Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-22
COT T o N w o Cd
(From the Chronicle.)


from Tolo attending the meeting of the
board of directors of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance company.
w. w. Flint returned late last week
from his vacation and is "behind the
bars again waiting on customers at
the First National Bank.
w. A. Kelsey left Monday morning
for visit to his old home in Utica, N.
T., and expects to be gone for couple
of months. He will visit several i'm
portant cities in the east while away
and plans an getting everything possible
in the way of pleasure out of his trip.
DR.. Orr reports the birth of a bounc-
ing baby son to Mr.. and Mrs. R. D..
Humphrey in this city Sunday evening.
Mother and child are doing nicely while
the father is meeting guests at the
hotel with an exceptionally wide smile.
Il. d. Humphrey last week repapered
the hotel office and installed therein
several nice leather bottom mission
chairs and a settee. The furniture is all
of his own handicraft and will meet
with strong approval of the hotel
patrons.
The stockholders Of the Farmers
Union Warehouse company held their
annual meeting Saturday and elected
two directors for the ensuing year. Her
man Won Bargen and Joseph Riener,
whose terms of office had expired, were
returned again to office.
2. A. Gaul went to Lewiston early
Sunday morning and returned that
evening with his family, who had re-
manned over day to attend the rose
show They made the trip by auto
very popular way of travelling these
days.
The ground being taken from the
basement Of the new building to be
erected by John Hoene is being used
to fill in on First street and will great
ly improve that thorouguIare.
Mrs. Anton Terhaar underwent a
minor operation Monday at her home
east of town. Drs. Moore and Shin
nick performing the operation. The
patient is reported to be doing nicely.
Mrs. Lee Lane, of Westlake, came up
last night from a visit with her son at
Moscow and will spend few DAYS in
the city with old friends before going
home.
Mrs. August Hendricks and children
came up the last of the week from
Moscow and are visiting at the Henry
| Bruegeman and Gobel homes. Mrs.
| Hendricks was formerly a resident of
this section and still has many friends
here among the old settlers.
Felix Funke, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Funke of this place, has succeeded
Lee Strickfaden as cashier of the Lam
wal State Bank, Mr.. Strickfaden hav-
ing gone to Montana to engage in bust
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abouts will rejoice with him over his
promotion.
H. Fl. Nuxoll and M. M. Belknap left
early Monday morning for Lewiston to
attend the Idaho State Bankers con-
vention. They made the trip down in
the latter car, returning Wednesday.
During their absence Fl. G. Matthiesen
assisted in looking after the cashier Is
duties at the bank
Willie Mclaughlin returned this week
from Pullman and Ira Gentry from
Leland Stanford, CAL, where they had
been attending school.
Frank Forsmann and wife returned
wednesday evening from Portland.
weber the latter had been in the hospita,
FOR several weeks. Mrs. Malerich re-
turned Sunday evening.
Frank Bruegeman is in the city this
week from his home near Moscow and
Will remain until the first of the week
as a guest at the home of his brother.
Henry, and his mother, Mrs. F. Gobel.
ii. ii. Nuxoll is having the little
building adjoining the harness shop torn
down this week and will soon begin
| erecting brick block between the
harness shop and printing office. The
brick for the building will be shipped
heref rom UniontoWn. We understand
the building will be occupied as soon
as completed.
A party of local citizens, consisting
of ). j. Peterson, E. L. Parker, John
Hoene, F. A. Kelsey, P. A. Gaul, G. F.
Mckinney, I'll. G. Mathiesen and C. w.
Thompson, went to Grangeville Monday
evening and conferred with citizens
there about the formation of a county
automobile association, with the result
that a meeting was called for next
Tuesday evening at this place to COM
plete the organization.
The holes are being dug his week for
the concrete piers for the new flour
mill to be erected by the Farmers
Union Warehouse company and the
piers will be completed next week, Quite
crew of men is being employed in
preparing the site for the new mill and
work on the building will be commenc.
ed within week or so. Frank Steven
son, who will have charge of the mill,
is directing the work and will have
the building erected on plans to suit his
desires. Mr.. Stevenson was employed
here as miller for J. b. Crawford a num-
Der of years ago and bears the best of
recommendations.