The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-09
COTTONWOOD
(Chroniclel


weak and cannot stand the bright day
light at all.
Mrs. Dixon Brown is reported seri
ously Ill at her home east of Ferdi
nand but is improving under the care
of DIR. Turner.
While Mrs. X. A. Minis was down
town after the mail Saturday evening
number OF her friends took posses
sion Of her home and had everything
arranged for card playing when she re
turned. Progressive 500 was the fea.
ture OF the evening and at late hour
refreshments which the guests had
brought with them were served, after
which the prizes were awarded and
after wishing Mrs Minis many more
happy birthdays, the guests departed
for their homes.
Two carloads of fat hogs were ship
ped from this place Tuesday to Frye
4 Co, at Seattle. They were pur-
chased from the farmers by Il. d.
Priest
w. Ii. Hussman returned Sunday
evening from attending the convention
of the retail lumbermens association
at Portland and reports a very success
full session
Theo. Toennis delivered as fine a
bunch OF hogs Monday to the Cotton
wood Milling company as has been
marketed here for many weeks Forty
two or the porkers made an average
weight of 3S1 pounds and single
shoat less than ten months of age
tipped the beam at an even $50 pounds.
The hogs were fed nothing but ground
barley since being put In the fattening
pen. They brought IN cents a pound,
or check Of better than 1915.
William Pitt of Alberta, visited here
several days last week at the Geo Il.
Mcpherson home while enroute home
from trip to California. Mr. Pitt
Is a brother-in-law Of Mr.. Mcpherson
and was highly pleased with this part
of Idaho.
Mrs. Maren Gelbertson, better known
locally as Grandma Asker, died at
the l.. M. Asker home In this city on
wednesday morning from strangulat-
ed hernia after an illness Of only a
few days. The deceased was born In
Norway and was 75 years, 2 months
and 20 days of age at the time of her
death. She had resided with her
daughter, Mrs. Asker, for the past
number of years. The funeral was
held from the residence this morning
at ten o'clock and was quite largely
attended. The Borrowing relatives
have the sympathy of many friends In
their loss
A bouncing 11-pound daughter was
born yesterday morning to Mr. and
Mrs. II. :. Winner in this city. DR..
Orr was the attending physician.
Bert Oliver was in town yesterday
from his farm east of Ferdinand and
stated that his sale Tuesday turned
out better than he had expected and
totaled between $2700 and $500. Some
OF the livestock went rather cheap
Dut the machinery and small stuff
made up the loss and he is well sat
isfied with results.
Ed. Stolz was attacked late last
week at his farm near Greencreek by
an angry sow and was knocked down
and severely bitten before he managed
to make his escape from the pen But
for the fact that he was wearing heavy
clothing his injuries might have been
serious. As 1t was he was bruised
quite badly about the legs and was
laid up for couple of days as re-
suit of the encounter
Gus Schubert purchased eighty acres
of farm land west of town the first
of the week from Herman ii. Nuxoll
for $50 per acre. The land lies Just
across the road from Mr.. Seubert's
farm and has been rented by him for
the past several years. 1t win make
valuable addition to his present
holdings.
Herman Vessels recently sold eighty
acres OF land In the Greencreek sec
ton to Mike Hoffman for $500.
X. Harris and wife were arrivals
in the city Saturday from Great Falls,
Mont, and spent several DAYS at the
Nj. j. McMurray home near Green
creek. the two gentlemen being broth.
ers-in-law. Mr.. Harris is a civil engi-
neer in the employ of the Great North
ern railway and is taking a trip thru
the west. They left again Tuesday
morning for points in Oregon and Cal
nornia and will return home by way
of Colorado
A basket social was held Saturday
evening at the Deep Greek school house
west OF Keuteryille and the neat sum
of $5l.50 was realized from the sale
OF baskets and will be used to swell
the fund being raised To purchase an
organ for the school. Miss Aida Walk
er, teacher of the school In that dis
trict, had arranged a short program
for the evening after which the bask
cts were auctioned off to the highest
bidder. Twenty baskets were sold, the
highest bringing $4.25.
Miss Regina Holthaus returned the
first OF the week from Spokane, where
she recently underwent an operation.
and Is making rapid recovery.
III. II. Sweet and Max Leischner were
In the city Monday on business from
the Grangeville side of the prairie.
A bouncing baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Haider east of
town on Wednesday OF last week. DIR.
Shinnick was the attending physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman III Nuxoll and
son Chester came up from Charleston
the first of the week and have, again
taken up their permanent residence
at their home in this city.
Frank w. Nuxoll left Monday for
eastern Montana to look over that |
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