Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-09-20


}. A. Givens was Grangeville visi-
tor Wednesday.
VIM. Shafer of Spokane was in
drangeville Sunday.
). +. Weholt from near Harpster was
IN town Monday and Tuesday.
j. NJ. Taylor from Whitebird was in
town Monday returning home Tuesday
NJ. A. Means, the seed man from Lew
iston, had business in Grangeville Fri
day.
s. j. Rieben of the Black Rock mine
near Elk City was in the county seat
this week.
Basil Harris is taking in the Round
Up at Pendleton this week, making the
trip i'll his car.
IL. w. Grant of the Salmon river
country was in the city on business
mission Friday
Mrs. Mathisen from Joseph Plains
was in town Tuesday on business re
turning home "wednesday.
Chas. G.. Crawford, rancher and
stock man from Boles, was in the city
the fore part of the week.
Miss Virginia Fry of Ferdinand
passed through here Friday on her way
to Whitebird and will teach school in
that vicinity.
Attorney q. Orr McMinimy of LILO
was in the county seat this week at.
tending to legal business in connec.
ion with district court
George Huntley with the Smith
brothers of Ten Mile took trip
plnx. Al
the New York mining company.
The Coward : Excuse will be the
topic of Rev. II. t. Woods Sunday
evening sermon at the Federated
church. Hugh Taylor viii play violin
solo at the morning service.
A. +. Allen of Doumecq plains brought
over a drove of 90 hogs which were
taken to Fem and sold to buyers who
shipped them out. The animals were
driven over 40 miles and one fat fellow
died ON the way on account of the
scarcity of water enroutc. Mr.. Allen
realized neat little sum from the sale
Of his pigs as he received I'M cents per
pound.
Orville Evans, who went to the Boise
Valley with his father several weeks
ago, was so well pleased with the coun
try that he has purchased fine so
acre ranch in that section and will re-
move shortly from his present home in
the Salmon river country. He secured
an exceptional buy, getting place
close to the town of Star, on well
kept highway rs well rs the electric
line.
Harry Cranke, the well known auc-
tioneer, who makes his headquarters
at Nezperce, came over the first Of
the week to look after business mat.
tiers and while here booked the Nelson
sale as well as several others which will
come up later. He is kept quite busy
having several big sales one of 10000
sheep at North Yakima shortly and
having just returned from Kent, Wash
ington where he conducted sale for
number of well known dairy cattle
breeders.
Rev. Father X. +. Zuur, pastor of the
Catholic church of this city for the past
two years left Monday morning for
Potlatch, Idaho where he will reside.
having been promoted to that position.
Rev. Zuur preached his farewell sermon
IN Grangeville last Sunday. Father
Auur was held in high esteem by mem.
hers of his own congregation as well
as by members of other denominations
who wish him the utmost success in his |
new location. Grangevile will nor
have a resident priest for some time
but in the meantime services will be |
held each LIST and 3rd Sunday by FIR. |
Jerome of Cottonwood
o. p. Soderburg has leased his fine
aso acre farm, south of town and will T
move to Grangeville shortly, having
rented the J. /. Overman home. Mr.. |
Soderburg has one of the best farms
III that section and has fixed up an
Ideal country home, having water piped
IN the house and barn and is Just com
plotting one of the largest barns on the
prairie. He had no intention of leav.
ing the ranch until recently, the eondi.
ton of Mrs. Soderburg's health be.
coming such as to make it advisable
for her to take life easier He will hold
q sale some time next month and has
that ought to bring the total
receipts of the sale up around five
thousand dollars.