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Cottonwood Chronicle
VOLUME 28. NO. 13.
COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920.
$2.00 PER YEAR
WILL HAVE
BALL TEAM
!
EN
COMMERCIAL CLUB
DORSES BALL CLUB AND
HOSPITAL PLAN.
The Commercial Club met in
regular session at luncheon lust
Monday and many matters of
importance were taken up and
considered.
A good attendance and lively
talks made the meeting inter
esting and entei'taining and no
doubt the meetings will be held
regularity in the near future.
Among the many matters
brought up for discussion was
the timely one of securing a
ball team for Cottonwood this
summer. A league is to be or-,
ganized on the Prairie and Cot
tonwood should have a team and
can have one that will carry off
the banners the coming season.
The Club unanimously endorsed
the proposition and pledged
their support to the boys who
are undertaking the . organiza
tion of the team.
The matter of securing a
hospital for Cottonwood was
given special consideration and
the club went on record as
favoring the proposition and
pledged its good will and sup
port to the undertaking. The
in
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president was instructed to ap
point a committee of seven that
would give the movement such
support as to assure the success
movement.
The matter of securing an
Auto Camping Place was refer
red to and it was brought out
that the city council had the
matter under consideration and
would see about providing a
suitable place as soon as the ex
tent of pavement has been de
termined.
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BASEBALL MEETING.
A meeting will be held Wed
nesday evening for the pui-pose
of organizing a base ball club to
be affiliated with the Prairie
League that is to be organized
at Grangeville Saturday evening
All baselwill players as well as
fans are urged to attend this
meeting.
A number of base ball fans
will attend a meeting at Grane
ville Saturday evening for the
purpose of organizing a base ball
league such as was in existence
!nand eH1 CrahrrrKHit ^ Aperce
mand, Ciaigmont, Nezperce,
Howard McKinley on Sunday
evening received three pigs from
Chas. E. Warren of Jerseyville,
111., The pedigrees of the swine
Kamiah and Kooskia are also ex
pected to participate at the
meeting to be held at the county
seat Saturday.
MORE THOROUGHBREDS.
are as follows :
Sired by Gerstdale Ranger, (a
son of the $6,600) Gerstdale
Jones and out of Geratdale
Queen, he is a full brother to the
1919, Iowa Grand Champion F's
Big Jones.
One of the l>oar pigs is from a
Big Bob sow, and is a full bit>
ther to the litter which won the
American Poland China Associa
tion promotion show prize.
One gilt is from an HOG lb.
sow by the grand champion Big
Timm. The other from a young
sow by Big Bob Wonder, this
sow is a sister to the 1120 lb.
Caldwell's Big Bob.
The pigs were pretty tired
and sore from their long trip be
ing five days on the road.
This makes six head of east
ern hogs Howard has added to
his herd this spring and it is his
ip
ip
is
northwest.
WILLIAM PARISOT DEAD.
William Parisot. pioneer min
intention to build up one of the
best herds to be found in the
ing man of the Florence district
and well known throughout the
central Idaho mining country,
died at Florence Sunday from
pneumonia. He is survived by
a son, who was with him at the
of hit 1—th j
WEALTHY STOCKMAN DIES.
A. H. Barth, millionaire stock
man and resident of Billings,
Mont,, for 37 years, died Monday
in Rochester, Minn., following a
major operation. A telegram
announcing Mr. Barth's death
was received at Billings by
Arthur Barth, the only child.
Until a lew years ago, Mr.
Barth was one of the largest in- <
dividual owners of sheep in the
northwest.
Several months ago he had
plans drawn for a $1,000,000
hotel for Billings. His death
will not interfere with the carry
ing out of this project it is said.
Mr. Barth was a brother of
our fellow townsman H. J.
Barth. Mr. Barth was unable
to attend the funeral services at
Billings on account of being in
disposed. His son Frank, who
is also a resident of Montana, at
tended the funeral services of
his uncle.
HOSPITAL PLANS
PROGRESSING
COMMUTEE WORKING ON
PLANS FOR A MODERN
HOSPITAL HERE.
Cottonwood is going to have
a hospital. Such is the plan of
a committee of citizens who
have organized to solicit the
support of the community in
worthy enterprise. The
consisting of John
Hoene, Felix Martzen, J. V.
Bake , w B Hussman, Dr. Orr,
John Pele! , son and j. K . Jenny.
are busy outlining the plans for
organization and financing and
within a few weeks will put the
proposition up to the community
Cottonwood should have a hos
pital and will support such
institution. Many towns
less population than Cottonwood
and with no where near as large
a surrounding country find a
self sustaining and
hospital __
there is no TeasonVhysuch an
undertaking should not be a suc
cess here. A hospital is not a
mone y making institution but a
protection for the health and
jjf e Q f the community that it
selves. W'hoever has had the
experience of having to send a
Joved one of the f am ily to a
distant hospital, away from
f arn ily and friends to lie placed
j n the keeping of strangers and
j naccessab, ° at interv ? ,s
by some one that accompanies
him who gives both time and
money for this privilege, will
realize what a hospital in Cot
tonwood would have meant to
him under such conditions. We
are for a hospital for Cotton
wood This news item was
given us iust before we went to
presa . We shall have more to
£ av alx)Ut it next week
AUTO STOLEN,
' n enry P . Nuxoll, a resident of
Lewiston, and son of H. H. Nux
0 u Q f Cottonwood had his auto
mo bile stolen in Lewiston last
Fridav evening. Mr. Nuxoll
had ,; ee n at band practice, after
which he volunteered to take
the 1)an d leader to his home,
Arriving at the home of the
l)and mas ter he was invited into,
the home and whUe in t he house
i,„H hi* iv.ml nn door knob
.omninimr" onlv fm i few min
lt ' Aftpi rominJ out of the
After coming out of the
the machine was gone,
Utes.
Tho^pnv prfdentlv'vras oiished' bv
„omp distance down the
hand some distance down ini
street after which the thief en
tered the car and drove away.
The car was recovered at Athe
na, Oregon.
GRASSHOPPERS HATCHING,
A we ll known farmer of the
Greencreek section reports that
a large number of grasshoppers
have already hatched near Law
vers canyon. Reports also state
that the hoopers are hatching
on the breaks of the Salmon
river. Here's hoping thev all
hatch and with another spell of
winter as we are experiencing
the last few days will put them
j all «ut of oomimaakm
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Why Did He Leave the
Why did you leave the farm, my lad ? ♦ ! >
Why did you bolt and leave your dad ?
Why did you beat it off to town
And turn your pool - old father down?
Thinkers of platform, pulpit, press,
Are wallowing in deep distress ;
They seek to know the hidden cause
Why farmer boys desert their pas.
Some say they long to get a taste
Of faster life and social waste ;
And some will say the silly chumps
Mistake their suit cards for their trumps
In wagering fresh and germless air
Against the smoky thoroughfare.
We're all agreed the farm's the place,
So free your mind and state your case
W'ell, stranger, since you've been so frank,
I'll roll aside the hazy bank,
The misty cloud of theories,
And tell you where the trouble lies.
I left my dad, his farm, his plow, ,
Because my calf became his cow.
I left my dad—'twas wrong, of course—
\ Because my colt became his horse.
£ 1 left my dad to sow and reap
£ Because my lamb liecame his sheep.
i I dropped my hoe and stuck my fork
£ Because my pig liecame his pork.
X The garden stuff that I made grow,
X 'Twas his to sell, but mine to hoe.
XX It is not the smoke in the atmosphere,
X Nor the taste for life that brought me here.
£ Please tell the platfonii, public, press,
X No fear of toil or love of dress
XX Is driving off the farmer lads,
I But just the method of their dads. ; ;
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SPELLING CONTEST.
The Idaho County Spelling
Contest was held in the court
house at Orangeville, Saturday
afternoon, March 20th.
Fifteen children from as many
districts entered Part 1 of the
Contest which was open to 3rd,
4th and 5th Grades. Fifteen
children also entered Part II
Grades.
Prizes were awarded as follows
Part I—First prize $
Stamp; Freida White
ville
Part I—Second prize $3.00
thrift stamps; Ray Reid, Cot
tonwood.
Part II—First prize $5.00 W.
S. Stamp; Arthur Bacon, Wood
land.
Grangeville students. Saturday
evening the children enjoyed the
picture Plav at the Lyric,
The audience for t he contest
i"""^d"«rose" ""and by tee
.^5Jr G , " C lub" who sang two
(,nls (,lte Uub " h ° 1 °
Part II—Second prize $3.00
thrift stamps; Howard McPher
son, Grangeville.
The out of town children were
entertained in the homes of
MO W S
^••Le
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filled the court room and joined
with the spellers in expressing
their appreciation of the enter
tainment offered by Miss Ed
mundson who read "The One
sulections.
SERVICE MEN PREFERRED.
The Potlatch Lumber Co., the
largest lumber concern in the
United States is putting 011
another shift at their mills and
Prefers to fill hundreds of posi
Uons with ex-service men. The.v
»täte they will positively emplov
no wobblies, bolshevists, anaich
ists or radicals.
A ">' ex-service men desiring
« position with this concern and
who wishes to be informed on
wages paid and other informa
tion regarding the work con pro
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cure the desired information by
calluip on Ira Roliertson, Adju
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tant of Cottonwood Post No. 40
of the American Legion.
MOVING OFFICES.
County officials at Grange
ville are busy this w f eek remov
vine m« uusj ui» --- ------
ing their offices from the old
court house, which has been oc
cupied since the removal of the
, county seat from Mt. Idaho to
Grangeville. The new court
house was formerly occupied by
the Grangeville schools and has
been thoroughly remodeled. The
old court house is owned by the
city of Grangeville and has been
: leased to the county for the sum
j of $1 a ymr.
CECIL JOHNSON DEAD.
Cecil Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnson of the Red
Rock section, passed away at
Z S" SSt
fïtendhi^nver Ï? „ v if
extending over the past year
The lioy was boro on April 14,
8 d f! in Idaho county practical! j
all his life. About a year ago he
contracted scarlet fever, and lat
£ i, J fluenza - I . With hop« that
£* 5°ï a' 0 l W" r '
the family took him away foi
some months but he continued
to fail in health, and finally sue
cpmed ' . . , . . iL
Besides his father and mother,
five brothers. Edgar L.. Ray- ;
mond D„ Orvii J.. Ilster L„
Iiwm J., and one sister, Rena
Levena, aged 2 years, survive
hun.
Funeral seivices were held
Sunday from Mount Zion church
at Winona. W. N. Knox, mini
ster, of Grangeville officiated.
Burial, in charge of A. J. Maugg, j
the adjoining church
was in
yard.
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UNRECHT BUYS LAND.
Lewis Unrecht, a prosperous
young farmer of the Denver sec
tion last week closed a deal with
John Goodall of Ferdinand
whereby he liecame the owmer of
200 acres of land located two
and one-half miles west of Ferd
inand known as the Goodall
farm. The price paid for the
land was $90 an acre and those
acquainted with the productive
gualities of this farm state it is
a very good buy. The deal was
negotiated by H. G. Sasse of
Ferdinand.
ED LONG IS DEAD.
Ed Long, son of James Long
of Warren, and nephew of coun
ty commissioner John Long of
Grangeville, died Thursday at a
hospital in Boise
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passed _
Wednesday evening, being taken
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His remains
Cottonwood
to Grangeville where the funeral
services were held Thursday.
Ed Long has followed mining
and livestock lines for a number
of years and had gone to Boise
to confer with an associate re
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lat, ve to stocking a Salmon river
,a .^ h .^' hen he
influenza. is
' ,n J° pneumonia, which proved
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wood and Keuterville Wednes
day evening. Snow fell to the
depth of about 5 inches in the,
Keutervilleon that nighty
Thirteen telephone poles were
blown down between Cotton
BONDS CARRY BIG.
The village of Ferdinand
Tuesday voted bonds in the sum
of $10,000 for street improve
ments the vote being 71 for
bonds and 2 against bonds. The
money will be used to grade and
macadam Main street from the
depot to the west end of town
and embraces about 1,000 linear
feet. A part of this street will
become a unit in the north and
south state highway and the im
provements now to l)e made will
be preparatory to laying a hard
surface pavement at a later £
ti
I Our sister town of Ferdinand
like most of the other prairie
towns, slowly but surely has
been coming to the front for the
last few years and its citizens
are aware of the fact that street
improvements are one of the **!
best assets a town can have.
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DEMANDS EXPLANATION
WOOD'S 'BARREL'
ROUSES BORAH
OF MONEY SPENDING
IN PRIMARIES.
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Washington, March 22.—Act
ing on published reports that
large sums has lieen contributed
to Leonard Wood's campaign
fund, Senator William E. Borah,
republican, of Idaho, called on
the general and his campaign
managers today for the "names
of subscribers, amounts and the
manner in which it is being
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General V\ ood s managers not (
it üTü fSK !
u 1 stl11 more ^ th< ; pa, ' t-V and
the country to clear these
charges in an unmistakable
way ". . Seuut r Boruh
m a statement.
"The use of money in elections
has reached a point where the
people will have'to take hold of
' it " he " II is nothin * 1688
t h an a national peril that two
mo „ths liefore the convention
the use of money in the attempt
to control the convention has
reached the point of a scandal.
; "That a vast sum of money is
being spent is perfectly apparent
I have seen letters from South
Dakota, Virginia and Illinois
showing the people generally are
becoming restless in the face of
the apparent use of money for
corrupt purposes. „
"From what I have known of i
j General Wood I would not sus
pect him for a moment of doing j
the things himself which are be- !
j ing charged against him ; but it
is not sufficient that he does not
himself actually participate. He
can not lie the recipient of fa
vors of such a campaign without
himself being responsible,
of " I hope General Wood or his
managers will not permit this
matter to go until it. will become
a subject which others will have
to take hold of."
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TRUSTEES ORGANIZE,
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of
At Grangeville last Friday, at
the school trustees' meeting was
organized the Prairie Section
Idaho County School Trustees
Association.
H. C. Matthiesen, ol Cotton
wood, was elected chairman, and
H. G. Sasse, of Ferdinand was
of named secretary-treasurer.
a The following standing com
, „ _
ries, Henry Teicher, G. P. Mit
„u.,n „„a
mittees were named : Committee
on teachers' contracts and sala
chell and George Fenn.
Committee on County Unit
and the raising of school tax
| evy —Messrs. Baker, Coin and
Mannering.
re- Committee on appointment of
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sc hool purchasing agent for
Idaho county, Howard McKinley
, Cottonwood; Mrs. C. M. Ramsd
all Grangeville; J. A. Johnson,
Greencreek and T. G. Pickford,
Winona.
These committees are to in
vestigate their charge and re
port at another trustees meeting
the to be held at Grangeville some
the, time in June, the date being left
to the call of the chairman,
NEWS ABOUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
efit of Our Readers.
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. Joh " one f the
£ m « nt , men ° f southern
Idaho, died at a Boise hospital
fundayofpneumonia He was
£ken ill at Buhl and brought to
Bolae ' h,a home, Saturday mom
Teresa s academy, the suc
ce88 ® r to the first girl s school
**! V 16 territory, and itself one
of the oldest schools for girls at
Boise, is about to increase its
opportunities by making an
$80,000 addition, ground for
which will be broken Friday.
Grading has been resumed for
the extension of the Lewiston,
Nezperce & Southeastern rail
way (the Johnson road) from
Tammany to Waha and plans
provide for the completion of it
in such time that the placing of
rails can be carred out within
90 days.
i The basketball team of Mos
cow high school won the Btate
championship Friday evening
by defeating Twin Falls high
school team by a score of 34 to
14. At the end of the first half
the score was 16 to 7 in Mos
cow's favor,
Farmers of the Lewiston
country to the number of 66 at
tended a meeting at Lewiston
wee jt when the plan of the
Idaho Wheat Growers' associu
( tion was explained by a Mr.
! S3Ä 75SSZ A.%
identified with the cooperative
8e n ing associations of California
With v .^Dorts still to
commissioner of law enforce
me nt estimated Saturday that
50 automobile owners had been
ZSXS during the da In tee
state's first official drive
as , ain8t license violators. The
d * adline a fter which auto own
ers wbo failed to display 1920
hcen8e tags became subject to
„.-.„at was nassed March 17
"^erott^Widers, a promi
nent young {armer of the Nez
e 8ection for the imat fit - .
£, n n and j n f ar m
80Ut h of that city, died
Portly before midnight Sunday
from complications resulting
„ from an attack of the influenza,
i j^ r Bennder8 wa8 about 28
' onr ^ of ia 8Urv jved by a
j ^ rife hig paren ts, three brothera
^
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Th , t of Tuesday's bond
e]wtion c^,. d * A lene
t >ea t, aviation field in the
^ ortb west and paves the way
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p. ye bundre d and thirty five
theh - vote in favor of the
for the government to establish
a sub-base for forest patrol here
in the near future. Out of 1014
registered votes, 736 were cast.
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^ ban the heavy lead of a pencil,
The rad j um arrived in Boise
purchase of the municipal avia
tion held and 201 registering
their vote against the bonds.
R. F. Bicknell, president of
the Overland National bank, has
a $6000 investment in a piece of
radium not over a quarter of an
inch in length and no thicker
Saturday morning and w - as
opened at the bank Saturday at
noon by Dr. James L. Stewart,
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0 f England to handle the pre
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w h 0 has been designated by
Lloyd Life Insurance company
cious mineral in Idaho, the de
signation being made at the re
quest of the purchaser,
District Engineer J. M. Keene
of the federal bureau of public
roads, stationed at Missoula,
will begin the inspection of the
highway project between the
top of Lewiston hill and Moscow
If the project is approved by the
federal bureau construction on
this link of the north-and-south
highway will probably be start
ed next month. Engineer Keene
will also make a trip of inspec
tion to the highway route be
tween Ilo and the wes t lin e of
1 the central highway district.