Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-09-13
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Mrs. Sarah Greg left for Enterprise,
Washington, Tuesday to make visit
with relatives. ts
Miss Laura Smith of Mt. Idaho de-.
parted for Lewiston Tuesday and will
take course in the business college
there.
Miss Agnes Maugg left for her home
ia Cottonwood Tuesday after visi ing
her brother and wife, Mr.. AMI Mrs. A
j. Maugg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert A. Butler were
passengers back to Lewiston Sunday
after visiting at the parental home of
j. l.. Wilson.
w. j.. Nash of Joseph was a passenger
on the train Tuesday for Seattle where
he will visit for few weeks before re-
turning to his ranch.
Mrs. G. +. Bonstrom and children were
passengers for Spokane Tuesday morn
ing and will visit sister Of the former
in Spokane this week. ~
Mrs. Robert Hamill and daughter,
Grace, left for Pullman Sunday and
will live there during the winter while
Miss Grace attends school.
Master Dale ScheSer left Tuesday for
Wenatchee, Wash, where he will stay
with his uncle and attend school; he is
the son of Mrs. J. f.. Rowe. ~
Miss Clara Archibald of Genesee ar
rived in Grangeville last Saturday and
will teach during the coming term In
the Addison school in District No. 3.
Joe Brockman who has been i'll the
past several weeks with typhoid fever
=. 4 l. A., ~. "A
Miss Mcdonald, left Tueday for her
home in Spokane.
Hugh Taylor returned Saturday from
the Snake river country where he en-
joyed a Today outing, riding for cattle
and 80 on. The young man will depart
shortly for Portland where he will en-
ter Reed college for his. third year.
X. w. Christensen of Joseph and
Orrin Rogers Of Whitebird were Grange
Vile visitors the first of the week on
their way to Portland where they 20 10
join the navy. The boys were informed
by telegram to appear for training.
Friday evening at 8 O'Clock at the
Baptist parsonage, in Lewiston, Thomas
jefferson Carson Of Pendleton and Miss
Mabel Haynes of Spokane were united
pect to make their home in Grangevilie.
Mrs. j. +. Merrifield left for her
home in Walla Walla Sunday after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Badgero. Mrs. r. Il. Edmunsson was
among those who gave parties in honor
of Mrs. Merrifield while she was in
Grangeville.
\. f. Parker state land appraiser, is
in the northern part of the state this
week looking after his government
duties which includes appraising gov
ernment lands, locating flume sites, etc.
He has the 10 northern counties of
Idaho to look after.
o. X Rogers and Kenneth Christian
sen, two Salmon rive boys who enlisted
in the navy four or six weeks ago aai
were sent home subject to call, were
wired to report at Portland for duty
Monday and left Grangeville Sunday
morning for that city.
Mrs. X. r.. Moses left with her father,
w. NJ. Vanderbergh Tuesday morning
for Toppenish, Wash. where they win
make their future home. They have
been living at Elk City where Mr.. Moses
is working as forest ranger. He will
leave for Washington October l.
j. G. Hutchins, a young man of the
Sites section, presented himself at the
Grangeville post office Tuesday and en-
listed in the regular army, leaving for
Spokane this morning. He will pro-
badly be enlisted as a musician as he
has had considerable baud experience.
Jack Warren, brakeman on the North
ern Pacific branch running into this
city, is taking a five-day layoff and has
gone to Peck where it is rumored he
will take unto himself b perfect half.
w. X. Nelson of Spokane is working in
Mr., Warren S place during his absence.
Judge A. +. Ailshie of Occur d Alene
was in the city Saturday till Monday
on legal business. The Judge says in
all his trips he has found no section of
country that will equal ours in crop
production. Camas prairie looks the
best to him of any locality. he has seen
in the moutain district of the northwest.
John Seger, who halls from the
Winona section where he is considered
one of the most prosperous of ranchers,
was III town Saturday. He made no loud
complaint about the dry season except
that the dust made the trip to town
anything but pleasure. He didn 7
care how soon the rain fell however,
altho he still had load OIL hay in the
field.
r. c. Fields, forest ranger with head.
quarters at Mccall, arrived in the city
Saturday with bunch of As fire fight
ers who were fighting the flames in that
locality. Mr.. Fields says that fires
were ranging badly in his locality but
the large number Of men employed soon
brought the elements under conSrol.
There was no merchantable timber des-
troyed, however.
Cheer up! You have two chances
one of being drafted and one of not;
and if you are drafted you have two
chances-one of going to France and
one of not going; and if you go to
France you have two chances--one of
getting shot and one of not; and if you
get shot, you have two chances--one of
a Of nNt.