Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-11
(From the Progress.)

A. j. McLin, from Weippe, is in town
this week, a guest at the F. j. McLin
home.
Mrs. E. F. Bethman, of the Red Gate
ranch, at Pardee, has been quite ill for
several days.
G. M. Conan and wife moved to
White Bird, last week, where they have
ranch. Their Kamiah friends wish
them success.
Last Saturday the little son Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Wills, who live near the
mil, came near drowning by falling in
to the well. By the timely notice of
an older child the mother was able TO
save the little fellow.
M. I'll. Browning, the tonsorial artist,
has planted an acre and a half of pota-
toes on his land adjoining Lawyer s
creek. 1t is said that Mart has a won
derful appetite for spuds
Engineers Spedden and Fred Erskine,
two civil engineers, and members of the
board of inspection for the Kamiah
bridge, were here Saturday and went
over the structure thoroughly.
The Civic club ladies are going to
have the old band stand resembling a
bridal wreath before the season is over
if the beautiful vines and shrubs they
have planted survive the winter we
are having this spring,
Austin Gorsuch, whoh as been suffer-
ing with a severe attack of pneumonia,
at his home in the Winona section, for
several days, and whom it was thought
would not recover, is said to now be
out of danger Miss Myrtle eager, of
Grangeville is the attending nurse.
Miss Frieda Bethman, daughter of
Mrs. +. f. Bethman, says she has the
distinction of being the first lady to
ride into Pardee in an automobile The
ear being Dean Roberts Chivorlet
which made the trip to Pardee, last
Tuesday, by the way of Harrisburg
and Woodland.
Mrs. M. s. Mughs, of Walla Walla.
Washington. is a guest of her daughter,
Mrs. McKeen Boyce of this place.
Workmen at the Rowsan Works Lum-
Der company will complete the new log
boom at the planning mil today and ex-
pect to have it tied this evening. A
drive of hogs from the Middle Fork is
expected very shortly.
Last Sunday not less than thirty peo-
pie composed a party who went for a
picnic up the Timber flume, on Tommy
Ia Ha Creek. Flowers and sun burns,
suit.
M. L. Marks, who has been buying
horses in this section for the Kitchener
Horse company, of Denver, shipped a
car load, Tuesday, to the above city.
They were good average stuff and will
be sold to foreign couneries for war
purposes.
U. s. Glidden, of Kamiah Bakery
was business visitor in Superior,
Montana, last week, and returned home
Sunday evening. He reports having
seen Guy McMillen, who is working
for one of the mines there and that he
liked his job.
The following were delegates from
the Indian Sunday school to the bic
Sunday school convention which con.
vened in Lewiston Thursday: Harry
Moffet, Joseph Blackeagle, Miss Ella
Mcfarland, James Kash Kash, wife
and daughter.
The second Indian PRESBYTERIAN
church contemplates a number of i'm
provements in the near future and will
make their house of worship one of the
most up-to-date in the community.
miscellaneous shower was given il
honor of Miss Hazel Teats, by Mise,
Anna and Roxie Renshaw, at the lat
ter's home, Wednesday of last week
Fourteen young ladies were present ant
the bride-to-be was the recipient OF
many useful gifts from her friends The
home was decorated in white anc
canary and very enjoyable time wa.
had.
The Kamiah bridge has been open tt
the public all week and travel over the
same is said to be much heavier than
usual. The appraisers appointed by
Lewis county arrived in town today
and as we go to press are inspecting the