Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-11
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Gott Friday of last week eei "
Z. M. Cone came down from bis
Friday, returning Monday.
>. l.. Poeppel was registered a. a.
i Whlte Bird hotel last week
M. y Shea, travelling salesman was
booked at the local hotel Monday,
MISS Hattie Reed went up to Skook.
I uinehuck sunday to visit her mother
:, Jas. W. Dyar, forest ranger from tbe
station was White Bird visitor
Sunday. Nisi'or
4 Garter soner came down from Granoo
vilie sunday and went up to Lucille on
DR.. G. A. Green went out to Granos
vlile Friday for short stay, but viii
". b. Rape, of higgins, passed tbro
Wnlte Bird Monday enroute to Gran 90,
vile on business. 81
Miss Grace Rogers passed tbro,,b
town Sunday enroute to the MeadoHs
from Grangeville. "'o"'
w. =. Stockdale, and wife. of pits
burg, Oregon, were trading with local
merchants Monday. oo"i
y. b. Wood was passenger ON tho
| stage Wednesday enroute from Rio.
gins to the county seat.
r. y. Jewett, of Slate creek was
mere Tuesday delivering hogs to F. Z,
Allen, of Doumecq Plains.
MRS. Francisco went up to Freedom
wednesday to be the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Rice.
Dave Cummings, hostler for the
forest reserve at Mt. Idaho, was a
White Bird visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKonev came down
from higgins Thursday and were stage
passengers out to Grangeville.
q. E. Morgan, of the Doumeco. was
registered at the local hotel tuesday
and attended the Henley sale.
Mrs. A. Kennedy, who has been bav-
ing serious trouble with her throat for
the past three weeks is improving.
Mrs. Amy Francisco, and daughter.
Margaret, went on to the county seat
sunday after protracted stay in White
Bird.
Will Deasy, of John Day was White
Bird visitor Sunday. Mr.. Deasy was
ON his way to the county seat for a few
days business visit.
Dan Mosier, of Asotin, Wash, was A.
guest at the home of his uncle, G. H.
Jlllson and family last week, returning
to his home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran of Doumeco
Plains attended the Inland Empire Sun
day school convention which was held
in Lewiston last week.
Travelling Salesman Knapp. of
Grangeville, who travels for the Lewis
ton Mercantile Co., was calling on local
trade Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Wilson, and
children, of Pittsburg, Oregon, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. McEvers, at
Skookumchuck, the parents of Mrs.
Wilson.
Lee Wann and Isaac Zehner came
down from Camas prairie Sunday and
left Monday for the Little Salmon
where they will spend the next two
weeks fishing.
The wind storm of Saturday did
quite little damage in White Bird and
vicinity. The tent which Fred Staffin
had erected to use as photograph gal
lery was blown completely down.
+. p. Bangs and wife were down from
Grangeville Sunday. Mr.. Bangs is a
member of the Free Press staff and
took some pictures of the convict camp
which will probably be published in
the Free Press in the near future.
White Bird and vicinity was visited
Tuesday and Wednesday by slight
snow storm, the snow showing quite
plainly down as far as the Bedford
ranch. The temperature went down
several degrees making it quite uncom-
Portable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simmons and
aylo
Grangeville on the stage Saturday. The
two Mr.. Simmons own a ranch across
the river and formerly lived here about
5 years ago. They have been residing
in Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bedford and little
daughter, Grace, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ora
Evans, who have been sojourning in
Corning, California, and other points
ON the coast, returned home Monday.
The entire party report a splendid trip
but are quite glad to be home again.
G. w. Hunt and wife were in White
Bird Sunday. They were enroute to the
Arrison station with a four horse load
of house hold supplies Mr.. Hunt is
the new reserve man at the Arrison
station. Mr.. and Mrs. Arrison recently
left for Moscow where Mrs. Arrison 8
parents reside.
Preston Vandeburg and James Nc
Evers left last Thursday for the Joseph
to be the guests of Earl Rice and M.
o. Tweedy. They attended the dance
last Friday night and will remain I'M
til after the dance next Friday night
before returning home. James fur
nished the music for both dances.
The convicts are making great head
way on the new state road, on which
they are now employed. They have
erected a flag pole at the top of which
floats the stars and stripes, have made
flower beds, and otherwise beautified
their camp since their arrival. They
have been attend ing church, also TAX
ing an active part in league and Sun
day school and are very manneriy
bunch of men,