The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-01-18
sTITEs NEWS.

oAAAEo NEWS.
(Enterprise)
John Phillips, OF the Stites-Elk City
stage line, Is ON the interior looking
afuer the parcel post and freight
business
Mrs. W. M. Perry postmistress Of
hlk City, was In the city Tuesday en-
route for Walla Walla, Wash. where
she expects to visit for two or three
weeks This is the first time that Mrs.
Ferry has been out for two years.
NJ w. Hawkins, Of Clearwater. was
u the city Sunday with his daughter.
Aiss sadie, who Is attending school at
Cotton, and Glen Glugenbeel who re-
turned to his mother who Is bows
matron at the Children's home In Lew
ist0n.
Q. M. Butler departed for Portland.
Thursday morning, where he will at
enu the directors meeting Of the In
tersfate Realty Board of Oregon. Ida
no and Washington, to be held IN port
land, January ~. Mr.. Butler win be
nary 20.
Miss Lula Names after two weeks va
cation spent with relatives here left
Sunday for the school she il teaching
near GrangeviiIe she was Accompanied
as Tar as Harpster by her sister, leila.
and Stanley Chase from which place
she took the stage for the rest Of the
journey.
A pleasant surprise was given Omar
nWihg at the Commercial hotel We'd
nesday evening in honor OF his 25th
birthday. About % young people were
present, games, dancing and other
amusements were the past time of the
evening. light lunch was served to
the guests.
James Murphy of Elk City. arrived
IN the city Tuesday evening enroufe
TO Seattle where he has gone to in
terview parties who have bonded his
property the Central Star, ana on his
return will be able to give us fun par
ucuiars as to what disposition the par
Ties VIII make ip regard to operating
1ne property during the coming year.
j. 10. Brown OF Elk City was in our
city the first of the week. Mr.. Brown
Is owner OF the Blue Ribbon and Uncle
Sam quartz property and also the own
or OF three placer claims. He has con-
structed three-quarters Of q mile of
ditch and cleared out the creek prepar-
atory TO operating the placer property
IN the spring. He has been able to get
W values per yard so far and believes
1t will run better.
Phillips & Johnson have taken a con-
tract from II. o. Miller, to take In the
mill that is In transit from Switchbacl,
70 as far as the crossing at the South
Fork from this point. Lawrence How
ard viii take 1t In from this point to
the property. Mr. Miller went into
the property yesterday morning and
expects to remain on the interior until
the mill is installed and In operation.
This was formerly the property owned
by Harmon and Morrow
Phil Mienen, wife and sons, Roscoe
and Wallace, returned from their trip
TO Kansas last Sunday evening. Mrs.
Meinen and the children have been
visiting with her mother and Mr.. Mein-
ems people for the past six months.
Mr.. Meinen says opportunities in the
middle west are better than in this sec
ton at this time, however, he says the
west for him.
Ben Appleby made business trip to
Grangeville last week and has return
ed to the Mitchell mine near Newsome
He has taken contract to do fifty feet
OF tunnel work. Ben reports the mine
as showing good values. He reports
things In the Newsome district lively
for this time OF the year, and that
the spring will see the prospector and
miner i'm every direction looking fol
and taking out the hidden treasures OF
that section.
Fred #. Smith, of Smith Bros. who
are operating the New York mining
property, was in this city the latter
part Of the week Mr.. Smith hat
gone to the property in the Ten Mile
district and on his return will give
us In detail what machinery win be In
stalled on the property during the com
ing year. Mr. Smith Is well pleased
with the operation of the mine during
this winter although the expense o.
hauling the ore to the mill two mile!
Is heavy, but results have been Yer,
satisfactory as the ore is of higl
grade.
Last Sunday while In the Tahoe
neighborhood, we were advised tina
the farmers of that section viii holt
d meeting shortly and $500 will b
raised to be put In road construction
We were most agreeably surprised II
going into that section and see tn
excellent road work that has been done
and this work alone bespeaks OF Thy
thrift and public spiritedness of thos
citizens. Anyone of our citizens o
this county who have never been II
this territory can feast their eyes upol
the excellent farms and the scent
grandeur OF this rugged section.
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Loans-Geo. NJ Reed.