Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, February 21, 1919, Page 1

VOLUME 27. NUMBER 8. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, FFBRUARY 21, 1919. FARM BUREAU TO ORGANIZE Meetings Will be Held in Various Are Appointed on Comrhittee Ex-Liewttenant Governor E. L. | Parker and wife of. this city were | appointed as members of the Com- mitte on Reception by: John C. Cutler, chairman the congress ‘committee of the League to En- ferce Peace which will hold a meeting at Salt Lake City, Utah }on February 21st and 22nd. Mr. Parker also is a member of the executive committee of the League to Enforce Peace, from the state i ‘of Idaho, Every’ state’ in the Tete tasatenent 9 (Pe union has such an’ organization. | Th my P University, told of the work of the , pag cel i cpa ang Farm Bureau .in other counties. | 1; ‘ ‘ et j babes ; tah is a national organization At this meeting it was decided. to! i+ William H. Taft, president, complete the organization of the 1 . . 4 Peet Owing to pending business mat- Buresa in this’ county, Leadets| +, and the time required to for this work were named for fc |make the trip it is not very likely peat! aes TUB lb bi yrs 'that Mr. and Mrs. Parker will be in «meetings < ten te Mm me ‘able to make the trip and’ accept the plans POG. REEPere sg © the honors bestowed upon them Bureau explained. It.is hoped that’ ‘ i by the league. as'many farmers as can will turn out and discuss fully all the de-| SiMe TEINS tails'so that a thorough under-/ To Remove Bodies to U: S. standing may be had. = Edgar Fry of Ferdinand, acting | Plans for bringing home the president of the Idaho County bodies of all officers, soldiers and Farm Bureau in the absence of marines now buried on foreign 3 | President August Schroeder, who | soi] are being worked out by the is now engaged in legislative | nayy department and the actual work at Boise, and Ed Nelson of| work will be undertaken within Fenn, secretary, are heading the} the next few months. reorganization of the Farm Bureau | ; for 1919. The following men were selec- | the return of the ‘bodies, but also ted as temporary organization gg to their final disposition. Those leaders and meetings called: brought home either will be sent Grangeville—Ralph Telcher, G.| forward for private internment or A: Cowgill, leaders, Monday, Feb. buried with military honors in the 24, 1:30 p. m., I. 0.0. F. hall. | Arlington or some other national Harpster—James Surridge, lead- | cemetery, as the relatives may de er; Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1:30 p.m. | cide. ! ‘Clearwater—Harry Baker, aucg The department’s statement er, Wednesday, Feb, 26, 1:30 p. m. | said where private internment was Stites—C. M, Butler, C. E. Ul-| desired the navy would prepay all ery, leader, Thursday; Feb. 27, 1:307 éxpenses up to the’ delivery of the p.m. ' ‘casket to relatives and that the Kooskia— F. F. Quist, leader,| war risk insurance bureau would Friday, Feb. 28, 1:30 p. m. ‘refund actual burial expenses not Winona—Adolph Hinkleman,' exceeding $100 in each case upon ping March ™ ae site presentation of the claims. the time and place of meetings | and leaders for the communities of Greencreek, Ferdinand, West-| New Teacher Takes Up Duties lake, Keuterville, Cottonwood, | : Fenn, Lake and Whitebird will be| _ mma Nichols.of Spokane ar- announced in next week’s paper. Tived Sunday evening from Spo- Lieutenant Groninger accom-| kane and has taken up her new ~ panied by Farm Bureau members duties as teacher of the 7th and will visit the communities and/ 8th grade of the Cottonwood pub- perfect the organizations in each lic shools succeeding Mrs. Laura community. Pate = eg ag re a The Farm Bureau is the organi-|!ast week and left for her home zation fostered and backed up by @t Genesee Saturday morning. the federal and state govern-| Miss Nichols ctmes highly re- ments and is theeting with favor Commended and it is to be hoped with local farmers. Farmers unit | that the change will not interrupt to solve their common problems 2?Y of i i sie ah = and federal and- state aid is| Process. STON DOIE ROBE TET brought in to assist in getting re-| be congratulated in securing a sults. Some of the lines of work, teacher with such recommenda- that willbe attempted this year! tions as Miss Nichol’s possesses. are squirrel extermination, smut ‘ control, grain standardization, | mfethodists To Have NewPastor control of livestock diseases, etc. } Sections of the County—Cot- tonwood Date Set Later Ata meetingof the Farm Bu- reau Executive Committee on Sat- urday February 15, at Gtangeville Lieutenant R. R. Groninger, form- erly County Farm Agent of Bing- The wishes .of relatives, how- EAEa: Sea, corue § The Rev. Marion W. Sligar has been appointed pastor for the Griner Sale Draws Big Crowd 4 : Methodist Church for the remain- | ever, will govern not only as to]) CLUB HONORS SOLDIER BOYS Reception Held at I. O. O. F. Halt and Dance at K. of C. Hall— Many Were Present The reception and dance given by the Cottonwood Commercial Club Friday evening, February 14 in honor of all-returned soldier and sailor’boys was attended by several hundred citizens of Cot- tonwood and immediate vicinity- Both halls were decorated with flags and bunting, suitable for the oceasion. That the evening was enjoyed by the boys, one has only to be reminded by the numerous re- marks make by the boys as “The Commercial Club,sure knows how to entertain us guys,” “Some dance,” “Gee is’t the music great,’’ “Go on, no K. P. for me— I’m. going to dance this waltz” and numerous other expressions of the same nature. The reception of the’ boys was) held at the I. O. 0, F. hall at 7:30} sh@rp which consisted of singing,| speaking and a general welcom- ning home of the boys. The’ pro- gram rendered was a& follows: Star Spangled Banner, audi- ence. ) Speech, Geo. M. Robertson, Solo, “Sweet Bells of Peace,” Mrs. Keith, \ Orchestra selection, Grange-| ville Cowpoy orchestra, Song, “When the Boys Come Home,” glee club. * Reception. Each and every number of the program was énthusiastically re- ceived and encores were in- order during the evening. After the re- i i evening took place at the K. of C. hall, the dance. Music was furnished by the Cowboy band orchestra. About twenty soldier boys and) two sailors were guests of honor | The Cottonwood Commercial Club, and especially the commit-| tee in charge of the affair are to be congratulated on their work in| making it such a splendid suc-| cess, cab-adbeee Mission Draws Large Crowd The mission services given at! the Catholic church this week have been drawing enormous} crowds. The two Mission Fath-| ers are both splendid orators, far | above the average and are well! versed on the subjects upon which they speak. The evening servi- | ces especially’ have been excep- tionally well attended by Protes- tants and Catholics alike and the! church has been filled to its capa-| city every evening. These ser-| vices will continue for the re-| mainder of the week, closing Sun-| day evening. | 4 ———0-——— i | | Sell Two Carloads of Autos’ ne { ception the. main’ feature of the} Grangeville | PLATT BROTHERS SELL AT $35,000 Sheep Business Acquired by Keane, Bettison and Kemp— Range on China Creek A deal was closed Friday at Grangeville whereby Platt broth- ers, well known stockmen of the ‘Salmon river disposed of their large sheep hoidings to. Messrs. Keane, Bettison and Kemp. The following is the details of the deal as giyen out by Mr. Kemp to the Lewiston Tribune, and one of the purchasers of the sheep: An important development in the sheep-raising industry is pro- mised in a deal closed on Friday in Grangeville by Messrs. Arthur W. Kemp, the particulars of which were given by Mr. Kemp, who is now visiting in Lewiston, expect- ing to return to Grangeville on Monday,” The transaction involves the purchasé of 2,100 bead of sheep, ewes. and yearlings, and 1,200 acres of land; also the leasing of ,000"actés of land’ and full equip- ment from Platt Bros., at. China Creek;‘on:the Salmon river, the consideration being'$35,000. Of the ewes 1,100 are due to lamb in “April, having wintered |finély, and’ there are great pros- pects for good lambing. Mr, Keéate is in the cattle busi- ness and@ will continue to, raise cattle an@, manage the sheep in winter: Mri Bettinson ‘is also in- terested "with Messrs, Kemp & Bettinson,another sheep firm, of which ‘he is manager. He ‘is to to.visitpe.pbople, : Mr.Kemp still has his ownsheep businesf to manage, and will | care of the three’ combined “sheep {establishments this summer, three bands of the sheep summering in’ the Buffalo Hump country and one band of mutton sheep on Craig mountain. The new combination succeeds to the entire sheep business of Platt Bros., who have operated in the sheep line for the past eight years on the Salmon river, in Idaho county. ; Mr. Kemp, who expects to leave for China Creek on next Thurs- day, regards the outlook as very bright for the sheep industry in Idaho. s o—— Dies At Portland February 17 Charles McDonald, well-known Lewiston attorney, died Monday at St. Vincent hospital, Portland. Mr. McDonald had been in Port- land under treatment and a few days ago it was decided that a surgical operation was necessary. | The operatson seemed successful and his friends were hopeful that he would’'recover. mgke'a tripto England. in Jung, ke | Big Steam Shovel is Wrecked The big 80,000 pound steam ‘shovel which is to be used on the North and South state highway was wrecked at Grangeville last week while on its journey to the road where it will be used for ex- cavation purposes on the new highway. The wreck was due, according to Mr. Brown, of the Hoskins’ & Co., contractofs of the road, to the fact that the frozen earth over | which the shovel was being moved gave away under the heavy weight of the. machine. which theshovél was being mov- ed was-also slippery, due to snow the big machine began to slide it did not stop until it had toppled over on its side: It is estimated that it will cost C. Keane, C. E. Bettison and Len (the contractors $1000 to put the’ |big shovel to normal pgsition jagain. Most of this sum will be | paid to workmen for labor in er- ‘ecting it. Very little damage was | done ¢o the machine itself, j /No Extension on Income Tax | en ny That there will be no general | | 15 for the filing of returns and for |the payment of income and excess | profits due on that date, is the de- ,cision of Daniel C, Roper; com=| missioner of internal revenue, |The announcement was made’ by | Collector David J. Williams, im-|- | mediately following the approval | by the senate of the report of the | conferees on the new revente bill. | “A financial emergency makes | it necessary to get “the initial tax |payments in by March 165,” hae of | Commissioner. Roper. “No : uitise 48” possible:™ onthe ABO} ‘th the emergency offinanei: the war, the treasury issued cer+ 'tificates of indebtedness to an |amount approximating $800,000,- 000, maturing March 15. The first | payment of the income and excess | profits taxes for 1918 was planned for that date, to meet this huge’ obligation. “The American people have proven that there is no emergency too great to be met and solved by cooperation. This present situation is another emergency which can be overcome by cooperation. The bureau extends its every force to- ward this end, and I am relying upon the people to meet the situa- |tion whole-heartedly. | “The internal revenue bureau must carry out the program pres cribed in the new law, which re- | quires all returns for 1918 to be J filed’ on or before March 15, 1919, i] jand requires the first quarterly | payment or the entire payment | to be made on or before that date, “Every taxpayer who can’ pos- sibly do so is urged to make full payment of his income tax on or before March 15. The quarterly payment method is intended for taxpayers whose financing of the The track on} melting and freezing, and when| extension of time beyond March’ gop The P.S. Griner sale held on| Friday, February 14, twelve miles northeast of Cottonwood was well attended and everything brought good prices. Sheep were sold at exceptionally good prices. Grade | ewes sold for $17.50 per head and yearling ewes brought the fancy price of $15.00 a piece. Harry Cranke was the auctioneer in charge of the sale and states everything offered for sale brought good prices. It is the intention of Mr. Griner to remove to Washington where he has acquired new holdings and his many friends on Camas prai- rie wish him. success in his new location. Ee der of the conference year, suc-| ceeding the Rev. L. E. Taber who tax at one time would tend to up- Mr. McDonald was well and | sot local financial conditions, has had to seek a lower altitude for the benefit of his wife’s health. Rev. Sliger is an army man, and had just been appointed toa chaplaincy at the time the armis- tice was signed. He expects to hold services here next Sunday, | February 28rd. Buy 2000 Acre Stock Ranch Riley Rice returned Tuesday eyening from Montana where he was on business. treasure state, Mr. Rice and his four sons' closed a deal whereby they became owners of a 2000 acre stock ranch in southwestern | While in the} The Cottonwood Hardware Co. | favorably known in Cottonwood, this week sold two carloads of! having many personal friends here Dodge éars, one going to Curtis} who deeply regret his untimely Miller at Nezperce and the other|death. Mr. McDonald was a to Eimers’ Garage at Grangeville.|prominent lodge man, being a The Cottonwood Hardware Com-}member of the K. of C., always pany has exclusive agency for|taking‘an active interest in this I He has paid Cot- {and Lewis counties. G. F. Me-;tonwood several visits in the in- Kinney, manager of the~ concern terests of this lodge. predicts a heavy sale of these cars! | this popular make of car in Idaho! organization. They also haye the agency for the! he was elected io the office of | buyers in view for this make of a) honors that can be given by a car. + Ivan Price, of the Salmon rivét Montana, in Beaverhead county. | passenger for Lewiston Wednes-|same honor. He was also.a very section was a Cottonwood visitor Mr. and Mrs. Rice do not expect day morning for Colton, Wn. and | prominent member of the Elks. Wednesday and Thursday morn- to leave Idaho county as their | Genesee where he will hold reli- ing left for Ft. Lapwai where he | holdings will be managed by their | gious services. He expects to be has his cattle ‘on winter range. e ‘Sons. gone for several days. remains were laid to rest. At the first state convention of the coming spring and summer. the K. of C. held at Botse in/1908 | Oldsmabile for Idaho county and | State Advocate and in 1909 he have a number of prospective was conferred with the highest |state convention of this order,| ney that of state deputy and the fol- The-Rev. Father Phillips was a) jowing year was again given the Funeral services were held at [Vancouver ‘Washington where the | “The bureau .has arranged to send an advisory force of several ‘thousands of deputies and agents | to assist taxpayers. These officers will be stationed at convenient points wheré they consulted with- out charge. 'Taxpayers should take the initiative and get in touch with these revenue men for any needed advice and assistance in preparing returns. ; “The forms for tax returns are | being printed and all forms will be in the hands.of collectors by March 1.” PRESSE Se cia 7 Five cars of hogs were shipped | out of Cottonwood Tuesday morn- | Three cars were shipped by the Cottonwood Milling Co. to Seattle and two'carsby the Farnt- ers Union, these going to the’Spb- | ‘ise of markets. ing. ‘kane NEW S AROUND THE STATE Items’ of Interest From Various’ Sections Reproduced for Ben- * efit of Our Readers. Captain J. C. Oylar, aged 80, of” Potlatch; Idaho died February 15° at his home thefe where he has” resided for moré than forty years,” He was a veteran of the givil war, The jury in the case of C, H. Reedy, of Coeur 'd’Alene, charged ® with the murder of W. A. Ruth= ford last November, brought in & ° verdict of not guilty. ® According’ to information given’ « out by the war department at” Washington recently on the num= ber of men furnished by the vari ous states of the union Idaho was © given credit for 19,000 men: : * ‘The Mohler ridge section voted | the creation of the North highway ' district in Lewis county by a vote | of 40 for and 1 against ‘the pro- ject. The Bonners Ferry Lumber company has started to cut 500,- feet of cottonwood’ timber: — The company has not found a ~ market for the produce’as yet but |expects the lumber will be used by box makers and coffin .manu- facturers. The house agricultural commit- — tee recently approved an amend+ — ment'to the government n- teed ‘what’ price bill ‘male ng the | measure” effective: until October © 31, 1919, instead of December 81, | The report of the postmaster at ipts of approximately 45 per cent. During 1917 the receipts amounted ‘to $44,018, whilefor the™” year just closed they were $66,- > 5 $ é i 0 E. R. Bailey, of thé“ Northwest. ’ Aircraft company, of Spokane, which recently leased 1,000 acres of city park holdings’in “Spokane™ for an airplane field and announc- ed its purposes to establish an air- plane route between ‘Spokane, Lewiston, Moscow and other cities, says the experimental flight is to be'made within a short time. A new road with a minimum grade of five per cent is being™ built between Kendrick and Juli- aetta in the extreme southern part of Latah county. The towns are four miles apart and the road has always been bad owing to two steep hills. The road improve- ment is being made by citizens of ‘the two towns, who donated cash and work, 5 Sergeant Ralph J. Gregory, age 25, oldest son of W. K. Gregoty of Lenore, Idahd, who was”a mem- ber of the First division machine gun battalion, and who was one of Pershings veterans, and fought in practically every” battle with the Americans on the” French front, has the unusual distinction of having had nine distinct cita- tions for bravery under fire on the battlefield awarded him. The house of representatives gave its approval Febriary 15 to the exclusive teaching of English in the Schools of the’ state,’ for it passed the Cowles bill'so provid- ing. The. vote was unanimous. This act makes it unlawful for any school instructor to teach or cause to be taught in the grade and high schools “any subject in any language other than the Eng- lish language.” The provisions of the'act, however, do not apply to instruction in any particular langugage for the _— i teaching that language, or ignating scientific terms. in designating sci ' | | id eee