Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, August 8, 1919, Page 1

JSOTTONWOOD CHRONICLE | VOLUME 27. NUMBER 32. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1919. START GRADING FOR PAVING Grading Started on Main Street Monday Near the Creamery For Paving. Citizens of Cottonwood saw actual work commence on the paving movement when J. B. Mc- Cully, a road contractor put his force of men and teams to work grading up Main street for pav- ing. The work was commenced a short distance from the cream- ery and has been graded up to practically the Madison Lumber Co. at this writing. The hard surfacing will perhaps not be done this year owing to the late- ness of the season, but the city council hopes to have practically all grading completed this fall in order that the hard surfacing may be done early in the spring as soon as the weather is favor- abl. One of the reasons for grad- ing now is to give the fills ample time to settle. At a meeting of the city coun- cil Monday evéning, the council selected Mayor Peterson and) Councilman Baker to make a trip to Lewiston, Moscow and Pull- man and get all available data and information possible as to the best form of paving. Mos- cow and Lewiston have several different formulas that they us- ed in hard surfacing their streets, it is stated and it is the intention of these gentlemen to obtain information from these cities as to which is the best and the cheapest in the long run Mr. Peterson and Mr. Baker ex- pect to leave on this mission about the first of the week. Fred Erskine, city engineer, is this week busily engaged in ob- taining figures as to the ap-} proximate cost of the paving. As stated above it is not pro- bable that any of the hard sur- facing will be done this fall, but should some of the important matters in connection with the | | COMPLETE WALKS. The cement walks from the Cottonwood Hotel to the Hoene Hardware were completed this | week by Contractor Ruhoff and his erew. This practically com- pletes all the walks to be con- structed on Main street with the exception of some which will re- quire large filling and these wiil be leveled up and allowed to set- tle until spring when they wil! be covered with concrete. The | machinery for making concrete walks was moved to the resi- dence of Geo. M. Robertson, whe will put in about 100 feet of walks around his home, in the south part of the city. MACHINISTS OUT AT LEWISTON Only Necessities and Perishables Will be Accepted—Planing Mill Closed * The walk-out at the Camas Prairie railroad company’s shops occurred at 10 o’clock Thursday forenoon, 22 men being affected by the strike. The walk-out was orderly and without demonstvra- tion. The strike affects every department connected with thx repair of locomotives and cars and at the present time the rail- road company is without: facili. ties for making even minor re pairs. Simultaneously with the walk- out, the railroad company issued an embargo on all freight except foodstuffs and perishable freight. It will be the policy of the railroad administration tc operate the freight trains tc handle the necessities and per: ishable freights as long as pos. sible and it is hoped that passen- ger train service can be main- tained without embarrassment. The first serious effect of the strike in the Lewiston country was the closing down of the planing mill at Winchester proposition take an early forma- tion it may be possible that some of the hard surfacing might be | done. | Practically all of the business | men and property owner's in the | city are anxious to see the pav- | ing movement pushed as rapidly | as possible to an early comple- | tion and it is the intention of the | city fathers to do this if advis- able. When the paving has been} completed it will become part of the North and South state high- | way, from the Cottonwood | Creamery where the paving will commence up to Simon Bros. corner and then to the Dr. Orr corner and from here the road leading out of the city limits will which will throw from 25 to 30 men out of employment. E. H. Van Ostrand, president and manager of the Craig Mountair Lumber company, was in Lew- iston yesterday and stated the operation of the planing mill is dependent upon cars to move out the finished product as it leaves the machines and with an embar go on the movement of lumber, the planing mill cannot be oper- ated until the embargo is lifted. The lumber manufacturing plant can be operated indefini- tely regardless of the car situa- tion. The movement of wheat from the warehouses on the Camas Prairie line is also affect- ed by the embargo as are all SURPRISE PARTY SUNDAY. Cottonwocd Folks Surprise Lum- | ber Man at Westlake lan examination to be held ai Quite a crowd of jolly people motored to Westlake Sunday| evening and there dropped in unawares on Mr. Henry Agnew and family who are spending the summer there having come from | Duluth, Minn., last spring. The party consisted of W. B. Hussman, Felix Martzen, Gus Seubert, Dr. Orr, Wm. and Tony Ruhoff and their families, and Geo. and Barney Seubert, Clem, dlenry and Leasel Hussman and Paul Burgund.* They report aaving had a most enjoyabie -ime and pronounce Mr. and Mrs. | Agnew the most hospitable peo- | ale they ever met. The evening was spent in singing and story telling and at a late hour was followed by cake and coffee | served by Mrs. Agnew. The Jarty was in charge of W. B. ifussman who has had many years acquaintance with Mr. Agnew and visited with them when on his Eeastetn trip two years ago. Mr. Agnew is a lum- berman and is head of the Agnew Bros. company who own a large body of timber on the mountain and who at one time axpressed himself as favoring Cottonwood for their milling voint for their operations. We ive informed that they have not yet decided on the location of their mill and that they do not contemplate doing anything for several years or at least not until such time as conditions again be- zome normal. We hope that they will locate here and the city| should offer every inducement within its ability to have them do so. FIND REMAINS OF A MAN. The remains of Albert Wood who was lost in the mountains back of Elk City two years ago, have been found by forest fire fighters. Wood was a miner, hunter and trapper and was lost while on a nunting expedition two years ago. Searching parties from Elk City spent several days in| EXAMINATION SEPT. 13, 1919 vice Commission has announced Grangeville, Idaho on Sept. 18, 1919 as a result of which it Is) expected to make certification | to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth-class postmaster at Keuterville and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, unless it} shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement. The com- pensation of the postmaster at! this office was $212 for the last fiscal year. | Applicants must have reached | their twenty-first birthday on! the date of the examination, with the exception that in a! State where women are declared | by statute to be of full age for} all purposes at eighteen years, women eighteen years of age on the date of thé examination wiil | be admitted. | Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the post office for which the exam- ination is announced. The examination is open to all citizens of the United States who can compiy with the requirements. Application blanks, Form 1758 and full information concerning the requirements of the examt- nation can be secured from the postmaster at the place of va- eancy or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Wash- ington, D. C. Applications should be proper- ly executed and filed with the Commission at Washington, D. en at the earliest practicble ate. PUTS FIRE LOSS AT $755,000, The loss from the forest fires | in Montana and northern Idaho) for this season up to July 31,| amounted to $755,000, it was estimated tonight by Glen A.} Smith, assistant district forest- The United States Civil Ser-| er. It was announced the heavy | rains of the last few days had | made the fire situation in Mont-! ana safe, although fires in Idaho the effort to rescue him but the efforts were without avail and | it was thought perhaps he had; become deranged in mind and had wandered out of the district. | Reports were received from | Elk City that tire fighters had found the remains in one of the | wildest sections of Sheep hill, 20 | miles from Dixie. Identifica- | tion was made certain by his | name carved on his hunting} knife and his initials on his rifle. | His watch, purse and other be-| longings were found near the} skeleton, As far as known Wood had no velatives in this section. He had made headquarters at Elk City for several years and was | well known to the miners and) still are causing trouble in some instances. About 50 per cent of the dam- age was to private lands. approx- imately 258,000 acres were burned over. Mr. Smith esti-| mated that when complete data was available it would be shown | the loss from forest fires in Montana and northern Idaho, this season to July 31 would be nearly $2,000,000 and the total acreage burned over about 400,000. A total of $815,000 has been spent in fighting forest fires In| Montana and northern Idaho this season, the largest amount ever so expendeda | SOLDIER ALLEGE SWINDLE | ARRIVES IN NEW YORK. Riley Rice received a telegram Wednesday morning stating that his son, Arthur, had arrived in New York, August 5th. Arthur, was a member of the famous 2nd Engineers and was with the army of occupation in Germany. The 2nd., Engineers is one of the most famous divisions in the U.S. Army, having seen more battles, and taken more prisoners then any unit in the army. Before being discharged this division will parade in New York and Washington, D.C. Mr. Rice will visit with his brothers at Apex, Mont., before returning to Cottonwood. PENSIONS FOR INDIAN VETS French Advises of Bill Intro- Duced by Him in Congress. Pensions for all veterans ot the Nezperce Indian war who have reached the age of 62 years despite the fact that their names do not appear on the muster roll of Indian war volunteers, is pro- vided in a bill recently intro- buced in congress by Represent- ative Burton L. French of Idaho. Mr. French has written to this effect to Hon. A. F. Parker, ot this city, and has sent to Mr. Parker a copy of the bill. The bill would provide pea- sions to survivors of Indian wars in campaigns in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado, from 1858 to 1888, in- clusive, provided the veterans are 62 years of age, or more. The measure also grants pen- sions to surviving widows of officers and enlisted men m these campaigns. Where Records Are Missing The bill provides that “where there is no record of enlistment or muster into the service of the United States in any of the wars | mentioned in this act, the record of pay by the United States shail be accepted as full and satisfac- tory proof of such enlistment} and service.” The measure further provides | that “when there is no report ot service or payments for same in $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. nm Every department of the Uni- versity of Idaho is expecting an increased enrollment with the opening of the school year next month. Eleven thousand acres of state lands in the Gem irriga- tion district, Owyhee county, are land department and will be of- fered at public action September 23rd. Clifford Marshall, 14 year-old son of M. A. Marshall, was in- stantly killed at Weippe Aug. 4 by the accidental discharge of a revolver in the hands of Lee Crawford, 18 years old. The 5 central Idaho counties and Asotin county have joined in the plans for a teachers insti- tute to be held in Lewiston Oc- tobed 6-11 and it is estimated from 800 to 1,000 teachers. will be in attendance. A difference of more than 35 per cent in bids for furnishing granite for use in the statehouse wings, as between a local com- pany and a Utah company, in- fluenced William J. Hall, cor- missioner of public works, to give the work to the Utah con- cern, At Clarksfork, in the northern part of the state, Sheriff Spocr and deputy of Bonner county a;)- prehended two of a gang of des- peradoes wanted at Missoula for beating up Fred Mills, after they had robbed him of 100 gallons of whisky. The men made their escape from Missoula in two high power autos. The Moscow Telephone & Te'e- graph company acceded to the demands of the employes and in- creased their wages and sala- ries from $10 to $15 per month, beginning August 1, That is the date on which the telephone | office would have been closed had the concession not been given. .. The offices of the Red Cross chapter at Lewiston are prepar- ing to assist residents of min- ing camps and small towns in the timber regions, in case the the war department or. treasury | fires bring disaster to the sei- department, the applicant may) tlers. The chapter branches in establish service by satisfactory | evidence from the records on file in the several state or ter- | ritorial archives; of if such re-| Idaho, Lewis and Nez Perce counties have been notified to stand ready for an emergency. Effort is again being made to cords do not exist by affidavits | secure a mail route on the upper of two reliable citizens of the| Snake river from Iewiston to United States, subject to such | Pittsburg Landing and the post rules as may be laid down by the | department of the interior.” Difficulties Encountered office department has asked for bids to be in the hands of the second assistant postmaster at Washington, D. C., not later other commodities not coming : ae prospectors. | under the list of necessities and The movement started by, “This question,” writes Rep-| than 4:30 o’clock on August 19. be macadamized. | Commander E. C. Boom of the) resentative French, “is one to| ‘There is going to be a lot of IMPROVEMENT MADE. The Cottonwood Water Co., this week completed laying their new mains leading from the res- | ervoir. The new mains laid were | eight inches in diameter and will hereafter eliminate the} waste that has been going on | for sometime. mains were uncovered several holes were discovered in the} same and these were the cause | was not “spotted” until 3 o’clock of so much water going to waste.| and much The company also recently re- paired their reservoir and from now on no water shortage is expected by officials of the company. SELLS WINONA LAND. Felix Martzen this week sold | When the old} press company to load out the perishables. The movement of the passen- ger trains was slightly delayed yesterday in respect to getting the cars to the passenger depot for the loading of express. The Grangeville train is generally brought to the depot shortly af- ter 1:30 o’clock to allow the ex- express matter for the prairie country. Yesterday the train confusion in the handling of express naturally re- sulted. —- Thursday’s Lewiston Tribune. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. All soldiers or sailors or their relatives are requested to send his 80 acre tract in the Winona section to F. J. Pfannebecker for $100 anacre. This will make Mr. Pfannebecker one of the best farms in that section as this land joins his other ho'd- ings. The land purchased by Mr. Pfannebecker contained no improvements. A large number of residents of this section accompanied by their families departed Thurs- day morning for Lewiston where thev will take in the Hagenbeck- Wallace circus which shows at Lewiston Thursday. A few took the train to the Snake river metropolis but many more made the trip by automobile. all data regarding time of enlist- |ment, age where service was | rendered, date of discharge, etc., |to Mrs. Fred Erskine, Grange- | ville, Idaho county historian. {It is imperative that this in- | formation be furnished prompt- ly and accurately so that no | service man may be omitted |from the publication that is to appear-at a later date the funds to be derived from which will be ;}used in connection with the | county soldier memorial. | ICE CREAM SOCIAL. | The ladies of the M. E. church will give an ice cream social in i Fireman’s hall Friday Aug- ust 15th. Every one invited. 3 IDAHOANS AWARDED. American Legion in Idaho, to in- | which I have given a great deai Three Idaho soldiers, Frank ©. | Emow of Boise, Carmiel L.| vestigate the alleged locating of ex-soldiers on worthless land in |of attention and have had the) |matter up carefully with the Droesbeck of Boise and Harold| southern Idaho, has awakened | commissioner of pensions, also W. Dosch of Weiser will be| much interest. Commander | with others in his office who hay left over next spring, either in Idaho or in the middle west, according to E. F. Rinehart, | field animal husbandman of the | university extension, who awarded the Croix de Guerre,| Boom is in receipt of a letter, have had more to do with Pen-/ Thursday sent out a letter to the coveted French decoration | from an ex-soldier who is now; pce Indian war veterans. I! county agents, telling them that for bravery, Thursday August | 7th., on the state capitol steps | Capt. Frank C. Bird, assistant | recruiting officer for the dist- rict, will present the medals. | _Emow is a Chinese-American, | one of the three men of Chinese | in Spokane, who wrote that he had been brought to southern Idaho from Omaha and located on the land that three experts from the University of Idaho had declared to be “absolutely worthless” and that he had giv- birth to enlist from Idaho,, and | en $150 in cash and his note for so far as is known to be the only | $150 more. He asked Comman- | have also had the matter up | with the committee on pensions | and have been trying to work out a satisfactory solution. I am met in the committee by the} | proposition that, if my _ bill | should be passed, it would draw | down the bars to all kinds of questionable cases; that there Chinaman to earn the Croix de| der Boom to assist him in get-| Would be fraud and the like. I Guerre. He is now at Seattle, | ting his money back. but will arrive in time for the ceremony. His brother is Chas. Emow, the Chinese interpreter. Emow was born in Baker, Ore. and educated in the Baker pub- lie schools. Dosch was a*member of the Boise company of the old Second Idaho national guard. NEW MACHINERY ARRIVES. P. H. Dye this week received his new battery charging plant and also a large welding tank, this being the largest tank to matter how large or small. accompanied bv her grandmoth- er Mrs. A. A. Gratton. SURVEYORS AT WORK. | The state highway surveyors |are busily at work this week surveying the North and South | highway through the city limits of Cottonwood. The work in the | city is now practically completed }and they will soon commence work on the road leading from the city. | FINISHED WORK. have then raised the question of | working out a list of individuals | who would be benefited by the act and naming them in the bills, | | or passing an individual bill for }each one of them, and_ this | feature I now have up with the committee.”— Free Press. | SELLS FOR $22,000. | M. Kaschmitter this week | closed a deal with A. Schnider | whereby he becomes the owner | of 200 acres owned by Mr. Sch- nider located three miles south- there was a misunderstanding current with regard to the hay and feed situation in this state. ¢ yield of 35 bushels an acre for volunteer barley is reported by B. C. Parmenter of near Joel, }Idaho in Latah county. Mr. | Parmenter had the land in bar- ley last year and cut it with a binder when it was quite ripe. It shattered quite badly and the ground was well seeded. He in- tended to plow the land and re- sow it last spring, but the stand was so good he let it be and has just finished cutting it with a combine. By the death of her father, Patrick J. Lyons, a capitalist and manufacturer of Minneapolis, Mrs. H. R. Frost of Sandpoint | becomes one of the legatees of an estate valued at to exceed $1,- 000,000. It is said the Minne- sota statues governing estates | The city rock crusher, which west of Cottonwood and better| takes precedence over the will, have ever come to Cottonwood has been in operation for the known as the Syller ranch. The and from now on will be able to! past month was shut down last! land bought by Mr. Kaschmitter | vious to his last marriage, and handle welding of any kind no| week, having crushed enough is well watered and highly im-| the property will be divided, one- | rock for the convent where the| proved and cost the new owner | third to the widow, and the bal- ff eats | rock is being used on the floors $110 an acre. A. Schnider, who} ance equally between the four Mrs. L. H. Bowman returned , of the basement of the new con-| sold the land expects to return Tuesday evening from Canada| vent building which et ed under | to Switzerland for a visit in the constriction three from Cottonwood. near future. ‘The deal was by Wm. Wagner. which Mr. Lyons had made pre- children, of whom Mrs. Frost Is one. Mr. Frost, husband of the heiress, is night operator at the | Spokane In depot.