Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-04-05
LOCAL ITEMS
OF INTEREST
Condensed for the Benefit
of Chronicle Readers.

COm |. CluD 1uncheOn at the
hotel next Monday.
Firemen's Ball at the Orpheum
next Monday night.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
O'Dell on March Both, a daughter.
Emmett Mulhall of Fem was in
town Tuesday. See ad in this is
sue of his big horse sale April 20.
A big stockmen's dance and
auction given at White Bird Fri
day night netted the magnificent
sum of $756.25 for the Red Cross.
Fred Edwards and Jake Cap
tein left Tuesday for Colville,
Wash. Fred may conclude to
spend the summer there, but Jake
will return next week.
Herman Wiegand, the barber,
had one of his eyes badly injured
one day this week by a stick of
wood striking him in the eye
while welding an ak.
Bernard Geise, an old German
bachelor who is not yet natural
lied, set a wholesome example
this week by investing in $50O.0O
worth of Liberty bonds.
Miss Stella Roark, the popular
schoolmam of Red Rock, was in
town several days this week for
treatment for a very sore foot,
caused by stepping on a rusty
nail.
"Neptune's Daughter" which
was postponed from last February,
will be shown at the Orpheum on
Friday night, April 10Th, for ben
eft of the Red Cross. A dance
will be given after the picture.
It is thought that A. B. With
row, who was operated upon in
Walla Walla hospital for an ab-
cess and blood-poison, cannot re
cover. His wife and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. L.. Harchelrode of Wi
mona, have been with him for
week or more.
Sidney Brown this week bought
from Eugene Andrews 640-acre
stock ranch on the breaks of the
Salmon river, about two miles
from Keuterville, for $4,000. Sid
is in the market to buy some
young cattle with which to stock
this ranch.
Howard Mckinley this week
sold 8 more of his purebred Po-
land China hogs, age 9 months,
and averaging 2623 pounds each,
for $338.10. Howard finds that it
pays to raise purebred stuff, and
is making a complete success of
the hog business.
Miss Lodiska Miller, teacher of
the Stock Creek school, requests
us to mention that a basket social
and dance will be given at the
school on April IL. The proceeds
will go to pay a few incidental
expenses and the balance will be
used for Red Cross work.
Her many friends will regret to
learn that Mrs. Mary Pierce,
mother of Mel Pierce, is lying at
the point of death at her home in.
Cottonwood wit III pneumonia.
Her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Shellen-
burger of Spokane is here with
her mother, and a son, E. J.
Pierce, a prominent business man
OF Omaha, Neb., is expected here
this evening.
Frank Puthoff moved his fam
lily, as we'll as all their household
goods, farming implements, etc.,
this week to Chewelah, Wash,
where he bought a 295-acre ranch
a short time ago. Mr.. Puthoff
traded in on the deal all the land
he owned in this county and also
his residence property in Cotton
wood. Joe Bauer, the Greencreek
mail-carrier, will occupy the Put
hoff house. All that Joe lacks
now is a wife-but we advise the
girls to not all rush at once.
Geary Trautman, an enterpris-
ing young farmer of Greencreek,
and Miss Hilda Eckerman were
married Tuesday at the home of
her mother, Mrs. H. C. Ecker
man, three miles east of Cotton
wood. Father Baerlocher per-
formed the ceremony. A large
crowd attended the free dance
given in the Greencreek hall Tues
day night by the groom. Their
many friends wish the happy
young couple all kinds of happi-
ness in their voyage over the sea
of matrimOny.