Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-03-15

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ker Loan & Investment Co., Grange
vile. 43-tf
Mrs. Henry Murray Jr, is reported
quite i'll at her home with an attack of
pneumonia.
Cement blocks, farm tiles, chimneys
and well curbing at Chester Arnold s
plumbing shop. 43-tf
Phil Minon and VIM. Plat of Sites
were in the city the first of the week
on business matters.
Reports from the Snake river section
this week are to the affect that spring
seeding is now the order of the day
down there.
Sheriff Yates has moved out for the
summer on his ranch at the edge Of
town, making the trip to and from town
in his jitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Baker of Cotton
wood came over Sunday to meet a
Marshall Fields travelling man and made
selections of snappy spring stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Wilson moved
out on the Sweet ranch in the Sunny
side section this week and will have
charge Of the same during the summer.
Joe Murphy, one of the popular clerks
in the grocery department of the Alex
ander- Freidenrich Co. is confined to his
home with an attack of kidney trouble
according to his physician.
Harvey Petersen the sheep man,
brought out 1900 head of sheep from
the White Bird section early in the
week and now has the same on feed at
the George Sly ranch, at the edge of
town.
DIR. Sims returned Sunday night from
Boise where he had been for the past
ten days on some legislative matters,
returning well satisfied with the out
come of the matter in which he was in
terested.
Lewis Howard of higgins and brother,
Frank Howard of Cambridge, were call.
ed to Grangeville this week by the
death of their father. Both of the boys
are engaged in the stock business and
doing well.
Robert Greer, of Winona has sold
his place through Geo. M. Reed $ office
to W. B. HUFFMAN who takes possession
this month. Mr. Greer has bought 240
near Spokane and will move next week
to his new home.
Misses Rose and Eunice McEntee re-
turned from Portland Monday where
the former has been in the hospital
for short time Her condition so i'm
proved that it was decided an operation
was not necessary.
| Robert Griffith of the White Bird
section, was in town the first of the
week and in conversation with the
writer stated the feed situation was be-
ing viewed with considerable alarm by
the stockmen down there.
| Dave Yates of the Winona section
came over Yesterday to attend the Roy
Taylor sale and purchased 81 head of
extra good cattle, paying $206l for the
same, which, considering the present
price of beef, was mighty good buy.
"Jim' Miller, who was sent up from
Idaho last fall for grand larceny to
serve an indeterminate sentence, was
paroled out by the prison board last
week. Miller was one of party from
the Sites section that had been rus
Ting stock in that section for some time,
Sheriff Yates getting in and breaking
up the gang after several years of
operating.
Charles Simmons returned Wednesday
evening from Montana where he went
to locate on a homestead with his two
brothers. The boys secured what they
consider very good land and are located
Is miles from Havre, Montana.
Charley SAYS there has been very little
snow in that part of Montana but the
thermometer went down to 80 degrees
several times while he was there but
at that he did not feel the cold like he
does here at zero. He expects to re-
turn to Montana again by the middle of
May.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Federated Church. which has been
operating informally for the past two
months met at the manse on Thursday
evening of last week and formally
organized. The officers elect as presi-
dent, Ruby Krakau; vice-president,
Lueetta Lvtle secretary-treasurer,
Florence Woods; chairman of devotional
department, Melva Hardin; chairman of
social department, Louise DeHaven.
After the business session refreshments
were served, and the rest of the even
ing spent in games.
For rent--Electric Vacuum cleaner.
800 per day. Phone Gil. 41-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. l. C. Hickerson returned
the first of the week from visit of
several months at their old home in San
Antonio, Texas. They had very
delightful time and escaped a lot of
bad weather by being in the land of
sunshine. Business in the southwest is
very good according to Mr.. Hickerson
and prosperity is seen on every hand
He states one hears very little of the
Mexican situation down there, major
ity of the people feeling the government
is handling the problem about right
On their return they stopped off for
short visit with Mr.. Hickerson s peo-
pie in Kentucky.