Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-20

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Ward Sewen of Lucille was in town
\ Monday.
A. d. Kennedy has moved into the
property owned by s. K. Mahurin.
A. d. Kennedy returned last week
from Sites where he visited his mother.
Master Maxwell Tenyson Hess is at
present indisposed with bad case of
4 tonsilitis.
]. d. DAILY and Ray Davis were visi-
tors at the county seat the latter part
of the week.
A party was given at the home of
Mrs. Foss Richardson, Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. Don Harris.
Donald Frizzel, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
t. f. Frizzel is ill at the present writ
/ ing with symptoms of la grippe.
Henry Elfers and family who have
been visiting in Moscow for several
weeks have returned to their home at
| Lucille.
C. NJ Cone is at present engaged in
repairing the roof of his store building
the old covering having been blown off
by recent wind storm.
Sor Sale-Several tons of excellent
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mon river at So per hundred cash.
G. V. Ring supervisor of the forestry
service accompanied by an assistant of
the Grangeville office passed thru
White Bird Saturday enroute to Pol
lock-
The estate of the late Lawrence OFT
n was this week adjudged by the apprais-
ors and the valuation fixed at $1,000.
There is small amount of money in
a the local bank.
DIR. w. E. Foskett reports that as a
result Of the change in temperature the
a epidemic of grippe is thing OF the
past. There is little or no sickness in
town at present.
Frank Wyatt who has been rusti-
HI eating in the Lewiston country for
&several weeks has returned to his ranch
lacross the Salmon and he is glad to
get back to his old stamping ground.
M. Ashline of College Station, Texas
Shas purchased the homestead relinquish-
ment of Jack Elder near higgins and
Twill remove to his new quarters at
pnce. Mrs. Ashline will accompany him.
White Bird is experiencing one of the
worst wood famines in years. The
present cold spell of weather has re-
luced the wood piles to a minimum and
fuel can scarcely be obtained at any
price.
The $40 homestead law which is ex-
pected to be enacted early next week
will be good news to many of the home
fteaders of this section who are con-
templating an enlargement of their
original claim.
A juvenile party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Shell Delmage
Saturday evening in honor of their
laughter Jennie's tenth birthday.
about nineteen of the little folks were
PRESENT Cake nuts and pop corn were
erved as refreshments
The local lodge of Rebekahs will
ive big dance Friday evening the
18th at Cones hall. Supper will be
erved and tickets will be sold at So
ger couple. The proceeds will be used
or the benefit of the order which is
need OF small lift at the present
lme The affair should receive a
beral patronage
A good deal of petty theiving seems
be going on this winter, several peo-
lie around town having lost wood and
uantities of canned fruit, while others
ave missed chickens. There is an
mazing number of easy going folks in
ms vicinity who seem to have dis
oyered the art of getting along with
ut work summer or winter.
>. b. Hartman of Baker City, Oregon
est week purchased the ranch Of Fay
auriey northeast of town on White
ird creek. The deal which involved
etween four and five thousand dollars
as made thru U. s. Commissioner G..
Wright. Mr.. Hartman expects to
PIKE possession of his new property
bout the first of February and Mr..