Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07


had been on hog drive.
p, III. Jewett was down from Slate
creek Wednesday taking a load of seed
grain back with him.
Bailey Rice was White Bird visitor
wednesday. He is hauling seed grain
for John Day People.
Carl Fuller of the Joseph was in
White Bird Thursday. He was enroute
to Cottonwood to attend school.
ID. Reeves of Freedom was in town
tuesday ON land business having just
sold his ranch to VIM. Chamberlin.
Mr.. McSpedding who has been stay
ing at the Gill ranch, has gone to the
higgins Hot Springs for the benefit of
his health
M. w. Smith was in town Thursday,
making final proof on his homestead
on the Joseph. Henry Walz was a
witness.
Marion Canaan came in from the
prairie Wednesday and after short
visit at the Canaan home north of town
left for higgins Thursday.
Miss Melva Gill went out to Grange
vile Thursday for visit with friends
Peter Vandeburg left Friday for Lew.
iston where he will be witness in
land trial.
Miss Chloe Berry entertained her
music class Saturday afternoon. A short
program was rendered followed by
games and delicious refreshments of ice
cream and cake
Loyal Atkinson moved his grain chop
per to the Lyons ferry last week and
is chopping one hundred tons of grain
for VIM. Platt, who will feed about 400
hogs at the ferry this winter
Platt Talbot of the Joseph was in
White Bird the last of the week on the
hunt for wood choppers. Mr.. Talbot
contemplates starting a wood yard in
White Bird in the near future
IL. z. Hinkson and A. G. Bishop,
miners from near Marshall Lake, were
White Bird visitors Friday. They left
for the Crooks Corral country on bust
ness connected with mining matters
Leo Brust passed through White Bro
Tuesday taking bunch of beef cattle
outside. He will purchase bunch out
side and bring in with him to place on
his ranch on the Little Salmon.
Frank 0. Allen and Chas. Shinn re-
turned from the prairie Tuesday. Mr..
Allen had just delivered nice bunch
of fat hogs at Fem and received 9A
cents per pound for them. He brought
back a load of supplies with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Henley are the
proud parents of little daughter. The
little lady arrived Saturday night and
mother and babe are doing nicely. Mrs
Henley is at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Chamberlain re-
INV fhn lng% nf fhn
visit with the Ranger family at Slate
Creek. Ray Chamberlin, Chas Rice and
Frank Dunlap of Seattle, WASH, made a
hunting party while gone but bagged
no game.
Geo. Behean left the last of the week
for Lewiston to attend the stock show.
Misses Addie and Annie Behean left
Spokane Saturday and will join their
father in Lewiston and after a short
visit in Grangeville will return to White
Bird for Thanksgiving.
T. d. Dunlap of Seattle, WASH, is
visiting in this vicinity at present, and
is looking over the Slate Creek country
with a view of purchasing ranch and
starting his son, Frank, in the cattle
business. He is very much impressed
with this country and will probably
locate here.
Elbridge Brooks returned to his home
at Moscow Sunday after weeks visit
with the H. j. Evans family. Mr.
Brooks and Mr.. Evans were school
mates and boyhood friends and always
try to take weeks hunt together each
fall Mr. Brooks was fortunate enough
to take a venison with him on his re-
turn home.
The Slate Creek dance last Friday
night was well represented by White
Bird people, two car loads going from
here. nose attending were Mr.. and
Mrs G. J. Wright, Misses Jessie Met
calf, Rosanna Dumas and Messrs. f. j..
Nichols and Lee Griffith. Loyal
Atkinson and Ed Smith taking them
over in their cars.
Mrs. Kizer and daughter, Miss
Josephine, who formerly resided in
Kansas City, NO., came in last Friday
and will make this their future home.
Mrs. Kizer is the mother of Mrs. Van
Way and has visited here before, con-
seouently her many friends here will be
quite glad to learn she will locate here
permanently.
P. B. Howard and his son, L. H. How
ard of higgins were in White Bird the
first of the week. They were enroute
to the county seat to receive medical
advice for the elder Mr.. Howard, who
is in very poor health. Cy Warner
brought them this Tar from iuggins and
Ed Price met them here Monday and
took them on outside.