Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-07-19
Loans on INSURANCE POLICIES.

Loans on INSURANCE POLICIES.
Reed. SO
Stop at the Idaho Rooming House,
Nice, clean rooms at reasonable prices.
Mrs. n. l.. Broughman. lift
Mrs. V. Knapp of Lewiston came up
Sunday night and will remain for sew
erai weeks guest at the Wisener home.
Miss Rosemary Shinnick from Cot
tonwood is visiting at the home of A. j.
Maugg this week. She came over last
Friday and will stay several days.
Mrs. A. ii. Loveless, children and sis
ter Miss Leah Wasmund who have been
visiting Mrs. Loveless' parents, Mr..
and Mrs. }. s. Wasmund, returned to
their home in Spokane Friday morning.
Mrs. Helene Halter of the Scientific
Massage Parlors left for Portland yes
terday morning to attend bdsiness
meeting of the Helene Halter Manufac-
turing Co. She will return Monday
evening.
DIR. E. A. Schilling, who holds a
diploma in three states, expert OPTIC
methrist will be at Thompson Jewelry
store on July 80 and 81. He is am ex-
pert in fitting glasses and correction
errors OF vision. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. 9-2
A government pack train consisting
OF thirteen pack mules and a number of
horses pulled out of town this morning
under the direction of Tom Crossley.
Allan and Grin Markham are helpers on
the expedition. They are taking sup
plies to the government camp at Elk
City.
Il
Helen arrived at Grangeville Saturday
by auto. They came up from Pomeroy
where they have been visiting Mrs.
Browns daughter. Miss Helen Brown
returned Monday but Mrs. Brown stay
ed for visit with Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Toal at Mt. Idaho.
DIR. Green is taking a much needed
rest in the form of two weeks hike in
the mountains, where he expects to pur-
sue the fishing game to the limit. Dur
ing this time the doctor says that he is
going to try to forget that such a thing
as tooth ever existed and woe betide
the unfortunate individual who dares
to even hint such thing.
Reed loans on CITY PROPERTY. SO
Miss Helen Green received telegram
from Miss Elizabeth Kettenbach, chap
eron of the Camp Fire Girls of Lewiston,
summoning her to the annual summer
camp and hike. Miss Helen obeyed the
summons promptly leaving on Friday
morning train for Lewiston where she
will be the guest of Miss Bessie White
until the pilgrimage is taken up to
Waha, where the Camp Fire Girls will
occupy the cottage of Mrs. Elizabeth
White for couple of weeks.
A box of cakes will be sent the last
of this week to CompanyE in Garfield
Utah, as a sort of farewell treat before
the boys are ordered into intensive
training. Those wishing to. contribute
cake or cakes to the shipment are re-
quested to leave them at the express
office on Saturday, July 81 not later
than $3.50 y. m. The friends of the boys
responded so generously in the last
shipment that two crates of eggs were
sent. These together with the crate
sent by Mr.. Frank McGrane made sub
stantial treat.
Postmaster Strecker drove up his
machine from Sites Sunday and spent
the day in Grangeville. He states
through the enterprise of the people of
Sites and vicinity bridge has been
constructed across the river at that
Poiht W tdhS tue pldCe VI lHe one WASH
ed out this spring and while it is not of
permanent nature it does very well
for the present. There seems to be a
strong sentiment in favor of road i'm
provement down his way and doubtless
bond election will be held shortly by
the local highway district.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole johnson and chill
dren came up from Sites Saturday
night, making the trip in the Johnson
Phillips machine. Ole states the road,
into Elk has been in bad condition in
the vicinity of Newsome the stage com
pany losing a horse there this spring.
On account of the high cost of feed,
etc. mail contractors have not been
making fortune this year and while
the Sites contractors are effected the
same as others, they are not negleeting
the service and have the reputation of
giving among the best service among
the star route contractors of the west.
Il. A. Bruner was over from Cotton
wood in his Ford Car on Saturday. At
the present time he and Mrs. Bruner are
visiting with their daughter, Mrs. Jim
Wright and her husband. Mr.. Bruner
says that in the Cottonwood country
just as here the ground is getting hard
and dry. The spring crops are making
practically no progress In many cases
the young grain is turning yellow and |
appears to be stunted by lack of mois- |
ture. Most all fall grain however is in |
excellent condition. It got rooted be-
fore the dry season started and much |
OF 1t looks as good as usual Camas
Prairie crops, this however applies only |
to small portion of the land.
Basil Harris while driving his new
Crow Elkhart in the northeast part of |
town Tuesday, ran into rut or ditch
along side the road and twisted and
axle, broke the wind shield and smashed
a fender. The ear partly turned over
but did not injure the driver at all.
Basil says that he was driving along at
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