Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
News Notes from White Bird, Joseph,
Riggins Lacile. Garfield, Pittsburg and
other points Of interest.

Neiie y. Rice and little son passe,
through here Friday enroute from Free
oom TO Joseph to her ranch.
l. Ciark Mccoy, Pete McSpedden anf
BUD Mcdonald from Doumeco wer,
"hite Bird visitors SATURDAY..
Rev. Father Zurr from Granyen,;l,.
was visiting at the Glatigny home tb;,
week. He went up the river from hero
| Mrs. Adeline Behean was a stao,
passenger to Grangeville Monday. SSe
went out to attend the memorial e1ar
cises there.
Miss Murile Barrett returned To ba,
Lewiston where she has been attena;na
school. She graduated from b;uh schoni
there this spring.
MISS Della Pemble who has been tax.
ing business course at Lewiston the
past winter returned to her home on
the Joseph last week.
! Miss Rena Baker returned Wednes.
day from Spokane, where she has been
accepted a position in the Wilson and
Nichols confectionery store.
Ed Flick and A. J. Mcdonald. two
prosperous ranchers from Garfield
passed through White Bird SATURDAY.
enroute home from Grangeville.
Clay Davis from Lucille passed
through White Bird enroute to Wallawa
f to see his father who is seriously ill at
that place. Clay says there is plenty Of
snow "on top.''
>. M. Baker, A. T. Tutle and M. f.
Sewell were in White Bird last week.
Inc latter was before u. s. land com.
missioner G., y. Wright making final
proof on his homestead.
Frank Hurley, well known old timer
OF this section left here last week for
Alta, Oklahoma. He has been here for
some time past, and will stop at Kansas
City enrote to his home.
Frank Z. Wyatt prominent cattle
man of the Salmon river county re-.
turned to his home Wednesday. He has
been at Spokane and Lewiston the past
month. Miss Blanche Wyatt met her
father here.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Gill died Friday and was buried
at the White Bird cemetery. Rev. j. s.
Anderson conducting the services. Mrs
Till has been visiting Mrs. Peter Vande-
burg the past week.
Ed Shearer from Doumecq moved his
family out to their ranch Saturday
Mrs. Shearer and family have been Ev-
ing In the Freeman property the past
year, their children taking advantage
of the local school here.
Misses Anna and Addie Behean &C.
companied county commissioner j. o.
Rhoades to his home at Pollock, as he
returned from Grangeville Saturday.
The girls will be the guests of the
Rhoades for a week of ten days.
Miss Rosanna Dumas, who SO success
fully conducted the work in the fourth
this year left for her home in Spokane
Saturday. Miss Dumas did exception
ally fine work in the school here and her
place will be one difficult to fill.
j. s. Aitken passed through White
Bird enroute from Grangeville to his
home at Pollock Thursday. Mr.. Aitken |
recently disposed of some of his range |
cattle and expects to re-stock his ranch |
with full blOoded cattle. Mr.. Aitken |
is one of the progressive ranchers of |
this section.
M. f. Sewell from Lucille was here
last week. He says the contract has
been let for the new bridge at that
place and work will be started ON it !
soon This bridge will be a great bene-
TIT to people living in that section and
The people there are to be congratulated
IN their progressiveness.
Miss Myrtle McEvers and Earl Price
'eturned from Weiser Wednesday where
hey have been attending school, the
past winter. Miss McEvers has ac-
,epted position as clerk at the Tweedy
md Harrison store. She will stay with
Ter sister, Mrs. r. O. Wilson. Earl has
rome to the Wyatt ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Van Wey moved
o their ranch on Salmon river Saturday.
Mrs. Van Wey has maintained home
lere this year SO that her daughter
Dorthea might take advantage of the
rood school. Mrs. Kaiser and Miss
Josephine Kaiser, Mrs. Van Wey IS
mother and sister accompanied them to
heir ranch for the summer.