Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-24
'CLEAMNCS OF NEWS FROM DIFFER
ENT SECTIONS OF IDAHO COUNTY

DIR. Turner was a Lewiston visitor
from Friday until Sunday afternoon.
ID. Ill. kube was in the city Wednes-
day from his home northeast of Den
yer.
Mrs. White, sister of Mrs E. E. Hale,
went to Ferdinand Friday to visit for
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Il. ID. Humphrey returned the
first of the week from two months
visit at points in Montana.
Court Stenographer Hodge is in the
city today from Grangeville talking
Holstein cattle with his old friend. DR.,
H. j. Smith.
Mrs. John Johann and children came
up from their canyon home Wednesday
and are visiting with relatives in tn.
city for a few days.
Last Friday evening about thirty
young people of this place and vicinity
attended surprise party at the Joseph
Hlener home near Greencreek. A very
pleasant time was reported.
W. w. Blackburn and G. W. Jenkins
took in the Lincoln Day celebration
and banquet at the county seat Satur-
day night. The late arrival of the train
that evening prevented several others
from attending.
A pleasant card party was held at
the X. 9. council room Tuesday evening
when the members and their families
gathered there to enjoy progressive 500
for the evening. Enough were present
to fill eleven tables and playing con-
tinued until nearly midnight. The prize
winners were: First Mrs. P. A. Gaul.
Lloyd Crosby; second-Miss Regina
Fnnke, George Terhaar; consolation
J. Captain, John Reiland.
George Childers, who recently pur-
chased the plant of the defunct Lewis
ton journal, was in the city last Fri
day looking over this place with view
to locating here. We understand he
decided this field was to small for two
papers.
A card party was given at the home
of Mrs. Minis Tuesday evening, pro-
gressive 500 being the feature of the
evenings amusement
ferdinand Nuxoll and wife came up
from Charleston the first of the week
and will make their future home here.
three cars of fat hogs were shippeo
from this place Tuesday to Seattle, the
hogs having been purchased by E. D. |
Priest for Frye & Co.
+. G. Nuxoll, Joseph Schmidt, Her
man Vessels, j. w. Arnzen and V. G.. |
Lustig were transacting business in the
city Wednesday from Greencreek.
). j. Peterson left this morning for
San Francisco and will visit in the land |
of flowers for several weeks before re-
turing to Idaho.
|. M. Julian and Chas. Olson were
among those who attended the Lincoln |
Day banquet at Grangeville Saturday. |
The former went over on Friday so as |
to be certain of not missing the occa-
sion
Mrs. Riley Rice entertained the mem
bers of the club Monday at her home
in the north end of town. The rooms
were gay with st. Valentine decora-
tlons, and presented a pretteY appear
ance. After the one O'Clock luncheon
was served, cards were played until /
five after which the ladies dispersed
to their various homes.
Alois Holthaus took his daughter.
Regina, to Spokane last week where the
Young lady underwent an opreation AT
the Sacred Heart hospital. She stood
the operation nicely and will be able to
return home again within a few weeks
Mrs. Brutzman, wife of the assistant
at the depot, was taken to Lewiston
Tuesday in hopes that the lower climate
will benefit her health. The lady has
been suffering from rheumatism for
some time.
A. Fl. Nau and Frank Probst drove
up to Westlake Tuesday where the
former did some assessing. They found
The roads anything but pleasant travel
ing.
The village board met in adjourned
session last Thursday evening and,
among other matters, decided to dis
oense with the regular marshal after
The 18th and employed Albert Rogers
1T salary of $25 per month to look
after the duties of that office in future.
An effort at retrenehment since the
state went dry is responsible for tie
action taken and it is said the board
will try to reduce expenses in othe-
ways as rapidly as possible so as TO
make the tax burden as light as pos
,ible.
DR.. Fl. J. Smith sold his fine JERSEY
low Saturday to J. B. Luchtefeld, who