Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-17
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(From the Chronicle.)


Joe and Jim Eller were in the city
Monday from beyond Greencreek.
w. A. Blume came up recently from
Slickapoo and is visiting with old
friends in this part of the country for
a couple of weeks.
Mrs. w. M. Schiller returned Tues
day evening from a visit of couple
of days in Lewiston where she went
to have glasses fitted.
Van Robertson was in town yester-
day from Grangeville meeting old
friends.
Father Baerlocher was transacting
business in the city yesterday from
Greencreek.
Deputy pure food and sanitary in
spector A. HI. Wilson is in the city to-
day looking over local conditions.
G. l.. Jones of Cheney, Wash, owner
of the old Matthiesen farm southwest
of town, is in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Forsmann
came up from Charleston the first of
the week for a short visit with rela-
tives.
The revival services being held this
week at the Methodist church by Rev.
Tiffany, of Lewiston, are being quite
well attended.
The ice in Salmon river broke up
with the thaw the first of the week
and the ferries are operating again
after being shut down for about three
weeks.
Mrs. G. f. Fredericks, who has been
i'll for the past several months, was
taken to Spokane Monday by her hus-
band, DR.. Shinnick and Mrs. Geo. Dow
ner where she underwent an operation
at the Sacred Heart hospital.
An old hog shed belonging to H.
Movnagh northeast of Greencreek col
lapsed Sunday morning under the
weight of snow on the roof and buried
fourteen head of hogs beneath the
wreckage but fortunately none of the
animals were injured and they were
soon released.
III. III. Nuxoll came up from Clarks-
ton Wednesday evening to look after
business matters for a few days.
Fred Mckinney dropped off here
Tuesday evening for a short visit with
his father while enroute home to
Grangeville from a trip to Wallace.
Fred has taken contract to furnish
pork for the Hercules mine at Burke
and is shipping a car of fat hogs to
Wallace about every sixty days.
Everett Rhoades left Tuesday for
Lewiston and went on the next day to
Montana to look after his interests in
the Treasurer state. Mrs. Rhoades
and the baby will follow him early
next month after the rough weather is
over.
A very enjoyable progressive 500
card party was given at the j. HI.
Welte home in this city Tuesday even
ing. Guests sufficient for nine tables
were present and playing started be-
fore eight clock and continued until
almost midnight when a bounteous
lunch was served, after which the
guests departed for their various
homes. The fortunate ones among the
players were: First prizes, Miss Their
esa Funke, Anton Ruhoff; second
prizes, Mrs. E. Crosby, George Ter
haar; consolation prizes, Mrs. John
Schubert, Herman Schubert.
The old packing house owned by ST.
mon Bros. east of town broke down
under the weight of snow on the roof
Monday and is practically complete
wreck. The building destroyed does
not house the slaughter house but was
used as a store house and hay and
grain shed and was not of great value.
Much of the timber in the original
building had been removed for other
purposes and what is left can be used
in various ways and for fuel so that
the loss to the owners was but nominal
The little 1S-months old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Alois Wemhoff pulled basin
of boiling water over onto itself yes
terday and was severely scalded over
the neck, arm and chest. DIR. Orr was
called and dressed the burns but the
little one is in very serious condition.
Carl Martin, who is farming his
brothers place east of town, accident
ally cut himself in the right leg with
butcher knife last night while cut
ting shavings and severed one of the
smaller arteries. The wound bled pro-
fusely but a compress was placed upon
it until DR.. Orr could get there to dress
the injury and the patient will soon
be good as new again.
very pleasant progressive 500 card
party was given at the Lorentz and
Lies home in this city Wednesday even
ing. Guests sufficient for nine tables
were present and playing began early
in the evening and continued until
nearly midnight, when an excellent
lunch was served. The prize winners
were: First prizes-Mrs. B. Tackle,
Raymond Kaschmitter; second prizes
Miss Frances Baune, Ben Albers.
Henry Bosse was in town yesterday
having his hand treated for an infec-
ton of the little finger. The member
was lanced the day before and was
much less painful yesterday but will
probably keep the hand on the retired
list for couple of weeks. AS it is his
right hand that is affected he is work
ing at considerable disadvantage for
the time being.
The Cottonwood Hardware company
unloaded their new car of Dodge autos
Saturday and, in spite of the deep snow
and winter season, have already dis
posed of two of the cars and have or
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