Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, February 22, 1918, Page 4

SSeS] SSS] SS] Sp SS Sp | —=) Will Work Placer Claims. E. R. Smith and H. J. Niebuhr, well known mining promoters of Spokane, arrived here Tuesday and next day went over to their placer mining property on Salmon river, 4 miles above the mouth of Rice creek.. They bought this property last year from Wm. El- ler and Ray Nims, and it is their intention to do some extensive development work on-the proper- ty this season, and will install machinery for working the mines to the best advantage, including the hydraulic system. Mrs. Smith and child came with her husband, ‘and all were taken over by Wes Hockersmith, who came out to meet them. How Fortunes Are Made. Here is Your Opportunity to Make a For- tune. The Southern Montana Oil com- pany owns and controls by leases in the famous Elk Basin district in Mon- tana, and Park county, Wyoming, one hundred acres in Montana where there are over 50 flowing oil wells, and in Park county, Wyoming, 320 acres re- ported on by the noted F. A. Kessel- hut, the expert oil geologist, as the coming best oil field in Wyoming. standard drilling rigs now going down rapidly, This company has two the well in Elk Basin now being down 1500 feet and may strike oil any day. The large drilling rig working now in Spring Creek oil fields, Wyoming, is now down over 500 feet. This company intends to drive five wells and has bank references as to its financial reliability. To anyone de- siring to invest with the company, they are now offering to sell their stock at 20 cents per share, for a short time. $200 purchases 1000 shares, «which may be worth $10 per share the day we strike oil and give you $10,000 on a small investment. Se- eure your stock before the company strikes cil. Call on H. P. McGuire, 5 the company manager, at the Cotton- 2 wood Hotel. adv New Footwear for Spring Our new shoes are in black, brown and ious kinds. you. up every sale we make. All of Our New Spring Hose Is Here and we can show you all of the new shades in various qualities from cotton to silk, as well as white and black. Cotton hose is very scarce and we suggest you shop early and get just what you want See our new display of dress goods and silks Cottonwood Mercantile Co. SSS SS SESS SS] 5555 Gov. Alexander Quite a “Gal- lery Player.” A Boise dispatch dated Feb. 16 says: That the proprietors of pool and card rooms in Idaho may prepare to meet the edict that Governor Alexander is soon to announce closing their establishments * dur- ing so-called “business hours,” a warning statement was author- ized by that official this week. It is to the effect that he will soon issue a proclamation, mandatory in form, calling upon the sheriffs and board of county commission- ers, mayors of cities and boards of trustees of villages to close such pool, billiard and card rooms. The action will be taken as a war emergency measure, measure. Record Price For Price For Land. The record price for unimprov- ed farm land on Camas Prairie was recorded when the sale of the Holsey Wickam 820-acre farm several miles east of Cottonwood to A. T. Kendrick for $100 an acre was reported. Other farms have been sold at this price, but this is the first unimproved land to go on sale at that figure. Mr. Wick- “lam isa pioneer and has owned the land for a long term of years. The new owner is a prosperous farmer who has resided near the Wickam place for two years. Barley Cookies 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white su- gar, } cup butter, 4 cup Crisco, 2} cups barley flour, 2 cups cream of barley meal, 2 cups Rolled Oats, 14 cups chopped raisins, 2 well beaten eggs, 2 tartar, 1 teaspoon (level) soda, 1 tea spoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, $ teaspoon nutmeg. Drop from tea- spoon on slightly greased baking sheet. Bake in moderately hot oven. Bertha M. Robertson. Have you noticed that the days are growing beautifully longer? and we invite you to come in and see the many new things we are showing It is a pleasure for us to show you these new shoes and try them on you. we will not urge you to buy, as we know the new styles and low prices we have on them will do without asking Our shoes are of the very best make and we back teaspoons (level) cream of || COTTONWOOD ¢ ; AND VICINITY Saonnveonnnnnnnrnnnnnmannennnenanany Tom Randall is having his ice crop carefully packed in sawdust this week for next summer’s use. Frank Stevenson of the Farm- ers Union Warehouse Co., made a flying business trip to Pullman, Wash., the fore part of this week. Marian, the bright little daugh- ter of Dr. and Mrs. Schilling, left Sunday, alone, for a couple of weeks’ visit in Spokane with her grandmother, Mrs. E. A. Wise. John F, Nuxoll, one of the most successful farmers of the Green- creek country, yesterday paid this office a pleasant call—also several yearly subscriptions—his own and for his brother Barney H. Nuxoll of Teutopolis, Ill. | Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Baker re- ceived the disagreeable news yes- terday that their son Floyd, a stu- dent in the Gonzaga college at Spokane, is sick with typhoid fever, Mrs. Baker left this morn- |ing for that city to be with her son during his sickness, John E. Back, for the past few months an employee of Fat Ham-1% | lin the drayman, and Miss Myrtle E. Sather of Nezperce, who had been a waitress in the hotel here for some time, were married last Saturday at Grangeville by Rev. | Wood. Mr. Back’s home is at Mt. Angel, Oregon. ie now on display === novelties of var- And A big shipment of stock went out from here Tuesday to Spo- | kane, Seattleand Tacoma. There is a slight rise in the price of cat- tle and hogs— the former now be- ing 10e and the latter 16c a lb. | A few days ago Sid Brown sold 14 head of extra good beef cattle for | $1286. Among them were 4 head | of 2-year-old steers which brought | $115 per head at 10c a pound. 1g out Bo Scones GS A large crowd was out and ey- erything sold remarkably well at Ed Blake’s public sale Wednesday near Keuterville. Auctioneer Har- ry Cranke informs us that at this sale he broke the record for the number of sales in a certain length of time. He pulled off 108 sales in just one hour. Prior to this the best hour’s record was 103 sales in England by Harry’s cous- in, Billy Mitchell. Which proves | that when Harry gets wound up, things have got to go—if it breaks U | U } Better Buy War Stamps. An exchange contains these beautiful lines: There was a very foolish man And he bought a foolish block | Of Yaki Hula common— A foolish mining stock. And now he dines on field mice Cottonwood Milling & Elevator Co., Ltd. MANUFACTURERS ‘OF HIGH PATENT HARD & SOFT WHEAT FLOURS Graham, Whole Wheat Flour and Farina If It’s Made of Choice Milling Wheat, We Have It We Are Always In The Market | For Your Grain e and guarantee the day’s.highest price at all times, and pay a premium for grain stored with us. Also buy fat and stock hogs at all times, if delivered at our feeding yards. On regular stock days we receive hogs at our yard near the old mill. We Can Steam Roll, Chop or Pulverize Your Grain According To Your Wishes having the most com- plete line of cleaning machinery in the country. We are ready to clean your “seed grains,” Our prices are right and you do not have to work hard or wait. Feed is packed or run loose in your wagon. : | ZTARERNPEERNO PR ERM PREPARE Save Your Eucs |] Bright Mornings Show Up Eyestrain TESTS THAT TELL DR. E. A. SCHILLING Nuxoll Block—King street —Cottonwood : & Randall’s Confectionery nhs | The finest line of candies in town Get su Spokesman-Review here TOM’ Ss PLACE The place that cures you of “That Tired Feeling” the hame-strings. — THREE And pals with other tramps, Which ne’er would have happend | If he had bought War Savings Stamps. | A School Boy's Complaint We're eating rye bread at our house, With corn bread on the side; We've corn meal mush at breakfast time, At noon we have it fried. We eat no meat, we eat no wheat, And we'll soon form the habit Of eating carrots every day, Just like a doggone: rabbit. PUBLIC SALE at my home place one mile) east of Mohler, three miles} northwest of Nezperce on Monday, March 4 commencing at 9 a. m. sharp | 60 Head of Horses Consisting of 30 head of 4 and 5-year-olds, weight 1250) pounds. 7 head of aged horses. 13 head of horses 5 to 8} yrs. old, wt. 1300 to 1450 Ibs. | 9 head of 2-year-olds and | one yearling. 1 The materials are se- Malle- able iron cannot break, in making, in shipping Polished steel resists rust with- out the help of stove | blacking. Asbestos lin- ing prevents corrosion from the inside. lected wisely. or in use. 32 head of hogs and 4 head | of milch cows, also farming | machinery enough to farm| 1200 acres. The usual terms, with five} per cent off for cash. The Monarch Free lunch at noon. HARRY C. CRANKE, | Auctioneer. ‘ Wm. Sullivan, Owner. REASONS PLAIN --why a-- The ‘Stay Satisfactory’Range Should Grace Your Kitchen 2 It is built carefully after a logical plan. The riveted seams backed up by Malleable Iron frames need no stove putty to make them tight. The triple walls at every point in the range exposed to heat or smoke are an insur- ance against damage from rust or corrosion. INONKREH HAC NakeYourCooking aDaily Pleasure’ The whole range is finished up with one end in view, to save women’s work. Mirco- Process Polished Top retains a beautiful blue-black finish without stove polish. The polished steel body needs no blacking. Plain nickel trimmings gather no dust or grease Range Actually Pays for Itself ! Cottonwood Hdw. & Imp. Co. ‘We Weld Hny Metal That Melts” | aenennsnsnenienesssisnesanpieiaaishinsieaeiemnistsiieniineteiiieietiinesi cnisiinaat ae oa ae