Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, December 9, 1921, Page 1

“COTTO NWOOD CH VOLUME 29. NO. 50 TO HAVE NEW RURAL ROUT . FROM GREENCREEK POST OFFICE—WILL SERVE 200 PEOPLE. A new rural mail route is to be established by the post office, department, having at its start- ing point and terminal, Green-| creek, Idaho. The new route will be put in operation on the 17th of January and will be 1714 miles in length, at the present, time 50 boxes being signed up) along the entire route. Placing an average of 4 persons to be served to each box, no doubt a low estimate, the number of peo- ple to be benefited by the new rural route will be 200 persons. The establishment of the route has been under consideration for some time, in September, A. E. | Sentnun, a representative of the} post office department made a thorough investigation and his report to headquarters was a favorable one. The new route, as proposed, will follow the fol- lowing outline roughly sketched: | Starting at Creencreek it will go} to Hamills via the old Dryden | post office, Hinklemans, Lee | Johnsons west to the Robertson | corner ; south via the reservation | line by way of Jessups, to George | Terhaar corner to Wassmuth| corner and back to Greencreek, | a distance of 1714 miles. | Examination At Grangeville. The United States Civil Ser- ivee Commission has announced | an examination for the County of Idaho, Idaho to be held at! Grangeville on January 14, 1922] to fill the position of rural car- | rier at Greencreek, and vacancies | that may later occur on rural! routes from other post offices in| the above-mentioned county. The salary of a rural carrier on a standard daily wagon route of 24 miles is $1,800 per annum, with an additional $30 per! mile per annum for each mile or | major fraction thereof in access | of 24 miles. The salary on| COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921 CHRISTMAS SEALS. Have you bought Chirstmas; seals? Idahe county’s total sale is placed at $450 and the committee is striving hard to ex- ceed that amount if possible.) School children all over the county, directed by their teach- ers, are ¢iving- valuable assist- ance. J uuds from the sale of Christmas seals in Idaho are us-| | ed exclusively to combat tuber- | culosis in Idaho, both in the pre-| vention and cure of the disease. | This, the annua! sale of Christ-| mas seals, is the only source of revenue for this great campaign. Buy a few seals, place them on} your Christmas mail and pack-| ages, and thus aid in this im-| portant work. The Idaho coun- ty campaign locally is being dir- ected by Mrs. Nye Litherland. Miss Ruth Pearson, deputy county school superintendent, has been named as chairman for Idaho county. The following district workers have been plac- ed in charge of the sale in their respective localities: | Lloyd A. Fenn, Kooskia. | Mrs. Nye Litherland, Cotton- | wooed. P. E. Ellis, Stites. A. D. Kennedy, White Bird. Ed Kinzer, Ferdinand. | Miss Jessie Baskett, Elk City. J.J. M. Baerlocher, Green- creek. Miss Patrica McGrath, Fenn. Miss Mary DeHaven, Riggins. GAVE INTERESTING TALK. Frederick Benz, the “potatoe king” of the northwest gave a very intersting .and instructive lecture at the I. O. O. F_ hall) Tuesday morning. His subject was “Potatce Culture and Mark- | eting.” Ten years ago Mr. Benz was broken in health and in poverty. Now, he and his seven sons oper- ate a $250,000 corporation, and he is the possessor of both health and wealth, all from raising po- | dred depositors | doors November 8 after discrep- ‘the bank, met today and heard a | Fralick classified motor routes ranges from $2,450/ tatoes, and he is ready to tell to $2,600 per annum, according | others how to do it. The first} to length. Separate examina-| year he planted five acres of po- tions for motor routes and/tatces; the second, ten; the| wagon routes are no longer held. | third,forty; and since that time, Appointments to both positions | never less than eighty acres. | will be made from the same reg-| His gross annual revenue now) ister. The examination will be| ranges from $60,000 to $80,000. open only to citizens who are| He operates 465 acres, growing | actually domiciled in the ferri-| sugar beets, alfalfa, barley, corn tory of a post office in the coun- | and other crops. ty and who meet the other re-| He has developed his own quirements set forth in Form| methods by experience, study 1977. Both men and women, if land observation and has some qualified, may enter this exam-| original ideas about potato cul- ination, but appointing officers | ture, including the selection of | have the legal right to specify | the seed. He has discarded many the sex desired in reguesting|of the methods known for hun- certification of eligibles. Women | dreds of years. will not be considered for rural; Mr. Benz is an agricultural - carrier appointment unless they | agent for the Northern Pacific, are the widows of U. S. soldiers, | and J. W. Jordan, district freight sailors or marines, or the wives|and passenger agent for the, of U. S. soldiers, sailors or mar-| same road, with headquarters in ines who are physically disquali- | Lewiston, who accompanied him fied for examination by reason|here, stated that Mr. Benz is| of injuries received in the line of | making the tour under a heavy military dutv. Form No. 1977|expense to the company with! and application blanks may be|the sole object in view that obtained from the offices men-| farmers will go into diversified tioned above or from the United | farming and not solely depend States Civil Service Commission | upon the wheat crops. at Washington, D. C. Applica- | His lecture was heard by a tions should be forwarded to the | large number of farmers, busi- Commission at Washington, D.|ness men and high school stu- C. at the earliest practicable | dents. | date. fe ae a eee | The Song of the Soul. Orpheum OIL NOT IDAHO RESOURCE. | <a Dean F. A. Thomson of the|GIRLS ENTER CONVENT. | school of mines of the University | Emma Nuxoll, daughter of of Idaho urged delegates to the Mr. and Mrs. John Nuxoll of, North Idaho Chamber of Com-)|Greencreek; Bertha Beckman, merce, in session at Moscow last | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- week to advise their constituents |liam Beckman of Greencreek, against investing in north Idaho| and Agnes Nuxoll, daughter of oil properties. Lead, silver, zinc | Joe Nuxol! of Greencreek, have | and gold, he said, are among the| entered St. Gertrude’s convent mineral resources of the section | to devete their lives to religious | north of the Salmon river, but work. The young ladies enter- oi! is not. | ed the convent yesterday. Three ——ememenemnrenee | farewell parties were given for Born: To Mr. and Mrs. B. H.;the young women by their Schmidt. Keuterville, a girl, Nov. | friends and relatives on Sunday | 18; to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nux- oll;-Greeficreek, a girl, Nov. 28; to Mr. and Mrs. Alois Wemhoff, a boy. Nov. 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Baune, a boy, December 4. evening at the home of Mr. and) Mrs. John Nuxoll, on Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dasenbrock and on} Wednesday evening at the home, THAT LITTLE GIRL. WHO LIVED NEXT DOOR ‘ ‘ WILL PAY 4 ON THE DOLLAR UNION STATE BANK DEPOS-| LOANS APPROVED BY IDA- ITORS AT NEZPERCE HEAR REPORT. Nezperce, Dec. 7.—Three hun- at the Union State bank, which closed its ancies were found because of al- leged irregularities and forgeries | by E. Weinss, former cashier of report by J. G. Fralick, state bank commissioner, concerning the condition of the bank. A general discussion report concerning reorganization and the reopening of the institu- tion. The report indicated that the bank has reliable assets amount- followed the; ing to $202,720.04, which Mr. as good and| slow assets ; doubtful and bad as-| sets amounted to $127,928.60; ; the amount owed to other banks! is $136,410.61. After the amount | owed to banks is deducted from | the reliable assets there is a bal-| ance left of $66.3309.43 with which to pay depositors. The de- posits at the time of the closing of the bank smounted to $143,- 173.08. If all the collections classed as reliable are collected, there will be enough to pay the depositors approximately 48 cents on the dollar. | Mr. Fralick declared that a re- organization of the bank could be effected if the depositors would get behind the movement. Those present voted unanimously to support such a movement and ap pointed a committee of 15 local depositors chosen from the at- tendance to investigate further | and learn the possibilities of the | plan outlined by Mr. Fralick. | The committee will investigate the probability of the collection of the assets and make a full re- port at a meeting of the deposit- ors to be held 30 days from this | date, at which time the possibil- | ity of reorganization and reopen- | ing will be definitely decided upon. There isa general feeling of optimism concerning the affairs of the defunct institution. A. Weinss, who was arrested | to answer a forgery charge in connection with papers that he| forged at the Union State bank, | and who escaped from the sher- | iff at Spokane, has not been lo- catel.—Lewiston Tribune. | G rangeville Bank Pays 10 P. C.| G. W. Sunpiger, special denuty | in charge of the Grangeville Sav- ings & Trust Co., a defunct local bank, on Tuesday paid a 10 per-| cent dividend to depositors of the | bank, making 50 pereent that! has been paid the denositors| since the bank ciosed. anniversary of the closing of the bank, by state order, on Nov, 29, 1920. “The Song of the Soul” at the Orpheum Tuesday December 13 be $2.00 PER YEAR — HIGH SCHOOL NEWS. on ex Sunt. Swange—_ |NEWS AROUND | Athletics seem quiet at pre- sent with no games coming but | there will be a good schedule for | the high school yet. Practice is | proceeding apace and the home) ‘team will make a better and bet- ter showing. Items of Interest From Various | Tonight Bell Ringing med Sections Reproduced for Ben- quartet will give an excellent & musical program at the Or- efit of Our Readers. |pheum theater. This aggrega-| _tion was heard by the writer | year before last. They indeed! G. B. Gillespie and wife of | “Ring true—Simg true” and give| Lewiston brought suit against arare tredt. No one can aftord| Al Menard, proprietor of a stage to miss the entertainment fer) line between Lewiston and Spo- | the personal reason that the ex-| kane, In Judge Hattabaugh’s leellence will give true enjoy-| court in Lewiston, for the loss of ment. Also no citizen ean af-|a suitcase. They were awarded ford to fail giving such an enter-| judgment of $85 and costs. | prise on the part of the schools} Captain Ephriam W. Baugh- his support. It costs to bring) man, age 86, veteran steamboat ‘such high class performances to| captain of the northwest, died | Cottonwood and it is for the;Monday at Moscow. Captain of all. Baughman crossed the plains ~ good | | H. S. Athletic Club program! with an ox team, arriving in NDS | for Friday, December 23rd, at 2) California in 1850. The follow- |p. m: ing year he went to Portland and HE Song .. ee ..by Club} soon after began his career as a Reading ..........Raymond Johnson | boatman on the Oregon rivers. Piana Solo ..... Maty Funke! “Jdaho Sensation,” a 970- Debate—Resolved that fire does) more damage than water. Affirmative, Estelle Williams, | Vera Maughmer, Vance Eller. | Negative, Agnes Eckermann, | | Louise Hattrup, Joseph Wag-)| | ner. Livestock show, recently held in Stunt Selma Butler,| Chicago, Dean E. J. Iddings of Dorothy Jessup, Zenna Maugh-| the college reported on his re- Readi “ Mostarit turn to Idaho. eading nna Moriarity! The third movi Male Quartet _..... Francis Homar, | bateed oy the cot ree Delbert Hale, Raymond Tacke, | is under way in Idaho. Leaders John Jenny. in the movement predict the pound purebred Hereford steer calf owned by the agricultural college of the University of Idaho, won second place in com- petition with approximately 400 fat steers at the International HO AGENCY OF WAR FI- NANCE CORPORATION. In the past week Idaho has been enriched to the extent of approximately $300,000 through | funds received on loans approved by the Idaho commitee of the federal War Finance corporation it is disclosed in a statement i é ; ‘aq, Oration ..........Clarence Peterson | |jherals will have a f eats: the ngaocy eal. Reading Thomas Kurdy | sional and state ticket it the Within 60 or 90 days, the state- Dialogue + Alfred Funke, field for the next state election Verla Jessup, Matilda Schroe- | der, Gus Hoene. Song No. 82 “Christmas Carol.” | Paper Mary Kurdy, | Glenn Rink. and that in four years the third party will hav: gathered under its wings practically all of the progressives in the republican ment says, two or three million dollars of additional money will} be brought to the state through the Idaho agency of the — corporation, = democratic parties as well as ere Ripe gate ng a the nonpartisans. ae”. committee's statement pEsUME ROAD WORK. oR gion Neil Tevin ot the | Work on the road leading out | Loans Passed Almost $750,000 | of Cottonwood was resumed the “The Idaho committee of the first of the week by Felix Mart- War Finance corporation has zen, the local contractor, when passed loans afgregating almost the rock crusher was again set three-quarters of a million dol- in motion. The crusher is now) ynanimously by members of the lars during the first month of its being operated by a tractor in-| yarsity football squad as a re- operations, some $300,000 of | stead of the 30 horse power mo-| eognition of Irving as “the mem- which has heen received by bor-' tor, due to the fact that the min-| per of the squad giving the pert, left halfback of the Univer- sity of Idaho eleven, is to be the |first name engraved on the James E. West trophy shield, | This was the decision reached rowers during the past week. imum charge for the motor is During the next 60 or 90 days $150 a month whether it is run the War Finance corporation will one day or 80. With weather be the means of bringing to Ida-| conditions so uncertain at this ho some two or three million dol- time of the year it was thought lars of additional money. This best to install the tractor, it is will be by loans to livestock loan giving good service although not companies and to bunks. |running the crusher as fast as “The War Finance corporation the electric power. Under nor- has already been the means of | mal weather conditions, with the stimulating the sheep and cattle assurance of the greater part of industry making it possible to the month being good weather hold in the state of Idaho many | the electric power, it is said, thousands of head of breeding | would prove to be the cheapest stock which otherwise would | in the long run. have been shipped to the pack- ~ ers. Extensive arrangements ROBBERY ALARM GIVEN. have been made for financing a| A general alarm was sounded program contemplating an order-| over the local telephone line ly and conservative importation of high grade dairy cows. Better Market Imminent. ing that the Bank of Orofino was | about five o'clock Friday morn-| | being robbed, and that all able! greatest service, help and in- | spiration during the season to | the team.” | After 18 months’ delay, due to |adverse market conditions, the | board of independent school dist- rict No. 1, Sandpoint, has sold | one hundred forty thousand dol- |lars worth of bonds jointly to ;the Bonner county National | bank of Sandpoint and the Spok- jane & Eastern Trust company of | Spokane. The bid was par, plus | $100 premium, the bidders to | stand the expense of printing | the bonds. | Miles Cannon, state commis- |sioner of agriculture, charges that eastern fruit commission men are holding cash belonging to Idaho fruit men to east finan- cial conditions in the east. The |couragement to the jhis hay and feedstuffs which, | banks in order to enable such in- | their cost of luction. The last | neir cost of productio: payment was made on the first | | house Company shipped two car- for the benefit of Public Library. Splendid show, “The Song of bodied male citizens were wanted | allegation is made in connection at once to try and prevent the| with the case of George Myers robbery and, if nossible, caniure| of Middleton, a fruitgrower in the outlaws. In an incredably| the southwestern part of the short time a large number had) state. He sold his fruit but so gathered in the vicinity of the’ far has been unable to recover bank, armed with everything} the amount commission men from a gatling gun to a pitch | agreed to pay. fork, ready to do battle inde-,| Idaho may inflict the death fense of the local banking insti-| penalty for first degree murder tution—but there were no rob- or the jury may punish the of- bers. At about the hour when fender by imprisonment in the the alarm was given the electric | state prison for life, writes Roy | power system failed to work and |, Black, attorney general, in the power was cut off. Evidently answer to a query from M. A. the flickering of the night light | Rauhoff of Blue Island, Ill. Mr. in the bank as it went out caused Rauhoff asks whether or not the operator of the local tele-| Idaho has abolished capital pun- phone exchange to believe that it| ishment. The statute provides |was being tampered with by| both forms of punishment and “Increasing the numbers of livestock is the first step in bringing prosprity to the Idaho farmer, The progvess that has already been made and that which will be accomplished in the near future offers much en- farmer in the way of a better market for during the past year, have been practically unsalable. “The War Finance corporation proposes to back the agricultur- al and livestock interests to the limit and will loan freely to stitutions to carry the farmer so that he may be able to go through the present readjust-| robbers — hence the alarm.—|the jury may-decide which shall ment period which has dealt | Clearwater Republican. be inflicted. severly with the farmer in that | Counsel for Mrs. Southard, the returns from his crops have all Tuesday, Dec. 13 is the date. | Guthrie, Mills & Hicks, Thurs- a | day filed application for a new Tony Kolkeck departed Tues-) trial in the district court at Twin day morning for Salem, S. D. Falls. The application consists for an indefinite visit with re-| of 55 typewritten pages, and al- latives. Tony expects to be} leges misinterpretation of law | gone the greater part of the win- | by the court, especially with res- ter but some of his friends are! pect to admission of testimony jinsisting that he return sooner! relating to the deaths of Mrs. for fear that some young Dakota | Southard’s brother-in-law. Ed- | lady might win his heart when it ward Dooley, and her husbands, loads of hogs Tuesday morning rightfully belongs to some Cot-| McHaffie and Lewis. The su- to the Spokane markets for|tonwood girl. At that his! nveme court will be asked to re- which the farmers received $6.40 | friends wish him an enjoyable! view the case if the application heen out of proportion to, “If the War Finance corpora- tion had been brought into ex- istence earlier a good many of the bank failures could have been avoided.” The Farmers Union Ware- the Soul” for a splendid cause,|a hundred. ‘The hogs were an| visit to which he is justly en-| for a new trial is denied, Guthrie the public library fund. exceptionally fine lot. says. ‘ Dr, Orr was the attending physi-|of Mr. and Mrs. William one cian. man.