The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-12-21

A deal was closed this week in which
). Delmage became the owner of the
ranch and cattle holdings OF J. NJ.
Martin. Mr.. Martin came to Salmon
river about year ago and purchased
the Nash place.
l.. l.. Gordon and wife of Slate creek
came down the last of the week and are
guests at the White Bird hotel
Mrs W. O. Brockman returned this
week from a several weeks visit with
her daughter at Kelso, Wash
Jim Large had the good fortune to |
kill big cress fox few days ago
which is almost entirely jet black, |
and is said to be worth considerable
money.
ID. NJ. Ripley of Garfield was in town
/ Saturday, coming down from his ranch
on the Salmon river breaks to act as
witness for L. l.. Allen who was
/ proving up on his homestead. Mr..
Ripley had the misfortune to lose
/ forty acres of fine wheat this fall by
reason of the early SHOWS He says the
grain was not total loss however, as
! he turned big bunch Of hogs into the
! field and metamorphoSed the fallen
grain into husky bank account. Mr..
/ Ripley has fine bunch Of hogs he eX-
/ poets to turn off about the first of
January.
Jack Culley. who has been superin-
tending the ranch of Seth Jones north
of White Bird has quit the place and
moved his family into town. The
place has been leased by Messrs,
Emmett and Sam Jones who will stock
it with hogs and cattle.
Filing Gabriel was business visitor
in town Saturday. Filing is feeding
a big bunch of cattle for Enoch Chris
tension for the winter.
u. Hooper left for Grangeville on
Mondays stage where he expects to
spend Il few days before leaving for
Wasco, Oregon. where he will reside
permanently. Mrs. Hooper expects to
follow her husband in a few days.
Charley Wilson was a passenger on
Sundays stage for the county seat on
business
The Salmon river country has exper-
fenced some very freakish weather in
the past two weeks. There has been
an unusual amount of snow fall for
this season of the year, but cattlemen
believe the snow will not stay perman-
emily.
The Salmon River State Bank, A. l..
Donaldson, cashier has been effecting
: some big real estate transfers in recent
. weeks, a notable one being that of
: $40 acres belonging to Fred Bicksell,
which was sold to John Hockerson.
| There were several head of cattle and
) the consideration was over $4,000. The
| deal closed here last week between G.
NJ. Cone, and the firm Tweedy & Har-
rison was also made through Mr.. Don
aldson.
1 Ivan Remington, who has been resid-
ing on the Oscar Rape place near the
< summit of White Bird hill has pur-
: chased 100 acres of the Fred Bicksell
! ranch and will move his family there
4 early in the spring.
/, Freighter C. =. Canaan whom we
D reported last week as being some what
! under the weather says he is feeling
l fine again and has no intention of dis
continuing his freight run between
/ White Bird and Grangeville. Dad
1 has been holding down this job now
for about Is years and says he is goo(
j for at least twenty five more.
S John Rosebaugh, who resides on tn,
S Brown ranch west of the Salmon rive
h has purchased a gasoline wood saw
and will begin at once to cut out sever
e. al hundred cords of choice wood. TIL
I wood business has become a remuner
alive proposition in White Bird an,
Mr.. Rosebaugh will doubtless max
some money.
Grover Newman left for Cana
prairie the latter part Of the weel
where he expects to invest in bunc
of cattle.
| Warren Tribe of Joseph, George Til
ton of Slate creek and F. o. Allen o
Doumecq made final proof on thei
homesteads before U. S. COMMISSIONS
Wright Saturday.