Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-09-13

Frank Taylor returned from bust
ness trip outside Tuesday.
Johnnie Powell was Whitebird visi.
tor Tuesday.
Geo. Brust from across the river was
a Whitebird visitor Tuesday.
Geo. Poe from Grangeville was in
Wbitebird the first of the week.
Little Miss Ethel Price from Joseph
is in town to attend school this year.
Henry Elfers rancher from Lucille
was transacting business in Whitebird
last week.
Henry Elfers rancher from Lucille
was transacting business in Whitebird
this week.
G. R. Harrison and Emmett Jones have
rented Mrs. Ellen Brown = ranch for
next year.
NJ. o. Tweedy has fully recovered
from his illness an olaf ehere for Lew
iston Saturday.
O. N. Newkirk, government trapper
from West Creek was in Whitebird
Tuesday for supplies.
c. G. Campbell, Free Press represen-
tative from Grangeville, was in town
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Gill from Slate
Creek have been visiting at the Gully
home several days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Newman and
family have moved into Whitebird to
take advantage of our local school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Pogue are NOV
ing into the Hal Brown property, re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Wolff.
Mrs Fred Bedford and little daughter
went out for medical treatment for the
little girl, Ed Smith taking them out in
his car.
County Commissioner j. o. Rhoades
passed through Whitebird the first Of
the week, enroute TO his home at Pol
lock from GrangeSl1e.
Misses Bertha and Margaret Dodge
were stage passengers to Grangeville
Friday. They were on their way to
Lewiston to enter school.
Lawrence went to Grangeville Satur-
son taking them out in his car.
> Miss Camille expects to take course
in nursing soon preparatory to joining
the Red Cross, but at present she is
engaged ip teaching ON the Joseph.
Mrs. Coulter passed through White
bird last week enroute to Dayton, Wash.
where she will remain this fall and win
ter sending her children to school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hagen of Zephyr
Ridge are visiting friends and relatives
in Nezperce this week. Mrs. Ed Mel
son is staying at the Hagen home during
their absence.
Miss Louise Shaw of Andacortis
Washington arrived in Whitebird, Satur-
day, enroute to her school at Garfield
where she win be engaged in teaching
the following year. >.
Arthur McSpedden from Doumecq was
in town Saturday making final proof on
his HOMESTEAD before J. Loyal Addison,
U. s. Commissioner. John johnson and
Robert Gill acted as witnesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Lyons were in
town Sunday from their ranch across
the river. They report fine crop of
hay and fruit on their old ranch which
is now occupied by Geo. Boley.
Doumecq Brothers and A. R. Calvin
have purchased some new Edisons.
They are both fine and the owners keep
them going most of the time. There
was an agent in here from outside, with
several to sell last week.
Mrs. Augusta Winters who has been
in the Joseph country for some time was
stage passenger to Grangeville the first
Of the week, from there she is going to
Detroit, Mich, her old home. She dis
posed Of her interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Rogers from
across the river went to Grangeville
. Saturday, taking their son Grin out.
He has joined the navy and left Grange
vile in company with Kenneth Chris
Hansen Sunday morning for Portland.
Mrs. Ella zimmerman and Frank Wyatt
passed through Whitebird enroute to
Grangeville Sunday. Mrs. zimmerman
expects to visit at Lewiston and Port
land before returning to this section.
Mr.. Wyatt returned the first Of the
week
Mrs. Ellen Brown and niece Mrs.
Helen B. Hyde returned to Whitebird
the first of the week. They have been
spending the summer at the former 3
ranch Mrs. Hyde who has been here
visiting her aunt, expects to return to
her home, in the east soon.
Monte Shuck went to Lewiston
thursday where he will talks up the
eleventh grade in the Lewiston high
school. We regret to see Monte leave
mere, but the opportunities there excel
those we have in Whitebird in the
school line and we are glad that Monte
can take advantage of them.
Mrs. Enoch Christensen and daugh-
Yer Miss Camille from Joseph were in
town Saturday. They came down to
see Kenneth Christensen off, who has
joined the navy and left for Portland
mat day. Kenneth joined about a
month ago and received telegram FRI
Jay to report at once at Portland.
Mrs. Kate McEvers and daughter,
MISS Olive, who have been here most
VI the summer visiting their daughter
and sister, Mrs. Robert Wilson returned
their home at Orofino Friday. They
Mere Mere accompanied home by Miss Myrtle
MehVers, also Jas. and Ben who will
attend school there the following year
y H. Lane of the Portland Cattle
noan Company was in Whitebird this
seek on business. He reports condi