Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, August 18, 1922, Page 1

ewe 2 | COTTONWOOD CHRONICLE CONVENTIONS IHELD TUESDAY DEMOCRATS AND PROGRES- SIVES MEET HERE—RE- PUBLICANS AT G’VILLE. The three political parties, the democrats, republicans and progressives held their county conventions Twesday, the demo- crats and progressives in Cotton- wood and the republicans in Grangeville. Some 30 delegates and others interested in the democracy of Idaho county met in the Or- pheum theatre, Tuesday after- noon for the purpose of selecting three delegates to attend the state convention at Hailey, Idaho on Tuesday, August 22, at which time a governor and the remain- der of the state ticket will be nominated. The democratic county con- vention held in Cottonwood was harmonious and enthusiastic and at times the spirit of democracy ran very high. The convention organized by electing Herbert Moore, of Stites as chairman and E. Mueller of Ferdinand, as secretary. After the election of the of- ficers the chair appointed a credential committee consisting of the following named _ gentle- men: H. Taylor, Grangeville; J. V. Nash, Cottonwood; Geo. Tin- ker, Kooskia; William Zumwalt, Denver; Tom Atwood, Winona; after which a 5 minutes recess was taken. After reconvening a resolution was read to the delegates asking: that proxies be recognized and an amendment was also placed asking that proxies be not re- cognized. The resolution in its original form was defeated by a vote of 19 to 14. Delegates Named. The following named gentle- men were nominated as dele- gates to the state convention at Hailey and the vote received by each was as follows: Reese Hattabaugh Thomas Atwood George Tinker ... F. E. Fogg .... A. W. Talkington 14 The two highest were duly elected as delegates and as Mr. Fogg withdrew in favor of Mr. Tinker he was given the unani- mous vote of the delegates present. W..W. Brown was named coun- ty state central committeeman by acclamation. Speeches were made by every candidate present. Among those attending the county convention in Cotton- wood, Tuesday, were: M. R. Hattabaugh, H. Taylor, J. C. Safley, R. F. Fulton, C. B. Knorr, Frank McGrane, A. W. Talkington, Harry E. Wood, M. G. Rambo, John J. Pulse, W. W. Brown, C. L. Bourland, William Ingram, Wilbur L. Campbell, all of Grangeville; William Sproat, LeRoy Waller, Herhert Moore, Stites; H. G. Sasse, E. Mueller, Ferdinand ; George Tinker, Koos- kia; Wm. Zumwalt, Denver; T. M. Atwood, John Seger, Winona; Clark Lyda, Slate Creek; Harry Baker, Clearwater; Mr. Wort- man, Fenn; Mrs. A. J. Hoffman, Greencreek; Wm. Abercrombie, J. V. Nash, Fred Simon, John Maugg, August Schroeder, J. F. Jenny and Geo. Medved, Cotton- wood. One Woman Present. To Mrs. A. J. Hoffman, of Greencreek, goes the distinction of being the only lady delegate present and her power at the con vention was felt for she had two votes on every subject, having the power to vote the absent delegate’s vote. Proxies were not recognized but where one prec- inct had more than one vote the delegate present, under the state law, has the power to vote the entire number. Republicans at Grangeville. 31 22 21 21 The republican convention for! Idaho county met at Grangeville Tuesday afternoon. Left-over business of the county central committee meeting was disposed | of first and included the tion of John P. Eimers as chair- man and F. E. Quist, Kooskia, vice-chairman, Frank VanDev- enter was chosen as secretary and L. E. Bunting received the office of treasurer. F. E. Quist was chosen as.state committee-| man, succeeding Evan Evans. | | The five delegates elected to: attend the state convention were J. P. Eimers, Henry Meyer, P. E. Ellis, F. E. Lukens and Seth D. Jones. A number of resolutions were! drafted among which were those opposing any future division of Idaho county or annexations therefrom, and endorsing the candidacy of F. E. Lukens as secretary of state on the republi- , can ticket. | One Morgan, One Alexander | The delegates elected to the | democratic convention to be held | in Hailey are split on their choice | for governor. M. Reese Hatta-| baugh is a staunch Judge Mor- gan man and George Tinker an , Alexander man. Tom Atwood is regarded by some as an Alexan- | der man and by others as a Mor-! gan booster. Mr. Hattahough is the only delegate who openly de- clared himself. The progressives elected Riley tice to attend the state conven- tion. | CLUB INSPECTS ROAD. Wednesday, sixteen members of the Cottonwood Commercial Club accepted the invitation ex- | tended to them by W. F. Aber-- cromhie, superintendent of the construction work on the Grave Creek rozed, to inspect the road which is now almost completed. Everyone of the sixteen men are convineed that it is the best road in the county for the money ex-| pended and es it was the first! time many had visited this sec- tion they marveled at the coun- try and the road built. A great’ many obstacles had to be over- come before the money was avail able for this road, which comes from the state and after the money wes appropriated others insisted that the road could not be built with the money on hand. The work speaks for itself and much credit is due Mr. Aber- crombie and his men. At noon the visitors were guests of the road camp and after having tramped all morn-! ing every one did justice to the splendid meal served by Fred Wohlscin, the cook, assisted by Mrs. Jack Wood. ’ After dinner speeches were in order. Several Cottonwod men responded and Mr. Abercrombie, who, as a representative of the country effected by the road lauded the Cottonwood Commer- cial Club and the business men for their splendid support and cooperation which had much to do in carrying cut this work suc- tessfully. GOVERNMENT LICENSE. The Farmers Union Ware- house, through its manager, C. H. Greve, has made application to Le licensed under the United States Warehouse act whieh will mean much to the company as well as to farmers who store grain with them. Mr. Greve ex- pects to receive the license any day. Among some of the main fea- tures connected with a ware- house holding a U. S. warehouse license are:Grain receipts can be deposited as colleteral with any federal reserve hank and money advanced upon the same upon presentation. A rigid inspection ‘is made from time to time by a government inspector. In short it means much to the farmers, bankers, business men vnd warehouse men themselves. LOCATE AT CERES. The Chronicle this week re- ceived a card from Wm. Lustie, | former superintendent of the! local school, requesting us to for- ward his paper in the future to Ceres, Calif., and says “which is the place where we will be locat- ,ed next year. Ceres is a little place four miles from Modesto. Water has made this one of the weathiest and most desirable nlaces in the whole state of Cali- fornia.” Mr. Lustie has accepted the | nosition of superintendent of the Ceres’ school. | reelec- | COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922 LIGHT COMPANY BUYS BUILDING SMITH BUILDING PURCHAS- ED BY LIGHT COMPANY FOR OFFICES. A deal was closed Saturday, whereby the Grangeville Electric Light and Power company be- came the owner of the Dr. J. FE. Smith building on Main street, which has been occupied by Dr. Smith as his dental offices. Dr. Smith on Monday morning mov- ed his office equiptment into the 3utler building and will have the same fitted up for his offices as soon as he returns from a busi- ness trip to the coast, having deperted Tuesday morning. J. G. Farris, manager of the Grangeville Light Co., of this city, Tuesday morning, moved | the companies office from their old quarters in the Funke build- ing to their new home and with- | in a week or so hope to have everything arranged permanent- ly. The new location makes the company an ideal home and one which they can justly be proud of. It is the policy of the G. E. L. & P. company to own their own buildings in the towns in which they are doing business and this policy has already been carried out in a number of places and in our judgment it shows a splendid spirit on the part of the company as they therefore become a com- munity boosters in a broader sense of the word. WHEAT GOING GOOD. Fall wheat in this section is turning out more bushels to the acre than was at first anticipat- ed. Three of the largest yields so far reported to the Chronicle came to us from an indirect way but are nevertheless authentic. Howard Mckinley threshed 75 acres of fall Triplett wheat that yielded 41 1-2 bushels to the acre Barney Westhoff threshed { acres of the same wheat th yielded 42 bushels to the acre and tested 59 7-10 pounds to the bushel and was entirely five from smut. Another good yield, while not of such a large acreage was the wheat threshed by Mike Willem- borg which yielded 42 bushels to the acre. Frank Nuxoll finished thresh- ing a 40 acre field of wheat this morning that yielded 42 bushels to the acre and he it is the best crop he has 1 years. While no spring crops have been threshed to date many farm »rs report that they believe some | f the spring grain will go 20 to ‘5 bushels an acre. DOUBLE WEDDING. Rev. and Mrs. Cass of this city were greatly surprised and informed them that they were both married. The double wedding took place | Sunday at Milton, Ross Cass be- ing united in marriage to Miss Olive Ellis and Ellis Cass to Miss Anna Goyn. od in many} when | their sons Ross and Ellis arrived | Tuesd»y night from Milton, Ore., | WHEAT GROWERS GET $7,000,000 $1,500,000 HANDLED BY SPO- KANE BANKS-—-MONEY | PROM COAST. | Arrangements have been made |by the Washington and Idaho | Wheat Growers’ association for | the use of $7,000,000 in handling the wheat crops of these states this year. Of this sum $2,000,- ,000 was authorized by the gov- ernment and the remainder has been negotiated for with banks of Spokane, Seattle and Portland, according to W. J. Robinson, manager, : The sum of $1,500,000 will be obtained from four Spokane banks, the Spokane & Eastern Trust company, the Exchange National bank, the Bank of Montreal and the Fidelity Na- tional bank. Five banks of Seattle will loan $2,000,000 and four banks of Portland $1,500-- 000. Oregon wheat operations wiil | ibe financed by Portland banks | and the operations of the North- west Wheat Growers Associated | will be financed by Portland and | Seattle banks. The North Dakota | crop has been estimated at 111,000,000 bushels. | A Spokane bank loaned $250,- 000 to the Montana Wheat | Growers, association, which re- ;}ports a crop of 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 bushels. This loan i} af }was arranged by George C. | Jewett, general manager of the | Northwest Wheat Growers As- | sociated, who is also making ar- {rangements in Minneapolis, | Minn., to handle 12,000,000 to | 15,000,000 bushels in other north | Western states. | Money for the Washington ‘and Idaho operations has been available at all times and it has {not been necessary to go out of | Spokane for it. Wheat is com- ing along steadily and it has been financed as rapidly as it ar- rived, said Mr. Robinson. The vate of its arrival is about the same as last year, which sug- gests that the cleanup will be at about the same time, barring unforeseen developments. Many farmers in this section are members of the Idaho Wheat Growers’ association. | WILL COMPLETE WALKS. The city council at its last regular session, held the first | Monday in August ordered the | property owners on Broadway jand from the Funke corner to the corner across the street from the St. Albert brewery to put in cement walks and gave them un- til August 20th to commence work on the same. Should the work not be started at this time charged to the The walks structed and abutting property. are to be 6 feet wide. These walks were taken out two years ago and up to date have not been replaced. A peti- tion hearing the names of num- erous taxp2yers who will use the walks when constructed had cil in demanding that this work he accomplished this fall before had weather sets in . the city will have the walks con-! much weight with the city coun-| |DOES NOT RECOMMEND _ | NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD. 'Many Tourists Pass Over The | Road Who Do Not Re- gret The Trip. | Travel over the North and | South highway has never been recommended by the state high-| 'way department, said D. P. Olson, director, attacking a re- cently publishei letter which is alleged to have bitterly criticised |anyone who lauded the present condition of this highway. Among other things, the writ-| er of the letter is reported to! have said the highway is one of | the worst roads ever negotiated. | According to Mr. Olson, offi- cials of the state department) have never advised tourists to/ take the road through the Sal- mon river canyon and admit that the present condition ofthe high- way is not good. In discussing the criticism Mr. Olson says: “The highway department |never has expected to have the North and South highway com-! pleted before the end of the 1924 season. Parts of the road have been torn up by construction, | which we are now carrying for- ward as rapidly as possible. “The road is passable, how-| ever, and the sections of the} | highway that have been finished | | are equal to any road of the same | type in the northwest. But the road at the present time is no! place for the timid, inexperienc- | ed drivers, women’s electrics or | cars that have difficulty on mountain grades. “Tam glad that an occasional Idahoan has gone through the canyon this summer, because those who have made the trip have acquired an accurate know- ledge of the serious engineering difficulties with which we have, been confronted. And they also know that when the road is com-| pleted it will not have an equal in the west for unusual, aston- ishing scenic beauty. “T wish to say further that when completed the highway will substantially reduce the driving time be.ween northern — and southern Idaiio and there can be ne questioning of the statement that it will prove a strong, com- mon tie between the two sections of the state.” Many tourists have passed over the North and South high- |way the past few months and while most of them say the road is not in the best of condition and this applies only to the unfinish- ed portions of the highway they would not have missed the trip for anything. When the road is finally com- pleted in its entirety it will be one of the most scenic highways in the west if not the entire country. BIRD SEASON OPEN. The bird season opened Tues- | day in Idaho county and the fact was quite evident, especially in the Keuterville section where it is reported more than 50 cars from outside points were count- ed, parked the night before and waiting for the break of day! Eighteen cars were parked on the August Schroeder ranch, Tuesday morning. Most of the hunters came from Lew:ston and Washington points. Twenty-seven farmers and stockmen of the Keuterville country have forbidden hunting and trespassing over their pro- rty and as this is the finest bird section of the county num- erous complaints have been heard regarding their action. | The farmers and stockmen of the Keuterville section took this action only after they were un- able to persuade some of the hunters that they had some rights on their own properties. Hunters would leavé gates open, their dogs chose cattle that were | ing in the shade and some even | went as far as to shoot animals just for the mere sport of seeing them run. The great danger of | fire was also considered. We can, | however, say that the majority of the hunters are real “sports” | but the few who were not spoiled | the “fun” for all. The Ladies Aid will hold a cooked food sale at the Keith Confectionery on Saturday, | August 19th. 33-2 $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Variov Sections Reproduced for Ber efit of Our Readers. Grasshoppers have destroyed portions of the second crop of alfalfa in Washington county. Appraisers of the estate of Eugene R. Day, Wallace Idaho mining man who died in Spok- ane last February, filed a report |in probate court today sh owing an appraisal of $1,754.052 in stocks, bonds, notes, real estate, cash and personal property. Elections were held in school districts Nos. 2 and 87 at mont, Thursday, for the dation of these districts. In district No. 2, 77votes were cast, 73 for and 4 against the pro- posed union. In district No. $7, 103 citizens voted, all but one | favoring the measure. Two large potatoes, eight feet high and four feet wide, carried by the Idaho delegation in the mammonth parade of Elks at Atlantic City in July, were the feature of the parade according to Jay M. Parish and Charles L. Stewart of Boise, who attended the grand lodge session. While assisting in extinguish- ing a fire which had spread in the stubble from a thresher stand on his place northeast of Nezperce, last Monday, John Stellmon was overcome by the heat and exertion, and for a time his condition was considered quite serious. A misunderstanding Tuesday between Tom Robertson of Nez- perce and Henry Schlader, who is leasing the Robertson farm in the Russell section, resulted in the latter filing complaint and a trial in the probate court. The outcome of the trial is that M.r Robertson was placed under $1000 bond to keep the peace, What is known as the Hell creek section of the Selway river trail will be completed and open for traffic by Sept. 1. The build- ing of this section eliminates what undoubtedly has been the most dangerous piece of trail on the Selway forest and will great- ly facilitate travel over the Sel- way route to Montana. Three hundred five new stu- dents have sent in their creden- tials or reserved rooms for the coming term at the University of Idaho as a part of what promises to be an enrollment of 1500, 260 more than last year. Of these, Boise, Coeur d’Alene, Moscow and Twin Falls lead in numbers being sent to the state institu- tion. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now, remarked Sher- iff James D. Agnew, of Boise, last Friday afternoon, as he su- perintended the destruction of 20 perfectly good moonshine stills and the pouring into the sewer of more than 150 gallons of moonshine liquor. Both the stills and whiskey had been seiz- ed in the raids carried on by the office. Births in Idaho during July totaled 496, according to the monthly report of the state bureau of vital statistics issued Wednesday. This is a decrease of several hundred from the number reported for June, but officials believe that many regis- trars are on their vacations this month, and all the new babies have not been reported. In June more than 1100 babies were reported born. Moscow business men have testified their loyalty to the state’s highest educational insti- ution by forming the University of Idaho Building association which has just authorized the issuance of $200,000 in 7 percent dormitory bonds for the erection of two handsome dormitories, one for vd = the other for boys, within e coming year. Bonds will -be in two series of $100,000 each, the first to be offered for sale at once.