The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26
FLETCHER NEWS.

is likely to bring big profits. Mr.,
Dybvig is a young man who has
started under many difficulties,
and he is making a success of it,
and he win soon be one of our
larger farmers.
Ed. Hoss is out buying calves,
paying $500 a head for some of
them. This also Will prove to be
a good investment to Mr.. HoSs
ON his new farm.
Mr. and Mrs Hunt have just
returned from a visit to Clarks-
ton, where they own property.
John Dillon spent Sunday at
his home at Fletcher.
Preston Raglan, of Central
Ridge, called on Mrs. M. j. Chap
man ON Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ShOun and Master
Jimmy. attended to business at
Vollmer Saturday.
George Chapman and children
attended the stock show at Nez-
perez last week.
Mr.. WhitsOn assisted b. c.
Laufer in putting up hay this
week.
lTr. Grant and family spent
Sunday at Calvary.
Our faithful friend, Mr.. Hens
ley, the rural route man, is en-
joying a few days rest now while
the deputy comes out on the route.
Mrs Elijah PreSnal and child
rem spent one day last week visit
ing with Mrs. Jones and family.
Charlie Newhart was a Fletcher
caller on Sunday.
Mrs. Swanson and children
were out enjoying riding in their
new Saxon on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Emiek, of
Spokane are here visiting at the
old Furnish homestead. Mr.. EN-
lex is interested in the real estate
business and has an office at SpO-
kane.
Messrs. August Duuek and Ov-
erman and ladies took in the stock
show at Nezperce, driving over
in Mr.. Ducks Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, of Grange
vile, are here spending few
days, the guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Oyerman.
Misses Edna and Enid Ables
were callers on Mrs. PulestOn last
Saturday.
What the Fletcher correspond
ent saw one day last week: Two
men taking home a separator.
One man was driving six fine
mules, and such an expert driver
is not often seen on the public
highways; such science that We
humble correspondent would glad
ly exchange the ability to write |
the Fletcher Notes therefor. A \
task well done is something to be
proud of, no matter where it is I
done, and there is always some .
one to see a job well handled and
to recognize ability. This driver
of the six-mule team is a total
stranger to the writer.
Courtney Newhart, who has
been quite i'll, is considered some
better now. He is at home at
having spent some time
at Lewiston.
Mrs. Mary Corum spent a few
days at Lewiston visiting old |
last week.
Oliver Nilsson was a Fletcher
taller one day this week.
Vollmer parties are paying $14
/ ton for scrap iron to be used
FOR war purposes, and / tell you
hat the farmers are doing a good .
Job of cleaning up the old nipple +
nents that have laid around their b
farm for years. There is an in 3
.entive for cleaning up now,
when it means so much cash.
Stacy Wagner and daughters, 8
he Misses Wagner, of Clarks- i
on, are here to spend their vaca-
ion with Messrs Shoun and Grant .
md their families. Ii
Mr.. and Mrs. Furnish were y
Fletcher callers on Sunday even {
ng, visiting old friends. =
Now have question to ask the a
Most young married men n
Who have registered for the army p
ire farmers, and, as is often the =
.ase with young farmers on the A
prairie, they are in debt to the 81
,anks and the warehouses for v
money to run their farms. If it p
becomes their duty to go to war, Al
low are the young wives to hire Ri
Ielp at the high cost of labor, and a.
0 handle the work to get the best :,
esnlts out Of these erOpsg Will
he banker have the patience to A
ut up with the haphazard way 9
+ gathering crops and marketing y
hem that will naturally follow