Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, September 29, 1922, Page 1

ROCK WORK TO COST $25,000 KAMIAH HILL CONTRACT. LET TO SPOKANE FIRM FOR $68,783.03. The Cottonwood highway com- missioners, the personal of which is c_mposed of J. F. Jenny, August Schroeder and Ed Jessup at a meeting held in their office. Saturday evening passed a rescl- ution setting aside $12,500 of the bond money, voted some four years ago, which, is to be match- ed dollar for dollar by federal aid money, making a total then of $25,000, to be used for hard sur- facing the North and South highway in the Cottonwood dis- trict, now completed as far as grading is concerned. The hard surfacing will commence at the, edge of the city limits and will join the Ferdinand highway district, who have also set aside $18,500, to | e matched dollar for dollar by federal aid. According to reports, there will be no hard surfacing done this fall Lut everything will be placed in readiness so work can be commenced early in the spring. The action of the Cottonwood highway commissioners, Satur- day evening, now asures_ the+ people of this immed ‘ate vicinity a hard surfaced road between Cottonwocd and Lewiston by early summer. Their action meets with universe! approval. Let Kamiah Hill Contract Another important step in state highway construction was taken Monday in the letting of a contract for construction of what is known as the Kamiah hill section of the Nezperce branch of the North and South highway, comprising 6:45 miles. extending from the city limits of Kemizh to the top of the hill, connecting with the old road from Nezrerce to Kamiah, It is entitled state aid project No. 59, and is under supervision of the state highway department, bnt the funds are provided by the Kamiah highway district and the Lewis county board of com- missioners. The successful bidder was the Triangie Construction company, of Spokane, the figures being $€8,783.03, this not including abcut 1,709 feet of pine. There were three other bidders, as fol- lews: General Construction Co., Spokane, $74,453.42: E. L. Strick ler, Lewiston, $79 86; and J. A. Terteling, of Moscow, $69,- 698.18. Bids were made in detail, for clearing and grubbing nearly 200 acres of land; for excavat- ing solid rock, loose rock and earth; for pipe of 12, 18, 24 and 30 inches; and for concrete, steel reinforcing and dry rubble. It is understood that the Kamiah highway district meets the ex- pense to the amount of $50.000 ard Lewis county pays the re- mainder. The time for comple- tion of the work is estimated to be from tive to six months. On next Saturday, additional bids for work on the North and South highway will be opened. One of these will be for the con- struction of 2 1-4 miles af a sec- tion about one mile south of Whitebird, which is now one of the most difficult of the unfin- ished portions of the highway. Bids for the building of the Spalding bridge will also be open- ed at that time; and bids for three bridges located in federal aid project No. 55, which is now under construction by the Mur- phy company, but the bridges fer which are not yet provided for. This project is located be- tween Whitebird and Lucile. With the letting of these con- trac‘s, all will be provided for as far as Riggins. All of he North and South highway between Boise and Lewiston, 401 miles, will then be either built or under construction, except about 25 miles of project No. 68, which is comprised in a number of short links, and these will probably be built next year. At least by 1925, when the world’s exposi- j | any at Portland, the tion opens North and South highway should = a4 be a well-graded, weil-surfaced road, atfording a fine thorough. | tare for tourists. If PAYS TO RAISE ! CORN SAYS CHICANE. Ue | Samples Received At This Office {Te Best So Far This Year. Former Governor C. G. Chicane, while in town! Monday left at the Chronicle office eight ears of the finest corn we have had the opportun- ity to see this year. The corn was of the Dent and Missoun King variety and was raised by Mr. Tilson three and one-half miles south of town. The largest ear measured 11 inches. In the lot were also two ears of fine pop corn, Mr. Chicane who is a success- | ful farmer says “It pays to raise corn on summer fallow if one has a little leasure time during the summer.” He further remarked: “Mr. Tilson planted 15 acres on the old Simon place this year, three and ore half mil:s south of Cottonwood and has as_ well matured corn as I ever saw in of the corn states. Of course it is not all big ears, like grow in the state of Illinois, for that is a hard state to down on corn. He has corn that ranges in size 6 to 11 inches in length, ‘he two varieties he raised being White Dent and Missouri King. The last mentioned is of a latter variety and is not so dry as the Dent but much larger. “Out of the 15 acres he raised he was rewarded with 30 big loads of fedder, of course with the corn on it, and I sowed the | ground to Triplet wheat today , | and it is in good shape for sow- ing, cn’y like cther ground it is a’ 7 little dry. “Tf some men had Mr. Tilson’s M. Alexander Democratic Nominee for Governor | SCHOOL NOTES. High school... Seventh and Eighth grades . 22 | Y | good to look at. They are really ] | a fine exhibit. U ' week the pupils of the high =| “demerit” system. will discuss the political issues of the corn crop they would make sev- | 3 eral dollars out of it. There are men way down in old Kentucky that knows how to get the best results out of it with very little work but Mr. Tilson will have to supply the people here with seed 32 corn on account of this state’s strict laws regarding moonshine. “Well the old saying is ‘if you} can’t boost don’t knock’ so I will have to hit my old friend John Hoene a jolt on his line up of Niceo spreaders, for wherever it wes used the corn was much bet- ter by long odds. Spreader Wins Out. “About 1912 I was in Cotton- wood one day and Mr. Hoene said ‘Chicane let me sell you a spreader.’ I told him I had no vse for it and thought I would buy a Ford but as my note did! not look good to him for that amount he induced me to buy a} spreader, at that time about! $165. Can frankly say that 1 have not been out one cent until this fall when I broke out a box | on the hind axle. I have cover- ed from 15 to 20 acres every, yeer since buying the machine and have just finished hauling 300 loads of straw bottom this fall. I do not know how much substance the old straw bottom has but I do know that it helps the land and it is great past time when you are out of a job. I have one boy who would rather drive that spreader than go to school. So here is wishing John success with his spreader. “H. G. Chicane.” YOUNG BOY DIES. Mrs. H. B. Blake was called to Webb, Idaho, Tuesday morning by a telegram announcing the death of her 11-year old grand- son, Harry William Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Blake. The young boy passed gvay suddenly Monday. Funeral ser- vices were held in Lewiston Wed- nesday. BOY SCOUTS. All boys interested in the re- organization of a regular boy scout troop are requested to meet Mr. Poindexter at the parsonage at 4 p. m. sharp, Oct- ober 7. Dean C. Poindexter. MOVES SHINING PARLORS. Ben Terhaar has moved his shee shining parlors from the Goldstone building to the Schil- ler building next door to the) Ferguson Barber Shop. ] CANDIDATES Cottonwood day at Monday, October 2 You Are Invited UU =a “TO SPEAK ALEXANDER, MOORE AND) SAMUELS BILLED TO SPEAK HERE. The people of Cottonwood and vicinity will have the opportun- | ity to hear all three candidates | fer governor at the general elec- | tion, November 7th, the coming week. H. F. Samuels, progressive candidate for governor will speak in Cottonwood Saturday, | September 30 at 2p.m. If weather conditions are favorable he will deliver his address on the street, if not, the I. O. O. F. hall will be utilized. Ex-Governor M. Alexander, twice governor of Idaho, and a candidate on the democratic ticket will discuss the political | issues of the day at the Or- pheum Theatre, Monday evening October 2. His speech will start promptly at 8 p. m. On Tuesday, October 3, C. C. Moore, republican candidate for | governor will deliver an address in Cottonwood at 1:30 p.m. His speech will also take place on the | street, if weather conditions | permit. The voters of Cottonwood are indeed fortunate to hear all | three candidates for governor in | such a short space of time and | Orpheum Theatre | years had offered him | take the agency at Dillon, | time is undecided as |who for if. rp) ur HAMLINS LEAVE. O. D. Hamlin, agent for the Continental Oil company and a resident of Cottonwood for many years removed his goods to Clarkston this morning where the family is to reside in the future. The decision of the Hamlins to move away came as & great surprise to their many friends here and it was only after the company for which Mr. {Hamlin has worked for severa! a much better position. The concern has offered him his choice of two nositions to become either their traveling representative or to Mont. at the present to which position he will accept but ex- pects to make up his mind fully before he leaves Cottonwood, some time the middle of the com- ing month. T. C. Keith, we understand is to fil! the vacancy caused by Mr. Hamlin’s resignation. As for the Hamlin family their friends here wish them the Mr. Hamlin > thews of Greencreek, ve | Jchn Martzen became the owner | fe | cf 240 acres of fine farming land | wy two miles and a] | Winona. - | usual spirit of co-operation household | | LAND VALUED AT | $42,000 CHANGES HAND, i | | The title of land, valued at $42,000, changed hands in Cot- | tonwood, Monday, when Felix | Martzen closed a deal for his | |brother, John, with C. J. Mat: | whereby | a half west of | In the deal Mr. Mat- thews took in exchange the Mart zen holdings east of Winona at a reported consideration of $18,- | |000. Mr. Matthews received $100 an acre for his land. | Both parties connected in the | deal will take over their new! holdings at once. | (By Supt. Geo. F. Moll) Enrollment to September 27. | Me 57 | Fifth and Sixth grades | Third and Fourth grades First and Second grades _......23 We were not “jobbed,” in the first impression we formed} about your Cottonwood boys and girls. They are normal, they are prepossessing, they are | worth while boys and girls, to | know. They are, further mighty Thank you. On Wednesday of the second school went on the “merit” or The pupils themselves fixed upon a mini- mum deportment standing of 95, instead of 90, as the lowest standing to which they might fall, without incurring examina- tion penalties. If this isn’t | showing a wholesome and un- in | seeking the schools highest pos- sible usefulness, if it isn’t a | level headed, grown up way, on | the part of the boys and girls of | taking’ their place in team work, | 1 would like to know what is. We can scarcely hope to make your school a “C: ruso” factory, but vocal musie— the ability to| red, u-derst: nd. and use what is called the Solfiggis system in music will be a substantial part of the schools daily teaching pro- gram, for both grade and high | | school pupils. In the grades, all | children will get this instruction. | In the high schoo! the subject is optional but about ‘half of the | high school enrolment have} | elected to take it. A school orchestra proposition NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben- efit of Our Readers. The Lewis county commission- ers last week cancelled their contract to pay $1000 toward the soldier’s memorial monu- ment for Lewis county. Fire of undertermined orgin Tuesday destroyed the mill and grain elevator of the Idaho Falls and Elevator company. is estimated at $125,000, George York, the 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. York of Elk City, died Tuesday at the St. Joseph hospital as the result of an accidental gun shot wound in the akdomen, received last Sunday, when he was trying to operate a revolver. Through the courtesy of the Union Pacific railroad the Uni- versity of Idaho will be able to ship a carload of purebred live- stock to the state fair at Boise, September 25-30 for exhibition and demonstration purposes, ac- cording to Dean E. J. Iddlings of the college of agriculture. Back in Boise for the first time in 42 years, Ed V. Price, former cowboy aad stage driver of Idaho, now millionaire clothier of Chicago, is visiting some of his old haunts and cronies of those early days. Mr. Price motored from Chicago and has Portland his objective point. F. H. Rehberg, clerk of the Kamiah highway district, re- cently received the $50,000 bond issue in its ctual form for the signatures of the district officers. There are, fifty of them, each for $1,000, to each of which is attached the coupons for the interest, which is payable semi-annually. Senator Gooding left Wash- ington for Idaho Friday evening. Senator Borah will start west the first of next week, going by way of New York. Representa- tives Smith and French will leave in the early part of next week. Mr. Smith plans to start his campaign October 4, and will be on the stump continuously after that date until the election. Lewis Cady, a graduate from the University of Idaho in June is meeting a fervid reception. About 15 to twenty have already signified their desire to have | their noses counted for this new | enterprise. Such a departure) spells lots of student work and) some parental sacrifice, but it| brightens school prestige and! community self-respect almost | immeasurably. If your child is interested ard wants to go in,! encourage him or her, and help! to plant in that child's future | one of the finest things that his | school days can confer. | Yours for your children, Geo. | F. Moll. | |MAN FOUND DEAD. | William Soards, age 60, was found de-d on French creek near Riggins Tuesday, death being) due to en unknown cause. A cousin of the dead man brought the news to Riggins and a call was sent for the coroner. | Coroner A. J. Maugg of and recently appointed an as- sistant instructor, may lose the sight of one eye as the result of en explosion in the university laboratory Sunday. Cady was conducting an experiment with mercury when the test tube ex- ploded and either_some metal or glass penetrated the eyeball. Workmen engaged in excava- tion work on the state highway uncovered near the old Conway place at Culdesac, a demijohn filled with whiskey and a quart bottle of the same, and two bot- tles of beer. It was learned that the liquor was buried some eighteen years ago. The imple- ment used in the excavation struck and broke the demijohn, spilling its contents, More than 270 pioneers of the Inland Empire met at Lewiston recently at the first organiza- tion of the Northern Idaho Pioneers’ society. Aaron Parker, Grangeville pioneer newspaper hest of success and happiness in| Grangeville is now investigating |™an anl Indian fighter of 1876, their new home. TO HAVE NOTED AVIATOR. Licu' enent Maner. of Spokane, nerve and daredevil stunts in an airplane has few couals, will according to word coming from Nezperce fly daily »t the Lewis county fair, October 5th, 6th and 7th. Lieut, Maner the case, in an effort to find out; | the cause of his death. | KOOSKIA MEN HERE. Representative Lloyd Fenn and County Commissioner Dale Clark, both of Kooskia, were bus- iness visitors in the city yester- day. Mr. Clark was called here on matters pertaining the Grave does the triple narachute drop| Creek road and Mr. Fenn came frem his plane while hundreds of along to take a look at the new ein the sir. He will also fly jot night at which time he will road, having been built with state morey and for which Mr. inyone wishing to “brush” up on | execute a number of his extra- Fenn worked while in the legis- the political issues of the day | has the opportunity to do so. All three men are able conclusions go to the polls November and vote your own | convictions. erdinary stunts that are plainly elec ‘ric lamps. Another machine comodate passengers only, at $5 a trip. Officials of the Lewis j lature last year. He did much | visible, es the plane when flying more effective work for the bill speakers. | t night is illuminated with 200 than most of us realized at the| | Hear them and form your own! | time, and no doubt the people of in| will also be on the ground to ac- this section will remember him for it this fall. Mr. Fenn stated for the money expended he had Remember the dates: Samuels | county f-ir through the Chron- “ever seen a be‘ter road in his Saturday; Alexander, Monday; | icle extend you a hearty invita- life and he made the remark in| pensive and to an extent unsatis- Tuesday. 4ion to their fair. factory. Moore, was elected president, and Mark Means, Lewiston, 1880, vice pres- dent. Lewiston was designated at the permanent depository of the society and plans were laid for starting a museum to be housed in the state normal ' school. The highest priced piano ever brought into Moscow was deliv- ered »t the university auditori- um Friday. The piano is a Mason & Hamlin grand and cost #1850. It is in ebony fin‘sh and is a decidedly handsome piece of frrniture, as well os giving out the most beautiful tones. It will be used in the artist course at the university this year. In the past it has been necessary to chip in an instument from Spok- “ne for each number of the art- ist course, end this has been ex-