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. COTTONWOOD CHRONICI VOLUME 31. NO. 21 LARGEST CLASS COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 $2.00 PER YEAR NEWS AROUND was signed by all six road com- missioners. Up to the time of the writing of this article no definite action | missioners of the Ferdinand and| | Cottonwood highway districts. | OE eine TS TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS HAS 14 MEM- BERS THIS YEAR. The largest class in the history of Independent School | male it legal, and sent the fol-| A lowing telegram to Mr. Hall at) (| Big Events in the Lives of Little Men _ (| ' Boise, signed by all six com- | The telegram read as follows: | |W. J. Hall, | | Boise, Idaho. | We absolutely refuse to sign! | contract without sufficient rea-| son why contract should not be! | awarded to Campbell and Barr | ! who are local men. , Have local, | work outside contract which we} | prefer these men to do and urge | | that you reconsider your award. | vic NOT ALL YOu A@AIN has been taken by Commissioner 4\/at Lewiston, Saturday for this Hall. The expense of graveling this road is borne jointly by the Fer- dinand and Cottonwood districts and the federal government, Men experienced in road work say that the figures submitted work is exceptionally low and fouaerye by them a very good id. THE STATE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE “A silo for every auto and a cream station for every gasoline District No. 8 will graduate this Signed gpm” peysosy station” is the way Commission- year from the Cottonwood high J. F. Jenny, CONRAD TACKE DIES er of Agriculture Means puts it. school and at the close of the Ed Jessup, AT LOS MOLINOS, CAL. Sound’s good. 4 commencement exercises Friday, John Schneider, a A four-legged chicken was May 25th when diplomas will be Edgar Fry, Funeral Services Held Here Wed | noe ae a beh nas an bsg esented to 14 students. James H. Johnston, day—Was a P s Simmons 0: gzeville, ei Pollowing are the members of | G. Ww. Tarbet, ae : Your FIRST Book cso Wend hig Ny The chicken only lived about two the senior class who will gradu- Commissioners. OF ADVENTURE e BE AN hours. ate: Estella Williams, Barbara Terhaar, Raymond Tacke, Mati-| Ri | 3h BE | HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUBS. | ROBINSON CRUSOE Conrad Tacke, age 26 years! died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Slater of Moscow, has, among a brood of chickens . , 3 *| which have j Ida Schroeder, Verla Jessup, | On Saturday evening the cur-| coon v9 a as Se Mrs. George Harman at Los! one thicken which tenner ae ok gg ae Sh Lied a tain at the Orpheum will rise on | ‘ eure egg ei gg : mer, Glen Rink, Ceci imer, | eath having been caus: Y | chi i : Beatrice McDonald, Burdette) hearts of every citizen, every | lung trouble brought on by the| eurioatey. AS, SONBIGRES He ON ae Belknap and Francis Homar. | lover of music and patron of the | flu about three years ago. A S The commencement week pro-| city schools. | TI 9 10 708 FOR ROCK WORK Conrad was one of the mitt ilcgad ig chet Peale Rees rg _ pease Seaeers May 20,; A musicale by the boys’ and popular young men in this sec-! pro p with the baccalaureate services | meet at the Orpheum theatre at 4 p. a scene that will delight the girls’ glee clubs is in readiness for presentation. The students AGENT VOT SEVEN BID tion and for whom everyone had: with four well formed feet. The Protective association and the Coeur d’Alene association with _|a good word and the extent of | ; i m, in the afternoon with. _Rev.| have been rehearsing for several] VOTERS TURN DOWN QUES-|TWO LOWEST BIDDERS TIE fis: POpMiAEity: Wes exemplified | geronautival eneinere ar ree Semmerville of the Episcopal) weeks and those who have been i Ns P . oy the large number of friends |; ‘ a church, Lewiston’. making the | fortunate enough to hear are) TION OF COUNTY AGENT AT $1.85 A CUBIC YARD | foe es |inence, for patrolling their tim- address. Baccalaureate Program: loud in their praise of the work} accomplished. The music is well BY BIG VOTE —HIGHEST $2.65. : out. Wednesday morning to pay their last re- spect to the memory of their de- A crew of sheep shearers Invocation .......Rev. Poindexter|@dapted to the fresh young} parted friend. The funeral was | Tucedag, os ee to the aoe Song ........ Boys’ Glee Club | Voices ss es 80 — oe — The board of county Seven bids were opened in the Pa Ped a ye cle sed held in Snake river distri t, advised Address Rev. Somerville) Spirit an: ep” that character-| sioners, Saturday canva: office of District Engineer Perry | Cottonwood and the church was | woo) men that they “would not Anthem - ir}izes school programs, that the referendum on the county agent | Oxley in Lewiston, Saturday, for | & ‘owded to capacity. Benediction. Class Day Exercise. audience cannot but share the | enthusiasm. This work has been done under the direction of Miss question and out of the 3500 bal- lots sent out by them to the vot- surfacing the North and South highway thru the Kerdinand and The deceased departed from) Cottonwood about the middle of | proceed to the camps unless price of shearing be fixed cents a fleece instead of ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ber with airplanes this summer. i “ U ers of Idaho county, 2453 were|Cottonwood highway districts, | January for Arizona in hopes q : ; gar ee, Beg : P. M. May Tone Jones, Pager Fite cei el returned: 1719 eiiina against | the bids ranging from $1.85 per| that the climate in that data euie sath wee ee st at High School. reflects much cre it, _upon ‘her the appropriation for the agent, |cubic yard to $2.65 per cubie | would offer him relief. From|fyom union officers at Spokane. . Progran : ability as a chor us director. 708 for and 26 ballots were not yard, Campbell and Burr of} Arizona, after receiving no re-| Bleven men charged by feder-> Cicheats : ee nice tam The Cottonwood schools have} counted for various reasons|Genesee and the General Con-|lief, he went to the home of his! AASS istory ....Gienn hink ani Beatrice McDonald. | Class Po Margaret Shinnick Song . -Rosemary Shinnick Class Presentation ...Soph Class Class Prophecy -.......Junior Class } been fortunate this year in hav-| ing teachers competent to give| pupils advantages in music and} the students have been awake to the opportunity and have shown much interest both in istru- some having failed to sign their name and others signed their name but failed to vote yes or no The official proceeding on this matter was given out as follows struction Company of Spokane both bid $1.85 per eubie yard and the final award is now up to W. J. Hall commissioner of pub- lie works. The only difference sister in California where he} passed away. He was conscious | to the last and passed away) peacefully after having received | the last sacraments of the Cath- al authorities with a huge land fraud near Nampa, Idaho, were arraigned in Los Angeles last few before U. S. Commissioner ng. Arrests extended over a ’ : ca heer : , : period of several weeks. Most ; by the clerk of the board, Henry |in the two lowest bids was that} olic church of which denomina- * Song .... Elza Matthiesen| mental and vocal. : lpeigher: ‘ Campbell and Burr set Septem-| tion he was a faithful member. en “diate pale adye the Class W Matilda Schroeder| The program Saturday will af- esno district. ecu. are and Barbara Terhaar. Commencement, Friday May 25. The commencement program, Friday, May 25th will be held in the Orpheum Theatre at 8 P. M. The Program: Songs of Uncle Sam -...Orchestra ford an opportunity to show the work that has been done and the patrons of this school should be! present en masse not alone to} enjoy an unusual program but to show appreciation to teachers| who have given a great deal of time out side of school hours and The board here proceeded to tally the votes returned in the matter of the referendum here- tofore ordered to be taken rela- tive to the employment of a county agent: for Idaho county. The question as submitted being in words as follows: ber 15th as their day of com- pletion of the work and the Gen- eral Construction Company sets their day of completion, Decem- ber 1. The bids submitted were: Campbell and Barr, Genesee, $1.85 per cubie yard, $50,602.31. His remains arrived in Cot- tonwood, Tuesday evening ac- companied by his sister Mrs. Harman and his brother, Henry. ard were met at the depot by his relatives and « larze number | of friends and the knights of Columbus of which order he was property at several times the veal value during the 1920 boom. _ One fishing rod is all that one fisherman may legally use when fishing in Idaho, according to the construction placed on the : * Fat eS . General Construction Com-|a member, Idaho law by _R. E. Thomas, TEVOCAGON RENE Foindoxies not required of them as teachers| The Official Proceedings. pany, Spokane, $1.85 per cubic] The funeral services were held | St#te game and fish warden. The § «= Song --.-Girls’ Glee Club/t¢hat the young people might} Are you in favor of the county yard, $50,602.81. from the Catholic church Wed-| Warden also ruled that. aceord- Salutatory Burdette Belknap | have an opportunity for the| appropriating money for the J. A. Terteling, Moscow, $2.10, |nesday morning with Rey, Fr.| ing to the law, one line is all Aeatest nan a phd ig i study of this important subject. | re ee a county sal ani ene $57 a40 46 | Willibrord pfficlating® and the | that — be nang of tanga ean o ithe Faculty, iver- eae a ant. . f rt eae ai ‘ vaya loi - i: | y other means 0: ng yh sity of Idaho. ._. . |RAILROAD MAN DIES. To this question the votes as| Triangle Construction Com. | (oie Were = - ot i ba from waters of the state, exeept ar ick | RAILRO/ 4 jabs ; pany, Spokane, $2.14 per cubic | -abnole cemetery. Be i it 4 Vocal Solo ...Rosemary Shinnick : Poi aiey oun, | returned stood 1719 No, and 708 | P28 “= hearer ll bers of by special permit is a violation ; ; an W. J. Jordan, age 63, generai| j yard, $58,534.56 earers, all members of the Valedicto -Louise Hattrup agent of the Northern Pacific| Ye 10 view of the result of the | Y9t0, Peene. we 9.14| Knights of Columbus were: of the law, he said. Song ........ Boys Glee Club railway with headquarters in| 7@ferendum, and: in accordance ae A poe ee $2.14 | Barney Seubert, Tony Duclos,| In the Idaho state inter- Presentation of Diplomas. Lewin lied Monday in a| With the understanding that the] per cubic yard, $58,534.56. Carl Schurra, Joseph Walzer,|scholestic tract and field meet Benediction........Rev. Poindexter | rete ati at Sa eed 2 Die 1) board had when the referendum| ©. H, March, Spokane, $2.65 William Bies and Al Wagner. ’| held at Moscow last Friday Boise : Class Motto—Deeds not Words. | He recently underwent an opera.| Was ordered, it is hereby ordered | per cubic yard, $72,484.39. Conrad Tacke was born No-| took first place with 80 points, Class Colors—Purple and white! tion for pes ar, Since hat aes that the matter of the employ- The surfacing to be laid reach- vember 26, 1896 in Muenster,| Rupert second with 27 and Lew- Class Flower—Tea Rose. he has been pedal failing | ment of a county farm agent is}es a volume of 24,866 cubic} Texas ‘and came to Cottonwood iston third with 17 points. The The public is cordially invited} “yyy Jordan cat Fen we Lex-| decided according to the vote} yards. Grading was done dur-| with his parents twenty-one | Other schools finished in the fol- to all three programs. eats K K 7 Ral caine silat poe taken, and that no county agent] ing last winter, and work on sur-| years ago and since that time| lowing order: Twin Falls 11, saciaianeeiieaeainiiaidl ge Owes d entered railroad| Will be employed prior to Janu-| facing may be begun immedia-|has made his home here. He| Genesee 8; Parma 8; Kooskia 6; ee eS eee bo haw ie erieret ary 1, 1925, and that no appro-| tely upon the awarding of the} is the son of Barney Tacke, his Caldwell 5, Wendall 5, Payette 5, Hall Lets Contract than 20 pitch aoe ‘and few men| Priation will be made for that] contract. mother having preceeded him in| Kamiah 8, Jerome 8, Coeur d’ in railroad service in the north-| PUrPose during that period. The highway district commis-| death several years ago. Be-| Alene 2, Culdesac 2, Kellogg 114, to Spokane Firm | west were better known than he, | Cost of Election $122. sioners of the two districts were sides his sorrowing father he is ~ bg ree B. Pueiece t : |Prior to taking up the general| , The cost of conducting this re-| present at the time the bids were | survived by eleven brothers and|Yelay event and Long of Ruper agency of the railroad company ferendum by mail was $122, the} cpened, the Firdinand district | sisters: Mrs. George Harman, |Was individual high point man in Lewiston, he was agent at/ Postage to and from the voters} having been represented by Ed-| Los Molinos Calif.; Mrs. John/of the meet. COMMISSIONERS REFUSE TO | Toppenish, Wash., for severa]| having alone been $70. For the| gar Fry, J. H. Johnston and G.|Baune, Mary Tacke, Gertrude| Land owners of the Snake SIGN CONTRACT AS IT years He is survived by his| minimum expense of conducting|W. Tarbet; and Cottonwood by|Tacke, Cottonwood, Mrs. Fred| river valley, by their authoriza- . < widoaw. andien adopted aon His this election much credit is due| Ed Jessup, J. F. Jenny and John Funke, Carter, Mont.; Joe Tacke| tion of the American Falls irri- NOW STANDS. remains were cremated in Port-| Henry Telcher, county auditor| Schnieder. and Tony Tacke, Carter, Mont.;| gation district’s $2,750,000 bond lland. | who handled this large extra| The commissioners of the two|Borney Tacke, Henry Tacke and| issues for purchase of storage Mr. Jordan was exceptionally volume of work with his regular | districts, Saturday sent a tele- Frank Tacke, Cottonwood and) water rights at an election Sat- Just as we are going to press | wel} known in Cottonwood and| deputies. The task in itself, ac-| gram to Boise urging Commis-| John Tacke of Oregon. urday, made certain the con- we are-informed by the .Com-|on Camas Prairie and the news| Cording to Commissioner Aug.| sioner Hall to award the contract ——— | Struction by the United States missioners of the Cottonwood | of his death, while expected for'| Schroeder was indeer a stupen-| to Campbell and Burr on the | RESOLUTION. reclamation service of the highway district that the con-| come time is received with sor-| 40US one and he is loud in his| grounds that their bid was the| Whereas, our Heavenly Fa- American Falls reservoir at tract for graveling the North} OR, | praise for the — economica!| best owing to the fact that they|ther in His Divine Providence| American Falls, Idaho, to be and South highway thru this| i |method it was handled by|set their day of completion on| has decreed to remove from our| built at an estimated cost of district had been awarded to the | DELIGHTFUL PARTY | County Auditor Telcher. September 15th. The telegram) midst our beloved Brother Con- Ty nage hg Bg em = General Construction Co., of cere ‘ ‘ rad Tacke, and 200, acre feet 0 make c 7. F imis-| Mrs. L. B. Hale was hostess) .. ealeateetecfetecte reas i " river water. The vote was 5,101 Sever bt putiis works,” Hide for at a very delightful 500 party) or : wan't Tostitel mmocioar atthe to 522—almost 10 to one. this work were opened in Lewis-| (Uesday afternoon of this week. | ¢ order of the Knights of Colum-| The Nez Perce Indians, several ton lst Saturday and Corpbell| ihe tre tae cod ang oom |d ENTERTAINMENT $n hoses Recowed, dae hua strong, Friday author an arr of Genesee bi he r ‘ : | & e erefore Res a Zz e signing of a contrac! ame as the company that was | yaaa ot eg tae etl <i $ TO BE GIVEN BY THE PUPILS OF : the yong? «3 Cottonwood | with Serven, Joyce & Barlow and - > contre E ,| Gecore % . é nati 2 i . 1389, here in session | 3 hig aban ger gee tay eng pet | eSs was assisted in serving by 4 St J h’ S h | pa teh Gag of May, 1028, | Weabingtos borne the their day of completion as Sep- | Meo a ag si igh pelea 0 : ° OSEPp S CNOO oacalelee peed ws posed oo terms of which the claim of the nber 15t whi » General | '€ . ge, Winners ? : : s% ree ? sympat! e bereaved re-| tri i their date of completion, Decem- | and Mrs, M. A. Pierce, eae ORPHEUM THEATRE. PROGRAM: | our ge be. dined in mourn- treaty, will Rag gm = Eo. ber 15th. The matter was then | , | Song . . Chorus jing for thirty days. treaty gave e Indians the left up to Mr. Hall and it was | ‘ 1% Sickle rene Little Girls Be It Further Resolved, that| exclusive ownership and use of recommended by the commis-| PICTURE LECTURE WED. |% The Siberian Inquest - ialogue—Boys |a copy of these resolutions be|the territory as a hunting sioners of both the Ferdinand; Miss Wright, the national $ Red Riding Hood ... .. Little Folks %| spread on the minutes of this| ground for a period of 99 years, and Cottonwood districts that! representative of the Woman’s, $ The Tall Top Hat Action Song—Boys meeting and that a copy be sent the boundaries being from a be- the contract be let to the lowest |Home Missionery Society of the} Old Maids’ Association . Dialogue—Girls to the near relatives and also| ginning at Hell’s Gate near Mis- and best bidder, Campbell and! M. E. Church will give a stere- $ Flag Drill ex published in the Cottonwood/soula, thence along the crest of Barr. 3 | opticon lecture on home mission | $ The Doctor’s Assistant Chronicle. : the mountains into the Yellow- The commissioners of the two! work in America, on Wednesday The Dreaded Dragon ... Signed stone park and un the Yellow- 7 districts, after being advised evening, May 23rd, at 8 P. M. At the Golden Gates .. that the contract had been let, now refuse to sign the same. which they must do in order to ,and see what centenary money is doing in the home field, Every one is invited. Come out Tickets reserved at C. Peoeeoos: .. Pantomine , Rexall Drug Store. George J. Terhaar, George M. Medved, Frank W. Albers, stone river to the Missouri river, and thence west to about the southern boundary of the Gla- Committee, cier national park. charged with selling land grant