Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-06

Edward Vincent was transaeting
business in White Bird Monday.
Charley Durham went out to Grange
vile Tuesday to attend the sales of w.
c. Brockman.
Caule Fray Of Grangeville was a
visitor in White Bird the latter part of
the week.
Selma Meyers is confined to her
home at this writing with badly
sprained ankle.
George Wilson of Higgins passed
thru town Sunday enroute to the
county seat.
James Hensley is reported to be con
fined to his home at the present time
with bad case of rheumatism.
For Sale-sO head of hogs for par
ticulars address J. G. Daubenspeck,
wbita Bird Idaho. 30-4
j. j. Staley, county superintendent
of schools passed thru White Bird last
week enroute to the Doumecq coun-
try.
Robert and Melva Gill came down
the latter part of the week and report
having enjoyed a good time at the mas
querade ball.
Wallace Hill the White Bird black
smith went out to Grangeville the first
of the week to look after some legal
matters.
Mrs. Chris Jensen and Miss Blanche
Mcdonald were among the Joseph
Plains people who attended the mas
querade ball Friday evening.
j. L. Upton a pioneer of the Salmon
river country who has been seriously
i'll for several weeks is reported better
at this writing.
M. o. Tweedy and Lewis Smith have
rented the building occupied by j. ID.
Days saloon and have opened up
soft drink establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Newman and son
Grover left the latter part of last week
for Culdesac where they were called by
the serious illness of Homer Newman
boy, Wilbur.
Walter Taylor is suffering at the
present time with an affection of the
eye, caused by the grippe setting in
the member. He fears he may lose the
sight of one eye entirely.
For Sale-20 excellent blue geese at
rs cents apiece. Four full blooded
bronze turkeys at So per head. Wilbur
Vanwey. White Bird, Idaho. 1913
The masquerade ball given at Cone g
hall New Years eve was largely at
tended Mr.. and Mrs. Rap Chamber
lain and Miss Hazel Richardson car
ried off the prizes for the best sustain
ed characters.
While visiting in. the higgins section
last week we were informed by some
Of the cattle men of that country that
the stock there are not wintering well.
The intense heat of the past summer is
said to have burned the bunch grass
before it matured thus preventing 1T
from becoming well cured for winter
feed.
S. Giles, who was taken i'll several
weeks ago lies in critical condition at
the home of Bud Motthorn. Mr.. Giles
is 81 years old and has been failing in
health for several months His son w.
M. Giles of Baker City and Mrs. I'm
derwood of Lewiston arrived in the
city Sunday and both will remain at
his bedside till change is seen.
Robt. Neil, who is well known in
Grangeville and who resides In
the vicinity of higgins met with an ac-
cident the early part of last week
which may cause him to be a cripple
for life. Mr.. Neil who is about 65
years of age was hauling load OF
wood to higgins, and at steep pitch
in the road near the Golf bridge, the
team became refractory and backed the
wagon off the grade. Mr.. Neil was sit
ting on top of the wood, and before he
could jump to safety the wagon tipped
over the precipice-the aged man
falling beneath, and breaking both legs
below the knee joint. Owing to the adj
vanced years of the injured man, and
also the fact that the bones in the
limbs were badly splintered the man g
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