Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, April 19, 1918, Page 1

4 q ‘COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE - VOLUME 26. NUMBER 16. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918. FLAG RAISING A GREAT SUCCESS Tremendous Crowd Present For the Occasion. Notwithstanding the miserable weather Tuesday one of the larg- est crowds ever seen in the town was present for the flag-raising ex- ercises. Had the weather been good, there isno doubt that the crowd would have been two or three times larger. Hundreds of people from the neighboring towns and all over this portion of the state had planned upon coming, had the roads been in condition for auto travel, but heavy rains for several days before and a snow storm that morning spoiled the roads for motoring. The entire program—as adver- tised—was carried out in full and received the highest praise by ev- erybody for its excellence and in- tensely patriotic spirit. Every- body who took part in the long program performed their respect- ive parts so well that to compli- ment any particular one would be unfair, It is safe to say that the only bad feature or misfit of the whole affair was the weather. The weather being too rough for conducting the exercises out- side—as was the intention—the entire program, with the exception of the ceremonies at the raising of the two flags, took place at the Orpheum. Outside of the flag-raising the! principal feature of the day was| the brilliant and masterly patriot- | ic address of Judge James F. Ail- shie of Coeur d’Alene. In the most forcible language he to!d of the duty of every American citi- zen at home in regard to the de- mands of war. His address was a strong appeal for Liberty bonds and other war activities. While the capacity of Orpheum theatre is about 400, it is estimated that no less than 700 people crowded | into the building—every seat and | every inch of standing room be-| ing taken. All who were fortu- nate enough to hear it, pronounc- ed this one of the greatest speech- | es they ever heard. Fully 300) people were unable to get in, and | later the Judge favored these with | a short address from the platform | at the flag-pole. | Hayward Shields neatly per- formed the duty of marshal of the day. Dressed in a gorgeous mili- tary uniform and riding a spirited | horse, General Pershing himself could not have performed this job better or with more dignity. M. M. Belknap ably performed the duties of chairman of the day, and announced the program and li introduced the speakers. The Cottonwood Band furnish- ed excellent music for the occa- sion, while Miss Mabel Carscal- lan ably presided at the piano for the glee club and school chil- dren’s songs and exercises. Lieut. Governor Parker was to have delivered the address of wel- come, but his duties as governor at Boise made it impossible to be here. As a_substitute—and a} good one—Geo. M. Robertson | was prevailed upon to make the} welcome address, which he did in a most interesting and creditable} manner. In a few well-chosen} words Mr. Robertson referred feel-| B. Rooke, S. L. Triplett and I. M. Julian—who accepted an invita- tion to pull the ropes that placed rboth flags in place—the large American flag as well as the Ser- vice flag, the latter containing 48 stars—representing the boys from here who are already in the mili- tary service of the country. The honor of hoisting the flags was al- so shared with two of our younger ex-soldiers— Hayward Shields and Jack Back, who served in the reg- ular army, the former some years ago and the latter on the Mexican border a year or so ago, and both vay been honorably discharg- In our list published last week of the 47 boys from Cottonwood and vicinity who are already in the service, the name of Lance McCready was overlooked. Lance, who is a barber by trade, enlisted here but later went to Asotin to visit relatives and joined our boys at Lewiston on the way to Boise. Altogether the Flag Day cele- bration at Cottonwood was a grand and glorious success—a day never to be forgotten by the hun- dreds of people who were present. Long may these flags wave “o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” cavdiliccciveld Name of Bank Changed. At the regular quarterly meet- ing of the directors of the German State Bank, held Wednesday, it was decided to change the corpor- ate name of the institution to that of The Cottonwood State Bank, and resolutions calling a special meeting of the stockhold- ers tobe held May 4th for the purpose of formally ratifying the board’s action were unanimously adopted. The action was taken for patri- otic reasons and to obviate any question as to the bank’s attitude in the present war with Germany. Its officers, directors and stock- holders are all American citizens who have repeatedly given evi- dence of their loyalty by their un- qualified support of our govern- ment in its various war activities. The name was originally chosen for sentimental reasons but in view of the present changed con- ditions, which none could antici-| pate when the bank was organ-| ized eleven years ago, these are now put aside. Those present at the meeting! were Herman H. Nuxoll, Barney | J. Stubbers, Herman Von Bargen, | Herman Wessels, Francis G. Nux- oll, Helmuth Matthiesen, Barney Luchtefeld, Maynard M. Belknap and E. M. Ehrhardt. Band Concert and Dance May 3 The band boys will give a con- cert and dance in Firemen’s Hall on Friday evening, May 3. This was voted upon at the last meet- ng. Since the first of the year the band has been self-supporting and expects to be. So when the boys offer you a ticket, buy itand come out and get your money’s worth —this means young and old. The band benefit picture “My Fighting Gentleman,” a patriotic film, failed to arrive for Tuesday evening, so the regular Wednes- day night program was given in- stead. A good-sized crowd, most- ly country people, attended the jafternoon and evening program. Many favorable comments were heard Tuesday in regard to the band, and it is the duty of all the such an organization is of any benefit to the town to help sup- rt it. The public is cordially Subscriptions through First Na- tional Bank: $5000 First National Bank. $1200 Frank Hanley. $500 August Schroeder, Jack Moriar- ty, Mrs. Kate Fitzgerald, Wm. Mulhall, R. J. Carlson, Parker & Parker, John Hoene, Eugene An- drews, R. M. Tombleson, A. J. Hoffman, R. A. Nims, Anony- mous. $300 G. Gehring. 250 D. A. McKinley, Dr. Blake, Raymond F. Crea, H. W. Miller, Jennie Miller. $200 C. W. Nuxoll, W. B. Hussman, L. M. Asker, Peter Jensen, Dr. W. F. Orr, J. M. Willenborg, Fe- lix Martzen, Mary M. Schiller, Alma Buettner, Wm. Buettner, Joseph Uhlenkott. $150 W. W. Blackburn, Wm. Har- man. $100 T. A. Randall, M. Darscheid, R. F. Bartlett, G. F. Simon, Frank Simon, Joseph Hoene, Fred En- neking, Dominic Romain, Chas. Mader, Arthur P. Mundt, L.S. Fortin, Sylvester L. Asker, Mar- tin S. Asker, Chas. M. Asker, Cot- tonwood Mercantile Co., Ruth Miller, Dick Haskin, Helen Reh- | der, Zola Giezentanner, T. H. 'Robertson, Geo. M. Robertson, Minnie Lange, M. F. Rogers, Clara Cramer, Mrs. Dora Moriar- ty, Geo. S. Downer, John J. Schni- der, Mrs. S. J. Peterson, John Seu- bert, Peter Klapprich, Hans Pe- j}dersen, Mrs. Wm. Wagner, Jens Jensen, Henry Nuttman, - John Nuttman, Barney Westhoff, G. P. Schmidt, J. L. Miller, W. R. Reid, S. P. Shutt, Florence Clara Martzen, H. H. Wassmuth, Ed- ward Blake, W. W. Flint, Marcus |Lies, Anonymous, John Hamill, |John Peter Jentges, Joe Kauf- ;man, John Peterson. $50 Al Herboth, Ben Bieren, Wm. Clausen, J. B. Seubert, Myrtle |Gallaher, Rena Seubert, Olin |Hamlin, Martin Wirrer, J. H. Welte, James M. Sager, Joseph Altman, August Seubert, Frank Goeckner, Madison Lumber Co., Bernard Grunloh, Gladys Mc- Grath, Emil Schott, S. L. Trip- lett, Anton Baune, Hazel Cal- houn, Gertrude Parker, Anna Bauer, Mrs. Susie Hoene, James Triplett, Mattie M. Blackburn, Joe der, Joseph Klapprich, | Louis Peter Klapprich, H. P. Lage, |John Joseph Duclos, John M. Gaul, Winnifred Gaul, Mrs. L. E. Wimer, Wallace Rhett, B. C. Al- bers, John Romain, J. B. Krieger, | Henry Baune, Delma Wilder, Howard McKinley, F. J. Pfanne- |becker, Edwin Buettner, Roland | Buettner, Agnes Buettner, A. M. | Williams, Henry Bosse, Mrs. An- jna Wensman, Casper Wensman, |A. B, Ruhoff, Wm. Pemble, Ida |Cottonwood citizens who think|M. Smith, Frank Kelsey, Mike |Seubert, Lee Gentry, Francis F, | Blake, Mike Schwarz, James B. |Crea, Henry Bruegeman, John ingly to the fateful day—on April| invited to attend the regular re-| Knop Sr., Henry Sprute, Cecil R. 16th, a year ago—when the first contingent of Cottonwood boys of | Co. E (21 of them) left here for | Boise and the war. He called at- | tention to the creditable showing} of sosmall a town as this—with less than a thousand people—| sending already 48 young men— the perfection of splendid man-! hood—to uphold the flag and fight | for liberty, freedom and civiliza-! tion. Only three veterans of the Civil war are left in this vicinity—A. hearsals of the boys Monday and Thursday nights. ap ee mE, Clean-up Notice. Next Tuesday and Wednesday |23 and 24—have been designated by the Mayor and Council as ress days for Cottonwood. All rubbish on the residence prop- erty, as well as in the alleys ad- joining that can not be burned, must be raked up and hauled out) of town at the expense of _the owner or occupant of the premises. By order of the City Council. | J. VY. Baker, Mayor. |Johnson, Edgar L. Johnson, Mrs. S. P. Shutt, W. R. Rogers, Theo. Schaecher, Ira Newman, Melchior Wensman, Ben Nacke, Elizabeth |Nacke, Wm Ross, John Uptmor, |Mike Steger, Mrs C. W. Nuxoll, |H H Uptmor, Christiana Maugg, |Stephen Trautman, Henry Kauf- man, John Reiland, Anna Peter- json, Frank Wimer, WH Eller, Nick Bieren, Jake Captein. Total $25,600. | ‘First in Idaho County to Make up Subscribed First Seven Days, Total Now $54,750 © Cottonwood “Leads But Never Follows.” It is with the greatest satisfaction that our people were able to announce at the end of the first week that we had “gone over the top” with our Liberty Bond quota—the first in the county toclaim this honor. From headquarters at Boise it was learned that Cottonwood’s quota (based mainly on 10 per cent of our bank deposits) is $50,650. But at the end of the first week the magnificent sum of $51,000 was subscribed—and is still rolling in by the hundreds. Following isa list of the subscriptions up to the hour of going to press—Friday noon: VAUDEVILLE, RED CROSS BENEFIT, FRIDAY, APRIL 26 At the Orpheum. There will be ten acts of music and fun. Come. |} the near future. $1.50 PER YEAR. Quota--$51,000 Subscriptions through Cotton- wood State Bank: $5000 James A Wright, Cottonwood State Bank. Local Items of Interest. COTTONWOOD OVER TOP) tastes, tin today for a brief visit. Wes Hockersmith left today for a week’s business visit in the Pa- louse country. Remember the Red Cross dance in Independence schoolhouse at Greencreek tomorrow night. Deputy sheriff Wm. Mundt of Winona was in Cottonwood the last of the week on official busi- ness, Fred Simon, T. A. Randall and A. L. Creelman left Sunday for a brief business visit in western Montana on land business, Albert Rogers now carries the mail and passengers between Cot- tonwood and Winona on a regular auto bus. Some pep and style to that! Our local Red Cross has en- gaged a high-class vaudeville com- pay to play at the vase next iday night, 26th. See posters tomorrow. $3000 Dr. Orr has_ just returned from Martha Von B White Bird, where he successfully artha Von Bargen. performed an operation yesterday $800 upon. Mrs. I. E. Remington for Joseph Arnzen. appendicitis. $700 Catholic Parish of Greencreek. $500 Cottonwood Milling & Eleva- tor Co., B Geise, Vere Pennecard, Mrs Anton Jansen, Farmers Union Warehouse Co, Barney J Stubbers, H J Barth, Francis G Nuxoll, Herman Wessels. $450 McKinley Lodge No. 38 Knights of Pythias, $250 Reinhart Oesau, Henry F Nux- oll, Herma Morton McKinney, A O Martin, $200 Joseph Riener, J L Eckert, Goff Eckert, J V Baker, John F Nux- oll, M Kaschmitter, B Tacke, J M Willenborn, J F Jenny,. Irene Simon. $150 St. Mary’s Church. $100 C H Greve, Riley Rice, J V Ba- ker & Son, P N Huffman, John A Johnson, John Meyer, Joseph Kol- beck, V G Lustig, James Eller, Mrs Nell L Pierce, Helen M Eck- ert, Emily Matthiesen, Frank Rad, Herman H Nuxoll, Otto Ries, John Baer, Joseph Kasch- mitter, Alois Holthaus, Helen C Eckerman, Ben Albers, Clem Wassmuth, B Luchtefeld, Geo J Terhaar, Wm Lies, Herman Wie- gand, W W Crabtree, St. Ger- trude’s Convent, Wm J Nuxoll;+ W J McKinley, Eugene Mauer, AH Nau, John Nash, Jessie Ward- robe, Henry.Forsman, Anony- mous, $50 Ed Von Oy, Burdette Belknap, Donald Belknap, Henry G Luch- tefeld, Albert Bensching, Keuter- ville Catholic Church, Mildred Stephenson, Frankie Stephenson, Henry A Bruegeman, H J Wasem, Anna Oesau, Ferdinand Gobel, John Maugg, Conrad Gebhard, Gustav B Eckerman, E A Ecker- man, Hilda Tacke, Raymond Tacke, Elvin Tacke, Henry Reh- der, Mathias Seubert, John Engel, | Ray J Parker, Carl Schurra, Mrs John Baer, Joseph Ritter, Isaac M Julian, J B Luchtefeld, Mrs L S Fortin, St. Michael’s Monastery, Mary T Schober, Anna L Nuxoll, Herman Hussman, Harry Strick-| er, Mrs Georgia Campbell, Rose) Shinnick, J D Shinnick, Mabel Carseallen, EA Schilling, John Voskuhler, C J Skinner, Harold Simon, Frank Terhaar, Math E Duclos, H C Matthiesen, Mrs) Bart Simon, Bertha Sloneker, W| H Fortin, FJ Honer, Frank Kauf-| mann, Kate S Barth, Frances) Sonnen, N G Bartlett, Anton Sanschaper, John Struck, Albert J Barth, Mary G Simon, Tilman Clark, Harold Blackburn, Mar- garette Johnston, Dorothy Munro. Total $29,150. Rev. H. J. Woods of Grange- ville motored to Cottonwood yes- terday to have his daughter, Flor- ence, receive treatment for her eyes by Dr. Schilling. George Rustemeyer this week bought from Bernard Albers two choice residence lots in the north end of town for $150, and expects to build a house on the property soon. Geo. Downer and family ar- rived here by auto this evening from California, where they spent the winter for the benefit of Mrs, Downer’s health, which is greatly improved. R. E. Cain, manager of the mercantile store at Winona, last week sold his interest in the busi- ness and has gone over on the coast, where he may engage in business, The Cottonwood Hdw. Co. this week sold new Oldsmobiles to Wm. Lies of Cottonwood and Wal- ter McAdams of Grangeville, and two_ Dodge cars to Curtis Miller of Nezperce. Postmaster Wisener, Lawyer Bert Auger and A. N. Dyer mo- tored to town yesterday from Grangeville, bringing with them Judge Budge, who delivered his great war address to our citizens last night. A large crowd enjoyed the dance at the I. O. O. F. hall Tuesday night, given for the benefit of the Red Cross. The gross proceeds amounted to about $80 and net proceeds $30. A Lewiston Jazz orchestra furnished fine music for the occasion. A delegation representing the local I. O. O. F. lodge attended a meeting of the order at Grange- ville Wednesday night. They were, Geo. M. Robertson, O. D. Hamlin and Leo Hanses, the lat- ter being initiated in the second and third degree work. Roy Williams and family, who spent the winter at Everson, Wn.,|N have returned to Joseph, where Roy will be in the employ of the Hussman Lumber Co. this sum- mer. Mrs. Williams and chil- dren are visiting their relatives at Kamiah for a few days. Governor E. L. Parker is still detained by his duties in the Gov-| ernor’s chair at Boise and does not know just when he can return home. Gov. Alexander is making | his stay in Washington, D. C. longer than was his intention when he left two weeks ago. Father Boniface Simmon of! Ferdinand was tried by the Coun- ty Council of Defense last Friday at Grangeville and found guilty) on the charge of disloyalty against the government. His case has been turned over to the State Council of Defense for further consideration. He has promised to make a public apology through the newspapers of this county in Friday, April 19. jand 5c. JUDGE BUDGE’S WAR LECTURE Great Crowd Hears Him Thursday Night. Odd Fellows hall was crowded to standing room last night and hundreds of our citizens heard with intense interest the great war lecture by State Supreme Judge Budge of Boise. Geo. M. Robertson, in his usu- ally easy and pleasing manner, made the introductory speech. To add to the profound interest of the event and to show how the dreadful war is being brought to our very homes, Mr. Robertson announced that the news had just been received that one of the Cottonwood boys—Roy Meade— was wounded in France several days ago by a German bullet. The extent of his injury has not yet been learned. Judge Budge made a powerful ~ plea to our people to buy Liberty bonds and to stand shoulder to shoulder behind the government in all of its war activities, and our boys at the front. He does not claim to be a polished orator, but for forceful, clean-cut argu- ments that reach every pore in the body, few men in the country have “anything on” the Judge as a lecturer, The Judge has the happy facul- ty of knowing just when and where to season his speech with the necessary amount of humor, in order to lift the audience out of the depths of sadness that some parts of his speech places his hear- ers, He called attention to the great change this war is sure to make among the American people gen- erally, in compelling them to go back to plain living again—to what conditions were when the elderly people of today were young. He referred to Americans as having developed into the most reckless and extravagant people on the face of the earth—verging on criminal extravagance in the matter of dress, style and high living. As a humorous illustra- tion he said that many people had become so wasteful that they threw away all but the very choic- est parts of a hog—but now were obliged to pay $1.50 for the kinks in a pig’s tail. The band and glee club furnish- ed music for the occasion. Another Draft Call. The war department has made another call for 50,000 men, 165 to go from Idaho. This will take four from Idaho county, who are to report during the first week in May to leave for Fort McDowell, Cal. None of the four will be from Cottonwood and vicinity, ‘eeialibics bids Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dart of ree were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Campbell the last of the week. Mr. rt drove the latter’s Chevrolet car through from Condon, Ore., and arrived here without any trouble on the roads, In this issue Wm. Mulhall of- fers for sale his big farm near Fenn—one of the best in the state. Mr. Mulhall was nearly killed recently by his horse fall- ing on him, and he is forced to retire from the strenuous life of a farmer, is his reason for selling his farm. The Cottonwood Milling & El- evator Co. has just let a contract for the erection of a reinforced concrete grain elevator and mill to cost $52,000, and which will have a storage capacity of 110,000 bushels. Work started on the structure this morning. Particu- lars later. got Ss ie ‘“‘Neptune’s Daughter’ Red Cross benefit at the Orpheum Admission 25 Dance after picture,