Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, October 19, 1923, Page 1

| TT ere > eppeptmee . COTTONWOOD CHRONICLI VOL. 31 NO. 43 COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1923 $2.00 PER YEAR POWER LINE IF PLANS MATERIALIZE GREENCREEK WILL HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTS. The Grangeville Electric Light | I 1 7 s and Power company have plans | Unless some basis of action is} under way, and if they material- ize will extend their light and power line to the village of Greencreek. The matter is now up to the residents of Greencreek and those living along the route tne} line will take. If there are enough patrons that will sign up | for the service before the line is} built the company expects to} construct the same early in the} spring of if weather conditions allow, may be built this fall. | J. G. Farris, manager of the Grangeville Electric Light and Power company in Cottonwooa feels confident that the line will be constructed. Some twenty five farm homes and_ business} houses and homes in Greencreek will be served with electric} lights and power should the line be constructed. Many of the residents of that | section are taking a deep inter- est in the matter and the work can be done none to soon for) them. LIST DECREASES, The mother’s pension, a pen- sion allowed all mothers by the state law, whose husbands have died and who are left with de- pendent children, cost Idaho county in 1919, $5000. . The list | has been decreasing, year by year and has been so reduced by Probate Judge Wilbur L. Camp- bell that the last quarter pen- sions were only paid in the | acres near Nezperce. He handles | amount of $450. It is the policy of the present | probate judge to allow pensions only where they are absolutely | in need of help. _ It was for this | purpose that the law was passed by the Idaho legislature some years ago. The record below shows the number of applicants and the} amount paid since 1919: 1919—Seventy-nine, $5,000. | 1920—Sixty-eight, $3,825. 1921—Forty-two, $3,215. 1922_Fifty-eight, $4,300. 1923—First three quarters, 10 applicants, $2,590. 1923—Last quarter, 9, $450. | | COUNTY LADIES HONORED. | Mrs. Pearl McClurg, Boise, | was elected president of the state Rebekah assembly by the! delegates to the 32nd annual ses- | sion at Moscow, Tuesday. Other officers are Mrs. V. Morgarcidge, Moscow, vice} president; Mis. Beulah Hatta-} baugh, ngeville, Warden;) Mrs. Frances Crosson, Boise, | secertary; Mrs. Sarah Pember- | ton, Caldwell, treasurer; Mrs. | Lillian Lanktree, Emmett, mem- | ber of the Odd Fellows’ home| board; Mrs. Hattie L. Fry, Cot-| tonwood, representative to the} Asscciation of Rebekah Assem- |} Maude | blies; Miss Leafy Simpson, Boise) ; alternate to the Association of | Rebekah Assemblies. | STs TRALEE | TO ELECT COMMISSIONERS. November 6th is the date set for the election of nine highway commissioners, three in each of | the following districts: Green-| creek, Keuterville and Cotton-| wood. Three commissioners are elected in each district and for a term of four years. The gentle-| men holding the present posi- tions of highway commissioners in the various districts are: Keuterville: Barney Luchtefeld, Charles Mader and John Jun-| gert. Greencreek: Geo. Killmar, B. A. Baerlocher and Joseph Reiner. Cottonwood: J. F. Jenny | Ed L. Jessup and John Schnei- der. WILL CRUSH ROCK. | The village of Cottonwocd ex-| pects to start up its rock crusher within in the next few days and} will crush about 300 yards of fine rock to be used in filling in the low places on the streets of the town. The work is to be} under the supervision of Fehx | ithe winter and may decide tc COST HIM $3000 TO BELONG TO ASSOCIATION. Secretary of Nezperce Farmers’ Union Leses Faith in Wheat Growers’ Association. Henry Von Bargen, secretary of the Farmers’ union at Nez- perce and director in the Roch- dale company at that point, re- cently gave out a statement that) he had lost faith in the success of organized farmer movements, | found, other than any in opera- | tion or proposed. “T figure, ’ Mr. Von Bargen | said, “that my experience with the Idaho Wheat Growers’ as-| sociation cost me $3000. That is. | I would have realized that much} more for my crops, covering) three years, than I received as| the result of joining this associa- | tion, I realized 61 cents a bushel | for wheat that I could have sold | direct for 85 cents. This associa- tion is not operating in Idaho} this year, and from some point | in another state. I read the} other day where the loyal mem-| bers of the association were su-| ing the disloyal ones. That assoc-| iation movement caused a tre-| mendous loss to northwest farm- ers. Agriculture is in a bad| plight. I do not know where we arexto turn for a remedy. Poli-| none and the tariff will not do it.’ Mr. Von Bargen farms 240 | his grain in bulk and delivers to| the Rochdale elevator. | “Handling grain in bulk con-} templates a saving as to sack) outlay,” Mr. Von Bargen said. | “yet here also comes a disadvan- | tage that the farmer must meet. Frequently adequate bins are not available for proper grading | of wheat and superior qualities, | mixing with lower, take the lat-| ter grade. Some farmers have! quit the bulk plan. This year the wheat is moving through the elevator quite rapidly, showing’) farmers are selling. Most of it is going to the Kerr-Gifford com- | pany at Portland on _ consign-| ment, 90 per cent being paid and the remainder after grading at} the coast.” DRAWS LARGE CROWD. The card party given by the local council of the Knight of} Columbus in their hall Columbus | day, was attended by a large} crowd. Eighteen tables were re-| quired to accommodate all those | wishing to play. Progressive 500} was the game of the evening.| The winners were: For ladies, Ben Albers, 1st; Mrs. Al Duman, | second; Barney Tacke, consoia-| tion. For men, Lloyd Crosby,| first; William Wagner, second;| Tony Ruhoff, consolation. Owing to a shortage of ladies, Mr. Albers and Mr. Tacke had to| play the part of a lady and in! this capacity they also managed to win prizes. M. E. CHURCH SERVICES. Bible school meets every Sun- day morning at 10 o’clock, M. M. | Belknap, superintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m., subject “The Triumph Challenge.” Mrs. | Thompson will speak and the} choir will sing the “Old Rugged} Cross.’”’ No services in the even- At 7:30 p. m. Monday there will be a meeting of the Sunday school board and at 8 p. m, the first quarter conference will be} held, the Rev. Forsyth, presiding Prayer services Wednesday at 7:30. Everybody welcome. Robert Thompson, pastor. LEASES IMPERIAL HOTEL. | The Imperial Hotel at Grange- ville, considered one of the finest} hotels in the west, for the size} of the town, was _ leased last} week by Mr. and Mrs. Charles | Campbell, owners of the hotel, | to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vincent of | Whitebird, Idaho. Mr. Vincent at one time was county commis- sioner of Idaho county. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell plan on | leaving for California to spend} locate there. SHIP CATTLE. A train load of cattle will be} shipped from Grangeville and| Cottonwood tomorrow. The cat-| tle came from the Salmon river | country and were bought by} John Baer. Some however, will | jbe shipped to Pomeroy, Wash. FIRE AT ‘this fuel fanned by a high wind | | for a time threatened the entire |W. L. Lathrop barber shop. | less than 15 minutes more than | the neighboring town with about | awarded second honors and Al- UL. On the Gomera On the Concrete AW GOOD: BYE? COME UP Day, DINNER FERDINAND COTTONWOOD CALLED ON TO HELP—25 MEN GO TO ASSIST NEIGHBORS. Fire at Ferdinand, Wednesday morning, destroyed property valued at approximately $5000 before it was brought under con- trol and for a time threatened the entire town of Ferdinand. The fire broke out in the hay loft of the Red Bird Livery barn | which was filled with hay and south side of the street. Fort- unately the wind shifted its dir- ection after burning the Nez- perce Telephone office and the Cottonwood was called on for assistance by Ferdinand and in 25 citizens departed in cars for 300 feet of hose. The fire was brought under control by the shifting of the wind. Some record runs were made between Cottonwood and Ferdin- and on that day by the Cotton- wood fire fighters, the newly graveled road furnishing an ex- cellent road bed for speeding. The livery barn was insured for $1000 but the contents and hay, owned by Tom Hayden, was an entire loss to the owner. Mr. Lathrop, the barber, also failed to have any insurance on his property. Ferdinand for a short time after the fire was without telc- phone and electric lights, the fire doing considerable damage to the two companie’s lines. COTTONWOOD GIRL WINS STOCK JUDGING CONTEST. Two Other Prizes Also Come to Cottonwood—Cattle Sheep and Hogs Judged. To Vivienne McKinley, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mc- Kinley of Cottonwood, goes the honor of being the best judge of livestock in Idaho county, havy- ing been awarded this honor at the boys’ and birls’ livestock judging club at the Idaho County Fair last week. Miss McKinley who is a student of the Cotton- wood high school won over a number of boys who had entered the contest. Earl McDonald, of Fenn, was fred Funke, third. For boys under 12 years of age, George Funke, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Funke, was first and Rex Stewart, second. The judging was done under the direction of H. A. Stone of} the University of Idaho, who is the district agent. Cattle, hogs and sheep which were on exhibi- tion were judged by the club| members. SHOWER BRIDE-TO-BE- Some fifty friends gave a shower at the Joseph Lemacher home near Keuterville Sunday evening, in honor of Miss Bertha! Lemacher, whose marriage to Robert Foresman will take place | October 23. The bride-to-be re- ceived many useful and beauti- ful gifts. | |BORAH DEFENDS CONSTITUTION SAY SHE FAVORS 1ST AM- ENDMENT AS WELL AS THE 18TH United States Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho made an ad- dress before the Citizenship Con- ference in Washington, D. C, Monday that has to do with the constitution of the United States government. Senator Borah is a| believer of the document from | beginning to end not for the en- | forcement of one amendment and the breaking of another. Wealthy Americans who vio-~ late the 18th amendment and| “yeds” who denounce constitu- tional provisions designed to pro- tect property, Senator Borah de- clared, “are both traveling the road of lawlessness, sowing the seeds of destruction and under- mining the whole fabric of law and order.” “The botbed and noisy rendezvous of lawiessness, of cynical defiance to the 18th amendment,” he declared, “is among those of social standing, of large property interests and in the wealthier home. Without their patronage, their protection and their example, the bootleg- ger would be easily within the control of the law. “The ‘red’ sits in his darkiy lighted room around his poorly- laden table and denounces those provisions of the constitution placed there to protect property. The ‘white’ sits in his brilliantly lighted room about his richly-| laden table and defies or de- nounces the provision of the con- stitution placed there in the be- lief it would protect the home.” Declaring that the prohibition amendment is “the storm center now of the constitution,” Senator Borah continued; “Tt is in the constitution after years of agitation and discus- sion after 33 states had already adopted statewide prohibition laws, after long debates in the congress, after consideration by the state legislators and after ratification by 46 states of the union. Surely no one can candid- ly claim that this amendment is} in the constitution by accident or ag a result of undue haste. “There is a peculiar and vict- ous doctrine which has come to have recognition in this country | to which I must refer. It was said during the late war that as war was declared the constitu-} tion of the United States was in | a sense, or in some respects, | suspended and that the congress could pass any law it saw fit to! pess. This is a strange doctrine. | But it was seriously advocated | by learned and able men, accept- | ed by legislators and executive | artments. For’ myself, I re-| pudiate it once and for all. No} such dangerous and un-Ameri- can doctrine should be accepted by the people of this country. | There is only one way you can change the constitution of the United States or suspend any of its provisions, and that is, in the same way and by the same pow- er that made it, to-wit, by the people of the United States them selves in the manner pointed out by the constitution. Every clause, every paragraph of that | first amendment, which guaran-! jhighway between Cottonwood great charter obtains in time of war the same as in time of peace. | “Some of the provisions of the constitution are protective, some prohibitive. The guarantee of the constiution are the most sacred in behalf of civil liberty ever placed in any instrument of | government. A great American! has declared that you may chain up all human rights but leave the right of free speech and it will unchain all the rest. I have always thought that if any one provision of the constitution| could be regarded as more vital to the cause of freedom than| any other, it would be in the) tees free speech, a free press and | the right to worship God accord- ing to the dictates of one’s own conscience. But such are the} effects of war upon the consti-| tution, such are the effects of | war in breeding hate and intol- erance that men are in prison to- day and have been for sex years in absolute violation of the fun-; damental principles of the con-| stitution, men there, not for violence, not for assaults upon life or property, but for the ex- pression of their political views. | But what is even more startling, they are there without any legal evidence upon which to hold them. | “T would count myself a whin- ing hypocrate to come here to in- sist upon the enforcement of the 18th amendment and remain} silent upon the utter disregard | for the first amendment. If Ij cannot speak for the constitution as a whole, I should not speak at all. And if I do not respect the constitution as a whole, I am un- fit to speak in behalf of any part of it.” JURORS TO REPORT. The following named gentle men have been port at Grangeville, Monday, October 22, for jury duty: Wm. E. Hamilton, Kamiah. Ed Roden, Warren . Fred M. Poe, Whitebird. George Finney, Woodland. Marion Thompson, Whitebird. August Seubert, Cottonwocd. F. W. Cole, Grangeville. A. N. Peterson, Lowell. John Basinger, Grangeville. Herman Seubert, Cottonwood, George May, Lorena. H. F. Church, Grangeville, M. H. Baulch, Grangeville. G. L. Blewitt, Stites. Edward Tautfest, Ferdinand. John A. Bentley, Grangeville. Noah F. King, Kooskia. William Hogan, Orogrande. Harry Baker, Clearwater. George B. Briscoe, Grangeville James Murray Riggins. Charles Whiteside, Kooskia. W. W. Blackburn, Cottonwood. | A. Hinkleman, Greencreek. C. B. Jeffries, Grangeville. G. F. Cleveland, Kooskia. Fet Rhoades, Grangeville. R. H. Ferris, Clearwater. George Kilmar, Winona. J. F. Jenny, Cottonwood. Henry A. Sprute, Fenn. Geo. J. Terhaar, Cottonwood. Albert Zodrow, Ferdinand. H. M. Sims. Grangeville. COMPLETE ROAD. The graveling of Main street | which is now under way at} Ferdinand is expected to be com- pleted this week, thus closing | the only gap of unfinished grav- | eled road between Cottonwood and Lewiston via the Web route, There still remains to be con- structed about three miles of road on the North »nd South | end Lewiston and this is in the} Lapwai district. RIGGINS WILL CELEBRATE. Two hunderd fifty dollars in purses will be given at races to be held at Riggins, October 19) and 20, according to an announce | ment by Leroy L. Gordon, secre- tarv of the racing committee. There will be four running races each day, broncho riding and relay races, daily. Other appropriate races will be sched- uled. Lively music is assured, and a full program of entertainment will be given. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend io our kind friends and neighbors our most sincere thanks for their many kind deeds and their words of notified to re-} |in the Gem state NEWS AROUND THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE The greatest game of the year today, Idaho vs, W. S. C. Idaho wheat yield is estimated by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture to be 28,- 000,000 bushels. A fiery cross was displayed on one of the ranches east of Nez- perce at 8:30 Saturday night. This was the first demonstration of the kind in that vicinity, The Wendell cheese factory received 6,000 pounds of milk on one day just recently. Increasi business makes the farmer thin well of the dairying business in this community. After serving more than seven years as agricultural agent of Nez Perce county, Waldo W. Skuse has placed his resignation in the hands of the clerk of the board of county commissioners. The village of Orofino will get the full amount of its de- posits in the Fidelity State Bank at the time the latter closed its doors, is assured unless the case is taken to the supreme court and Judge Steele’s decision re- versed. This is not considered probable by village officials. Mrs. Ella Patterson Tanna- hill, age 46, wife of Attorney S, O. Tannahill, died at her home in Lewiston, Monday of heart dis- ease. Although critically ill sev- eral months ago, she had appar- ently recovered and spent last night with friends. She died in her sleep. William Miller, who gives his address as Boise, was in Lewiston at St. Joseph’s hos- pital where he presented him- self as a plasterer asking r mission to look over the building with a view to doing such work, he later having been found rifl- ing purses and vanity cases in the nurses’ quarters. Montana white beans grown this year by D. R. Churchill on hig farm two miles north of Kimberly, will yield a gross re- turn of $189 an acre, An average yield of 46 1-2 bushels an acre from a field of 23 acres was re- ported by Mr. Churchill. At present market prices the crop would sell for a total of $3,208. W. R. Oxley, engineer in charge of the office at Lewiston of the state bureau of highways, Monday opened bids for a six mile link in the North and South highway, from Potlatch toward Harvard in Latah county. The contract will be awarded to the Triangle Construction company, Spokane, the lowest bidder, for $67,919. Idaho has the lowest deati rate of any state in the union, according to figures recentiy made public by the United States census bureau. The death rate i is but 7.7, which means that slightly more than 7 out of every 1000 inhabi- tants die each year. The next nearest state has a death rate :a excess of 8.5 per cent. The state penitentiary had but 271 inmates Friday, according to a statement made by Warden W. L. Cuddy to Governor ©, C. Moore and a party of visitors taken by the governor to the new shirt factory at the state prison. This is the smallest total in more than 20 months. For the last three months the state pm- son has received but 12 new in- mates, as compared with 35 du- ing the same months in 1920.33 in that period of 1921 and 30 in the same period for 1922. The commissioners of the Clearwater highway district held a meeting at Stites, Friday for the purpose of calling a speci- al election upon the issue of bonds for the construction of a road along the south fork of the Clearwater river from Stites to Harpster, the date being set as October 23. An election w’s held four years ago with a vote o7 268 to 22 favoriny; the hond issue. Owing to am error, this condolence during the recent ill- ness and death of our infant son. bond election was recently de- cleared illegal, hence the new election.