The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-01

The organization meeting Of the
stocEholders Of the Whitebird Stape
hank was held on Monday last Inc
officers and directors for the ensuing
year elected at the meeting were, Chas.
r. Holt, president; Ralph j. Russell,
vice president; r. II. Wyatt, Thos.
Pogue and John Nevin were the other
three directors elected. We are III
formed that the bank viii be owned
mainly b. farmers aad stockmen OF
the Salmon and Snake river valleys,
each holding a small block or STOCK,
nud that there will be No large hold.
inxs OF the stock by any individual
With two solid banks In the town, any
legitimate enterprise should have no
difficulty in getting finance VI home.
Claire Young and Miss Vesta Man
nering were united I'm marriage at the
Methodist parsonage Thursday eve
ming, the Rev. j. s. Anderson perform
ing the ceremony. Mr.. Young Is EN-
ployed as driver for j. L. Addison, OPP
Grating the Boles stage line, and Miss
Mannering has until recently been en-
gagged as waitress at the Whitebird
hotel. Mr.. Young hales from the
Clearwater section, while the home OF
his bride Is on Camas prairie.
County Commissioner Jay Rhoades
was In town this week, coming down
from higgins In company with Chas.
f. Holt.
DR.. w. Il. Foskett reports the arrival
of fine baby boy at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Smith
Mrs. J. 0. Davis is this week dis
posing of her household effects prepar-
atory to leaving Immediately for Che
welah, Wash, where she will join her
husband. Mr. Davis left the city sew
eral weeks ago in quest Of new 10
cation, and writes back that he found
what he was looking for in the town
of Chewelah. Mr.. Davis has secured
a position In one Of the mines there.
Mrs. Ben Davis and son Rex left
this week for Culdesac where they will
join Mr.. Davis who has bought gar
age there and established permanent
residence. The Davis family are
the choicest people Of Salmon
river country, and have q host Of
friends here who regret to see them
leave. The best wishes of the com
munity go with them to their new
abode.
Chas. E. Holt, the higgins stockman,
rode down to Whitepird Monday to
look after some business matters. He
IN ad fhert Of ha
worst days In his section of the coun-
has resided there for something over
a quarter Of q century. He said that
Sunday morning at six o'clock the
ground was practically bare, but by
noon the snow had fallen to depth
Of six or eight inches. The storm vir-
tually amounted to Dakota blizzard,
and Mr. Holt says the livestock suffer
ed intensely.
G. T. McCune of the Joseph section
was in town this week having landed
safely at the hotel after an experience
Of sliding and rolling down the Dou-
mecq hill which is certainly a hum
dinger by reason of the deep snow
drifts.
George Thompson returned this week
from Colville, where he has been en-
ployed in one of the large mines for
the past several months. Mr.. Thomp-
son says there is no place like home"
IL the home is in Salmon riv-
er country, so he has come back to
stay.
A meeting of local business men and
representative citizens of the town was
held at the Salmon River State bank
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
plans with reference to
a lyceum course which has been en-
gagged for next year. The meeting was
attended by Prof. Curtis, G. A. Elder,
Chas- Durham, A. L. Donaldson, J.
Loyal Addison, John Nevin, Tom Pogue
and others whom, 1t is understood,
have guaranteed the funds to assure
the enterprise. Committees were an
pointed to select the numbers, which
win be exceedingly high class, fix the
Yates Of the entertainments, etc. In
our judgment this is the most COM
and progressive move the
citizens Of Whitebird have made in
many day.
u. s. Commissioner G. j. Wright
us to say that he has re-
ceived the new forms designed for
usage by entryman in filing under the
$40 acre homestead law, and appli-
cants may file at any time within
ninety days, by depositing an addition
al sum for filing fees. Upon receipt
OF the money by the general land Of
flee, the original fling fees will be re-
funded Mr.. Wright will make no
charge for performing his part of the
job in cases of former applications.
William Chamberlain this week pur-
chased the ranches of George and Law
renee Upton of Slate creek, consisting
of $40 acres of grazing land. This new
purchase will give Mr.. Chamberlain
an area Of nearly 900 acres Of excel
lent winter range. The Upton BOYS