Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, March 23, 1923, Page 1

I COTTONWOOD CHRONICL VOLUME 31. NO. 13 COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1923 GASOLINE TAX EFFECTIVE SOON ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $600,- | 000 FOR 2 YEARS—GOV- | ERNOR SIGNS BILL. Estimates of the revenue to be | derived from Idaho's two-cents- | per-gallon gasoline tax place the | amount ihe highway fund will! receive at more than six hun-} dred thousand dollars for the} two-year period. House Dill No. 142, providing for putting | this law into effect has-been | signed by Governor C. C. Moore. It is thought by state officials | that the law will be in operation | in the state shortly after April} 1, as the bill authorizing the tax | isan emergency measure and} will not have to wait the usual | 60 days after the adjournment} of the session before becoming | effective. The estimate of the revenue which the state will derive from the gasoline tax for highway purposes is based on _ informa- | tion received from five other) western states having a gaso-) line tax law that has been in op-| eration from two to three years. Most of these states have the two-cent tax, while others add- ed an additional cent this year. Utah put the law into effect | this year with a tax of 214 cents per gallon. From a compliation of the in- formation furnished by all these states, showing the total rev- enues and the number of cars registered, it is found that the average car in each of these five states consumed 3891 gallons of gasoline per year, or a yearly revenue from each car operated of $7.82 tor a two-cent tax. For| the approximately 50,000 cars registered in Idaho each year the total revenue would be $391,- 000. Revenues for 1923, however, will be reduced because of the} law not going into effect until about April 1, and it is estimat- ed that the receipts for this year | will be approximately $235,000. The total for the two-year period would therefore be $626,000. Machinery for ccllecting the tax is being worked out by the} commissioner of law enforce-| ment, the state official named in | the bill as the authorized person | to whom the tax is to be paid. When collected, the money will | be placed in the highway fund of | the state, to be used by the com- | missioner of public works in the} construction or maintenance of | highways of the state. RADIO INSTALLED. The Cottonwood Garage, Tues- day evening of this week, insal- led their radio set which arrived | from Spokane, Sunday evening, | and gave a radio concert in the} office of their garage. The at-| fair was taken in by a large} number of town folks who) listened in on the concerts and | programs received over the in- struments regarded as the won- | ders of the twentieth century. | Mr. Huddleston who operated | the radio set had splendid suc- | cess as this was his first experi- ence with a radio. The instru- ment came supplied with a loud} speaker end climinated the ear| phones. In the early part of the evening the concert was not | ag plain as the owner wished to} have it but as the night progres- | sed it improved and about ten o’clock it became very plain and distinct. A speech given by the mayor of San Francisco in the Pallace | Hotel at an army and navy ban- quet and sent broacast was re- ceived very distinctly in Cotton- wood and as plain af if one stood along side of the speaker. The Cottonwood Garage expects to have radio concerts from time to | time and the public will be cordi- ally invited. AGENT LEAVES POISON. | County Agent Carl M. Gray- son was a business visitor in the city Wednesday and while here | left 20 cans of sguirrel poison, all mixed and ready for use at the A. H. Nau Furniture Store where the same may be procured for $1.20 an ounce. Each can} contains one ounce of poison. |perience as a teacher. | organization is John F. Knop of | fixed in fine BABY DEAD IN ARMS OF MOTHER. Infant Baby Dies During Night Unbeknown To Parents, The twelve day old baby boy | of Dr. and Mrs. C. Sommers died some time between four and six o’clock Thursday morning and for two hours or less the! dead infant layed in the arms of | its mothsr unbeknown to her) that the baby’s soul had depart- ed from this world. The baby, of premature birth, | was very weak but showing no} other signs of sickness was plac- | ed in its crib Wednesday even-| ing as usual. At 2 o’clock mn the night the baby became rest- | less and was placed in bed with | its mother. At four the baby} again let out a faint ery and this was the last time the) parents know that their little! gon was alive. The little soul pas-| 3 site ud Serine tiie tine Gee te eee eee a \ my z y mother had the baby in her! DEATH OF GEO. SHELDON, arms. | Dr. Sommers arose at six| Homesteaded o’clock and was about the house | for fully ten minutes before his | wife noticed a quear look on the| baby’s face. This information| George Sheldon, a pioneer of she revealed to her husband who | Idaho county and known from at once made an examination and | one end of the county to the oth- found that their little baby was|er, passed away at his ranch dead. The little body was still! home in the Winona section, Sat- warm. Dr. Sommers believes | urday morning, after on illness that the baby was not dead for of two week’s duration with more than an hour, | pneumonia. N Funeral services will be held} Uncle George, as he was het. from the Catholic church Satur-| ter known to his closer friends day morning with the Rev. Fr.|and neighbors in the Winona Willibrord officiating and the| country, was born January 28th, remains will be laid to rest in the} 1851, in St. Lawrence county, Catholic cemetery. New York. He married Minnine OGLE. Ls gQhree WRENS White at Crooksfield, Mass., in SPLENDID PROGRESS. 1886. She is his only surviving The Cottonwood Choral \Club| relative. In 1886 they settled is making splendid progress un-| in the Palouse country and in der the able leadership of Miss | 1900 came to Camas Prairie and Jones. Much interest is being| Settled on his homestead one shown and it is the plans of the | mile north of Winona where he society to give a sacred concert | lived continuously until death early in May, using such num-| Called him away. 3 bers as “The Hallelijah Chorus”|_ Funeral services were held in from Handels Messiah; ‘“The| Lewiston, Monday from the Vas- Heavens are Telling,” from The| Ser undertaking parlors and his Creation. These numbers are|Yemains were laid to rest in the being rehearsed and will be well| Normal cemetery beside those of learned for this occasion. More| his old friend, Mark Howe, who voices are needed, in fact Miss| died two months ago. : Jones tells us that she would like| The funeral services in Lewis- to swell. the number to forty. All| ton, in charge of the Odd Fel- those that sing are requested to| loys lodge, were attended hy a meet Sunday afternoon at the | large number of Odd Fellows and Odd Fellows Hall at 3:30. This! old time friends. The floral of- is a rare opportunity for chorus|ferings were many and _ the work and it is hoped that all! Wreath sent from Lowe Lodge those that sing even tho you|No. 115 of Winona was excep- have not a big voice will begin| tionally beautiful. : at once and learn this splendid| _ The pall bearers were old time music. | friends and pioneers of this sec- ‘Wigner |tion. They were: George Simon, HEAD KELLOGG SCHOOL. | William Schiller, H. Sweet, E. L. C. W. Jenkins, formerly su-| Martin, J. D. Stanley and F. G. perintendent of the Cottonwood | Pickford. Public school, who is at the pre-| 2 sent time taking an advance} KUBE BABY BURNED. course at the University of Ida-| Richard, the two year old son ho, has been selected as superin-| of Harry Kube, of the Fenn sec- tendent of the Wardner-Kellogg| tion, was badly burned about schools. He succeeds Mrs. Laura! the back, on his right side and Butz, who is soon to leave for| his arm, when he fell into a tub Boise to take up her duties as; of hot water at the home of his assistant state superintendent} grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. of public instruction. Mr. Jen-| H. Kube, last Friday. The baby kins is a man of considerable ex-| had been playing about the After | house and fell from a chair into leaving the Cottonwood school}a wash tub containing about Mr. Jenkins was ‘for several| four inches of hot water. Dr. years head of the schools at Lap-| Shinnick says the little fellow is wai. The Wardner - Kellogg) doing nicely and for a child of school is one of the largest in| his age is bearing up well under the state from a standpoint of | the treatments. Fortunately the attendance. | baby will not be disfigured and should the burns leave any in the Winona Section in 1900— Well Known. | ASSOCIATION WILL MEET. | marks they will not be visible, The Idaho County Bull As-| due to his clothing covering the sociation will meet in Cotton-| same. wood, Saturday for the purpose | ——$+— of adopting by-laws and tians-| LADIES’ REST ROOM READY, acting such other business as} .The ladies’ rést room is now may come before the meeting.| ready for occupancy. The room |The association is made up of) is located in the Goldstone build- five blocks and each block will ing formerly occupied by the have a representative at the | telephone company. The room meeting. The president of the! has been thoroughly cleaned and shape by J. E. Cottonwood. | Richards under the auspices of The communities making up} the Commercial club. The room the five blocks are: Grangeville, | is furnished with tables, stove, Ferdinand, Greencreek, Clear-| wash basin, towels and ete., and ; water section and Cottonwood.) the object of the room is to have Tae Pen aR | |a place for the ladies to rest WILL SHOW IN LEWISTON. | while in Cottonwood after they The state Poland China futu-| have done their shopping and do rity show will be held in Lewis-| not care to loiter about the |ton this fall according to word, stores and also to have a place received recently by Howard) for the ladies to “brush” up |McKinley from the futurity as-| after traveling several miles }sociation with headquarters ik} over muddy cr dusty roads. How Illinois. $1000 in cash premt-| popular the place will be remains ums will be given away. Nampa) to be seen. was also a strong contender for the state futurity show. Is your subscription due? —_ | In three sections on Reed’s creek embracing the tracts far- thest from Orofino, 15 years is allowed for the removal of the timber, while on all other tracts the limit is 12 years. At the expiration of this period any timber remaining on the tracts reverts to the state. ROTHWELL RESIGNS. Hervin Rothwell, deputy clerk in the auditor's office at Grange- ville, resigned his position last week to accept a lucratiye posi- tion with an abstract company at Wenatchee, Wash. Mr. Roth- well, formerly county assessor of Idaho county and deputy sheriff under Sheriff Eimers ac- cepted the position he vacated when Harold Harris resigned about three months ago. . County Auditor Telcher has ts “| | selected W. N. Knox to fill the : vacancy. Mr. Knox is one of the ablest men in the county fer IDAHO WHITE P NE the position and held this post for 16 years under County Audi- tors A. W. Talkington and J. 1. BRINGS BIG PRICE Overman. At the time of his appointment he was employed in the assessor’s office. 2 | County Auditor Telcher is one OHIO MATCH CO. BUYS 1,100 = the most competent men in srry the court house and for economy ACRES FROM STATE he has few if any equals. He FOR $103,964. believes in extending hig “hob- by” wherever possible and in ca rar appointing the most competent Orofino, Idaho—At the state |help obtainable regardless of timber land sale, conducted by | Politics. Mr. Rothwell has many State Land Commissioner I. H,|friends throughout the entire Nash and State Land Agent B, | county who wish him success in E. Bush, the Ohio Match com-| his new home. pany purchased 1,100 acres and} 3 oainle paid the highest price ever re- ILLNESS PREV ENTS PARTY, ceived by Idaho for its white | Mrs. Julia Summerfield, well pine timber, based upon distance | Known Latah county _ pioneer, from transportation. For 640 who has lived in or near Moscow acres two miles southwest of | for more than fifty-one years, is Pierce City and 28 miles from just recovering from an illness, the railroad at Greer, the com-| Dut was much pleased Tuesday pany paid $76,775 or $120 an: by a short visit from a number acre, this being the appraised | of her friends, old and new, who value, For 460 acres. seven| Called during the day to con- miles north of Pierce City and | gratulate her on her 81st natal 37 miles from the railroad the|4@y. A birthday dinner had appraised value of $27,189, or been planned to celebrate, not about $601 an acre, was paid, |ODly her birthday, but also that The Orofino creek purchase of her son-in-law, John A. Sud- adjoins 880 acres of timber |dreth, end her d ughter-in-law, bought last Noyember by the Mrs. Charles Suximerfield, but match company from the West-| Wing to the illness of the aged ern Land company, known as the | Pioneer these plans could not be Henry Turrish syndicate. On carried out. Mrs. Summerfield the Quartz creek purchase there | received many pretty presents, is much meadow land. The pur-| including beautiful bouquets, de- chasers acquire no white pine|licious candy, and a luscious under 14 inches in diameter and | birthday cake—Moscow Mirror. no cedar under 10 inches. The| Mrs. Charles Summerfield is timber purchased must be re-|# daughter of Mrs. H. B. Blake moved within 12 years. The,0f this city and is well known previous best price received by | here and in the Keuterville sec- the state for white pine was| tion where her parents resided $120 an acre for 960 acres in| fr many years. four niles fiom transportation, | LITHERLANDS ENTERTAIN, i al “| Mr, and Mrs. N. A. Litherland Purchase Includes 14,500,000 Ft. were hosts at two pleasant. par- Timbermen estimate the pine | ties this week, Monday and on the two tracts sold at 14,500,- |'Thursday evening. 000 feet. A. P. Bailey of Coeur | Bridge was played Monday d’Alene, logging superintendent | evening and enjoyed by sixteen and buyer, made the two bids for guests. The decorations were his company without competi- | carried out in St. Patrick effect tion. The company has timber! with small green candy snakes holdings in the Marble ereek and | fo» favors, C Coeur d’Alene regions. It has} 500 was enjoyed by sixteen a mill at Huetter, on the Spok- guests Thursday evening. The ane river, and a cutup plant at} Raster decorations Were’ used, SP Wadewueth, Ohio, It neee/anteca tite cate ee 20,000,000 feet of white pine|Snd candy. Prises were won yearly. This comes, except for by Mrs. Edgar Wortman and a small quantity obtained in|Mys, R. H. Kendall. Mr. and Canada, from northern Idaho. | Mrs. K. M. Bibb were out of The total amount offered was | town guests. 4,920 acres, but. there were no} SORE a Tele bidders for the 3,820 acres in| gp, PATRICK PARTY. three units on Reed’s creek. ‘ 0" hg sn od banca q| Pleasantly entertained at cards tha-tiee that tha.ncle “Dp. Ge ute aioe 2 eames state has permanently establish- | trod he Mee Banker Tiller and ed a new. standard of timber | Chester Thompson. St. Patrick values. Doubt had been expres-| table decorations were used at acre placed in the appraisement | pan’ Tutike ana Mire’ Lloyd Mon by the state on the entire tract | ner, of 4,920 acres. Belief is ex-| Maden acon Sa pressed that the Reed’s creek! WANT THEIR TOOLS. holdings, with — supplemental) Anyone knowing of any tools acreage, will be offered id at! or machinery belonging to the an early date, when the railroad | Cottonwood highway district is issue is sett ed. f 1 90 | requested to notify any one of By the terms of the sale, 20 the three commissioners, J. F. per cent of the purchase price| Jenny, John Schneider or Ed/| was paid. The balance will be | Jessup. paid in 10 annual installments | Ed Jessup, Secretary. 13-1 with interest on deferred pay-| bana 8 0) ti gd ments at six per cent per annum | FELT SELLS AT NEZPERCE. payable in advance. Before any; C. W. Felt, for 23 years en- timber is cut 30 days’ notice | gaged in the mercantile business must be given to the land board,|at Nezperce sold his holdings describing the tract to be enter- | there yesterday to outside ed, and before the 30 days ex-| parties. Mr. Felt plans on locat- pire the purchaser must pay the | ing in California. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Humphrey | $2.00 PER YEAR unpaid portion of the purchase price of the subdivision, § AROUND THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE The federal reserve branch bank of Salt Lake has shipped. to Boise $500,000 in currency, for use of the membership banks in that section. Two north Idaho timber pro- tective associations will have airplanes for patrol work this coming summer, it was announc- ed by I. H. Nash, state land com- missioner. Moscow high school’s baskct- ball team won the 1928 Idaho state inter-scholastic basketball title in Moscow, Monday, by de- feating the Oakley high school five 21 to 18, in the third and deciding game between the two teams. Mrs. Margaret Houghton pas- sed away Saturday at the home of her son-in-law, Jacob Sharrah, in Lewiston at the age of 97 years, seven months and 11 days and in her death Lewiston loses its oldest resident and the state of Idaho possibly its oldest woman resident. The average cost of educating each child of school age in Lewis coynty in 1922 was $59.66, ac- cordings to the annual financial report of the county auditor. For the previous year the edu- cational cost was $62.18, or a decrease for 1922 of more than $2 per child of school age. Tra Small, a pioneer resident of Lewiston, and among the best known and most highly respect- ed men in the entire northwest passed away Sunday afternoon at the home of his friend, Rob- ert Inghram, who resides on a ranch east of the Lewiston Or- chards. Mr. Small expired from an attack of heart disease, the end coming about 20 minutes af- ter he was stricken. Between 8:30 and 9:80 o’clock Saturday evening the eyes of hundreds of residents of Lewis- ton were centered on a strange sight appearing on the hills to the north of that city—a large fiery cross with the letter K at- taching to the bottom. From about 8:30 until 9:10 the cross and its emblematic letter stood out in bold relief against the dark background, forming a sight that was weird in view of its being centered in a broad area of muntainous country, a country without homes or build- ings of any’kind for quite a dis- tance from the scene where the display appeared. Thomas Pierce, a farmer near Helmar, in the northern part of Latah county, was taken to Mos- cow, Friday, to appear before Probate Judge Adrian Nelson to show cause why his children should not be in school. Pierce has 10 children, seven of whom are of school age. Five have been kept out of school by the father, in the face of warnings from the authorities. Judge Nelson, on showing made by Pierce, granted his permission to keep two boys, who are within school age, out of school because they are each earning 45 cents an hour, working for the Pot- latch Lumber company. He was instructed to place the other children in school or action would be taken against him. As a result of heavy loans and shrinkage in value of products in that section, the First Nation- al bank of Nampa failed to open its doors Monday morning and the vast throng of men and women who crowded around the building were greeted by posters on the doors announcing that the bank had been closed Satur- day afternoon at 8 o’clock by the board of directors and was now in charge of Federal Bank Ex- aminer Lamm. — Walter E. Mil- ler is president of the bank which absorbed the Farmers & Merchants bank two years ago. It is certain that there will be no adverse effects upon the oth- er two banks of the city. The last financial statement of the bank shows deposits of $900,000 and loans slightly in excess of $1,000,000. e. eign. © 4 ‘