The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-06
COTTONWOOD
(Chronicle)

NOnIOulCIcJ
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Wassmuth died at their home
northeast of town Sunday morning
and was buried In the Catholic Gem
etery at Greencreek Tuesday. The
death of the little one came without
warning and was a great blow to
the parents. The mother had nursed
the babe and put 1t to sleep about
three o'clock and when she got uo
couple of hours later it had passed
away, death probably being caused
by a hemorrhage as the babes mouth
was filed with blood.
Plans are now well under way for
the securing of farmers extension
school from the state university at
this place some time within the next
month. The matter has been taken
up with the university by the local
farmers union and attendance suffi-
cient to justify the school has been
assured. The school will be held for
an entire week and during this time
the farmers will be given practical
instruction along many lines, certain
subjects being treated daily. The ex-
act date of the holding of the school
Will no doubt be announced within q
short time and every farmer in this
part of the county should arrange
to attend the school while 1t Is In
session here.
Louis Tackle came In the first of
the week from Montana and will Wis
1t here for a while with his uncle and
family.
Mrs. J. v. Nash and Mrs. III. J.
Smith entertained at the home of the
former Wednesday afternoon in hon
or OF Mrs A. l.. Creelman, who Is
visiting in the city from Lewiston.
Card playing was the feature of the
afternoons entertainment, being fol-
lowed with delicious refreshments.
after which the guests departed for
their various homes
DR.. Orr performed an operation last
Sunday on Lee Gentry which consist
ed of removing one rib and tapping
the lung and draining off an accumu-
lation of pus that had formed there
Following a severe case of pneumonia.
The patient stood the operation nice
ly and If no complications result his
recovery will be complete.
M. J. McMurray, the. big Indian
land rancher of the Greencreek sec
ton, was in town Monday with three
six-mule team loads of fat hogs which
Dame Rumor reports two or three
weddings to take place in this imme-
date vicinity shortly after the first
or the year. Must be going to have
an awfully cold winter.
A petition asking for the pardon
of Allen McKinnon from the state
penitentiary has been circulated here |
within the past week and has been
signed by almost everyone approach
ed. The citizens here feel that Nc |
Kinnon was the victim of unfortunate |
circumstances and should never have
been sent to the pen.
John Hoene returned last Friday |
night from his trip to California and |
is feeling much improved in health
as a result of his vacation in the
southland. He took in the Frisco |
fair and remained until it closed and
then went on to Los Angeles for a
visit. He says the fair was the finest |
he has ever seen and was beyond de- |
scription, the grounds and buildings
being especially beautiful. He likes
back in time to spend Christmas
with his family and says there is no
place like home and among ones !
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. f. Mckinney spent
Christmas at the Fred Mckinney
home near Grangeville.
Three cars of fat hogs were ship
ped from this point to Seattle Tues
day by the farmers union.
w. A. Mcmahon and wife were in
town yesterday on their way to their
home across the river after spending
Christmas with relatives at GeneSee
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