Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, April 7, 1922, Page 1

ICLE . COTTONWOOD CHRON VOLUME 30. NO. 15 COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922 HEIRS CONTEST VONBARGEN WIL CHILDREN OF VON BARGEN WANT HIS TESTAMENT SET ASIDE An action contesting admis- sion of the will of the late Her- man von Bargen was filed in probate court at Grangeville last Friday, the day preecding admis- sion of the will to probate. The will was drawn January 25, 1922 and named William B. Hussman of this city and L. M. Harris of Grangeville as executors, and bears the names of Dennis C. Howard and C. W. T. Reuter as witnesses. The contestants are Otto von Bargen, Mathilde Thompson and Clara McHugh, who allege that they are children of the deceased and would be entitled to share in the disposition of the estate had the father died intestate. They allege that the instrument pur- |FARM BUREAU NEWS. | County agent Grayson distri-| | buted 35 ounces of poison to 13! farmers last Friday. He left 17 ounces of strychnine at the high- | way commissioners’ office at! which place famers may pur- chase same. | It was decided not to attempt any importation of dairy stock | ‘at this time but to take the worx | up this fall and at that time to ‘organize boys’ calf clubs and) 'place an order for dairy calves | with the county agent of Tilla-| mook county, Oregon, for next | spring delivery. : These calves are from high producing cows and the supply is absorbed for this spring. | Plans are under way to secure ‘certified Idaho Pure and Netted | Gem seed potatoes and project | leader, R. J. Carlson is taking | orders for this shipment. An organization meeting was held in Cottonwood, Fri., March | 3lst to determine program of work for this year and distri- bute squirrel poison. F. S. Wimers was elected com- | munity chairman. | R. J. Carlson was elected pota- toe project leader; Geo. Ruste- | meyer, poultry project leader; \ ‘ag es 4 PAZ NA ON FRAUD CHARGE porting to ke the last will and yoward Mckinley, livestock pro- INDICTED FOR ALLEGED testament of vonBargen was not executed and attested in the form required by law, not being subscribed to in the presence of purported witnesses. They fur- ther allege that vonBargen was not of sound mind at the time ject leader ; Ed Jessup, pests con- trol leader. : | It was decided to limit our work to a few main projects and | carry them out well rather than to cover too much ground. — | CONSPIRACY AT CLARKSTON Four former officers of the First National bank of Clarks- the will was executed and was ppaTH TAKES MRS. BAUNE. | ton, which failed early in 1921 acting under undue influence. Besides the widow, Freda von Bargen, there are five children: Mathilde Thompson, Clara Mc- Hugh, Otto, Walter and John von Bargen. The will bequeath- ed $10,000 to the widow; $4000 to John von Bargen; the home place of 160 acres, machinery and equipment to Walter von Bargen; $5 to Otto von Bargen in consideration of his having previously received his inheri- tance; $5 to Mathilde Thompson in consideration of sums _pre- viously received; $250 to Clara McHugh; $800 to Auguste Jahn- ke, Spokane, that sum having been investment returned the amount, otherwise to come out of the estate. The estate is es- No death, in many days has} shocked the community like the | sudden demise of Mrs. Tony | Baune, who passed away at her | home on Stock creek, yesterday | afternoon at 1:30. The news of her death spread like wild fire | and even her close friends could not believe that she had passed | to her final reward. Mrs. Baune died of heart trou- ble, was about 34 years old and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Matt Duclos, two highly respect- | ed citizens of this community. | She is survived by her husband | and four small children, the youngest child being 4 months | old besides numerous other rela- | tives and friends. | Funeral services will be held | jassistant cashier. with a loss of about $180,000 to depositors, were arranged before Federal Judge Rudkin of Spo- kane Saturday and placed under bond of $7500 each which was furnished. They are: C. F. Wat- erman, president; G. H. Water- man, vice president; W. A. Wat- erman, cashier, and A. E. Bauch, They are to go on trial in Walla Walla. Secret indictments were re- turned against the four at Yaki- ma Wednesday on the charges of general conspriracy to defraud the bank and to deceive the com- ptroller of currency by false re- ports. The alleged irregulari- ties began June 30, 1920, and en- ded February 1, 1921. The ac- cused appeared voluntarily be- timated at $100,000 with liabili- 0m the Catholic church tomor- | fore Judge Rudkin, except C. F. ties approximately $50,000. A. S. Hardy is the attorney for the contesiants and Fogg & Campbell will represent the de- fendants. The case is attracting unusual interests in this section, due to John Hartzen arrived Tuesday | charges. row morning at 8 o'clock with | Rev. Fr. Willibrord in charge. | RETURN FROM GERMANY. | Mrs. Adolph Hinkelman and | Waterman who is laid up with an injured hip. Fictitious names, two of which were “U. R. Wright” and “Annie Laurie,” were used to represent accounts, according to the They were also charg- the prominence of all parties con- evening froma four months’) ed with collecting 25 to 50 per cerned. A decision is to be giv- en by the probate court today. SHIPPERS ORGANIZE. Wheat growers and shippers of Nez Perce, Lewis, Idaho and visit in Germany. Mr. Hartzen, | while in Europe was married to | a German lady. The trip from | Germany to Idaho was made in | 17 days. j Mrs. Hinkelman, while away cent of the value of notes for dis- counting, and with entering false amounts to swell the assets of the bank. The bank has since been reor- ganized and is now under a new Clearwater counties, Idaho, and spent an enjoyable visit with her | board of officers. Asotin county, Washington, or- ganized at Clarksten Saturday, April 1 for the purpose of secur- relatives, most of whom reside | in Germany. : Mr. Hartzen stated that condi- The Watermans mentioned above at one time operated banks at Orofino and Kamiah ing reduced transportation rates | tions are not as. bad in Germany | which failed at the same time. on farm products within the five counties. as one would be led to believe. Most of the people appear to be | The outcome of the trial in Walla Walla will be watched _ The Idaho county membership | contented and he attributes this | with great interest on the prairie is composed of the following: | mostly to the fact that everyone | as the men were at one time pro- Thomas F. Wren, Fenn; M. A Pierce, Cottonwood; Edgar G. Fry, Ferdinand; Seth Jones White Bird; J. B. Burney, Stites; F. E. Quist, Kooskia; Joseph Arnzen, Greencreek; L. D. George, Woodland. The officers are: -/is busy. Industries of all kinds | are running at full blast. | i] UNLOADING MACHINERY. | Lingo and Sorrow, contractors, | of Grangeville, who have the jop minent in this vicinity. LEAVE FOR NEW HOMES. Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Sehur- man and little son departed Thursday morning for their new A. E. Ho!- of constructing the North and | home at Ellensburg, Wn. where comb. Craigmont: Victor Peter- South highway through the Cot-! they will reside in the future. son, Grangeville; H. E. von Bar- tonwood district arrived in the} A family reunion was _ held gen, Nezperce; Joseph Michaels, city this morning from Grange-| Wednesday evening at the home Orofino; E. A. White, Lewiston; ville and are now busy unload- of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jenny in George Roup, Cloverland, vice presidents, B. F. Savage, sec. BUYS DRAY LINE. A deal was made Monday oi this week whereby Edgar Wort- man becomes proprietor of the Cottonwood Dray, for the past two and a half years operated by Walter Robbins. Mr. Wortman is no stranger in this community and his plans are to give Cotton wood a first class dray line. Mr. Robbins, the retiring owner of the business has made no plans for the future but expects to re- main in the city. NOTICE. ing a carload of machinery which they are having hauled to Stock | Creek where they will establish | camp. Both contractors say the, | plan on commencing actual con- struction as quickly as possible, | and when under full swing will | employ about 40 men. | WILL INSTALL FOUNTAIN. | Lloyd Turner, proprietor of | the Turner Drug Store while in| Spokane last week placed an or- der for a soda fountain which he will install in his place of busi- | ness, May Ist. The fountain | |ordered by Mr. Turner is known as the “Knight All White” and is the latest in fountain construc- | honor of their daughter, Mrs Schurman, who has been a resi- dent of the prairie her entire life. Mr. Schurman since residing in Cottonwood has held a very responsible position with the Hoene Hardware and during his residence here has made count- less friends who wish him and his geod wife, success and happi- ness in their new home. Mrs. Percy Campbell departed Wednesday morning for Ellens- burg, Wash. to join her husband who is now located there. Mrs. Campbell for the past year has been postmistress of Cottonwood and through her uniform kind- Those who have signed up and tion and is similar to the one in| ness and courtesy has made a any one else desiring to secure the Owl Drug store in Lewiston, | friend of practically every one certified seed potatoes through the farm bureau will please call at the First National Bank and make final arrangements so the only on a smaller scale. | The interior of the Turner drug store will be completely re- patronizing the local post office. Time and again she has incon- venienced herself to grant some MEMORIAL SERVICES. - EX-BANKERS HELD |UHLENKOTT WAS LOCATED AT KEUTERVILLE IN EARLY DAYS—FATHER OF A LARGE FAMILY (By a friend.) On Saturday, April the mortal remains of the late John J. H. Uhlenkott were ten- derly laid to rest in the private cemetery of St. Gertrude’s amidst a large concourse of the members of his family, many ap- preciative friends and the Sisters of the Convent. A member of the Keuterville parish, Mr. Uh- lenkott departed from this life at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Uptmor, early Thursday morning, March 30th. The fun- eral service was solemnly cele-| brated in the parochial church at Keuterville by Rev. Martin, O. S. B., pastor, assisted by the Rev. Chaplin of the Convent, and the Revs. Frs. Boniface and Michae', O. S. B., of St. Michael’s Priory. The imposing ceremonies be- ing terminated, a processioa formed itseif and wended its way to the convent grounds. The fact that so many, despite the day of the week, generally a very busy one, and despite also the bad condition of the roads, wish- ed to ke present to accompany the remains of their parent and friend to their last abode here on earth, was certainly an eloquent tribute to the respect and es- teem in which’ Mr, Uhlenkott is held in the community. The church at Keuterville was prac- tically filled and so was the echap- el of St. Gertrude’s where a reli- gious service was held previous to the burial. It was an impos- ing sight to behold the crowd of devout worshippers winding their way up to the grave yard along the road of the beautiful stations of the Cross in deep silence. No sound was heard but the voice of the priest lead- ing in the prayers and that of the people responding. By a special privilege granted at the earnest request of Mr. Uhlenkott, his remains are in- terred in the private grave yard of the convent in a section set apart for the notable benefactors of St. Gertrude’s, among whom the deceased gentlemen easily ranks among the first. Many tears were shed, the instinctive tribute of nature, which, in this particular case laid a large claim on relatives and friends; but withal there was among the at- tendance the prevailing feeling of congratulation to the deceased that he had, with God’s mercy, found a much needed rest after his long life of activity, release from his sufferings and pains, and a well deserved crown of re- ward in return for his unswering fidelity to his God and his good offices to his fellow-men. We venture to say that many, if not all, among the by-standers re- ceived many inspiring thoughts whilst witnessing the last solemn rites and took home with them the desire that their lives might be as full of good works, their memory as hallowed and their the 1s!, | | BABY GIRL DIES. Memorial services were held by the Knights of Columbus in their council chambers Wednes- day evening in memory of Joseph C. Weber, deceased, a member of the Cottonwood coun- cil. The services were attended by a large gathering of Knights. The following obituary was read at the services: : Joseph Conrad Weber was born on a farm near Humphrey, Platte, county, Nebraska on Oc- tober 26, 1895. The family re- sided there until January 1909 when they removed to Nazareth, Texas, near Amarilla, in the Pan Handle country. In October, 1910, they remov- ed to Los Angeles, California where Joe’s father and step- mother still reside. Joe’s moth- — when he was three years old, He made his home in southern California in and near Los Angeles and after the United States entered the war in 1917 he enlisted in the army and join- ed the California Coast Artillery. One year later (in the summer of 1918) he went over to France where he served for about six months. In France he was made a corporal. In the spring of 1919 he returned to the United States and neceived his honor- | able discharge in San Francisco. | After that he again made his home near Los Angeles. In July, 1920, he came to Cot- tonwood visiting with relatives until October 1920. In July, 1921, he again returned to Cot- tonwoed where he remained until his death on March 29, 1922. Besides his father and step- mother he leaves two brothers, Theodore of Nazareth, Texas and Leo of Cottonwood, two sisters: Sister M. Magdalin of Holy Angels convent, Jonesboro, Ark., and Mrs. Joseph Kaschmitter of Cottonwood. Another | sister, Sister M. Lutgardis also of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died there in December, 1920. LOMSKI WINS CONTEST. Kid Lomski, of Cottonwood, received the judges’. decision over Martin Lee, of Lewiston, at the end of an eight-round mill staged at the Temple theatre by the Lewis-Clark Athletic asso- ciation Tuesday evening. The fighters weighed respectively 150 and 139 pounds. The fight throughout was leaning toward Lomski, who consistently proved himself able to get through to Lee’s face, while the latter seemed unable to batter through to the contenance of the winner. Both boys showed up well, however, and the scrap through- out was good. Clean serapping prevailed at all times, and clever work was done on both sides. The end of the third round found Lee groggy from the cons- tant drubbings about the head from Lomski. Lee appeared to recover somewhat, however, and the next two rounds were more even. At the end of the seventh round the lighter man was bleed- ing freely at the face, and the bell probably saved him from a | knock-out.—Lewiston Tribune. Lomski spent the greater part of last summer in this section and is well known in this com- munity, having boxed with local fans on several occasions and al- ways came out victorious. Isadore, the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kachelmier, who live 814 miles northwest of Nezperce, died March 16 from influenza complications. The funeral service was conducted by Father Zuur at the Catholie church Saturday and the little body laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery.—Nezperce Herald. Mrs. Kachelmier is a daughter of Mrs. Ahlers of the Greencreek section. TAKES OVER P. O. Charles Johnston took charge of the Cottonwood post office Monday morning, relieving Mrs. Percy Campbell who has filled the position for the past year un- der a temporary appointment. Mr. Johnston received his com- mission Saturday evening from Washington, D. C. Mrs. Camp- bell was checked out by John V. ‘NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. Week of April 9 to 15 has been designated “clean-up” week by Gov. D. W. Davis in a proclama- tion recently issued. The two and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schla- der of Nezperce died Saturday from complications arising from an attack of infantile paralysis a year ago, A five-year additional ore sup- ply has been opened in the Bun- ker Hill and Sullivan mine at Kellogg, Idaho. The tonnage blocked out will require 20 years to mine, officers believe. Orville, the 14-months-old son of Mr. and Mre Freeman Syron of Nezperce last Saturday aftey- noon had the first two fingers on his right hand severed at the lower joint by an ax in the hands of his three-year-old brother. A general council of the Nez Perce tribe is to be held at Lap- wai, April 11, at which time a+ numt er of tribal matters of vital interest to Indians of this sec- tion fill be considered, among which are the leasing and sell- ing of tribal property. All money paid into the teach- ers’ retirement fund will be re- turned to the teachers who have paid, it was announced Satur- day following a meeting of the board created by the legislature of 1921 to manage the affairs of the fund. About $12,000 has been paid in by Idaho teachers. Miss Etta Brown of Craig- mont, who has been teaching school at Juliaetta, will be the new superintendent of schco!s of Lewis county to fill the position made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Norma Wilson Bettis. Several years ago Miss Brown was county superintendent of Nez Perce county. The Knights of Columbus of Coeur d’ Alene city unanimously decided to build a $10,000 home. Plans are being drawn for a structure 50 by 100 feet, of con- crete, with a full basement and one story. The main floor is to be used for lodge purposes, ban- quets, etc., and the basement will be used for club rooms and gymnasium. The floor of the lodge room will be hardwood. At a Special meeting of the state land board Saturday aftev- noon in the office of Gov. D. W. Davis the price of water rights for state lands included within the proposed addition of 15,000 acres of land to the Twin Falls North Side Land and Water company’s project was fixed at $55 an acre. This price is to pre- vail for a period of three years. If after that time the rights have not been sold the price will be $65 an acre. The theft of a mail pouch con- taining $12,000 in curreney, which occurred at Kellogg Tues- day continues to be a mystery. Two Spokane and one Portland postoffice inspectors have been investigating in Kellogg, but have not made public any clew they may be working on. The $12,000 was shipped to the First National bank at Kellogg, by the Spokane & Eastern Trust com- pany, which is the Spokane cor- respondent of the Kellogg bank. Taken by Sheriff Wheeler of 3oise Sunday at his father’s home, nine miles from Shoshone, Max Welton, 19, sought for the slaying Saturday night of Geo. Lane, 35, Shoshone hardware merchant, according to police re- ports, had made full confesssion of the murder. Reading lurid dime novels and seeing sensa- tional movies, he declared ac- cording to the story, had fired him with the ambition to be- come a “bad man.” Entering the hardware store in the even- ing, he purchased a complete outfit of saddle, fancy bridle, chaps and a .82 automatic with ammunition, for which he ten- dered a check in the sum_ of $140.70, which it is alleged to special favor to patrons of the office. | modeled, prior to the installation order can be placed soon. 15-2) of the fountain. (Continued on page 5) | Nash, | have signed “William J. Horne.”