Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-17
X A M I A II
(From the Progress.)

G. j. Sweet, of McMinniville, Oregon,
was in town, Monday.
At the regular meeting of the vii
lage trustees last Friday evening, it
was decided to abolish the punch
boards in Kamiah.
Frank Frazier and wife, of Moscow,
attended the funeral of Mrs John
Frazier of Harrisburg, last week.
Mrs. Hayes, of Wallace, is a guest
of Mrs. Crumley and Mrs. Benson, her
mother and sister in this place.
Bert Miller, G. d. Stanberry, John
Segar and Walter Turner were visitors
from the Winona country Monday.
President George III. Waterman, of
the State Bank of Kamiah, was bust
ness visitor in Charleston, Washington,
yesterday
Miss Dollye Mueller returned to her
school duties at Woodland, Monday.
Her mother accompanied her and will
remain with her until spring.
An Ice jam tore the old Corbett ferry,
located just east of town, and owned
by Herbert Booth, from its moorings
Tuesday. 1t is said that other ferries
along the river are much in danger.
Representatives of the Winona Chris
tian Sunday school were in Kamiah,
Monday, getting supplies for the big
Valentine social to be given at the
Winona hall, Monday evening, Feb
ruary A.
Carl Keller, Hiram Fargo, F. A.
Sprague, Sam Tunnel, William Nilsson
and Nilmuth Lage, were among the
visitors in Kamiah, from Winona, Mon
day. Most all of the above gentlemen
were either hauling hogs in or coal out
The Kirmess given by the band We'd
huesday, Thursday and Friday of last
week was a social and financial sue
cess an dabOut 5000 gross was taken in
The ladies We're a great deal of assis-
tance in making the affair a winner as
well as the business men and others.
Robert Nichol, of the Cold Storage
Meat market, and wife were passen-
gers for Spokane, Monday morning.
Mr.. Nichol expected to leave the fol
lowing day for his old home in Spring
field, Missouri, where he will spend
about four weeks visiting old friends
and relatives Mrs. Nichol will visit
friends in Spokane for several days.
H. Ashley has sold his interest in the
pool hall to his partner Jack Mills and
will leave for Lewiston today. Mr.. !
Mills will have charge of the business
in the future.
~ thui 1 thulut, anu VIE, OF w mo |
ma, were passengers for Spokane, Tues |
day morning, where they win visit
friends a couple of weeks
p. G. Kerr, of the State Bank of |
Kamiah, is spending few DAYS in
Lewiston recuperating from his recent |
Illness.
Frazier Lodge No. 104, I. o. o. F., of |
Weippe, will bring six candidates to |
Kamiah to be initiated into the mvs-
teries of the second and third degrees
of Odd Fellowship, next Monday night. |
Because of fire the visitors have no
equipment and the local fellows have
been exemplifying the work for them.
Paul B, Blake, formerly editor of
The Progress, came in from Vancouver,
Washington Sunday evening, and left
the following morning for Midland.
Michigan, where he will be connected
with f. l.. Grinnell, formerly of tins
place, in the job printing business He
did not find things on the coast in
very flOurishing condition.
The local tennis club is beginning to
see visions of some fast games with
outside towns this summer. 1t is said
that Orofino is out after Kamiah s
scalp again this year and will make the
home boys defend their title The local
club has membership of twenty one,
and expect a larger membership this
season. They will meet all corners from
other towns, fact is, we believe thew
are just little puffed up over the fact
that other towns are not quite fast
enough for them, or at least they hav-
emit been in the past.