Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 23, 1920, Page 1

VOLUME 28. NO. 4__ BROWN FELL ABOUT 90 FEET HAD BEEN ILL FOR SOME TIME—YOUNG WIFE IS GRIEF STRICKEN Owing to the fact that little information was available last week of the tragic death of John H. Brown, we are publishing a more complete account of the affair. John H. Brown, well » known young man of Idaho county, end- ed his life at 9 o’clock last Thurs- day morning by leaping from the Grangeville passenger train while crossing the Lawyers can- yon trestle. ‘He was married three hours before to Miss, Leta Lovelace at Grangeville and the couple were enroute to Win- chester where he was employ- ed as a carpenter by the Craig Mountain Lumber company. His body was found by Lute Sim- mons about 10 o’clock but was not identified until several hours later. His wife had proceeded to Winchester under the belief that her husband had been taken from the train by friends as a wedding joke. She came out to Craig Junction that evening ex- pecting to meet her husband there but received the news of his tragic death. Searching inquiry has been made by officers and friends in the hope that some causes for the suicide might be discovered but to date nothing has been learned that has thrown the least light on the tragedy. Brown was in poor health but his condition was not such as would give cause for ending his life. It was learned from a friend at Winchester that Brown had been very nervous for the past week or ten days and did not eat well and had missed his meais entirely for two or three days at a time. Upon reaching Winchester, | Mrs. Brown went directly to the telephone office, expecting to re- ceive a call from her husband telling of his whereabouts and when he would be able to rejoin her. She told friends that her husband had left her in the day coach after the train departed from Cottonwood, that he had given her his purse with the re- mark that it was all they had and had jokingly said he did not expect to be with her long and that he was afraid that he would not be able to provide for her. He then went into the smoking compartment and was last seen there by Conductor Harry Mor- ris shortly before the Lawyers canyon bridge was reached. At that time he had the window open and was leaning out of the window. Mrs. Brown thought her hus-| band was on the train when she arrived at Craig Junction where the transfer to the Craig moun- tain line was made and when he did not make his appearance to assist her to the Winchester train and it was found that he was not on the train that had brought her there, she concluded that Winchester friends had in-! tercepted them at Vollmer and that her husband had been kid- napped as a practical joke. She, proceeded to Winchester and spent the greater part of the day at the telephone office awaiting word from him. She had de- parted from Winchester but a short time when the message was received announcing the finding of his body. Lute Simmons was visiting his coyote traps in Lawyers canyon when he came upon the body be- neath the railroad bridge nea) one of his traps. He at once went to Ilo and_ reported matter and Prosecuting Attor- ney G. C. Pennell and Coroner John F. Gist went over from, Nezperce to make an investiga- tion. The officers took the body to Ilo and spent the entire, day in their investigations. They regarded the case as clear- ly one of suicide and it was de- John H. Brown was about 23! years of age, his parents being residents of Harpster. He was well known in Grangeville and} was a member of the Woodmen of the World. He was employ- ed on farms about Grangeviiie for a number of years and was known as a steady and indus-} trious young ma He was re- jected for war service because of defective eyesight but later en- tered the students army train- ing corps at the University of Idaho. When he was discharg-| ed from this service, he return- ed to Grangeville and was for « COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920 DRAW NAMES OF JURORS |MEN NAMED BELOW ELIGI-|CAN HELP YOU SOLVE BLE TO ACT AS JURORS | DURING 1920 At the regular session of the County Commissioners at Grangeville last week the foliow- gentlemen were drawn, who are COL | Mr. and Mrs. Bart Simon enter- BE HERE FEB tained a number of friends at! e the Bart Simon home Wednes- day evening. The popular earn /amusement “500” was indulged in, and as each of these folks are | accomplished entertainers, the) | guests spent a most enjoyable) | evening, not the least of which, | was a delicious three course! luncheon. The first prize, which Deputy Collector Philip Weis-| WS a beautiful bouquet of red gerber will be in Cottonwood on | C@rnations was awarded to C. A.) February 8 to 5 inclusive to give Johnston, after cutting cards! PROBLEMS CONCERN- ING INCOME. r | ENTERTAINED FRIENDS. | LECTOR WILL | Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Nash and NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. Lewiston is to secure a mod- ern hotel that will represent a information the with Mrs. Dr. J. E. Rielly and} period employed in the Miller | eligible to act as jurors during! hardwere store. He later went| the V to Winchester where he was em- | ployed as a carpenter by the} Craig mountain lumber company | and was engaged in building} residences for the company there At Winchester he stopped at the | Metropolitan hote! and had he-} come well acquainted about the} town. He made many friends whom he had informed of his| approaching marriage. | The Lawyers canyon bric is the highest bridge on the North-| ern Pacifie system and is fourth highest railroad brid in the} United States. Until two years | ago it was the second highest bridge in the United States, the highest point being 282 feet above the water. At the point| where Brown leaped from the} train, the drop about 90 feet. | It appears he had struck on the| back of his head shoulders | and the body was badly crushed. The marriage of Brown and Miss Lovelace was celebrated az the home of the hride’s parents, | Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lovelace, in| Grangeville Thursday mornings | at 6 o’clock by Rev. W. N. Knox. | The voung couple enioyed a wed- | ding breakfast and departed im-} mediately for Winchester. ] Mrs. Brown young lady of the ¢ section, her parents hav engaged in farming there for many yerrs but are now resi-| dents of Grangeville. For a con- siderable period Mrs. Brown was employed as telephone operator in the Grangeville fice of the Nezperce Telephone company and about a year ago also was employed in the company’s ex-| change here for about three| weeks. | The remains of the young man was shipped to Harnster, his old | home and were laid to rest in| the Harpster cemetery. It has also been widely cir-| culated, but from no reliable source that he had $1500 cash in a bank at Lewiston, $10,000 war | insurance and that he also car-| ried insurance in the Woodmen. | 21s ol | SCHOOLS WORTH $12,668,852. | Idaho schoo! property is worth | $12,663,852 this year, says the} new educational directory issued | recently by the state depart-| ment of education. Aggregate! expenditures for school purpos- es in the state are $5,259,736.26. Here are some _ interesting statistics made available in the new pamphlet: | Ada county has $1,091,642 in- vested in schools. Hal G. Blue of Twin Falls is the highest paid superinte in the st receiving Boise pays $3700. Pocatel Lewiston pay 0. The low- est is $1600. The lowest paid principal in the state gets only $875 per year and is at Central. Idaho rural schools keep opex an average of 8.22 months each year, possil tional record. The average salarly paid teach- | ers in country districts is $841.- 83 per year. The lowest Is is $1035. s h&ve the paid high Idaho Falls Caldwell and ya ni best record on salaric school teachers. the year 1920: T. A. Randall, Cottonwood. J. Reilly, Cottonwood. G. F. McKinney, Cottonwood. W. R. Rogers, Cottonwood. H. C, Mattiesen, Cottonwood. Frank D. Simon, Cottonwood. Lee Rhoades, Cottonwood. John Funke, Cottonwood. C. T. Staal, Cottonwood. l.. M. Asker, Cottonwood. W. I. Jarrett, Cottonwood. John E. Smith, Cottonwood. Geo. C. Killmar, Winona. John Keller, Winona. Albert McGuire, Winona. A. J. Morris, Winona. A. J. Hoffman, Greencreek. J. A. Johnson, Greencreek. Joe Eller, Greencreek. 3en Robertson, Greencreek. Charles A. Spangler, Denver. E. J. Bennett, Denver. J. W. William, Denver. Guy Liston, Denver. Charles B. Jefferies, Fairview. h. O. Zumwalt, Fairview. Anton C. Dahl, Fairview. H. A. Orr, Fairview. Lewis H. Bowman, Fenn. FE. L. Dufer, Fenn. Car! A. Meyer, Fenn. John A. Stanton, Fenn. Rupert Adkison, Ferdinand. Warren J. Adsley. Ferdinand. William M. Cox. Ferdinand. Ole G. Hanses, Ferdinand. Roy N. Lyons, Ferdinand. W. J. Braybrook, Grangeville. John L. Wilson, Grangeville. Levi Castle, Grangeville. George Altman, Grangeville. Emil Von Berge, Grangeville. A. Lanningham, Grangeville. M. I. Cross, Grangeville. Joe W. Hazebaker, Grangeville O. W. McConnel, Grangeville. E. Lovelace, Grangeville. h Squibb, Grangeville. . Rauch, Grangeville. G. W. Eimers, Grangeville. A. Fred Cone, Grangeville. William J. Yates, Grangeville. J. F. Basinger, Grangeville. A Cosand, Grangeville. Geo. Everest, Grangeville. Clyde Graham, Grangeville. J. 1. Hollingshead, Grangeville. Frank Heacker, Grangeville. Sid king, Grangeville. | E. J. Soderburg, Grangeville. | E. J. Briscoe, Grangeville. John A. Cash, Grangeville. Edgar Chase. Grangeville. George V. Carter, Grangevilie. Lee DeMoss, Grangeville. j James Fray. Grangeville. Frank C. Gillett, Grangeville. George A. Parks, Grangeville. James H. Aram, Joseph. Arthur Stuart, Joseph. B. H. Luchtefeld, Keuterville. | John B. Krieger, Keuterville. P. E. Sherwin, Tolo. Heeman L. VanPool, Boles. Asa Jones, Boles. Charles Crooks, Boles. HOLD ANNUAL MEETING. At the annual meeting of the shareholders of The Cottonwood State Bank held January 20th the old officers were re-elected for another year with the addi- tion of A. H. Thoelke as Assist- ant Cashier. The officers are now: E. M. Ehrhardt, President ; M. M. Belknap, Vice President; H. C. Matthiesen, Cashier, and A. H. Thoelke, Assistant Cash- ier. The directors are the first three officers named and Her- man H. Nuxoll, Herman Von- | Bargen, Barney J. Stubbers, B. Luchtefeld, and Francis G. | Nuxoll. tend the state boys and 67,415 ¢ Miss -Anna Petersen, spent} Saturday and Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and cided no inquest was rs Mrs. John Petersen. The bank has had a successful | year and the reports show a sub- stantial increase in business | over that of a vear ago. Denosits et the close of 1918 were $301,- 559.45, while on December 31, 1919, they were $354,359.86, | bell; concerning a r many preplexing problems that Mrs. H. C. Netzel, who all tied | confront income tax payers. All for first honors. Mr. H. C.! income tax payers, according to Netzel was awarded the consola- | the Federal law must have their ton prize, a box of shoe polish, reports made out by the 15th ‘ which was attached the fol- day of March. lowing verse: “If you can’t shine | Mr. Weisgerber has the fol-! 2t the head, shine at the foot.”! lowing to¥ms and dates inclu- The guest present were: Mr.) sive. and Mrs. Geo M. Robertson, Mr. Grangeville—Jan. 26 to 30. and Mrs. Frank Simon, Mr. and Whitebird—Jan. 81 to Feb. 2. Mrs. H. C. Netzel, Mr. and Mrs. | Cottonwood—Feb. $ to 5. | G. F. MeKinney, Mr. and Mts. M. Ferdinand—Feb. 6 to 7. | A. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ilo and Volimer—Feb. 9 to 11, | Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Nezperce—Feb. 12 to 16. Hamlin, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Med- Winchester—Feb. 17 to 18. ved, Mr. and W. A. Lustie, Mr. Reubens—Feb. 19 only. and Mrs. Lloyd Turner, Dr. and Gifford—Feb. 20 to 21. Mrs. J. E. Rielly, Mrs. Fred Sim- General Instructions jon, Mrs. Viola Rhett. Minnie Return atnebienme muabibe Lange, Helen Eckert, Geo Poler, filed! by. every. citiseniof the pe aad Brutzman, Jesse and Ira. “_— States, whether residing | -° Pre ws at home or abroad, and every . seaeernis person residing in the United INSTALL OFFIC ERS, | States, though not a citizen At the regular meeting of the thereof whose net income for the PYthian Sisters Thursday even- taxable year 1919 amounted to: 98 the following officers were, $1,000 if single or if married and | Stalled: — not living with wife or husband. Maude Randall, PC, : $2,000 if marvied and living with Bertha McKinley, M. E. C. wits or huaband: Rose Johann, ELS. | Under any of those circum. Addie Reid, E. J. stances a return must be made Cla Netzel, M. of T. a even though the amount of net Jennie Sligar, M. of R. and C. income is not sufficient to incur Maude Mathiesen, M.of F. | tax liability. Sarah Frick, P. of T. If the combined Ida Homer, G. of O. T. | husband, wife and dependent After the installation cere- miner children equaled or ex-, ™onies light refreshments were | ceeded $2,000 all such income | Served. must be reported either ona joint return or on separate re- turns of husband and wife. If, Senator Nate Pettibone, who single and the income, including was in the city the first of the that of dependent minors, if any week on business stated that he equaled or exceeded $1,000 one expected to attend the special return must be filed. However a session of the legislature some} minor having a net income of, time next month for the purpose $1,000 or $2,000 according to the of ratifying the Federal Wom-| marital status, must file a re-| en’s Suffrage amendment. State turn, as such person is not con-' Representative August Sshroed-| sidered a dependent. er, while in the city Saturday al- Have your figures in such 80 stated that he intended to at-| shape, so that the Deputy Col- tend the special session. Re- lector can easily assit you in| Presentative Seth Jones no doubt | making out your return. | will also attend the doings at the} cubatinckeceaeoga ss state capital. | NEW OFFICERS FOR K. of P. income of WILL ATTEND SESSION. | | McKinley Lodge, No. 38, CATTLE DOING FINE. | Knights of Pythias put on the Will Rooke came out from the} rank of knight and installed the | river Thursday. Mr. Rooke stat-| | following officers Tuesday night ed that considerable stock has’ Chancellor Commander, Ed. L. | been lost on the river this year Jessup;' Vice Chancellor, Burt owing to the shortage of feed, Schroeder; Prelate, Walter, but that he had been exception-| Reed; Master of Works, Joe ally fortunate so far and had lost South; Master of Exchequer, M.| very few and that they had M. Belknap; Master of Finance, | plenty of hay on hand if the H. E. Matthiesen; Keeper of weather contined as it had been Records and Seals, Harry Camp- | the past two weeks. Master of Arms, John Homar, Inner Guard, Okie Kin- caid ; Outer Guard, C. L. Downer. | LEAVES FOR MOSCOW. Howard Mckinley departed —_—_— this week for Moscow and North STORER PLEADS GUILTY. Yakima, Wash., where he will W. D. Storer, of Westlake last attend two thoroughbred Poland Friday entered a plea of guilty China hog sales Mr. McKinley to the charge of selling intoxi-| expects to hold a thoroughbred cating liquor and was sentenced | sale on his farm some time next by Judge Wallace N. Scales to| month. Howard has one of the pay a fine of $50 and to serve 30 | best herds of Poland China hogs days in the county jail. in this section of the country and Storer conducts a pool room when he holds his sale will offer and soft drink establishment at some 30 head. Westlake and was charged with having marketed elderberry SHAVINGS ARE BURNED. wine and a home made beer that| The large pile of planing mill carried a prohibitive percentage shavings of the Hussman Lumb- of alcohol. er Co., were this week set on ee fire by the company. The pile GRAIN GROWER’S MEETING. represented some 300 or 400 A state organizer of the Farm-| cords of wood and due to pro- ers Educational Cooperative | hibitive freight rates the con- Union of America will hold a cern was unable to ship them. meeting at the I. O. O .F. hall on The shavings have been burning Monday, January 26 commenc- | ll week. ing at 10 o’clock. All farmers} and grain growers, whether they are members of the union or not Miss Margaret Sweet, county are urged to attend the meeting superintendent of Grangeville is Monday as it will be one of vital giving eighth grede state exam- interest to every farmer. One inations at the Cottonwood High of the main tropics of discussion School this week. Some 20 making an increase in deposits| will be the question of getting | pupils from outside districts are of over $52,000.00. ae prices for their grain. — the examinations. ane total outlay of $475,000, to oc- cupy a site on Main street. The Stites Enterprise was this week sold by L. H. Rohrbeck to A. J. Stuart its former owner, ” some four years ago. The influenza in a mild form has made is appearance in Lew- iston and the authorities are taking every precaution to hold the disease in check. No serious cases have been reported. A body buried at Moscow 28 years age is to be disinterred and shipped to Spokane for peer a po body is that of a laughter of M. Bergersen neer of that section. Bh Perry H. Sanger sold 240 acres three miles west of Nez- perce for $86,000 the highest price so far paid for land on that prairie. The purchasers | were Vern Swartz and P.M. Harding. Mr. Sanger bought this land last spring and paid $80,000 for it at that time. The South Fork Mining & Milling company, owning the South Fork mine inthe Ten Mile section of the Clearwater district of central Idaho, has sold a block of treasury stock to east- ern capitalists for $160,000 and will begin the erection of a mill on the property as soon as spring opens. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Nezperce & Idaho railroad company was held at Nezperce Saturday and the following directors elected: W. F. Johnson, Charles F. Thomas, P. W. Mitchell, Ernest Wienss and C, W. Booth. The railroad mentioned above operates be- tween Nezperce and Ilo-Vollmer. Last Sunday evening occured the death of Kentuck Corbett, an Indian Scout of Nez Perce war times. He died at the home of Paul Corbett, his grand-neph- ew, at Kamiah, and was about 100 years old. During his time he was very influential among the Nez Perce tribe and of valu- able assistance to the whites and . Christian Indians. The appointment of a commit- tee of seventeen including two Women to arrange for the de- mocratic national convention in San Francisco on June 28, was annuonced by National Chair- man Cummins, of which he is chairman. The members in- clude J. Bruce Kremer of Mont- ana and Robt. H. Elder, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. State officials Wednesday clapped as rigid influenza quarantine upon the industrial school at St. Anthony and Dr. E. A. Bryan, state commissioner ot education and the highest exe- cutive officer in direct charge of the school, requested probate judges of every Idaho county to refrain from making additional commitments to that institution until the ban is lifted. Idaho's future highway devel- opment stands in serious danger of curtailment as the result of the present congress’ announced policy of “retrenchment and economy” and converted press- ure on the part of every individ- ual, every public and semi-public organization, will be necessary to assure the passage of federal and state appropriations liberal enough to meet the demands. Months and months of pros- pecting has brought its reward to E. P. Adams and Walter V. Martin, at the Warren mining camp in Idaho county, by a rich gold strike where by the assays bring a report that same will go $820 in gold values per ton. The discovery was made on Washing- ton Creek, a tributary to Warren creek, two miles from Warren, oan