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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07

A car of Dodge cars arrived to-
day for the Cottonwood Hdw. Co.
Mrs. F. J. Stevens left yester-
day for visit with her parents
at Nezperce.
Notice the neat display of
Christmas goods, toys etc., in
the windows of our stores.
Jim DeCourcey of Lewiston
visited his relatives here several
days within the last week.
The little 2-year-old girl of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Arnzen of Green
creek is very sick with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Pomeroy, president of
the Rebekah Assembly of Idaho,
visited the local lodge here last
night.
Fire in the state normal school
at Lewiston Wednesday night
damaged the buildings to the
amount of $4,000
Chas. Betz is carrying one arm
in a sling, with a sprained wrist,
the result of falling on the icy
sidewalk near his shoe shop yes
terday.
H. w. Uhlenkott of Ferdinand
was in town today on business.
His daughter, Miss Barbara came
with him to have some dental
work done.
J. C. Halter, formerly in the
plumbing business here, has
moved to his homestead at Joseph,
Idaho, for the winter, and where
he orders his Chronicle sent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Killmar and
son Karl motored over today from
their farm near Winona to do
some trading in town. P. S.
Griner was over to town also
from his Winona ranch.
Mrs. Fred Mertes, daughter of
Mr.. Henry Terhaar, is here from
Vulcan, Alberta, Canada, for
visit with her relatives. Mrs.
Mertes is rapidly recovering from
her recent operation at Lewiston.
Judge Sasse of the Ferdinand
Enterprise wants to wager a mil
lion S-just half what he's worth
that one of Uncle Sans secret
service men was in Ferdinand
this week. Several strangers
were also in Cottonwood this
week who had a secret servicy"
smell about them.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07

Leslie Kolb went to OrOfino
Tuesday, where he expects to be
employed this winter.
J. E. Bassett, a barber recent
ly from Spokane, is assisting
Slim Reed in his shop here for
awhile.
Glenn Hussman left today for
Seattle, where he will likely
spend the winter, and may con-
clude to enlist in the navy.
Mrs. H. H. Nuxoll and son
Chester visited several days this
week at the home of her son, H.
P. Nuxoll, in Charleston,
William Mcmahon, Howard
Wright and Will Nash, stockman
from Joseph Plains, were in town
a couple of days this week.
w. C. SILVER of Spokane, Sec.
and Treas. of the Grangeville
Light & Power Co., was here
this week in the interest of the
company.
Mrs. Joe South was Lewiston
visitor yesterday. Her son Vern
expects to take the military ex-
animation at Spokane this week
for the engineering corps.
E. F. Burmeister, the new
owner of the Phoenix hotel, is
here for a brief business visit
from Shawmut, Montana, where
he has large land holdings and
owns a bank.
Charley Mclaughlin, a former
resident of Cottonwood, but for
several years resident of Rich
land, WASH, is here on a brief
business visit. Mr.. Mclaughlin
still owns some property here,
including the old livery stable in
the east end of town and also
residence property.
Don't forget the big band
dance and concert in K. C. hall
Wednesday night, Dec. &c. A
big time is planned. The band
boys wish to thank the business
men and townspeople who made
up the donation Wednesday for
their benefit, and voted their
sentiments to this effect at their
meeting that night.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07
Cottonwood Mercantile Company

A big dance will be given in
the |. 0. O. F. hall at Fem next
Friday night, 14th, to which al
are invited. Tickets 81. Supper
at Fem hotel.
w. j. Jordan of Lewiston,
Gen. Agent of the N. P. lines,
and L. M. Foss of Spokane, rep
resentative of the O-W. r. & N,
were prominent visitors in Cot.
tonwood the first of the week.
A bouncing little son was born
on Dec. End to Mr.. and Mrs. F. S.
Winner at their farm home 5 miles
north of town. Frank is expect.
ing an unusually big wheat crop
next season and this extra help
will come in mighty handy.
The Red Cross will give a grand
New Year ball in X. c. hall on
Tuesday night, Jan. l, the pro-
ceeds to go for Red Cross banda
ges for the soldiers. Music by
Fulton orchestra of Grangeville.
Tickets $1.00. Watch for posters.
The Ladies Aid or Community
Aid Society will give a grand en-
tertainment in Odd Fellows hall
next Friday night, 14th, entitled
"A Trip Around the World. "
Admission SOC and 25c, with
leafs" included. Be sure to
attend.
John Struck left today for his
placer mining claims on Salmon
river about IA miles southwest of
here, where he will spend the
next month or six weeks doing
the necessary assessment work.
John says he will put in the
time killing off the balance of the
game down in that part of the
country.
Twenty-Five cars of cattle went
out from here Tuesday for the
Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma
markets. Nine more cars of
cattle were here ready for ship
ment, but had to be held, owing
to lack of cars. There is a slight
raise in the price of cattle-about
25c on the hundred, with the
price of hogs down about the
same amount.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07
oNW0pD
AND VICINITY

AN accident to our press last
evening delayed us several hours
IN getting out this issue-but it
Is hoped the old world will roll
along about the same as usual.
P. N. Huffman and little son
Qy were in town Saturday from
1feencreek and called at this
pffice on business.
Miss Helen johnson, a former
telephone operator at Cottonwood
was married in Portland on Nov.
9th to Ray Nelson of that city.
A. McMaster's fine new bun
galow residence two miles north
of town is nearing completion,
under the splendid workmanship
of John Reiland, the carpenter.
Joe Kurdy of the Red Rock
country near Winona won the
new Hardaman So so hat for the
best and largest potatoe brought
to the Parker & Parker store dur
ing the month of November.
A. r. Johnson of Lewiston, To-
cal manager for the Bell tele-
pine system for this district,
was in town Saturday making ar
engagements to install new tele-
phones for a number of our
farmers.
Three members of the Cotton
wood Gun Club made a mass at
tack on the pigeons Sunday and
put over the following scores: o.
heHamlin 1925; M. d. Camp
a biS Us and Bert Reed 14-25.
mas. ot is planned for Christ
Fred
man leftAon and A. L. Creel-
their ezionday to look after
near 3 ensive land interests
hes ngham, Mont. They will
Hern a couple of weeks.
Bafgen and C. w.
have just returned
q Montana, where
hnsinessa few
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07
Cottonwood Public School News
Contributed

Contributed
Those in high school securing
100 per cent in merit for the
month of Nov. were: Allen Nc
Pherson, Harry Hanly, John
Hanly, Mae Asker, Freda Asker,
R9zella Zodrow, Violet Chicane,
Verus Chicane, Frances Hattrup,
Henry Zodrow and Arthur Eek
erman. All other merit grades
are above 80 per cent. Only two
students had merits below ninety
per cent.
Every student in high school
with the exception of IL secured
100 per in penmanship.
A new set of historical refer
ence books has been ordered for
the high school to be placed in
} the library.
Floyd South is absent this
week having gone deer (dear0
hunting.
Frances Hattrup leads the ge-
ometry class this month in hav-
ing the highest grade, 100 per
cent.
Work was delayed last week
on account of the storm. The
super structure will go up this
week.
The high school play, Oak
Farm, has begun work on the
second act. Regular rehearsal
evenings are on Tuesday and
Thursday.
The Fading children have
moved away.
Mrs. G. F. Mckinney made the
grades present of four records
for their new photograph, for
which they feel very thankful.
Frances Hattrup has the high
est average of grades in the high
school for November. Her aver
age was SO 1-6. Others in their
order were: Floyd South 97B,
Raymond Matthiesen 81 81, Ell
ma Manwaring 973, Mae Asker
81, Rozella Oldham 96a, Henri
eta Manwaring 964, Anita de
Courcey SO Ito, Harold Simon
95 81, Caroline Terhaar 953,
Henry Zodrow 95, Aloysius Wag-
ner 95. Others who had aver
ages of ninety or above, in their
order, were: Allen Mcpherson,
Lee Gentry, Anna Peterson,
Karsten Schroeder, Marion Nc
Master, Cecilia Nacke, Mildred
Henderson, DIN Hamlin, Arthur
Peterson, Adelins Gaul, Bertha
Terhaar and Ferdie Nacke. Only
ten students in high school had
averages below IS per cent.
Anita de Courcey has finished
her examination for a Palmer
certificate in penmanship and the
same will be sent to the Palmer
company at their headquarters.
Miss de Courcey is to be congrat-
ulated upon her progress in pen
manship.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07
Red Cross Seal FIGURES.

The biggest drive in the his
tory of the Red Cross Christmas
Seal movement is being made
this year. Already 100000, 900
of the little Christmas stickers
have been printed and distribu-
ted throughout the country.
Agents in every state in the
Union from Alaska to the Canal
Zone and from Porto Rico and
Hawaii and even in the far off
Philippines have been making
demands for the stamps. Thru
these agents the Seals will be dis
tributed to the local and state
anti-tuberculosis associations and
to other agencies through which
they will be put on sale.
Every effort is being made to
stimulate the sale of the Seals
this year so the $3,000,000 fund
which is the objective will be re-
allied. The country's entry into
the war and the consequent rev.
citation of the prevalence of tu-
berculosis and the danger in
which the disease has placed our
army has added incentive to the
campaign.
Every man, woman and child
is being asked to triple the
amount of their Red Cross Seal
purchases this year. If they
bought a hundred Seals last year,
they are being asked to buy three
hundred this year, as the annual
fund to be raised must be increas-
ed from the 1916 total of 81, 900, =
900 to So, 100000.
Advertising circulars, post
cards and letters are being sent
out to aid in the sale of Seals.
Upwards of 100000 personal
letters have been written, and
an army of fully 500, 900 work.
ers, most of them volunteers, are
busy booming the campaign.
Few people who buy the little
messages of Christmas cheer re-
alize that more than 1,500 anti
tuberculosis associations of the
country derive their chief sup
port from Red Cross Christmas
Seals.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-12-07

DR.. Schilling, the celebrated
eye specialist. spent this week
at KoOskia, Kamiah and Sites on
professional business.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-26

I'm going to ask you gentlemen to ex
CuSe me-"
Wen see if he is working on the
dam tomorrow"
You will stay all night, 1Ir. Wiz.
ters?"
Your father invited me to take O
bunk in his car, and, to be perfectly
frank with you, I'd sleep out in the
open rain rather than miss a chance
of being in on the end of game like
this"
The girl bowed and left them.
"Dick," said Rodney slowly at last
as the two sat smoking together in the
silence of complete understanding and
good comradeship, which requires no
| expression in talk, you're not the only
man who thinks that girl would be a
good wife to a man."
"Ah," said Winters, 'sits the wind
! in that quarter, Rod?
! Yes" answered the other, "but I'm
fighting this thing through for Meade
well, by George" said the big
ranchman, you're as good man as
Meade any day, fine fellow as he is.
l wish l had some chance to get in
this game and make myself worthy of
the two OF you, let alone the lady"
1t was rare confidence that Rodney
had vouchsafcd to his friend, and like
every other Anglo-SaXon, having said
his say, he did not wish to discuss it
further.
do you know" he began, changing
the subject abruptly, 81 think things
have turned out pretty well in spite
of our fOolishness a while ago. / be-
lieve if there's spark Of hupan graft
tude in Shurtliff's heart, the girls In
terposition when you and l were threat
ening him, and her refusal to allow
him to be questioned later, will fan 1t
into flame. And l have an idea that
when he thinks it over he'll be about
ready to tell
Are you sure he has anything to
tell?"
Certain"
''Well, / guess you're right. 1t sort
of consoles me for having drawn my
gun, without using it, too. And If he
tells In the morning and we find Meade,
everything will be lovely"
"FOr everybody but me-" said Rod
ney.
I'll tell you what, old man, when
this things over, you're coming out to
spend the rest of the winter with me
on the ranch. It's the greatest place
on earth for a man TO buck up. There's
no woman within fifty miles"
Rodney laughed little grimly.
"Tll go you," he said.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-26
CHAPTER XIX.
The Battle From Above.

The rain had stopped by morning.
to the great relief Of Colonel Hing
worth, Severance and Curtiss, and the
satisfaction of Helen. There was little
sun to dry the big, red sandstone mesa,
its sides scanned into fantastic shapes.
which rose grandly between the val
ley Of the Picket Wire and the ravine
Of the Kicking Horse, and which the
young woman intended to cross in her
walk toward the dam with Rodney and
Winters. The siding near the steel
arch bridge was close to the rock wall
of the ravine, which here had been so
secured out of the rocky side of the
mesa by torrents of other days that
it could fairly be called gorge. Con-
sequently the bank of clouds above the
horizon to the northwest was hid be-
hind the big butte from the occupants
of the two private cars. Although the
day did not promise to be fair, they
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-26
The next moment, with a culmln.t-

The next moment, with culrnin.f-
ing scream like the shrek Of all the
lost souls Of creation heard above th"
furious decorating roar of the thunder,
the wind added its quota to the dem
onStration Of natural force, and now
the rain fairly dropped upon them in
apparently solid sheets OF course
clouds do not burst. Such a thiu- is
scientifically and moteorological!y i'm
possible. but anyone who has ever eE-
p"riruced the SUddrEneSS ami fury ~
weight of western d"lugc in q nor
mallv dry land will understand tlr
term The wind swept over the pla-
teau. where il had free courS" Ike Il
hurricane; the rain came down In
masses apparently. Until their eyes
became accustomed to it, the falling
water blOtted out the landscape,
The woman was hurled against the
side of the house by the sudden and
violent assault of the hurricane. The
two men half dragged, half carried her
around to the lee side of the cabin.
The roof of the hut had given way
here and there, and within it was soon
flooded. Where they stood. however.
by chance happened to be the SolideSr
part of the Overhang of the roof. and
they were in some degree protected.
that IS, from the direct violence Of the
dOwnpour. They were, of course.
drenChcd in q few minutes in spite Of
hpi al
Their side of her to give her as much
protection as possible the woman
leaned against the stone wall and
stared through the rain down the val
ley, seeking to see the dam. perhaps
Il mile and half away. OF course the
maximum Of the downpour could not
last any more than the maximum of the
gale, but the delugc was succeeded by
heavy. driving rain still swept on by
Il strong wind.
Below the mesa the lake was
whipped into foam by the beat Of the
rain and rolled into waves by the as
Sault of the wind. All three of them
knew what this deluge portended. The
doWnpour would raise the level of the
lake so that il would overflow the
dam, which would be swept away, the
valley would be inundated by Il Hood,
like a tidal wave, the incompleted Via
duct would be ruined, the town would
be overwhelmed, the loss of life AMI
property would be appalling.
THE spillway ought to take it,"
shouted Winters, knowing what was
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-26
CHAPTER XVIII.
Brute Force or Finesse.

what do you want me to say, Mr.
Rodney?" asked Shurtliff, coming
through the door, having caught Rod
ney's use Of his name.
"Oh. Shurtliff-" began Rodney
somewhat embarrassed at having been
overheard.
What do you want me to speak
about:" continued the old man sus-
piciously, not giving the younger man
time to finish. "And what friend can
you then approach, sir?'
'I'll tell you what I want" said
Rodney.
He quickly came to a decision.
Standing up and facing the old man,
he staked everything on one bold
throw. Grasping the situation, Helen
Illingworth held her breath. Winters
moved to take his own part in the
game at the proper time.
"What is it, sir?" asked the score
tary.
"Shut the door and come in" was
the answer.
Rodney spoke sharply, and 1t was
a sort Of indication, characteristic Of
the difference in station between an
Independent young man and a subser-
Went old man.
Here I am, sir" answered Shurtliff,
closing the door and standing before it,
He shot a quick glance at the young
woman. He observed her tense posi-
ton. He saw the emotions that filled
her soul in her face and bearing. All
his old suspicious rose like flood. For
q moment he no longer cared for her.
He almost hated her. He looked from
her to the dark-faced, determined Rod
ney, to big, powerful, quiet Winters.
Was this trap? Were they going to
try to force him to speak? He was q
brave man, old Shurtliff, but his heart
heat q little faster as he faced them.
He was quite master of himself,
though, cool, watchful, determined;
in their eyes rather admirable than
otherwise.
1.-The time has come for you to tell
us the TRUTH" began Rodney emphat-
icallv. "You know that the whole
blame and responsibility for the fail
urc of the International bridge is
loaded on the wrong man. You know
that YOU permitted, and even made
rossible, the sacrifice of the reputation
of the son for the sake OF the fame
of the father. You know that this
Girl here is breaking her heart, that
Meode's life is ruined, and you're to
blame. Now the time has come for
Won to speak. We know as well as
Won that young Meade is innocent.
Here's our evidence
He drew a handful of papers from
bis inside breast pocket and shook
them in the face Of the old man, who
had shrunk back against the side Of
the car and stood staring. white-faced.
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in the minds Of the other two by what
was in his own.
"1ts not finished" roared Rodney.
Winters threw up his hands.
"Will the dam hold it," cried tho
woman, understanding
| until the water rises above il. lust
as soon as it begins to wash over. it
will go, and the quicker for these
waves" answered Rodney at the top
Of his voice.
"And the bridge and the town."
screamed the woman.
''They, too"
"And father?"
Hell be all right: they've had warn
ing. The engineers on the dam must
know the danger now. They're work.
ing like mad"
He had brought a small six-pOwer
fieldglass with him and he was strain
ing his eyes through it. The violence
of rain and wind had sensibly abated,
although it was still coming down in
torrents. With his knowledge of what
would probably he attempted, Rodney
was able to see through his glass some
thing of what was being done even at
that distance.
They're building palisades On top
Of the dam, and backing it with an
earth mound. See, they are dropping
sandbags over" he stated, handing the
glass to the other man.
"By heaven" shouted Winters.
they're making magnificent fight"
In his excitement he left the shelter
of the hut and stalked through the
rain toward the edge of the mesa,
where he could have better and near
er view. In spite of Rodney's remon-
strances, even though backed by his
outstretched arm the woman followed.
Presently all three, Indifferent 10 the
beat Of the rain and the assault Of the
wind, stood watching the battle on the
dam. 1t was abating still more, fortu-
nately, or else they could scarcely have
sustained the attack of that wind and
rain, nor could they have seen at all,
even with that glass.
Staring down at the dam after mo-
ment, Helen IllingwOrth took the glass
from Rodney. She focused it RAPIDLY
and looked steadily through it. She
knew what she was seeking as She
stood steadying herself with splendid
nerve and resolution and swept the
length Of the dam back and forth,
fTO BE CONTINEEOl
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had no idea of the further threat of
storm presaged by the black masses to
the northwest.
In sandy, porous soils, such as here
prevailed, the rain is absorbed quickly.
They could traverse the trails carpet
ed with the needles of centuries that
ran through the dripping pines. with
out getting muddy, and with nothing
more to fear than a wetting. Colonel
Illingworth, Severance and Curtiss an
nounced their intention of going back
to the town to continue their consulta-
tons and observations concerning tho
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CHAPTER xvII-co,.;

HE wouldn't be a common ,,
man, would hep" asked tho a., ~ .
disappointed than she could oynr ,o-
certainly not. He'd no l-aon, ,,''.
track Of material, or running . tranait
or acting as a gang foreman NTos+ 80 g
the Workinen are foreigners, although
the bridge erectors are Americonsn L
You re sure that he's not here?"
Absolutely"
ANY,, ineres the DAM" said Winters
well try that in the morning"
what good is it going to do rs
Dick" asked Rodney a little irritabIv
Even If we do find him, we can,t
make him speak"
i don't know" answered the woman
slowly. "But if ! could just see him
once again, Mr.. Rodney"-she smoke
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-26
ale Wouldn't Be a Common Work
man, Would Hep Asked the Girl.

without hesitation or reserve, and both
men felt deeply for her-"if l could
just speak to him, if he would only
Il believe you can persuade him.
said Winters.
YES, perhaps, but I want Shurtliff
to speak first, then we can approach
our friend himself with more conf
dence," said Rodney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
REPORTS 1T is TRYING
TO "GET READY FOR WAR"
Massachusetts, Committee on Public
Safety Makes Statement Re
garding Its Work.

BOSTON, March. 1.-THE AIassa-
chusetts committee on public safety is
trying to get ready for war" This
was the explanation made by the exec
utive committee today in a report OF
its work to the full committee.
THE man VINO thinks our country
has kept itself in =. lighting condition
and ready for a tirst-c!ass war with a
great power is nopeiessly bind to a
thousand sure iruications that We are
totally unready.' tGe report says.
I'VE believe ii adds. that our gov
ernor was correctly vciciGg Ihe wish
OF the people of the state. that Nassa =
chusetts should ct once prepare to as
ssj our government, adG Sn"uid strive
by every means in her power to autiC4-
pate every possible demand Inc govern
ment or the times may make upon her
A bin has been prepared fy direction
OF the committee that would give the
governor power in an emergency to en-
roll IS many special con&Ia5l2s IS he
might deem necessary ard 10 provide
for their organizations. It also would
authorize him to require SUBJECTS Of
any foreign country which IS az war
with the United States re register and
furnish such Information as he may
prescribe The governor could seize
land, buildings. machinery, edu'Fnent
and other necessities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

madam policy might at any time cut
off our newspapers from this source OF
supply or make 1t available only az ex-
cessive cost. On the other hand our
own forest resources are ample to meet
all the paper requirements of the coun-
try.
Aside from the waste materials pro-
duced in the manufacture of lumber and
the possible growth on 6o.ooo,0oG OF
10000, 000 acres of cut-over forest lands
in the northern states. the publicly
owned national forests contain enough
pulp wood 10 supply the entire paper
needs of the United states for the next
eighty years. Cut intelligently. IT con-
stitutes virtually an ineNhaustible sup
ply for a II time