The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-02


Carrico his fine 160-acre farm
thoroughbred Pereheron horses, 3
new set of implements and house
hold furnishings, paying sixteen
thousand dollars for the same. The
Carrico farm joins Mr.. Triplett' &
eighty acre farm and the uniting
of these two places makes one OF
the finest farms ON the prairie,
Mr.. Triplett shows much faith in
the Nezperce Prairie land to pay
such a price for this place when
the weather is so dry.
A much needed culvert has been
placed ON the public highway near
the III. t. Grant place. This eul-
vert makes the Fletcher road to
Vollmer an excellent highway,
smooth and level all the way.
S. T. Way and family have re
turned from a trip to Montana,
having enjoyed a visit with rela-
tives and friends there.
The many friends of Mrs. Hun
ter in this county will be glad to
know that she is recovering nicely
from an appendix operation.
Mrs. M. j. Chapman is spend
ing a few weeks visiting her son,
George Chapman, and family.
Mr.. Overman- attended to bus
mess at VOllmer and Ilo Saturday.
Hiram Presnal has just return
ed from a business trip to Mon
tana.
John Dillon spent Sunday at
his home in Fletcher.
Peter Swanson is putting in
some up-to-date pig pens. He is
going into the hog business on a
big scale.
Clell Ables slipped off to Voll-
mer on the fine roads before
breakfast, taking two piggies for
which he received $500, and Mr..
Ables has lots more such piggies.
Messrs Shoun and Grant were
business visitors at Vollmer on
Saturday, and we wish to thank
them for favors received.
Mrs. Clyde r. Anderson and
children and sister, Miss Bertha
Fagg, returned home from spend
ing their vacation at johnson,
Wash.
The Malcolm family were pleas
ant callers ON Mrs. H. T. Grant on
Saturday.
Preaching and Sunday school
every Sunday at Calvary; Rev.
Hood, Jr., preaching.
John McPeak and his assistants
have returned to his residence at
Fletcher.
LIP. Hultz spent the day at the
Big canyon looking after stock.
George 0dinas, of Vollmer, call
ed on friends IN Fletcher on Sun
day afternoon.
We have seen several loads of
barley going to Vollmer.
George Chapman called on Mr..
Kelly on Sunday morning.
Mrs. II. T. Grant spent one day
last week with Mrs. Wiley Wag-
Oner.
A mistake in the last week s
items: It was Mrs. Stacey Wag-
oner and the Misses Wagner who
visited Fletcher relatives for a few
days. Mr.. Stacey Wagner is too
busy running his big feed store at
Charleston to have time for visiting /
1T Fletcher.
Mr.. Fagg and sons have just fin
shed their summer following and
are now putting up hay.
Mr.. Rassbach, of Nezperce, was
! pleasant caller one day last
week, making the trip in his large
seven passenger Buick car. We
IRE glad to say that he is recover
ng nicely from his siege Of illness.
We have found out the reason
or our popular rural reuter- need
ng a holiday. 1t was the know
edge creeping over him of coming
I'D age, and his trying to scheme
j way of denying the fact. 1t is
beautiful granddaughter that
las arrived at the home of his
laughter, Mrs. William Stratton,
IT,, at Vollmer. Well the only ,
ray that it is now possible to deny !
his old age is just to say, get
pr to his horses as they APP
roach the mail box. \
Reporter. I
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