Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-04-26


Monday.
Hattie Stockdale was shopping in
White Bird Monday.
Geo. Marshall was doing business in
White Bird Monday.
hay Shinn from Garfield was a
White Bird visitor Monday.
j. L.. Brust a rancher from the
Joseph country was in town Saturday.
M. N. Stickman hide buyer from
New Meadows has been in this section
buying hides this week.
Mrs. Helen Toney the hospitable land
lady at higgins was in White Bird on
land business last week
Z. Soads and P. G. Woodruff, both
from higgins, were before G. j. Wright,
U. ) land commissioner filing on land.
Ed Mahar a mining man from Spo-
kane was here last week. He visited
Ed Shearer while here, the men being
old acquaintances.
Enoch Christensen was in White
Bird Tuesday. He says the loss of stock
| throughout this section will be light
considering the shortage of feed and
the severe winter.
Prof. J. w. Curtis left Saturday for
Lewiston and other Npoints out side.
Rev. j. 5. Anderson is taking his place
| in the high school during his absence
Mr.. Curtis Is expected home this week
Mrs. Butzein returned home Saturday
| after weeks stay by the bedside of
her sister near Grangeville, who has
been critically i'll with typhoid fever
| Mrs. ButZein reports her sister slightly
| improved.
Gustave Gardner from Joseph was in
town Saturday making final proof on
his land before U. S. Land Commission
! en- G. j. Wright. He was born in Alsace
| Lorraine and has been in this country
some time.
Miss Camille Christensen is expected
home soon. She has been going to
school at Logan, Utah and is suffering
a nervous breakdown. We hope that
she will soon be able to take up her
school duties again.
| P. G. Brown and Peter Vandeburgh
have been constructing ferry boat here
| this week. 1t is to be used at the
| Lyons ferry and was moved to that
place Tuesday. 1t will be operated by
Geo. Boley at that place.
A. Davis from Heppner, Oregon is
here visiting his brother, A. G. Davis,
and having his arm treated. He had
the misfortune to have it bruised in an
engine. The latter is working ON the
Chas. Durham sheep ranch.
| Ed Pierce and Clarence Harrison had
narrow escape Sunday on the Salmon
river. They were crossing the river in
a boat, which capsized. They were
rescued by Reggie Nepean. Reggie is
deserving of Carnage medal.
Mrs. John Taylor was called to Red
Oak, Iowa Wednesday on account of
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place. Mrs. A. V. Overman, sister of
Mrs. Taylor, will join her at Spokane
and they will go east together.
Mrs. Robt. Wolff chaperoned horse
back party to the Lyons mine Sunday
Those in the party were: Misses Rena
Baker, Rosanna Dumas, Jessie Metcalf
and Messrs Ray Davis, A. R. Calvin,
Roy Defenbaugh and Ralph Brockman
Mrs. Jake Crooks has been confined
TO her bed for some time with an at
tack of grippe. Her daughter, Mrs
Emma Holden came in Friday from the
ranch and will nurse her mother thru
her illness. We trust she will soon be
well and out again.
Miss Mary McEntee who has been
teaching at Freedom the past winter
closed a successful term of school there
Friday. She passed through here en-
route to her home at Grangeville
While in town she was the guest OF
Anna and Addie Behean.
| Mrs. J. c. p. Canaan returned
Thursday from Yale, Oklahoma where
she has been visiting at her father Z
home. Mrs. Canaan encountered SOM
snow blockades and wash outs while on
her trip. She says that Oklahoma is
fine place but that the west looks bet
ter TO her. Her father is located in
thriving oil country.
James McEvers made trip to Pitts
burg Friday where he played for
dance that evening in the old Curr.
house. The dance was given in homo
of Charlie Wafnick and a large crow
. attended. Jim says they are som
dancers, starting in at 3 p. m. an
. tripping the light fantastic until nea
morning. Pittsburg people know hoy
. to appreciate good music.
f. w. Straw civil engineer fror
! Lewiston passed through here enrour
to Lucille Wednesday where he wen
TO make an estimate of the cost of tn
I new bridge to be erected at that place
/ A bridge at that point would accom-
!. modate good many people and we ar
: in hopes that they succeed IN gettln
! one at that place. Geo. D. Smith, Q
Grangeville, took Mr.. Straw to Lucil
I and back.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Newman lei
!. Wednesday for Spokane, where M
{ Newman goes for medical treatmen
!. Some time ago he had the misfortune
!: iniure his right eye, a stick struck hi
|. in the eve penetrating the sight.
|. hos u;yan him much pain and he was Ill
!. able to go outside until now. we nor
{ that this trip will be beneficial an
( that he will be able to retain his sigl