Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-02-08
News Notes from White Bird, Joseph,
higgins, Lucille, Garfield, Pittsburg and
other points of interest.

siege of the grip.
Tuesday on business.
IA Flick was Doumecq Plains visi-
tor the last of the week.
W. Mrs Fannie Warden of Slate Creek
. visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed Ryan.
Mrs bennington is a guest at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Wallace
III Harry Hogan is back in school again
po,,;no recovered from his recent sick
lessee and Stanley Ripley were week
.nd business visitors in town from the
plains 80, ~
Dommeek ranchers, was a Monday bust
ness visitor here.
Miss Margaret Daubenspeck, who is
teaching ON the Doumecq was Sunday
visitor in White Bird.
Ralph Brockman left Friday for
Grangeville where he will be employed
in the Grangeville post office.
Clarence Harrison is recovering from
a weeks attack of the grip and is re-
generating across Salmon river.
CIV Twogood returned to his home on
the Doumecq Wednesday after spend
ING several days in the county seat.
Rev. j. S. Anderson held services on
the Doumecq last Sunday morning, re-
turning to White Bird for evening SER
vices.
Miss Katherine Brockman has hcen
absent from school for several days the
past week because of an attack of la
grippe
P. B. Weller of Garfield was a We'd
neSlay business visitor in White Bird
and added his name to the list of Free
Press readers.
II is reported that Willard Daily is
quite i'll at Boise suffering from a
nervous break down and is taking treat
ments there for the same.
Jas. Aram and Geo. Dobbins made a
trip to the county seat Friday and re-
turned to the Joseph section Monday
bringing pack load of supplies with
them.
Mrs. c. ]. Jillson and Mrs Ed Flick
will entertain the Ladies Aid Wednes-
day of this week at the home IF the
former. They arc making three quilts
for Mrs. Newman
A team belonging to Ed Smith and
driven by Ray Davis ran away last
Wednesday along the river road and
dashed through a bunch of 400 hogs
which were being driven out and not
hog in the bunch was injured.
At the "Ten Cent Tea which the
Ladies Aid held st In" parsonage, the
sum realized was $3.50 which gees to
khe Recreation Fund.- Refreshments
consisting of sandwiches, cake, tea and
coffee were served by the ladies from
Z until s.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Hall and children
came in Monday from Grangeville and
were guests at the Geo. Behean home.
They were enroute to their home at Pol
lock after an extended trip to New
York and Ohio. They report most
pheasant trip.
County Highway Commissioners
Loyal Addison, Fred Painter and Ed
Smith have ordered six new galvanized
eulverts to be used ON the county roads
(which will be improved and worked
over as soon as spring breaks and the
weather permits.
The High School students wish to
gently remind the people of White Bird
and vicinity that they are preparing
for a box supper and program to be
glVen Feb 22nd at the Tweedy & Har-
rlson hall for the benefit of the school.
DO save up your nickles.
The members of the Ladies Aid will
give miscellaneous shower at the B.
~ Davis home Wednesday night for
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Newman whose
home was destroyed by fire last Friday
night. The party will meet at the Geo.
behean home and go from there to the
i Davis home in body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Wolf have moved
INTO the Hal Brown house. Mrs. Wolf
expecting her mother, Mrs. Pauline
Baker, sister, Miss Rena, and brother,
hoy, as soon as it is possible to make
the trip through the mountains. Mrs.
Baker and son expect to make White
Bird their future home.
Mrs. Lou Brust, and brother, Glen
English came in from Grangevilie Fri
uay and left for the Boles section. Mrs
nfast has been outside for some time
ana took part in the reception rendered
'ne boys who returned from the border
recently. Mr.. English says Mexico is
al right but Joseph is better.
Inc makeup man in last week. is
sue made slight error and omitted
.io'ii the stockmen s Ball write-up, the
naiie OF the lady who prepared the sup
per and served it with the assistance of
MIS- Mrs, Peter Vande' urg. Mrs .Jillson s
IGuPpers need no advertising, but we be
n h IN credit being given where it is
'ue, hehee the correction.
Inc Inc progressive spirit is strong in the
t,tounger set in White Bird as well as
tno Older ones. Little Max Hess and
1 naroh Motharn have repaired the side
m vain IN front of the Hess home, and
a a9w pedestrians can travel from the
NJ OF town to the business section
NIT ntnout miring. New walks have been
line a. piaees aiohs Tue
of =. j. Curtis who has been the guest
sa % ms brother, Prof. ]. w. Curtis for
en- time past left Tuesday for Rig.
sa ns; Mr. Curtis says the roads in that
he beee aa are something fierce and when
Id zane down he followed Snake river
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