Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-29

three to ten years time at low rate.
Office first door east of Schmadeka
block. 37-tf
A. E. Alexander is giving his big
house opposite of the court house a
coat of paint this week and it surely
helps the appearance of that section of
the city.
Walter Bunnell son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Bunnell who has been located at
Butte, Montana for the past few months
is now in Salt Lake City according to
letter which they received from him
few days ago.
Among those who came up from
White Bird Sunday to take in the
Grangevile- White Bird ball game were
E. j. Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Haz-
zard, Mr.. M. L. Bricker, Mrs. Harry
Grant, Gus Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Skunk
and Ed Smith.
Sam Wright, Charles Johnston and
Jess Gilmore left Tuesday afternoon for
Mill creek where they will try their
luck fishing. Their respective families
are living in hopes that they with have
plenty of fish for one meal anyhow
when they return from their trip.
Private money to loan. Geo. M.
Reed. 26-tf
The best hatch reported so far this
spring was that of biddy Ward Van
Vert is the proud possessor Of. The
owner stating yesterday that from a
setting of fourteen eggs she Matched
fourteen chickens and a turkey. SO
far this is the Northwest record if not
the world s.
George Wiley returned last Saturday
from Higgins Hot Springs where he had
been for the past several weeks taking
the baths for a severe attack of rheuma-
tism from which he was suffering and
is now completely cured. He speaks
highly of the waters as well as the ex-
cellent accomdations afforded visitors
by Mr. and Mrs. Fred higgins who have
charge of the springs and hotel.
Garden hose and sprinklers at Chester
Arnold s. Soft
Alex Hinkle, former Grangeville
boy but now resident of Portland, ar
rived last week and will spend the next
three months in the mountains of this
section, hoping by so doing to recover
his health, which has not been the best
of late. He is employed in the Portland
post office where he has been general
delivery clerk for the past five years
and is off on leave of absence.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Draney returned
Monday from Victoria, B. c., where
they were called several weeks ago to
bid good bye to a brother of Mrs.
Draney VIII, oeen called to the over.
sea duty. They found feeling running
high in the Dominion and the people
oa1r - a. L :.
her time of trouble. Last Tuesday a
contingent of five-thousand Canadians
left for the front from Vancouver,
Victoria and western Canadian points.
Need any money! See Geo. M.
Reed. 26-tf
Milton Freidenrich of Portland, arriv-
ed the first of the week from Portland
and will remain until Friday, looking
after the many business interests with
which he is identified in the city. Mil
ton, who is Grangeville bay, has al
ways had much pride in his home town
and takes great interests in movements
calculated to be beneficial to the com
munlty. He states business is good in
Portland as well as all Coast points.
Joseph Mcdonald was in town yester-
day from his home near Denver and,
while looking rather peaked from the
effects of his recent drink of I've water.
is well on the road to complete recovery
and will soon be as well as before the
accident. Joe says that but for the
fact that he Immediately downed a
quantity of melted lard and then a big
drink of cream he might not be here to
tell the tale. He was kept busy yester-
IyIn ha f,,ln -
his friends on his fortunate escape
Cottonwood Chronicle.
DR.. Stockton and r. Cote drove out
Sunday to the Greencreek section and
spent a portion of the day at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jack who are
now located on ranch which Johnnie
recently purchased and which is located
a half mile north of the old town of
Dryden. They found them nicely locat-
ed and John busy with getting things
IN shape around the place which has
been somewhat neglected The improve
nents are very good with the exceptions
Of the lack of a silo and few out
buildings which will be erected this
sall. The place, which contains close to
300 acres, is principally .irst class
blow land with just enough pasture to
hdhe IL luedl IoF ulNerSlI1eu farming |
and will be fitted up in first class
shape by the new owner who is more
han glad to get back to the prairie.
Walter Hickerson returned this week
from a trip of several months in the
south where he had been on business. |
He spent the greater portion of his time |
n the state of Mississippi and while he
'ound conditions down there better
han in the Northwest, he states the
destruction of the cotton industry due |
% the weavil, has left the country in
pretty bad shape. The old-timers are
diverse to taking up with the diversi-
led farming idea and still insist on
aising cotton and as a result the pros
'erity the country is entitled to is lack
ng. Corn and other crops do well in
hat section but with the exception of
lew corners and some of the more en-
erprising of the younger genration, cot
on continues to be the pricipal crop.
Excellent corn land can be purchased at