Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, December 3, 1920, Page 1

~~ VOLUME 28. NO. 49 TO ADVAMCE MONEY ON WHEAT FIRST NATIONAL BANK WILL ADVANCE Tie A BU. ON WHEAT RECEIPTS The fact that the business men and bankers of Cottonwood have the interests of this com- munity at heart has been demon- strated time and again but never in a more forceful manner than in the adoption during the pre- sent week of a unique plan of local financing, devised to meet the peculiar conditions which exist at the present time. No one who has not given the matter study has any idea of the immense amount of money that has been drained out of this community during the past several years, due to the liberal spending on all sides. It has been estimated, by reliable auth- ority, that our community has bought from the outside during the past two or three years over helf a million dollars worth of merchandise and securities in excess of what we have sold to the outside world in the form of grain and livestock. Is it any wonder that the local banks have not been loaning freely during the past few weeks? If depos- its are withdrawn for the pur- chase of mining or oi! stocks, in some distant country, this com- munity suffers. And, even though the purchase be some- thing of more substantial value than wildcat stocks, if the money goes to some distant city our own community is left short un- till the cron money begins to come in. Ponder over these fects afew moments and you will know, dear reader, why the local banks will not take the chances of allowing their reser- ves to become depleted, which might occur were they to make further loans and allow’ the money to be withdrawn from this community. On the other hand the wheat rowers pre not inclined to place their grain on the market under the present unfavorable condi- tions of price. And the bank- ers prd business men_ realize thet if there is a possibility of a better nrice that the erower is entitled to it »rd that the whole community wi'l benefit if he re- ceives a hetter price. They are therefore anxious to co-operate with him in every way possible. But wheat in the bin, or in the warehouse does not pav bills un- til it is sold ard there is no way of borrowing morey on it this year unless some plan can be de- vised to keen the monev in this community rntil the return from the sale of the cron come in. It is to meet this neculier condition that the plan was devised and) put into vse. This plan of fin- ancinge the wheet crop of this vicinity was originated by Crsh- ier W. W. Flint of the First Na- tional Bank and it is meeting with the enthusiastic approval of farmers and business men alike. : It is exnected that it will re- lieve conditions in our own local- itv toa great extent and will fac- ilitate the payment of debts by those who have the wheat, but sre short of cash at the present time, and desire to secure an ad- vance on their wheat so that they can settle up their local bills end thus hold their wheat until thev feel that the market is favorable. The nin in brief is this: The First National Bank has agreed to mske advances on negotiable warehouse receipts for wheat to the extent of seventy-five cents a bushel, at the reeular rate for whest lnens, with the priviledge civen the crower of selling the whert ord paying the note at pnv time he sees fit before the first of Mey. Peving interest erly for the time he holds the Incteod of the usual form of credit on checking ac- e-nnt the benk will issne neenti- re certifiestes of dennsit in denarinetions desired. ™. nop epmtifiertos motvre Anril OANth wevt ond hecr interest ot All ef tha lecding heciness honses pod fieme of Cottenwnod raat | whaent, Hen wote af fanr ner cent agreed to accept these certifi- living | cates in payment of accounts and other indebtedness the same as! cash, | FOR BENEFIT OF CHILDREN | The Knights of Pythias will) give a card party on Tuesday evening Decem! er 14th in the) lodge room of the I. O. O. F. hall. | \n admittance fee of 25 cents! will be charged and the proceeds | will go to the Children’s Home at | Lewiston, Idaho. | SISTER DIES AT CONVENT SISTER M. AUGUSTINE WAS LOVED BY EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER St. Gertrude’s has become be- reft of another efficient mem- her in the person of Sister M. Augustine whose death occured on Monday of this week, OctoLer 29th at 9.50 a. m., after a long lingering sickness borne with true christian patience and re- signation. The Sister’s name in the world was Bernardina Uhlenkott, and when 14 years of age she came with her whole family from Minnesota to Camas Prairie. A few years afterwards she joined the Community of the Benedictine Sisters and has had the privilege two years ago of celebrating the silver jubilee of her religious profession. Her career as a religious has been very usefully spent in the work of teaching, and, in turn, Colton, Palouse, Spokane, Cot- tonwood, Pomeroy, Genesee, and Green Creek have been the bene- ficiaries of her zeal for the education of childhood. Green Creek was her lest charge, from which she had to be relieved for reason of health this last May ond taken home to St. Gertrude’s The most tender cares were lav- ished on the good Sister but were powerless to stay the course of the fatal illness; and calmly and peacefully she has exchanged the trials of this life for the joys of her eternal home. The funeral services, conduct- ed by the Rev. Chaplain of the Convent, were solemn and im- pressive and at their conclusion, the mort#! remains of the Sister were tenderly laid to rest in the private graveyard of the con- vent. Altho notice of her de mise had been given to the near relatives only of the Sister, a large number of friends were present. This was unexpected and it may well be taken as evi- dence of the esteem entertained for the deceased Sister by those who had come into contact with her and felt the influence of her sweet social qualities and kind- ness to all. Sr. M. Augustine was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Uhlenkott of Keuterville, and has several brothers and sisters in our midst and_ near surroundings, namely Joseph Uhlenkott of Cottonwood, Henry Uhlenkott of Green Creek, Au- eust and Gerhard Uhlenkott, Mrs. Jos. Ungrund and Mrs. Jno. Uptmor, all of Keuterville Two other sisters are members of the Renetictine Sisterhood: Sr. M. Envelberta, O. S. B. at St. Jos- enh’s, Minnesota, and Mother M. Scholastica, O. S. B., of St. Ger- trude’s. Moreover, a niece of the deceased Sister, Sr. M. Engel- berta, O. S. B. is a professed member of St. Gertrude’s and another niece, Novice Elsie Uh- lenkott, is preparing for profes- sion at the same convent. Among the »ttendants at the funeral of Sr. M. Augustine were | several Benedictine Sisters re- nresentine the different Mis- sions of Colton, Ferdinand, Green Creek, Cottonwood and Kenterville. The visitors made it their dutv to come and prove bv their sppreciative preserce the hivh esteem and veneration in which they held their dear de- parted Sister Sr. M. Augustine. POPULATION 'NCPEASES, Dr. Orr reports the birth of three fine yerng bove last week es follows: Mr. and Mrs. Herrv Kube 2 hev. Thrrsdev: Mr. ard Mre. John Wassem » bov. Wed- necdev: Dempwolf, a boy, Tuesday. Mr. »nd Mrs. Charles | .COWLUNWOUD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920 ! BUY INDIAN LAND. | Several farmers in this im- mediate vicinity purchased Indi-| an iand at the sale conducted at Lapwai liy Superintendent Lipps of the Nezperce Indian reserva- tion, Tuesday. Bidding on the land advertised by the agency was very tame, some 80 tracts having been placed on the mar-, ket, but only 20 tracts sold. This condition is attriuted to the, present financial conditions. | some of the buyers: Wm. J. Miller, Winona, two 80 acre tracts paying $5200 for one and $4584 for another. Henry Schmidt, Cottonwood, 100 acres, near Ferdinand, $13,| 025. Adolph Hink'emen Greencreek £0 vers near Greencreek. $2800. | Bert Miller, Winona, 80 acres, : near Winona, $4651.: NEW POSTMISTRESS. Mrs. Percy Campbell was ap- pointed temporary postmistress of Cottonwood } y the post office department of Washington D. C. J. V. Nash having been relieved of the duties of postmaster Thursday. Mrs. Campbe'l took full charge of the Cottonwood post office Friday morning and will ecy‘inue in such capacity until »fter the examination which is to be held at Granve- ville, December 15, from which) list a permanent postmaster will be named. According to reports several have alresdv sent in -Mnlieation blenks. which will entitle them to tele the examina tion “t Grangeville the coming month. Rvmors are that the fellowine will he among those who will take the exominatien: Mrs. Perey Coamnbell. John Rooke, C A. Johnston, Ed Ter- haar. NAMES DEP Ty SHEVI'F. Sheriff-elect J. G. Eimers of Grenevevi'lle has n>med Chester Arnold of Grangeville as his out- side denuty and he will assume his duties when the new sheriff is installed in office. Mr. Arncld is well known in Cottonwod hav- ing mede the friendship of a large number of our citizens during the past summer when he wes in charge of replacing the water mains for the Cottonwood Water Co Those acquainted with Mr. ‘rnold believe that the new sheriff made a wise appoin- ment when he selected him as his deputy. NEW RED CROSS OFFICERS. At the annual meeting of the Cottonwood Chapter of the Red Cross, held Wednesday after- noon, in the Red Cross head- quarters the following new of- ficers were elected for the com- ing year: Mrs. Laura B. Hale, chairman; Mrs. Elizabeth Nacke vice chairman; Mrs. Frank Sim- on, secretary; W. W. Flint, treasurer; Mrs. Berbara Funke, chairman home relief. BANK CLOSES. The Grangeville Savings & Trust Company, of Grangeville an institution which was estab- lished 12 years ago was closed Monday morning and the bank is now in charge of Commission- er J. G. Fralick. The bank is considered solvent and confidence is held it will be able to liquidate its obligations, but due to good but slow loans realization on the bank paper could not be made under existing financial conditions. The de- posits are $120,000. The bank organization com- prises well-known citizens and the institution was known as the farmers’ bank. The president of the bank is Henry Telcher, present county auditor; R. R. Russell, cashier; Herman Von Bergen, C. B. Knorr, R. H. Rus- sell, Henry Telcher and J. A. Bradbury, directors. ENTERTAINS CHILDREN. The Rev. Fr. Willibrord gave the children and teachers of St. Jeseph Catholic school, some 142 in pll, a rovel Christmas present hy dismissing school for a half dey Thursd*y afternoon and en- tert: ining them at the Orpheum ot his expense, to a moving pict- nre show with Marv Mes Min- ter taking the leading role in a nev entitled “Anna of Green Grbles” Aceording to the ac- tinn of the children, which speak | louder then words. they certain- ‘cles but no consideration is giv- | SCHOOL NOTES. -- COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE $2.00 PER YEAR REVISION OF TRAFFIC LAW | MAY MOVE OFFICE. Idaho’s next legislature will be} According to fairly well found- ied to make many revisions in| ed rumors, the office of the Pac- he state traffic iaw. This was! ifie States Telephone company announced Tuesday by the de may in the very near future partment of public works move its office from its present through the November issue of | !ocation in the Goldstone build- the highway bulletin, published | ing to the Nuxoll building in the monthly by the stote department | rooms formerly occupied by H. _ Garing headlights and no) H. Nuxoll as his private office. ‘ights at all are classified as — dangerous. “A vegetable wag- Pay your taxes at the First on has just as low visibility as | National Bank. 49-3 the rear of an automobile,” says | —_ the bulletin, “and should carry a light that shows to front and GOVERNOR IS rear.” some law to prevent their free} passage over highways of too light titan for > = DAVIS IS AGAINST TREATY sage of heavy traffic. ridges . are protected from heavy vehi-| ALLOWING JAPS TO BE- COME U.S. CITIZENS Traction engines and heavy trucks are also mentioned as | roed destroyers unless there is | en to roads, states the bulletin. | Uniform signals between driv- | er and pedestrain are advocated | A 30.— i F hy the bulletin, but leck of use | and on behalf ps eg of any form of warning is often) : : ‘ the state of Idaho, whom he re- the causes of many accidents. ; Sat dat ; te The following rvles are in use| presents as chief executive, Gov- ‘ (Aa Se ernor D. W. Davis today went on in many communities, states the record against any treaty that bulletin, and would make for a} will grant to foreign-born Japan- Boise, Nov. hetter understanding between) o.6 jn Idaho, or in this country, motorist and pedestrain: | | the right of citizenship or to in- An operstor intending to turn his vehicle to the left shall) pore pe bean tent ato extend his arm _ in a horizontal) the existing form of civilization position and slow down. | |here and therefore cannot be- An operator intending to) .ome real Americans. turn his vehicle to the right’ ‘The action of Governor Davis shall exterd his arm with the was taken in response to an ap- forearm raised at right angles Senator James D. Phelan of Cal- and slow down. . peal received from United States An _ operstor intending to ifornia, who points out a treaty stop his vehicle shall extend his |j, jn ‘the making which will rm end move it up and down in grant American citizenship to a vertical direction. Japanese now in this country, and who holds the Japanese sit- uation in the United States has (By Delbert Hale) | reached a critical stage. The Cottonwood High School The step taken by Governor Basket Ball team defeated the! Davis is said to forecast a pre- Alumni boys Friday night in one diction that has been made; that of the hardest fought battles jis, that the anti-Japanese ques- ever played in the high school tion is likely to become a mooted gym. It was necessary to play one before the 16th Idaho legis- one period overtime before the lature when it convenes in regu- winner could he decided and lar biennial session in January. about one-half minute before the Many members of the legislature time whistle blew Homar shot have already been approached on the winning goal. The team the subject. Governor Davis work of the high school boys telegram of pr¢*»st is as follows: was very good. The alumni = “Jn keeping with well-defined put some of their own men out pnd well-matured sentiment of of the game by playing rough. the people of Idaho, I protest No substitutions were made in| against any treaty which gives the high school team. — Follow- foreign-born Japanese now in ing were the lineups: Alumni—) this country the rights of citi- Terhaar, c; Funks, ¢; Peterson, zenship. Idaho people are op- f; Matthiesen, f; Nacke, f; Ham- | posed to extending citizenship to lin, ¢; Baker, g; Wagner, g; or increasing the numbers of High school—Schroeder, ¢; any race which cannot be assimi- H. Hanley, f; Homar, f; J. Han- lated into our civilization and ley, x; Tacke, ¢ hecome Americans in sympathy The Second High School team) and ideals as well as in name.” was defeated by the Eighth Phelan’s Telegram Grade team by the score of 12-6.; The telegram received by The lineups were as follows: | Governor Davis from Senator Grades—Shinnick, ¢; Nims,f; Phelan, going more into detail Mitchell, f; Parks, ¢; Stewart, on the situation, follows: ; D. Belknap, g; Peterson, g;/ “The Japanese situation is Randall, g. critical. A London telegram : Second H. S. team—Hale, c; says: The important lines of Funke, f; B. Belknap, f; Rink,g; Japanese agreement are nearing Lauer, g. : final settlement. Japan agrees ‘The Craigmont high school absolutely to stop immigration will play the Cottonwood high t) America. America grants school, Friday, December 8rd, at fy) citizenship to the Japanese the high school gym. Come and ajready there.’ support the home team. “Experience teaches us that The domestic science depart- Japanese exclusion can only be ment will hold a fancy work and effected by United States laws. candy sale et Baker's store Sat-| To grant, rights of citizenship, urday, December 11 at 10 a. m. | jnelnding land ownership, to the s Smeal 100,000 Japanese in California FARMER IN TROUBLE. and other thousands scattered Perey Puyear, well-known throughout the western states, rancher residing north of would be nothing less than the Grangeville, was on Wednesday destruction of the white popula- held to answer to the district tion. court after he had waived pre-| “Will you not please telegraph liminary examination before Pro the state department your pro- bate Judge Campbell on a charge test against any treaty which of disposing of pronerty and re- gives foreign-born Japanese now moving and concealing property jn this country the rights of cit- with alleged intentions of de- jzenship, for such would give frauding creditors. them not only control of land Puvear’s bond was fixed at put also political power. $1000. He was apprehended in “The initative anti-alien land Tewiston, and brought to jaw just passed by the over- Grangeville Tuesday night. He whelming vote of the people in- furnished the bond. dicates their temper. Such a A number of attachments treaty as proposed instead of against Puyear’s property have producing better relations would ‘een filed by creditors.—Free cause greater antagonism and Press. lead possibly to war. The Jap- a | anese as usual are preparing for JOIN NAVY. war as a background for forcing Woallece Rhett a voung man of their dinlimatic negotiations and Cottonwood ioined the U. S.! the state denartment is evident- N-vv at Lewicton Saturday and ly frightened. A treaty should will he stationed at Mare Island not be allowed to attemnt to over in Celif-rnix. Wa'lace will take ride a state law passed by the vp wireless telegraphy. Willard people who understands their South exnects to »!so join the; own peril end are acting for navy in the near future. their own preservation.” NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. Lee Yoon, Chinese, age 82, and E, J. Payne, colored woman, age 37, both of Hope, Idaho, were granted a marriage license at Sandpoint Saturday. Commissioners from every county in the state are expected to attend the Idaho county com- misioners’ convention which will pei in Boise December 14, 15 and 16. C. H. Livingston of Winchest- er, had a serious accident, Satur- day, while cleaning a 22 rifle. A cartridge was discharged and the bullet passed through his chin, tongue, roof of his mouth, and lodged in his skull. Some 86 cases of whiskey and other intoxicatinge liquors were turned over to Lewis Williams, internal reveune collector, by Sheriff Dunning of Boundary county. The whiskey will be taken to San Francisco. When a Dodge car went over the Waha grade Sunday ata point just above the Little Lake, ll four occupants—J. L. Fenton, Frank Willard, Blaine Hanzell end Marion Grewell of Lewiston, miraculously escaped fatal or serious injuries. With but four minutes yet to vlay and the score tied seven-all, Trving, Ideho’s halfback, booted a perfect field goal over in Sat- vrd«y’s game and the University of Ideho football eleven won from Gonzaga university 10 to 7. Gonzaga's 7 points were gained in the fourth period. What is believed to be the third case of anthrax in the his- tory of Idaho was reported to the city health department Fri- day. The disease was probrbly contracted from a_ horsehair shaving brush bought at a Boise department store a week ago, City Health Officer Pratt, said Friday night. After a search of a year, Matt Dowd, former owner of Dowd’s garage of Lewiston, was arrest- ed Wednesday night in San Francisco. Dowd forfeited a $2500 bond November 19, 1919, when he failed to appear for trial. The warrant charges him a statutory offense against Inez Platt and Mary Evans. Sheriff-elect George Walker of Nezperce, who will assume his office in January, announces the appaintment of Richard Boyer and John Maund as his deputies. Both are ex-service men, having served in Mexico and overseas. Mr. Walker ask- ed the Lewiston post of the American legion to suggest men for the positions and the ap- pointments were made upon the legion’s recommendation. Establishing what is believed to be an American record, Lieut. Corliss C. Moseley, born, raised and educated in Boise, won the first Pulitzer trophy aeronauti- cal race Thursday at Mineola, N. Y., against a field of 34 starters. He covered the course of slight- ly more than 182 miles in 44 minutes 29-57-100 seconds, an average speed of approximately 178 miles an hour. Some unknown person entered the rear door of Edgington’s pool room at Craigmont, Monday night, and carried off a punch board valued at over $60. En- trance was made by cutting a hole in the panel of the door near the night lock and remov- ing the bolt. The board was ordinarily kept in the safe but Monday night it was placed un- der a box and covered over with a piece of paper. Harold Munck, one of the real heroes of the world war, depart- td for Denmark on a winter’s visit, Thesday morning from Oro fino. Although Harold lost his left arm and left leg, in the pat- riotic servioe of his country, on the hettlefield of Frence, says the Cleerwater Republican, one never hears from his lips the least utterance of regret or criticism of the mighty struggle.