Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, May 14, 1920, Page 1

VOLUME 28. NO. 20. TO OPEN BIDS MAY 24T BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 8 O'CLOCK ON MAY 24, The contemplated street im- provement, which has been one of the main topics of discussion with the city council, as well as the rank and file of the citizens | of Cottonwood for the past year! has now been drawn to a point where the council is advertising for bids and its final outcome will be known on Monday, May 24th at which time the sealed bids that are received will be opened and examined. The city asks for two kinds of pavement, concrete and_ bituli- thic, the estimated number of square yards being 19,300. Other specifications asked for by- the city fathers, pertaining to the improvement is as follows. CALL FOR BIDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT NOTICE 1S HEREBY sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until eight pack P. M. on Monday, the 24th day of May, A. D.,. 1920 for the construction of certain improvements in the village of Cottonwood, Idaho County, State of Idaho, the quantities of such improve ments, consisting of approximately: 5600 lineal feet of street curb. 55000 square feet of side walk. 24700 square yards of macadam pavement. 19300 square yards bitulithic pavement. 2000 lineal feet of storm sewer. 5 catch basins. 400 cubic yards of mass concrete. 4000 yards of excavation. The work shall be done in accor- dance with the plans and specifica- tions, profiles and other data approv- ed by the Village Council and now on file with the Clerk of the Village of Cottonwood and the Northwestern Engineering & Construction Company of the City of Lewiston, Idaho. Re- ference is hereby made for more spe- cific information concerning the nat- ure of the work. Bids shall be made upon a unit sys- tem, so that the board may let the said work, either in portion or as a whole to the lowest responsible bid- der. All bidders are required to bid separately on a basis of cash payment and on a basis of payment in bonds of said improvement District No. 3 of the village of Cottonwood, which bonds will be accepted at par value. Each bid shall@ be accompanied by a certified check in the amount of $5,000.00, to be forfeited to the village of Cottonwood as due and liquidated damages, if the successful bidder shall fail to comply with his contract after acceptance thereof by the vil- lage. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. All bids must be made on a bidder’s blank which will be supplied on ap- lication to either the Clerk of the oard or the Northwestern Engineer- ing & Construction Company, Lewis- ton, Idaho, and placed in sealed en- velope, plainly marked on the outside: “Bid for construction of improve- ments in the Village of Cottonwood, Idaho.” | All checks shall be made payable to the Village of Cottonwood. Given by order of the Board of Vil- lage Trustees of the Village of Cot- tonwood. Idaho, this 3rd day of May, A. D., 1920. M. M. BELKNAP, Clerk of the Village of Cottonwood, Idaho County, Idaho. STATE EXAMINATIONS. Eighth grade state examina- tions are being conducted in Cot- tonwood this week by Mrs. R. Bell of Grangeville. A large number of pupils from outside districts are also taking the ex- aminations. Miss Margaret Sweet, county superintendent has just inform- ed us that in the 7th and 8th grade examinations given in April, the pupils of the Cotton- wood Public Schools made a bet- ter showing than most of the schools of the county, which is quite a compliment for Miss Rawson, who is teacher for these grades. PUBLISHED 20 YEARS AGO. What will Cottonwood do about the fourth of July? Cele- brate or not celebrate. Mrs. W. W. Brown of Grange- ville is visiting with Mrs. Walter Brown of this place. Miss Olive Howard, of Pal- ouse, Wash., is visiting with her sister. Mrs. F. H. Stevenson, of this village. We have received Vol. 1, No. 2 of the Nezperce Herald, a bright newsy sheet, edited by G. S. Martin. We wish Brother Mart- in better success than his pre- dicessors, and judging from the, copy before us, are satisfied that deserve it. | of concrete or he will FIRST COMMUNION DAY. Several small boys and girls will receive their first Holy Communion at the Catholic {church Sunday, at the morning | services. The church will he beautifully decorated for the oc- casion. These services are al- ways very impressive and are at- tended by practically every member of the parish as well as | many outsiders. ROCK WORK SLOWS HIGHWAY: TRAVEL IS BLOCKED—TO BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR UP RIVER C. G. Griffin, in charge of Grant Smith & Co.’s headquart- ers camp No. 1 at White Bird, states that the work on the eon- tract on the north and south highway is progressing rapidly. “The contract embraces 2 miles in seven separate sections Letween White Bird and New Meadows, in Adams county; four sections of two miles, one- half mile, one mile and five miles respectively, between White- Bird and the John Day ranch; a, two-mile section extending north from the steel bridge two and one-half miles north of Rig- gins, and a 500-foot section at Race creek, one 1 north of Riggins, and a section about nine and one-half miles, extending north from a point about 15 miles north of New Meadows,” explained Mr. Griffin. “These sections some of the roughes worst grades and cury least as much more mileage should be rebuilt to make the highway safe and permit travel at uniform speed. Original est- imates of the project had to be cut down considerably to come within the appropriation, which was finally placed at $597,000, the approximate amount of our contract, on basis of quantities and classification estimated by state highway engineers. Solid Rock in Slate Creek. “The, work at the north end is the heaviest, running largely through solid rock, especially in the Slate Creek canyon. The first mile, however, commencing ata point about three miles south of White Bird, is loose material, grade being carried up and hack from the river, where the old road was formerly cover- ed by high water in places. There is no timber to speak of, except on the long section et the south end through the Little Salmon valley canyon. Grading on this section is comparatively light, with many large boulders. “In covering this work we have installed two outfits, each consisting of a caterpiller’ tract- or steam shovel, with dinkey lo- comotives and also a port- able air compressor for ‘drilling. One of these outfits started at the north end and the other at the south end, but we were coml pelled to move the latter to the section north of Riggins by se- vere weather of Jast December, and only clearing in progress on the southern section as yet. The work in the Slate creek can- yon has_ been done largely by hand, having been sublet to sta- tion men. Three-fourths of the first section is completed, about 80 per cent of the fourth section (Slate creek), and about 75 per cent, of the work just north of tiggins (Race creek), a total of about 40 per cent of the entire work. Warns Motor Tourists “Work has been carried on with as full force as conditions permitted, but we have been hampered by starting work at the worst time of year and hav- ing to freight all our machinery and supnlie 1 miles or more ever roads’ well-nigh impassable. We expect to complete our con- tract before the end of this year. “No one should vlan to travel over the highwav between New Meadows and White Bird except on a saddle horse. as one or other of our shovels will have the road Wlocked at al! times, although we do what we can to nermit the passage of local traffic. There is no detour possible. the road being narrow and _ running eliminate road and s, but at RONICLE > | eqooneged: Postponed >< DUE TO THE ILLNESS OF TWO OF THE STUDENTS | WHO HAVE PARTS IN THE SENIOR CLASS PLAY, IT IS NECESSARY TO POSTPONE THE PLAY TO Wednesday, May 19th REMEMBER THE DATE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH se Baccalaurate Services AT I. 0. 0. F. HALL SUNDAY EVENING, AT 8 P. M. Baccalaurate Sermon Music tenet to sect etectete ostectedeetodgeseten TO HOLD DEMONSTRATION. Ralph M. Pavey, County Agri- cultural Advisor will be in Cot- tonwood, Mdnday, May 24th to meet the farmers and give de- monstrations and talks on squar- rell and grasshopper poisoning and to organize the farmers for united action along these lines. The local members of the Execu- tive Committee of the County Farm Bureau have been working on the matter of taking timely action to combat the grasshop- per plague, which threatens to he worse this vear than last, and this meeting has been arranged to interest the farmers to take timely action and to hear from Mr. Pavey what other sections of the county are doing in the way of prenaring to fight the plague. By Choir of the Methodist Church An actual demonstration of voi- son mixing and methods employ- ed will be given and it is honed many farmers will attend. Mr. Pavey will be the guest of the Commercial Club at luncheon to which all the farmers are cord- | ially invited. Further announce- ments next week. ORDER MORE POISON. The 100 ounces of strychnine received last week by the Idaho County farm bureau has ail been placed among the farmers and the bureau is daily expecting another shipment of 100 ounces. County Agent Ralph Pavey visited Ferdinand on Tuesday of | this week where a demonstra- tion mixing and placing poison beit was held, Quite a number of farmers were out and a great| deal of interest was shown. Cam- paigns for squirrel contro] are meeting with marked success in all sections of the county and great advancement is being made in the extermination of | this pest. Mr. Pavey stated that farm-| ing conditions in the Ferdinand section were more advanced than in the vicinity of Grangeville, farmers having been able to get practically through with their spring plowing, but little seeding having heen accomplished. feports of grasshoppers} hatching in different sections in most instances have proven to be crickets, stated Mr. Pavey, who is now negotiating for bait at} wholesale prices. Farmers should | keep close watch on these insects and report to the farm agent as soon as hatching sets in so that proper steps can be taken for} their control. Grangeville | Globe. PROMINENT MEN VISIT. C. E. Arney of the Northern Pacific, F. Benz, potatoe expert of’ Toppenish, A. W. Kjosness, | county extension director and O. H. Barber, state immigration commissioner of the state of Idaho made up a party of prom- inent men who visited Cotton- wood Thursday in the interest of agricultural subjects. They were taken from here in an auto-| mobile by M. M. Belknap for a tour over the country tributary | to Cottonwood. From Cotton-| vood the party was taken to] Ferdinand. Be glad. That is what “Pollv-| anna” has been making veonle, do for years, even when its in-| novations were being met with sneers and jeers from skeptics. : + v % + ¢ Rev. Marion Sligar 3 + e > + ee i a GIVES INTERESTING TALK. Major F. A. Fenn, editor of the Kooskia Herald, gave a splendid address at assembly at the university, says the Moscow Mirror. The subject of the ad- dress was “The Nez Perce War.” Mr. Fenn is one of the pione- ers of the northwest. His fath- er, S.S. Fenn, lived here when Idaho, was a part of Washing- ton. Mr. Fenn’s oldest son at- tended the first school in Idaho, which was taught by Mrs. Rob- inson at Florence. Mr. Fenn told of his participa- tion in the Indian wars, he hav- ing been in the Cottonwood skirmish with the red skins, and was also present at the White- bird affair when the early set- tlers held their Indians. The audience was deeply in- terested in the early events of Idaho. | Mr. Fenn is an excel- lent and interesting speaker. SCHOOL NOTES. (By Wm. A. Lustie) Final examinations for the High School will be given on Wednesday and Thursday, May 19th and 20th. Senior examina- tions were given yesterday and to-day. A large number of pupils from outside districts were in to take state seventh and eighth grade examinations held during Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day this week. Twenty-five students in the high school are from _ outside districts. Almost enough tui- tion money will be collected from these districts to pay the salary of one of the high school teach- ers. In a debate in English II, taught by Miss Sully, on question: Resolved that United States should have a standing army, the decision was a tie. The fifth and sixth grades held an overall picnic near the Monastary last Saturday. overalls. But the living still keeps robe wore high cost of soaring. ONLY ONE GAME SUNDAY. The baseba!l! games scheduled for Sunday, May 9 had to be all postponed on account of rain in- terfering with the exception of Grangeville, who opened the sea- son at Kooskia. The game at Kooskia resulted in a victory for the Kooskia hpys by a score of 12 to0. From reports received here Kooskia showed unusual form and outplayed the county seat boys at every stage of the game. The schedule for next Sunday | is as follows: Winchester at Grangeville. Kooskia at Craigmont. Cottonwoud at Kamiah. Nezperce at Ferdinand. MOVES OFFICES. Dr. J. D. Shinnick removed his offices from the Butler building to rooms above the Turner Drug Store and in the future the doct- or will be found in his new loca- tion. After the first of the month he will occupy the corner rooms over the drug store, now occupied by Lloyd Turner and wife. The Turners will remove own with the | the | the | Ev- | ervybody including Miss Ward- | $2.00 PER YEAR ATTENTION K. P. | John N. Nankervis, Grand! Chancellor of the Knights of} Pythias Order for the Domain! of Idaho, will make his official | visit with Mckinley Lodge No. 38 Tuesday evening May 18th. All members of the Order are | requested to be present. Refreshments will be served by the Pythian Sisters immed- iately upon the closing of the general order of business. NEW COUNTY, THEN HIGHWAY KAMIAH MERCHANT SAYS COUNTY DIVISION NECES- SARY FOR HIGHWAY. A movement for a new county embracing portions of Lewis and ,Idaho counties in the upper | Clearwater country will doubt- | less again come before the ligis- jlature which meets next Janu- | ary according to a statements of M. B. Rushton of the Kamiah | Hardware Co., who visited Lew- | iston last week and gave out an, | interview to the Tribune. The | Progress has been aware of this | fact for some time and when it comes, we believe, with Mr. Rushton, that it will meet with | approval from a majority of the | people of this section. | | Mr. Rushton is much interest- ed in the construction of the! Lewis and Clark highway from | Lewiston to Missoula, Mont., and | states that it will he difficult to secure this construction beyond | the Clearwater county boundar- ‘ies until a river county is ereat- 2 | “The river sections of both | Lewis and Idaho counties are too far removed from the seats of | government to receive much at- | tention and for the next several | years the entire energies of the ; two counties will be devoted to jhighway construction on_ the | prairie plateaus.” said Mr. Rush- , | ton. “We, who reside along the | river, want the down river out- ‘let and the development of the | fertile upper river country can |never be realized until we are given the advantages of such a | highway. There are many other | problems in which the river com- !munities alone are interested |and for these reasons we feel | that much more satisfactory re- | sults could be attained if a river county is created and we are g#iv- }en a county government at home | to deal directly with these prob- | lems so important to our devel- | opment. ; “At the present time our iden- | tity with the county government | is almost entirely a matter of | paying taxes, as the vote in the | river section of the two counties {is so small as to be of little in- fluence in matters of county | government. We have three | good towns in the river district of the two counties; have a large farming and livestock country directly tributary to the valley; have an assessed valuation that entitles us to a new county and have timber and mineral re- sources of great value. “I feel that I am expressing the sentiment of the people of the river communities when I say that if a new county is cre- ated, there will be no cessation of effort until the construction of the Lewis and Clark highway from Lewiston to the boundary of the national forest is complet- ed. We would extend this high- way up the South Fork from Kooskia to give access to the en- tire upper country and we would provide grades that would give the farmers on the highlands easy access to the river road. “At the present time petitions ave being circulated asking that , the small federal apnortionment for the Lewis and Clark high- wav in Lewis county be transfer- ed to the north and south state highway between Winchester and Ilo. ‘It is represented that the money will be lost to the county entirely unless such a transfer is secured. T am in- formed as to the status of these funds, but feel that there has, heen neeligence on the part of somehody, if no reparations have been made by the county to meet the rennirements that! wonld allow this federal money ; to be expended for hiehway con- | NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sectiens Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers, The Lewis County Farm Bar- eau has succeeded in securing a successor to County Agent, A. E. Wade in the person of Mr Behn- ke of Oregon. Nearly $4000 has been’ sub- scribed, mostly by workers in the Milwaukee shops and the Panhandle sawmill to finance and start a general store on the co-operative plan at Spirit Lake. F. E. McDonald of Kellog was electricuted and E. Chilton seri- ously burned and injured Tues- day at the Washington Water Power company’s — substation near the Sweeny mills, west of Bradley, Idaho. There were 595,224 acres of land covered by squirrel poison- ing work under farm bureau au- spices in the state of Idaho last year, Attendance at meetings held in connection with this work totaled 5180. _ Acecordng to Lewis Williams, internal revenue collector of Ida- ho, the leaders of Boise’s opium ring have held a council and have decided not to sell, under any circumstances, any form of nareoties to white people. _ The body of the 5-year-dld Dennis boy, who was drowned in the Snake river at Lewiston about a month ago, has been re- covered at Pennewawa, about 40 miles below the city. The body was discovered by Ferryman Polk. May 17 will see the start of the ship-by-truck caravan, a so- lid convoy of motor trucks which will proceed from Spokane to Lewiston and return, with stops at all towns en route. The ob- ject is to demonstrate the pos- sibilities of improved transport- aton where good roads exist. A. Davis was taken to Grange- ville last week from Nezperce by Deputy Sheriff Smith, of Lewis county, and pleaded guilty be- fore Judge Seales to theft of a suit of clothing and other arti- cles at Winchester. He was sentenced at from six months to five years in the state peniten- tiary. With 15,225 brands now re- corded in the state by steckmen at an expense of more than $3000, the department of agri- culture recently sent notice by registered mail telling all cattle and sheep men that unless they had their brands renewed by Friday, May 7, they would be de- clared null and void. The Weekly Market Bulletin, issued by the department of agriculture May 7, shows that the northwestern apple season, now closing, has been greatest, from the viewpoint of produc- tion, in the history of the box apple industry. Two years ago almost 23,000 cars were shipped from the four states, Washing- ton, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The banks of Twin Falls coun- ty, up tothe middle of last month had lent $16,000 to boys and girls in the county for live- stock in the farm bureau junior clubs. The youngsters signed notes for one year at 7 percent, with the privilege of renewal for another year. The notes carry only the signatures of the boys and girls who obtained the loan. The American Legion of Kamiah has purchased two lots near the south end of Main street where they will erect a building 30x100 feet to be used for legion activities. A stage will be built at one end of the main room. Two large fireplaces a hardwood floor for dancing, and a ladies rest room will be features of the building. Refusing to submit longer to the poor decisions of Umpire Beck. Coach Hutchinson of the University of Idaho baseball nine withdrew his team from the field in the ninth inning of the eame with Whitman College at Walla Walla Saturday. The final score of the game was real- ly 8-6 in favor of Idaho, but the official score book shows an 8-8 into the house now occupied by | struction where it was intended. | tie with one out still needed to ae Ee ae CS Se Progress. | —Kamiah jf the ninth inning.