The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-06-13

living at Nezperce were visiting friends
and relatives here this week They |
say they like it where they are locat- |
ed but like TO come back to the Salmon
river country once in while. They |
report prospects are good for a fine
crop there this year. George Nevin
accompanied them home and VIII
spend the summer at Nezperce.
Miss Lena Peters passed thru White
bird enroute from Lewiston to her
home on the Joseph. She has been
attending school there the past winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Smith Of Boise
are visiting at the Roos home this
week Mr.. Smith is brother of Mrs
Roos They made the trip In car
Mr.. and Mrs. @. w Bear of Seattle
were guests at tie Gully home the first
of the week Mrs Gully and Miss
Alice accompanied them to Grangeville
returning Saturday.
A number of friends and neighbors
gathered at the Hans Hagen home
Tuesday evening in honor of Harry
Hagen who recently enlisted In the
navy and who departed the following
morning for Portland. The evening
was spent In cards and music and at
late hour refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. agen and Miss Ber-
nice accompanied Harry as far as
Grangeville. We regret to see him
go but he has answered his country's
call.
Henry Nelson, one of the progressive
ranchers of this section sold forty-one
head Of steers last week at IL cents.
He averaged them at one-hundred-forty
five dollars per head. The price that
beef is bringing Is certainly high and
there will be considerable shipped out
Of here this fall.
r. l.. Allen of Garfield passed thru
Whitebird Monday with a bunch of
cattle he purchased out side and was
taking to his ranch. Prospects are
good up there for fine crop and Mr..
Allen is stocking up his ranch.
Forest ranger 9. III. Hurst and Mrs
Hurst of River View ranger station
were Whitebird visitors the first of
the week.
C. w. Rhett of Lucille passed thru
Whitebird Tuesday enroute outside
with a load of WOOL The price paid
for wool these days is considerable.
Walter J. Gardner, one time resident
of this country, returned Sunday. He
has been visiting in Vermont and later
went to California, where he spent
the winter.
w. s.. Brockman was transacting
business in Whitebird last week
Joseph Wadner returned from Camp
Lewis, Tuesday. He was called In the
last draft, but was honorably discharg-
ed on account Of some disablement In
his feet. He had been at Stockton
CAL, the past winter. He went to
his ranch up the river Tuesday.
Peter Coyle, Geo. Cammock and Joe
Faust of Lucille were transacting bus
mess In Whitebird Monday
]. @. Daubenspeck was In town Fri
day and had pust received word from
his son Wade that he had arrievd In
France. Wade has been in training
about three months and has received Q
medal for good shooting and has prov
ed himself an expert rifle man.
Mrs Wilbur Van Wey was Grange
/ vile visitor the first of the week
i where she went to meet her brother
4 in-law from the east, who was unabl,
to spare the time to come to White
bird to visit the Van Wey family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G Crawford o
: higgins passed thru Whitebird Tues
They expect to take in the big Re,
Gross event at Flyblow before return
ing
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Behean and Mis-
Anna were Grangeyille visitors las
week. They went out for Decoration
day.
| Mrs George Boley and children wer
/ guests at the j. B, Berry home Sunday
1 Memorial Day was fittingly observe
In Whitebird. At 10 O'clock all tn
Red Cross workers, the Boy Scout
and people of the town and c0untr
gathered In front of the hotel an
marched to the church, where a pa
triotic program was rendered. Late
O. basket dinner was held on Mr.
y Browns lawn and the people weT
to the graveyard where the graves G
/. fallen soldiers were decorated.
- That the open season for fishin
4 has arrived is very much In evidenc
4 All the fishermen of Whitebird hay
3 been out angling for the elusive trot
2 the past week.
4 G. ID. Springer of Garfield was tran
, acting business In Whitebird the fir.
4 of the week. He reports his brotht
q Clint, who enlisted in the balloo
y squadron last fall, is now "somewhel
z in France" and reports that he like
x 1t fine lover there"
Herbert Brown, who graduated fro
z the Grangeville High school returne
x to his home at Whitebird the first
y the week.
Z Red Cross Notes
Z Freedom sent in donation of $2S.t
4 to the working fund last week.
Z A consignment of sweater yarn hi
Z been received by the Whitebird brant
4 and those desiring to knit may obta
Z it from the secretary or vice chairma
! Mrs. w. Van Wey and Miss Jos
+ phine Kiser sent in two knitts
Z sweaters last week.
! Mrs. G. G. Crawford secretary of Il
4 higgins auxiliary was Whitebird vi
Z itor the first of the week and she I
4 ports much interest shown by the ri
4 gins ladies In Red Cross work Tn,
& meet every Saturday In the scho
Z house and have an average atten
! ance of about seven ladies'. MI