Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
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{ From the Chronicle. }

w. F.. Abercrombie, f. Christensen
and Platt Talbot were in the city We'd
nesday from their home on the Joseph.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Carlson, residing east of town, is re-
ported quite i'll with pneumonia
Mrs. j. V. Baker and daughter,
Vivian, left Monday for Eugene, Ore,
where they will visit with relatives for
week or two.
The Joseph Oldham family is moving
into town today and will occupy the
Rhoades house just vacated by Prof.
Jenkins.
j. B. Forsman is having the old China
house near his residence remodeled and
will soon have it in shape for occupancy
again
Prof. BRAKEMAN and the high school
boys are erecting a new building near
the public school for the benefit of the
manual training and domestic science
classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Jacobs depart
ed Monday morning for their home in
Chicago. They were well showered
with rice at the station by number of
friensd before leaving.
DIR. Orr reports the birth of fine
baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pur-
cell at Denver on Saturday and of
dainty daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Man
ming johnson at the Rowe farm near
Fem on Sunday. All concerned are do
ing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hill, Mrs. Mary
Hill, Wallace and George Hill and
Frank Kincaid came over from near
Nezperce Tuesday afternoon with the
remains of Robert Watson and remain
q for tho fnnnro1 ha
ing home that afternoon.
DIR. Orr, assisted by DIR. Stockton of
Grangeville, performed an operation for
appendicitis and other complications on
Mrs. Frank w. Nuxoll Monday. The
operation was quite successful and the
patient is getting along nicely thus far,
with good chances for complete recov-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Snyder, we'll to do
residents of the Cloverland section in
Asotin county, came over from Vollmer
Monday evening and were guests until
Wednesday morning at the Winner home
in this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder in
tend leaving soon for Texas to spend
the winter.
- A. F. Lamb left late this week for
his home near Eugene, Oregon, after
spending week here visiting with his
brother, f. ID. Lamb, north of town. Mr.. |
Lamb was quite well impressed with |
what he saw of this country and may
decide to come here later to locate if |
he can dispose of his property down in
the webfoot state.
J. L. Eckert and James Buchanan left |
late last week for Lewiston to attend |
the stock show and then went on to
California and Arizona where they will |
spend the winter. The rigorous weather
of this section has been a little more |
than Mr.. Eckert could stand during the |
past couple of winters and he decided |
to go south in search of milder |
climate.
Fuel is getting to be quite scarce here
and wood has jumped to SO per cord for
the sixteen inch variety and 81 for
four-foot, with not much of either kind |
to be had. The coal supply is also rath-
er limited and is picked up about as
fast as it is received if we should ex-
perience a few weeks of cold weather
the town might be up against a fuel
famine not to our liking.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Harrison and Dick
Haskin left Wednesday morning by
auto for their homesteads in southern
Oregon. They went south by way of |
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and then struck across the southeastern
part of Oregon into the Burns country
to their destination. Mr.. Haskin will |
remain there until spring, when he will |
return to look after his farm here. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Harrison may remain there
A number of Salmon river residents !
were in town Wednesday and met with |
County Attorney Hattabaugh in regard |
to a difference between couple of par. !
ties over the rights to certain range |
across the river. After talking the |
matter over at some length a satisfac-
tory compromise was reached and an
other expensive law suit kept out Of |
court. Both parties acted very gener-
ously in the matter and it was not diff !
fieult to reach satisfactory agreement
to all concerned.
Prof. c. w. Jenkins and family left
this morning for Spokane where they
expect to rent a home and reside in the |
future. Mr.. Jenkins has accepted the
of the Clifford school and
will return to that place next week to
remain until the close of the school
term. Prof and Mrs. jenkins made
many friends while residents of our
city and all wish them the best of sue |
cess wherever they may go.
Sidney Brown returned last Friday
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