Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-07-11
COUNTY SEAT NEWS ITEMS

James AGan and family re-
turned to, their home on Joseph
FlaIEs this morning acconpani-
ed by Mrs. Nance Of Moscow and
daughter
County Attorney B. Anger is
negotia ting for the purchase of
the E, s. Vincent residence in
the southwest part of the city,
and rumor has it that Mr.. Anger
is contemplating taking unto
himself a better half. It is said
the wedding will take place some
time next month.
Fish and game wardens and
their deputies througout the
state are to aid in enforcement
OF laws regulating motor vehi-
cles. Don c. Fisher, deputy
warden in Grangeville, has re-
ceived word from Robert O.
Jones, commissioner of law en-
torcement, to be on the lookout
for violators.
Edgar q. Fry, of Ferdinand,
accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
0. P. Fry, Miss Virgie, Marion
Fry and O. G. Hanson, motored
over from their home last Sat-
urday and while here attended
to some business matters before
the Probate Court. They re-
turned the same afternoon.
Grangeville Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs Thursday evening of
last week held memorial exer-
cises in Prairie View cemetery,
over graves of departed breth-
ern and sisters. Members of the
orders met in the Odd Fellows
hall and marched to the ceme-
terry. Floral tributes were plac-
ed over the graves of Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs.
While wrangling horses a few
days ago, Ray Lansing, a young
man who is putting on wild west
stunts at the celebrations around
the country, had three fingers
caught between his rope and the
horn of his saddle a few days
ago, and they were practically
amputated. He was brought to
DR.. R. J. Alcorn and had the job
completed and the wound dress
ed.
No decision as to character of
the proposed memorial to be err
ected in Grangeville to Idaho
county soldiers and sailors who
lost their lives in the great war
has been reached. The commit
tee was in session in Grangeville
Friday evening. The mainten-
ance question became a puzzling
one for discussion at the meet
ing. Cost of maintaining the
memorial after it is erected was
given careful consideration, and
it is likely that form the memo
rial will assume will largely fol-
low conclusions as to available
funds for maintaining it.
Kicked in the mouth by a
horse, George Reibold, a we'll
known rancher residing near
Clearwater, was brought to
Grangeville Tuesday afternoon
to receive medical attention. Mr..
Reibold is at the home of his
mother, Mrs. w. N. Knox. While
cutting hay, on his ranch, Tues
day morning one of the tugs be-
came unfastened. Mr.. Reibod
left his mower and as he stopped
to hitch the tug, one of the
horses kicked him in the mouth.
Mr.. Riebold incurred a fracture
of his lower jaw, and most of the
teeth in the lower jaw were eth
er destroyed or so badly mashed
that it is feared it will be impos-
sible to save any of them. DR.. G.
S. Stockton is the attending
physician.
The famous higgins Hot
Springs and the two 16O-acre
ranches belonging to Fred B.
higgins have been purchased by
Geo. Behean and Geo. and Oliver
Denison, the consideration being
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
In this deal they also secured a
considerable number of cattle
which were not included in the
above mentioned price. Mr..
Behean has also purchased the
: Jimmie Chamberlain place of
100 acres located about five
miles from the Higgins ranch.
The higgins purchase lies on
both sides of the Salmon river
and is connected by a substa-
tial bridge. Both cattle and sheep
will be run on these places.
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