Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, August 5, 1921, Page 1

VOLUME 29. NO. 32 PROPOSE NEW TAX ON ALL MOTORS MAY RAISE POSTAGE TAR- IFF ON TOBACCOS IN NEW MEASURE. | A tax of two cents on bank checks, a flat license tax of $10 on all automobiles, irrespective | of cost or horsepower, an in- crease of fi postage rates to 3 cents and an added levy on cigars, tobacco and cig- arettes are understood to have been among tax revision sug- gestions presented today by Secretary Mellon to the house ways and means committee, meeting in executive session. Other suggestions were said to have included: A reduction of 50 per cent in transportation taxes, both pass- enger and freight, next year, and their elimination the year following. Repeal of the taxes on soda fountain drinks and ice cream. Repeal of the excess profits tax and elimination of the $2000 exemption on corporations’ in- comes. Increase of the normal income tax on corporatins from the pre- sent 10 per cent to 15 per cent. Elimination of the income sur- tax brackets above 40 per cent, with the surtax rates on incomes ranging from $6000 to $50,000 increased. To Raise $4,000,000,000. The revenue bill, as revised in accord with these suggestions, would be designated to raise ap- proximately $4,000,000,000 next year it was said. Mr. Mellon’s| memorandum embodying his) views was withheld, but Chair-| man Fordney promised to make! it public tomorrow. Representative Garner of Tex- as, the ranking democratic mem- ber of the committee, attacked the treasury secretary’s pro-| posals, declaring that every one of them constituted a shifting “of the tax burden from the classes to the masses.” Mr. Mellon was said to have estimated government expendi- tures for next year at $4,675,- 000,000, but Chairman Fordney said this was dependent on how much of the $500,000,000 due the railroads would have to be advanced out of the federal treasury, thé cost of operating the government merchant fleet and the size of expenditures for the arm and navy. Estimates Income $800,000,000. Aside from internal taxes, the treasury secretary was under- stood to have estimated customs receipts for next year at $450,- 000,000 and miscellaneous re- ceipts, including salvage, at $350,000,000. He was said to have figured that the $10 license tax on automobiles would bring in $100,000,000 and that added levy on cigars, tobacco and cigar ettes an additional $25,000,000. Increased postal rates have been estimated to yield another $76,- 000,000, but the estimate as to the income from the proposed tax on bank checks was not dis- closed. The loss of revenue through reduction of the trans- | portation taxes have been placed at approximately $150,000,000. “JF T WILL WORK’” } A stranger, whom we consid- ered a gentleman hit us up early Monday morning for the price of breakfast, for which he offered to wash our windows. Now we will admit that the windows need washing but gave him the price of breakfast after asking him if it was impossible for him to get work. “No, I just came in last night and have not had an opportunity to earn any money.” Thursday morning, we met this same gentleman going to the depot with another one of his class and we heard this remark: “D- if I will work for those wages.” “The only way to educate the farmer to higher wages is to refuse to work for! them and let their grain rot in the field.” Pretty brave for a man who on Monday morning) was begging for his breakfast. The next son-of-a-gun will have to wash our windows whether they need it or not. ;on the team. | RESIGNS POSITION. | being the ! GRANGEVILLE QUIT. | In a ba!l game between Cotton wood and Grangeville Sunday, Grangeville threw up the sponge in the 7th inning on the Cotton- wood diamond when the. score stood 33 to 11 in Cottonwood’s favor, willingly giving the game to the home boys. The Cotton- | wood boys made 18 scores in one inning, 2 scores for every man One player made 4 scores during this inning 2 for himself and two for Geo. Lange who refused to be run like a race | horse around the circle. \ Cottonwood and Stités are now tied for first honors in the Central Prairie league, and plans were made to play off the tie on the Grangeville diamond, winn- ing team to take the entire pro- ceeds of the game but owing to the manager of the Stites team being unable to gather all his men together the game has been called off. The game Sunday closed the, ball season and for the first time within the history of Cotton- wood, has a ball team been self sustaining and with a surplus on hand. No donations were ask- ed this year from the business men. After all a “home team” who play for the sport there is attached to the game is the win- ner in the long run. Art Thoelke resigned his posi-| tion as assistant cashier of the | Cottonwood State bank, to take effect the first of October, he having been connected with this financial institution for the past four years. Mr. and Mrs: Thoelke plan to leave soon after | the first of October for Perham, Minn., where he identified with become Farmers will the | State Bank of Perham which his | father and other associates plan to organize in the near future. Art is now disposing of his household goods. His vacancy j has not been filled. 900,000 BUSHELS. It is estimated by John Hoene one of our local hardware deal- ers that judging from the amount of twine that has been sold in Cottonwood, which is considered a very good indicator, that 900,000 bushels of grain should come into the local ware- houses this fall. He places the Ferdinand estimte at 400,000 bushels. NEW WHEAT IS COMING IN HEARTBURG DELIVERS FIRST LOAD OF GRAIN SUNDAY. The honor, of delivering the first load of 1921 grain in Cot- tonwood goes to France Heart- burg, which he delivered to the Vollmer Clearwater Co., Sunday morning. The wheat is of the Triplett variety and is No. 1, testing 60 pounds. The grain was threshed by a stationery machine. -C. J. Mathews, of Winona, has also delivered to this same warehouse approxi- matley a carload of barley the past week, which is being com- bined. On Monday morning bright and early Frank Nuxoll, of Greencreek, delivered the first load of new grain at the Nez- perce Roller Mills Warehouse, the wheat was of the Marquis variety and is combined. Bill, Fortin is also delivering Forty Fold to the same warehouse which is beigg combined. O. C. Nail, of Winona, has the honor of delivering the first new wheat at the Farmers Union Warehouse, Monday morning, Forty Fold variety. | The company since this time has been receiving some bulk grain. | Gus Seubert delivered the first load of new wheat at the, Cottonwod Milling Co., Wednes-| day morning, being the Forty | Fold variety. j We are unable, at the present ter and ice will soon began. The jand Mike Kedzierski | morning. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921 tl LOCAL MILLING COMPANY WILL RECEIVE GRAIN | FOR STORAGE. The Cottonwood Milling and Elevator Company, a local inst- itution of no smal! magnitude, | which has not been real active on account of financial diffi- culties made arrangements at a meeting held in Cottonwood Tuesday evening to resume oper ation and is now ready to receive grain for storage. Henry Mich- aels, formerly of this city and who has also been engaged in} the grain business at Craigmont and Nezperce has been named as manager of the concern, and will take active charge Monday | move his family here from Craig mont to make this their future | home. | The company will conduct a bonded warehouse and will also | place its new manager under aj‘ bond and_ those storing grain} with this concern will be given the fairest of treatment. They also plan to buy grain in a very short time as soon as the neces- sary arrangements are complet ed, | The company has the finest concrete elevators this side of | Spokane and it is bidding for its shore of the business which it no doubt will receive. The re- activity of this splendid institu- | tion is heralded with pleasure by | the citizens of Cottonwood and vicinity. JOLLY SOCIAL EV A mid-harvest social was held in the commodious barn of E. M. Ickes of Red Rock district by the members of the Winona Ladies Aid, Friday evening July 29th. | The building was well lighted and seats were ‘arranged along each side for spectators. A cozy rest room at one end was cur-| tained off where mothers could take their drowsy babies and put them to sleep. In another corner was a part-|— itioned tent where were attrac-| tions which caused much mer- riment. The program of the evening consisted of games and | contests and the contestants re-! ceived a certain number of beans for their efforts, the one receiv-! 975 ing the highest number was re-} warded with a cake and the low- est was handed a lemon. The community was well re- prestented, more than 125 per- sons being present. At eleven o'clock delicious refreshments were served consisting of sand- wiches, ice cream, cake and lem- onade. There were no charges as the social was given for the purpose of getting the people together. MAY OPERATE CREAMERY. It is reported on fairly reli- able information that the local creamery is soon to be placed in| operation again and that the) manufacture of ice cream, but-| Mr. Michaels wil! ve-| : “og Upset oe ll} Pe, ete eM ROLL FOR 1921 IS $12,664,194 VALUATION IN IDAHO CO. ABOUT $13,000 LESS THAN YEAR AGO. Abstract of the real ment roll for 1921, just complet- ed by Henry Telcher, county auditor, shows a total assessed valuation in Idaho county of real property and presonal property of taxpayers who also own real property in the county, of 664,194. This is a decre about $13,000 from values re- ported a year ago. While value of agricultural land in the coun- ty shows an increase of about $900,000 in the year, the de- crease in the total is due toa lower valuation placed on sheep nd cattle Assessment Abstract Herewith is the absract of the real roll for 1921: Agricultural land, acres, $7,212,130. assess- 175,528.50 Irrigated land, 792.35 $31,6) acres, rland, 12,808,88 acres, Cut over and burned timber land, 6,585. “res, 1,943, Grazing land, 374,277.60 acres $2,117,545. Waste land, $160,212, Mineral land, 723 Equities in state lands $26,734 Business lots, $96,819, Residence lots, $148,683. Acre inside cities, $18,999. 149,044.56 acres, gog city or county, S860,3: Business blocks, Flour and grist mi eed cleaning , $29,000, Full blood coy 424, valued at $ Common cattle, at $417,3: Milk cows 930, ors, 2, valued , 994, valued at $39,- 6156, valued at fs or work horses, valued at $243,740. Stock, range or common horses, 3764, valued at $85,346. Stallions 1 mares, 13, 1083, fine bred valued at $2300, Common shee} valued at $ 5388 32. ind goats, £ ‘t tu ‘arm implements vd machinery in stock, $4000. Mills, $27,5 Machine and repair shops, threshing machines, combines, engines and tractors, $62,065. Surgical and scientifie instu- ments, tools, miners prospectors and mechanics’ implements and machinery of farmers, $2400. Furniture and fixtures, office, store and theater equiptment, vehicles, $27,905. Property not otherwise classi- fied, $100,878. Total valuation, $12,664,194. 3. other Jacob Lorentz, Marcus Lies left Cot- time-to get any estimates on the deal has been practically closed|tonwood Monday morning in a number of bushels per acre,| with the exception of a few de-|car for the Elk City section to some stating that their grain will run from 35 bushels to 45 | bushels an acre. | tails. More will he said about this transaction in our next issue. spend a week or ten days look- ing over mining property and al- 8o enjoy a vacation on the side. | BACK FROM 4300 MILE TRIP Mr. and Mrs. William Buet-) tner and family returned Wed- | nesday evening from a two months automobile tour in Cal- ifornia, having left Cottonwood | June 4th. In California they, visited with relatives and took in| many places of interest. While | they enjoyed every minute of their stay, they are indeed giad | to return to Camas Prairie and their home in Cottonwood. Mr. | Buettner stated that no where! on his trip did he see crops that! could beat those on Camas Prair- ie this year and Bill came back just in time to pull out his’ threshing rig, which he intends to set in motion Monday morn- ing for the 28rd consecutive year as a thresherman on Camas Prairie. The Buettners while away traveled 4300 miles accord- ing to the speedometer without any serious trouble. The trip was made in a Dodge. | FAILURE CAUSES STROKE. A message Wednesday after- noon to O. D. Demoude and fam-| ily, conveyed the sad intelligence that Mrs. Demoude’s mother, Mrs. Nannie J. Badger, had suf- fered a stroke of paralysis at the home of her daughter in Kamiah The family were summoned to come at once, as a doubt of her living until morning had been expressed by the attending physi cian. Mr. and Mrs. Demoude left in a short time for Kamiah, hoping to see their mother yet alive. The case of Mrs. Badger! is peculiar in that she was one of the heavy losers in the bank failure at Clarkston having near- ly everything sbe possessed in the hank at that time, and the grand daughter, Miss Bernice Demoude, stated to us that the loss had preyed upon the grand- mother’s mind so much that in her opinion the stroke was the vesult.—Craigmont Register. SCALE INSTALLED. The task of installing the new 15-ton automobile auto truck end wagon scale at The Farmers Union warehouse company was completed by workmen Tuesday evening. The seale is of the latest type and will greatly hast- | en the speed of unloading bulk in at the Farmers Union ehouse over its old method. 1e dump is operated by com- pressed air. LOADS OF BEEF WILL SHIP NINE CARS FROM COTTONWOOD—THREE FROM FENN. ‘ Twelve carloads of beef will be loaded put of Fenn and Cotton- wood tomorrow morning, nine carloads going from this station and three from Fenn. Those shipping from Cottonwood are the following stockmen: Will Rooke and Saxby Boles, five carloads; Asa Jones, three car- loads;/L. F. Kelly, one carload. Will Jones will ship three cars from Fenn. The cattle are billed to Seattle but may be sold in Portland. EDITOR TAKE; Ceorge A. Smith, editor of the Grangeville Globe, and one of the nioneer newspaper men of northern Idaho, was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Sor- weide Saturday evening at Grangeville by Rev. Cooper of the Christian church. The nup- tials were kept secret and it was not until Sunday that Mr. Smith’s many friends became aware of his step. Mr. Smith well known throughout northern Idaho, hav- ing been editor of the Grange- ville Globe for several years and being one of the pioneer news- paper men of the Northern part of the state. Miss Sorweide, was in charge of the Glanville drug store following the death of Mr. Ganville a few months ago, until the institution was! taken over by its new owners. Is $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben: efit of Our Readers. J a feo finds a new weed on his place or any poison- ous or unsual plant, the } soe ment of botany of the university will be glad to tell him, free of charge, what it is if he will send a specimen for identification. By cool headed teamwork and remarkable courage, Governor D. W. Davis and J. N. Apgar, - deputy game warden of Stanley Basin, saved Otto M. Jones, state game warden, from drowning in | Redfish lake on Saturday, July | 23rd near Stanley, Idaho. Judge Wallace N. Scales of the Tenth judicial district court den- ied motion of the defense for a new trial in the case of E. S. Barton against A. S. Hardy and . N. Dyer, executors of. the estate of the late Wallace Scott, Barton sued for $36,000 last May and was awarded $6000. Announcement has been made that Lewiston’s first annual water fete will be held August 26 and 27. It is proposed to in- clude every branch of water sports and they will be open to amateurs only. Arrangements are being made to bring swim- mers from Spokane and Coeur d'Alene for exhibition features. Ross K. Parker, a rancher at Idaho Falls, was killed by lightning when it struck a shovel he was carrying over his shoul- der and passed through the length of his body. When Parker failed to return home neighbors formed a posse and found his body in a wheat field where he ‘had been irrigating. A coroner’s jury at Couer @’ Alene reached a verdict that the unidentified man, whose body was discovered in about four feet of water in Casco bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene, came to his death at the hands of unknown assailants. The man had been shot in the head and his bedy weighed down with sacks con- taining bricks. * The Buffalo hump area, 34,- 560 acres in the heart of the Nez Perce national forest, is again a part of the forest. It was segregated in 1905 on ap- plication of mining men. The bill providing for the change has passed both houses of congress on petition of stockmen asking that the area bé included in the forest. Application for a charter for a new bank at Orofino has been filed with J. G. Fralick, state bank commissiener, at Boise. The capital stock will be $25,000, fully paid with a surplus of $3,000. The stock has been oversubscribed by 65 to 70 of the substantial farmers of Clear water county and Orofino busi- ness men. James Penman of Elk City and Banks, Ore., has sold the Homestake gold mine, in the Orogrande mining district, to the Homestake Gold Mining Co., for $25,000. Final payment on the property was made this week and two mining deeds, covering four unpatented and two patent- ed claims, were filed in the office of Henry Telcher, county record- er of Idaho county. The First State Bank of Bon- ners Ferry was robbed Thursday by two men who took all the cur- rency in the safe and then locked Assistant Cashier Hansen and Mrs. Mae Stewart, bookkeeper, in the safety deposit vault, and made their getaway without be- ing noticed. The robbers were later captured by a posse headed by the sheriff. About $8000 in currency and $10,000 in Liberty bonds were taken. Thought to have been started by ashes dropped from the steam tractor which was runn- ing the separator, fire destoyed 150 sacks of grain, a large straw stack ard burned 20 acres of stubble threatening 450 addition al sacks which were in the sack pile at the Boxarth ranch about Many subscriptions are now, three miles west of Culdesac past due. How about yours? | Wednesday afternoon. -