The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-08
COTTONWOOD
(Chronicle)

incubation for some time past have at
last been brought to head and on
Thursday OF next week the local Far
mers Union will hold its first annual
free picnic I'm this city. The Denver
BRASS band has been secured to dis
pense music during the day and the
plans are to make the day one long
to be remembered by all who attend
The principal speech of the day will
be delivered by Hon. j. v. Mccall, Of
Hay, Washington, who Is president of
the Washingt0n-Idaho association Of
the farmers union. Other well known
men will deliver addresses during the
day and musical numbers will be rem
dered both In the morning and after
noon. At noon a big free basket din
ner Will be served on long tables In the
warehouse and all who attend are urg-
ed to bring well filled baskets. These
will be turned over to the committee
in charge and the edibles will be
spread on the tables In regular old
family picnic style where everyone can
sample the many good things In the
culinery line and fill up for further
orders.
Standing room was at premium at
the commencement exercises held by
the high school graduating class at
the Odd Fellow hall last Friday eve
ming and the EXERCISES were the best
ever held here. The hall was tastefully
decorated for the occasion with the
class colors, purple and gold, and pot
ted plants and flowers were used In
profusion. The parts taken by the
members of the graduating class were
well presented, while the speech of
County Superintendent J. j. Staley
held the close attention of the large
audience for an hour and half. He
spoke along the lines OF the need Of
better school advantages In the rural
districts and compared at length the
city and country schools, showing how
greatly the former had been developed
and how little attention has been paid
to the needs of the latter. M. M. Bel
KNAPP presented the diplomas to the
graduates after neat speech, after
which the exercises were concluded.
A short time before the commence
ment exercises five-course luncheon
was served at the Phoenix hotel by Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Mcdonald to the
graduates, school faculty and Prof.
Staley.
Harve Miller, one of the prosperous
farmers of the Greencreek section,
purchased a six-cylinder Oakland car
from 9. w. Thompson the first of the
week and Is breaking 1t In this week
on q trip to Walla Walla.
Rev. Father Zuur was In the city
wednesday from GrangeviIle and was
guest at the Jacob Captein home.
Fred N. Shepherd, cashier Of the
"A Mi l1Na ~ r
came up Wednesday and win spend
his annual vacation with old friends
on the prairie.
Tod and Ben Robertson and Harve
Miller left Tuesday with their re-
spective families for Walla Walla by
auto to attend the convention OF the
Seventh Day Adventists.
Prof. J. p. Barackman and son were
In the city yesterday from Moscow.
Mr.. Barackman was recently selected
as principal of the local high school
for the coming term and came up to
acquaint himself with local conditions
and to secure a house for his family. |
he expects to move to this place early |
In August
Miss Margaret Watson and Miss |
Cope came up Monday evening from
Sites and, In company with Prof. vir-
gil smith OF Ferdinand, left Tuesday |
for cross country hike to the Watson |
homestead on the Joseph.
w. A. Mcmahon and wife came out |
Tuesday from their home across the
river. VIII returned home the next |
day but Mrs. Mcmahon remained over |
a couple of days to meet the children |
who came up from Genesee where |
they have been Attending school dur
ing the winter.
Miss McGrew and mother left Sat |
urday for North Dakota where they |
will spend the summer with relatives. |
Mrs. II. Christensen, son and daugh-
ter were In the city Sunday enroute
to their home ON the Joseph. The
young folks had just completed their
terms Of school In the lower country
and were returning home for the sum- |
mer vacation. They were accompanied I
BY Miss Barrett, Of Joseph.
The sale of the two lots on Main
street owned by the stockholders of /
the defunct Farmers & Merchants
State bank was held Saturday fore
noon, the vacant lot near the Parker
store being bid In by III. j. Barth for
S420 and the former Rims saloon prop 4
erty falling to J. p. Manning, of
irangeville, ON bid of $3.50.
George killmar marketed eight head |,
II fine hogs here Monday that tipped
The beam at 24T5 pounds, or an aver
lge Of 300 pounds each. The hogs
we're all young shoats and In fine
shape for market but brought only
100 per hundred pounds ON account
II being slightly over weight. This
= another instance of where the pack
n makes nice piece of money at the
'armer's expense.
Mrs. o. ID. Hamlin was taken to II
lewiston late Sunday evening by her
husband and placed In the hospital
where she underwent an operation
Monday morning. The lady stood the
operation nicely and at last reports
vas making as fine progress as could
'e expected. Her many friends hope !
or her early and complete recovery
md a speedy return to her home In i
his city. II
Mrs. X. A. Minis and children left /
he first of the week for visit with !
Alaft xss,.s |