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

Mrs. McGhie and daughter, Marion
left this week for Portland for a VISIT
with friends and will be gone for some
time.
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the High
School ball grounds the town team and
high school boys will play the game
formerly scheduled for Decoration Dav
same lineups. Cowboy band will play
on street before game.
John Jack came i'm from Greencreek
last night to get his final instructions
as to his duty as registrar next Tuesday
a week of good weather will see the
winding up of seeding for him.
Harry Bennett, son of the Denver mill
man, who is now in the army, has been
selected as one of body of 800 men
taken from some $500 to go to New
York state and complete training as
! airmen preparatory to sailing for
France.
From letters received from members
| of Company T. we learn part of the
boys are guarding the. Union Pacific
bridge across Salt Lake while y number
of others have been detailed for guard
duty at the big copper shelter located
at Garfield, Utah.
Having sold my practice to DR.. P. j..
Scallon, | wish to close up all my at
fairs. Anyone having a claim against
me please present it within next 10
days. Anyone owing me will please
call and settle either in cash or by note.
DR.. G. W. Slusser. 2-2
Herman Book, who is now living at
Bellingham, Washington, came over this
week to look after some business mat
| ters. Mr.. Book states the Coast is
busy, the lumber mills and shipping
building plants working over time and
there being employment for all.
State Tax Commissioner Madden was
in the city last week in his official
capacity. He stated he found Assessor
Hazlebaker had the assessment of this
county neared completion than was the
case in most counties in the state and
that his values were fair and equitable.
U. s. Marshall Tom Martin was in the
city yesterday on legal business. He
was guest of the Commercial club at
luncheon and when called upon for a
few words paid this section most
| glowing tribute. Mr.. Martin was last
here Is years ago and naturally found
many agreeable changes in the country.
Announcements have been received
by friends in this city conveying news
of the marriage of Miss Helen Gwin,
| whC was teacher of music in rhe local
| schools several years ago, to Mr.. Lesley
A. Wood of Galesburg, Ill. The young
people have gone East, the groom being
a prominent business man of the Illinois
| city.
Lawrence and Kenneth Keith, two
young men whose father and mother
are residents of Kooskia, came in today
and enlisted in the navy. They will
leave for Portland in the morning. The
enlistment of these boys makes four
that family has supplied to Uncle Sam s
fighting force, two of the Keith boys
already being in the army
Otto Nail, who has been bookkeeper
in the Bank of Camas Prairie for some
time past and proven very efficient
one at that, has resigned his position
with that institution and left Satur-
day morning for Vinia, Oklahoma,
where he may decide to remain. He
found indoor work too combining and de-
cided to get out for the present, possibly
later going in business down south
otto is fine fellow, a good business
man and citizen and has many friends
in the city who will learn with regret
of his leaving. Mrs. Nail was called
south last week by telegram announe.
ing the serious illness of her father.