Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, June 17, 1921, Page 2

seen ao BAL ees CORED MER gi Ri Ma a nn eee rcp enamine a | COLONEL CLIFFORD | buy that new hat you’ve been needing? HARDEMAN Better Hats for Men | Col. Edward Clifford of Evanston, \lls., who is assistant secretary of the treasury. | ‘LUMBER COMBINE = ON COAST ALLEGED Washington, D. C.—Organized price | fixing by the mills of the West Coast | Lumbermen’s association of Oregon | jand Washington, curtailment of pro |duction to hold prices up, close co- operation between the Douglas fir mills and those of the Western Pine Manufacturers’ association, with head: | | quarters in Portland, in fixing prices, |a most effective loggers’ association combine, backed by and often owned | by the big timber owners, und a dan |gerous control of the nation’s future lumber supply in the Pacific northwest by a few great timber barons, are charged in one of the most sweeping reports yet made by the federal trade commission in a long document sub mitted to congress by that commission | Numerous quotations are made in the report from minutes of meetings jot the lumber associations affected, | |and out of the whole the commission | presents its conclusions that there | if it’s a Straw Hat or Felt Hat you can find the style that is the latest and that looks the best. | BRIEF GENERAL NEWS | we have the newest models at the right price. The 41st annual convention of the | ‘There is $9,972,299 in the Washing | ton state treasury, according to a re- | =|port issued by Treasurer C. L. Bab cock. | Fire wiped out the big cantonment | building at Fort Niagara, near Youngs- town, N. Y., of $500,000. | With the recovery of two bodies | near Avondale, the total of dead in with an estimated loss Fd | the Pueblo flood has reached 47. More Pal | than 100 are missing Uhl; ‘The Atlantic City Ministerial union | us | adopted resolutions protesting against | GET RIGHT Erroneous Impressions Cost You Money A COMPARISON OF QUALITY OFTIMES CAUSES A PERSON TO ASSUME THAT THE GOODS POSSESSING ABNORMAL QUALITY MUST CARRY A HIGHER PRICE, AND SOME HAVE SUCH AN IDEA IN REGARD TO OUR PENNSYLVANIA MANY AUTOMOBILE OWNERS HAVE CALLED, INQUIR- ED, PURCHASED, AND ARE NOW RIDING ON PENNSYLVANIA VACUUM CAS- INGS WITH ENTIRE SATISFACTION AND MORE WOULD HAVE HAD HAD THEY NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE TUBE ITS UP TO YOU! LINE OF TIRE GOODS. OFFER. BUT IN JUSTICE TO AUTO OWNERS WE QUOTE PRICE LIST FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE IN COMPARISON, SIZE 30x31 32x34 g2x4 33x4 A Free Tube With Each Purchase Until July 1st A written guarantee on Fabrics for 6000 miles A written guarantee on Cords for 9000 miles The User Cottonwood Hardware & Implement Co. 2 $17.50 FABRIC 29.80 Gets the Bonus. COUNTY SEAT NEW ITEMS. | Judge Wallace N. Scales and Mrs. Seales left Sunday for Lew- | iston where the judge will hold} the summer term of the district | court for Nez Perce county. | L. R. Proctor departed Mon- day noon for Winona, Minnesota, being called there on account of the serious illness of his mother. While away Mr. Proctor will also | visit points in Wisconsin where he formerly resided. Mr. and Mrs. Jim MeConnell, | old timers of this section, who} for the past few years have been | residing at Walla Walla, arrived in the city for a visit with) friends. They will leave tomor-| MONEY FROM THE CORD $29.65 LEFT THAN THEY PENNSYLVANIA $2.95 41.85 43.15 Drop in BUTC Dealers in Hides, Pelts, Simon Bros. Wholesale and Retail COTTONWOOD, IDAHO HERS and all kinds of Poultry of the leading men in the lumber industry of the country. As general manager he had charge ring was formed and the smaller of the two bull snakes turned loose with the rattler Instead of the construction and opera-|of a fight it apparently was a J. V. BAKER & SON “WHERE QUALITY AND PRICES MEET” ue | the holding of the Dempsey-Carpentier | row for a visit with their daugh- [Ue | contest at Jersey City July | ter, Mrs. Nichols, at Orofino. | fc | According to the census, 35.3 per| Sheriff J. G. Eimers returned | ae joent, or more than one-third of the from an auto trip to Seattle, hav- =i j people in the state of Idaho are either jing taken his family to that oF | babies or children 15 years old, or less place for an extended visit with W)| Approximately 800 lives were lost yelatives. Mr. Eimers left Seat- | 2 the week of the steamer Hong tle Wednesday morn and states Ns | pce pa Aes ke ple ney | that the best crops seen on the . Bs : ne Waite Rocks, Lamock isianc’ | entire trip were found on Camas =f) | on March 3. | Prairie U Two known dead, the probability of | Postmaster Charles Simmons ts jat least six others dead in the debris, | announces that commencing Uc |more than 25 injured. many others with Sunday evening the gener- unaccounted for and a property loss lal delivery “window ‘at the local lof nearly $1,000,000 was the toll of |" | ffi rill at 8:30 i the fire which started at the plant — oe ee Pa ihe tion for over ten years, from or- ganization until his death, of the lumber and railroad companies and the towns of Potlatch and Elk River were built under his supervision. He possessed a! forceful personality and was for fifteen years active in develop- ing the industries of northern) Idaho. The two boulders which have been set up to help perpetuate his memory were secured from the side of Elk Butte, a large mountain near Elk River, Idaho. They have been exposed for | renewal of friendly relations. The snakes snuggled up to each other and were the best of friends. Even the rattler seem- ed to be in good humor. The big bull snake was called into the ring. He was nearly six feet long and almost twice the size of the rattler. He didn’t | create a favorable impression for | the rattler, showed fight at once, | but the bull snake was evidently 'a conscientious objector and re- fused to fight at any price. The rattler struck him tiwee, sinking his fangs deed into the flesh. of the Utah Oil Refining company in Salt Lake City, when lightning struck a tank containing 1,500,000 gallons of | gasoline distillate, Service Station U. S, Grain Growers Sign up Northwest Chicago.—An agreement between the | executive committee of the United States Grain Growers, Inc., and George U. S. Royal Cords C. Jewett, Spokane, Wash., general ° . | manager of the Northwest Wheat The best In tires | Growers’ association, was announced, | by which the coast organization, com | posed of 2400 farmers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, is to become a component part of the United States Grain Growers, Inc. U. S. Fabric Tires A tire at a price to fit your purse | Orangemen Win Ulster Election. London.—Returns in the Ulster sen- | atorial election showed that with the | exception of three Unionist Labor nominees, the senators elected to the northern parliament are all Orange- men. COTTONWOOD BATTERY AND WELDING SHOP Purchase of Canal Proposed. Washington, D. C.—-Purchase by the government of the Cape Cod canal for $11,500,000 has been recommand- 24 io congress by Secretary Weeks. |fruit shipments start. |lightness of the mail during the {summer months. Change to the | former time might occur when} Deputy Game Warden Don C. Fisher will leave for Sandpoint on June 17th to secure trout for planting in Idaho county. The first shipment will be planted in the prairie and salmon river sec- tions. About the 25th he will bring in a shipment for the Koos kia district on behalf of Deputy Hjort, and the latter part of July a consignment for the Elk City country will bring the total up to the 400,000 mark. HONOR WELL KNOWN MAN. Two large granite boulders one weighing twelve tons says the Moscow-Mirror, have just been placed in Potlatch, Idaho on the Atheletic Club lawn as a memorial to William Deary, formerly general manager of the some centuries to the elements. | The sympathy of the crowd was It has only lately been possible to, with the bull snake so the rat- Potlatch Lumber Company, also general manager of Washington, obtain the stones, due to the con- struction of a logging railroad near their location, whence they have been brought to Potlatch. A bronze tablet will be set in the | top stone inscribed, “In Mem- oriam William Deary.” The late Mr. Deary, the form- er manager of the Potlatch Lum- ber Co. was a brother-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Agnew of this city. Mrs. Deary, his wife being a sister of Mrs. Agnew, SNAKE FIGHT A FAKE. The snake fight which took place on the ball grounds Tues- day, proved to be a very peace- able affair. A rattlesnake was brought in from the Cedar Creek country the first of the week. The promoters of the fight al- ready had two bull snakes. Widely divergent opinions were expressed as to the outcome of the fight. At six o’clock Tuesday even- tler was executed and bull snake | turned loose apparently none the | worse from his two wounds.— | Gazette, Kendrick, Idaho. Register and vote at the Vil- lage bond election, July 5th. Flies are coming. Sereen doors for sale at the Madison | Lumber Co. 25-tf June 25th is the final day on which you can pay your last half of the 1920 taxes. 23-4 Bring in your turkeys and get | 20 cents a pound before they get cheaper. T. Clark the junk man. We know of several parties that lost the price of a complete threshing rig last year on ac- count of not being able to get their threshing done in time. Be sure to be on the safe side this year. Make arrangements early We can fit you out with a very good second hand outfit for $1500. ‘This is a Lauson tractor Idaho and Montana Railway Co.| ing the reptiles were escorted tojand an Aultman Taylor i Mr. Deary was well known as one! the bal park with automobiles, a machine. Hoene — ’ 4 4 4