Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-23
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j. P. Manring was over from Grange
vile Wednesday attending meeting
of the board of directors of the First
National Bank.
Henry Render has rented the Fet
Rhoades residence on North King street
and will move his family into town in
a day or so.
A party of Indians passed through
town Tuesday with about dozen pack
horses enroute to the mountains to
rourd up their annual allcwance of the
festive "mowitch.''
Henry Downer moved Fet Rhoades ,
household effects to Grangev.na We'd
nesday Ind the family will reside at the
county seat in future.
}. M. Jack was in town Monday from
beyond Greencreek with two big loads
of fat hogs which he scld to local
buyers.
Will Plat and w. A. Jones came
out from across the river the first of
the week with a bunch of fat cattle
which they sold to John Rothlisberg
for shipment to the coast.
Representative elect w. B. Hussman
was a Grangeville visitor Tuesday even
ing and reported the democrats at the
county seat feeling very jubilant over
the results of the election.
Joe Kelsch loaded car with horses,
grain and farm implements and shipped
out from this place Wednesday morn
ing for Idaho Falls where he will try
his luck at farming. He has a brother
down in that part of the state and
hopes to do well there.
John Bies and a brother of Frank
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from Salem, s. D., and are visiting with
relatives and old friends here for a few
weeks. John says he has been doing
quite well in the east and does not
figure on changing his location. He
will try to sell his farm while here.
About 200 or 800 sacks of potatoes
purchased in the surrounding country
by F. l.. Leonard, of Grangeville, and
stored in the old brewery building were
frozen during the recent cold snap.
Quite lot of spuds were stored in the
brewery cellar and were safe but those
piled out in the main building will
prove total loss.
j. w. Williams was in town Wednes-
day from his farm out on the prairie
and informed us that he has 500 sacks
of potatoes dug and safely stored in
the cellar at his place and has between
500 and 600 sacks still in the ground
The recent cold weather may have nip
ped these slightly but Mr.. Williams be
lieves the ground will draw the frost out
: and the potatoes will be all right wher
} dug. At present prices in the eastern
states he hopes to realize a fancy price
for the tubers when he sells
Fred Simon returned Saturday even
l. A.. Nj
1 pleased with what he saw up that way
. He spent most of his time in the coun
try around Billings and Big Timber an,
| saw several former Cottonwood resi-
: dents, all of whom are doing well an,
4 are satisfied with their new homes
l Fred intends going back again in tn
. spring and may decide to invest Their
: if he can find something suitable.
q The local Commercial Club this weel
. ordered a number of tasty pennants flo
| the use of Cottonwood people who will
o attend the big stock show at Lewiston
: during the week of Nov. 81 to Dec
I All persons from this town and localit,
0 who intend visiting the big shoy
E should secure pennant before leaving
. A committee will probably visit tn
. train each morning to supply all fai
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tonwood badge
e Herman Yates, young farmer of tn
3 Winona section, is reported to hav
' sold $1240 worth of potatoes from fiji
( teen acres of ground and then plante,
, the land to winter wheat as soon as tn
spuds were dug. In this way he will
secure another fine crop next fall. II
time to come such methods of farmin,
; will do away with summerfallowing en-
tirely.
I A birthday surprise was given Johl
! Hoene at his home Tuesday evening b,
, his wife in honor of John s 43rd an
niversary. Some twenty or NOR,
, guests gathered at the Hoene home a
six O'Clock and. after wishing tn,
+ host many more happy birthdays, sa
, down to a sumptuous feast prepared b,
Mrs. Hoene. The evening was spen
, with music and cards ard the hour wa
! late before the party broke up. A very
, enjoyable time was had by all presen
! and John seemed to enjoy the surpris,
fully as much as he did his friends.
A carload of new machinery for tn,