The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-04-18
Hardware Company, Inc.

Otto Coyey returned last night
from Big Willow where he has
been working for Z. y. Miller for
the past two months. He reports
Mr. and Mrs. Miller III good health
and enjoying prosperity and says
that they send their best regards
10 al Nexperce friends. he also
says that Blk and Jim, the aire.
siaies, eat 4 coyote for breakfast
every morning.
The Nexperce Cooperative Tel
ephonc Co. which. BY The way, Is
doing quite a Bit ii the way Of
most reasonable and efficient SER
vice IN getting the ali important
war news 10 the communities Il
serves. IS installing a new switch
board and making other improve
pents III the Nollmer office. A.
new directory will also be issued
this week Tor that office.
Marion Moser has resigned his
position as rural carrier on route
3 and the patrons were without
service the fore part Of the week.
The price ~ hay and grain is TOO
high for the amount Of wages
paid aud that seems 10 be the
trouble with carriers all over the
Il. s.. as hundreds Of them are re-
signing. Mrs. Frank Billups Is
acting as temporary carrier.
The ladies Of the Christian
church will give a pink tea at the
home ~ Mrs. w. n. Emerson on
Saturday. April 20. A musical
program win be given AZ 3 o. clock /
after which Miss Harmon. a noted /
w. G. r. II woman. will speak to
the ladies on some Of the phases
Of her great work. lee cream and /
cake viii be served. Please re-
the date and bring your
friends.
The fire alarm was turned in
Sunday evening about 2 o'clock.
the old building east 81 the Com
mercial hotel having been discov-
cred to be on fire. No one was
living there and the fire had evil
IDENTIFY been set. The blaze vas
extineuished. but the loss would
have been small If Il had burned, |
as the city council recently CON.
demncd the building and ordered
Il torn down
John Shockley, Of Ethel, Mont, L
nephew Of VIM. Shocklcy, Of this
city and himself a former resi-
dent Of the Russell section, is re-
ported among the crew Of 219 |
aboard the Z. s. s. Cyclops, the
1899 ton collier Of the American
navy from which no news has
been had for over a month. II
is feared this big, modern ship
with its crew has becn sent down
BY a submarine. and a general /
search has been ordered among
The islands of the waters where
he vessel was last heard Of II
w. J. Ramcv returned Monday
FROM visit with his son-in-law.
Day Linder, at Camp Lewis. Dur
ng his stay there, Mr.. Ramey en-
lertained the boys from this Sec
ion at a dinner az his hotel aud
lad most pleasant visit with all
VI them. lie witnessed a review
,f all the troops IN camp, and said
Is the five miles Of fine young
American manhood passed him {
hey looked like army enough to
whip the entire German bunch. I
lie there gained his first real con-
.eption Of what an army of men
'enliv meant. lie was told by a
French officer, who il assisting IN
lrilling the American troops, that !
he way he had II figured out
he war would last over three !
more years. Mr.. Ramey said that
t any man able to buy Liberty ]
.oan Bonds aud felt backward I
bout doing so should go and take /
look at that fine bunch Of young
nen who are giving up everything !
md there would be no further !
lnibbling about buying bonds. Il