Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-02-01
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LOCALS AND PERSONALS

Fore Sale-Full blood Duroc Jersey
boar, eighteen months old, good one.
r. f. Dufur, 3 miles east of Fem. 37-2
Open day and night, best eats in
town. Francisco & Rice at Leonard's
old stand. 36-tf
Mrs. f. +. Preisz and son, Chilly"
came up from Lewiston Monday night
and will remain for the week, returning
with Mr. Preisz Saturday morning.
Fem Batty left Monday morning for
Soap Lake, Washington, where he will
take the baths in the hope of getting
some of the aches and pains out of his
system.
We specialize in the following seeds:
Clovers, Alfalfa, Timothy, Blue Grass,
Seed Corn, Field Peas, and all seeds for
forage crops. Mark Means Co., Lewis
ton. Idaho. 1913
The Robert White residence in the
north end Of town was sold this week
to Frank Hockersmith who will move
into the same and make some needed
improvements.
Dave Sasenbery left the first of the
week for Soap Lake, Washington where
he will take treatments for rheumatism
which has caused him considerable
trouble of late.
The returned soldiers tell us they
feel little awkward since getting into
their civilian clothes again, no pockets
in the coats and the "blomen pants
open at the bottom,' as one Of the
troopers put IL.
George Sly returned Sunday night
from Southern Idaho where he has been
seeking some Aberdeen Angus cattle.
t,,,, oha;,n hn1lu which
have been DELAYED q little in arriving
on account of the snow blockade.
@. w. Reuter-, of the Fem neighbor.
hood was in Grangeville this week. He
leaves early in March, with number
Of others from that section and Cot
tonwood, ror Montana where he has
located on homestead. The Free Press
follows him.
Fred Rothlisberg returned last Thurs
day from Salt Lake City, where he has
been spending the winter. He states
business Is good down there and things
lively and returns thoroughly refreshed
and ready for the coming season g
strenuous farm work
On account Of the increasing demand
for the products of the FL Sanitaire
Cigar factory, Mr.. Ersch has found il
necessary to add more men to his work
ing force and this week secured the
services of Frank Bunch of Spokane
an expert Havana man.
DIR. Slusser performed a major opera
ton upon Mrs. Berry Right of this
city Saturday, ruptured appendix be
ing removed and an abcess drained
The patient rallied rapidly from the
operation and is getting along nicely
Drs Rains and Stockton assisted.
Sam Goldstone has purchased the
leading general merchandise store al
Culdesac and has placed Felix Funke
son of John Funke of Cottonwood anC
young man who has been employed by
Mr. Gladstone in number of stores hi
has owned and made amply good, IL
charge.
On account of the large quantity OF
water used in the past several days by
the railroad company, there being {
number Of engines at this end of the
line since the blockade, the local water
supply was n little low for a while but
now there is plenty in the reservoir
Eight engines took on water here one
day early in the week.
August Bloom, who sailed from this
country several months ago TO Sweden
has written home that he arrived
safely and had no other experience OF
tho trip across than being on boat
that was held up and searched by tn,
English. He will conclude a very
pleasant visit the last of next month
when he will sail for America.
County Surveyor Marsh w. Brown re
turned the last of the week from thu
Salmon river country where he selected
site for the proposed bridge acros.
the Salmon near Lucille. He found
desirable place on the river due ives
of Lucille and SAYS it will require 36l
foot span but the site selected Is very
desirable and the most available in tina
vicinity.
Tory jacobson returned last weel
from Viola, Idaho where he went t
visit n brother he had not seen for
number of years. He was also in Pull
man, and while there ran across Rec
Atherton, who conducted a blacksmith
and machine shop in this city a humble
of wears ago. Atherton has done wei
since leaving here and is now operating
fine Palouse farm, a mile and quar-
ter from Pullman, which he owns
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Ayers, who wer
called to Pullman last week on accoun
of the serious illness of the former
sister, returned home Sunday night
The lady rallied nicely from an opera
ton which she submitted to and he
condition was so improved that Mr., an
Mrs Ayers could have returned befor
but decided to visit several days wit
the 0vermans in Spokane and Mr., an
Mrs. Wethreed of Wallace before r,
turning.
We note Ed Sweet and Charles Pa
sons of this city were among the bus
ness men of the Northwest attendin
the meeting of bankers and merchant
held at Moscow last week. Mr.. Pa
sons spoke early in the week on II
art of craftsmanship and according
press reports his talk was one of Il
interesting ones delivered. SENATE
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