Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-04

received no official notification of their
enlistment They are the exception,
however. Several hundred other regis
tered men have neither joined the army,
nor navy, nor have they reported when
called under the draft
section. This is the place to which
Robert Barnett and family are moving
and with the Charles Kerr family, who
will leave shortly for there, Idaho
county will be represented by quite a
colony.
A. M. Kendrick of Grangeville is
registered at the Hotel Portland, Port.
land, Ore, according to word received
by the Free Press from Portland.
Miss Jean McGhie departed Friday
morning for Eugene, Ore, where she
will enter the University of Oregon.
Miss McGhie plans to take up physical
education course.
Gilbert Foster, a Grangeville boy
who has gone to Palo Alto, CAL to at
tend Leland Stanford IT. university.
| writes home that his trip to California
was most enjoyable one. He will be
student of journalism at Stanford.
William Nash, a raneher and stock
man of near Bowles, left Grangeville
Wednesday for Cottonwood, on his way
home, after spending several days in
the county seat
Hon. !. G. Hattabaugh, formerly of
Grangevillc and pioneer of Idaho
county, is here from his home in Lew
istOn to deliver an address before the
teachers institute. Mr.. Hattabaugh
will tell of pioneer days in Idaho
county. lie speaks this afternoon.
| Lloyd Proctor has returned from his
former home in Wisconsin, where he
| was called on account of serious illness
of relative. He says business affairs
are good in the middle west, but for
really live section there is no place like
the far west.
Charles Waldrum, who has been at
Portland and Hot Lake, seeking relief
for his eyes and other bodily ills, re-
turned Friday considerably improved in
general helath, but with no benefit to
his sight. According to eve specialists.
he is suffering from eataracts on each
eye.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Baker and son re.
turned to Grangeville on Saturday after
two weeks vacation spent at Pendle.
ton, Walla Walla and Spokane. While
in Pendleton, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker at
tended the roundup, which they declare
to have been the best wild west show
ever put on in that city. A total of
10000 persons attended the roundup
on the last day, when even standing
room was at premium.
| Mrs Fred Sober and children arrived
last week from Gold Beach, Ore, and
will remain for several weeks visiting
Mrs. Sober's father, Frank Munro, as
well as her aunt and uncle, Miss Eva
.Iourdan and brother. The Sorbers will
in the future reside in Seattle. Mr..
Sorber having procured a position in a
shipyard. ts,.
Joseph Broekman has purchased an
automobile from the Eimers' agency
and will leave shortly for southern
California, driving through. Since his
recovery from typhoid fever his health
has not been as good as had been ex-
pected and upon advice Of his doctor he
has decided to rest during next winter.
William Criddlebaugh departed from
Grangeville Sunday for Seattle, where
he intended to work in the shipyards.
He planned to join, in Seattle. Guv
Bennett and Norville johnson. both
Grangeville boys.
A. H. Baird, who has been spending
the summer at Stevenville, Mont, look
ing after his ranch, returned Tuesday
night and will remain in Granpeyille
for the winter. He says crops were
good in that section of Montana and
with the present high prices the people
are enjoying great prosperity.
House dresses at very low prices at
the Midget bazaar. 1s.tf