Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-05-31

Fred Leonard returned this week from
Spokane where he has been as q delegate
to the Inland Empire Sunday school
convention.
Fred Wade of the Elk Camp, came
out last week and is spending some
time in Grangeville. He may leave for
the Warren section for the summer.
Miss Mary Larkee of Charleston is
here for the summer as the guest of her
brothers and sisters, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Peterson and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie G..
Smith.
Agent Lindquist of the local railroad
office, returned the first of the week
from Portland where he had been Gu
joying a rest Of several days from his
duties in the local office.
Mrs. George Martin returned this
week from Spokane where she has been
attending a meeting of the Inland EN-
pire Sunday School Association, going
as delegate from Grangeville.
Miss Edmundson of the local teaching
\ corps, left for her home in Moscow yes
terday and will remain there for the
summer, returning in the fall to again
take up her work in the schools.
ID. Milgard of Colfax, the well known
monument man, is in the city this week
supervising the erection of a number of
monuments in the local cemetery.
Among others monuments are being
placed on the Hall, Overman, Riebold
land Nichol lots.
In letter ordering his paper chang
ed, s. II. Holsclaw, who is now located
lat ~ Ia; kak
he has good job with firm construct.
ing an $4,000 school building at that
place which is a lively California town
and most desirable place to live.
Harrison Hilbourne has accepted the
position made vacant through the
resignation of Otto Nail in the Bank
of Camas Prairie. Mr.. Hilbourne is a
young man well qualified to fill the
position and has many friends here who
will be pleased to learn of his selection
by the bank.
| Attorney Charles Greenough and wife
of Cottonwood came over yesterday to
attend the memorial day exercises.
Attorney Greenough, who was also post
master at Cottonwood for term, has
recently resigned from that office and
is now devoting all of his time to the
practice of law.
Profs. Bashore and Chamberlain left
for California yesterday morning, the
former will spend the summer there,
that being his home state. Prof Cham
berlain, who is from New York, will re-
turn East by the way of the Panama
canal and anticipates making the trip
in Ieisurely and enjoyable manner.
A. w. Hover of Montana is stopping
at the Imperial. He reports having
taken an excursion from Idaho and
Washington to Montana on the 18th and
to have sold large amount of land
Among those from this district who
bought ranches were Frank 8. and G.
Fred Simon of Cottonwo I'd and Chris
lSchaecher of the same place and Malon
Hastings of Kamiah.
/ N. w. McGee, who visits Grangeville
from time to time and has many friends
here, came down from Pullman the first
of the week and will be guest Of the
Sasenbery for time. Pullman, his
home town has sent more than sixty
young men to the army and navy and
naturally her citizens are just n little
proud of the record. Mr.. MeGee spent
J the winter in California and while he
enjoyed himself we are reasonably Ger
tain that he is mighty glad to be back
in the lively Northwest.
Engineer w. C. MeNutt of Elk City
who has been looking after business
matters in the county seat for the past
several days, left Tuesday morning fol-
Helena, Montana where he will assist
in the samping of some ore being sent
from the Black Pine property for the
purpose of determining the best method
of treating the ore. Mr.. McNutt is
consulting engineer of the Black Pine
which is being financed by Eastern men
Fl. T. Thompson, foreman on the prop
erty, also left for Helena.
Cement blocks, farm tiles, chimneys
and well curbing at Chester Arnold q
plumbing shop. 43-tf
County Engineer Marsh Brown may
join the American force of railroad
men now being recruited in this coun.
try for service in France. He has been
in communication with those in charge
of raising the western division and re-
ceived favorable reply this week from
an officer at San Francisco who asked
him to send along regular application
and recommends from a number of lead
ing citizens of his community. Engi-
neer Brown is anxious to go and hopes
he will be able to meet the qualifica-
tions.
Emmett Mulhall came in from the
ranch Monday and while in town stated
that they were we'll pleased with their
recent registered stock sale and while
the weather was very bad the day of
| he ~
terested buyers and realized the value
of the offering. The Mulhall's in
tend making the sale an annual feature
and will continue to breed the very best
in the Shorthorn cattle line as well as
Percheron horses, making their place
the headquarters for the procuring of
high grade animals.
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