Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, July 9, 1920, Page 1

RONICLE COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1920 $2.00 PER YEAR COUNTY JOBS GO BEGGING LITTLE INTEREST IS SHOWN IN THE COMING ELECTIONS. Politics appear to be the peo- ple’s least troubles in Idaho county this year and both the Democrats and Republicans had a hard time to induce competent | men and women to let their names go before the voters at the coming primary and general election, which will be held on August 17th and November 2nd respectively. Saturday was the last day on which nominations could be filed for the several county offices to be filled at the November elec- tions. There are only a few fights on to win in the primary election, the Republicans as well as the Democrats having more than one candidate for the state represen- tative, on the Republican ticket there is also a contest on at the primaries for commissioner of the second district. Those filing were: On the republican ticket Seth Jones filed for state senator, Lloyd Fenn of Kooskia and FE. C, Atkinson of Ferdinand for state representative; J .D. Long, Ed. Vincent and J. O Clark for three commissioner districts, these men being the present incum- bents; G W. Corbet of Ferdinand for commissioner of the second district; J. G Eimers for sheriff; Cal Hazelbaker for assessor; John Byron, probate judge; Leonard Case, school superinten- dent; Bert Auger, prosecuting attorney, and A. J. Maugg, cor- oner. The republicans did not file for the office of county treasur er. The democrats filing were: A. J. Stuart of Stites, state sen- ator; J. D. Leeper. Stites; J. J. Pulse and Victor Peterson, both of Grangeville, for state repre- sentative: W. H .Eller, sheriff; Otie L. Cone, treasurer; W. T.. Campbell, probate judge; E M. Griffith. county attorney. The democrats did not file for the offices of commissioners. assessor, superintendent of in- struction or coroner. How New Law Works. Memorandum and synopsis of opinions given by Attorney General's office concerning primary election laws. 1. The provisions of the gen- eral election law requiring the Registrar to place the electors’ oaths in the hands of the proper judges of election is not appli- cable to primary elections. The oaths should be retained by the Registrar until the general elec- tion. 2. The Registrar should de- liver the register to the Judges of the election at primary elec- tions and in cases where there are more than one set of Judges acting on the same day, it will be necessary to prepare an addition- al register for each set of Judg- es. 8. Poll Books in which clerks of election enter the names of electors in numerical order, should be furnished at primary elections, also a check or poll list showing the registered voters of each precinct. 4. The laws providing for ab- sent voting are applicable under the new primary law. 5. The primary election in 1920 is held on the first Tuesday of August, to-wit: August 3rd. 6. The candidate for a dist- rict, county or precinct office to be voted for at a primary elec- tion must supplement the statute form of nomination by adding a statement as to what office he becomes a candidate for. 7. The words “the elec- tion, held at —A. D. —” occur- ing in the jurat set out following the nomination paper in Section 548, Compiled Statutes, are a clerical error, and superfluous. 8. Delegates to the county convention are, under the law, required to be nominated as provided for the nomination of candidates for county offices under the provisions of See. 543, and their names are to be print- (Continued on page 7) AT LEAST 2000 WERE PRESENT CEREMONIES WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE—SISTERS THANK PUBLIC The anxiety, worry and act- ivity connected with the work of preparation to make the celebra- tion a success are over, and all connected with it can cast a glance of satisfaction on the re- sults obtained. On July the 5th the weather was ideal. There were celebra- tions of the national holiday in the surrounding towns, but the choice of many people led them to St. Gertrude’s and if any of them have kept it a profound secret, for every countenance was radi- ant with joy, bearing a_ smile which could mean but one thing viz we are and we feel at home. What was the size of the at- tendance? That is hard to tell, but one who scanned the multi- tude, as it marched orderly un- der their respective banners, does accept the estimate, made by onlookers, that 2000 at least must have visited St. Gertrude’s on that day. Some one present counted upward of 200 autos, leaving alone the other vehicles of different description. At 9°30 sharp, as announced, the procession began to wind its way between lines of ever-greens floating bunting and streamers and waving flags. The order of the procession was as follows: First a detachment of the Cot- tonwood Council of K. C. and of the Catholic Foresters, followed by the processional cross, the al- tarboys; young ladies; married ladies with their banner and badges; the St. Joseph’s Verein and other men societies also with banners and badges; the Sisters of St. Gertrude with banner and the statue of St. Benedict; the flower girls in white dresses and wreaths carrying the “Coat of Arms” of St. Gertrude; the Rev. Pastors of the prairie; his Lord- ship D. M. Gorman, Bishop of Boise; another body of men and women with a detachment of K. C. and Catholic Foresters closing the march. All having taken their places on the platform of the new Chap- el the solemn field high mass be- gan. The celebrant was Very Rev. Father Philip O. S. B., Prior of St. Michael’s, assisted by the tev. Fathers Baerlocher and Rompe. The Rev. Fathers Martin, O. S. B. of Keuterville and Phelan of Grangeville assist- ed his Lordship as deacons 0: honor. The Sisters of St. Gertrude conducted the musical and -sing- ing program with their usual ef- ficiency. At the end of the mass his Lordship conferred upon the avpreciative assembly a special blessing, in the name of His Holiness Pope Benedict XV and then was conducted back to his quarters. Social Picnic. It took but a few moments for the crowd to locate the booths, regretted it, they must/ formed ranks in the procession tables and places of recreation. Ere long the willing waiters. ladies and gentlemen, were kept busy, supplying the wants of their eager customers, with lit- tle interruption up to the depart ing hour. Let us leave our friends to enjoy themselves free- ly and to partake of the good things provided for them. Let us however pay a special tribute of thanks and appreciation to the members of the several commit- tees, for their fine organization, their devotedness and unfailing courtesy, which contributed not a little to the success of the feast. Laying of the Cornerstone. We are now coming to the cul- minating event of the day, the| laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Gertrude. At the sign- al agreed upon, the multitude of people, which had by this time] grown to full number, again to escort the Sisters, the Priests | and our beloved Bishop to the grounds where the cornerstone | was to be layed. In sweet and solemn accents The Convent bells ring out And thrill with fervent senti-| ments The hearts of all about. In reverential silence Devoted throngs move on, While loud and ever clearer The Convent bells ring on. No envy mars their ringing Distance lends but charm to it; Greeting to “New St. Gert-! rude’s” bringing For such message they are fit. This pageant had to be seen in order to be duly appreciated. We dare say that our prairie never witnessed a crowd of people of such size, so respectful, so at-| tentive and in turn so religious- ly enthusiastic, as, for instance, when they sent up to heaven the} sweet, yet entrancing strains of | the “Ave Maria” of Lourdes. The Rev. Fr. Baerlocher ex- plained in eloquent words the} meaning of the laying of the cor- nerstone. He made plain to the people that this noble building was not erected for any selfish enterprise, but was to give test- imony to the zeal of the good) Sister’s for the greater glory of | God and the moral and spiritual welfare of their fellow citizens. The concluding words of the Rev. speaker had already been anticipated by the minds of his hearers, viz. tnat the building of | the new St. Gertrude ought to enlist the co-operation of all; that it ought not to be an indiv- idual enterprise but one in which everyone must be interested. It would take too long to des- cribe the actual ceremony of the | laying of the cornerstone, but is has surely corveyed many im- pressive thoughts to all present. At the conclusion of the service our Rt. Rev. Bishop cast a spell over the audience by the vibrat- ing accents of his well known elo quence, and no doubt, the auth- orized words of the head of the diocese of Boise will remain em- blazoned on our minds and hearts of his spiritual children. Before repairing anew to their | tion. amusements and recreations the {Continued on page 2) Pen sketching of St. Gertrude Convent now under con- struction, the corner stone having been laid Monday BUYS ANOTHER HARDWARE HOENE AND BENNETT PUR- CHASE FERDINAND HDW. STORE John Hoene and H. H. Bennett a former employee of the Hoene Hardware here, but who has re- cently been employed by a Nez- perce firm, closed a deal Monday with Anderson, Bolick and Kav anaugh of Lewiston for the Ferdinand Hardware and took possession of the newly acquired store Tuesday morning. The store will me in charge of Mr. Bennett, who wil! remove his family to Ferdinand from Nez- perie. It is the intention of the new proprietors to greatly in- crease the stock and they handle the same line of farm im- plements and hardware as car- ried by the Hoene Hardware in Cottonwood and at Winona. Mr. | Hoene stated that the store at | Ferdinand would be run indep- endently of the store here or at | Winona. Since the first of the year, | Mr. Hoene has acquired posses- sion of the Winona Hardware and the deal completed Monday gives him three fine hardware stores on the prairie. FAMILY RE-UNION. A real family reunion took place at the home of Mrs. Bar- bara Reed Sunday, when seven daughters and 14 grandchildren spent the day with her. Two sons, two daughters and eight grand children were unable to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yount motored up from lone Ore. Saturday and Mr and Mrs. Car] Kazan, came in from Seattle the same day. A_ bounteous dinner was served and all enjoy- ed themselves very much. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C, T. Staal and family, Mr. and Mrs Carl Yount and family, Mr. ana Mrs. Carl Kazan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Downer and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Kollen- burn and family, and the Misses Edna and Julia Reed. COX AND ROOSEVELT. James M. Cox, governor of Ohio, was nominated for presi- dent of the United States in the Democratic national conventior at 1:40 o’clock Tuesday morning on the 44th ballot by acclama- Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, assistant secretary of the navy, was nominated for vice president. DEATH OF MRS. HUFF. Undertaker A. H. Nau receiv- ed a telegram this morning from Martin V. Huff, requesting him) to make the necessary arrange- ments for interment of the re- mains of Mrs. A. Huff Sunday. The remains will arrive in Cot- tonwood Saturday evening. Mrs. Huff was a former resident of no further details. wil! | | FARMERS’ PICNIC. | A county-wide Farm Bureau! | meeting and Picnie will be held} | at the Columbus crossing of Cot-| | tonwood creek on Saturday, July 10, which will be addressed by Prof. R. Benz, agricultural agent | of the Northern Pacific railway, and also by Prof. H. P. Davis of the state university, who will discuss some featurers of the| work of the State Experiment station which will be of interest to the Farm Bureau members. The Idaho County Shorthorn breeders association meeting will also be present to adopt by-laws and other business, and it is ex- pected that two of the live stock |experts from the state univer-| sity will be present to advise with them. All members are invited to turn out and bring their families and lunch baskets for a good old fashioned basket dinner and picnic and enjoy an old fashion- ed visit with your neighbors and friends. Delightful shade, abun- | dant grass and pure water, with | shelter if desired at the Colum- bus school house. Committee: Geo. A. Cowgill, Edwin Nelson, S. V. Fullaway, R B. Pavey, A. F. Parker. INVENTOR HERE. J. F. Jones, erstwhile inventor, and patentee of the Jones auto-| matic Air Line Coupler, former- ly of Keuterville and who about two years ago interested several veople here in his invention, was in town this week talking and visiting with those interested with him. A new company The Duplex Coupler Co. has been formed and incorporated under the laws of Montana for $300.- 000.00 capital and considerable stock has been sold to parties in Helena and Whitefish, Mont., Vocal parties interested with Mr. Jones have taken stock in the new company and it is the object to further develop and perfect their coupler which they believe will before long be adopted on trains in this country. A sim- ilar coupler is now being used on roads in Canada and seems to be giving good satisfaction. CELEBRATION ON RIVER. A big wild west show is being planned and will be staged on Joseph Plains near Fly Blow August, 3, 4,5 and 6. Exten- sive preparations are being made to make the celebration a grand success. Those in charge of the affair expect to have the best bucking horses of the entire riv- er section and the cowboy who wins first honors will be entitled to his prize from a standpoint of riding at least, as some very | hard bucking horses still roam on the range in the Salmon and Snake river country. The peo- ple of the entire river section are all taking an active interest in this coming event and hope to entertain a large number of prairie people on the above dates. More will be said about this cel- ebration from time to time and we hope to be one of the “tender- foots” present to take in the sports that drew large crowds in the pioneer days of the west. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McKeen were married Thursday of last week by Judge Mattoon. This is the third time these two well known Kamiah residents have been united in marriage. Twice before they were wed and later decided to separate, living apart ‘a yew years at each time. Both have a large number of friends in this section and it is hoped by all that their last matrimonial venture may be fruitful of many years of happiness together.— Kamiah Progress. PICNIC AT GRANGEVILLE. The Knights of Columbus of Cottonwood Council No. 1389 will hold their annual picnic at Grangeville Sunday, July 11th. It is the intention of all members of the council who will take in the picnic to attend services 7+ Grangeville Sunday morning af-| ter which they will sojourn to the picnic grounds and svend th- day with members of the K. C. of Grangeville. Mrs. G. F. Whitson and son, | Millard, spent the week end with this section. The telegram gave | friends here and took in the cel-| bration at the Convent sents -| tom, NEWS AROUND THE STATE 4 Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers, The enrollment at the summer session of the Lewiston Normal has now passed the 350 mark. Grasshoppers have begun to make their appearance in certain portions of Latah county where they were in large numbers last year. _ A new classification of salar- les went into effect July 1, which affects the pay of sixteen regu- lar employees in the Lewiston post office. Under this class- ification, an advance in pay is made ranging from 10 to 30 per cent. The salary increases will amount to approximately $3000 a month. Crop conditions in the Palouse section and Camas prairie coun- try of the state look better than they have in the last three | years,” said Julius H. Jacobson, of the Idaho crop reporting ser- vice Thursday upon his return to Boise from a trip of inspection through that part of the state. _ Twenty-three carloads of cher- ries were sent out of Lewiston last week via the American Rail- way Express company, according to information given out by Agent H. E. Haynes. Held in the district court in the sum of $1000 bonds to answ- er to a charge of violating the “blue sky” law, T. D Geizen- tauer is the first man arrested in the northern part of the state under the statute, and the second arrested in Idaho. Miss Pearl Sullivan of Nez perce was injured by a baseball striking her nose in the game be- tween Nezperce and Grangeville Monday. evidently an arterv was severed, as the young wom- an suffered many hemorrhages. At least 100 ex-service men are expected to be enrolled dur- ing the fall semester in the voca- tional courses of the university of Idaho offered under the sup- ervision of the federal board for vocational education. Workmen, excavating under the store of David & Sons at Moscow, unearthed a keg—of old style steel cut nails. The build- ing has stood for nearly thirty years and it is supposed these nails were buried when the building was erected. Idaho baseball fans will be pleased to know that Walter Johnson, former Weiser, Idaho, star, has finally managed to pitch himself a notch higher in the hall of fame. In his 14 years service with the Washing- ton American league team John- son last Thursday pitched his first no-hit, no-run game, defeat- ing Boston Red Sox bya 1-0 score. More wool remains unsold in the hands of Idaho growers at the present time than has ever been in their hands before at | this time of the year, says R. B. Millin, sheep specialist of the University of Idaho extension division, in a statement concern- ing “determining the value of wool.” Last fall The Moscow Mirror stated that within a year farm lands in Latah county would bring $200 per acre. The state- ment was “taken with a grain of salt” by many conservative per- sons, but the record has been made several times and it has now been beaten by $25 per acre. The Peasley farm of 225 acres, one mile south of Moscow, has iust been sold to J. W. Gehrke, of Edwall, Wash., for $225 per acre without the crop. Leon, “Pat” Perrine of Nez- perce, Idaho, who won a place in the national Olympic tryouts for the pontathlon held in New York City Saturday, under the au- spices of the American Amateur Athletic union, is strictly a Uni- versity of Idaho product. When he entered the University of Ida- ho in the fall of 1915 he had never kicged a football. shot a basket or runa race. This year he marked himself as one of the ereatest all-around athletes that Tdaho has ever had by winning his “T” in football, basketball and —_