Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, October 1, 1920, Page 1

VOLUME 28. NO. 40 LEASE CREAMERY TO LEWISTON FIRM. MANUFACTURING OF ICE, BUTTER AND ICE CREAM DISCONTINUED At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Cotton- wood Co-operative Creamery Co. held Saturday September 25th it was decided to discountinue the manufacturing of butter, ice and ice cream for the time being, and to accept an offer to rent the Creamery for a cream sta- tion to the Mutual Creamery Co. of Lewiston for a period of one month and then to call a special meeting of the stockholders of the above company to meet Wed- nesday October 20th at 2 p. m. at the K. of C. hall for the pur- pose of considering the future plans of the corporation. Regardine the above transac- tion the president of the corpor- ation, John Hoene, gives out the following statement. Owing to the lack of sufficient cream received and the high cost of overhead expenses such as labor, fuel, water, power, sup- plies ete., it has been decided to quit the manufacturing of creamery products for the pre- sent time. When the Cottonwood Co-op- erative ‘Creamery Co., was or- ganized in June 1916, cream pro- ducers were not receiving the price, test and service they felt they were entitled to and the or- ganization was speedily complet- ed and the creamery received its first cream in the latter part of July 1916. Since that time the creamery has been in sturdy op- exzation and has done well up to about a year ago when prices of labor, supplies ete., came toa peak. It has been hoped that dairying would be more develop- ed but owing to the high price of rain and fuel there was less cream produced then in former years. Our creamery is still on a sound financial basis but we do not believe in operating at a loss. The company has reduced the indebtedness over 3000.00 in the four years of operation which goes to show that it has not done so bad. It must also be consid- ered that the big cream central- izers have made competion very hard by making every effort to secure cream from this territory by paying very attractive prices for the creams and making every effort to get it some way. In reviewint® the Boise Week- ly Markets Bulletin we find that from 6 to 8 cents more is paid for cream in our territory then m Boise, Salt Lake and other southern Idaho towns. There must be some reason for this difference in price. Whether the creamery will be again operated in the future asa manufacturing plant or used as a cream station or disposed of to other cream companies will de- pend on the attitude of the stock hoders at a_ special meeting called October 20th. It is very important that every stock holder and cream patron is rep- resented at this meeting. We wish to take this oppor- tunity to thank the stock holders and patrons who have been so loyal to our home concern and hope that we may be able to re- sume operations in the future or find a satisfactory way to give cream patrons every opvortunity to dispose of their dairy pro- ducts to advantage. JONES IS BACK. Victor Jones, better known as “Grasshopper” Jones arrived in Idaho county the first of the week from southern Idaho where he has been fightine grasshop- ners since leaving Idaho county. Mr. Jones will again take up the hopper firht in this county by scouring the country for grass- hopper beds so that in the spring an effective campaign can again he taken up. such as was conduc- ted this spring, the results of which saved the farmers thous- ands of dollars in this county. HAS LARGE AUDIENCE. Walter Thomas Mills, a noted edueator and writer, who is tour- ing the state in the interest of the Non-partisan League spoke to a large crowd in Cottonwood last evening. ELECT OFFICERS. | N. B. PETTIBONE The Knights of Columbus at) a meeting held in their council rooms last Sunday afternoon elected the following officers for| the coming year: | J. F. Jenny, G. K. W. B. Hussman, D.G.K. *! George Terhaar, C. John Knopp, F. S. George Medved, R. S. Frank Albers, T. Frank Honer, A. Edward Funke, W. Dominic Duclos, I. G. Vincent Duman, O. G. John Hoene, T. NEW BANK FOR KAMIAH ROBERTSON TO OPEN BANK AT KAMIAH IN NEAR FUTURE George M. Robertson, former cashier of the First National Bank of this city, and one of our most progressive citizens will open a new bank at Kamiah as soon as all the necessary legal matters pretaining to such an institution can be properly taken care of. Kamiah is indeed fortunate in getting a man of Mr. Robert- son’s calibre, a man who always Loosts the interests of the town in which he lives, and as far as banking is concerned is second to none. When this new bank gets under way we predict that the little Clearwater city will have another bank that they can well feel proud of. The Karftiah Progress had the following to say in regard to the opening of the new bank: “There are quite persistent ru mors floating about town that Kamiah is to have a new bank. We have been unable to get any definite dope on the matter, but the rumor is that the new in- stitution is to be organized by Geo. Robertsqn, until recently cashier of the First National Bank of Cottonwood, who is to be cashier; that several Wino- na farmers are to be among the stockholders, a bunch of stock to be sold to Kamiah people; that Mr. Robertson has bought of L. F. Horning the house where W. C. Short lives, and that on option has been secured on the building now occupied by The Progress, which was a num- ber of years the home of the Bank of Kamiah before its ab- sorbtion by the State Bank of Kamiah. The institution is to be a state bank, we understand, and have a capital of $25,000. As we go to press we are as- sured by Mr. Robertson that the rumors noted are correct and that the bank will be ready to begin business within the next few weeks, or as soon as The Progress can vacate the building.” Mr. and Mrs. Robertson de- parted for their new home last Friday, and what is our loss is Kamiah’s gain. Their many friends in Idaho county, where these folks have lived for many years, wishes them the best of success in their new home, and that the change in climate will greatly benefit Mrs. Robinson’s health, which was the cause of them leaving Cottonwood. In’ leaving Cottonwood the Robkertsons leave behind them staunch friends, and their lead- ership in the business and social doings of our little city will be hard to fill. ENTERTAIN AT CARDS. Mrs. George M. Medved and Mrs. John E. Reilly entertained a number of friends at a 500 card party Tuesday afternoon. The prize for the high score was won by Mrs. Frank Simon. Mrs. Viola Rhett receiving the con- solation prize. After the card games a light lunch was served by the hos- tesses. U. S. SENATOR COMES HERE) U. S. Senator Nugent will speak in this vicinity as follows: Grangeville 8:00 p. m., October 7th. Greencrek 10 a. m.; Ferd- inand 11 a. m., at the hall; Keu- terville 2 p. m.; m., October 8th. j laid for eight guests. Cottonwood 3 p.| ing the lunch the ladies spent | the afternoon at cards. Senator N. B. Pettibone, of Grangeville, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Idaho is a genuine dirt farmer. Mr. Pettibone, who has represented Idaho county for two terms in the state senate, owns and operates a ranch of 550 acres near Grangeville. He is a breed- er of pure-bred live stock and a member of Growers’ Association. bets SALE DRAWS ATTENTION. Much interest is being shown throughout the Lewisoton coun- try in the Bondholders’ Sacrifice Sale , of Lewiston Orchards, which takes place October 9, 1920. Applications are pouring in from all parts of the country and from present indications the 93 tracts being offered will not be sufficient to supply the de- mand. A feature that is attracting much attention is the method of sale. No land will be sold be- fore October 9. At this time the application that have been made will be placed in a hat and a line formed of purchasers in the order in which their applica- tions are drawn from the hat. The purchasers in making ap- plication indicate their several choices of tracts and in case tracts they selected have already been sold their money is refund- ed. The exceptionally low prices of $2.50 to $4.50 per acre are re- sponsible for the large number of people interested. The price of $4.50 per acre for full-bearing orchards is less than one-third the prices the same kind of land is bringing in the other irrigated districts in the Northwest. Some of the tracts in the district re- port annual crops larger than the price being asked at this sale. Most of the applications to date have been from residents of the outlying districts, and from present appearances a majority of the purchasers will be farm- ers who are looking for a small tracts near the city, where they can enjoy Lewiston’s fine sys- tem of schools, and other city advantages. The tracts offered vary from 5 to 30 acres in size and consist of land in orchard, alfalfa, corn and small produce. People realize that these are the last orchard lands that can be developed in the Lewiston Valley and are hastening to take advantage of their wonderful TELLS ABOUT TRIP. | Charles Buettner who left | Cottonwood about three weeks ago with his family in a car for California has written a very in- teresting letter to the Chronicle and his friends telling about the trip to southern California where they will make their fu- ture home. The letter reads as | follows: the Idaho Wheat, opportunity before it is too late. TO ATTEND INSTITUTE. The teachers of the Cotton- wood public school will attend institute at Moscow the coming week, which opens on Monday cand lasts until Friday. Teachers from Lewis, Nezperce, Idaho, Clearwater, Latah and Asotin counties will attend this educa- tional conference. 700 teachers are expected to attend the insti- tute. Amone the speakers to deliver lectures are some of the most prominent educators in the west. 1 O'CLOCK LUNCHEON. Mrs. R. A. Nims entertained with a 1 o'clock luncheon at her home Thursday, complimenting Mrs. Harry Driscoll of Spokane, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. E. Veilly. Covers were Follow- | San Jose, Calif. Sept. 23, 1920. No doubt you will appreciate a few lines from me in regard to our trip to sunny California. We arrived in San Jose the 16th day of September, just two weeks from the day we left Cot- tonwocd. We did not drive all this time as we stopped over at variou points all along the line, in fact we took our time, but nevertheless when we came to a good piece of road we did not hesitate to time the old Over- land up to 40 and 50 miles an hour. The old boat brought us through in fine shape, and with only three tire changes on the entire trip which was 1515 miles and during this time consumed 110 gallons of gasoline. We drove by the way of Spo- kane and then west to Daven- the port and Ellensburg and over the Snowqdulme pass which is a lovely drive with beautiful scenery and plenty of huckle berries but we did not have a chance to pick many of them as it started to rain \there and 1t rained on us until we reached the California line. The roads were very good in spite of all the rain and we used chains only once. There is a lot of construction work going on and in a few years the highway between British Columbia and Mexico will be completed. Oregon has some very rich valleys. They were shipping fruit by the train loads for east- ern markets, consisting mostly of pears, apples, and of a good quality. Here in San Jose the people are busy delivering their dried fruits, prunes and They haul them into an elevator and ware house like we do wheat in Cottonwood and there they go through the process of pack- ing and shipping. My brother, Lewis, shipped a ear of dried prunes yesterday for the firm he is working that was valued at $14,000. How is that for prunes. . We are just about settled down here, our piano came to- day, having been on the road about four weeks. The children stared to school last Monday. I hope to hear from my many friends soon. Address me at 246 Park Ave. As ever your friend, Charles Buettner. NO PRICE REDUCTION. Since Henry Ford has an- nounced a decline in the price of all his produce a great many peo- ple have been wondering if oth- er manufacturers would follow the course taken by Mr. Ford. The Buick and Dodge cars which are the two most popular models in this section will not take a drop in price according to telegrams received by the Cot- tonwood Hardware, dealers for the Dodge, and the Hoene Hard- ware, agents of the Buick. Following are the telegrams received by these local concerns, the first of the week, which po» itively states that there will be no decline in these cars: Detroit, Mich., Sept. 28, 1920. Cottonwood Hardware, Cottonwood, Idaho. Dodge Erothers’ policy has ever been to give true value for the price asked. There will b no reduction in present prices of Dodge Brothers’ car. News- paper reports to the contrary are absolutely untrue. Dodge Brothers. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 29, 1920. Chronicle, Cottonwood, Idaho. Following just received from Buick factory. “We guarantee you against any factory reduc- tion in list prices on all number 21 models on hand or in transit up to July Ist, 1921. Eldridge Buick apricotes. | | |MOVE TO COTTONWOOD. | Herman Von Bargen, who will dispose of his personal property 'on his ranch near Fenn, October | 7 at a public auction, will remove to Cottonwood and make this city his home, Having leased |his ranch to his son-in-law, James McHugh. Mr. and Mrs. | Von Bargen have continuously resided on their farm near Fenn | for 41 years and we believe this fine couple are entitled to a |rest. Whether Herman and his good wife will be contented off of the ranch, time can only tell. They expect to make a trip to California this winter. SAMUELS VISITS COTTONWOOD WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR H. F. Samuels a_ prominent figure in the nonpartisan league and candidate for U. S. senator on the Nonpartisan ticket was a visitor in Cottonwood last Fri- day afternoon and while here held an executive meeting with members of his party, delegates who were present from various sections of the county. Mr. Sam- uels was accompanied here from |Nezperce by State Senator Booth of Lewis county. While in the city Mr. Samuels also made necessary arrange- ments for the speech to be de- livered in Cottonwood by Walter Thomas Mills, the noted writer and lecturer. While in the city Mr. Samuels gave out a statement that he would not be a candidate for the U. S. senate on the Nonpartisan ticket but that he would resign in favor of United States Sen- ator John F. Nugent, the demo- cratic nominess. The recent announcement that Mr. Samuels would withdraw from the senatorial race in be- half of Senator Nugent has ex- cited much interest here, as else- | where in the state. In speak- ing of his action in this matter, Mr. Samuels says: “When the convention of or- ganized farmers and organized labor was held at Boise, August 3, neither one of the old political | parties had met or made any nominations. At this conven- tion, it was decided, by unani- mous vote, that, if Senator Nu- gent was nominated, Mr. Sam- uels would withdraw, and throw the entire support of the farm and labor element, represented {at the convention, for Senator | Nugent’s election and the over- whelming defeat of Mr. Gooding, his opponent. This was the dis- tinct agreement made and it has heen adhered to in good faith. There has been no trading of any kind. “Senator Nugent was the can- didate of these same elements two years ago. His record has been good, and he has maintain- ed the ideals for which we are working. He will get the vote of organized farmers and labor as he did before, and that vote will be much larger than it was two year ago. “The Nonpartisan league stands for free and open discus- sion of the issues of the com- paign, without abuse or mud- slinging, and does not intend to ; enter into an abusive campaign; but it is always anxious and will- ing to meet on the platform those with whom it differs and discuss the principles of the league. “In the present state cam- paign, the Nonpartisan league especially insists on the support, by candidates, of just two things; first, a state-wide prim- ary, covering all elective federal, state, county and precinct of- fices; second, a workable initia- tive and referendum law, which will hecome effective upon filing of a petition signed by fifteen percent of the voting citizens, on , the basis of the last general elec- tion. “We do not care what party the candidate represents, but | we want to know what principles he supports.” W. W. Blackburn was a senger for Lewiston Monday on business. NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. A fire at the Sherm Wahl ranch near Genesee last week destroyed some 450 sacks of wheat belonging to Gamble & Wahl. The straw stack was al- so destroyed. The uniform system of county bookkeeping, introduced by the present state department of finance, is now in completé op- eration in the 44 counties of the state, according to B. E. Hyatt, In the last 20 months Bonner county has received $7860 in fines, bond forfeitures and in the value of automobiles, as a re- sult of the sheriff's office's ar- rest of bootleggers and blind- piggers. Silage which is being put up on the University of Idaho col- lege of agriculture’s experimen- tal farm will average ten tons to the acre, according to an an- nouncement made by E. J. Id- dings, dean of the college of avriculture. Charging breach of contract, Walter Eddy of Lewiston a pealed to the Idaho Public utili- ties commission for an order compelling the Lewiston-Sweet- water Irrigation company to re- pair and put in operation an ir- rigation system. Trial in the case of C. S. Em- bree, now under detention in Wallace and said to be one of the most dangerous radicals in the United States, has not yet been definitely set, according to R, O, Jones, commissioner of law @n- forcement. Beginning Friday Lewiston people must pay 16 2-8 cents a quart for milk, as against the present price of 13 2-7. Deal- ers complain that the high price of feed and labor has caused them barely to break even on their business, if not actually suffer a loss. Henry Thiessen of Tamman has sold his Hereford bull, Prince Rupert, 80th, No. 544908, to Herman Norby of north Lew- iston, who now has a herd of 35 | or 40 fine animals. This animal won several grand prizes last year and is often referred to as the “$10,000 bull.” As a result of the election of the Rhodes scholar for 1920 and 1921, Ernest K. Kindley, son of the former president of the U. | of I., and Edwin D. Ford, ir., of Weiser, were chosen as Idaho's two representatives, the first for the year 1920 scholarship and the second for the 1921 scholarship. Every son of Idaho interested in baseball is watching Walter Johnson. Sent up to the top of the national league from Weiser he has held this position under the spotlight for years. Now he is making the fight that so many of the great pitchers have been compelled to make, and in this fight he has the good wishes of all Idaho. Idaho is likely to rival the famous moonshiners of Ken- tucky if the number of stills be- ing discovered in the wilds and | mountains continue to be un- | covered. The state law enforce- ; ment department is having its |hands full locating stills, des- |troying and confiscating the | moonshine as well as prosecut- ing the offenders. After standing three weeks in | a dry, abandoned cesspool about eight feet deep, without food or water, a Guernsey cow, seven years old, was discovered last week by L. G. Thomason of | Sandpoint near that city and was subsequently rescued from her near sepulchre. That her life was saved is perhaps due to the fact that she could stand and had little space for movement. The supreme court of Idaho affirms the decree of divorce granted in the district court of Kootenai county to James F, Callahan, wealthy mining man of the Coeur d’Alenes, against his wife, Helen Elizabeth Calla- han, but remands the question of $50,000 alimony allowed Mrs. Callahan back to the district —_ oer — ne matter of attorneys fees, for the taking of additional testimony.