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

W. NJ. Baker from Lucille was in
town Friday and Saturday.
w. H. Eller deputy sheriff from
Grangeville was in town Friday.
p. B. Weller a prosperous rancher
from Garfield was in town Tuesday.
f.. T. Shearer from Garfield was trans
!. acting business in White Bird Thursday.
T s, MeCune a rancher from the
Joseph country was in White Bird Fri
day.
here Tuesday and Wednesday looking
after business affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rice from Slate
Creek were here visiting Mr.. and Mrs
(, &. j. Wright Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Ringer from Slate
Creek were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Crooks, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Gone were in from
their ranch Thursday evening to at
tend the Rebekah lodge.
Robert and Clark Gill from the Gill
ranch and Ray Irwin from the paririe
were in White Bird Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McSpadden from
Garfield were in town Tuesday looking
after business interest and taking in
the show.
Miss Alice Gully was in town the
first of the week from the Gill ranch.
Miss Alice and her mother are spending
the summer at the Gill ranch.
A. G. Elder returned Saturday from
a six weeks visit with his brother on
the coast. Mr.. Elder is again on duty
at the Salmon River State Bank.
Special sale of all wash materials,
Misses and childrens' dresses, sport hats,
ladies' waists and undermuslin at Miss
Taylors sample room at the Taylor
house. Ill
Herbert Smead from Spring Camp
was here the first of the week making
final proof on his homestead. He re-
ports the cattle in that country in fine
shape.
Mrs j. S. Anderson and children are
visiting at the j. E. Cochran home at
Garfield this week. Rev. Anderson ex-
poets to go up there soon to accompany
chem back to White Bird.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Webb from Cotton
wood were registered at the White
Bird hotel Monday. Mr.. Webb has been
writing life insurance in this section.
They just returned from up the river.
VIM. Percifield was quite seriously
injured last week while working at the
G. II. Layton ranch. He had the mis-.
fortune to run a pitch fork in his leg
However he is getting along fine at
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brakeman arrived
here Friday from Canton, Penn. where
they have been the past several years
They are visiting Mrs. Brakeman s par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Griffith
They may locate in this country.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson announce
the arrival of a girl, born Monday, July
30th Miss Martha eager, trained
nurse from Tolo is engaged in her pro
fessional capacity at the Wilson home
DR.. Foskett reports all concerned doing
we'll
Mrs. Ed Wyatt returned to her home
at Pittsburg, Montana. She has been
in town some time at the home of Mrs
Remington, Miss Alice Wilson returned
with her. Miss Wilson has been here
some time caring for her sister Mrs
Robinson.
j. Fl. Dickson from Luicle was il
White Bird Monday. Mr.. Dickson il
able to be around again. He had the
misfortune to break his leg twice last
winter, and was laid up until quite
late in the spring He reports that the
dry weather is effecting the hay croI
IN that country considerable, and that
there will be general shortage of feed
Miss Jessie Metcalf left Sunday fol
sher home in Glyndon, MINI. Miss Met
calf was the efficient primary reacnel
in the primary department of ou1
schools last year and her place will b,
difficult to fill. She expects to visi
the National Glacier Park in Montana
IN company with Mr.. and Mrs. G. J
Wright and family, enroute to her home