Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, October 24, 1919, Page 1

COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE > VOLUME 27. NUMBER 43. “ COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1919. $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various BIG TIME WED., | OCTOBER 29TH TO BE GIVEN IN HONOR OF, 7 RETURNED SOLDIERS SCHOOL NOTES. (By Wm. A. Lustie.) DEATH OF PIONEER. John Jorgenson, who until a The Public School has made} few years ago was a resident and an application for enrollment! old pioneer, died at the St. as a school auxiliary of the! Joseph Hospital at Lewiston last American Red_ Cross. Friday October 17, at the age of The Junior Red Cross is the! 57 years, after a lingering illness school branch of the American) of several years. Red Cross and ten million Am-| In early youth he united with erican school boys and _ school BOND ELECTION CARRIED. The Ferdinand highway dist- rict last Friday voted bonds in the amount of $75,000 witha vote of 75 for the bonds and 12 against bonds. The money will be used in the construction of the north and south state high- way through the Ferdinand dis- SURPRISE TONY RUHOFF. Monday evening quite a large number of the friends of Tony Ruhoff gathered at the home of Wm. Ruhoff and from there pre- ceeded to the home of Tony Ruhoff for a pleasant surprise in honor of his birthday anniver- sary. It is said that it was a AND SAILORS girls belong to it. the Swedish Luthern church. e came here about 34 years rint, The survey for this link has complete surprise to Tony as they found him with his boots Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. As its place program, the : ¥ , ago, and took up a homestead on Junior Red Cross is planning to pained esi this eed Leg ae psi little over six miles of the high- - io two important things: was first opened up for settle-| way will be constructed in this eit fee J gg ler shen 1. It is planning to help some| ment, and as a farmer and citi-| district. This will provide for turned soldiers and sailors will]! the suffering children in for- | zen he has lived among us until) the construction work from the be held at the Cottonwood Gar cle lands. In countries where| a few years ago, leaving only| boundaries of the Cottonwood age, Wednesday, ,Oct. 29, pre- the fighting took place, there) when his health would no longer | highway district to the Lewi parations for which have been |2'e thousands ‘of children who permit his industriousness as aj county line in Lawyers canyon. practically completed and which have lost their parents, their) farmer. The district voted bonds in promises to eclipse anything yet| homes, and their clotnes, and| Of the immediate family, only | the amount of $25,000 at a prev- undervtalen in’ Cottonwood in| 0 nave no one vo take care of | two brothers survive him, Aug-| ious election and none of this honor of the soldier and sailor them. A . |vstus, of Canada, and Andrew of | money has been expended. The 2. The Junior Red Cross is| San Jose, Cal., who were here to| election today will provide a planning, through the Home) attend the funeral. total sum of $75,000 which alone Service Section of the American} 7 i¢e is a narrow vale between | is sufficient to meet the entire Red Cross, to help some of the! t.9 eternities. We strive in| expense of the state highway suffering children in our own! vain to look beyond the heights, | construction through the dist- country. : We cry aloud and the only an-|rict. When the state’s par- The Junior Red Cross is giv-| swer is the echo of our wailing| tion is provided for this | im- ing $500,000 to begin its work) eyy From the voiceless lips of | provement, the district will have among children in Europe, and’ the unreplying dead there comes | at least $25,000 for lateral high- has promised to raise $500,000 a) no word. But in the night of | Ways. year to keep it up. This money! death, hope sees a star and list-| The successful election in the comes from Junior Red Cross | ening love can hear the rustling | Ferdinand district Friday prac- membership fees. The re! of a wing. | tically completes the financing mainder of the membership) Puneral services were held|of the north and south state on that date, the great motion |™oney may be spent in helping} jee Wednesday afternoon and| highway from the Washington picture, “The Heart of Human-| Suffering children who live near-| a5 attended by a large number | state line at the top of the Lew- ity” which will be shown free| PY of his friends. The services were | iston Hill to New Meadows and of charge at the Orpheum. This conducted by the Rev. Marion|the people are ready to begin picture, is one of the most fa- Sligar. A. H. Nau had charge! with the construction work and mous ever thrown upon the of the funeral arrangements. | are now only waiting for the screen. Shows will be given at state to get busy. 4 in the afternoon to which the school children are invited. The second show will commence at 7 and the last or third show will be given after the banquet. The committee is to be congratulated in bringing this picture to Cot- tonwood. It is expected that 100 return- ed soldiers and sailors will be in attendance at the reception and it is the urgent wish of the com- mittee that all civilians buy their tickets for the banquet by Monday evening in order that they may have some actual fig- ures as to the number that may be expected to attend. Music for the dance will be fur- nished by the Metronome or- chestra of Lewiston. Everyone in Cottonwood should get behind the wheel and help the committee, which has been working so diligently for the past month in making this occasion one that will be long re- membered by the boys, as Cot- tonwood’s appreciation for the work they have done. been completed and shows a|off and getting ready to retire for the night. But when he learned their mission he lost no time getting into his Sunday best and the hospitallity and hearty welcome extended will not be forgotten soon by those present. Five Hunderd was the game of the evening and eight tables were set to accomodate the players. Barney Luchtefeld of Keuterville won 1st prize, Kath- ryn Luchtefeld 2nd. and Henry Agnew won the Booby prize which he said he prized more highly than he would have the first as this came to him with- out solicitation. A dainty lunch was served at a late hour after which the party disbanded wish- ing Mr. Ruhoff many happy re- turns of the day. TURN YOUR CLOCK BACK. Clocks on Sunday morning av 2 A. M. will be turned back one hour thus marking the close of the daylight saving law. Every- one is urged to turn his or her clock back Saturday evening, as trains, church services and other activities will be governed Sun- day by the old time. The daylight saving bill was passed by congress as a war measure, on March 19, 1918, and was repealed by congress last summer after President Wilson had twice vetoed different re- peal measures. Owing to the law having been repealed by Congress, due to the tremendous protest from farming communi- ties the clocks will not be turned ahead next summer. Some in- dustrial communities intend to follow the same system next year. FIRE AT VOLLMER. The Vollmer hotel building, owned by A. D. Gregory and oc- cupied by Henry Corum, the blacksmith shop owned by a Mr. Duncan and a vacant build- ing in which Mr. Duncan had sleeping apartments, were des- troyed by fire at an early hour Saturday morning. The fire started in a part of the building in which Mr. Dun- can had sleeping apartments but was in a portion of the building that had not been occupied for several months. It is believed the fire was incendiary. The fire quickly spread to the hote?! building and practically nothing of value was saved from the hotel. The Gregory building was valued at about $4,000 and was insured for $2,000. Mr. Corum carried about $1,500 insurance while Mr. Duncan was not in- sured. LAND GOES UP. Latah county, land values are reported to be advancing sharp- Recently several instances The Grangeville Electric Light Co. last week purchased a suit- able business lot in Nezperce on which they intend to build a brick building for their own use. Work on the building is expected to start in the spring. Dr. C. F. Tuomy of Genesee sold his 240-acre farm for $175 an acre to Frank Armbuster of Moscow. The place is known as the Nisbet farm and was bought three years ago for $125 an acre. Overpowered by a team many pounds heavier to the man, the game University of Idaho foot- ball team went down to defeat in the third quarter of a thrilling game Saturday. In the first quarter Idaho outplayed Oregon for some time, getting a touch- down in the early part of the game. Another camp was added to the idle fields of the timber in- dustry Wednesday when 100 men employed at the A. C. White camp No. 8 at Bonners Ferry laid aside their axes, their peavies and their cant hooks, and walked out on strike. The present car shortage in Idaho is due partly to the failure of shippers to load cars to their full capacity. Orders have been received by the public utilities commission from the Unitea States railroad administration, that cars must be loaded to full capacity in the future. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs more than 1000 strong gathered in Boise Monday for the grand lodge session of the different branches of the order. At the meeting of the Lewis- Clark post of the American Le- gion it was agreed that the local post would lend every effort to keeping away. from Lewiston radical speakers and agitators with tendencies toward bolshe- vism. The will of the late Timothy Regan, a pioneer of Idaho who died last week, has been pro- bated showing his estate to be valued at $550,000. By its terms the estate is divided equal- ly between his widow and their only son, Will F. Regan. The property includes valuable bank and mining stocks and real es- tate in Boise. Choice farm land on Fix ridge above Juliaetta is now valued at from $200 to $250 per acre. Wil- liam Hall, of Fix ridge, recently sold his quarter section of land to his neighbor, Marsh G. Carl- ton, and Mr. Hall then purchased a farm eight miles northwest of Moscow from a man who had owned it less than a week the a netting him a profit of $3,- vs. The big affair will start with a banquet at 7 o’clock in the Cot- tonwood garage, which will be properly fitted up for the occa- sion, being used’ to accomodate the large crowd which is expect- ed to be present on this date. After the banquet the tables and ete. will be removed, after which dancing will be the main feature. The committee in charge has also went to a considerable ex- pense in bringing to Cottonwood Each school gives the Red Cross, every year, one-fourth as many dollars as there are pupils} in the school. The children are not asked to bring this money from home. It is to be raised by the combined efforts of all the pupils of the school, work- ing together under the direction of their teacher. The Cottonwood High School Athletic Association have elect- ed the following officers: Euclid Rice, president. Arthur Peterson, vice-presi- dent. Harry Hanley, treasurer. A spelling match was held in English I last Friday. Albert Hale carried away the spelling honors of the class. Last week a total of $5.40 was taken in for hot lunches. Our system of revenue for school is out of date and can pro- duce neither sufficient money for teachers salaries, nor suf- ficient income for public schools and other necessary municipal expenses. It is a moderate estimate to conclude that .65 per cent or more of the whole support of our schools originated in property taxation, and that of the remain- der all but 3 or 4 percent comes from taxes or some kind laid up- on business or ultimately upon property. Our whole system of property taxation harks back to a time when property was almost the} only expression of tax-paying ability. It is no doubt true that | wealth is still expressed in terms | of property of some sort, but tax-paying ability is not. With the evolution of industrial society, income has come to be the best single expression of tax- paying ability. Teacher: “When Patrict Henry said to the vast assembly ‘Give PUMP OUT OF ORDER. Geese | Owing toa breakdown on|POSTMASTER EXAM. pump No. 1, or better known as| At the request of the Post- the “ Big Pump” of the Cotton-| master General the United wood Water Company the water | States Civil Service Commission question in Cottonwod has been) has announced an examination rather serious this week. People| to be held at Nez Perce, Idaho living off of Main street were all) on November 19, 1919 for the forced to pack water. Some) position of postmaster at Grange were more fortunate in having) ville, This office has an annual wells located on their ede compensation of $2300. Pump No. 2 has been working nee ee r faithfully all week and supplied | Jaen ae Veet bce ge the water that has been used in| citizen of the United States ie city bike iis ae i must actually reside within the een working almost day an’ delivery of the office and have night in making the necessary | 59 yecided at the time the pres- repairs and it is expected to| Qn vacancy occured. pei ies Running Godse at #9 Applicants must have reached ee their twenty-first but not their rp teipon birthday on the date of the examination. Idaho county quota for the) Hae <a Roosevelt memorial is set at spines Form 2241 and $715. ‘The quota for the state|‘¥!! information concerning the is $20,000. It is the aim of the| "equirements of the examina- committee in charge of the mem-| #0n may be secured from the orial to obtain $1. subscription | Postmaster at the place of vacan- from individuals teward the G or from the Civil Service fund. The fund here is in|COMmission, Washington, D. C. charge of W. W. Flint. in time to arrange for the exam- ede) : ination of the applicant. TO RAISE $715. “Told in the Hills” Recalls Old- Time Fighters The modern doughboy has an excellent opportunity to see how his predecessors of ’90 fought in “Told in the Hills,” Robert War- wick’s new Paramount-Artcraft picture, which will be seen at the Orpheum Theatre next Friday October the 3ist. <A feature of the picture is a thrilling battle on the edge of a deep canyon between a blueclad cavalry troop and a band of Indians. The troopis trappedin the canyon and about to be annihi- lated when they are saved in a novel manner by “Genesee” Jack Stuart, the character played by INDIAN TRIBE IN FILM. Folks interested in Indian Ha i i vi ert wee he pone Mee known Herefo) 4 breeder of Cot- Ayteraft photoplay, “Told in the tonwood this week suld 5 head Hills,” which is coming to the} of female Herefords to Curtis Orpheum Theatre on Friday Miller, of Nezperce for the sum October the 81st. Over two| of $2000, making the average hundred genuine Nez Perce Ind-| cost per head $400 each. Mr. ians are among the actors in the| Schroeder has for some time picture. In their native haunts, been recognized as one of the where the scenes were “Shot”, best Hereford breeders in the they conduct war dances per-| Northwest and has built up a form the ceremony of initiating | herd that is second to none. He Major Warwick into their tribe,| is continually building up his and display some rare feats of | herd year after year by adding 5 HEAD BRING $2000. August Schroeder the well Advices from Boise indicate that the commission which re- cently investigated sites in the northern part of the state for me liberty or horsemanship and marksman- g Major Warwick. LAWSON WINS FIGHT. Sailor Lawson of Lewiston de- feated Reed of Grangeville in a ten round fight at Lewiston Tuesday before an audience that filled every available seat in the Temple Theatre. Sportsmen who follow boxing claim this was one of the fastest bouts ever put on in Lewiston. Lawson failed to knock out Reed and was given the decision on points. Several people from this section who witnessed the bout claim that it should have been declared a draw. 5 Sam Goldstone, a former resi- dent and business man of Cot- tonwood came up from his home in Lewiston Monday evening to attend to some business matters and to renew acquaintances with his many old time friends in this section of the country. Miss Elva Goodwin is a busi- ness visitor in the city this week her ranch en the river. give me death’| what did they do? ; Pupil: ‘They both.” Father: gave him said the minister’s son, “my teacher says that ‘col-| wood this week from Harry; HERMES SALE A GOOD ONE. lect ’and ‘congregate’ mean the} same thing, Do they?” | “Perhaps they do my son,’ said the clergyman, “but you} may tell your teacher that there | is a vast difference between a| congregation and a collection.” | BUYS WEBER RANCH. | Chester Thompson, who at one time conducted the Cottonwood | Garage, but having just recent- returned from Montana where he has been for the past year, this week purchased the E. W. Weter ranch 6 miles east of Cot-! tonwood. Mr. Weber was fore- ed to sell his holdings on account of the ill health of his wife and expects to locate in some lower | altitude. Mr. Weber will hold! a public sale on his ranch Oct.) 30 at which time he will disnose of his personal property. The| | ship. | HAD GOOD SALE. i € |more happy birthdays, such as| distributed hy Postmaster Nash price paid for the land was not| they helped her fittingly com-| the past week to the purchasers| week from his ranch near Spring | until Tuesday to enter his plea made ‘public. Camp. | new blood to his stock and only | '¥: a short time ago purchased a | young bull to head the herd for | which he paid over $2,000. Word was received in Cotton-| _-————- shortly before. Cranke who departed last week; The Chas. Hermes sale which for Woodland, Calif., where he| was held at his ‘ranch in the conducted a Shorthorn sale stat-| Greencreek section was well a- ing the 47 head brought their) tended and everything offered owners on an average of $608) for sale brought exceptionally | each. The best price paid for| good prices. Horses sold for a bull was $2000 and the best as high as $300 aspan. Mr, female offered on the block was; Hermes was exceptionally well | knocked down at $2200. | pleased with the results of the Moscow. MUST PAY CIDER TAX. BIRTHDAY SURPRISE. | Zuver and Clerk H. C. Matthie- A pleasant surprise party| %. was given at the country home| sind of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bruege-- ARMY FOOD ARRIVES. man Wednesday evening in hon-| Cottonwood’s consignment of or of Mrs. Bruegeman’s birthday | the army food, which was placed About 35 invited guests were! on sale by the government, some! present. Vocal and instrument-| six weeks ago through the post- al music was the main entertain-| office arrived in the city Satur- ing feature of the evening after | day evening. which a fine luncheon was serv-| load of eatables, consisting of ed. The guests all departed| bacon, beans, corn, rice and| to do so. wishing Mrs. Bruegeman many | several other items have been been placed in charge, to the letter. memorate W: evening. | of these commodities. Be aed occured of farmers repurchasing at considerably enchanced fig- ures farms which they had sotd A highly im- proved ten-acre tract adjoining Moscow was purchased recently by G. P. Mix at $300 per acre. The Mix family now has more than 1,000 acres just north of The office of internal revenue collector for Idaho which was re-| this corporation is to develop the ie ad ° hen,| cently placed in a new district, | lime industry of Orofino. | sale and the work of Auctioneer | ;. being installed in Boise from y which city the work of enforcing the internal revenue laws will be | conducted. Lewis Williams has Mr. Wil- liams proposes to enfore the law He states it has been called to his attention that farmers who are making cider ; and soft drinks are not comply- One large truck) ing with the law in paying the/ tion of certain liquor which, it is revenue tax but will be required Will Rooke is in. the city this the location of the state tuber- culosis sanitarium have decided upon purchasing the late Lewis F. Clark estate, the former sum- mer home of the deceased mil- lionaire at Hayden Lake near Coeur d’ Alene city. Articles of incorporation of the Crystal Lime Co., capital stock $100,000, was filed for re- cord October 7th at Orofino with Edwin G. Mac Farilane, Eliot Richardson and Ben L. Schultz as incorporators. The object of A new development of the feud between Probate Judge R. E. Weniger and Sheriff Jeptha H. Scott of Shoshone county was stated at Wallace when Judge Weniger filed a complaint with Judge W. W. Woods, alleging that the sheriff made a false certificate on August 8, 1919, when he certified to the destruc- asserted, is still undestroyed. Coroner George Lesher arrested the sheriff, who was arraigned before Judge Woods and given to the charge.