The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-12
Fletcher News.-vOllmer Celebra
ton.


everybody attended and good
time was enjoyed by all. Messrs
Odinas, Spindler and Mae Seh0-
field are to be congratulated on
their enterprise in getting up this
patriotic picnic, and giving the
people a taste of good old fash
Toned 4th of July celebration.
C. H. Nugent of Nezperee was
the speaker of the day, making
an interesting talk on the popular
topic of the war and its causes
what we are going to accomplish
I'M this war. The ball game, as
usual, was a very popular part Of
the days amusements, also the
Cottonwood band filled each heart
with patriotic feeling, and gave
the picnic a military touch. TAX
ing It as whole, it was a day long
10 be remembered in Vollmer and
the surrounding country
Last Sunday was celebrated
with a free dinner for the whites
at the Indian camp meeting on
Mason Butte, given by the Presby-
terrain Indians. After dinner a very
interesting service was held.
Mrs. Furnish Triplett has arriv-
ed from Spokane to spend the
summer with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Furnish, on the old Furnish home
stead, where she can enjoy the
shade of the beautiful trees.
Ivor Longteig has planted fif-
ty acres in beans on free summer
fall0w ground, and has now had
the offer of ten cents a pound for
them at harvest time
Mr.. Robinson has a fine crop of
beans on the farm occupied by
Grover Anderson. This also is
summer fallow ground. This till
ing of the summer fallOw ground
free of rent is an advantage TO all
parties, because the constant TIL
ling of the soil for minor crops
puts the land in splendid shape
for fine crops of grain for the fu-
ture, and the expense is met by
the man that leases it for these
crops. It is q grand plan for all
parties concerned, as well as being
a war time economy.
Mrs. M. j Chapman has Just re-
turned from a visit with her son,
George Chapman, and family
Louis Triplett has just return
ed from a trip to Lewiston, he
made the trip in his new Oakland,
which is a very .fine ear.
Mrs. Hoss and Miss Pearl were
guests of Mrs. III. T. Grant one day
last week.
Mrs. Griffith Jones and nephew,
Mr.. L. p. Hultz, were trading in
V0lImer and IlO ON Monday.
The VOllmer school directors
have employed Prof. Campbell for
principal and Misses Esslinger,
Clark and Myers for teachers for
the ensuing year, also our esteem
ed friend, Mr.. Pearsal, for janitor.
Making the trip to YOllmer
brought us memories Of the roads
of this. section of the country sew
en- years ago. Such was their con-
ditiOn that it was almost imp0s-
sibIe for lady to drive a gentle
team with safety along them. They
were siding and were billy and
there were deep bitches here and
there and they were rough and no
pretenee Of trying TO travel IN but /
one wagon trail. See what won
ders they are todayI Much credit /
is due that pioneer Mr.. Pindel, |
who has left for a ranch in Mon
tana now. He was one Of the
first men to realize the value of
good roads for a country and he
was very preserving in his labors
to this purpose; ever diligent in
all seasons Of the year to continue
the good work. Whether there
was money for this purpose or not,
the good roads movement went on
just the same. As long as he had
road tools and his own horses
there was continual grading of the
roads going on, and the section
of the country over which he was
road boss was a very difficult
problem on account of drainage,
but he accomplished wonders.
Others have come after him and
have done good work, among
whom we wish to mention Mr..
Bunch. Clyde Anderson has also
done good work on the Fletcher
roads, but we wish TO hand the
bouquets to Messrs Ables and
George Chapman for rolling and
the roads until they are
rs smooth as Paris boulevards. !
such citizens are the kind that !
'uild up country, that are wor- /
by Of being in the country that /
We are proud to call our home. j
bur roads are now graded and \
otInd until fos4rs fearao oor. 4,.a,vof =