Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-01-09
COUNTY SEAT NEWS ITEMS

q A unique Christmas present
was that of Mr. and M hrs. Tam
many c. Vincent, wh9 n a dau-
phter was born to then n Christ
mas morning. The lgnl has
been named Dorothy( Margar-
cite.
Adjourned session oI p the Sep
TENDER term OF dlStrlc0 court for
Idaho county was held Ny Judge
Scales in Grangeville Monday,
when disposition was 1made OF
matters of minor IMPORTANCE.
The term then was III ijoulned
sine die.
E. j. Bennett, former tnill man
at Denver, was an art ival in
Grangeville Tuesday night from
Spokane, where he is noiw resid-
ing. Mr.. Bennett will spend
several days here on bus ness.
Miss Bertha Emeline Wilson
and Thomas c. Hazelbak,4r, both
of Grangeville, were married
Tuesday by Probate Judge
Campbell in his office in the
courthouse. The newly-lnanied
couple will reside on a tarm in
the Fairview section.
Miss Phoebe l.. Johnson,
daughter of Harrison Johnson,
of Whitebrd, and Hcrje rt b.
Spencer, of Troy, were married
Tuesday evening in the home OF
w. n. Knox, in this city. The
ceremony was performed by Mr..
Knox. The newly-malried cou-
pie will reside at Troy.
Ptarmigan an arctic, bird.
which is white in winter and
changes its color to gray OF
brown in summer has been seen
in Idaho county during the last
few weeks, Don c. Fisher,
game warden, reports. Several
of the birds were observed in the
vicinity of Tolo lake, and also in
the Clearwater country. The
bird is said to be rarely fC und as
far south as Idaho.
Gus Shultz arrived in the city
early this week from the Buffa-
10 Hump region where he is run
ming a line of traps. During
the winter he has had fair sue
cess, among his catch being two
silver foxes, marten and coyote
predominating.
Fred Rothlisberg spent a few
days here arriving in time to
have Christmas dinner with his
friends. Fred moved to Cres-
ton, Wash, last fall. taking over
a large bunch of cattle which he
stated were coming through the
winter in fine shape, little snow
having fallen in that region, and
native feed being in abundance.
Platt Talbot, one of the well
known stockmen of the Boles |
section of the county was an ar
Aval on last Saturday evenings
train from Walla Walla, Wash, .
where he had been called short
time ago by the serious condi-
tien of his father, who recently
suffered stroke of paralysis.
He stated that his father was
slowly recovering from the WISH
BILE effects of the stroke.
This week through the agency
of l.. NJ. Harris the 100 acres
known as the old Watson farm
lying two miles south of this
city, and belonging to +. G.. and
A. M. Martin, was sold to Virgil
C. Potter, of near Wnnona.
While the purchase price was
not made known it is understood
that the Martins received a nice
increase over the price they paid
for the land. The Martins,
father and son, and family re-
moved to Lewiston early in the
fall OH account of the health of
A. M. Martin, the senior men,
Der of the family.
One hundred large photographs
of the worlds famous paintings
have been purchased by the
Board of County Commissioners
to be sold later to the schools of
the county. These pictures have
been arranged for a travelling
art exhibit to be shown in every
school district during the win
ter.
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