Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, February 14, 1919, Page 6

COTTONWOOD ‘AND:VICINITY > Personal Mention and Local Happenings of the Week P. A, Gaul is confined to his home this week with a severe cold. William Campbell of Grange- ville was a Cottonwood visitor Thursday. Bill Kelsey this week redecorat- ed and painted the interior of the | John Myer home. Mr. and Mrs. William Jones of the Boles section were Cottonwood visitors Monday while enroute to Grangeville. Agnes Maugg returned the first | of the week from Crangeville| where she spent several days visit- | ing with friends and relatives. F. R. Schulze has finished plas-| tering W. B. Hussman’s fine new residence and will leave for Lew- iston within a few days where he lives, Lincoln’s birthday was observ- ed in Cottonwood Wednesday by the two local banks. Business by these two institutions were sus- pended for the day. D. M, Mitchell of the Winona section was a Cottonwood busi- ness visitor Wednesday and also was.a Grangeville visitor before returning home. Carl Williams formerly of Keu- terville but recently. removed to the Lewiston Orchards, came up Wednesday to attend to urgent business matters. The Ladies Aid will give a tea at the home of Mrs. R, A. Nims, Friday afternoon, February 21. A short program will be given. Sil- ver offering will be taken. } Henry Kauffman, now one of Uncle Sam’s boys is expected home any day having’ wired: his folks that he had-received his dis- charge from some camp in Vir- ginia. — E. W. Richie, formerly station agent,at Ferdinand, and. who, re- cently was discharged ‘from the army is holding down the position as local agent, during. the absence of George. Poler. The Keuterville Telephone Co. held a» stockholders meeting at Keuterville Tuesday to elect offi- cers for the coming year,, but no quorum. was present and another meeting will have to be called. In a letter recently received by Barney Tacke from his son John, at Mt, Angle, .Ore., where he is attending school states he is now rapidly improving from a severe attack of illness. He was confin- ed to-his bed for three weeks, Miss: Mary Tacke returned Wednesday evening: from a four months. visit with relatives and friends in Montana. Miss Mary states she likes. Montana very well, excepting the’ wind, how- ever, which blows quite frequent- ly there. A.D. Hash, saw mill man from Westlake was in town Wednesday to get some supplies and_ repair tools for hammering saws from the Hussman Lumber Co. He ex- * peets to saw some ties for the ‘heart failure. | Playing will begin at 8 o’clock. _|Ida., ° O, D, Hamlin went to Lewiston; John Wagner was a passenger Paone (PS Re A ORER ? NY ae Tuesday morning for Lewiston on COASTS FASS ASL SLA, ik ‘ | busineas, Wedneday on official business as constable. Sergeant and Mrs. Tam Vin- cent of Grangeville were Cotton-' wood visitors last Friday. Two carloads of hogs were ship- ped by the Farmers Union to Armour & Co, of Spokane. The Cottonwood basket ball the county seat for Friday evening with the Grangeville team. Al Garland, 72 years old, and a plumber by trade, in the employ of Chester Arnold at Grangeville was found dead in bed there Mon- day morning. Death was due to Miss Sadie Robinson was a; visitor with relatives and friends from Grangeville the first of the week, The Commercial Club held its regular meeting at the Cotton- wood Hotel Monday and a good attendance was present. The re-| gular business routine was attend- ed to by members of the club. Joy Melcher who has been sta- tioned at Mare Island and recent- | ly received a discharge is visiting | friends in the city. Joy will remain here untill the last of the week! and intends to take in the dance given by the Commercial Club. The ladies of the Rebekah Lodge will give another card} party Wednesday evening, Feb. 19 in the I. O. O. F. lodge rooms. Light refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend.! Admission 25 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Poler left Monday morning for Culdesac, where Mr. Poler intends making some improvements on his ranch located near that city and also to take a much needed | rest from the regular routine work connected with the office of sta- tion agent of the Camas Prairie Railroad here. }dinand Tuesday. ; home on the evening train. Dr. J. D. Schinnick was a pas- a for Lewiston. 973 The doctor also intends to visit ig Re ger for Vollmer the first of the ¢ week where she is temporiarly : Dr. Sommer, the veterinarian, was a professional visitor at Fer- Curtis Miller of Nezperce was a Cottonwood business visitor Fri- day of last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Warren and team have a game scheduled at Jittle son were Nezperce visitors last Saturday. were business visitors in Cotton- wood last senger Monday Republic, Wn., before returning home. Mrs. Bart Simons was a passen- filling the position of cashier at the Vollmer station, due to the illness of some of the office force { there. } Tuesday morning for Nezperce' to attend the auction sale of Henry Fvchs and visit with the. Fuchs family prior to their de- parture for south Idaho where: < they will make their future home. | Sergeant Don Fisher one of the! organizers of old Company E, Grangeville, has recently arrived | at Newport News and is now en- route to‘his home at Grangeville. His many friends in Cottonwood | hope to see him here in the near future. A.O. Martin returned last Fri- day evening from Spokane where} the Farmers Union held at that} city. visiting with relatives and friends! past ten days returned home with her husband. com FIRST NATI COTTONWOOD Nezperce Railroad Co. “Grandma” Behean, age 83 years, and mother of George Behean, a well-to-do stockman of the Salmon river country died at her home in Whitebird on Mon- day. Funeral services.were held from the Catholic church at the county seat Monday. Undertak- er A, J. Maugg of Grangeville had charge.of funeral arrangements. Eugene Mauer this week receiv- ed information through the .pub- lication of Lestie’s- of February 8th reproducing a picture of his cousin, Jesse Lux .who was among California’s stalwart sons who gave his4ife for his country. Mr..Mauer had. no information of his death until this’ magazine reached him and did not éven! know he was a.member.of, Uncle Sam's fighting for-e. ered a near ar oe or E. M. EHRHARDT, Pres. | RESOURCES i Loans and discounts........... | Liberty bonds owned........ | U.S. Treasury certificates... Banking house, furniture an LIABILI Deposits subject to check Time certificates Cashier check........... TOTAL DEPOSITS. Capital stock 1 Better Banking Service for Farmers A vast fund, now aggregating a thousand million dollars, has been assembled by act of congress to stand back of the farming and business interests of the country. This fund is the Federal Reserve Banking System, of which we are a member, and it enables us better than ever before to supply our farmers with the credit’ and currency they need for producing crops and to protect them against disorganized markets. If you are not linked up with this system as one of our depositors helps you. ‘THE COTTONWOOD, IDAHO Cottonwood, Idaho H. C. MATTHIESEN, Cashier | M. M. BELKNAP, Vice-Pres. Condition, December 31, 1918 Stocks, bonds and warrants................. CASH AND DUE FROM BANKG........ Surplus and undivided profits.... e in and let us tell you how it ONAL BANK STATE BANK $220,153.90 12,907.35 10,000.00 . 15,000.00 6,660.57 $69,131.82 $333,853.64 d fixtures My TIES $215,840.57 79,519.46 : 6,199.42 + $301,559.45 25,000.00 7,294.19 $333,853.64 mace a « \ Attorney Reese Hattabaugh, F. ay E. Fogg and court stenographer, © Miss Nora Hynes of Grangeville, ¢ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bosse left | eC ee ‘will be here this week. Come in and look them Mr. Martin attended a meeting of | 4 Mrs, Martin who had been | (G3 at Spokane and Kamiah for the| y AA Dee New Spring GOODS Arriving Daily at This Busy Store. All this week we are showing new. arrivals in wash goods in. all the earliest styles. Colorings and patterns have undergone many changes which will be. particularly pleasing to the women who wish something bright and cheerful as well as good in quality in wash goods for spring and summer dresses. New ginghams and percales have arrived and marked at prices that will as- tonish! you. ; Our boots and shoes and men’s and’ boy’s suits over. No trouble to show goods. Furs, ladies’ and. children’s winter coats left which we will offer at re- duced prices. YOO MERCANTILE 60. 4 ==, % raze SAT TEE) ORPHEUM TUESDAY BY. 18 Eee Admission 25¢ & 35¢ } WHAT “AMERICA’S ANSWER” MEANS TO YOU You want to know how the government is spending your money in its prosecution of the great war. You want to know just what your soldier boys are doing in France . 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