Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-11
TON w OOD
From the Chronicle

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Thompson
have gone to Spokane for brief visit.
Mrs. Harry Libby and child are here
from Ashmoor, Mont, visiting Mrs.
Libby's mother, Mrs. l.. B. Hale
l.. F.. Hyde, superintendent OF
the local light and power off zee, has
returned from visit with his parents
at Prineville, Ore.
Invitations are out to the marriage,
on October Is of Casper Cremer of Day
ton. Ore, and Miss Eulalia Bruegeman
of Cottonwood. \
Frank Puthoff has sold his ranch
three miles north of town to > NJ.
Brown for $4,000.
farce comedy entitled "The Elope-
ment of Elem will be played hy home
talent in the X. of G.. hall here the night
of October 10. Proceeds will be for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Forty friends of Miss Anna Gaul
honored her WEDNESDAY evening with
shower at the home of her brother, Joe
Music, games and refreshments were the
order of the evening. Miss Gaul and
r j. Homer of Cottonwood will be ,
married next Wednesday
Two bows, aged about l3 and III years,
and giving their names as Frank ana
Chester Reavis, arrived here Wednes- !
day riding from Nollmer with a man IN
an automobile 1t was soon learned
they were runaways from Lewiston ana
had walked most of the way to Vollmer.
They said they were trying to make
their way to Midvale, near Weiser. The
bows were turned over to an officer from
Lewiston
Al Herboth, clerk at Hoene y hard
ware store, has, with his brother, harry
Herboth, of Uniontown, Wn., gone TO
Portland on ten days vacation. Harry
Herboth has been drafted for military
service and expects to soon be called
for duty.
Peter Treisch. merchant from
Itnioutown. Wn., was here Saturday.
Auctioneer and Mrs. |. f. Zpver OF
Grangeville were guests Tuesday night
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Matthiesen.
Peter Aschenbrenner, Ed Nau and
Charles Strickfaden were among those
from Ferdinand in town Tuesday FOR
the institute. Frank Van Deventer was
here from Grangeville.
Martin v. Huff, who conducts har-
ness shop at Bardy, Mont, is here FOR
few DAYS visit with friends, and with
his brother. viii, near Sites, Mr.. Huff
was formerly in the harness bus mess at
Cottonwood and left here last May.
David Rowe and family, for many
wears residents of Joseph, Ore, are
visiting Mr. Rowe's parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. Henry Rowe, near Fem, ana ms
sister. Mrs Pat Nash, in Cottonwood
1t is his intention to remove with ms
family next month to Coos Bay, IRE,
where he will work in the shipyards
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Wilmot of Milton,
enioyed several days visit here with
George NJ. Robertson and family. IL
was Mr. Wilmont's first visit here IN
tbirv.two wears Although seventy,
eight wears of age, Mr.. Welmont is yet
bright and active and has as good eye
sight as most men of half his age he
drives his own ear, and is dead shot
with rifle, every fall bagging the limit
of deer and other game. Mr.. Wllmont
was among the early settlers OF the
Camas Prairie country and took part
in some of the most desperate Indian
fights in the history of this country.
He participated in the famous battle
with the Nez Perez Indians on July =
and 5, 1877, in and around COTTONWOOD,
when a number of the white men iost
their lives, including Captain Kandali,
who fell, mortally wounded, by the SIDE
of Mr.. Wilmot.
George poler has resumed his duties
NJ the depot, dlt'i h'o''''
Frank Bryan left Thursday for
short vacation in Portland and other
coast points.
Miss Mabel Greenough of Lewiston
has accepted n position as eierR III
Gaul's confec tionery store.
J. f. Jones and family OF KenterNiiie
have gone to Conrad, Mont, for VISIT
with relatives
Miss Mary Byam was visitor az
a. hom, nf Miss Katherine Mcdonald
the first of the week.
Mrs. w. W. Flint and son are VISITING
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. 'oinns
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Hansen daughter
Emma, and Miss Goldie Asrhennrennef
of Ferdinand were visitors at the nome
- Dr ond Mrs Royce last Saturday.
j. b. Hattrup believes that Cotton
wood soil is a world-beater. lie grew
Little Giant squash in his garden TINS
n,,nr that weighed twenty light
pounds and without a drop of water
since june ).
Mr.. and Mrs. William Griswod, ano
two children and Mrs. Griswold $ father
Mr.. Altmeyer, are here from American
Falls visiting the +. l.. Paker famliy
Mr.. Griswold is a member of the 7. >
engineers and is expecting a eau to'
army service