Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

Fire insurance. Ayers. 1S-tf
Stationery and school supplies at the
Midget bazaar. l8-tf
Julia Bowman left Monday morning
for Cottonwood where she will spend
the greater part of the week.
Dad Chenoweth of Kooskia was in
the city the first of the week, bringing
over Attorney Fitzgerald to attend
court.
DIR. E. A. Schilling, the optometrist,
will be in Grangeville, October |, 2 and
at Thompson s Jewelry store. 1872
A. E. Ecker has been appointed clerk
at the post office to succeed Frank
Munro who has resigned, resignation to
take effect the first of the coming
month.
Forest Ranger Tom fCrossley sent out
his last installment of % fire fighters
last Monday morning Mr. Crossley
will now turn his attention to other
duties required of a forester during the
balance of the fall.
l.. Neil was in from his ranch five
miles south of town Tuesday and reports
that the recent rains have caused grass
to begin growing in the mountains so
with little more rain we may expect
plenty of fall pasture.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Baker and son
| left the first Of the week for Walla
Walla, Pendleton and other outside
points and will be gone several weeks.
Bert has worked pretty hard this sum-
, mer at the Wright Grocery store, where
h., hn, al l,., 90,
customers and is surely entitled to a
rest.
| T.. T. and w. II. Hill of Lewiston were
i'll town Tuesday with their broad
brimmed white and black velour hats.
The gentlemen claim to be buying
horses in this vicinity. They purchased
40, they said, at Cottonwood and are
taking on some here. The animals were
to be driven to Lewiston and shipped
out from there.
! Casey Hutchins, the lad who went to
Spokane last week to take the examina.
ton for the navy, returned Monday
sadly disappointed, as he could not get
by the doctors. Casey wanted to enter
the service the worst way as he is
musician and would have been eligible
to any of the navy bands. He has APP
pendicitis so the doctors say.
An operation for strangulated hernia
was performed by DIR. Scallon, assisted
by Doctors Stockton and Rains, upon
Mrs. Jennie Waymire last Saturday af-
ternoon at the home of j. A. bearing.
The operation which was very serious
one, gives indication of being successful
as the patient rallied nicely and is max
in ~ unnI prnurpSS toward rpanNary
Joseph Squibb is advertising clos
ing out sale of his stock, farm
machinery, etc. to be held on his farm,
three and half miles northeast of
Grangeville, Thursday Sept. 81. Mr.
Squibb has rented his farm to his nep-
hew, VIM. Squibb, Jr. and will move to
town next month, having rented the
Scheaffer house in the south end of the
city.
William Schmadeka was in town Tues
day from his ranch south of town and
brought with him samples of his Ken
lucky Wonder beans, which are surely
wonders. The pods are from eight to
twelve inches in length and are well
| filled with beans. The gentleman
raised over 500 pounds of this variety
of beans this season and thinks they
do well in this climate.
| c. r. Lane of the Portland Cattle
Loan Association returned from Butte
Monday and says that the old camp is
preparing TO return to work as the trou.
BILE caused by the strike in smelters al
| Anacando and Great Falls is being ad.
Justed. This means not only great
deal to the cities effected but also to
the surrounding country which has its
markets crippled when the men in these
towns are idle.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. NJ. Fowler left We'd
nesday for Dalles, Oregon where they
expect to meet relatives and later they
win 90 back to their old home i'm Kan
sas for visit but will come back to the
coast to spend the winter. The Powders
4 ton of Oklahoma. Mr.. and Mrs Fowler
were held here a day on account of miss
ing the train by about one and half
minutes Tuesday morning.
Blacksmith H. f. Arledge is Hmping
around on his left lower limb as the re-
suit of little encounter with a cavuse
that seemed to belong to a religious
sect that doesn't believe in wearing
shoes. The animal was brought in bv
one of the Sodaberg boys and bucked,
kicked, snorted and throwed itself in
trying to resist being shod. Ropes had
to be used and the animal squealed till
it could be heard three blocks During
the exercises Mr.. Arledge was kicked
but he succeeded in eonquering the
animal and fastening on the shoes.