Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, May 17, 1918, Page 1

oe aa COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE VOLUME 26. NUMBER 20. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1918. $1.50 PER YEAR. » NOTED LECTUR- ER COMIN Prof. Gebert Will Speak Here Tomorrow Night. As announced in our last issue, Prof. O. C. Gebert, teacher of Ger- man and French languages at the State College at Pullman, Wash., will deliver a war lecture in Odd Fellows hall at Cottonwood to- morrow (Saturday) evening, un- “der the auspices of the Patriotic League. Prof. Gebert makes it a practice when speaking in places where there is considerable German pop- ulation to deliver part of his lec- ture in English and part in Ger- man. That is what he will do here, and the first part of his ad- dress, beginning at eight, will be in German and the latter part in English. Prof. Gebert is a Prussian, who left Germany just before the war broke out and he knows the “sys- tem” of Prussia and how it is fit- ted on the common people. His story is partly autobiographical. It tells his life of a German farm boy and how he and his parents before him are made to carry the overload of Prussian autocracy and Kaiserism—which, if inflicted upon us, be believes would take us back into the dark and savage ages. Everybody in this portion of the county should hear Prof. Geb- ert’s war lecture, as he enjoys the reputation of being one of the best-posted and most brilliant speakers in the Northwest. Admission is free, as the Patri- otic League bears all expenses. A telephone message received this morning from Prof. Gebert ot that he will be here without ail. : — RED sf Drive ~FOR- $100,000,000 Commencement Exercises. Commencement week with the Cottonwood Public Schools begins next Sunday evening when Rev. Wm. Gornall will deliver the Bac- calaureate sermon in the Odd Fel- lows hall. On the next Wednes- day evening the last program of the High School Literary Society will be rendered in the same hall, consisting of various readings and musical selections together with a comedy “Peck vs Peck.” The admission will be twenty-five and thirty-five cents, Saturday evening, May 25th will be Commencement night. The following program will be rendered, commencing at eight o’clock sharp: Salutatory, Harold Simon. Class History, Carolyn Terhaar. Class Prophecy, August Schroe- er, Valedictory, Frances Hattrup. Address by Dr. Lindley, Presi- dent of the Idaho State Univer- sity. Pratentatiod of Diplomas by H. C. Matthiesen, chairman of the Board of Education. There are twelve graduates this year. ill, Frances Hattrup, Joy Melcher, Ferdie Nacke, Anna Peterson, Myrtle Rhett, Harold Simon, August Schroeder, Carolyn Ter- haar and Aloysius Wagner. The faculty of the high school asks that patrons having presents. for the graduates to not bring them to the hall but present them individually. pounlepeantias: Elvin Parker arrived home yes- terday frém a month’s visit to Dawson county, Mont., where he owns large land interests. Donate Liberally and you won’t be ashamed when the boys come home THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK COTTONWOOD, IDAHO MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM We have a Farm Record for you 7 MEN’S surrs® Suits of the very lat- est cut and correct styles with unequal- sed tailoring on three Pdays’ notice. If you have worn our clothes, They are Arthur Ecker-| man, Adeline Gaul, Charles Ham- | LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST /Condensed for the Benefit of Chronicle Readers. Barney Westhoff was a Lewiston business visitor this week. Mrs. L. Leighty of Wallace is | here for a visit with friends, Henry | Rehder and family. Pete Driessel of Uniontown is visiting relatives here and at Greencreek this week, Mrs. Rudolph Schroeder of Keu- terville went to Lewiston Orchards today to visit relatives, Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Luchtefeld, at their home north of town on May 1, a daughter. | Mr. and Mrs. Kramer of John- /son, Wash., are here this week vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer. Mrs. Eva Canfield has returned to her home near Keuterville from an extended visit with relatives in Clarkston. Frank Kelsey returned home | Tuesday evening from Portland, very much improved in health— and glad to get back. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoene’s lit- | tle son was operated upon Wed- nesday by Dr. Orr for adenoids and tonsillectomy. The big school gymnasium is nearing completion, witha small army of men and school boys fur- nishing hammer and saw music. Fred Simon is expected home today from a month’s visit at Hingham, Montana, where he | was looking after his land inter- ests, Mrs. J. Kineaid and little grand-daughter, Jane Cramer, left | this morning for Ashmoor, Mont., to spend the summer with her 'son, Wade, who is farming there. | The sewing class of the high| school will hold an exhibit of their work at the Domestic Science Bungalow on Tuesday, May 21, \from 1 to4 p.m. Everybody in- vited to be present. J. L. Eckert and daughter de- | parted yesterday for Manton, Al- berta, Canada, where they will | visit several weeks with relatives— James Eckert and family. Among the stockmen from the Boles country transacting busi-| ness in town this week were W. |A. Smead, Howard Wright, Geo. Anderson, Lewis Jones and Walter | Lemons, | The Hoene Hdw. this week sold cars as follows: F. G. Nuxoll and Henry Bosse, each a 7-pass. Buick, | and T. P. Mitchell, Mrs. Frances |Sonnen, Felix and John Martzen, each a 5-pass. Buick, and Dr. Orr a Buick roadster. The town of Vollmer will hold a two days’ patriotic celebration and tractor demonstration Friday | jand Saturday of next week. All tractor companies have been ask-| ed to take part in the demonstra- | | tions and enough have accepted | to guarantee the success of the oc- casion. See ad in this issue. | Warren Truitt and wife arrived | jhere last evening from Medical) |Lake, Wash., for a week’s visit) | With his mother, and will then go| \to Seattle. Warren had been for| \a long time engineer at the state! | asylum for feeble minded at Med- | | ical Lake, and next week he will | }day night asaresult of alleged ;may be equipped, ship-building| The elegant new writing desk in the Cottonwood State Bank makes it a pleasure now to write and endorse checks on. Try it. The Cottonwood Hdw. Co. this week sold Oldsmobile cars to Ri- Hey Rice, J. H. McDonald, Joe Riener, D. F. Morrow, J. M. and James McHugh. ; Leonard C. Huffman is here from Camp Lewis on an agricul- tural furlough of 80 days and is assisting his father, P. N. Huff- man, at the farm home east of town. Leonard was drafted from Choteau county, Mont., and went to Camp Lewis last October. Anton Reidhaar, residing near Greencreek, returned home this week from Camp Lewis where, it will be remembered, he was in- ducted into the army last March for failing to register. It is re- ported that young Reidhaar was discharged from the army owing to the poor condition of his health. Miss Mamie Burgund, who is stopping at the home of her uncle in Spokane and attending busi- ness college, renewed her subscrip- tion to the Chronicle this week and concluded her letter as fol- lows: “I am getting along nicely | in school and havea good position | offered me _ here as soon as school isout. The ‘study’ I enjoy best of all, however, is the Chronicle.” John Bauer, mail carrier on the rural route between Cottonwood and Greencreek, expects to leave! next Monday for a week’s’ visit with friends at Chewelah and Okanogan, Wash., and then go to Camp Lewis for training as a sol- dier. John registered at Okano- gan and was called in the last draft ordered to Camp Lewis May 28. It is not known yet who will take his place on the mail route. | Andrew Popp, residing near Fenn, was before the county coun- cil of defense at Grangeville Tues- unpatriotic remarks when solici- ted to buy a Liberty bond a few days ago. It developed that Popp later bought a bond and Tuesday pledged himself to support the} flag and all war activities. The! council decided to take no further action in the case. Governor Closes Pool, Billiard and Card Rooms. A Boise dispatch dated May 10th says: Governor Alexander today mov- ed against the pool and billiard halls, card rooms, dice table es- tablishments, and all places of! amusement where games are play- ed either in exclusive halls for that purpose, club room or other amuse- ment places. He issued a procla- mation closing them during the daytime, or from sunrise in the morning until 6 o’clock at night. The purpose of this proclama- tion, said the Governor, is to make all man power represented in fre- quenting such places, available for use in war industries. The national crisis requires the mobil- ization of all the resources of this country, especially the man power, in order that an army and navy and ammunition plants erected | and operated and agricultural | pursuits intensified. Idaho’s re-| sources are needed—its metals, its| lumber, its wool, its sugar, its) breadstuffs and they can not be) produced in pool halls and card | rooms. No one will begrudge reasonable BIG RED CROSS RALLY Great Crowds Turn Out at Greencreek and Winona. Perhaps the most enthusiastic crowds ever seen at Greencreek and Winona were those last Sun- day—at the former place in the afternoon and latter place in the evening. It is estimated that not less than 500 people were present at each place. A large delegation from Cotton- wood and vicinity was present at both places. Our band and glee club furnished excellent music for these occasions—which proved a great treat to those people, who seldom have the opportunity to hear such music. Judge McDonald of Lewiston, who was to have been the princi- pal speaker at Cottonwood Satur- day evening and Greencreek and Winona next day, unfortunately could not come, owing to sickness. But able local speakers took his place and the crowds were not disappointed. Among the local people.who made short but interesting patri- otic talks in behalf of the Red Cross drive were Lieut. Governor Parker, Geo. M. Robertson, Her- man Hussman, Rev. J. B. York and W. W. Flint. Considerable benefit resulted from these meetings and about $300 was subscribed at each place, with a promise of much more be- fore the campaign closes at the end of next week. With our usual habit of going over the top first, an effort is be- ing made to raise, if possible, the quota for Cottonwood and vicini- ty—$2500—long before the cam- paign closes next week. Let everybody help and boost! We have received the THIRD LIBERTY LOAN BONDS on the full paid subscriptions that were Such subscribers may receive their bonds by calling at this bank placed with us. ~~ Interest coupons of the Second Liberty Bonds are now due and may be cashed. COTTONWOOD E. M. Ehrhardt, President M. M. Belknap, Vice-President H. C. Matthiesen, Cashier SS | Red Cross Institue. The Red Cross institute for the Lewiston chapter was held at Lew- iston on Wednesday and Thurs- day of this week. More than 100 delegates were present from the various branches and auxiliaries of the Lewiston chapter and a great deal of benefit will result from the meeting. Three experienced instructérs were present from Seattle to assist in the work of the institute and the addresses and demonstrations of these experts will be of the greatest benefit to all interested in the work. Four delegates went from the Cottonwood branch—Mrs. G. F. McKinney, Mrs. G. M. Robert- son, Mrs. Frank Simon and Mrs, Elvin Parker. PEP EO AS an Smileage Books for Soldiers We have an important message for you this month. The second draft is being called. Every boy from your town who joins the col- ors at this time must leave the old town with a smile on his face and a Smileage Book in his pock- et. Everything must be done to make his departure a happy one. When he arrives at camp and night settles down after a hard day’s drill he should have mental relaxation. If he has a Smileage Book in his pocket a pleasant evening is assured him. It is the patriotic duty of the folks at home to see that every soldier boy has a Smileage Book, P. A. Gaul has charge of the Smileage Books for this district, PSE atone While working on an auto this morning, Will Simon had the mis- fortune. to get half of his right , thumb cut off, STATE BANK | FURNITURE Large Stock Always on Hand Bedsteads Lounges Davenports Library Tables Dining Tables Dressers |recreation and amusement for the} real workers of Idaho. When they} have performed a conscientious | The federal grand jury at Mos-' day’s labor they are deserving of cow this week indicted “Dyna-| evening relaxation, and this proc- | mite” Joe Brown of Stites under|lamation will not interfere with| | the espionage act for having made} it. But that is an altogether dif- | the remark a few weeks ago the! ferent matter from all-day loa ng | |“Y. M. C. A. was raising money and it is the latter evil that is be- Both Phones. Calls answered day or night |to build saloons, gambling halls) ~ ec ad * me | | and disorderly houses for soldiers.” exander 8 i was not In- ; | Brown, who had been in the coun-| tended to close the cigar stores, Nau’s Furniture Stor € ty jail at Grangeville since his ar- | Soft drink, fruit and confectionery |}} rest, has been taken to Moscow|stores conducted in connection|i/ COTTONWOOD - your satisfaction in the past surely entitles us to your fu- ture patronage. If not, your first order will surely make you one of our satisfied season- to-season customers for years to come. J. V. Baker & Son “WHERE QUALITY AND PRICES MEET” assume a similar position on an ocean liner out of Seattle. Dining Chairs Rocking Chairs All high-grade goods at lowest prices Complete line of Funeral Furnishings carried Vy di 3