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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
UNSUAL EXPERIENCE.

c. j. Johnson had an unsual
experience Tue d a y evening,
when on yawning to give tenn
porary relief to the tired feeling
creeping over him, his jaw be-
came set and his mouth refused
to close. No effort of his own
could close it, so a physician was
called and later it was necessary
for both Drs. Taylor and Bryan
to get on the job, administer
chloroform, and work nearly an
hour before they could get the
Jaw back into place. C. J. was
out the following day, but he still
has a pretty sore jaw and will
henceforth think twice before he
opens his mouth very wide again
-Kamiah Progress.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
PREDICTS NORMAL TIMES.

According to a recent letter
written by Governor Davis, he
believes business conditions will
soon be normal. His letter
reads as follows:
81 believe the readiustment of
business is quietly but surely
taking place. Not many months
pass before there will be a
natural ard normal functioning
of business. There should have
been a decided retrenchment and
letting up of activity. This no
business man denies. 1t was
necessary to the health of in
dustry and finance, those correl-
ated functions, that they be
cleared of excessive credits and
spending. We may now all of
us proceed in the natural order
for the era of prosperity which is
before us. 1t has ever been
true that following war great
depression prevails during the
adjustment period, but immedi-
ately following them the great
est prosperity and development
exists"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
TO THE 18TH AMENDMENT

Ny country, 'tis OF thee,
Land of grape juice and tea,
Of thee | sing.
Land where we all have tried
To break the law and lied,
From every mountain side
The bootlegs spring.
My native country thee
Land of the home brewerie,
Thy brew / love;
| love thy booze and thrills
And they illicit stills;
The moonshine runs in rills
From the above.
Moscow Mirror.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
CITY BUYS
BALL GROUNDS
WILL HAVE A PERMANENT
BALL DIAMOND-FOUR
ACRES IN TRACT

At a special meeting held by
the city council in their council
chambers Wednesday evening,
the council by a unanimous vote
authorized the purchase of four
acres of land from r. S. Curless
near the Frank Terhaar home,
the purchase price being $l25
an acre to be used for a perman-
ent play ground by the city of
Cottonwood. The council also
authorized a weeks work done at
the expense of the city. The
city fathers at their regular
meeting Monday evening took
up the matter of purchasing the
tract but tabled the matter until
members of the council could for
themselves personally investi-
gate the tract. A petition bear
ing the signatures of many tax
payers in Cottonwood was pre-
sented to the council Monday
evening asking them to purchase
the site.
A permanent base ball park
and play ground has been under
discussion for some time. In
former years all work and money
expended on undertakings of
this kind has been practically
thrown away on account of the
grounds always having been
leased and consequently the
work had to be done over again
when new grounds were leased.
The tract purchased by the
city is considered to be an ideal
base ball ground having excep-
tionally good water drainage.
All work upon the grounds will
be done with the idea of perma-
nency and it is hoped that within
a few years Cottonwood will
have as good a diamond as is to
be found on the prairie.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
NEW STANDARD.

The standard weight of a quar-
ter of barrel of flour in Idaho
will be 49 pounds after May 8.
Milling companies having sacks
of flour on hand weighing AZ
pounds may sell them after May
8, when the 49-pound sack law
goes into effect, provided they
are marked as weighing AZ
pounds and not a quarter of a
barrel. This opinion was writ
ten Tuesday by Roy L. Black,
attorney general, for an Idaho
milling company which request
ed information concerning the
disposition of 48-pound sacks on
hand.
Senate bill No. 1902 amends
section 1858 of the Compiled
Statutes to read the weight of a
quarter of a barrel of flour shall
be 49 pounds; this was done in
order to keep the standard
weight of a barrel at 1876 pounds.
In answering the query of the
milling company the attorney
general said:
"As to those sacks which you
have on hand containing AZ
pounds or will have on hand
when the law goes into effect,
will say that by special contract
or agreement made you may
still sell those sacks without
change. They must however,
be stamped as AZ pounds and
could not be stamped as quarter
barrel sacks. Section 1858 as
amended provides for that when
they are sold and no special con-
tract or agreement is made to
the contrary
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
ATTEND BALL MEETING.

George Lange and N. A. Lith-
erland, are the two official re-
presentatives of the Cottonwood
base ball club who will attend a
meeting at Grangeville Satm-
day evening, which has for its
purpose the idea of organizing a
prairie league. 1t is expected
that every town on the prairie as
we'll as Kamiah and Kooskia will
be represented at the meeting.
Strong opposition it appears will
he made against any outside
players, or salaried men and up
on this one question seems to
hang the question, league OF no
league. All home boys, that's
our motto.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
DANCE BIG SUCCESS.

The dance given by the Ameri-
can Legion boys at the Orpheum
Wednesday evening was a grand
success in every way. The at
tendance was exceptionally
large, the canteen lunch deli
cious, the music par excellent,
the receipts $3.50. The music
was furnished by Mann Bros.
and Kelsey of Lewiston.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
BIG FELLOWS ALSO LOST.

business conditions, The Nation
al City Bank of New York, our
largest banking institution,
points out a few of the many
great business concerns that sus-
tanned losses reaching into the
millions of dollars in 1920, as a
result of. the genera slump in
prices. From this report we
quote the following:
with an aggregate capital in
vestment of $600,0OO,0O0 and
aggregate sales of about $3,OOO,-
600, the five leading companies
of the meat packing industry
Armour, Swift, Morris, Cudahy
and Wilson-in a consolidated
statement would show no net
earnings last year. Losses ex-
ceeded profits, and if the state
ment included leather companies
affiliated with them the showing
would he much worse. The
Armour Leather Co. had a net
loss for the year ended October
81, 1920, of S4,313,653.
THE American Cotton Oil Co..
for the year ended August 81,
1920, showed a loss of $3,611,-
$50, against a profit in the pre-
vious year of $422, 814.
"ln mentioning the packing
companies we ought not to over
look the Equity Cooperative
Packing Co. of Fargo, N. Oak,
which was promoted for the
avowed purpose of keeping the
profits of the packing business
at home and among the farmers.
Stock to the amount of $780,
90 was disposed of, and about
$6OO,0OO of the proceeds absorb
ed by the promoters. The COM
pany, however. got into business
in time to lose, it is reported
about $500, 900 of what was left.
1--WE referred two months ago
to the heavy LOSSES that dealers
were taking upon butter in stor-
age. The situation not only
has shown no improvement, but
has grown much worse. The
bulk of the winter butter supply
went into storage at about 55
cents per pound, and has been
coming out all the way down to
35 cents, from which there has
been a recovery of 7 or 8 cents.
Eggs have gone in the same way,
falling from 70 cents TO 35, from
which there has been a recovery
of a or 5 cents. Millions of dol
lars have been lost by dealers in
butter and eggs, the mild winter
being an important factor in the
result. No body could foresee,
when butter and eggs were stor-
ed eight or ten months ago. that
cows would give milk and hens
lay eggs at the rate they have
kept it up all winter.
"The Quaker Oats Co., which
in 1919 had net profits of 2,679,
394, reports for 1920 a net loss
on operations and depreciation of
inventory of S5,824, 1926.
"The Central Leather Co., one
of the big leather companies,
which began the year 1912 with
assets of 46,855, ,102, closed the
year with net loss on operations
and depreciation of $22, ,428, PA.
Montgomery, Ward & Co. of
Chicago, one of the oldest and
best known of the mail order
houses, which made Sd, ,194, ITO
in 1919, sold S101 100000 worth
of goods in 1920 and closed its
books for the year with a net
loss of ST .S55 .278."
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
HOLD BACK ON WALKS.

The present city council, at its
meeting held in the council
chambers Wednesday evening
decided to have no more new
cement walks constructed under
its present reign. The present
members of the council were al
so of the opinion that the ques-
tion of finishing the walks now
partly under construction should
be left TO the new council which
will be elected Apri 26 and who
take the oath of office the first
Monday in May.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
KILL MAMMOTH BEEF.

Simon Bros. Monday of this
week killed a four year old heifer
that weighed ITO pounds on
foot. the largest animal they
have ever killed since being en-
gagged in the butcher business in
Cottonwood, which dates back
to a quarter of a century. The
animal was bought from G. P.
Schmidt and had been fed all
winter. The animal dressed out
better than the average.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
Call for Mass Meeting to NOmin
ate Village Trustees.

A mass meeting is hereby
called to meet at the Orpheum
in Cottonwood, Idaho, on April
18th, 1921, at the hour 800 P.
NJ. for the purpose of nominating
five persons as candidates for
the office of Village Trustees to
be voted upon at the Village
Election to be held April rs, 1921
All certificates of nomination
must be filed with the Village
Clerk not less than twelve days
before the date of election.
S. J. PETERSON, Chairman
Board of Trustees.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
NOTICE OF VILLAGE
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in the Vii
age of Cottonwood, Idaho, on
Tuesday. April &c, 1921, for the
purpose of electing five trustees
to serve for a term of two years,
or until their successors are
elected and qualified. Said cleo
ton will be held in the /. o. o. F.
Hall in Cottonwood, Idaho, and
the polls will be open from the
hour of 900 A. M. to the hour of
700 p. M. of said day.
Only duly qualified electors
who are registered with the Viii
lage Registrar will be allowed to
vote at said election. Electors
may register at any time during
office, hours from date of this
notice til! 900 o'clock p. M. of
April %, 1921, at the office of
the Village Clerk, NJ. NJ. Belknap
at the Cottonwood State Bank.
Dated this 4th day of April,
1921.
By order of the Board of
Trustees, Village of Cottonwood,
Idaho.
M. M. BELKNAP,
1873 Village Clerk.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
COMMISSIONERS MEET.

The county commissioners will
meet in s,egular quarterly session
at Grangeville Monday. Some
two weeks will be required by
the county fathers to dispose of
the business coming before them
at the regular session.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
COURT CONVENES.

The spring term of the Tenth
Judicial District for Idaho coun-
ty will convene at Grangeville
Monday, April 1S with Judge
Scales, presiding. The court
docket consists of seven criminal
cases and rs civil cases.
The spring term was set for
the 11th but was postponed.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
REGISTER NOW.

The new municipal election
law, enacted by the recent leg
islature, makes it mandatory
that all persons who expect to
vote at the forthcoming city
election, April 26, lie registered
anew. M. M. Belknap. city clerk,
is registrar.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
TO FENCE CEMETERY.

Members of the local order of
Knights of Pythias have taken
steps to assist in improving the
local cemetery, a committee from
the Knights of Pythias and a
committee from the Cemetery
Association met with a like COM
mittee from the Village Council
and it was decided by these COM
mittees to purchase an ornamen-
tai fence and have it installed.
The committees will meet
again Saturday evening and com
plete their plans. The public
will receive further information
through the Chronicle in the
near future.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08
GRAVE CREEK
ROAD ASSURED
MON WILL SOON B Z
AVAILABLE AND LONG
NEEDED ROAD BUILT

The much talked of Grave
Greek road, between Cottonwood
and Grave Creek will soon be one
of reality, as the $4,000 APP
preparation given by the sixteen
tn session of the state legislature
will soon be available and if the
money is properly spent, accord
ing to men who have had ex-
perience in road building one
may go from Cottonwood to
Grave Greek in an automobile,
and upon a road with a splendid
grade.
House bill No. 313, by commit
tee on roads, bridges and ferries,
which was signed by the COVER
nor and is now a law specifically
sets aside $4,000 for this road.
House bill No. 313 contains six
sections, each one referring to
@arions road projects in the
state. Section 5, the one which
makes an appropriation for the
above named road reads as fol-
lows:
Section 5. The Commissioner
of Public Works is hereby auth
oriZed to cause to be paid over
the County Commissioners of
Idaho County, out of any money
available in the State Highway
Fund, the sum of $4,000, to he
used in the construction of the
Rocky Canyon road leading from
Grave Creek canyon towards
Cottonwood, Idaho.
M. M. Belknap recently wrote
a letter to the Department of
Public Works asking when and
how this money will be available.
The following is the reply receiv-
ed by Mr.. Belknap:
STATE OF IDAHO
Department of Public Works
Boise, April 1st, 1921
Mr.. M. M. Belknap,
Cottonwood, Idaho.
Dear Mr.. Belknap:
Your letter of March 22nd,
addressed to Mr.. VIM. J. Hall,
has been referred to me for reply
owing to the absence of the Com
missioner from the City.
1t is matter of fact that S20.-
600 was appropriated by H. B.
No. 313 for the construction of
the Rocky Canyon road leading
out of the Grave Creek Canyon
towards Cottonwood, Idaho, and
that the provisions of this bill
were that the Commissioner of
Public Works is authorized to
cause to be paid over to the coun-
ty Commissioner of Idaho county
out of any money available in the
State Highway Fund, the sum
of $4,000, to be used in that
construction.
ms Appropriation has already
been covered by minutes of the
Commissioners but doubtless he
will require certain resolutions
from the County Commissioners
before this money is made pay
able to them, and we therefore
are forwarding your letter to-
gether with a copy of this to the
Commissioner, requesting that
he reply directly to you if he so
sees fit, giving the information
which you wish in the matter.
Yours very truly,
Bureau of Highways,
pYy II w rrno.o,,,,
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08

If you want to vote at the COM
ing city election you must be
registered. Do it now.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08

Register if you want TO vote at
the city election.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-04-08

The city clerk will register you
for the coming election.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-08
OBSERVE A
FORMER PACIFIST

In spite of the fact that Secretary
Baker has been criticized by Congress
for exceeding the authorized strength
of the army, advertisements are still
being circulated by the War Depart
ment a. oealing to young men to en-
list Already Mr.. Baker has created
a big deficit through his acceptance
of thousands of excess enlistments,
and in making the appropriation to
cover it Congress is likely to order
the secretary to discharge the surplus
men at once. But still the secretary
goes blithely on collecting his men,
quite unmindful of his obligation to
obey the law passed by Congress.
The idea that the people have appoint
ed governors instead of servants has
grown startlingly during the past
eight years. Autocracy is a conta-
gious thing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-08

If you have faith in your future
your future will have faith in you.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-08
CULTIVATE
CHINESE TRADE

1t is reported that British banking
interests are planning British-Chi-
nese trade corporation for the pur-
pose of assuming leadership for Great
Britain in the industrial development
of China. 1t is said that the project
has the approval of the Chinese gov
eminent. American business men
should not permit their British rivals
to get the better of them In the Chi
nese market.
The friendly relations between
China and the United States should
be cultivated to the utmost, at the
same time impressing upon the ORR
entails the advantage of trading with
American manufacturers. With the
rapid falling off of exports to Europe
it is essential that South American
and Oriental markets be developed il
our total world commerce is not to
suffer
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-08
ENTIRELY UNUSUAL
CRIME WAVE

Fo the past several weeks an
alarming crime wave, reaching from
coast to coast, has been sweeping the
country, and about all one finds on
the front page of a metropolitan news
paper these days is a recital of bank
robberies, hold-ups. house. breaking,
pocket-picking and bootlegging. No
one appears to be in position to ac-
count for it. 1t seems to be a sort
Of contagion that Is fast spreading
to many who have heretofore been
beyond the pale of suspicion.
Quite a few of the smaller towns
Of the country report robberies and
hold-ups. too. so 1t would not be amiss
for citizens of Winnemucca to be on
their guard. Not that we have any
Of that kind of talent" among our
citizens, but in this day of fast trains
and thousands of speedy autos the
chance of escape afforded band of
robbers is far greater than ever be-
fore. 1t is an easy matter now for
a gang to travel overland by auto,
robbing small towns where the popu-
lace has become unsuspicious through
long years of tranquility and neigh
borly understanding. They make
their escape quickly and before their
work is discovered they are either
safely hidden in some large city, or
have passed into another section of
the state.
It doesn't reflect upon those living
near you to look to your doors at
night, and neither does 1t show bad
Judgment to keep the auto and your
spare tires under lock and key. For
this unusual crime wave is just as
apt to strike this community as any
other, and the old stitch In time"
proverb still holds good.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-08
PROMPTNESS Is
GREAT VIRTUE

Be prompt In keeping engagements,
and don't cause others to wait for you.
no matter how pleasant they may APP
pear when you finally arrive. They
may smile. but the chances are that
they have been thinking some hard
Things about you while waiting for
you to keep your engagement. All
of which has been said a thousand
times. but 1t will bear repetition.
There are few things more aggravat-
ing than having to stand around, or
SIT around, waiting for one who has
promised to be present at certain
time.
We say It in no sense of harshness.
but women usually are the worst Of
tenders In this respect. Seldom are
all the guests to little social affair
present on time. Business men would
not stand for such delays as the wo-
men go through at almost every meet
ing or social affair they hold. Bust
ness men have not only learned the
value OF time, but they have learned
that 1t is poor business to keep peo-
pie waiting. AS a rule, those who
make II habit not to be on time are
the ones who have the least excuse
for doing so. The more one has to
DO. the more prompt he is, as a gen.
eral thing. Notice 1t right here in
Winnemucca and you will find that
It is the busy men who are punctual
and those who have plenty of time
who usually turn up late.
Make It practice to be at the APP
pointed place when you say you will,
whether It Is an engagement Of a
business nature or merely a social
CALI You will soon see the advantage
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-08
DOLCE FAR NIENTE-

Dolce far niente" is an Italian
phrase which is translated sweet do
iIg nothing" delightful idleness." II
is said concerning the tender to Mr.
Joseph P. Tumulty of the appo intment
to the judgeship on the Customs
Court OF Appeals, vice Judge Mont
6 merry, deceased, that:
"Tumulty has not made a decision
on this offer. He probably would like
to take it, however, as it would not
interfere seriously with his prepare
ton of the book or books on President
Wilson and the eight years of Demo
cratic administration"
Quite right; "it would not interfere
seriously" with his leisure, just as ii
does not interfere with the leisure of
the present judges of said court
There is little for them to do except
to meet and adjourn, and the vaca-
tons are of considerable length. In
fact, the adjournments last longer
than the meetings. Moreover, the
Customs Court of Appeals does moth
ing which could not as well be done
by other Federal courts.
An appointment to judgship is a
dolce far niente position. By all
means Mr.. Tumulty should accept the
appointment and the United States
Senate should confirm him so as to
give him ample leisure to become Mr.
Wilson's biographer-on the human
side.
Or might it not be better to abolish
the Customs Court of Appeals and
assign customs cases to the Federal
district and circuit courts. as for
merly?