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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
Hope To Get Lower Rate.

Alleged rate determinations
against points on the Camas prai-
RE, and against the city of Lew
iston, are to be proceeded against
by the public utilities commission
before the western freight traffic
committee of the railroads admin
istration at Portland, April 18.
Delegations from practically
every town On the Camas Prairie
road and the Sites branch left.
Lewiston Wednesday for Portland
where they will lay the facts be-
fore the, western railway traffic
committee.
At the MONDAY luncheon held
at the Cottonwood Hotel last
Monday E. L. Parker was APP
pointed to represent Cottonwood
at this meeting. Members of the
club considered this one of the
most important matters that has
come before the club Tor some
time.
Shippers in this section of the
country have felt the need of
readjustments Of freight rates for
some time and if the same are
granted will bean enormous saw
ing to the shippers of this section
especially in carload lots.
Leonard Way. rate expert for
the public utilities commission
returned to Boise, Idaho last Frs
day from an investigation in this
section, which revealed that rates
to and from points on the prairie,
as compared with rates to and
from equaidistant points in the
state of Washington was discri-
minatory.
Equal mileage rates based on
mileage rates out of Spokane will
be asked for shippers of this sec
tion at the hearing in Portland.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
Was Appointed Administrator

Letters of Administration were
issued by Probate Judge Camp
bell, on Friday, April II, to Felix
Martzen, in the estate of Chris
Nelson, Felix having been hereto
fore by order of the Probate Court
appointed administrator of the
estate, and having filed the bond
required by law of administrators.
Chris Nelson lived near Vino
ma and died on the 23rd day of
March, at Kamiah, Idaho, where
the funeral was held, having Just
prior to his death returned from a
visit with relatives in California.
Prior to his death Nelson was a
close friend of Felix Martzen, and
Felix induced him to come to Ida
no County and locate, and the
two had adjoining homesteads.
The deceased accumulated con-
siderable real es tate in his lifetime
having added to his homestead
by purchase of other land. His
holdings are chiefly valuable for
grazing purposes. He also left some
personal property which will be
disposed of by the administrator
at public sale, the dates to be
fixed later, after order of sale is
entered by the Probate Court.
Deceased has two brothers living
in California.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
200 Acresof Land

]. B. Lightfield living about II
miles north of town on what is
generally known as the Holt
ranch sold his holdings of 200
acres Wednesday to Clemens RE
ner of Greencreek for $4,000 an
acre or total of $16,0OO.OO.
The buy is considered good
one as the land is SO near town
and is of the best quality with an
overabundance of running water
and the land is nearly all tillable.
There is however very little spring
seeding done and no implements
or stock of any kind goes with
the place. The place is well fenced
but the buildings are not very
good and this probably accounts
for what to many seems as q very
low price for this property.
1t used to be that one sold only
the land in this country, the i'm
provements generally not figuring
much in the deal, but of recent
years the Improvements have
been taken into consideration and
are invariably figured when plac-
ing value upon the land.
Mr.. Lightfield will give posses
sion at once and will in future de-
vote all his time to the sheep bus
mess and his ranch on Salmon
River where he owns 800 acres
bought last year from John Bent
ly. We hope that Mr.. Lightfield
will not leave the community as
he is considered one of our most
substantial citizens.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Riener
who has just recently finished his
part in winning the war, intends
joining the order Of Benedicts
and will then become a perman-
ent resident Of our community to
which we extend him a hearty
welcome.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

weeks and it was due to>their in
quiries and the messages sent by
the parents through Senator Mug
ent that the report from the war
department was secured. Sena-
tor Nugent has been giving the
matter much attention and the
parents and other relatives are
truly grateful for his assistance.
Hugo Funke enlisted with Com
pany E of Grangeyille the day
following the declaration OF war
against Germany. He was trans
ferred to the second engineers be-
fore embarking for. France and
had been in much of the hardest
fighting. A message received
also Tuesday stated Leo, a mem
Der of the 91st had arrived safely
in New York.
Hugo came with his parents to
Cottonwood from Iowa in 1903
and has made his home here ever
since. At the time he joined
company E, he was the youngest
member of that organization, be-
ing IL years cid and had been
overseas for two years.
The family has the sympathy
of the entire community. The
municipal flag was draped at half
mast in his honor when news of
his death reached the city.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
BOARD TO CALL
BOND ELECTION
All Differences Settled Election
to be Held the Last of May
the First of June

The Board of Highway Com
missioners met Wednesday even
ing in extra session and worked
on the plans for further road i'm
provementS as outlined in the
Chronicle some weeks ago. The
best of fealing prevailed and all
the minor differences that caused
a split among the members last
fall have been adjusted.
Mr.. Schroeder will again serve
as Commissioner and goes back
on the Board with the full conf
dence of the people behind him.
Messrs. Jenny and Jessup are to
be complimented upon their firm
stand that Mr.. Schroeder should
go back on the Board and in ad-
justing their differences which
after all We're merely a matter of
policy and not of any disagree
ment over the cost of work SO far
done. The roads opened up last
summer are proving immensely
popular and we hear nothing but
praise from the travelling public,
and above all, the fact that they
were built right with permanent
concrete culverts for the larger
drains and steel for the smaller
makes the roads a solid and last
ing structure the price of which
will be forgotten even before the
concrete is thoroughly set.
Good roads, are just as neces-
sary for team travel as for auto
mobiles and are a benefit to
everyone whether travelled in a
one horse shay or in a Packard
limousine. An automobile may
be an extravaganza, with somea
welFafforded luxury, it may be
merely a convenience or it may
be necessity in either event its
use or pleasure is limited to the
man owning or riding in it and is
a source of continual expense, but
good roads benefit us all and in
stead of an expense they are an
economy.
Let us not get penny wise and
pound foolish just at time when
so much is at stake. In the COM
ing issues of the Chronicle we
shall discuss more fully the real
situation and we also welcome
contributions from our readers on
this subject no matter whether
you are for or against the issue
for we want a free discussion as
that is the only way in which we
can arrive at a mutual under
standing.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
Hogs Reach High Water Mark

Hogs reached the high water
mark in Cottonwood last Monday
when 19 cents a pound was paid
by the Cottonwood Milling &
Elevator Company, the highest
price ever recorded here to be paid
to farmers for their swine. Among
several Cottonwood farmers who
delivered first class hogs here
Monday and receiving 19 cents
for same We're Jacob Munson and
Anton Jansen.
Jacob Munson delivered ten
hogs which weighed 1880 for which
he received $541.10.
Anton Jansen delivered 16 head
weighing 3790 for which hereceiv-
ed $729.1O.
At the present high prices of
hogs many people have been un-
der the impression that farmers
would be attempted to dispose of
their entire herd and that in the
near future Camas Prairie, which
is known throughout the entire
Northwest as a hog raising coun-
try would soon fall short of it's
n
former production.
According to local buyers, how
ever the hog shipments out of.
Cottonwood each week have kept
up exceptionally we'll and that a
decrease in hogs on the prairie ap-
ply only to those that have been
fattened and were ready for mar
ket. There seems to be plenty of
breeding stock still remaining on
the prairie to maintain its former
reputation.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

run April % on the high line:
Leave Grangevilll $50 A. M.
Arrive Cottonwood 9:15 A. M.
Leave Cottonwood 1000 A. M
Arrive Ferdinand 1890 A. M.
Leave Ferdinand 10:45 A. M.
Arrive Vollmer 11:1O "A. M.
Leave Vollmer 1900 M.
Arrive Reubens 1890 P. M.
Leave Reubens 12:45. a
Arrive Culdesac 1:45 P. M.
Leave Culdesac 2:1O P. M.
Arrive North Lapwai 2:40 P. M.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
VICTORY SPECIAL
HERE TUESDAY
Will Arrive in Cottonwood at 9:15
a. m. and Depart at 1000 a. m.
To Garry Many War Trophies

The trophy train special, carry
ing war exhibits and which will
tour nothern Idaho in the interest
of the Victory Loan will arrive in
COTTONWOOD Tuesday morning,
April % at 9:15 from Grangeville
and depart at 1000. The special
will be composed of several cars
and will have on board a wide
range of articles used on the bat
tie fields of Europe.
Soldiers, as we'll as speakers,
will accompany the Victory Loan
special. 1t is also planned to
carry a few singers to lead in
patriotic songs at the meetings.
1t is expected and hoped by the
campaign committees that the
crowds will do most of the 81 no.
ing, and undoubtedly they will
so, as the music that will be
vided is of a character to ins
most anyone to sing.
A special song has been writ
that is quite appropriate
catchy and it is expected this
be featured at the meetings.
1t has also been suggested
several business men that Cott
wood suspend business for an h
on this day giving everybody
opportunity to visit the troI
train. That many people
take advantage of the opportur
to see some of the implements
war used by our own famous W
ern division on the battlefield
France, and with favorable wea
er a record crowd will no doubt
present.
The opportunity to witnes
collection like this is very
and if people wish to see such
exhibit they should take adv 1d-
tage of this one as it maybe many
days before another one of his
magnitude visits the n,o ;,;o IL,
try.
The following is the schedule
on which the trophy train viii
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

Mrs. E. M. Parker received a
message Wednesday from Sigour-
ney, Iowa advising her of the ILL
ness of her mother. She departed
for the Iowa city this morning ac-
companied by her son, Ray, to be
at the bedside of her moAher. Ac-
cording to the message nothing
serious had developed in her
mothers sickness.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

OF MT. FuflKe s COMPANY reported
he had been wounded just before
the armistice was signed. His
two brothers, Leo and Felix, who
were also with the American army
In France, have been endeavoring
to locate him for the past several
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

MIR. and Mrs. Fred Enneking of.
Keuterville are the proud parents
of a baby boy that arrived at
their home last Monday. DR.. Orr
reports all concerned getting
along nicely.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

]. B. o'Neil of Ferdinand was
visitor in Cottonwood last week,
having arrived here from Spokane
where he has been attending an
automobile school the past winter.
He expects to locate at Ferdinand.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
HUGO ]. FUNKE KILLED BY ENEMY
!. SHELL FIRE NOVEMBER 10, 1918

Mr., and Mrs. John Funke re-
ceived notification Tuesday from
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18

The Red Gross expects to re-
move their headquarters within
the next few days from the Gold
stone building which has been oc-
cupied by the organization for
some time to the Baptish church.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-18
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft Of Our Readers.

mining boom in its history this
year, is prediction of mining men.
World short of metals and Idaho
has some Of the most productive
mines operated.
Lloyd Harris, vice president and
manager Of the Chastain Drug
Go. OF Lewiston burned out last
week, states that the firm intends
to reengage in business as soon as
the necessary arrangements can
be made.
j There appears to be a shortage
of seed wheat in Idaho. Anyone
having seed for sale. Of anyone
wishing to purchase seed, should
Immediately make their wants
known to H. A. Lyon, director
bureau Of markets. Boise, Idaho.
B. Q. Gallup. a pioneer Of Mos.
COW, who amassed small fortune
as proprietor Of the Pleasant Home
restaurant for many years died in
Portland, April IL, A son, Harry
Gallup, and 4 daughter Mrs. Fred
Miller, live in Moscow. The fun
eral will be held in Portland.
Earl Haines, 81 years of age,
and Albert T. Brink, 10 years Of
age, escaped last Friday afternoon
from the reservation of the Idaho
state penitentiary where they
were herding cows. The men did
not report for supper at 4 o'clock
and search was made which re-
suited ir the discovery that they
had taken French leave.
i a whole carload or 25,OO0 lbs.
Of red clover seed was sent by ex-
press Tuesday afternoon from
Boise, Idaho by the Central Coal
& Seed company to a large seed
house in Chicago. The car was
valued at more than $4,000 and
the express charges alone were
$500 without the war tax. The
seed was Of high grade and Is most
expensive now.
The grain grading labratory for
North Idaho will be established at
the University Of Idaho. This
labratory will serve farmers and
shippers in placing grain grades
according to the federal standards
and will be under the supervision
of Prof. r. X. Bodnett and Assis-
tant Professor H. w. Hubert, of
the department of Farm Crops of
the University.
The Idaho supreme court will
hear 20 cases between now and
April 1S, at Lewiston, at which
time the court hopes to adjourn.
Thomas A. Penney, who recently
returned from service in the army,
and three members of the 1919
law class of the state university
are taking examinations for ad-
mission to the bar. The latter
are Alvin Denman, Richard OFT
and Clarence Taylor.
Payne Sly was ordered held to
the federal court for trial under
bond Of $4,000, charged with the
violation Of the Mann act through
transporting Mrs. Lydia Pace from
Saratoga, Wyo., to Charleston,
Wash. His defense is that Mrs.
Pace is employed as his house
keeper. Sly's arrest was made by
federal agents upon information
provided when Sly left Wyoming
in Octobehlast.
The annual report of the Nez
Perce county auditors office has
been issued bysAuditor Thomp-
son and furnishes valuable sur
vey Of the county government and
finances, as well as serving as a
directory of county officials and
attorneys. These are being sent
to each taxpayer in the county.
According to the report the county
is in good shape financially. The
statement shows assets, largely
county buildings, of SIS. $50 and
indebtedness $50, ,45Z.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
MISS HOEY NAMED
CHIEF OF HYGIENIC
INST. AT LA SALLE

Miss Emma S. Hoey who for a
number of years was assistant sup
erintendent of Ryburn Memorial
Hospital and later was assistant sup
erintendent Cf the Illinois Valley
Hospital, has accepted the position
as nurse in charge of the Child Wei-
fare work of the Hygenic Institute in
La Sale The position is quite d
flattering one, and came to Miss
Hoey in recognition of her services
in the ottawa institution
The appointment came to Miss
Hoey thru DR.. E. w Weis, who re-
Gently went from ottawa to take
charge of the La Sale iHygenic Insti
tute, which comprises the Health De
partments of La Sale, Peru and
OgleSby.
Miss Hoey VIII have charge of the
Child Welfare work in the three cities
and will act as nurse in charge ol
the institute The position is very
important one, and the many friends
of Miss Hoey in ottawa feel that she
is sure to make good in her new
field of work
She will go TO La Sale on Monday
and will take up her new duties
Tuesday morning, January 2Sth.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
DYNAMITE CASE IS
BROUGHT TO ABRUPT
ENDING IN COURT
CITY, BY (. ROSES FAILURE TO
DEFEND HIMSELF, WINS $2C0
JUDGMENT FOR OFFENSE COM.
MlTTED a YEAR AGO.

!. Out OF the maze Of work thrust upon
Judge Edgar Eldredae in the Circuit
Court during the past week, in which
a hundred or more appeal cases were
put through legal Frist, came the con
cluding chapter of a sensation" that
a year ago set Ottawa on edge for a
.cw days, The clty's suit against Ed
ward Rose. Main street gunsmith, for
'toring within the corporate limits
without license or permit two fifty
pound boxes OF dynamite, and for
which he was fined $3.50, is the case
n point
Rose, it viii he remembered, was
found guilty jan 80 BY jury in Judge
George koenig's justice OF the peace
court. The oifense was committed on
Ian. u, when, as the mercury flut-
tered around ~ below zero, Rose IS
garage caught tire and did about $40.
go worth of damage to surrounding
property Whiie the dremen were
icopardiAing their lives in trying ia
CONQUER the flames they discoE cred
.he dynamite burning in the rear Of
the house,
Warrants we're issued for the mer'
chants arrest, and after half dozen
continuance were had, the defendant
was found guilty by jury and sen,
fenced to pay a $500 fine.
After Judgment had been rendered
against him, Rose, through his attor
ney, l.. ]. H0ran. took an appeal to
he Circuit Court. Last week that
ase was scheduled for trial The
eity appeared to prosecute. but the
Iefense took no tart in the proceed
ngs, and Judge Eldredge dismissed
the appeal ordering the lower courts
Judgment to stand Unless the suit is
reinstated Rose will have TO pay the
S3c) fine as the case now stands.
The ci;y has another suit pending
against Rose in the County Court
That case was filed Feb. /, but moth
ing has been done with it since the
day OF its appearance in Judge Mayo's
branch.
Besides this one case being sent
through the dismissal route, score
or more others were similarly dis
posed Of by Judge EIdredgc, while an
other big batch were tried or con-
inued.
After deyoting an entire week Of
his time to these minor proceedings
Judge Eldredge yesterday posted a
notice there would be no further call
of the appeal docket. 1t now stands
pretty well bon amed and gold dust
twinned, with the record cleaner than
it has been at any time since the war.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
OPEN FORUM WILL
GIVE PEOPLE CHANCE
TO AIR THEIR VIEWS
FIRST ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH
CITY'S ROUND TABLE WILL BE
MADE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
HIGH SCHOOL.

The Cpen Forum for the citizens OF
this city and vicinity will have its
birth at the high school auditorium
at 4 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. This
movement throughout the country has
appealed most enthusiastically to the
public. The feature of community
singing alone is one that inspires the
all gee in on the singing, as songs
such as Way Down Upon the Suwa.
nee River" The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" America" and THE Star.
Spanged Banner" viii be sung by the
audience, led by Ottawa's popular in
structor. John EIoff.
This movement is indorsed and
presented through the efforts OF the
Chamber of Commerce. and the initial
meeting will be presided over by
President Clarence GrigGs. who vii
see to it that there will be no dul,
moments.
distributed through the audience an
everything about the program viii BE-
so planned that you couldn't help en-
joy the occasion if you wanted to.
The Open Forum may not be thor
onghly understood by the public, an,
it isn't a dead sure ching that We un
derstand it fully That's one of tae
main reasons why every man, woman
and child should be there tomorroa
afternoon
Louis Wallis, speaker of interna
tional reputation of the United STATE.
department of labor, will deliver al
address that will certainly prove ol
great interest, and in his remarks vii
tell something of the relation Of the
churches with regard to labor conli-
tiOns. He is a man who understand
or woman interested in labor prot
lens ought to hear his address.
1t depends largely upon the success
Of tomorrow's first meeting whether
a permanent organization will be
formed for an Open Forum in this
city. 1t is of the greatest importance
that just such an organization should
be one of Ottawa's popular institu
tions, in which all classes and croeds
could unite for their common good,
and it is confidently expected tha. the
high school auditorium will be filed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
OTTAWAN WITH THE
1O8TH ENGINEERS
NOW IN Luxembourg
WALTER J. BARROW, GRANDSON
OF MR.. AND MRS. CHRIS WAL.
TER, FOUGHT IN MANY OF THE
BIG BATTLES.

Walter J. Barrow, Ottawa boy will
The l0Sth Engineers, in a letter to hi!
| grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chri.
Walter, relates Interestingly his ex
periences during the war Just ended
The engineers are now. or were al
,he time Of his writing in Luxembourg
| where, he says. the people were mos
| hospitable. He says:
Nommem, Luxembourg. Dec. 2G
Dear Folks at Home:
As you see by the date of this let
ter Christmas has come and gone
This is the third Christmas have
been away from home and NAV it be
the last The day was spent in feast.
ing and rest
The censor has lifted his iron hand
to slight degree, so that We are now
permitted to write the name and 10
callty of the place we are occupying
On Sept. % we were in the Argonne
drive at Forgis Woods which Is
twenty kilometers from Verdun. We
lost quite few Of our division at
This pace. We stayed at the front in
| this locality, alyays pushing Fritz
, back. for five days, when we were
relieved and went into the city OF
Nerdun, remaining there two days
and the city was being shelled con.
| 5tantly. Verdm is badly sho: up and
undermined, 50 business is carried on
underground to certain extent.
From Verdun we We're sent forward
on the St Mihiel sector and on to ST
liilaire, where we removed tanh
mines and mines left in dugouts b,
Jerry when he evacuated To my way
OF thinking it will be years before TIE
country is made safe 20 live in. as
there are many uneXploded shells
hand grenades, bombs, etc, par,h
buried
While in the Argonnc we were bi
leted near Dead Mans Hill or ~
Morte d'HOmme Six hundred thou
sand French soldiers were killed
this place, and who could tell the
number of Germans who perisheo
there also? We were thirty feet un
derground, so were safe from shell
fire, but ! don't know which I'd pre-
fer, rats or shells. The former surely
thrive on the carrion buried on that
hill, for ] have seen them the size o,
cats as they have awakened us out
Of our sleep at night
When on the Somme we were in the
Picardy sector, at Albert and Vllers
Brelneau, remaining ten days after
our arrival at BreSt, then on Il
ChalonS, St, Dennis, Ligny and other
suburbs of Paris, of which / will tie,
you when | get home We had beer
in the forward area so long that
almost forgot what women and civil
ians looked like.
While at st. Hiaire we met Rus
sian and French prisoners turned
loose by Jerry, and these poor fellow.
Continued on page 3. col. 81