Cottonwood Chronicle
VOLUME 27. NUMBER 22.
COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919.
$2.00 PER YEAR
ST. JOSEPH'S
ENTERTAINMENT
St. Joseph's School Entertain
ment to be Given June 2nd
at Orpheum Theatre.
The pupils of the St. Joseph's
school will give their school play
at the Orpheum, Monday, June
2 under the auspices of the sis
ters. The pupils with their
teachers have been rehearsing
daily the past week at the Or
pheum and the program to be
rendered by the young boys and
girls is as follows:
I.
The Story of old Glory, Chorus.
II.
"A Joke on the Toymaker"
The toymaker, Merril Kopczyns
ki.
His wife, Alvina Kopczynski.
Their daughter, Leona Welte.
Their son, George Kopczynski.
Fairy, Martha Darscheid.
Toys, primary grades.
III.
"Examination Day"
Teacher John Jenny.
Committee men, Raymond
Tacke, Joseph Lauer, Joseph
Wagner.
Pupils, little boys.
IV.
"The Patriot's Daughter,
drama of colonial days.
Betty Haywood, the Patriot's
daughter, Mary Kaufman.
Mrs. Haywood, her mother,
Aloysia Knop.
Rachel Winslow, daughter of
Tory parents, Agnes Terhaar.
Mrs. Winslow, her step-mother,
Louise Hattrup.
Arbella Preston, sister of Cap
tain Preston, Rose Terhaar,
Mrs. Gage, wife of General
Gage, Winifred Gaul.
Mrs. Barrett, royalist, Mary
Malerich.
Other Tory Ladies, Katherine
Hanley, Mary Moriarty.
Dinah, negro seryant of Mrs.
Winslow, Emelia Bruggeman.
V.
"Uncle Sam's Veterans."
Uncle Sam, Lawrence Kaufman.
Little Sammie, Henry Seubert.
Secretary, Raymond Tacke
Molly Pitcher, Agnes Seubert.
Drummer boy, Chester Nuxoll.
Veterans, Boys.
VI
Butterfly Frolic, Little Girls.
VII
The Conqured Banner, August
ine Hoene and nine other boys.
VIII
Down You Go, Diologue.
Theophilus Sharp, lawyer,
Frank Jenny.
Peter his office boy, Leo Toen
nis.
Olson Christenson, shoemaker,
Bernard Engel.
Terrence O'Connell, policeman
James Nash.
James Flashing, insurance
agent, Louis Schnider.
Giovanni Baccioco, an Italian
Alfred Funke.
Nicodemcs Morosini, tragedian,
* Lawrence Schaecher.
Lee Kong, chinaman, Frank
Tacke.
. Wrascoe Calmati, a Bohemian
bear tamer, Andrew Seubert.
Bruno, a bear, Joseph Uhlen
kott.
IX.
Calvery Song and Pantomine
Agnes Seubert, Josephine Lies
Martha Darscheid, Johnanna
Kopczynski, Katherine Baune
Anna Moriarty, Anna Hanley.
The audience will be enter
tained between numbers by
musical selections and recita
tions. ^
Admittance fee will be
charged as follows :
Reserved 50c, adults 35c
children 25c. Reserved tickets
may be checked at Eugene
Mauer.
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BISHOP HERE SUNDAY
The Right Rev. Daniel. M
Gorman, D. D., L. D. D., bishop
of Boise will administer the
sacrament of confirmation to
a large class of candidates at
the Catholic church Sunday.
The bishop will also visit Ne*
perce, Grangeville and Winches
ter before leaving the prairie.
CATTLE BRING BIG PRICES.
August Schroeder this week
sold three thoroughbred Here
fords to Charles Davidson, of
Grangeville, for $700. The
animals bought by Mr. David
son consisted of a cow and a calf
and a yearling.
Mr. Schroeder also sold 31
head of graded Herefords to C.
F. Langer and sons of Nezperce
which cattle wilj be taken to the
Langer holdings on the Clear
water. The cattle bought by
these people also were sold for
a good price and composed prac
tically all of Mr. Schroeder's
graded. stuff. At the present
time Mr. Schroeder has some
thing like 50 head of full blood
cattle. •
Mr. Schroeder intends to leave
for Moscow this week where he
expects to purchase a bull to
head his herd and if the deal is
made will be one of the highest
priced animals ever brought to
this section of the country.
CLASS PLAY
JUNE 4TH
High School Pupils Will Give
Annual Play at Orpheum
Theatre, June 4th.
The graduating class of the
Cottonwood high school will
give their annual class play at
the Orpheum theatre, June 4th
under the auspices of the high
school faculty. The 1919 gra
duates are assisted by other
members of the high school and
will present the "Laughing
Cure" a two act play.
The pupils have been practic
ing on this play for some time
and when presented, the players
taking part will have their parts
memorized and will be worth
any person's time to witness the
same.
The money received from the
play will be used to defray the
expenses of the graduating
class.
The program to be given by
the young actors is as fol
lows:
Vocal Solo, Mildred Steven
son.
"The Laughing Cure", act 1
Song, "I Can't Do a Thing
With My Hair Since It's Wash
ed," Vivian Baker, Laura Hat
trup, Marion McMaster, Rozilla
Oldham, Cicilia Nacke.
"The Laughing Cure" act 2
Those who will take part in
"The Laughing Cure" are as fol
lows:
Dr. St. George Carey, a modem
invention who turns the trick,
Olin Hamlin.
Jimmie Mason, Mrs. Hanson's
brother, who knows his sister,
Harry Edwards.
Dr. Whitcomb, a physician of
the old school, Raymond Mat
thiesen.
Clarke Hanson, a man of busi
ness, useful but not import
ant, Rudolph Funke.
Laura Hanson, his wife, with no
sense of humor, Bertha Ter
haar.
Gay Hanson, his sister, who
lives up to her name, Harriett
Greve.
Kitty Clyde, his stenographer,
who has an eye for Jimmie,
Isabella Nash.
Mary Ellen Perry, a neighbor of
the Auntie Doleful school,
Kathryn McDonald.
Norah, the maid, who catches
the fever, Mildred Henderson.
Time of playing—One hun
dred laughs—one a minute..
Synopsis
Act 1—The Hansons depres
sed. Morning. The diagnosis.
Act 11. The Hansons obses
sed. Afternoon. The treat
ment.
Baccalaurate Sermon.
On Sunday evening the bacca
laurate sermon will be given bv
the Rev. Marion Sliger at the I.
O. O. F. Hall to which all are
invited.
Commencement Address Friday
Professor PhiliD Soulen of the
University of Idaho has been ob
tained bv Professor Lustie to
deliver the commencement ad
dress Friday evening at the gra
duating exercises at the I. O. O.
F. hall. Professor Soulen is
bead of the school at the umver
of
in
sity of Idc.ho.
Four Members in Class.
The graduation class of\ the
Cottonwood high school this
year is composed of two young
ladies and two young gentlemen
who have finished their four
years work in the local school
with high honors and no doubt
some of them will attend higher
institutions of learning.
Those graduating are :
Bertha Gertrude Terhaar.
Raymond Milton Mattiesen.
Harry Orman Edwards.
Harriett Evelyn Greve.
Motto: "No Victory Without
Labor."
Class Flower, White Carna
tion.
Class Color, Purple and Gold.
DEVORE IS NEW MANAGER
C. L. Devore at the present
time engaged by the Madison
Lumber company as auditor for
the concern of their various
branches on the prairie has
been selected by the board of
directors of the Farmers Union
Warehouse Co. to fill the
vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of E. O. Martin as manager
of the concern in this city. Mr.
Martin has been with the Farm
ers Union for about 2 years and
the directors expressed regret
in his resignation but his pri
vate business affairs required
the same.
Mr. Devore, the new manage*
selected by the warehouse peo
ple will take charge about the
middle of next month. He at
one time was engaged in the
grain and elevator business in
North Dakota and is highly re
commended . Mr. Devore's
grain experience dates back as
far as 1896.
The Devore family have made
Cottonwood their home
for some time and this week the
family will go to Lewiston were
they will spend two months af
ter which they will again take
up their residence in Cotton
wood.
GRASSHOPPER APPEARING.
Many farmers in this locality
have been complaining the last
few days about grasshoppers
which have been making their
appearance in large numbers. In
order to combat this pest we will
gladly publish any recipe that
has been successfully used in ex
terminating them. Below we
reprint a recipe recently given
out to the farmers of Lewis
county by their county agent. It
reads as follows:
Mix thoroughly 25 pounds of
course bran, 1 pound white arse
nic. Then to two gallons of
water add one-half gallon of
sugar factory molasses, and 6
finely chopped lemons. Stir
thoroughly and then pour over
the bran and arsenic mixture.
Work thoroughly until all lumps
are worked out and the bran is
all damp.. Scatter where grass
hoppers are working a rod or
two on either sides as you would
sow grass seed broadcast by
hand or an end gate seeder
might be used where there is
considerable area to be covered.
From 8 to 25 lbs. of mixture
may be applied per acre and if
spread evenly will not endanger
live stock. The best time to
apply this is about 4 or 5 o'clock
in the evening and best results
will be noticed in about 2 or 3
days. The latter part of the
week to the middle of next week
is the time to use this.
RECEIVES DRESS HEMLETS
W. W. Flint this week receiv
ed 8 captured German helmets
from Montie B. Gwinn, state
chairman of the Victory Loan
Committee to be distributed to
the 8 largest purchasers of Vic
tory Bonds. The helmets were
dress parade helmets and were
to be used by the German army
when they entered Paris. The
eight largest subscribers,
entitled to the souvenirs are the
following :
First National Bank, Cotton
wood.
Cottonwood State Bank, Cot
tonwood.
Bank of Camas Prairie,
Grangeville.
First Natiopal Bank, Grange
ville.
August VonBarfcen, Fenn.
.T. W. Créa. Fenn.
Parker ft Parker, Cottonwood.
Anonymous. _
MARTIN SELLS 480 ACRES
Bought Land in 1908 for an
Average of $36 an Acre.
E. O. Martin this week closed
a deal with Mr. and Mrs. C.
Wensman whereby he disposed
of his fine farm 5 miles from
the city consisting of 480 acres
for which he received $42,500.
The deal closed by Mr. Martin is
one of the largest real estate
transactions that has taken
place in this neighborhood for
some time. Mr. Martin secur
ed this land in 1908 for which
he paid on an average of $36 per
acre and when he sold he realiz
ed $100 an acre for two sections
and the remainder bringing him
$70 an acre.
Mr. Martin's reason for sell
ing is due to the fact that he
wishes to secure larger holdings
and when asked if he intended
to leave Camas prairie stated
that he plight again invest in
land on the prairie if the right
layout could be found.
Mr. Martin, who for the past
two years has been manager of
the Farmers Union Warehouse
Co. has also resigned his posi
tion with this company and C.
L. Devore has been named to fill
the vacancy. Mr. Martin and
his esteemable family will spend
the summer in Cottonwood and
this fall will remove to a lower
altitude.
The Martins have many friends
in Cottonwood who hope they
will re-invest in propety here.
Mr. Martin himself is a pro
duct of Camas prairie having
lived here all his life, being a
man of middle age clearly shows
what anyone can do on Camas
prairie who has the ambition
and get-up to get out and rustle.
OPEN OFFICES IN THE CITY
The Cottonwood Highway
District has fitted up a suite of
rooms in one of the Simon build
ings on main street which are to
be used in -the future as perma
nent headquarters by the com
missioners of the district. The
place has recently been re-paint
ed and otherwise re-decorated.
M. P Pierce, secretary-treas
urer of the highway commis
sion stated that they were re
ceiving many inquiries each day
from various bonding companies
throughout the country in re
gard to the $90,000 worth of
bonds that will be offered for
sale by this district in the near
future. People throughout the
country, heretofore have paid
little attention to bonds but
since the government has offer
ed various bonds for sale from
time to time during the war
many people now realize what
good investments bonds really
are and the bonding companies
have large inquiries for differ
ent kinds of bonds. This also
has given the bonds a better
market value and in many in
stances throughout the country
they have sold better than
par. So perhaps, the Cotton
wood district no doubt will re
ceive a good price for its bonds.
ORGANIZE CLASS MONDAY
J. B. Running, leader of the
Cowboy band at Grangeville will
be in Cottonwood every Monday,
beginning with Monday, June 2,
for the purpose of giving pri
vate lessons on the violin or any
band instruments. Mr. Running
also expects to organize a band
here if enough material can be
secured to organize. Anyone
interested in a band or who
wishes to receive private lessons
may make the necessary arran
gements at the Cottonwood
hotel Monday or by writing to
him at Grangeville.
TICKET DAY JUNE 7TH
The committee in charge of
the Chautauqua tickets have set
Saturday, June 7th as ticket day
and they will have their various
ticket sellers out-to urge people
to buy tickets. So be ready to
buy one when the committee
calls on you. The season ticket
is $2.50 for adults with a 25c
war tax which makes them the
same as last year, students tick
ets will sell for $1.50 and chil
dren for $1.00. Single admis
sion to the various sessions
amounts to three times the cost
of a season ticket. Even though
you attend a few numbers it is
economy to buy a season ticket.
SEASON OPENS SUNDA\.
Deputy Game Warden Don C.
Fisher of Grangeville was in
the city Monday placing fish
ing license on the market at the
various business houses. The
opening day for fishing will be
next Sunday and several of the
local minrods are already mak
ing plans to spend the opening
day trying to catch the finny
tribe in the various streams tri
butary to Cottonwood. The li
censes this year will be $1.50
for residents of the state.
The fishing season has been
open for some time in the larger
streams. The posponing of the
opening of the season is due to
the fact that fishing in North
Idaho has been somewhat poor
for the past years and the state
fish department wished to give
the young trout a chance to
increase and therefore the law
was changed.
LOCALS DEFEAT
GRANGEVILLE
Grangeville Team Was Accom
panied by Band and Large
Number of Fans.
Standing of Teams.
Kamiah .........
Won
......... 3
Lost
1
Uo-Vollmer ...
2
1
Cottonwood ..
........ 2
2
Nezperce .......
......... 2
2
Grangeville .. .
_________ 1
2
Ferdinand.....
.......... 1
3
Games Next Sunday.
Cottonwood at Ferdinand.
Grangeville at Nezperce.
Uo-Vollmer at Kamiah.
Results of Games Sunday.
Cottonwood 11, Grangeville 6.
Nezperce 4, Ferdinand 2.
Uo-Vollmer 10, Kamiah 4.
Cottonwood won its second
victory in the Prairie League
Sunday from Grangeville before
a large crowd of baseball en
thusiasts on the local grounds
by a score of 11 to 6.
The score by no means indi
cates the many exciting mom
ents that developed during vari
ous stages of the game between
the home boys and the county
seat aggregation. Up to the
sixth inning it looked like most
anyone's game.
Grangeville took the lead in
the second inning by making the
first score of the game. In the
second half of the second Cot
tonwood tied the score and in
the third the local team annexed
three more runs to its credit.
In the sixth Grangeville added
three runs to its score and the
standing of the two teams was
5 to 4 in favor of Cottonwood.
In the seventh and eighth
Grangeville made two costly er
rors which resulted in Cotton
wood running in 6 scores and
safely placing the game on ice.
The batteries for Cottonw^d
were Rustemeyer and Rhoades;
Grangeville Kabat and Myers.
The following is the score by
innings :
Cottonwood
0 13 0 0
1 2
4 x—11
Grangeville—
0 10 0 0
3 0
2 0—6
The line up:
Cottonwood
Grangeville
Rhoades
c
Kabat
Rustemeyer
P
Meyers
G. Lange
1st
Eimers
J. Terhaar
2nd
Holsclaw
F. Funke
3rd
Ingram
Schober
ss.
Hartnett
Hermist
cf
Hazelbaker
Hattrup
If
J. Altman
B. Seubert
rf
Altman
Pick up on
the Side Line.
Bill Schober
and
Jack Hart
nett both received
credit for
home runs.
The work of G. Lange, Geo.
Rustemeyer, Felix Funke and
Bill Schober reminded the Cot
tonwood fans of days gone by.
Grangeville was accompanied
In
ed
of
a
uv trie bowuuv nauu which or
ganization provided music be
tween halfs which was greatly
anm-eriated -
John Nash, the local nostmas
ter stooped a fast fowl on the
side lines. Evidently John
was trying to stop it for "post
ago due."
Felix Funke laid out a nretty
(Continued on page 2)
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
efit of Our Readers.
The Boise summer normal
school will open June 16, con
tinuing for six weeks. Pros
pective students who have to
take entrance examinations
must register Friday. June 13,
The faculty will include a num
ber of those engaged last year
and several news ones. The
school offers all of the courses
which are required of it.
The government has finished
finished planting 400,000 yellow
pine trees on a 500 acre tract
near Sandpoint. In the fall 500
more acres in the same locality
will be planted to white pine.
This spring's planting took 30
men five weeks. A large acre
age in the Pend Oreille forests
will be leased this summer for
sheep pasture, accommodating
25,000 head.
Miss Josephine Hearing, age
30, an employe of the Enter
prise laundry at Kellogg, was
found in her room at a lodging
house with a bullet wound in her
forehead and lodged in the
brain. She is conscious, but
physicians doubt if she can live.
In the room was a 22-caliber
rifle, with which she is presum
ed to have shot herself in a fit
of despondency, alleged to have
been caused by family troubles.
Frankin D. Roosevelt assist
ant secretary of the navy, nas
presented to the batleship Idaho
recently launched, the $7,500
silver service set purchased by
this state some time ago. Act
iny on the suggestion of Gov
ernor Davis, the assistant secre
tary located the service set
which was being held oh behalf
of the state at Washington and
saw to it that the presentation
was made to the proper officers
in charge of this new great
fighting machine.
The number of boys and girls
at the state industrial school at
St. Anthony is increasing, ac
cording to Superintendent Wil
liams. A few months ago there
were 125 intimates at the insti
tution, while today there are
185. Mr. Williams says he it at
loss to account for the increase.
Two years ago 211 boys and
girls were confined in the indus
trial school, but the number
gradually lessened until about
the first of the year when only
125 delinquents were held. Since
then, however, the number of
arrivals has been on the in
crease.
When the wool pool of the
Boise Valley Woolgrowers' as
sociation is closed, approxima
tely 250,000 pounds of wool will
have been collected, according to
a prediction made last Thursday
by W. B. Tucker, Ada county
agricultural agent. Present in
dications are that all the wool
thus pooled will bring 58 to 57
cents a pound, according to Mr.
Tucker, and that this will be
materially a higher price than
the small growers could obtain
by dealing with the buyers indi
vidually. The first year of the
operation of the pool, he said,
growers saved about 7 cents a
pound, and last year about 3
cents.
M. H. Housed of Portland, one
of the biggest grain exporters in
the northwest and a member of
the Federated Grain corporation
was in Lewiston recently. Mr.
Houser has maintained an office
here for several years, but this
was his first visit to the city
since assuming his government
position. • He predicts that grain
prices will hold up during 1920
after the government relin
quishes control. I have thought
that the price of grain would
, 4.1
drop as .soon
!em °ved the gua
- now believe that the standard
of living throughout the_
been so firmly establis
tb a t the demand for white floui
w iH increase,
said Mr. Houser.
'I do not believe that Europe
will return to the use of rye and
barley flour."