Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, August 11, 1922, Page 1

ns eas A ea eS ot c ‘to live with VOLUME 80. NO. 33 COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST i, 1922, ~-¢ +2 os ye 08 age < _SoTToNwooD, ‘CHRONICLE $2.00 PER YEAR DEATH CALLS THREE PIONEER GERHARD GEHRING, JOHN | CORAM AND JOHN RICE PASSED AWAY. a | John Coram, 81 years old and) for 40 years a resident of Idaho _ county, passed away at the home of his daughter in Grangeville, Tuesday morning. His death was due to complications arising | from old age, and did not come as a total surprise to his many friends, for the staunch old pioneer has been failing for some time. Coming to this section when the towns of Idaho had advanced but little from the old placer camp stage, John Coram battled with the adverse circumstances of the pioneer community, suc- ceeded in business, established a widespread reputation for hon- esty and free handedness, and raised a femily of God fearing, children who have been a credit to the state of Idaho. He is survived by his wife and five children: Dr. E. J. Coram, Detroit; Mrs. L. W. Jordan, Cali- fornia; Mrs. Roy Weathered, Wallace; Mrs. K. V. Brown, New Jersey; and Mrs. M. L. Ayers, Grangeville. The funeral was he!d at Grangeville Thursday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, from the Odd Fel- lows hall. Due to the esteem in which the community holds this pioneer family there, all stor were closed and business sus- pended during the funeral. Ex-Commissioner Dead. Word was received Monday afternoon of the death of John N. Rice, pioneer settler of Idaho county, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gus Wright, at Santa Rosa, California. Mr. Rice, who is more than 70 years old, was one of the most esteemed citizens of Idaho coun- ty, and for years held a place on the board of county commission- ers. He left about a year ago his daughter at He is survived also Charles Rice, of Santa Rosa. by a_ son Whitebird. The cause of his sudden death is not vet known, but it is sup- posed that the old gentleman suc cumbed to complications due to old age. His daughter is ill at present and unable to travel, but as soon as she has sufficiently recov ered to make the trip she will take the body of he ather to Lewiston, where burial! will take place. Dies in Lewisten Hospital Another larid-mark has disap- peared, another pioneer ‘of the Camas Prairie has passed away in the person of Mr. Gerhard Gehring whose mortal remains were tenderly laid to rest in the cemetery of Kenterville Tuesday morning at the conclusion of the funeral Mass of Requiem cele- brated am n large concourse of relatives and friends. Mr Gerhard Gehring was born in Westfalen, Germany, 68 years and 11 days ago. He came to this continent in 1885 at the age of 31 and settled in the Minn- esota territory, tasting of the hardships and perils of these hazardous days where civilized scattered populations were often thrown in unplessant close con- tact with the red men of the tribes. Two years later, in 1887, the deceased embarked in an- other venturesome journey, bound this time for still further west; and in the company of the Mr. J. J. Uhlenkott, on the 4th of July, left the level lands to make the ascent to the Camas Prairie, settling on the homestead he occupied until his demise at Keu- terville. The readers may remember the lines written in these col- umns concerning the activities, the labors, the hardships and ultimate success of the few but zealous-hearted pioneers of our prairie and of Keuterville in particular. Mr. Gehring was closely indentified with the gen- erous efforts of this little band and contributed his full shere towards the developing of the and about Los Angeles, Mr. Cottonwood is indeed welcoming | news to everyone. (Continued on page 5) |¢ HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN DOES MUCI MUCH DAMAGE. Hit Greencreek, ‘eck, Westlake oat Winchester Country Sat- | urday Afternoon, A hail storm, covering a ter- ritory of approximately three, miles wide and extending for al-| most the same distance played , havoe to standing and shocked grain in the Greencreek section, | Saturday afternoon at about 3 p.| m. and caused thousands of dol- lars worth of damage. The storm started with a) heavy down pour of rain which! | soon turned into a terrible hail storm, hail falling the size of hen’s eggs, doing much damage to standing grain and grain in shocks, killing chickens and ducks and the rain which took on the proportions of a cloud burst washed out fences and machin- | ery from the barn lots. The storm did its greatest damage at the Victor Lustig and Henry Schmidt ranches, com-) | pletely destroying the crop for Mr. Lustig and washing dirt off | of plowed land to the depth of several inches. At the Henry Schmidt ranch the water came with such force that it washed a cook house and granery out of the ferm lot through fences and set them on the opposite side of the road and did it with such ease that bottles on the tables in the cook house were found undisturbed. Others in the Greencreek sec- tion, in the path of the storm al- so suffered more or less from the hail and rain. Tt is reported that no hail in- surance was carried by anyone in the devastated district. Hail at Westlake and Winchester At about the same hour of the day, of the Greencreeq storm a terrible hail storm caused great damage to standing grain in the vicinity of Mason prairie. Some of the fields are reported at an, almost total loss in the country south of Winchester, and havoc was wrought throughout a wide helt running from Forest to Westlake. Windows were broken, | chickens were killed, and _ tele- phone service was _ interrupted for several hours. gy eo pi HERE. James Lyttle, president of the Peco Coal Development Co., and Lem Neil, vice president , of the company, of Grangeville, spent Thursday in Cottonwood in the interest of their mine.) Both gentlemen are very enthus- * jastic over the prospects of strik- ing coal and at the present time are endeavoring to raise $2500 with which to do development work. $1500 of this sum has been raised in Grangeville and} they are now anxious to interest people in Cottonwood. It is the aim of both Mr. Lyttle and Mr. Neil to sell the stock in small blocks so as to place no financial burden on anyone. The development work at the mine, which is located on the mountain a short distance from Grangeville was progressing nicely until they began to sink a shaft and then water became a contending factor. It is now estimated that the company will have to spend at least $1000 for necessary equipment to keep the water out of the shaft and the remaining $1500 will be used for development work. Every dollar invested in the mine is spent for actual work and no commissions are paid for selling stock nor do officers of the company receive a salary ac- cording to the above named gentlemen. A committee composed of mem- bers of the Grangeville Commer-| cial Club recently investigated the mine and its operations and made a very favorable report to members of the club. BACK FROM 3000 MILE TRIP. C. H. Greve and family ‘yeturn- ed Friday evening from a_ six weeks visit with relatives in Cal- ifornia. The Greves traveled 3000 miles during their absence and experienced little difficulty on their entire trip ond enjoyed the outing immensely but at that were glad to return to. their home. The trip was made in a Buick. Business conditions in Greve stated were excellent. ‘of them steel "oop A H.C. Netzel, proprietor of! Netzel’s Cash Store, and his wife | and son arrived in Orofino Wed- EXPLOSIONS | nesday evening from Cottonwood | by ear, Upon his arrival Mr. | Netzel announced that arrange-| |ments have been completed to | move his stock to the new brick! block next to Bullock — Holm-| berg’s grocery, now under con- struction by EF. H. Atherton. The | lease will date from August 15. | Mr. Netzel will continue to both | conduct a general merchandise were j business including dry gocds, groceries, clothing and shoes and will carry a complete and up-to-| date line of each. The business | will be conducted on a cash basis | ‘as heretofore. The new location will bring the business to the center of the business section of separator owned and operated by | | the village and Fig eo: ed al Albert and Harry Wessels in the | ‘deal location. fr. Bennell wil Greanaredk disivict, Some go | continue his connection with the, sacks of grain were also burned. establishment at least until elec-) ae fis Gino Benous damage | tion and if not successful in the| to the-saparator.and by.Wednes- | election will be there indefinitely day the machine was again in Mr. Netzel will remain here to} 780 SACKS OF GRAIN BURN SMUT CAUSES FIRE GRAIN INSURED. Two threshing machines, separators gutted this week by fire caused | by smut explosions, the fire also spread and burnt up 789 s: acks of newly threshed grain. The first machine to suffer from fire, caused by smut ex- plosion was the Twin City steel} a, COUNT MADE | is as follows: TO OCCUPY NEW BUILDING. | | 4 } move the stock himself. He has oe ar oe er a |many years of experience in the ro = mala s and now has. three; 80 sacks of grain. On Wednesday, the machine owned and operated by C. A. Hall, which was threshing on the Charles Miller ranch explod- ed, the cause of the explosion be- ing smut. The Miller fire was a more serious affair, the inside of | the steel separator having been completely gutted and some 700 stores, the others being at Cot- tonwood and Craigmont. Mr. Atherton states that the building will be completed by | August 15. That pest of it to be used by the Cash Store is 24x- 100 feet, all brick, plastered, and will have a plate glass front. It will be steam heated throughout | | from a plant in the basement in| sacks of grain that had just been | (he year. The building has what threshed burned. is known as a “builtup” asphalt Both crops and separators | roof, which consists of alternate were insured against fire we understand, the grain having been protected to the amount of 75 cents a bushel. layers of three-ply paper and as- phalt. The sky-lights are of | sawtooth plate pattern. Both the roof and sky-lights are the latest and best in their lines.—Clear— water Tribune (Orofino), AGNEW WILL BUILD H. T. Agnew, Wednesday of this week closed a deal with H. A. Hazen for the property east of the St. Joseph school, known as the Leo Simon property upon which he will build a two story ‘modern home to be occupied as a home for himself and fam- ily.. When it was first reported that Mr. Agnew had purchased this property his friends began to wonder if he was going into the garage business for in the ON AN Dr. J. {UAL TRIP. D. Adams, director of the state bureau of animal in- dustry, is making his annual trip through north Idaho confer- ring with the local deputy vet-| erinarians also the special vet- erinarians on tuberculosis eradi- cation in cattle. Three of these veterinarians are working in the counties north of the Salmon river. In addition to the special work of this kind the state de- partment has started work in eal he also becomes the owner tuberculosis in chickens and| of the Fair Deal garage which ‘abortion disease in cattle. If as been vacant for some time. any person suspects either of | Mr. Agnew will build at once and according to the plans laid out, will when completed have one of the finest residences in deputy, Cottonwod. It will be two) cation, diagnosis, and stories high with a full basement mendation on cleaning up and and will be modern in every re-| oyadicating these diseases, free spect including a heating plant | of charge to the owner. in the basement. Generally speaking the live Work on the building will com- | stock conditions are very good in mence soon, it is the desire of |north Idaho in so far as affected Mr. Agnew to have the home| by contagious disease, as the ready for occupancy this fall.) state department is giving much The excavating will take place! service to the people in the con- the first of the coming week and!tyo) and eradicati ion of these the new home will be built under | diseases. In cer districts, the direction of Contractor Wm. | however, there is much tubercul- Ruhoff. josis in poultry, which we are try- The Agnews have resided here ing to eradicate. This service is for the past four years, spending | free to the public on application their summers at their summer Ito the state office or the local cottage near Westlake where the | deputies, we find a great deal of Agnew brothers own thousand | di sease in Nezperce and Clear- of acres of the best timber on| water counties and ask the co- Craig mountain and the decision | operation of the public in report- of the Agnews to build a new | ing this disease, that it may be home in Cottonwood and to be-' cleaned up. come permanent residents of | | these diseases on their premices, }and will report the same to Dr. We repair all | vealed the following facts: | trict judge, 851. | winning by 20 votes. BY posed pam Wins Out bi by 20 Votes— Vincent by 35 Votes Scales High Man. | The official vote, of the prim-| |ary election held August 1 was |made by the board of county commissioners, yesterday and re-| Out of the 50 voting precincts | | in the county 38 held a democra- tic primary election and 31 held a republican primary election. The largest number of votes! received by any one candidate was Wallace N. Scales, for dis- The closest race on either tic-| ket was between Elta Arnold and Mildred Cleveland, Mrs. Arnold) The official vote as given out STATE SENATOR Jacob F, Jenny, D sliiess 675 Seth Jones, R 487 | STATE REPRESENTATIVE | James H. Johnston, D............478) John J. Pulse, D -... 488 | James Surridge, D ...610) i Fenn, R ... 460} Edgar G. Fry, R 814| Harlod Harris, R 186) DISTRICT JUDGE Wallace N. Scales, D 851) Miles S. Johnson, R 447| COUNTY COMMISSIONER | First District | N. B. Pettibone, D 428 J. W. Schmadeka, D 256) Dale Clark, R 495 | COUNTY COMMISSIONER Second District Aug. Schroeder, D ...167 | H. Floyd Church, R 2380 B. H. Decker, R sotices TD Joe W. Hazelbaker, R._. 4 C. O. Vincent, R COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Third District Clark Lyda, D 716 Geo. G. Bentz, R 199 | V. E. Fick, R... 121; Edward S. Vincent, R 284 AUDITOR AND RECORDER... Henry Telcher, R 28 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Fronk I’. Foes, D. .. 584 Edward M. Griffit, D 306 De: SAAR Aisle ieoclsseinver vies 401 SHERIFF | W. H. Eller, D .. 610 Tim E. Quinlan, D 383 Chester Arnold, R . 422 V. H. Johnson, R 99 | COUNTY TREASURER J. A. Bradbury, D ..-- 402 Otie L. Cone, D.. ...582 PROBATE JUDGE Wilbur L. Campbell, D 721 J. E. Byrom, R AAT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Elta M.*Arnold, D 480 Mildred Cleveland, D 460 Elmer A. Carpenter, R 254 COUNTY ASSESSOR | William Ingram, D ey) Calvin Hazelbaker, R ..464 CORONER A. J. Maugg, R 422 Sommer of Cottonwood, the local | he will make an investi-| their two daughters. recom-| | makes of bat- and friends. teries. Cottonwood Garage. 30-tf | formerly Miss Mary Bieren. OPERATE DINING ROOM. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Goodwin of Montana have leased the din- ing room of the Cottonwood hotel and are now operating the same, having taken possession Monday morning. The Good- wins will endeavor to make it one of the best eating places on the prairie and the prices will be reasonable at all times, and they | solicit your trade, on merits only and this applies to the working- man as well as the traveling salesman. Mr. and Mrs. Good- win were accompanied here by ARM BROKEN. Monday afternoon while a truck driven by Russell Duncan \of Craigmont was returning from Cottonwood to Craigmont, near Westlake, it became unman- ageable and C. W. Duncan the young man’s father, in the mo- mentary excitement was either thrown or jumped from the truck. In doing so he broke his left arm above the wrist and severely sprained the right arm and shoulder. The truck was restrained on the edge of 2n embankment, and the only damage done was the injury to Mr. Duncan. | | Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Weiber | arrived in their car this morn- | ing from Uniontown, Wash., to visit until Sunday with relatives | Mrs, Weiber was | which ‘Idaho made prior ppt FS csi of surplus NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. The results of the wheat threshing now in progress in the Moscow district are proving bet- ter than anticipated. Killer dogs wrecked havoc with a flock of university prize sheep early Sunday morning when they made an attack upon | the band kept in the pasture, Fred Lukens, superintendent of schoo!s in Grangeville for sev- eral years, has announced his candidacy, on the republican ticket, for the position of secre- | tary of state for the state of ‘Idaho, subject to the republican sate convention to be held at Wallace on August 22. H. V. Allingham, of wide ex- perience in the “art preserva- tive,” who some time ago bought the Peck printing plant and has since been trying to make ends |meet there, recently decided Winches'‘er offered a better field and is now moving his plant to that place and will soon begin the publication of a paper. A smut explosion and fire | which destroyed the threshing machine and a small quantity of wheat at the setting, occurred Saturday on the John Maynard | ranch in the Tom Beale section /near Culdesac. The machine, longed to James Leitch of Nezperce, was running in a field of smutty club wheat when the explosion took place. Pelton Dunhan, a_ seventeen year old youngster, who has been making his home in Winchester, was arrested and taken to Nez- perce, where he was held on a charge of desertion from the United States Marines. He will be taken by Deputy Sheriff Ben Lair of Nezperce to Spokane where he will te turned over to the Marine officers at that place. Deposits of public money in to February 28, 1921, are special deposits, and in the event of the failure of the banking institution in which they are placed, are to be con- sidered as a trust fund which must be repaid before any other depositor is satisfied. This is the ruling of the supreme court Thursday in the case of the Fide- lity State bank of Orofino again- st the North Fork highway dis- trict in Clearwater county. Arthur V. Shaffer, who lives on Flannigan creek, near Pot- latch, in Latah county , w. trampled to death by an infuri- ated bull, Friday ning. He was leading the bull, which had been dehorned, when the animal became angry and knocked him down, rolling him with his head end trampling him, until life was extinct. Mr. Shaffer’s mother 83 years of age, was a helpless | witness to the tragedy from the opposite side of the fence. The frantic woman did everything in her power to drive the animal away, but was unable to even attract his attention from his | murderous work. Alleging gross mismanage- ment on the part of the directors of the Bannock National bank of Pceatello, which suspended busi- ness on May 18, 1921, R. T. Cur- tis, receiver of the bank, filed suit in the United States district court seeking to recover more than $3,000,000 from the direct- ors. The complaint charges that the directors permitted the bank's affairs to be controlled by the president, S. L. Reece, when they knew Reece was “dishonest, | incapable and inefficient,” that certain directors “declared a div- idend on December 31, 1919, at a time when there were no net pro- | fits and the total assets were less than the liabilities; and that by the making of false statements they concealed from the bank’s stockholders and creditors and from the comptroller of the cur-