Judge on the re-
publican ticket and will make strong
race for the nomination at the primary
election in September.
Sam Butler and nephew, Glen Manr-
ing, returned last Thursday evening
from month IS visit with relatives and
friends in the Palouse country and re+
port having had a very pleasant time
while away. They made the trip in
Sam s new Buick car and took in most
of the towns in that part of the coun.
try, travelling some 1900 miles while
away. Sam says he made most of the
grades on high gear and did not have
single puncture nor a bit of trouble on
the trip and he now thinks a great deal