Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-15
FromSaLnon Riuer Section,
News Notes from White Bird, Joseph,
higgins Lucille, Garfield, Ptttsburg and
other points of interest.
Any items of interest from this sec.
ton VIII be gladly used If forwarded to
Free Press Correspondent at White
Bird, Idaho.

III. hccu was over from the Joseph
Friday on business.
Mr.. Dodge was over from the Joseph
Monday after supplies.
Barney Mathewson was down from
the plains Tuesday trading.
Walter Gardner was in town from
Pole Ridge ranch Saturday.
Sam Allen made a business trip to
the county seat Wednesday last.
Mr.. Abercrombie of the Joseph was a
Monday business visitor in town.
Emmett Jones returned home Monday
from a visit in the Boles section,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brust of the Joseph
were Monday shoppers in White Bird.
VIM. Jones was in town from Spring
Camp the first OF the week ON business.
Orc Evans had the misfortune to lose
500 milk cow the first of the week.
Miss Arlotta Otto was the guest Of
her sister, Florence, in White Bird Sun
day.
Mrs. o. H. Evans visited at the home
of Mrs. Ellen Brown the last of the
week.
Ross Zehner returned to his home Oh
the Doumecq Sunday after spending the
week in town.
Homer Eimers of Grangeville is driv.
ing the White Bird-Boles stage for
Loyal Addison.
Miss Laura Burlinghoff of Deer
Creek has gone to John Day to work
at the Henry Elfers home.
l.. A. Keith purchased saw mill and
Is moving the same to the Joseph where
he will operate it this summer.
Mrs. Butler Wells and babe returned
Friday for visit with her parents at
Charleston. Mr.. Wells met her in White
Bird
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Behean and daugh-
tiers Misses Annie and Addie and son
Ray were guests at the Fred Bedford
home Thursday.
E. j. Nichols and Chas. Wilson have
opened up confectionery and cigar
store in the Wilson building recently
vacated by M. o. Tweedy.
Mrs. Emma Holden and little Miss
Claudiana went to their homestead on
the Joseph Sunday. Ray Chamberlin
and Glen Rice accompanied them.
Mrs. Lefty Mason and daughter Miss
Olive returned home Thursday from
Grangeville, where they had accom-
panied the remains of the late Felix
Mason.
The free dance which was given at
the Deer Creek school house last Friday
night was fairly well attended. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur McSpedden and Reggie
Napean furnished the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey came in Satur-
day from Winchester where they have
been spending the winter and after a
short visit at the John Cochran home
went to their homestead on the Joseph
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer McCully are
boarding a new snow shoveler at their
home on the Doumecq. The young man
arrived Friday morning and DR.. w. A.
reports mother and babe as doing nicely.
Tom Lewis was down from the Dou-
mecq Wednesday and states that there
was an eighteen inch snow fall on top
Tuesday night and nine inches fell at
the Otto ranch. The river section was
visited by light fall which melted as
fast as it came.
Clarence Harrison has sold his inter
est in the firm of Harrison e. Tweedy
to his partner, M. o. Tweedy. Clarence
says town is alright in the winter time
but back to the hills for him in the sum-
mer time, consequently will move to his
ranch the fret of the month.
J. Loyal Addison has purchased the
restaurant from Mrs Minnie Galloway.
The place is closed at present but will
probably open in few days, or as soon
as Mr.. Addison gets someone to take
charge of the business. Mrs. Galloway
will leave shortly for Grangeville.
The Rev. j. s. Anderson delivered
Sunday evening one Of his mastery
sermons, using as his subject education
and in his discourse put special empha,
sis on what constitutes a proper basis
for education in it's broadcast sense.
, This was especially good for the old as
well as the young.
VIM. Platt is expected home this week
! from Kansas City with car load OF
Hereford cattle which he will take to
his ranch on the Joseph. Mr.. Plat
recently purchased Hereford bull pay
! ing $4,000 for the animal, which with
the cattle he is shipping in will make
quite a choice bunch of stock.
Miss Effie Taylor has opened up
store in one room at the Taylor house
| for the C. w. Felt Co., at Nezperce and
as soon as Loyal Addison can erect q
new building for her she will move int
the same. Miss Taylor has on display
full line of wearing apparel for men
women and children and will dispose OF
her samples as well as take orders fol
the same, and has been busy woman
since opening up.
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