Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, July 20, 1923, Page 1

ese cna a ' COTTONWOOD CHRO VOL. 31. NO. 30. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923 HAIL DOES MUCH DAMAGE 10,000 ACRES NEAR CRAIG: | MONT AND NEZPERCE BEATEN TO GROUND Monday‘s storm, which did so much damage in the Craigmont Nezperce and Tammany sections and in the Palouse country touched Camas Prairie and the Cottonwood section only lightly and then only in ‘the way of a rain and wind which did littie if any damage to the growing grain. Most of the damage was caused by the wind blowing to the ground heavy summer fai- low in this section. A full ac- count of the storm that visited Nezperce prairie is reproduced | from the Lewiston Tribune of | Tuesday morning as follows: Nezperce,. July 16.—One of the most terrific hail storms that ever visited the prairie sec- tion, which completely destroyed in the neighborhood of 10,00€ acres of 30 bushel. grain, swept across the Nezperce prairie at 8:30 today from Mason butte, west of Craigmont, in a north- easterly direction through Craig- mont, the Mohler section, the Russell and Alphine districtts 6 miles north of here and into the canyons of the Clearwater river, south of Greer. The strip of total damage was estimated at two to three miles wide and 15 miles in length, which the area affected was throe to five miles wide at some places. Fully 300,000 bushels of grain will be lost from the damage, and only half of the area affected is believed | to be insured. The crops in the area affected were beaten completely down to the ground and representatives of the insurance companies visit- ing the scene of the storm this evening stated that the damage svould be a hundred percent on about 10,000 acres and ranging down to 25 percent on approx!- mately that many more, Fruit and gardens in the wake of the storm were completely destroyed and chickens and other fowls were killed by the large stones, some of which measured an inch in diameter. Many of the crops, which are the finest grown on the prairie in many years, would have gone 40 bushels and better per acre, but a conservative estimate of 80 bushels is placed on the af- fected area, although many farmers and others believe that 40 bushels would have been nearer the real estimate. The storm first struck near Mason butte, south of Craigmont and in this section the hail was comparaitvely light, but as it got nearer the town of Craigmont the stones were larger, many as JOHN BROWN, A NEGRO shining by Deputy Sheriffs Robertson and Nau, John Brown, one of the few, {his ranch near Westlake by having liquor in his possession and moonshining. He was given a hearing before |U. S. Commissioner H. Taylor, o7 Grangeville, and bound over to answer the charge before the United States District court at | Moseow, which convenes there in October, under a $500 bond and }to date he has been unable to furnish the same. Sheriff Eller searched the {Brown premises last Tuesday and at that time he found a ‘quantity of corn and prune } mesh, a coil for a still and a bar- rel. He also found a glass jar containing what appeared to be moonshine liquor, Sheriff Eller did not place | Brown under arrest at that time as he wished to consult with the prosecuting attorney before making the arrest. The corn mesh was found in |Brown’s own home while the | prune mesh and a sack of sugar |were discovered in a vacant | house across the road from his | place. Sheriff Eller took a sample of both the corn and prune mesh and then poured the remainder lout for the hogs to feed upon. Brown claims it was hog feed and not moonshine mesh. |A UNIFORM LICENSE. County Assessor William. In- |gram spent last Friday after- {noon in the city visiting and on business matters. Assessor In- | there will be no reduction in the jlicense fee of automobiles. The | present law, after a car is five years old, allows the car to be | licensed for one-third less. Next |year, or for the season of 1924, | the license fee will be the same \for all cars in the various classes. No reductions will be ;made whatsoever. The last ses- \sion of the legislature repealed the old law and subsitituted the |new one. The most convincing {argument in favor of the new /ruling is that old cars wear out the roads just as rapidly as the jnewer ones. Automobiles in \Idaho are classed according to | weight. | Assessor Ingram has been hot on the trail] of car owners who ‘have failed to take out a license. |He stated that all owners who | fail to take out a license will find | the cars assessed against them ;}as personal property. i} | FREE GAS. | We are requested to inform ;the party that has been at- ARRESTED LAST FRIDAY. Placed Under Arrest for Moon- if not the only negro resident of Idaho county was placed under arrest last Friday afternoon on Deputy Sheriff Ben Robertson and Deputy Sheriff A. H. Nau, | of Cottonwood, on the charge of | gram informed us that next year | large as hens’ eggs,, and there it | tempting to break into the gas is reported that half the west |pump of the Cottonwood Hard- windows of the residences were | ware after what appears to be broken out by the large stones. | free gasoline if he will only call Gardens there were beaten out | at the company’s store they will and the crops adjacent to town | give him a key for the same so were damaged, those north of that he may accommodate him- the town suffering complete self whenever his jitney is in destruction. |need of more fuel. The manage- At Craigmont the hail stones |ment stated that they would unded out the paper and tar |much rather supply him with a Yoofs on several of the store |duplicate key in preference te buildings and warehouses, and/|having their pump, costing sev- the wind tore much of them/eral hundred dollars broken away, while the water did some |every time this party runs out damage to goods inside. of gas which has been quite The path of the storm follow-|frequently of late. Mr. Mc- ed north toward Mohler, beating , Kinney also stated that they the fine wheat and barley to the | would agree to pay the 2 cent ground. | state tax on the gasoline. Some Have Insurance. | Sounds to us like a very fair C. W. Kettman, cashier of the | proposition. Farmers’ State bank of Nez-| The guilty party is under sus- perce, visited the devasted area picion and he should not be sur- following the storm and he stat- | prised if he receives the key by ed that the wheat had been beat- | registered mail or in person. en down heyond any hope of re- | covery. In checking over farms D. 0. K. K. TO CRAIGMONT. vin the Alpine, Russell and part of the Mohler sections, which he knew were insured or not insur- ed, he found 4,600 acres were insured. while-3.900 acres were not. Much other acreage in the Craismont and Mohler he said, he did not have any in- formation on. Steve Farthing who has been spending some time on his ranch on Grave creek, Monday of this week resumed his duties with Simon Brothers. sections, | On Friday, July 27th, a num- iber of the boys from here who }are members of the D. O. K. K. order will journey to Craigmont where the Lewiston Temple will put on a big ceremonial. A large class of candidates are waiting to be led across the burning sands. The Lewiston {Temple is making extensive | preparations for the Imperial Palace convention which will be held in Portland in August, be- | ginning on the 13th and ending on the 17th. “l HEAR YO’ CALLIN’ ME” It Is Estimated that 100,000 Negroes Have Left the Farm Districts of the | the window trimming contest South for Industrial Plants in the North —Journal of the American Bankers Association. $2.00 PER YEAR THREE PERSONS INJURED BY HAY FORK PULLEYS, Lustig, Walzer and Seubert All Injured in About the Same Manner, Victor Lustig, Henry Seubert jand Joe Walzer, while putting up hay this week received painfui injuries while working with hay forks and in each case their hands became entangled with the pulleys on the fork and rope that hoists the hay into the | barn. | Monday, Joe Walzer, who is |employed by M. A. Pierce, got | his left hand tangled in the pul- |ley and received injuries that | proved very painful. _ Dr. Shin- nick dressed the hand and he is | reported to ke doing well. ) Thursday, Victor Lustig of Greencreek and Henry Seubert, loldest son of Mr. and Mrs. August Seubert had their left hands badly mangled in the | same manner. Both gentlemen received injuries on the same |fingers, the first and second fingers of the left hand, and in |both cages the flesh was torn }away from the bones. Dr. Orr |dressed both injuries and says |! ‘that Mr. Lustig’s fingers were | bruised the worst. | WINS ANOTHER PRIZE. | A telegrom notifying him | that he had won fourth prize_in |conducted by the Pyrex Baking BEEF CATTLE NOW MOVING THIRTEEN CARLOADS SHIP- PED FROM COTTONWOOD THE LAST WEEK. Approximately $17,000 worth of livestock was shipped from Cottonwood the past week to the coast markets. Saturday morn- ing William Jones, W. I. Rooke and James Aram shipped out 11 carloads to Seattle, and Monday morning Ed Fick and John Baer shipped a carload each. Jones shipped 114 head, W. I. Rooke 76 head, James Aram 106 head, Ed Fick 27 head and John Baer 23 head. All of the cattle were in fine shape for beef, The cattle all ranged in or near Joseph plains section, Saturday’s |shipment marked the earliest made from Idaho county in many years, the weather condi- tions prevailing last winter mak- ing it possible for the cattle to prosper and be fit for market several weeks eatlier than is customary, particularly when the range country is visited with heavy snows or extremly cold weather. Wm. Jones, one of the owners, who, with Mr. Aram made the trip to the Portland market with the cattle, stated that several |other large shipments will be made within the next few weeks from the Joseph plains and Whitebird sections. Inquiry made by the cattlemen late last week brought the information that the cattle market was | strong and showing signs of re- maining so, or even advancing. and for this reason the cattle- men are trying to get their cattle to the market. AUCTION SALE OF LAND. Idaho county is $200 ahead in the sale of auction of some 30 pieces of land, at the court house in Grangeville, Saturday to sat- isfy delinquent taxes. Most of it was grazing land and the sum of 31,717 was realized in all, the land averaging about $1 per acre. Three parcels were quarter sections in the Salmon river sec- tion and the rest were smaller tracts about the county, and city lots. One quarter in the New Meadows country sold for $100. county were also sold at auction, the old Buick car bringing $66, while the almost new Chevrolet car vsed by the county agent Eller getting the car. The sale this year best in years and the first time in recent years where the county came out with more money than the delinquent taxes. The two cars belonging to the} was the} “| Glassware company, was receiv- jed Monday by AIT J. Herboth, FAMILY REUNI FD window trimmer and salesman lat the local Anderson & Bolick | hardware store. The contest was AFTER AO YEARS ove to all dealers throughout | the United States and extended | over a period of three months. | Liberal cash prizes were of- KERLEE FINDS HIS SISTERS os to pig 20 best windows nies Bed | displaying Pyrex wares. Photos AND BROTHERS AFTER | of the winning designs will be ng . |published in the “Hardware A LONG SEARCH. | World,” a trade publication. Mr. |Herboth won sixth prize ina Ending a separation of 50 | contest held Prnathig M8 ane “| Remington years and a search | Lewiston Tribune. of over a year, Herman Kerlee of Pueblo,| "ap, work as a window antist 2 eke toy 2 stra cl has | first received publie attention yaa A when he was em ec y the sisters in Cottonwood, Grange- s employed by t f na vange- | Hoene Hardware and while em-| ville, Ce ea ig on h vay? | ployed by this firm many of his Sey ts. velre ae ae sanived | window decorations. were among Tuesday evening in Cottonwood | the prize winners, bs and was reunited with his sis-; DIES AT CAMPMBETING. a a cost C. i reo x * Mrs.} Jacob Condit, an aged Indian i. D. White, Mr, Kerlee has &) who had been attending camp- sister ‘and brother in Grange- | meeting at the Mason butte ville, these being Mrs. W. N.| camp grounds, took ill with a bad op a DS ee Hp ould during the session and lin- 1as a brother, Larkin Kerlee, in! gered along until Saturda Eugene, Oregon, and a brother, | night, when he died. y Coleman Kerlee, and two sisters,| He was the father of Homer | Mrs. Sebastain and Mrs, Bagdy | Condit, a well-known land owner | of Clarkston, Washington. {on this mountain, and also fa- Mr. Kerlee at the age of 25) ther of Mrs. Jesse Paul, one of | years left the old home in|the most popular, wealthy and | Arkansas for Colorado and ar- | influential Indians on the mount- riving at Pueblo in 1878, jus }ain, and residing in the vicinity years ago, he found conditions of Winchester.—lerdinand En: | very bad and he wrote to his terprise. | family advising them not to come west. He mailed the letter; HAY CROP BIG. during a storm, and it never ar-| Farmers in this section are rived at its destination. Time went on and Mr. Kerlee busy in mining work almost foi- got his family and finally lost track of them entirely. A year ago a desire came over him to see some of his folks and he went back to the old home in Ar- kansas, and finally after some | time he learned that some of his | people were in Idaho. He finally traced them to central Idaho and the Camas prairie. Mr. Kerlee expects to spend the rest of his days in the west. CONCERT WELL RECEIVED. The first open air concert given by the Cottonwood band, under the auspices of the Com-| mercial club, Saturday evening, was well received by the public in general. The band played for an hour on the main street of Cottonwood. A large number of town and country folks were on |now busy making hay and the jheight of the hay season will | be reached this week. The ton- | |nage to the acre is turning out the best in years and in many } |cases alfalfa has been reported |to be going three tons to the | | acre and better. What is believed to be the ‘largest chattel mortgage ever placed on the records of Idaho | county was filed Saturday. The mortgage, dated June 15, 1923, |was given by the Crane Creek Sheep company to the Portland Cattle Loan company, for $1,- 852,089.66, and mortgages 143,- 681 sheep and all horses, mules, | tools and equipmentt belonging | to the Crane Creek Sheep com. | pany. A. H. Nau purchased from Joc | Blackburn, Saturday 17 acres of | land adjoining Cottonwood, for-| merly owned by W. W. Black- | concert even more enjoyable, if | I agent|under the leadership of Pro‘. | rival of a baby boy at the home | brought $255, Sheriff William | hand to take in the affair. So burn. The land is being farmed | well pleased were members of € \this year by George Seubert. the band with the splendid turn | The price paid for the tract was out that an effort will be made, | $1275, It was purchased as an Saturday evening, to make the) investment. The band is Dr. Shinnick reports the ar- such can be done. Moll. | of Mr. and Mrs. George Lange. | Both sides of Main Street;Monday. Both mother and} were lined with cars, and at one) babe are doing nicely . time, by actual count, there were; Dr. Orr reports the arrival of 75 cars parked on Main Street,|a baby boy at the home of Mr. NEWS AROUND - THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE W. C. Geddes, new vice-presi- dent and general manager of the Craig Mountain Lumber Co., ar- rived in Winchester the first of the week and assumed charge of that company’s affairs Monday. The state license bureau and law enforcement bureau, under Secretary of State F. A. Jeter, will assist in the recovery of stolen automobiles, according to a recent announcement of this department. Louis Goldsmith, 6-year-old son of Mrs, Anna Goldsmith, widow, of Lewiston, was downed on the Clarkston, Wash., side of the Snake river Monday after- noon, The boy was wading when he got beyond his depth. The town of Mace, Idaho, and the business section of Burke, together with the surface build- ings of the Hecla mine are in ruins as the result of a fire that broke out in the former town Friday and was brought under control only after it had caused damage estimated at $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. The funeral of Isaac Mounce, the Culdesac resident who died Thursday afternoon at 99 years and 3 months of age, following a paralytic stroke with which he was afflicted from the morning of July 4th, was held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the Vassar chapel in Lewiston. Official opening of the North and South highway between Culdesae and Winchester sched- uled for August 8, will be the occasion for a two-day celebra- tion at Winchester, August 2 }and 3. Lewiston Elks have been asked to handle the first day's celebration and have already planned a program of stunts and entertainment to cover the night and day. The two-day event is open to the entire public. A blue-eyed baby, four months old, was found at 6 a. m. Satur- day on the doorstep of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer D. Nichols, extensive farmers in the Thorncreek district, nine miles south of Moscow. There was nothing to identify the child and no message save a slip cf wrapping paper on which was written “Baby is 4 months old.” The baby was in a basket, and with it was a complete wardrobe of good material and immacul- ately clean, Mrs. John A. Humbird, moth- er of Thos. Humbird, of the Clearwater Timber Co., died at her home in St, Paul last Thurs- day. Mr. Humbird was a member of Governor Moore’s party in- specting timber conditions in the Clearwater country when he re- ceived word of his mother’s serious illness on last Monday. the party was at that time camp- ing at Pierce City and arrange- ments were made to convey Mr. Humbirl to a railroad station at once. Phil Hartman, a well known hardware merchant of Stites, in passing another car went off the Waha grade during Sunday afternoon and fell 80 feet with his automobile before the ma- chine came to rest with Mr. Hartman under it. A number of persons at the water trough, near which the accident occur- |red, rushed- to Mr. Hartman’s assistance and found him practi- cally uninjured. The Hartman car was also, itis said, not greatly damaged. The alleged brutal assault on Nathall Jones, pretty 17 year old Montpelier girl, as she lay drugged and drunken in the ranch house near Cokeville, Wyoming, of Joe Kinney, mil- lionaire sheepman, will result in the prosecution of Kinney, Less Olses and Lou Roberts, on a charge of conspiracy to violate the white slave act, it was an- nounced Friday by United States Attorney E. G. Davis, who has authorized White, representing the department of justice, to most of which came here to take | and Mrs. Joe Kuther in Ferdin- in the concert. jp Wednesday. | tello. swear to the warrants in Poca- re pe ng ee