Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
Farm Loans. II. W. Carrots. 45-

lilo where she win remain for the sum
mer
Mammoth Bronze Turkey eggs, fol
sale $3.50 per setting of fifteen eggs
! VIM. Mulhall, Fem, Idaho. 49,
Cement blocks, farm tiles, chimneys
and well eurbing at Chester Arnold 4
plumbing shop. Att
American flag stiekers, for your col
lar or your letters, % cents a hundred
or $50 a thousand at the Free Press
office. Supply will be received in q
few days.
Mrs. 5. A. Anderson, who has been in
Portland for several months recuperat
ling, returned Saturday night much i'm
proved in health and is now residing al
the Imperial Hotel where the Ander.
son IS have taken apartments for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Behean and
daughter Miss Addie Behean, came out
from their home on the river the first
of the week and will spend several days
with friends. George brought out Ito
head of steers which he will put in pas
ture on the prairie.
Charles Campbell, manager of the
Fisher Placers, came out from the camp
the first of the week and will remain
several days looking after business
matters. He reports an abundance of
snow in the mountains and anticipates
a long season IS run.
| Why not light up your ranch with
Acetylene by Daisy Pitt Acetylene
generator. The same generator as
adopted by the government, the same as
was put in Fort Spokane. For sale by
Greenlee Il Co., Spokane. Their repre-
sentatives will call on you this sum-
mer. SOL
Roy Nail unloaded a car of Fords this
week and has the same stored in the
Meader warehouse, pending an improv-
ed condition in the roads. We under
stand n large number of Fords have
already been sold in this section by Mr..
Nail and this car is just the beginning
of the shipments.
George Schleier and family moved
out on the Charley Cone place, two miles
east of town and which he recently
purchased, after trying farming in
Montana several years. Since return
ing to Grangeville they have had con-
siderable misfortune their sixteen
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serious condition for several weeks but
who is now on the road to recovery.
Miss Rose Elfers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Elfers of the upper Salmon
country, passed through Grangeville the
first of the week enroute home from
Lewiston where she has been attending
school but had to give up the school
work temporarily on account of sickness
She was accompanied by her school
friend, Miss Hazel Reese, who will
spend some time as guest at the
Elfers' home.
Hon. James Surridge, of Harpster.
came over the first of the week to look
after some business matters. He has
recently moved to the town of Harpster
and will give up the arduous duties con-
nected with ranch life. Under the
weather conditions we have been hav.
ing during the past several weeks he
found moving a most disagreeable task
and states if he has his way this will be
the last time he changes his place of
domieile.
Mari Perry, the Elk City butcher.
came out the last of the week and spent
several days IL the county seat. He
reports they have had a long, drawn out
winter in the hills with heavier snow.
fall than usual and it will be quite late
this year before the snow goes off the
hills. There has been considerable
scarcity of beef in the Elk country but
so far he has been able to get sufficient
fat cattle to take care of the trade and
feels will succeed in doing so until the
grass fed stuff comes on the market.
George Brown, of Elk City, passed
through Grangeville the first of the
week enroute home from Lewiston
where he had been on business. Mr.
Brown is a part owner of the Center
Star group of promising quartz claims
which were recently bonded. to Seattle
company. He states the winter has
been a long one in the Elk camp but
the people look forward with consider
able optimism this spring as there is
every indication of greater activity in
the mining business than has occurred
in years.
Senator n. b. Pettibone and boys
were in town last Saturday, the former
looking after business and arranging
for the putting in of the spring crop
and the boys enjoying an hour or two
at the picture show while dad was visit |
ing with his friends. When asked re.
garding the probable delay ON the North
and South highway road construction |
work. the Senator, who by the way was
the prime mover in getting the bill |
stated it was probably advisa- |
BILE for the Governor to suggest to the |
that work should not be |
rushed to such an extent as would retard |
food production in the work |
animals or tools that could otherwise be |
used in cultivation of the fields but |
should the commission decide it was adj |
visable at this time to hold back work |
on that account the delay would be very |
slight. ~
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