Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-07-26

John Eimers and family were among
the Grangeville people spending Sunday
at Winchester.
Cement blocks, farm tiles, chimneys
and well curbing at Chester Arnold s
plumbing shop. 43-tf
Major Fem of the forest reserve who
holds very high executive position at
the Missoula office, is here this week on
official business. The Major is an old
timer of Idaho county and has MANY
friends here who are glad indeed to
welcome him back.
Judge Wallace N. Scales drove over
to Winchester Sunday to spend the day
and to bring home Mrs. Scales who has
been guest at the Inn for fortnight.
The Judge was accompanied by Mrs.
Parker, the Misses Parker, Horace Par
ker and Marion Riley.
Word received by relatives of George
Bowman states that he has resigned his
job in one of the mines in Butte and left
for Berkely, California where he expects
to make his future home. The many
friends of George in Grangeville wish
him success in his new home.
| Ben Shaw returned from Bear Creek
Tuesday where he has been ON business
for the Sheriff 5 office. He states that
the Fox mine is working day and night
with force of go men. 1t is handling
about 40 tons of ore per day of twenty
four hours and has been running at this
rate since last October.
Frank Munro, of the clerical force Of
the local post office, is away this week
ON two weeks vacation period. He
will spend several days ON his ranch on
the Clearwater and the latter part of his
time fishing and camping out in the
mountains, Mrs. Munro and her friends,
the Bristols of Lewiston, joining the
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Badgero and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Riutcel returned last
week from auto trip to Walla Walla.
While the roads were rather difficult
to navigate on account of the dust as
well as several heavy grades between
Grangeville and that city, they made the
trip without any mishaps and had a
very delightful time.
An auto party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Nail, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Sasenbery, Mrs. Ethel Green and Mrs.
MacEntee and the Misses MacEntee
visited Winchester Sunday and added
in number to the many Grangeville peo-
pie visiting that point. Miss Margaret
Sasenbery, who has been guest at the
Inn for week, returned with them.
Henry Munro Sr. returned the first of
the week from Spokane where he had
been visiting with his son, Seneca, who
was recently seriously injured through
fall from a flag staff. The young
man is getting along nicely and wa.
able to make the trip from Spokane to
Ferdinand where he will remain at the
home of his wife parents until com
plctely recovered.
+ Word was received recently from
Wyoming to the effect that DIR. GalIogy,
veterinarian who is well known in
Grangeville and surrounding country
passed away at his home in that state.
The Doctor was born in Canada and
comes from very fine family but drift
ed west in an early day and while nos a
man OF exemplary habits had many
admirable traits of character and never
did his fellow man a wrong. ~
! Dan Courtney came in from Seattle
the first OIL the week and will remain
for several days looking after business
matters in connection with the settle
ment of his brothers estate. Dan states
that while he has been in Seattle off
and on for the past fifteen years in
Guiding the boom days just previous to
the fair, he has never seen conditions in
general way ~ good in the coast city
as they are today There is work fer
every man who wants it and at a good
wage and the warehouses are piled high
with goods awaiting ships to carry them
across the Pacific.
Judge l.. Vineyard returned last week
from Spokane where he went to receive
treatment for his eyes and found upon
consultation with specialists that his
sight has greatly improved and has rea-
sons to feel optimistic about the same
all of which the Judges many friends
will be glad to learn. While north he
visited Wallace and Moscow and found
the first named city mighty busy
| place with no trouble at all and free
from the l. w. W. menace. At Moscow
it seems some of the agitators had ar
rived but We're promptly put in the Jail
and bull pen before they got anything
started. He states the crops are no.
where any better than on Gamas Prairie
and other places are as badly in need OF
rain as we are here.
DIR. G. w. Slusser returned to Grange.
vile Monday evening to settle un his
affairs here and move his family to
Colorado. He says that he has two Or
three places in view around Denver
which would be suitable and that ne is
practically settled now. DIR. Slusser s
household goods were disposed of at
auction Saturday and he left with his
wife and two sons Wednesday morning.
They are making the trip in their
Mitchell car and are camping along the
way. They went by way of White Bird,
up the Salmon, through South Idaho
and thence to Colorado. This will be a
very interesting and pleasant trip if
the weather is good. DR.. Slusser stated
that he expected to encounter some
pretty difficult roads on his way over
the mountains but that he was going to
take his time and waul1 he nranorad 80