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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
SAD DROWN
ING ACCIDENT
Ella Lancaster browns in
Salmon River.

The people of Idaho county
were shocked Monday when the
news was received that Miss Ella
Lancaster was drowned in the Sal
mon river near her home about
noon of that day.
A dozen or more of our citizens
left at once and joined the large
crowd that were searching for the
body, which up to noon today had
not been found.
The Lancaster home is on the
west or opposite side of the river
from here, and about IL o'clock
Roy Unzicker reached the river
on his way to the Lancaster home
from the east side. The two girls
Ella and Eva-went across the
river at once with large row
boat to get him, it being their GUS
tom to carry passengers crossing
at that place.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Lam
caster was on this side of the river
and they decided to take him
along back, swimming him be-
hind the boat, Ella holding the
bride rein. The other girl re-
manned on shore. Before reach
ing water deep enough to swim,
the horse for some unaccountable
reason began foundering and
jumped into the boat. Roy and
Ella at once pushed him out, but
in doing so the boat tipped and
filled with water, and both oars
were lost.
Ray told the girl to jump on
the horses back, which she did,
and had she stayed there she
would have reached shore safely.
Roy and the boat drifted down
stream and into deep water. The
young lady in her frantic excite
ment, jumped off the horse and
tried to swim to the boat-now a
long distance away. By this
time the boat began sinking and
Roy jumped into the raging
stream and swan to shore, which
he reached with great difficulty
Little Eva, aged II years, on
the other shore saw her sister
struggle for some time and then
disappear in swift water at least
Is feet deep.
AS soon as possible the entire
neighborhood was notified of the
: frightful tragedy and search fol
the body was begun, but SO fal
without success. To encourage
the greatest effort in the search
the father-A. E. Lancaster--a1
once offered a reward of 5000 fol
the recovery of the body. 1t il
the belief of those who best under
stood the river that the body die
not drift over a mile or two dowr
stream.
To add to the extreme sadness
of the fatal accident the unfortu
nate young lady, who was agec
II years, 2 months and one day
expected to be married next weel
to Roy Unzicker, and it was thei
intention to get the license yester
day. Roy is in the next arm!
draft, to be called perhaps the lat
ter part of August.
The heartbroken parents ant
family have the sympathy of ev
erybody in their terrible misfor
tune.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
STATE HIGHWAY
DEVELOP PMENTS
Work to be Rushed to Com
pletion This Fall.

The Cottonwood delegation re-
Gently sent. to Boise toconfer with
the State Highway Commission
relative to the North and South
Highway in the matter of secur-
ing state aid on that portion of
the highway within the Cotton
wood Highway Dist. seems to
have been wrought with quick re-
suits, at least in so far as showing
a willingness on the part of the
Commission to get busy at once.
State Engineer Allen has sent a
crew of surveyors into the field
who are now camped at Denver
and who will correct and resurvey
several changes made in the route
since surveyed two years ago un-
der State Engineer Booth. These
changes include for one thing the
routing of the road directly
through Cottonwood instead of
two miles east as surveyed at that
time. Our district commission
ers have already secured the great
er part of the right-of-way and
the contract for the grading has
also been set. That part of the
right of way not yet secured has
been held up pending certain
changes that the State Engineer
is now working on and as soon as
completed, right of way will be
secured and grading completed
some time this fall.
Our district commissioners are
ready to carry this work to COM
pletion just as the State Engineer
makes the change in routing anc
assurance is given our commits
sioners that state funds will be
available for the states proper.
tion for the construction cost
through the district. If this is
done soon we will no doubt see
that portion and link of the North
and South Highway within oul
district completed before winter
sets in. Our district has enough
money on hand, if the state vii.
bear one third of the construction
cost, to macadamize the entire
stretch within our district and
thus Cottonwood may be the first
unit to complete it's portion anc
link of this great highway. Ou
highway commissioners Schroe
der, Jenny and Jessup dererve
much credit for their perseverance
and untiring efforts in furtherini
this public welfare work.
Just recently the Federal gov
eminent set aside sufficient fund
which when supplemented b,
state money appropriated at tn
last session of the legislature AM
that provided by the local high
way districts to guarantee tn
completion of the road from
Grangeville to Whitebird and Of
up the river to connect with tn
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

SOuCIeTn eACe1SIOu Vi IllS IOdu
somewhere in Adams county.
Thus more and more the North
and South road is becoming a
reality. 1t has been a slow pro-
cess of course under which this
great highway has evolved, but
any project of such magnitude
and beset with the many contin-
gencies and barriers both in ma
ture of financing and construc-
ton, would of necessity be very
slow.
But these obstacles have been
overcome and the efforts of those
public spirited citizens who la
bored incessantly for years in be-
half of this great project, first to
arouse public interest through
out the state, since its magnitude
of financing and construction
placed it beyond local achieve
ment and the benefits accruing to
the state made it a state project
rather than a community affair,
seeing their hopes and dreams of
a great State Highway realized,
connecting the two sections of the
state heretofore divided by a
mountain barrier makes the
achievement of this enterprise all
the more appreciated and the ne
cessity thereof more apparent.
Only those who have taken an
active part in consummating this
project or have followed it very
closely have any idea of the efforts
and labors devoted thereto, first
to arouse a state wide interest tx
secure state aid, then cooperation
of the National government, ther
county and finally the local in
dependent Highway Districts.
A movement involving 81
many factors and requiring thC
outlay of such vast sums of mon
ey, approximately a half millior
dollars being required for tina
stretch through Idaho county
alone-including that portion
now a part of Valley county-b!
the time all the construction ant
surfacing has been completed, i
by reason of its size and independ
ent nature of financing a sloV
process. But it has been accom-
plished, not with the expediency
that all of us would like to have
seen, yet it has been done ant
thus the first and most Difficult
task in any great public enter
prise has been accomplished.
Much may be said in criticism
of our State Highway Commission
in respect to this delay but sine
it is just now showing its inten
tion of proceeding with those mat
ters that have so long held up ou
road programme we Withhold ther
hoping that from now on thi
work will proceed without delay
w. B. H.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
CottOnwood's COm'I Club

The Commercial Club meets at
the hotel at noon on the second
and fourth Mondays of each
month to discuss matters per-
tanning to the welfare and devel-
opment of this community as a
whole. The club is not interest
ed in the town alone, but any
matters pertaining to agriculture,
live stock or rural developement
always receive close attention.
Many farmers within our terri
tory are members of the CONNER
cial Club, as they realize that it
is a tremendous force of cooper
alton for fostering movements for
the upbuilding and prosperity Of
the Camas Prairie and surround
ing country.
Cottonwood has a Commercial
Club that is a credit to any town
of this size, and any one who has
the best interests of this commun-
ity at heart should be a member
of this club, as they are constant
ly doing things that make for
better community in which to
live and in which to make liv-
ing. The things that they accom-
plish are not hearalded by the
blare of trumpets and much ora
tory, but in their quiet effective
and business like manner they
come to pass. Many times has
the writer seen towns and cities
possessing natural advantages far
above their neighboring city, yet
not making the progress and
growth thatptheir less fortunate
neighbor is making, because of
the fact that the other town has a
live commercial organization
backed by an energetic bunch of
live workers who are not so busy
piling up the almighty dollar that
they have no time for community
development. Did you ever stop
to think that if the town in which
you live is a good place for you
and your family to live it is be-
cause someone is giving some
thought to matters of public well
fare and progress, and you should
be one of those-it is your duty to
: the community in which you live.
Moral-join the Commercial
Club and become booster.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

The Chronicle is several hours
late today, caused by the electric
storm putting our sub-Station out
of commission-also our power.
Miss Gertrude Schaecher is a
visitor with friends at Uniontown
this week.
W. c. Powell and Harry Crow
of Boles left Saturday for the
Coast to enlist in the marine
corps.
DR.. McKeen Boyce and family,
of Cottonwood, were guests of j.
Mills and family at Kamiah over
Sunday.
Mrs. Mat Seubert and children
went to Charleston Tuesday for a
visit at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Aichlmayr.
Lieut.. Governor Parker expects
to leave tomorrow morning for
Boise on business connected with
his official position.
Our Ladies Aid will have a
cooked food sale at the Parker
store a week from tomorrow-on
| SATURDAY.. Aug. 8,
Miss Emma Weis of Ferdinand
came to town Monday and ex-
poets to make her home for
awhile with DR.. and Mrs. Orr.
Ladies, don't forget the surgical
dressings work at the Red Cross
rooms tonight-also on Monday
and Wednesday nights of next
week.
Itwas Conrad Bosse who bought
a threshing outfit last week from
the Hoene Hdw., instead of Hen.
ry Bosse, as mentioned by mis-
take in our last issue.
Of the II Idaho county boys in
the August draft-to leave next
week for Camp Fremont, Cal.
only two are from Cottonwood
/ Lloyd Turner and Ed Funke
Our next issue will contain tn,
names of all of them.
The patriotic people of the Rec
Rock neighborhood northeast o
town have also organized a Wa
Chest. P. A. Gaul and Franl
Simon went out there Wednesda1
to help them organize and boos
along in the good work.
The heavy rains of last nigh
will prove highly beneficial to tn,
spring-sown wheat, but came to-
late for the fall wheat, much O
: which is already cut and in shock
The rain will also prove a grear
/ booster for gardens, grass, etc
At noon today rain fell in torrent
: almost like.a a cloudburst-fo
an hour.
r Mrs. Myrtle Pemble has con.
r cluded to close her restaurant
= in the Funke building, for
while during the quiet season il
t town when everybody is at worl
r in the harvest fields. She will
S return to her home on the rive
= tomorrow. Her daughter, Mis-
Della Pemble, has just returne'
l home from a months visit wit
relatives at Kalispell, Mont.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

The good news has been receiv-
ed that the 91st division, COM
prising nearly $4,000 men who
left Camp Lewis last month, have
arrived safely in France. Among
these are Jess Robertson, Leo
Funke and Herman Seubert Of
this place.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
Lcopy of letter from state bank commissioned
State of Idaho
Department of Banking
G. R. HIT, Commissioner
G. R HIT. Commissioner

Boise, Idaho, May IA, 1918
Mr.. M. M Belknap, Vice-Pres.,
Cottonwood State Bank,
Cottonwood, Idaho
Dear Sir:
We are in receipt of the Examiners report
of YOUR bank for close of business May 9Th and
permit us to congratulate you on the fact that
the Examiner has no criticism whatever to
make. This is an exceptionally good showing
and we surely trust that you will always be as
successful with your bank
Very truly yours,
E. w. PEARCE,
Chief Deputy Commissioner.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
Closing Orders Repealed

The orders published last week
regulating the opening and clos
ing hours for various businesses
are suspended in this county.
Victor Peterson,
Food Administrator for Idaho
County.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

The net receipts from the
Schroeder barn dance last week is
$72.15, which was turned over to
the local Red Cross Chapter. The
first dance, held at Schroeder's
last month, netted $101. 90 for the
Red Cross. The ladies desire in
this manner to thank Mr.. and
Mrs. Schroeder for their hospital
ity, and in helping make these
dances the splendid success they
were.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Walter Young, the eight-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Young, lost on Craig mountain
Sunday forenoon and found late
Monday night in a hay field near
the mouth of Captain John creek,
was brought to the home of his
parents Wednesday forenoon by
a party who went up the Snake
river on the Washington side.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Oscar Heartburg of the Fem
country brought to town Wednes-
day the first load of white barley
for this season and sold it to the
Farmers U. w. Co. A heavy hail
storm over that way Tuesday
knocked down considerable bar
ley, but no serious damage was
done.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Boise, Idaho, May IA, 1918
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02
THE DENlSON REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917,
M@6

to the great Inconvenience of the peo-
pie the oil lamps had to be brought
out again and used in the stores and
residences. However, the necessary
adjustment was made at the power
house and on Sunday evening there
was light
, Vic Keehner and r. w. Tech were
county seat visitors Monday.
Mrs. J. l.. Butterworth has been
very ill the past week with smallpox.
but at this time is reported to be i'm
proving ..!..,
A. A. Luke and daughter. Kathleen,
were Omaha visitors Saturday and
Sunday.
Dobe Thicker and Carl Kirk. Of
Dunlap, were visiting friends here on
Saturday and Sunday. $50.
Mrs Henry Roy was visiting her
children in Denison one day last
week.
A fine baby boy came to gladden.
the hearts and brighten the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Strait on Christ.
mas day.
Mrs. S. ]. Acker and two daughters
returned Monday from pleasant visit
with relatives in Omaha.
Miss Flora Virgins was passen.
ger from Woodbine Tuesday and is
spending the remainder of the week
at the parental, G. Virgins, home.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

the members. Thursday evening of
this week the Methodist prayer meet
! ing will be held at the parsonage with
Rev Adams and wife. The Baptist
prayer meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs A. H. Harper. A good
attendance is desired at both places.
| Miss Bessie Alexander returned to
! Omaha Wednesday after having spent
several days at the parental home.
Word reaches us of the birth of a
baby daughter to Rev. Zabilla and
wife OF Harvey. Mrs. Zabilka will be
remembered as Miss Sylvia McColl, a
former Dow City girl. Friends here
wish to be numbered among those in
extending congratulations. 4.
Jim Riddle was up from Omaha for
an over Sunday visit with his folks.
Mrs. Adah Wheelright and her
nephew. John Burke, returned Fri
day from several days sojOurn in
Missouri and other places. where they
had been on business mission.
Mrs l.. C. Hatch and daughter. Lois
were passengers to Council Bluffs on
Sunday for a visit at the home of for
mer's mother. Mrs. Mary Rudd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Keehner and son,
Bernard, and daughter, lara, visited
at the parental. Chas. Keehner. home
in Woodbiue Sunday.
C. J. O'Meara, wife and baby. were
Denison visitors the first OF the
week.
LaVerne Alexander was up from
Dunlap and spent several days Of the
past week at the home of his grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs Henry Roy.
Supt. Jacob Johnson returned Sun.
day from Waterloo, where he had
spent the holiday vacation. II
John E. Earl. president of one OF the
Baptist educational institutions, is to
give an address at the Baptist church
here next Sunday morning in the in.
terests of the college. The Baptist
people are making plans for the cree
tion OF college in Des Moines, that
is to be one of the very best of educa.
tional institutions.
DR.. F. n Rowe and wife entertain.
ed at Christmas dinner Mrs. Marie
Gibson and daughters. Lille and
Mrs. Ida Talcott and the latter's son.
Edgar.
Mrs Fred Colby was Denison Wis
itor Monday.
Mrs. F. C. Howortl visited with her
parents in Dunlap Sunday.
Owing to the shortage of fuel the
evening preaching services at the
Methodist church were dispensed with
last Sunday, the usual Epworth
League service being held at the D.
z. Bremser home The Methodist
congregation met with the Baptist
congregation for the evening preach.
ing service. ..-
The electric lights were put out Of
commission again Saturday night by
the magnetic fields being crossed and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

Miss Bertha Logsdon, Of Ames. who
is visiting at the home of her sister.
Mrs. Frank Glassburner, went down
to Woodbine Monday for a visit with
her relatives the r. B. Smith family.
Mrs. j. NJ. PETIT and son returned to
Woodbine Sunday after visit with
relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Violet Cowlham came satur-
day for visit at the home OF her
uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. David
Clark. Her home is in Odebolt.
J. T. Goldsworthy was Denison
visitor Monday.
i. A. v. Munsen, the electrician,
moved his family up from Omaha the.
first of the week. They are occupying
the residence of Mrs. Ada Wheelrights
that was recently vacated by Mrs.
Bert VIM.
The Red Cross drive which was on
here recently was very successtuls
some where in the neighborhood of 500
new members having been received in
this township.
Mrs. w. w. Galland returned Mon
day from weeks visit with her
daughters, Mrs. George Brundige and
Mrs. Reuben Huff and their families
in Missouri Valley.
Chas. Keehner was up from Wood
bine Monday visiting relatives.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

started from some coal which was
stored in the basement.
Mrs. j. II. Young entertained at din
ner Sunday in honor Of Leo Ahart. who
leaves the latter part of this week fol
Camp Dodge where he will take the
officers training course. Those pres
ent were LeO's parents, Mr. and Mrs
(Thos. Ahart, his brothers. Linfred, Ted
| Bernard and George and wife, and his
| sisters. Dorothy and Mrs. Fred Colby
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Carl. of Ken
wood, were pleasant guests at the Os
car Fienhold home one evening last
week. IN"
Mrs. John Ahart and Miss Lillian
Ahart spent Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week with the formers relatives
in Onawa
r. +. Baber spent the past week at
the home of his son, Gene, and family
at Anthem.
Henry Roy was Denison visitor on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. jim Pearsall and baby
Dale were Sioux City visitors Wednes-
day.
The Saul Miller home was placed I'M
der quarantine last week for smallpox.
Mrs. Carl Blackman and daughter, OF
Denison, who came to remain there
during Mr.. Mllers absence in Chi
Icago, were also quarantined.
Mrs. T. .E. Allen and son, Donald,
and daughter, Norine, returned Satur-
day from a pleasant weeks visit in
Cedar Rapids with her people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Greene spent
the greater part of the past week at
the home of their daughter Mrs. Spray
Malone, and family near kenwood.
A sale was held at the Ed Probasco
home Friday, but owing to the extreme
ly cold weather not very many attend
ed. We are told the family will move
onto a farm near Castana soon.
The George Keairnes and O. A. Coop
er families were quarantined the past
week for smallpox.
- The WOmans Foreign Missionary
society holds its regular monthly meet
ing this week a the home Of Miss Janet
Rae on Wednesday afternoon.
Carl Tatroe. Merrill Sharp, Bryce
Binnall and Frank lanyard and the
Misses Bessie Alexander, Jennie Cor
nelius, Fancheon Wiley and Vivian
Sharp were very pleasant entertained
at the home of Mrs. Ida Talcott on
Christmas night
Lester Cue was over from the Will
low Sunday visiting friends.
The monthly union prayer meeting
of the Baptist and Methodist people,
held in the Methodist church Thurs
day evening, was well attended, con-
sidering the cold and disagreeable
weather. Rev. Barker. the Baptist
pastor, had charge of the service. On
account of the scarcity OF fuel the
churches have decided to hold the mid
week prayer services in the homes of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

kans., and Miss Leila Barber. of Har
Ian, We're guests of the formers sister
Mrs. LESSEE HOworth. last week.
A. E. Bryan was a caller here from
Denison Saturday.
Misses Martha and Alfredo Hoveka
returned to their home in Denison or
Saturday after weeks visit at the
home of their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Riley
| "A baby boy was born to Jurgen
Dethlefsen and wife last Wednesday,
Il Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Clark are enter
tanning her sister, Mrs. Russell Lin
Imam, of OdebOlt. who came Saturday
to spend few days.
Il Misses Ellen, Agnes and Lois God
dard spent the day Thursday at the
pa. Schneckloth home in DenisOn.
Miss Anna Marie Hughs, of Vinton
has been spending the past week at
the home of her uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Fienholdt.
| Jack Scott has a sale booked for the
! fifth of January, when he will sell his
hogs and cattle. Mr.. Scott has given
up the dairy business which he had
been conducting for several months
We are told that Milford Sharp who
| is soon to move to town. will take Mr..
SCOTS place in the dairy work, of
which fact the many customers are
very glad as they would perhaps be un-
able to purchase milk elsewhere, it
being such scarce article.
The Oscar Fienhod family were in
Denison last week and spent Christmas
day with relatives.
Mrs. Marian Arnold, who has been
sr,st Na1N
poets to leave soon for visit with
relatives in the eastern part of the
state. after which she will return to
Dow City and make her home, having
decided to engage in nursing here.
Miss Esther Turnlund left Sunday
for Council Bluffs where she will re-
sumo her work at Boyle's business
college. She had been called home
several weeks ago by the illness of
her mother. We are glad to report
that Mrs Tunrlund is recovering nice
ly.
Saul Miller left last week for a visit
of two or three weeks duration with
his brother in Chicago.
Mrs. S. f. Baber and daughter, Ruby
departed the first of last week for a
visit with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Martin Christensen, and family
i'm Carney. Neb., and also at Otto Peter
sen home in Aurora, Neb. ~.
The following item will be of inter-
est to people Of this vicinity. Several
weeks ago fire broke out in large
brick building at Ames owned by the,
|. O. o. F. lodge. The interior OF the
building was completely destroyed
the real estate office of Herman Logs
don. a former Dow City resident, being
in this building. 1t is said the fire