Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, October 5, 1917, Page 1

ef nn DE I Et te ES EE CTE a COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE VOLUME 25. NUMBER 40. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 1917. $1.50 A YEAR. LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST In and Around Cottonwood and Camas Prairie. Chester Thompson and wife left this morning for a brief visit in Spo- kane. J. F. Jenny's pears will be ripe next week, Better put in your order now if you want any. Wanted—two dozen _ pure-bred White Leghorn pullets of early spring hatching. Inquire at this office. Mrs. Harry Libby and baby are here from Ashmoor, Mont., visiting her mother, Mrs, L. B. Hale. L. E. Hyde, local superintendent of our light and power company, has just returned from a visit with his parents at Prineville, Oregon. Invitations are out announcing the marriage, on Oct. 16th, of Mr. Casper Cremer of Dayton, Oregon, to Miss Eulalia Bruegeman of this place. Dr. J. E. Reilly, the dentist, and his wife and child will leave tomorrow for a visit with their relatives at Mos- cow until Monday evening. Dr. Orr reports the birth of a son on Sept. 27th to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Welte, also that Mrs. Jas. Peyer is making a nice recovery from her re- cent opertion. J. A. McLean's second-hand busi- ness has grown so that lr was forced to move into larger quarters. He is now in the Creelman building near the I. O. O. F. hall. Frank Puthoff has sold his ranch 3 miles north of town to S. M. Brown for $16,000, This is the place where the Vetseh & Johnston auction sale will be held next Thursday. A farce comedy entitled “The Elope- ment of Ellen” will be played by lo- cal talent in the K. of C. hall here on the night of Oct. 19th, proceeds for benefit of the Red Cross. See pro- gram next issue and watch for posters. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs, J. N. Bledsoe on Sept. 26th, but lived only a few hours, Mr, and Mrs, Bledsoe have been very unfortunate in this respect, having lost their last three children in infuncy from the same cause—heart affection. The Ferdinand Band will give a street concert in Cottonwood commenc- ing next Sunday at 2:30 o'clock and The object in giving the concert is to advertise the lyceum course, the first number of which will appear in the Ferdinand opera house next Wednesday night, Oct. 10th. lasting an hour. The Chronicle force will feel under everlasting obligations to our adver- tisers if, when desiring a change in their ads, they will furnish the copy before Wednesday noon of each week. After that, every minute of our time is taken up in getting the paper ready for publication. Forty of her friends Wednesday evening honored Miss Anna Gaul with a most delightful shower at the home of her brother, Joe, which was greatly enjoyed by all present. and refreshments were the order of the evening. Miss Gaul and F. J. Honer, our photographer, @ will be married next, Wednesday. Reservations gf seats for the first lyceum number—W ednesday evening, Oct. 17th, will commence on Satur- day, Oct.13th at the K. of C. hall— from 10:30 a. m,. until 6 p.m. After this reservations can be secured at Gaul’s confectionery, from P. A. Gaul, John Hoene, Tom Parker and J. N. Meyer. Get your tickets early. Two boys, aged about 13 and 11 names as Music, games years, and giving their Frank and Chester Reavis, arrived here yesterday, riding from Vollmer with some man in an auto. It was soop learned they were runaways from Lewiston and had walked most of the way to Vollmer. They said they were trying to make their way to Midvale, near Weiser. Our city marshal is “entertaining” the advent- urous lads in the city jail until the arrival today of the sheriff from Grangeville, who will take them back to Lewiston. Pioneer Visits Cottonwood Mr. and Mrs. Lew Wilmot of Mil- ton, enjoyed several days’ visit here this week with their relatives—Geo. M. Robertson and family, making the round trip with their auto. It was his first visit here in 32 years. Al- though 78 years of age, Mr. Wilmot is yet as bright and active and with as good eyesight as most men of half his age. He drives his own car, and is a dead-shot with a rifte, every fall bagging the limit of deer and other game, Mr, Wilmot was among the early settlers of this Camas Prairie country’and took part in some of the most desparate Indian fights in the history of this country. He took part in the famous battle with the Nez Perce Indians on July 4th and 5th, 1877, in and around Cotton- wood, when a number of white men lost their lives, including Capt. Ran- dall, who fell mortallay wounded by the side of Mr. Wilmot. The Chron- icle will have more to say about “this noted battle in our next issue. Five Per Cent Grade. The surveyors at work seeking out a grade for the Lewiston-Cottonwood- Boise north and south state highway are making good progress and at pres- ent are working in close to Grange- ville. They started their work_on the saddle at the summit between Grange- ville and Whitebird and carried the right- of-way through on practically a five per- cent grade. Their elevation was 3,750 feet to start with and the highest al- titude reached was 4,825 feet. This is at a distance of two and one-fourth miles from the place of beginning. After reaching Grangeville the survey- ors will no doubt return and work on the portion of the trail leading into White Bird. . The route of the new road will prob- ably follow the old Burn’s — survey from White Bird to Fr II's saddle, a distance of seven mi Then the French survey will be used to the top of the hill. The new highway will avoid the pinnacle by going south and will take any advantage of draws to wet a good grade down to the Adkison school shouse from which point easy going will be found into Grangeville. As some one has said the advantage of the highway when completed will be hard to estimate, With the road open clear through to Boise it is possible that there will be stag rvice put on the entire distance. 1 will give letter mail privileges of whch the Sal- mon river people are sorely in need. As the auto truck business is taking the place of railroad transportation in many parts of the country, there will be an opening for this kind of freight- ing during the summer months alt least. As the new road will have a steady five percent grade and avoid all humps and hills a truck can handle a big load any place on the route. ee eee The highest price ever received for a carload of Lewiston apples has been reported by P. W. Clark, of the Tri- ate Fruit company, the price being .25 per box for extra fancy and $1,90 per box for fancy Winter Bananas. The apples were the product of the Lewiston Orchards and were packed by the Tri-State Fruit company and marketed by the Earl Fruit company of the northwest. The price quoted is f. o. b. Lewiston and has netted the grower the highest price ever received for a Lwiston valley pack. ee eee The draft law authorizing the con- scription of men between the ages of 19 and 21, it is thought will soon go in- to effect. They would be trained in the camps abandoned by soldiers ordered to the front. It is claimed that the younger men make the best soldiers, because of their recuperative power. It will be recalled that there were over 600,000 men in the Union and Rebel armies 17 years of age and less. The war of the Rebellion on both sides was fought by young men. ee The decision of United States Dis- trict Judge Keller, of West Virginia. holding that the federal law forbidding the shipment of liquor into states where its manufacture or sale is illegal, does not apply to that state will have the effect of restoring the state Hquor permit system in Washington if it is sustained by’ the Untted preme court, according to United States District Attorn rarrecht. ee The conscription list of perhaps every county in the United States shows an industry on the part of a lot of young men that is indeed surprising —the only support of some near rela- tive, which they claim sufficient for exemption from military duty. And in sO many cases, the mother or father, or both, have been working their fing- er nails off to keep the lad in cigar- ette money.—E States su- xchange. STOCK SHIPMENTS. Twenty-five cars of cattle and hogs were shipped oxt from here and 9 cars over the Clearwater line Tuesday, fer Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. Steers brought $8.25 and hogs $17.25 per hundred. C. J. Hall shipped out 30 cars of sheep from Grangeville Saturday for Chicago. THE FARMERS INSTITUTE Was a Complete Success in Every Re- spect---Many Interesting and Instruc- tive Lectures ‘Were Delivered. The Farmers Institute held here] particularly interested could be pro- Tuesday and Wednesday under the|moted, the promotors had to get per- auspices of the Commercial Club was} mission from the department. an unqualified success in every way.| In the afternoon a tractor demon- While the attendance the first day|stration was held in the Pennecard was not as large as might be desired, | field near the public school and prov- the sécond day made up for it and|ed one of the greatest attractions, and was all that could be expected, since|shows that our farmers are interested the farmers are still in the harvest]in tractors. While the committee had fields in some sections and the seeding| the promise of four entries, only two of fall grain has just begun, But it} put in an appearance, the one of the was a jolly crowd and everyone felt| ‘Bull’ type and the other a Lausen that his time had been very enjoyably | four-wheel tractor, both machines be- spert. ing handled and for sale by our The lecturers handled their subjects| enterprising implement dealer, John in an able and entertaining manner} Hoene, and the way they made the and the closest attention was given|dirt fly was great to behold. We them. Our band also received many| predict that within a few years trac- compliments and a great deal of the|tors will be as commonly used as credit for the success of the program | ®¥tomobiles are today. is due them for their liberal response.| 7% demonstration was followed by W. B. Hussman ably filled the po-|® short talk by Mr. Smith, agricul- sition of chairman for the various| turist for the O-W. R. & N. Co., which lectures, in his usually easy and bril-| ¥@8 very instructive and entertaining. Vaht tmanier, While all this was going on the The first number on the program ladies were being entertained with a was a talk by Mr. A. E, Wade, agri- lecture by Miss Amy Kelléy of the culturist for Lewis county, on the University of Idaho, on food conser- smut problem. ‘This problem has vation and the care of children. baffled our greatest scientists and ag- In the evening a treat was given riculturists, and while they in a gen- those who heard Mr. Smith talk on eral way agree as to the character of the relations of town and country and this parasite, how it infects the plant| the evolution of farm methods. and the manner in which it grafts it-| Mr. W Rew OEr also briefly address. self onto the grain stalks and thus|@d the meeting, further explaining displaces the grain, little progress has the hale of the departmet of farm been made as how to eleminate or con- 7 a trol tliis parasite The second day was taken up by a Mr Wades digs made this a ‘special jecture in the morning on dairying, study, realizing that this was the silos an Bins clover for seed. greatest problem confronting 7¢he Mr. Smith, Pritchard, Norberg and Lewis county farmers and that if he Mr. one handling these subjects in 7 a masterly manner. could overcome this he could save ee cussion of the benefits of a county agent or advisor and how to get one for our county. Much enthusiasm was evident and another meeting will be held in the near future to further take up the matter. W. B, Hussman is in charge of the organization move- ment, The institute, while strictly an educational feature, was highly en- tertaining in itself and those who were looking for other pleasures found them in the movies and a dance that were in progress each evening. The weather was ideal, the pro- gram carried out well and an able corps of lecturers were in attendance and the event will long be remember- ed as one of the most profitable and enjoyable of the season, Let the good work go on, We should have more of these institutes, and as Mr. Smith so aptly said that the railroad company realized that they should do something to co-operate and help all the people, the town people’ should carry this work still farther by encouraging and helping the farming industry in their com- munity. Insurance for Soldiers. One of the uses to which it is pro- posed to devote part of the proceeds of Liberty Loan Bonds is to afford to our soldiers and sailors life and in- demnity insurance and to provide for allowances to their dependent families while they are in the ranks. On this point Secretary McAdoo of the Treas- ury, whose plan of insurance for our fighting men was endorsed by President Wilson and is now embodied in a law pending before Congress. says: “Every soldier and sailor who serves his country in this war will earn every- thing the proposed war insurance bill provides; to be beneficiary of the pro- posed law will be a badge of honor. “When we draft a wage earner, we call not only him but the entire family to the flag; the suerifice entailed is not divisible. The wife and children, the mother, the father, are all involved in the sacrifice—they directly bear the burden of defense, They suffer just as much as the soldier, but in a different way, and the nation must generously discharge as a proud privilege the duty of maintaining them until the soldiers and sailors return from the war and resume the responsivility. “We have drawn the sword to vin- dicate America’s violated rights, to re- store peace and justice, and to secure the progress of civilization. We can- not permit our soldiers, while th y GOLDEN WEDDING. I$ HAPPY EVENT Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Thompson Celebrate 50th Anniversary. (Contributed) The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Thompson was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thompson in Coles Valley, near Rose- burg, Oregon, September 8, 1917. Mr. Thompson was born at Atlanta, Til, 1842, coming to Uregon by way of the Isthmus of Panama when a boy of 16. Mrs. Thompson, who was born in Glendora, Mo., 1852, crossed the plains with her parents when an in- fant. This couple was married at Ya- quina Bay, September 8, 1867. 14 children, 7 girls and 7 boys, were born, of which 11 are living, All were born on the old home place in Coles Valley. Mr, and Mrs, Thomp- son moved to Roseburg nine years ago, where they still reside. The ranch is now ownéd ‘and operated by one of their sons, Clarence Thompson, Tt was the wish of the parents to have the celebration and dinner where they have spent the greatest part of their married life and where their children were raised, so through the , kindness of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clarence Thompson, the big house on the hill opened its hospitable doors to all the relatives and friends. Ten children were present and many relatives and friends gathered to honor the aged couple, who were the recipi- ents of many beautiful gifts. The parents and children were seat- ed alone at one table during the din- ner, and never has a dinner been serv- ed in Oregon that could compare with this one. The table fairly groaned under the weight of the good things and the meal was enlivened by remi- niscences of old times. Many beauti- ful presents were received and ‘the happy day closed with congratulations and best wishes from all present. Those present at the dinner: Par- ents: Mr, and Mrs. L. T. Thompson, , In the afternoon Mr. Norberg judg- the farmers over $100,000 every ed some hogs and dairy cattle, after which the sale of the dairy stock be- gan. This, however, was soon called off because of a lack of spirited bidding. Apparently there were no people there interested in dairy stock. Four ani- mals were sold and the highest price paid for any of'them was $80, which as Mr. Puyear stated, is less than he paid for the calves back in Wisconsin, from whence he brought them to his farm about four years ago. High price of feed and inability, or at lesst uncertainty of being able to get feed at any price once the local supply is exhausted, and the poor con- dition of the snimals, was responsible for the lack of bidding. The herd showed good breeding but their con- dition was very poor, owing to the long, dry summer and limited pasture. Good feeding or pasture would im- prove their appearance 100 per cent. We regret that this entire herd was not taken by our farmers, for the fusion of this high-grade stock with what year. That he has considerable progress along this line is vouched for by the Lewis county farmers. Mr. Wade's conclusion is that proper treat- ment of the seed and seeding very early, that is, prior to August 15th, or very late fall seeding is the best. Particularly he advises against seeding immediately after the first fall rains, for then the smut-spores on the ground that may have been carried there by the wind from neighboring fields will start growing at the same time as the grain and infection is un- avoidable. Iustead of seeding at such time he advises cultivation of the land so that the smut-spores will sprout and will die before the wheat is seeded. This takes only a little while, because the smut-spores, while they will sprout they cannot grow unless they graft themselves onto some other plant. The infection starts at the root of the made hold the front, to pve stabbed in the back by uncertainty as to what is be- ing done for their loved ones at home. Our tomorrows are in their hands— theirs in ours. The national conscience will not permit American soldiers and their dependents to go unprovided with everything that a just, generous and noble people can do to compensate them for the suffering and sacrifices they make to serve their country.” ea eee A reader of the Chronicle has had the following experience with smut: He started seeding a field, the soil be- ing dry and dn good condition. He had sc but a few rounds when a shower came up, and he sought shelter. ‘The shower lasted but a few minutes, It dampened the surface of the soil but slightly and our friend resumed his seeding. The grain sown on the damp soil went heavily to smut, while that sown on the dry soil had no smut in it. The seed had all been treated at the same time and in the same manner. The ground had all been prepared at the same time and the seeding done on the same day. Has any other farmer had a similar experience? If so let us know about it. We may be on the eve of an important discovery. partuneenir abet ds The postoffice is about the only place in creation where prices have not gone up. The price of two cents for a sending letter is the same. Stamped envelopes are the same as before the war and the one cent post card is Roseburg, Oregon. Children: Mrr, G. L. Lesley, Philomath, Ore, Mra L. 8. Fortin, Fenn, Idaho, Mrs, W F. Hill, Merrill, Ore. L. E. Thomp- son, Lost Hills, Cal., Mrs. H. G. Chi- cane, Fenn, Idaho, Mrs, C. I. Pringle, Ross, Cal., L. T. Thompson Jr., Loa Angeles, Cal., Mrs. W. F. Dillon, Santa Rosa, Cal., O. C, Thompson, Coles Valley, Oregon, Chester W. Thompson, Cottonwood, Idaho. Claude C. Thompson, who has enlist- ed in the signal service of the U. 8. army at San Francisco, was the only one unable to be present. Of the 26 grand-children the following were present: Wave and Wanda Lesley, Philomath, Ore., W. H. Fortin, Mrs. John Wasem and Velma Chicane, Fenn, Idaho, Margaret Hill, Merrill, Ore., Louis Thompson III, Los Ange- les, Cal., Mildred Thompson, Coles Valley, Ore. Great grand-children: Doris Fortin and Lloyd Wasem, Fenn, Idaho. Other guests present: L.§. Fortin, grain and not at the head or the ker- dairy stock is already here would have nel as is generally supposed. improved the dairy herds wonderfully He classed smut as a plant cancer. | jn this locality. It should be the object then, and that} While the judging was going on is Mr. Wade's contention, that the] the ladies were in attendance at a home only way to kill the smut is by culti- canning and preserving lecture at the vation after the dry season is over,|domestic science building given by because otherwise the field may again | Miss Amy Kelley of the University become infected by winds blowing} of Idaho. Mrs. Tom Parker had from neighboring fields, charge of the arrangements for this Where this advice has been carried | occasion and the commercial club owes really one place where you get some- thing for nothing. There has been no raise in the price of stamps and the postal employes’ salaries have remain- ed about the same. There are no strikes, no fuss, no bunk and yet some insist that government ownership and operation is not a success. —o—— An exchange figures it out that half of a man’s life is devoted to making the “dough”’—and the last half is wholly taken up with the job of keep- ing others from taking it away from him. John Wasem, Mrs. W. H. Fortin, Fenn, Idaho, Mrs. Chester ‘I'hompson, Cottonwood, Idaho, Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Coles Valley, Ore. G. L. Lesley, Philomath, Ore., Ella Emmitt, Roseburg, Ore. Bessie Williams, Fenn, Idaho, Mrs. Rose Clayton, Portland, Ore, Mrs. Willie Ann Churchill, Roseburg, Ore, J. F. Churchill and son Emmitt, Isadora, Ore. out the per cent of smut has been re- duced by at least 75 per cent over fields where seeding was done immed- iately after the first fall rains. Mr. Chas. Waggoner, director of a branch of the Farm Markets Bureau for the northern part of the state, be- ing stationed at Post Falls, also made a brief address on the objects of the Farm Markets Bureau. He explain- ed in several instances how his department had helped the farmers of that section in marketing and co-oper- ative buying. Also that henceforth before any industry of a co-operative nature such as cold storage plants, creameries, cheese factories, drying plants, etc., in which the farmers are adebt of gratitude to her and the other ladies who assisted her in hand- ling this matter so competently. During the day all the force on the lecture staff visited our creamery and expressed their surprise at the model plant we have and at the amount of butter in cold storage. Waggoner of the Farm Markets Department, said that to his positive knowledge there wasnot another plant inall north Idaho that was better equipped and that had as much butter in storage as our creamery, and that the company would make a large profit thereon for he was confident that butter would svon be selling at 75c a pound. The evening was given over to dis- Others who came in to offer con- gratulations and best wishes were: Local Market Report. Wheat, Marquis, per bu......... Mrs. Goodspeed, Salem, Ore., Mr. and Wheat, Bluestem, per bu.......... Mrs, W. T. Emery, Mr. and Mrs, Wheat, white Russian, per bu..... Ferd Fortin and son Kenneth and ee a BU.....--seeeeee Mes daughter Lucile, Mrs. Will Bayless, eat, whit regon x Once er banded ; Mr, and Mrs. Henry Murphy and three children and Chris Gravensen, Coles Valley, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Emmitt, Misses Myra and Mary Camp, Umpqua, Ore., Mrs. C. Clark, Barley, white, per hundred . Barley, blue, per cwt. Barley, feed, per hundred Butter, per pound. ee mre A Re Sr Miss Helen Clark and Mrs. Jennie Norman, Millwood, Ore. Mr. and Mrs, John Winniford and Mrs. Em- ma Richardson, Calapooia, Ore., Bud Jevelace and daughter, Miss Leta of Grangeville, Idaho, Albert Clayton, Roseburg, Ore. iP Flour, per sack, Union... . =i Hogs, top stuff, per hundred .....17 25 Cattle, prime steers, per cwt...... 8.25 (ar-Corrected every Thursday P. M. Wanted—girl or woman for cham- ber work at Phoenix hotel. 2AM RN AOL ERIS! ene | | | A, BSD HAS SEO a piatcttie 2