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Cottonwood VOLUME 31. NO. 1 COTTONWOOD. IDAHO, FMDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1922 $2.00 PER YEAR RESIGNS FROM HIGHWAY HOARD SCHROEDER SERVED ON BOARD FOR SIX YEARS RECEIVE NO SALARY. At the last meeting of the Cottonwood highway board, Mr. August Schroeder tendered his resignation to that body to take effect at once. Mr. Schroeder was elected to the board of county commissioners at the last election, and stated that his reasons for resigning from the highway board were that he wished to give all of his new duties the proper amount of at tention. Mr. Schroeder took a seat on the Cottonwood highway board on January 24th, 1916, serving six years as commissioner, din ing which time he was an untir ing worker. He was an en thusiast on good roads but he always had in mind the interest that the taxpayers had in them, trying at all times to build good roads at the least possible ex pense, endeavoring at all times to be fair and just to all parties concerned. He had the interest of the community ever in front of him and every act was pre ceded by thought and considera tion. Commenting upon the resig nation of Mr. Schroeder, J. F. Jenny and Ed Jessup, the other two members of the highway board gave out the following statement : "By accepting Mr. Schroedcr's resignation, which we do with deep regret, we realize that we are losing a valuable co-worker and the taxpayers are losing a fair minded and just commis sioner, a man reliable and con servative in all undertakings." L . , ... , v ' aca,, cy on the l>oai d will be filled by appointment. Ac cording to law the appointment will be made by Mr. Jenny and Mr. Jessup, the remaining mem bers of the l>oard. At the present time there ap to he only one candidate {J ; the position, John Schnieder »titions have ireen circulated Asking the commissioners to ap point Mr. Schnieder to fill the vacancy. The petition is being freely signed by the taxpayers of the district. The Cottonwood commercial club at its luncheon, Tuesday noon, endorsed Mr. Schnieder for the position made vacant by the recent resignation of Mi'. Schrctdcr. Receive No Salary The fi llowing statement Is made by M. A. Pierce, secretary of the highway board and is self explanatory:. This statement is made to the taxpayers of the Cottonwood Highway District, hut more for the party who circulated the re port that the commissioners of the Cottonwood Highway Dis trict were receiving $500.00 per year as salary. As secretary and treasurer to the lioard and in justice to them I take this means of contridict ing the report and the books and files of my olfioe are open for inspection to substantiate this statement. T he laws ot the state of Idaho do not provide for a salary lor highway commis sioners but does state that they shall receive sufficient money to cover their expenses. I have served the Ixoard as their secretary for three years and a recheeking over that period of time proves that no one commissioner has received the sum of $50.00 for his year's expenses. There is no other public office in the state that the compensation offered is as small as that of a highway com missioner. The commissioners of this dis trict are deserving of a great deal of credit, a careful study of the affairs of other highway dis tricts convinces me that your af fairs are handled in a very eco nomical manner. As secretary and treasurer of the district I am the highest paid official of the office, my salary being $225.00 a vear: I am custodian and am held responsible for your funds amounting at this time to approximately $60,000.00. It is very unfortunate that the tax payers of this free country of ours are so neglectful of their rights. They have the light to know and if they are good busi ness men and good farmers they will know where each and every dollar of their tax money is spent. The Iiooks of the Cottonwood Highway District are your books, bought and paid for with your money, they are your re cords, and they are open for your inspection at any time. The commissioners of the Cot tonwood Highway District and the secretary will gladly assist you in looking up any record that you are interested in. M. A. PIERCE, Secretary. ORANGEVILLE WINS FROM COTTONWOOD Some 75 Accompany Basketball Team to Orangeville Some 75 basketball enthusi asts with spirits running high sojourneyed to Orangeville Fri day evening to witness the con test between the Cottonwood high school teams and the Orangeville high school teams, lx>th boys' and girls' team tak ing part in the contests. In both instances the local teams lost, the girls losing their game by a score of 13 to 2 and the Ixiys by a score of 32 to 8. The l>oys lost their first game of the season when the heavier half for a personal foul, was the star player, Cottonwood has no alibi to offer and the only regre table feature of the game was the Grangeville team defeated them in what appears to he on paper a one sided contest hut which ac cording to those witnessing the ! contest was a liattie royal and very rough at times. Seven of the eight points made by Cotton-! wood were caged by Ni ms who played center. For Grangevi'le "the man with the side burns" who was disqualified in the last j - ..------ — —I personal "rooting" which never does any good and only causes uncalled for prejudice that should at least not crop out from high school games. Some of the rooting at Orangeville, Fri day evening by Orangeville fans was even criticised by Orange ville citizens who call it unsports manlike. MANY ACCIDENTS. While going home from his school work Friday evening Superintendent Moll of the Cot tonwood school had the mis forune to fall and have his right collar bone broken. Mr. Moll was walking past the old Scho her brewery when a boy coasting on a sled ran into him throwing hini to the sidewalk. He was taken to Craigmont Thursday where an ex-ray picture was taken of the broken bone. Up to the present time it is mending nicely under the care of Dr. Shinnick. The seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mat Lauer hid the mis fortune to break his right leg last week, father to the woods and while there a log polled oyi his leg breaking it. "The broken limb was dressed by Dr. Shinnick. Thursday of last week Bern ard Schmidt of Keuterville had He accompanied his w* ..pu». his right foot badly crushed be tween two logs, while hauling timber. The injured member was dressed by Dr. Shinnick and no serious results are expected from the injury. Christmas morning while Mat Kaschmitter was returning home from the Catholic church he fell upon the slippery walk dislocating his right wrist. The injury was dressed by Dr. Shin nick. CHILDREN H VPPY. Hundreds of children were made happy in Cottonwood Sat urday afternoon when Santa Claus entertained them for more than three hours personally at the Leggett Mercantile, Turner Drug Store, The Rexall Drug Store, Hoene Hardware, R. H. Kendall Confectionery, Cotton wood Mercantile and J. V. Baker *£ Son. San til Claus arrived at 1:30 promptly as advertised in the Chronicle last week and re mained until 3:30. Santa handed out several hundred packages of candy to the children visiting the above named stores. Aahe went from store to store the children followed him in a body, Locals Artisan» have completed the coa er*u walk» around Jam«-» Clots' huma. » f & HP i * s ' . • L L Bill Hlowhard» rejmtaUcn »• a xophon* player is eeUbuaheil --- .J F«»r aale paint, tires i like a new ca An «Jtonv bile; good ft: « comhi.on. HARD SURFACE NOW ASSURED SECRETARY OF A< RICUI.T URE APPROVES ROAD PROJECT NO. 68. The following letter was re ceived this week from Wm. Os horn, district engineer of the bureau of highways by M. A. Pierce, secretary of the Cotton wood highway district. It is self explanatory: Wish to advise that on Dec ember 1st, the Secretary of Ay riculture approved Idaho Project statement No. 68, involving the improvement of 11.71 miles of the North and South State High way between Cottonwood and Lawyer's Canyon. in Idaho County, at an estimated cost of $61,000.00 and Federal Aid to the extent of *30,500.00 payable from the funds appropriated for the fiscal vear 1 922 Tlie necessary notes and other information are lieing forward ed to the Boise office that they may prepare the plans for for warding to the Bureau of Public Roads, so that the project may be played under contract at an early date next year. Wm. Osborn, District Engineer, The Cottonwood and Ferdin and highway districts have their portion of the money set aside and this will be matched dollar for dollar by the federal govern ment. It is estimated that the work will cost $61,000, $30,500 being furnished by the govem ment and the remainder by the Cottonwood and Ferdinand high way districts. ELLER-Tl JNNELL. Benjamin F. Eller and Miss Lydia M. Tunneil, two popular young members of pioneer families in the Oreencreek sec tion, drove over to Nezperce Thursday and just after noon they negotiated with Recorder Emerson for a marriage license and with that document in their possession they dropped into the office of Probate Judge I)owd and received his solemn sentence to love, cherish, etc., ever after, The Judge averred, after the excitement had subsided and the happy pair had gone smiling on their way, that he hoped this would not be the last couple he'd waft into wedded bliss during his tenure of office, but blamed if he didn't believe it was aliout the best looking he'd had the pleasure of passing on.—Nez perce Herald. their old home town. WILL VISIT BROTHERS. Barney Nuxoil of Green creek, Illinois arrived in Cottonwood, Friday evening to visit for an in definite period with his brothers F. G. and John F. of Greencreek and H. II. Nuxoil of Clarkston, Wash., and William Nuxoil of Cottonwood. Mr. Nuxoil came unannounced and his arrival was a great surprise to his brothers. He visited here some five years ago. Greencreek, Idaho de rives its name from Greencreek. Illinois in this way. A good many of the settlers of Green creek are old time residenters from Greencreek. Illinois and when they settled here they cal led it Greencreek in honor of ASK STATE TO BUILD BRIDGE PEOPLE WANT SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE SALMON RIVER. Plans for a suspension bridge across the Salmon river at the foot of the Grave Creek road, a bridge which would open up the Joseph plains country and give that district an all year road to Cottonwood, were discussed Tuesday at a meeting of the Cot tonwood commercial club and the matter is to be laid before the next session of the state legislature. An appropriation of $5,000 is to be asked for this class bridge to supplant the ferry, which is able to run only a part of the time. The completion of the Grave Creek road from Cottonwood to the mouth of Rice creek last summer by the State of Idaho, at a cost of $20,000, has caused the present project to lie foster ed by farmers of the Josenh country, who are in need of a bridge to connect with their road ; from the west side of Salmon j river. Should the bridge be j built by an appropriation, as was the road, from Cottonwood to Rice creek it will not only be of great benefit to those residing there but to the state as well who owns thousands of acres of land in that part of the county. At one time it was the im pression that the bridge would be built by private capital but owing to present financial condi tions this will be impossible at the present time. The completion of the bridge with the Grave Creek road would open several thousand acres of good farming country as well as being a great benefit to the many stockmen who have, holdings in the Joseph country , and run large herds. An open road to the market any time of the year will greatly stimulate ! the production of both stock and grain. WEALTHY MAN DIES. Marion Freeman, age 67, one of the prominent citizens of Colfax and a pioneer of Whit man county-, died suddenly Christmas day at the home of his son, Frank R. Freeman, three miles from Colfax. Mr. Freeman and his wife had gone from their home in Colfax to; attend a family dinner at the, son's home. After dinner Mr. Freeman got in his buggy to drive to another part of the farm when his son, who was on horseback near by, saw him 1 waver and fall. He was dead when his son reached him. Mr. Freeman is well known in Cottonwood, being at the time of his death one of the owners of the Goldstone block occupied by the Leggett Mercantile Co. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Cottonwood National Farm Loan Association will be held in the First Notional Bank on Tuesday, January 9th at 2 p. m. The meeting is called for the purpose of electing directors for the; coming year and to transact, such other business as may come before the meeting. INFANTS HEAD DEATH REPORT. Month-Old Babes Lead Septua genarians by 108 on Mor tality Lists. Idaho's greatest mortality during the year 1922 was among bahies less than one month old, according to the an nual report of the bureau of vital statistics, issued Saturday, The bureau's report covers the period from December 20. 1921 to December 13 1922, and in that time 8948 people died. Of these 635 were babies less than one month old. The next age showing the greatest mortality in which were 527 was from 64 to 75 classification there deaths. The death rate per 1000 of population this year is 9.14, while last year it was 8.97. Males led in the number of deaths with 2307 and the re mainder of 16-11 was females. ; j j , ! Only nine colored people died to the state during the year. In the period covered by the report 10,285 babies were bom in Idaho. One of these was colored. There were 5303 l>oys, 4967 girls, and the sex of 15 was not stated in the report to the bureau. Fifty-seven were ill egitimate. Exactly .100 pairs of twins were born in the year and two sets of triplets. Single babies numbered 10,079. Still births totaled 194. Parents of 9270 babies were born in the United States, while those of the remaining 1015 were born in foreign countries. The birth rate per 1000 of population for 1922 was 23.81, but in 1921 it was 20.47. There were more cases of in fluenza in 1922 than any other disease, 1031 cases being report ed. In 1921 measles held first place with 1618 cases. Smallpox was second with 894 cases. In 1922 304 cases of scarlet fever were reported, making this dis ease second from the standpoint of number of cases to influenza. "BUGS" ON FORDS. When starting A Ford Ifi cold weather Great care Must be taken Not to anger The beast Gently apply Boiling water About the exuberator; Then grasp the crank Firmly Between the thumb And forefinger, And at the same time Tickle its epiglotis With the wire Provided For the purpose And then pump Gas into its lungs When the animal coughs, Mount And depart. 1 ! 1 , children. six of whom survive her. She also leaves her husband and her sister, Mrs. A. B. Rooke, of this city, and a brother, John Harriman of Grangeville, Idaho. At one time she was a resident of Camas DIES IN CALIFORNIA. Mrs. Sue Hayes, age 75 yerrs, died in her home at Cederville, California, on December 22nd according to word received in Cottonwood this week. Mrs. Hayes was the mother of 10 Prairie having left Idaho years ago with her family. 33 "ENTHUSIASM." In chronicling the basket ball game between Nezpcrce and Cottonwood the Nezperce Herald among other things said: "The enthusiasm shown by the Cottonwood crowd was also ft great factor in the victory' of their team for we all know what effect strong backing has on the spirit of a team. On January 5, iry however, when Cottonwood plays Nezperce on the local floor the home boys are determined to' get even with their opponents."; , FOREMOST CITIZENS. Who are the ten foremost. present day American states men? Here is the answer of the American history students of the University of Idaho. Wood row Wilson, 96; Hughes 94; Borah, 87 ; Hoover, 84 ; Harding, 80 ; Bryan, 78 ; Taft, 74 ; Root, 71 ; and McAdoo, 60. j NEWS AROUND THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE j _ 1 _ The first appointment of C. C. Moore - governor-elect, to be mat ^ e Public was announced Sat ur day when Idaho's next chief executive named B. H. Read, ^aho Falls editor, as his private secretary. William E. Corrado, arrested in Lewiston on advices from Orangeville, charging him with forgery, Tuesday pleaded guilty and was sentenced by District Judge W. N. Scales to two to 14 years in prison. 0 tS°ofST«£kX"'tk of c - . Ul * e oath 0I office a week before the legis lature meets. Usually they take office at the same time, but under the provisions of the con stitutions, the dates for both do not fall in January, 1923, on the same day. This will give the incoming governor a week of grace to determine on policies and appointments. A sad case of having been struck blind overnight is that of Mrs. Garrison wife of ex-Sheriff F. W. Garrison of Orofino, now residing at Kendrick. One dry during the latter part of last week. Mrs. Garrison complained of pain in her left eye, and the following morning she was to tally blind. She had been suf fering with nervous trouble for some time and to this is attri buted the attack. Idaho's public utilities com missioner ruled Saturday that the value of the Idaho Power company, upon which the power users of the system are reguir ed to pay "fair return," is not $22,567,890, as originally claim ed by the company, but only ! $11,638,495. Of this greatly reduced total, the commission decided $1,542.095 worth of pro 1 perty is not entitled to full iw turo. A tract of white pine timber near Weippe, Idaho, has been Ixnight by the Ohio Match com pany from Henry Turrish, Du luth lumberman, for a reported consideration of $200,000 cash. This is one of the finest stands in the Clearwater country. It is reported the Ohio Match com pany will erect a mill midway lietween Weippe and Greer, the railroad station. Joseph Malloy , of Orofino represented Mr. Tur hish in the deal. R. F. Bicknell, foi*mer presi dent; J. II. Black, vice president, and G. R. Hitt, cashier of the defunct Overland National bank of Boise, were found not guilty of misapplication of the bank's funds, but the jury disagreed on the charge of making false re ports to the comptroller in the items of excess loans. United States District Attorney E. G. Davis said the he would prob ®bly proceed to re-try the de* fendants on the latter charge, The work of pouring concrete for the north abutment of the newbridge to span the Clear water river at the town of Spald ing was renewed last Thursday, F. W. Straw, local manager for the Security Bridge company, having the contract, stated. Piers one and three are now ready, and excavating for pier numb, er two, in the center of the stream, is now being made. With nothing of an unforseen nature happening it is expected that the bridge will lie completed lie fore May 1, and thus avoid the high waters of spring, Montana newspapers contain articles in which prominence is given to reports of revival of plans of the Northern Pacific for construction of the Missoula I Æwiston cutoff through the Clearwater mountains. The story is printed in Butte, Ana ednda and Missoula newspapers, The Missoula papers state that 20 miles of the proposed road was completed out of there several years ago. The articles all associate the development with plans of the Weyerhaeuser syndicate for milling their Clear water district timber holdings.