Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-07-12


Robert Griffith of White Bird passed
through the city the first of the week
cproute to outside points.
William G. Graham, who aecentad
position in the Bank of Camas Prairie
about month ago is now living with
his wife and little boy in =. B. Kading',
bungalow. Mrs. Graham and son arrived
last Friday.
Mrs. A. I'll. Wetherbee and Mrs Frank
Wood will hold a dancing party at tbe
Wetherbee home Saturday evening n
honor of Mrs. G.. w. Slusser. The partv
is not directly farewell affair but i
given in anticipation of Mrs. Slusser /
departure.
1T is reported that hail storm cans
ing considerable damage occurred near
Nollmer day before yesterday. We
have not been able to learn the extent
of the storm or the damage occasioned
by it but an insurance agent from Lew
lston was in Vollmer adjusting the
losses.
The work of the Grangeville Electric
Light and Power Company on the pipe
line south of town is now progressing
rapidly. The ditch is nearly finished
and pipe laying will begin in few days.
The total length of pipe to be put in is
1900 feet. This will be great i'm.
provement
5. j. Petersen and family and the
Hattrup family of Cottonwood, drove
over this afternoon in the Petersen ear.
Mr.. Petersen reports the crops over his
way badly in need of rain as they are
over here and predicts if we do not have
rain in the next ten day there will be
little if any spring grain harvested.
i Sam Wright and wife started yester
day on an auto trip to Calgary. Nh.
Wright has some land in that section
and is going over for the purpose Of
looking it over. He is also going to
take his time by the road and make it
an outing. The Wrights left early yes
terday morning and intended to reach
! Spokane by night. They intended to
make the whole distance to Calgary in
three days.
!, j. Higgins, proprietor of the higgins
Hot Springs was in town yesterday on
his way to Reubens where he is going to
spend week. Mr.. higgins states that
the crops in his section are the best II
years. The hay has already been har
vested. The alfalfa yield was large and
some barley sowed on high land IN
February is turning out wonderfully. Al
the present time the heat is burning up
the grass on the hill sides thus destroy
i inn hn I,,A he attltI
land is well irrigated.
Mrs. j. A. Bradbury returned from
Lewiston Wednesday evening where sne
has been for the past month visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. y
Hattabaugh and also hoping that ths
lower climate may be of some beneflela
help to her health. The hot weather
iston country was the cause OF MIS-.
Bradbury's return at this time.
In view of the anticipated danger
from Hydrophobia resulting from ,ne
hot weather the City Council passea, :
new and more stringent dog law -, ~.
new ordinance provides that no aos
shall be allowed to run at large wilnn !.
the city limits without being propern
muzzled. Any dog found on the str .s,a,
without being so muzzled will be kilis !,
and the owner will be liable to a fine al "
not less than So and not more than si.V'
That means that all dogs whatever ~.
gree, color, size or breed must be elln n,.
confined TO their own yards or secufeP
puzzled
G. d. Hodge. formerly court stencs' :,
pher of the Tenth Judicial District, :,
which Idaho county was part, arr ~
/ Tuesday evening in the city from MoI
cow. Mr.. Hodge was down on his rah ~
near Reubens and decided to pay u
old friends a visit in Grangeville ~
fore returning home. He stated M, :,
Hodge 's health was somewhat better 80 :,
the present time and that she expecta ~,
| to leave soon for a visit WIN IA !,
mother on the coast. He expects e..
return again to Grangeville in IN, M
| weeks and take an outing in the h"'
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