Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-08

hiocie oc was mere from up the river
Saturday on business.
L. ). McCune of the Joseph section
was in town Monday
VIM. Mcleod returned Sunday from
business trip to higgins.
l.. A. Keith from up the river left
for outside points Saturday.
E. G. Thomas Of Freedom was
business visitor here Friday last.
Jack Large of Slate Creek made a
business trip to Grangeville Saturday
last.
Geo. w. Marshall came down from
the plains and spent Saturday with his
wife.
w. o. Rock from the Snake river Sec
| ton was a Monday business visitor in
town.
L. J. Upton was transacting land
business in White Bird the last Of the
week.
Lew Brundige, ranger from the Pol
lock station, made a trip to the county
seat Saturday.
Geo. Wood passed through town
Sunday enroute to his home at Pitts
burg from the outside.
Robt. Riley, telephone man from
Grangeville was making some repairs in
'
Ralph Russell returned Monday from
Grangeville where he had been to
deliver some stock cattle.
The express office and stage book
have been transferred from Harrison &
Tweedy's to the White Bird hotel.
Fred Mothorn Of Butte, Mont, is
visiting at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Mothorn of north Main street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Hurst came down
from the River View ranger station
Sunday and went out to the county seat
to attend ranger meeting there.
A deal was consumated this week by
which Fred Painter became the owner
Of the E. ]. Nichols property which is
, located just back Of his place. The
consideration was $3.50.
G. E. Holt and j. o. Rhoades two Of
, the most prosperous cattle men in this
section were business visitors in
. in White Bird Monday, returning tc
higgins the following day.
The little daughter Of Harry Zerl
, suffered badly mashed finger Mon
I day. The little lady caught her finger
in the sewing machine, MASKING the enc
, of it and tore the nail completely off.
Miss Elva Berry is laid up at pres
lent with a sprained ankle. She acct
Q IDENTIFY fell through hole In the sid'
{ walk and has been unable to put he
/. foot to the floor for the past few days
Q (Moral-Fix up your walks.)
Q Jos. Richardson returned Monda.
q from Airing, Idaho, which is located II
Long Valley where he has been spend
t ing the winter. Mr.. Richardson say
O there is not as much snow in the bi
|. mountains as there was last winter.
( Phi Brown, the Grangeville carpenter
a is here to remodel some buildings an
J. to help erect some others which will e
r up in the near future. He will ais
build the new ferry boat which will b
h put in at the Lyons ferry this spring.
v VIM. Chamberlin Of Colfax, Wash
It has purchased the ranches belonging
the Upton brothers near Slate Creei
m Mr.. Chamberlin bought the Reeves an
d Gordon ranches some time since, an
J. will move his family here In the sprin
1t is almost like buying gold mil
'. to try to buy ton of hay In this Sc
IN ton at present Hay is selling for
IS cents q pound in White Bird and 10y
Addison says it cost him 40 cents
,e bundle in Lucille, while another ms
st saws one feed of timothy hay in Grang
,e vile cost him so cents.
FLOYD Canaan returned Tuesday fro
Ill Cottonwood with piano which ne w
IS. taking to the Snake river section. NJ
he Canaan saws as he left Cottonwood
was showing so he could scarcely g
# his horses and the road he followed
h.. keeping tarck of the fences. he So
x there has been no snow to speak OF
his mart of the country until the pa
~ .,ro ,yeeks and when he left home the
er were inches OF snow on the sioun'.