The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-24
COTTONWOOD NEWS.


Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Jenny returned
Wednesday evening from their trip to
Boise were Mr.. Jenny and Il. A. Kelsey
attended tie state convention of the
X. G. lodge last week. Mr.. Jenny was
elected treasurer of the order for the
coming year and the next convention
will be held at Genesee. After at
tending the convention they spent
week there taking In the sights Of
Boise and vicinity and having gener-
al good time. They also visited the
soldier boys from our town and found
them enjoying good health, except for
few In the hospital with measles,
and apparently well satisfied with
soldier life. Mr.. Kelsey went ON to
Portland for short visit before re-
turning
III. III. Bower announces that he has
secured over 40 charter members for
the Moose lodge at Cottonwood, and the
charter will be ordered from Moose
heart, ILL.,, this week, as only a few
more signers are necessary for a chart
er. A good big lodge for Cottonwood
is now assured and those desiring to
get in as charter members at the spec
ial charter rate, should see Mr.. Bower
soon, as the lodge will be instituted In
1.-THE near future The exact date will
be annunoced In due time.
Joseph Altman, prosperous farm.
err of the Greencreek section, sold q
hundred head of stock hogs to the
i Cottonwood Milling & Elevator com.
pany the first of the week, receiving q
cheek for $500 in payment for same
The pigs averaged 116 pounds each.
i DIR. Orr reports the birth Of fine
baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs. August
Schubert west Of town sast Sunday and
says all are doing nicely, including
Gus.
4 II. W. Carrots and Editor and Mrs
l.. A. Wisener motored over from
Grangeville last Sunday in a new
Ford car.
DIR. Shinnick treated himself ant
! family to brand new Oakland tourinl
car late last week.
Fred Simon and VIM. Wagner lef
the first of the week for bingham
Mont, to look at land m that section
and the former viii spend a couple O
weeks east of the mountains lookin,
up probable investments In the realt,
line.
Elvin Parker returned late last weel
from his trip to Montana and to hi
old home In Iowa. While away b
purchased a tract of land near Tel
ry, Montana, and thinks that countr
is going to be first class after 1t get
under cultivation.
Chris. Schaecher left the first of tn
week for Ryegate, Mont, near wher
he recently purchased land.
The baseball bug has crawled ou
of his Winter den and has already BIZ
ten a number of the local fans. Their
was some doings at the ball ground
last Sunday, and the ambient atm,
sphere was shattered into millions Z
peices by the wild cheers of the OF
looking enthusiasts.
Ted Thye failed to throw Chas. Wi
son in the wrestling match here las
Saturday night Thye was to hay
downed the Lewiston boy twice in a
hour, but found he had '.taken in Ii
tie too much territory" and failed |
put him down at all. The match wa
fairly well attended.
DR.. Russell Truitt, of COTTONWOOD
was business visitor In Orofino tw
or three days this week. and was
caller at the Tribune Office The do
tor may conclude to locate in Or
fino.
John Baer returned Friday evenir
from trip to points In Montana an
was accompanied home from SpokaI
by Mrs. Baer and baby daughter. +
reports having run across "Frenchy
at Butte and says the latter is baC
at his old job Of clown with a circu
They also met AL Hughes and ID
Harry Smith while In Spokane.
The Cottonwood Milling & Elevate
company shipped car Of fat hogs
Spokane Tuesday and also car
flour TO Nashville. Tenn. The lhtt,
shipment sold for an even $500. whic
will make 1t pretty expensive for OF
brethren In the southland when it