Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, April 6, 1923, Page 1

COTTONWOOD CHRONI it VOLUME 31. NO. 15 CITY ELECTION APRIL 24TH CALL MASS MEETING FOR TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, * The biennial election of the village of Cottonwood will be held April 24th for the purpose of electing a new counci), con- sisting of five members. The city council in session Tuesday evening made the necessary ar- rangements for the election by naming Mrs. Anna Nash, Mrs. Lora Hale and Judge B. L. Hus- gman, judges for the election and Fred McKinney, clerk. They also ordered their clerk, M. M. Belknap, to have the nec- essary legal notices published which appear elsewhere in this | issue. As usual, one must register in order to vote. A mass meeting has been cal- led for Tuesday evening, April} 10th in the Firemen’s hall at which time a ticket will be selected. All interested persons | are urged to be present at the} meeting. The present members of the council are: John Peter- son, chairman; John Hoene, Wm. Hussman, J. V. Baker and G, F. McKinney. The councilmen at- tending the meeting Tuesday évening declined to accept the honors any longer and hoped that new timber would be select- ed to represent them on the board, Candidates for municipal of- fice may be nominated either by convention or petition. Certifi- cates of nomination by conven-| tion or petitions nominating | candidates may be filed with the village clerk not more than thirty days nor less than twéive days immediately preceding the date of election, excluding the day of election. Not less than ten voters in the | municipality may be assembled in any manner desired for nom-} ination of candidates for munici- | pal office, but nominations of candidates must be made by a majority vote of the qualified | electors participating in the con- vention. In order to nominate a candi- date by petition, ten electors must sign the petition of a cand- idate for office in the municipal- ity. Electors who sign a certifi- cate of nomination by a conven- tion may not sign a petition of nomination. Neither may an elector who signs a petition of nomination <lso sign a certifi- cate of nomination by conven- tion. Under a law passed by the recent seSsion of the legislature, the term of service for village trustees is extended from two to | four years. At the election this | spring the usual five trustees | will be chosen. Those elected | will draw lots for the short term | and the long term, two to hold for two years and three for four years. Two years hence two | trustees will then be chosen for | the four year term. This will keep at least two hold over mem- | bers on the council at each elec- tion and prevent an _ entire} change of administration, as has been possible under the law here- tofore in force. ENTERTAIN LITTLE FOLKS. | Mr, and Mrs. G. J. Farris en-| tertained the 8rd, 4th and 5th} grade pupils of the Cottonwood | public school Easter Sunday in| honor of their son, Hershal. Mrs. Farris at six o’clock served a de- licious luncheon and then games | were played until show time} when the party numbering 24} were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. ; Farris at the picture show. The | young folks greatly enjoyed the | hospitality of the Farrises. | | R. R. OFFICIALS VISIT. | Superintendent Hanarhan of | the Camas Prairie railroad, | Road Superintendent Brown and | . Bridge Superintendent Baldwin | of the same company made a) trip of inspection over the road | Tuesday in Superintendent | Baldwin’s gasoline The officials spent a short time | in Cottonweod Tuesday after- poon. |comprise the entire time herit- |'may be able to compute the ‘our lives no longer. {of soul we give her up, to the jcompany of the good and-true COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923 And Home Came Ted Dae i te ee a es a HAZEL ELLER DIES TUESDAY MORNING. | Was Loved by Her Schoolmates —tTeachers Speak of Her In Highest Regard. The years between December 25th, 1906 when she was born at Asotin, Washington, and April 8rd, 1928, when she pas- sed on at Cottonwood, Idaho, age of Hazel Eller. Perhaps God spiritual heritage she has left. We have never seen any other 16 years, 8 months and 8 days erect so fine a moral monument, What looks like a night without a star, has fallen. Hazel, save in spirit, and retrospect, and memory, and love, can brighten In anguish and worthy of the ages past, and for her going we re-resolve that where she has gone we must not, | dare not, can not, will not, fail to follow. The worth, and faith, j and love and cheer, and kindness and fun, and sympathy and wholesomeness, for which we | will always remember our dar- ling gone, are the high aims to which her angel spirit now beck- ons us. Hazel, a daily ambassa- |dor of the truest nobility, her life the sum of all great sermons written in daily acts and deeds, can we be worthy of the call she has leftus? That life, however | short, which at it’s close takes back to God a soul as pure and white as when He gave it, is al- ready radiant with immortality. To be born good, to be happy and glad to stay good, and from year to year to be at- tended by a halo of goodness which every one else could feel, yet never even suspect it herself, in short to be actually the center of a few square yards of moving Heaven, this was our Hazel’s glory, and this is why we are not ashamed of the tears that flow unbidden and uncontrolled while we write. Until Tuesday, April 8rd, there have been but three voices, hushed for years in the last long silence, which have yet called us daily, to be true to the | things they knew, and we know to be eternally first. They were our Mothers’s, our. wife’s Mother’s and one, only one, of our earliest Professor’s. Now there are four, and Hazel’s, our pupil over a period of but 7 months, is the fourth. On the sweetness of her disposition, the unselfishness of her nature, the quiet modesty of her goodness and the purity of her soul, sixty- five of her high school compani- ons, all of her teachers, and every man, woman and child in Cottonwood or elsewhere who ever met her, all are attesting the truth of this appraisal. She has only passed on. She could not longer he away from Heav- en. There is no death or loss of such as Hazel.. Some where ahead the light will break. Some day we'll understand. “A long or short goodbye, sweet Hazel, we'll meet you in the morning. And we'll forget you, or cease to love you, or weary of listen- ing to you, never, never, never.” Seeking expression of Cotton- | wood’s grief, George F. Moll. Hazel Eller, 16-year old dauyhter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. her home in Cottonwood, after an illness of ten days of diabetes. |She is survived by her parents, a sister, Gladys and a brother, Dallas. Funeral services were held Thursday morning from the El- ler home at 11 o'clock. The pupils of the high school of which she was a member at- tending ina body. Mrs. C. C. Call of Grangeville, officiating. Many. beautiful floral pieces were banked around the casket. During the services two voca] selections were rendered by Mrs. T. C. Keith accompanied by Mrs. D. Hilbert. The pall bearers, high school Jenny, John Jenny, Hoene, Edwin Buettner, McDonald and Raymond Nims. RESIGNS POSITION. Carl H. Greve, for the past three years manager of the Farmers’ Union Warehouse Co., resigned his position Monday, having handed in his resignation to the board of directors of the organization which held a meet- ing on that date. The resignation becomes effective June 9th, the end of the company’s fiscal ‘year. When the company will appoint his new successor is not known. Mr. Greve has ho plans for the future and it is possible that he may decide to remain here but more probable that he will locate in California. While in Cali- fornia last. summer with his family he became attached to the climatic conditions there and {the country in generel. FALLS FROM STEEPLE. Ernest Carty, a carpenter, fell 40 feet from the scaffolding on the steeple of church in Grangeville, Wednes- day, sustaining a double fracture of concussion. He is not thought to be dangerously hurt. To the fact that Mr. Carty struck a portion of the roof be- fore continuing to the ground is attributed his escape from death Mr. Carty was one of those en- gaged in placing new shingles on the steeple and the lossening of a timber caused the scaffold to collapse. BUYS VON BARGEN LAND. Marion Weber of Fenn pur- chased from the von Bargen estate $125.53 acres adjoining the Fenn townsite on the west. The price paid for the land was $12,870. The deal was closed Monday with L. M. Harris of Grangeville and W. B. Hussman, executors of the estate, at Grangeville. MILLINERY CLASS. All ladies who are interested in making new hats or remodel- ing their old ones are reauested to be present at the Red Cross rooms at 1:30 p. m., Wednesday April 11th. The articles need- ed for the work are tape meas- ure, pins and pencil and each ladv is asked to come _ supplied with them. FOUR BOYS: TWO GIRLS. Dr. Orr reports the following births: .To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bowman, a boy, March 22; to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Trautman, a boy, March 26; to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kelsch, a boy, April 1; to Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Dye, a boy, April 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Geary Trautman, a girl, April 2; to Mr. and Mrs. Goffe Eckert, a girl, April 2. Joe South has moved his blacksmith shop from the old building which he has occupied for years to the South and Frick garage building which has been fitted up for his blacksmith shop. The new building gives him much more room and light. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hartnett of Pomeroy, Wash., died last Fri- day, according to word received in Cottonwood on that date by relatives. Earl seeder. | friends of Hazels, were: Frank | 66 rege neal fo ; ‘= And Home the Catholic | of the left arm, and the effects ' jinto effect Sunday, ee te te te eh De ee te ee es te ee wit SPELLING CONTEST HELD LAST FRIDAY. Three Farthing Boys Among The Winners—Aver- ages High, The annual spelling contest eonducted last Friday afternoon in the Cottonwood public school for the purpose of selecting the best spellers in the various grades developed some unusual features.. The main feature was that three of the winners are members of one family and another noticeable fact the high percentage made by practically all of the spellers. The contest was conducted in the 8rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades. The winners were: 8rd grade ..Weldon Flint 4th grade . -William Simon 5th grade - Goff Farthing {6th grade ........Merle McPherson 7th grade - ...Fern Farthing 8th grade - Glen Farthing LAW NOW EFFECTIVE. Idaho’s gasoline tax was put when the gasoline retailers in Cottonwood raised the price of gasoline 2 cents a gallon which is to go to the state for highway construc- tion and maintenance. | With the new tax added, gasoline is now retailing for 88 cents a gal- lon from all the filling stations. The 2 cent tax is collected by the state from the wholesaler who in turn adds 2 cents to the price of gasoline delivered to the re- tailers. The consumer, in the end pays the tax. Numerous patrons of the dis- pensers of gasoline in Cotton- wood filled their gasoline tanks Saturday in order to for a short time at least evade the gas tax. Other states having gasoline taxes are: Oregon 8 cents a gal- lon; Washington 1 cent a gallon to be raised to 2_cents January 1, 1924, BECKMAN-MADER. Miss Mae Mader of Keuterville and Mr. Henry Beckman of Greencreek were united in mar- riage in the Catholic church in Keuterville Tuesday morning by the Rey. Fr. Martin. After the Wedding services the bridal party were served an elegant wedding breakfast at the home of the bride’s parents. In the evening a wedding dance was given in the Keuterville hall which was largely attended. Mr. and Mrs. Beckman will make their future home in the Greencreek section. The Chron- icle wishes to be numbered with their many well wishing friends. BAND WILL GIVE DANCE. The Cottonwood band will give a dance Friday evening, April 18th in the I. O. O. F. hall, the proceeds to be used for use- ful purposes by that organiza- tion. An open air concert will also be given by the band if weather conditions will permit. CARD PARTY WEDNESDAY. Owing to the death of Hazel Eller, the card party that was to take place Wednesday of this week in the I. O. O. F. hall was postponed until the coming Wed- nesday night, April 11th, a Sa a a es ee eh a te ss as Came Ted” ;Manager Noll, ; And Home Came Ted DODO Heer oro Oo ody JOE FREDERICK DIED TUES. Joseph Frederick, a pioneer of ‘this mountain of about the time of the opening of the reservation died at his home about 4 miles northwest of Ferdinand, at 3:00 o'clock a. m., Tuseday, April 3, 1923, resultant from a stroke of prarlysis after a lingering illness resembling pneumonia. Deceased had been ailing more or less for the last year, and had sojourned in the lower altitudes | for several months last year, in the hope that he would regain his former robust health. He was born claimed his spirit. Aschenbrenner,) of the great beyond. The furneal will take place at the Advent church in Ferdinand this Thursday forenoon, and the last sad obsequies will be pre- Senecka Monroe, of the local church, af- ter which the remains will be taken and buried in the Cotton- sided over by Elder wood cemetery. Decedent has a host of friends and acquaintances who join with the Enterprise in extending to the bereaved family their most heartfelt condolence.—Ierdinad Enterprise. The remains of the aged pio- neer were laid to rest in the Cot- cemetery yesterday funeral arrange- ments being in charge of Under- taker A. H. Nau of Cottonwood. tonwood forenoon the STATE TAXES LOWERING. State tax levies in Idaho have been steadily decreasing since they. reeched the levy for stale purposes was 77 aca n 1920 the state levy was reduced to 60 cents, in 1921 to 55 cents 1919 when peak. In that year the on each $109 of valuation. and in 1922 to 53 cents. The figures for 1923 are not yet known because the valua- tion will not be determined until the state board. of equalization meets in August but based on the 1922 valuation and making allowance for all recognized obli- gations of the state, it is esti- mated that the levy for 1923 will be about 45 cents on the $100 valuation. The peak of Idaho’s assessed valuation during the past 138 years was reached in 1921 when the estimated taxable wealth of the state just crawled over the half billion mark to $502,305,- 908.81, according to a statement issued Thursday by George Lewis, state budget officer. The statement compares the valuation, the money raised for state purposes and the state tax levy for the past 18 years be- ginning with 1910 and ending with 1922. In 1910 the state’s valuation was little more than $125,000,- It varied up to 1921 when the peak was reached and slightly The saw the greatest amount of money the state ye was $8,767,446.52 and the levy for that year was 77 cents on the 000.00. in 1922 it dropped to more than $480,000,000. year 1919 ever raised by taxation. $100 valuation. GRANTED VACATION. The Rt. Rev. D. M. vaegage as granted the Rev. Fr. R. F. Zuur a well reserved vacation. Father Zuur, who attended to more than twelve churches and missions in the last eleven years, all in the northern part of the state, and himself collected the money for building and improving churches and church properties, will be absent from his parish for a few | Father Jerome, O. S .B., from Cotton- wood, will be in charge of the parish till Father Zuur returns from his trip. It is possible that accompany editor of the bishop of Boise, Idaho, months. The Rev. Father Zuur_ will “Sunday Visitor,” to Rome and visit also his native country, Holland.—Nerperce Herald. . in Cleveland, Ohio, December 17, 1838, and was therefore aged 74 years, 3 months and 16 days, when death He leaves a wife and four children, besides a host of friends to mourn his tak- ing away. The children are Frank, Lloyd and John of Fer- dinand; and Nora (Mrs. Wm. Oregon. Four children preceded him to NEWS AROUND THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE At the close of 1922 there were 6300 men employed in Ida- ho mines, an increase of 1560 over the 1921 avreage. - Persons filing claims against the state for the refund of the $50 fee paid for 1928 tobacco licenses may not expect their money for at least 30. days, it was announced at the state au- ditor’s office in Boise, The commissioners of th Kamiah highway district a - ed the contract for barb wire and stapeles for fencing the right of way of the new highway fo the Cash Hardware of Kamiah, There is twelve miles of the fencing and the contract calls for 7500 pounds of wire. George Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst, the million- aire newspaper publisher and Miss %lanche Wilbur, daughter of O. K. Wilbur, of Idaho is, Idaho, eloped from the Univer- sity of California at Berkeley and were married Monday. Both have been prominent in college activities. Licensed osteopaths in the state of Idaho are not authoriz- ed to practice medicine or sur- gery, according to an opinion of the state supreme court Satur- day. The opinion upholds the conviction of H. W. Sawyer, who was found guilty of practicing medicine and surgery without a license. Charging that her neighbors had enticed her roomers and boarders away from her rooming house,. Mrs. Belle Coghlan ap- pealed to the Boise city council Tuesday to pass some regulation or a. “rule” prohibiting them from competition by offering cheaper rates. No action was taken by the council, The rapid development of the automobile stage for the trans- portation of passengers from one point to another in this state, has resulted in a decision being reached by those engaged in the stage business, to install in Boise a union stage d for the general accommodation and convenience of the public. Henry Piger, a: Kellogg war veteran, was married to Jane Sanguinet of Bordeaux, France, in Spokane last week. The cou- ple had kept up a steady corres- pondence since the war. The | bride is 18 years of age and came the whole distance alone. They will live at Kellogg, where Piger is employed by a mining company. The Craig Mountain lumber company expects to make a re- cord run this year. The mill, which has been running all win- ter, closed down recently for re- pairs, but will not remain closed down. The company now has 20,000,000 feet of logs accumu- lated from the winter work in the woods, and still has a crew of 100 men in the woods, With thick ice still locking a considerable portion of Lake Pend Oreille at the Sandpoint end the Humbird Lumber com- pany tired out the use of steam to open up its log pond. The steam was carried from the boil- er room ina pipe and turned out over the surface of the ice through jets which released it at considerable pressure. The ex- periment was partially success- ful, but was abetted by the use of dynamite. The Ku Klux Klan made its first recorded appearance in Lewiston, Sunday, night when at the close of the Easter service at the Chirstian church three mem- bers of the klan( hooded and robed in the regalia of the orga- nization, appeared bearing a gift of $25 to Rev. Otho Williams of Bellingham) who concluded a two weeks’ scrvice of evangelis- tic meetings at the Christian church, and presented to the minister a communication in be- half of the “Lewiston Provi- sional Klan, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,” this coi ing the stand for righteousness tak- m: be during his efforts in ~ city.