Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, September 3, 1920, Page 1

VOLUME 28. NO. 36 BORAH FAVORS — OLD PRIMARY BORAH WANTS TO KNOW ATTITUDE OF PRIMARY LAW—GOES EAST. \ Boise, Idaho, August 27.— United States Senator W. E. Borah, who has been busily en- gaged since he returned to Idaho touring the state and speaking against the league of nations, | left tonight for the east. He will return later to this state. In an interview before his depart- ure he said. “I am going to Chic- ago for a conference with the national committee and parti- cularly with Senator New, chair- man of the speakers bureau. “T hope to get back into Idaho in October, I assume that by that time the candidates on the republican ticket will have made their position entirely clear upon matters in which some of us are so deeply concerned so_ that I may be of some real and effec- tive service. As to the primary the republican platform declined to endorse the convention sys- tem and does declare in favor of the primary principle. Iam sure Governor Davis will make his position clear and distinct upon this issue. Already some of the papers are construing it as an endorsement of the con- vention system although in my opinion wholly without justifica- tion, and others are construing it as in favor of the primary sys- tem. Whatever campaigning TI may be able to do in the state T shall do it upon the theory that it is a declaration in favor of the primary system.” Further speaking of his plans, Senator Borah said: “Tam going east to take part in the campaign. From Sept- ember 15 to November 3 I ex- pect to spend my time with it. In the immediate future I expect to ke in Indiana and New York and will start my eastern cam- paign at Indianapolis. “Later in the campaign I ex- pect to be sent again to the west, if not to Idaho, though I will pro- bably be in Idaho some time in October. I have already deliv- ered 20 sneeches in this state and, for this reason, the cam- paign leaders think T should be available elsewhere. “In my speeches 1 will deal with the league of nations and the restoration of constitional government. On these subjects IT will present my views with out regard to strict agreement with the view of any leader. They (the campaign leaders) are anx- ious to have me do it.” ISSUE PATENTS. The secretary of the interior has directed that patents in fee be issued by the general land of- fice to 276 Nez Perce Indians to comply with the recommenda- tions of the competency commis- sion which visited the Nez Perce agency last year to adjudge what Indians were competent. They reported 60 per cent of the In- dians as competent. The Fort Lapwai Indian agen- cy will begin writing leases on Indian lands, Monday, Septem- ber 6. No leases will be made on allotments for which patents are to be issued, and lands which are to be advertised for sale will not be leased until after the sale in November. Allotments not sold will then be leased for one year, for spring crop, or for two years for summer fallow crop. Under a recent act of congress a fee of $5 is now collected from each lessor before the lease is ap- proved. Hereafter all leases will contain a mandatory clause requiring lesses to exterminate crop pests such as_ squirrels, gophers, Jim Hill mustard and fan weed. Among the Indians who will receive their patents are several who make their homes _in the Cottonwood, Greencreek, Ferdin- and and Winona sections. Mrs. Edgar Fry entertained a number of Cottonwood ladies at her country home Friday after- noon. Several other ladies were one of the finest homes in eounty. BROWN RENTS RANCH. Sidney Brown on Saturday rented his fine farm of 375 acres tonwood to Lawrence Jacobs for a term of three years and will remove his family to Lewiston the last of the week where they will make their future home. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1920 ‘ELLER LOCATES STOLEN CAR NEAR located four miles north .of Got-| Sheriff “Bill” Eller, Friday Sidney purchased a home in| evening located the Oldsmobile Lewiston some time ago near eight, near Westlake, said to the St. Joseph hospital. Brown will remain here to fin- ish his threshing and will hold a public sale some time in October at which time he will dispose of his farm implements etce., and will then join his family at Lew- | iston. Mr. Jacobs, Mr.) have been stolen from Lewiston Aug. 17 by Jake Taylor and H. N. Hendry, after a search of | several days which took the of- who has_ been} farming in the Ferdinand sec- | tion near the Oliver school house, for some time will remove his family to the Brown farm, tak-| ing possession the first of Nov- ember. Mr. Brown, since coming to Camas Prairie some fifteen years ago from South Carolina has accumulated some of the best farming land on Camas Prairie, being the owner also of a fine tract of land two miles) south of Cottonwood, he came to the prairie practically “broke” and now has_ property that is} said to run well into the six fig-| ures. During these years, how- ever, his working day has not) shows then exhibiting at the} the eight hour one, but! public school grounds. been from day light to dark. Mr.| Brown has decided to take life} easier and to enjoy some of the) fruits of his early labors. His | many friends on the prairie wish | him and his family happiness in! their new home. PRAISE NEW COURT HOUSE. | Most everyone, from the west side of the county who has been | at Grangeville recently, and in-| spected the new court house at the county seat speak very high- ly of the new edifice, and one that Idaho county can well feel proud of. The present board of county commissioners purchased | the building from the school district at Grangeville and after | having it remodeled, the county officers removed into the same! early this spring. Since then, the building has been painted and the grounds about it improv- | ed until it now makes a fine ap- pearance for the city of Grange ville as welf' as for the best coun- ty in the state. The old court house has been} considered a fire trap for some time and many of the officers were cramped for room as well as sufficent vault space to prop- erly take care of their valuable, papers. We believe the com-| missioners made a wise move} when they purchased the new site, as to build a new home for, the county officers would have cost the taxpayers many times, the money expended in buying} and remodeling the old school building with no better results. | The present building will be) able to care for the wants of | Idaho county for many years to} come. In speaking of the new court | house Judge Scales on his last visit in Grangeville said: “Idaho} county now has the best court) room in the 10th Judicial dist- rict.” POSED FOR PICTURE. For the first time in histor'y, | a pope has posed for the motion picture camera. Not only was permission granted for the film- ing of scenes in Lourdes chapel grounds but Pope Benedict Sun- day took a leading part, posing for various groups and then for “close ups,” and expressing much amusement at the persist- ence of the Americans graphers who went within four feet of the pontiff and snapped him, smiling, into the camera. This occurred after the pope had concluded mass to the visit- ing American Knights of Colum- bus in the open vatican gardens and had given holy communion personally to each knight. Vat- ican officials were amazed that the pope appeared in these photo-, | ship to his native home. ficers to different parts of the county. The Lewiston Tribune of Saturday gave the following account of the affair in which the sheriffs of Nezperce, Lewis and Idaho counties took part. It read as follows: Two men and two women are playing “hide and seek” with the officers of Idaho, Lewis and Nez Perce counties. It appears that the quartette sought comprises Jake Taylor and H.N. (Red) Hendry and two women compan- ions, names unknown. They are under suspicion of being the) persons who on the night of Aug. 17 stole an Oldsmobile from Frank White, the car disappear- ing from a point on F street, Lewston, at a time when Mr. White had_ left the auto for a brief period to visit the carnival The car had originally been owned by Marsh Wright and bore the license tag number of 606. It appears that the car was taken from Lewiston to the Tlo locality and was seen there with the license number —T | c1 to make the showing of 909. also appears form reports reach- ing the officers that the j try, two} women involved worked in a hotel at Craigmont and were un- der suspicion of stealing $100 in currency from a lodger, but evi- dence available was insufficient to maintain a case. At that time it seems Taylor and Hendry had the auto cached in a hay- stack and went to the Cental ridge section where they worked for a period for a farmer named Senters. One night they disap- peared after five gallons of gas- oline were surreptiously taken ;from the Senters place. Then it seems that the four in the auto appeared in the Whitebird coun- apparently en route to southern Idaho, but were re- puired to turn back when they found the road was not open. Still later they were seen near Whitebird by Lewiston parties who are acquainted with Taylor and Hendry. The latest ad- vices show they appeared at Fenn Wednesday night and bought five gallons of gas, stat- ing that they had a 75-mile trip to make. That night it was raining, and trecing the car, the officers found that it had col- lided with a telephone pole near Fenn, but evidently was not put out of commission for it could not be found in the vicinity. The parties who took the car are still at large and are evading: the officers of the law, which up to the present time they have been successful in doing. | enna PD LPP PPO a teiPtetuiin ting pieeinininpapniaiiis CONTRACTOR GETS RAISE. The city council in session Monday evening gave cement walks in Cottonwood. The walks were formerly put in | for 29 cents a square foot, while hereafter property owners will have to pay 35 cents, Owing to the fact that Mr. Book had signed no contract for constructing the walks at 29c | a square foot, when asked to sign a contract for the above figures | refused to do so on the ~rounds | that he could make no money on these figures, and that since of- fering to do the work at 29¢ a square foot cement had raised 25 per cent, sand 25 per cent and likewise the new freight sche- dule is also in effect. Even at the new figures Cot- tonmood is getting her walks constructed at a lower cost than Craigmont, where the property owners pay 40 cents a square foot in Ilo and 42 c in Vollmer. Mr. Book will sign a contract with the city at 35 cents and also give bonds. SHIP BODY TO CHINA. Gee Shos Lee, a Chinaman | from Walla Walla, is here mak- ing arrangements to remove the body of the Chinaman who com- mitted suicide by hanging him- self in the building back of the old Idaho Store buildine, which | has since heen torn down, to his | relatives in China. | will recall the incident as he set | fire to the building before he committed the rash act and his hody was discovered by Fire Chief Billy McLennan who rush- ed into the building in the dark and ran into the dangling form. —Nezperce Herald. A. H. Nau, Cottonwood Under- taker received a telegram last week from a Chinaman at Pasco asking about the remains of a fellow countryman buried in this section, who they also intend to The only Chinaman buried near Cot- tonwood, is one on the August Schroeder ranch on the Salmon river. It is supposed the re- mains of this Chinaman will be dug up soon and sent to China, and not until this is done, and he is buried in his native coun- scenes for about 20 minutes,| try will-he rest in peace, accord: which proved to vatican ceremonies. ! be the most/ ing to an old belief of the Chin- , complete pictures ever taken of ese people. Delmar Hockersmith who has Ralph Coleman of Hope, Idaho| been employed as the rural mail has accepted a position with carrier out of Cottonwod depart- the Leggett Mercantile Company | ed last week for East Port, Idaho of this city. Mr. Coleman’s wife where he will be employed by the will not position as teacher in the Hope Delmar is a fine young ™man and was a of the Book, tl tractor for Pd, urday that 11,560 acres of public ook, the contractor for the ce-; ment walks a raise of 6 cents a} square foot for constructing the | Old timers | TO HOLD LAND SALES. Announcement was made Sat- lands will be sold in eight coun- ties in the state during the month of September. In addi- tion to the land there will be one hundred thousand dollars’ worth of timber land, most of it in Shoshone and Benewah counties, offered for sale, said I. N. Nash, land commissioner. The series of sales opens Sept- ember 15 and closes September 30. The sale dates and acres for sale in the respective coun- ties are as follows: Latah county, on September 15, 1200 acres; Clearwater county, Sept- ember 16.4760 acres; Lewi county, September 17, 360 acres; Nezperce county, September 18, 280 acres; Bonner county, Sept ember 28, 3240 acres; Kootenai county, September 29, ,120 acres Benewah county, September 30, 600 acres. Appraisers are engaged at present in cruising the land to be offered for sale. It was also announced that a land sale would be held in Idaho county some time in the near future. MARK BATTLE GROUND. The White Bird battle ground, near White Bird, scene of the memorable battle between Unit- ed States soldiers and Chief Joseph's Indians on June 17, 1877, is to be definitely marked by a memorial in the form of a granite shaft six feet in height, on the line of the Grangeville- White Bird highway, now near- ing completion. The bones of a cavalry officer were uncovered while grading for the new high- way and were identified by spurs belt buckle and other articles. Chiseled upon the shaft will be inscribed “Before you and to the westward lies the historic White Bird battle ground, where 35 men gave up their lives in ser- vice for their country June 17, 1877. Beneath this shaft lies one of the brave men, laid to rest where he fell.” SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY. St. Joseph school will open Monday fora term of nine months. Patrons of the schoc' anticipate a very successful school term this year. The following Sisters will have charge of the school this year: Sisters M. Mechtilde, M. Ana- stasia, M. Alphonse, M. James, Music teacher M. Sortunata. Mike Fuchs, of Slickpoo, and formerly owner of the Cot- tonwood Hotel arrived in Cot- his home to spend a short time here renewing { | ee F. D. Fairchield, Non-Partisan | League candidate for governor, WESTLAKE; THIEVES GET AWAY LEAGUE HELD MEETING. | | and F. P. Walters, a Non-Part-! isan League organizer addressed | a crowd of about 25 people in! their tent which was pitched! near the school house last Fri- | day evening. | A much larger crowd was ex- | pected by the speakers, but ow-)| ing to the weather and the fact. that few knew they were billed here for the evening, the crowd was very small. After the tent was set up a heavy rain fell until late in the evening and the speakers can- celled their engagement but when some 25 made their appear ance at the tent they concluded to hold the meeting. Mr. Fairchield, the candidst for governor, on the Non Parti- zan ticket is a farmer from Ada county, where he owns 800 acres of land. While in the city he made the Chronicle office a plea- sant call and from the impres- sion he made on us we do not) believe for a minute that he is a} Bolshevist, I. W. W., traitor or the like, that some people would | have us believe the entire league membership is composed of, how ever he did impress us as a fair minded man who does not want | to force his ideas upon any man | but if by argument he can con-| vince one to his side of the, “fence” he would spare no time)! or effort in so doing. From Cottonwood the party | went to Nezperce in an auto which carried the speakers as well as the tent and a driver. ON ANNUAL OUTING. Ten o'clock Tuesday morning six Camp Fire Girls accom- panied by their guardian and her assistant, Mrs. Sligar and Miss Rink, starting for their long postponed outing. They ar- rived at their camping site in time for dinner. | The first afternoon they were | kept busy putting their camp to rights, gathering wood and other | duties pertaining to camp life. They then made out their sche- dule appointing four girls to do k. P. and four others to carry wood and water alternately. After supper a monsterous bon fire was built around which they all sang and roasted marsh- mellows until the forest echoed and re-echoed with their joyful shouts. sreakfast at 9 and with it the discovery that the eggs had been | left behind. Five girls hiked tu Hussman’s mill and explored the old buildings and returned in time for dinner. In the after- noon three girls hiked to the top of old baldy and if anyone is curious to know who he can find their initials somewhere there- abouts. Dr. Shinnick and Mrs. Nims called that evening with the mis- sing eggs and stayed for supper, they both proclamied the girls to be excellent cooks A fine drizzle commenced about 8 and continued to grow heavier until it became a regular downpour. The girls had brought only a fly with them and it duti- fully commenced to leak until one bed could not be distineuish- ed from a small pond, so the three girls in that bed had to sit up, about 2:30 the watchers heard a band of coyotes and not knowing what they might be, awakened the others, two of the bravest of the number were rushed to a nearby farmhouse to get a man and a gun and were nearly tarred and feathered when they returned with the news that the farmer had laugh- ed at them, after the scare was over they changed watches. They returned to civilization about 8 the next evening and the girls, Misses Hamlin, Nims, | Shinnick, Hamlin, Terhaar, Rink, Shinnick and their guardian say that they would not hove missed | ‘it for anything. _— until bs ye Leggett Mercantile Co., of that| tonwood Tuesday evening from) mt. The home is/ spring, e having accepted a| city. Fae hoy - Fe old ncguaintances | in home building, A Camp Fire Girl. MOVES TO CLARKSTON. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nuxoll and son Chester left Thursday morning for Clarkston where they will spend the winter. The) family sent part of their house- hold goods and as soon as the fine new home built by Henry this summer is completed, which will require about ten days to) finish, they will ship the remain- der of their household furnish- ings. The home built by Mr.) Nuxoll in Clarkston is the latest, ing, being modern | throughout in every respect. COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. _ The forty-seventh annual ses- sion of the Columbia River Con- ae = the Methodist Episco- pal church opened at Moscow Wednesday. 8 Boise, the state capitol of Ida- ho has a population of 21,339, an increase of 400 during the past ten years. The above figures were given out by tde U. S. cen- sus department Friday. The Misses Lillian and Olive Harbke, two of Nezperce prai- rie’s popular school teachers, left last Friday for Honolulu where they will teach the coming sea- son. Approximately 4760 acres of state land lying within Clear- water county will be sold at pub- lic auction on September 16th from the front door of the court house in Orofino, There are 119 quarters, the majority of which are cut-over lands, Three million bushels of wheat must be held in Twin Falls dis- trict because cars are not avail- able to haul it to market, accord- ing to a message dispatched to Representative Addison T. |Smith to the interstate com- | merce commission. Thomas Harris, age 70, was run over by a truck Saturday at Orofino, sustaining injuries which caused his death. The old gentleman attempted to pick up his pet dog and while reaching for him fell from the moving truck passing over his stomach. That the present socalled pri- mary law of idaho is’ unsatisfac- tory to the voters of the state, who want to return to the old primary system, is the state- ment of Judge James F. Ailshie, former member of the supreme court, and at one time a resident of Idaho county. Al Bardwell who for more than 20 years conducted a barber shop at Nezperce died at his home near Spangle, Wash. where he has been residing for the past two years since retiring from the barber business at Nezperce, Death followed an operation for appendicitis. The record yield of wheat in Latah county is reported from the farm of Benscoter Bros. near Kendrick who thrashed 81 acres that overaged 59 bushels to the acre. They sold the wheat for $2.35 a bushel, receiving a pre- mium of 25 cents a bushel. The wheat was bought for seed pur- poses. Under construction at the Ida- ho state penitentiary is a model stone dairy barn which will be capable of housing 38 milk cows besides large quantities of hay and feed. This same stone is in Idaho's state capitol. Trusties are doing the work. The barn, if built by private parties would cost in the neighborhood of $18,- 000 but is only costing the state $4000. Another contract has been awarded for a link in the great Lewis and Clark highway. The contract applies to what is known as federal aid project No. 33, and extending from a point about one mile up the river from Spalding to a point one-fourth of a mile east of Arrow Junction. The Hauser construction com- pany of Portland, Ore., was the successful bidder. Five carloads of sugar, a total of 2,200 sacks or 220,000 pounds, says the Lewiston Tribune, are now on the way to Lewiston. having left the Hawaiian Islands early this week on the steam- ships “Rose City” and “Queen City.” The ships will be eight jor nine days on the way, and | several days will be needed to get the sugar from the coast to Lewiston. : Pat Perrine of Nezperce, Uni- versity of Idaho athlete who, os a member of the American Olympic team, competed in the tathlon events recently stag- ed in the Olympic stadium at Antwart, sailed for the United States August 17 on the liner Matoika. This was the informa- tion received by Gov. Davis from Gustavus T. Kirby, president of = American Olympic commit