Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, August 26, 1921, Page 1

+ CO —= VOLUME 29. NO. 86 BOND ISSUE WINS OUT 102 VOTED FOR AND 47 AGAINST $20,000 BOND ISSUE The special election held in) Cottonwood Tuesday, at the I. O. O. F. hall for the purpose of vot- ing bonds to the amount of $20,- 000 for the purpose of improv- ing the streets leading out of the city carried by the necessary two-thirds vote to make it pos- sible for the city council to issue these bonds. The outcome of the election was very close 102 voting for the issue and 47 against, only five votes having been necessary to defeat the proposition. The vote was very decisive in favor of the improve- ment but as the law requires a two thirds of all the votes cast it was necessary to get out every voter in favor of the issue to cast his or her vote. Only taxpay- ers were allowed to vote. The bonds have already been advertised for sale and will be sold on September 3rd, this hav- ing been done in order to speed up matters if the issue carried. A great many are already ask- ing the question; “Will they do any work this fall ” It is reason- able to assume, if weather con- ditions permit that at least the short stretch leading out of Cot- tonwood via the slaughter house will.be completed if possible this fall in order to connect with the hard surface work already com- pleted by the Cottonwood high- way district. This is one of the heaviest traveled roads and one of the worst to navigate over when the rains set in. The vote cast at the special election Tuesday is considered a very heavy one, considering that only taxpayers were permitted by law to vote. LEWISTON PEOPLE VISIT. P. R. Bevis, president of the Lewiston Commercial Club, and a prominent business man of that city accompanied by G. W. Thompson. president of the Lew- iston National Bank, spent sev- eral hours in Cottonwood Mon- day meeting some of their old time friends and getting ac- quainted with a number of our citizens, These gentlemen were on their way to Adams Camp where they will spend about two weeks on an outing. Both gen- tlemen were highly elated over the splendid crop they saw on the Camas Prairie, stating it was the best they have seen any-, where this year. FILE PROTESTS. Every town served by the Grangeville Electric Light and Power Co., have filed protests with the State Public Utilities Commission at Boise through their city councils vigorously protesting against the raise ask- ed by this concern. The Cot- tonwood council at a_ special meeting held August 18th drew up a protest which they forward- ed to the commission at Boise. The last day for filing protests was yesterday. The raise as now contemplated, and if grant- ed, will, it is stated raise the light and power bills about 15 to 20 per cent. WORK OR “MOVE ON” Seveal of those “I won't work” sports have hit the trail within the last week at the request of Officer Nau, after being told to either work or leave town. Some of them while begging for eats, and being turned down by Cot- tonwood housewives be came very insulting in their remarks, after being turned away with an “empty stomach.” Two of this kind were also asked to move on after spending the night in the city bastile. Bishop D. M. Gorman, of the diocese of Boise will administer the Holy Sacrament of Confirm- ation to a class of children of St. Mary’s Catholic chuch in this city on Thursday, September 1. In the afternoon of the same day he will confirm a class at the Keuterville church. | them over the rough mountain-| ONWOOD eS ICLE COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921 | RETURN FROM ELK CITY. Jacob Lorentz, Marcus ‘| William Ruhoff and Mike Ked-! zierski returned Saturday even-| ing from a two weeks trip in the! | Elk City country and the Red) |River Hot Springs. At the) springs they spent about a week | taking baths which proved bene- | | ficial to every. member of the! | party. | Mike’s Dodge which proved cap-| The trip was made in} able to the occasion of pulling! ous roads. In_ saveral places | they were compelled to cut the) trees out of the roads which | were blown down by the wind. ! Little work has been done on the road leading to Elk, and in many places high centers are encoun- tered, which makes driving a car a difficult task. On one stretch” for seven miles, they were com- pelled to navigate in “low.” Gasoline, they stated was selling for 70 cents a gallon in Elk City. ENGINEER RETURNS HOME. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Slessen, of Livingston, Mont., who have} been visiting at the Joe Riener home for the past two weeks de- parted Monday morning for their home after having spent a most, enioyable visit in this sec- tion. Mr. Slossen, has been in the employe of the Northern Pacific for the past twehty-five years being a traveling etigineer, and when it comes to railroad- ing few men are better versed on the subject. It is a pleasure to talk with Mr. Slossen on this subject from various angles for he .is not one of those “hide bound” and can give and take, | and places the blame where it rightfully belongs whether it hits the workingmen or the higher ups. Mr. Slossen was greatly impressed with this country and especially did the bumper crop appeal to him. NOTICE SCHOOL ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that the annual school election for COTTONWOOD IND EPEN- DENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8, will be held at the Public School House in Cottonwood, Idaho, on Tuesday, September 6, 1921, from the howrs of 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. of said day, for the rss of electing two trustees for a term of three years to succeed W. T. Simon and M. M. Belknap whose terms of office will then expire. Dated this 25th day of August 1921. M. M. BELKNAP, Clerk. LOMSKI WINS. “Kid” Lomski, of Grandview, Wash., was given the decision over Art Rhoades in a six round boxing contest held at the I. O.! O. F. hall Saturday evening. Lomski, was by far, according to witnesses of the bout, the best boxer of the two men. The event was witnessed by approximately 150 boxing fans, coming from various sections of the county. | Several good preliminaries were also staged. The contest was under the direction of the State Boxing Commission. SELLS 65 ‘HE: AD OF BEEF. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Unzicker de- livered 65 head of cattle here Monday which they sold to Ben) Shaw. The lot as a whole was an exceptionally fine one, one 8-year old steer weighing 1320 pounds and a 3-year old heifer 1280. They were exceptionally well pleased in the manner in which their beef weighed out. The price paid by Mr. Shaw was 5 cents for steers; 4 cents for cows. HORSE DROPPED DEAD. A fine horse, the property of 0. Asker of the Winona section dropped dead Monday from what is supposed to have been heart trouble caused by fright when a threshing machine blew a fire warning. The horse was near the engine when the whisle was blown. The fire was on the, Reed ranch farmed by A. L. Higgins. James Tobin, of Clarkston,’ and son, John Tobin, of the Gen- esse country, were business visi- tors in Cottonwood Wednesday | having came here in search of a carload of stock hogs which they | intend to feed on their ranch in the Genesee country. | jand South highway, | estimated TH Oc SwvintMNiN’ OL LOOK ABOUT THE SAME i AS (T DID TWENTY YEARS! | GRANGEVILLE TO IMPROVE. O. T. Lingo was awarded con- tract fer macadamizing Idaho avenue from the intersection of Main street to the Northern Pacific depot, and “C” street and an unnamed street to the North at a spe- cial meeting of the city council, last Friday night. The work will cost between $8000 and $10,000. In event the city is unable to sell its bonds, Mr. Lingo agreed to accept bonds at par in pay- ment for the job. Maradamiz- ing of Idaho avenue is to be com- pleted within ninety days while the remainder of the work will be finished by July 1, 1922, ac- cording to the contract. Booth & Johnson, contractors on the North and South highway also submitted a bid. They agreed to finish the entire job within sixty days, by required monthly cash payments for the work. Their schedule of prices also was higher than that sub- mitted by Mr. Lingo. The work will commence im- mediately. Mr. Lingo will re- pair the city rock crusher, where rock will be crushed for the en- tire job. P. P. Oehler, civil engineer, the firm of Van Arsdol & Oehler, Lewiston, is at work, and has placed grade stakes on Idaho} avenue. Excavation will start | Friday or Saturday, and Mr. Linge expects to haul the first} load of rock Monday. Mr. Lingo’s bid in part was as follows: Excavation 285 cubic yards, at 78%, cents a cubic yard. West from Idaho avenue, estimated 2280 cubic yards, at 40 cents a cubic yard. Furnishing and placing 10,200} square yards of macadam, three | to eight inches deep, 34 inch crushed rock, a cubic yard, $3.50. One and one-half inch crushed rock, a cubic yard, $2.95 Clay binder in place, a cubic yard, $1.70. Rolling a square yard, 2 cen -Free Press. STAGE OWNER HURT. Dick Cooper, proprietor of the | Cottonwood - Keuterville stage’ line, while riding a horse on his ranch near Keuterville, Saturday | was jerked from the animal he} he was | entire | was riding by a horse leading, throwing his weight upon his right foot which | resulted in breaking bones in his | ankle. Since this time, Dick,} has been hobbling around on} crutches but regardless of the painful injuies has been able to} take care of his stage line. Dr. Shinnick has been treating the injured foot. “/ESTRAY gp Came to the W. place Thursday, Pi ban 18th: One red cow, drooping horns; One red and white spotted cow | with calf; one deep red 2 year old heifer with white hind feet and white spot in back; one white 2 year old heifer with mot- | tled neck, red colors. No brands or marks visible on these ani- ; mals. Owner can have same by ' calling on city marshal and pay- ing the costs. Hussman Our bargain counter is heap- | ing full of splendid values in plain white dinner ware, over- ot | on Idiho avenue, | LENGTHEN LAND LEASES. INDIAN PROPERTY MAY NOW BE SECURED FOR FOUR TO FIVE YEARS. Five year leases on the crop) crops can now ke written on local Indian lands, according to an- nouncement issued from the Nez Perce Indian agency at Lapwai by Superintendent O. H. Lipps. Hitherto the leasing of Indian lands has been limited to one, two and three years. The change in the leasing rules was made, according to Mr. Lipps, in re- |sponse to insistent demands on vecanint of the longer term leases. been conceded, said Mr. {that spring crops, | when raised }do not pay, land. | Authority for the lengthened | lease »s has been secured from the | Indian office at Was shington, Dz. The agency at Lapwai has | 66,000 acres of farm land under lease. Independent of the age |Indians themselves are | about 10,000 acres additional. | The office of the Nez Perce | Indian agency will be open for the leasing of Indian lands com- ;mencing September 1. As far as reservation for Lipps, particularly on spring plowing, and are bad for the 4 practicable leases will be written for the following terms: 4, ator ta years on a crop rotation plan as recommended by | the county farm agents or by the | state agricu!tural college. For four | straight summer fon lands located on sections {where the five year crop rota- \tion may not be practicable. 3. For three years, one sum- mer fallow crop and one spring crop on fall plowing, on land jlocated in the more favorable | sections of the reservation. 4. For two years—one sum- mer fallow crop—where the four ise may be impracticable. 5. For one year on valley lands used for gardening, where longer term lease is not desired. This plan is inte ended to elim- inate spring grain crops as far as possible:in order that the fer- | tility of the soil may be better conserved, and also to extend the | leases from the three year max- imum for which they have here- | tofore been written to five years. This arrangement should act as jan inducement to progressive | farmers on account of the longer }tenure and prove beneficial to | the Indian owners also. There are 201 ‘leases comprising approximately , 11,000 acres, that expire Decem- | ber 31, 1921, and are open for renewal or release. The present leasees of these lands, who de- |sire to renew them under the above terms, will, as heretofore, be given preference and the op- years, two fallow crops, | portunity of meeting the highest | d that may be offered by oth- | ers, provided they have not been | unduly delinquent in the pay- ment of rentals and have fully complied with the terms and con stock necessitates a removal| ditions specified in their prosent price. Hoene Harware. 35-tf ' eases.—Tribune. rotation plan, or four year leases | for two straight summer-fallow the part of the more progressive | It has also | , | lies, agricultural | COMPULSORY EDUCATION | LAW. The following section of the | statute is published in compli-| ance with Section 992 of the Idaho Schoo] Laws: Sec. 75 WA. COMPULSORY | EDUCATION. In all districts! of this state all parents, guardi- | ans and other persons having | care of “children shall instruct | them or cause them to be in-| | structed in reading, writing, | spelling, English grammer, geo-| graphy and ari*hmetic. In such’ districts, every parent, guardian | or other person having charge of any child between the ages of 8 and 18 years, shall send such child to a public, private or paro- chial school for the entire year during which the public schools | are in session in such district: | PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That} this article shall not apply to children over 15 years of age where such child shall have com- | pleted the eighth grade or may | be eligible to enter any high) | school in such district, or where | its help is necessary for its own use or its parent’s support or} where for a good cause it would! he for the best intereest of such child to be relieved from the} provisions of this article; PROV- | | IDED, FURTHER, That if a re | putable physician within the | district shall certify in writing | that the child’s bodily or mental | condition does not permit its at-| | tendance at school, such child shall be exempt during such per- iod of disability from the require ments of this article. It shall be the duty of the superinten- dent of the school district, if there be such superintendent, and if not, then the county su- perintendent of schools, to hear }and determine all applications of children desiring for any of the causes mentioned here, to be ex- empted from the provisions of | this article, and if upon such ap- plication such superintendent hearing the same shall be of the opinion that such child for any reason is entitled to be exempted as aforesaid, then such superin- tendent shall issue a written per- mit to such child, stating there. in his reason for such exemption An appeal may be taken from the decision of such superinten- dent so passing upon such appli- cation to the probate court of the county in which such district upon such child making such application and filing the same with the clerk or judge of said court, within ten days after its refusal by such superinten- dent, for which no fee to exceed the sum of $1 shall he charged, and the decision of the probate court shall be final. An applica- tion for release from the provi- sions of this article shall not be renewed oftener than once in three months. LEONARD CASE, Superin- tendent of public instruction, Idaho County, Idaho. 35-3 SHOOTS HIMSELF. A. J. Maugg, of Grangeville, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maugg, of this city, accidently shot himself through the hand at the Wood Hardware in Grangeville Tuesday evening with a 45-calibre automatic re- volver. The bullet passed through the hand shattering the joint at the base of the little finger. The gun had_ been brought into the store by Alfred Kettenbach of Lewiston and was supposedly empty of cartridges. According to word received by relatives here the wound is very painful and within a few days Mr. Maugg contemplates going to Lewiston to have an X-ray picture taken of the injured hand to ascertain the real dam-| age done by the bullet LEWIS JONES MARRIED. Lewis R. Jones, a prominent young stockman of the Boles section was married at Grange- ville Saturday evening to Miss Katherine Wonn of Boise, W. N. Knox performing the ceremony. The bride the last year taught the public school at Elk City. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Jones, prominent pio- neers ‘of Idaho county. The) young married couple departed Monday morning for the Salmon river country where they will) make their future home. The Chronicle wishes to be number- ed with their many well wishing friends. $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND - THE STATE Items of ineanid From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. Idaho has been given a special day at the Spokane Interstate fair, September 5 to 10. Tuesday September 6, will be observed as '“Idaho day.” Judge Edgar C. Steele last Friday at Moscow ordered the sale of the Fidelity Bank of Oro- fino, except notes and securities. This is one of the Waterman banks that went broke early this spring. , Governor Davis announced Friday “that he would address the opening session of. the Uni- versity of Idaho September 21 at Moscow. Invitation to address the university students was re- ceived Friday. At this time an honorary degree will be confer- ved upon Burton L. French, con- gressional representative from | Idaho. The case of grand larceny brought against Mrs. Edith Bleck by her husband, Henry Bleck, of Lewiston, charging theft of cash and securities to the value of $750, was dismissed by Judge Hattabaugh at Lewis- ton on the grounds that a man can not prosecute his wife for grand larceny when they are not divorced. William M. Butler, age 60, said to have formerly owned a hotel at Calgary, -Alberta, committed suicide shortly before midnight Friday night by jumping from the Eighteenth street bridge in- to the Clearwater river at Lew- iston. An employee of the Lew- | iston Dray company was driving across the bridge soon after and noticed a hat and coat on the bridge and saw a man struggling in the river, Thieves entered the Sand- point Drug store Monday night at Sandpoint and made a get- away with all the morphine pills and tablets, and crystal cocaine in the store a small quantity valued at about $85; $10 in halves and quarters taken from the cash register, four safety razors, one watch and one flash- light. The safe, which was un- locked and contained about $5u in currency was not opened. Five and fifty-seven hundred- ths mills was determined Satur- day by the state board of equal- ization as the total general state tax levy for all state purposes. This levy is a reduction of ap- proximately five-eighths of a mill under the tax levy of 1920, which was six and one-eighth mills. A comparison of the 1919 levy of seven and eight- tenths mills shows that the 1921 levy has decreased more than 2 mills, Dr. Orr assisted by Dr. Stock- ton performed seven operations for the removal of tonsils at Grangeville Tuesday. Mrs. J. V. Nash returned Tuesday from Lewiston, after having spent a week there visit- ing with relatives and friends. Mrs. H. C. Netzel motored to Craigmont this morning where she will spend the week end visiting with friends. Harriett and Jeanette Greve returned Monday from the Asa Jones ranch on the river, after | having spent two weeks visiting with the Jonses. The Cottonwood Hardware this week received a new 1922 Dodge car which has many new and convenient improvements over the older models. Mrs. Homer Brutzman return- ed Wednesday evening from a short visit at Lewiston she was accompanied home by her moth- er-in-law, Mrs. Brutzman, of Lewiston. T. C. Keith was a passenger for Ferdinand this morning, having been called there to assist the Stevens Bros., in their clos- ing out sale. It is reported that after closing out their establish- ments in this section they will enter the mercantile circle at Moscow. S