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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
Pope BENEDICT
DIED SUNDAY
81 WOULD WILLINGLY Of
FER MY LIFE FOR
PEACE"

Rome, Italy.-Pope Benedict's
death occurred at 6 o'clock Sun
aday morning.
The end had been expected for
several hours. The attending
physicians, Cardinal Gasparri
and other members of the pope's
household were present at the
bedside.
After a time the doctor told
his holiness that they were pray
ing for the peace of the world to
which the pope replied:
81 would willingly offer my
life for the peace of the world"
He then turned on his side and
lay watching those near him.
During his suffering the pope
never relinquished his affability
toward those of his household
who attended him, smiling, even
bantering the doctors, and re-
cognizing and appreciating every
attention from his visitors. On
his bed of pain the pontiff SEEM
ed q figure of imposing moral
grandeur.
What a pope!" have been
common expressions of admira-
ton. To his aged doctor, who
refused to take rest, the pope
said: GO and lie down; you are
an old man now"
When tn e pope's nephew,
Marquis Della Chiesa, despite
his own illness, went to the bed
side the pointiff reproached him
for his impudence and begged
him to return Immediately to
bed.
When Cardinal Gasparra was
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
LAST LYCEUM NUMBER.

Next Monday night the last of
the series entertainment under
the auspices of the Cottonwood
High School will be presented at
the Orphem theater in this city.
AS you see announced this enter
tainment will be of exceptional
merit and it will be more than a
treat, a delight to those who
hear the De Marco Aistrup En-
tertainers: the harp, the piano,
the violin, the readings, the i'm
presentations, the costumed num-
bers, all these round out a pro-
gram of rare merit.
Let Cottonwood, "her beauty
and her chivalry bright" attend,
thus waving adieu" to this
series with appreciation of the
good it has done.
The single admission ticket
will be reduced 25 per cent.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
LOST EXCITING GAME

The Cottonwood high school
basket ball team lost a very ex-
citing game last evening, having
been defeated by a team repre-
senting Charleston high school
by a score of 27 to "a. At the
end of the first half the score
stood Is to 8 in favor of the
home boys. Charleston has the
reputation of having an excep-
tionally fast team but they had
nothing on the Cottonwood boys
last night. Luck, which is some
times a deciding factor in Win
ming games, broke in favor of
Charleston. Every member of the
local high school team did his
best and to single out any one
man would be an injustice to the
remainder of the team.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
NO MORE BONDS.

Times are dark and discourage
ing but far from hopeless. Cover
nor ID. w. Davis told the county
assessors of Idaho, assembled
for their annual conference in
the senate chamber-of the capitol
Saturday. The governor pre-
dicted that within three years a
new and sound prosperity will
have returned to the nation and
to Idaho. 1t can safely be ex-
pected that this will not be mere
ly another period of initiation as
we had during the war, he said,
but that times will be genuinely
good and prices for products of
all kinds will be at a level from
40 to go percent higher than
during the period just before the
world war.
The governor closed with the
statement: THE bonded indebt-
edness of Idaho as a state is
S5, 10000. I hope not another
bond is issued and | will oppose
increasing this as long as | live
in Idaho. The old argument has
always been that we should let
posterity pay for the capital i'm
provements we hand down, but
we have been fooling ourselves.
We pay much more in interest
and sinking funds each year
than our expenditures would be
for improvements in the same
period. / hope the time will
soon come when the bonded debt
is wiped out and the state will
pay as she goes"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
.LOCCERS TO
GIVE BIG DANCE
WILL TAKE PLACE AT kEU-
TERVILLE TUESDAY
YOUR INVITED

The saw mills around Reuter-
vile have nearly all finished the
seasons logging and are plann~
ing a big dance for next Tuesday
evening in the hall in Keuterville
1t was the custom years ago,
when the logging was over with,
for the saw mill men to give
what they called a Logger's Ball
at which the loggers officiated in
full regalia, hammer and tongs.
For several years past they have
not staged their annual event be-
cause there was no logging done
to speak of, but this year it is
somewhat like the days of long
ago. The Hattrup and Hussman
mills have quit for this season
and most of the other mills will
finish within a few weeks. Af
the Hussman mill nearly three
quarters of a million feet is deck
ed in the yard while Hattrup
comes second with three hun
dred thousand. We have not
learned how much the other
mills have in their yards but all
are doing some logging. While
the mills do not anticipate a
heavy local demand for lumber,
wholesale prices are such that
shipments to outside points can
be handled profitably The saw
mill business is one of the lead
ing industries of the Keuterville
section and a resumption of old
time activity is welcomed by all
Camas Prairie people as it no
doubt will mean cheaper lumber
as also increased prosperity for
the mill men. AS to the big ball
we have the following announce
ment by the Building Doctor"
Of course the DIR. explained this
is only a programme and tenta-
tive at that but it is something
to hew too and lines will be fol
lowed as closely as possible.
Committee of the Whole
Punkcenter-Nonewedge Lum-
ber Co., by Hank Hattrup.
Sapstain Lumber & Knothole
Co., by Joe Uhlenkott.
Allknot Lumber Company by
w. B. Hussman.
Claptrap Box & Scantling Co.
Chas Boxleitner.
Observation-Disclosures Lumber
Co., by J. B. Krieger.
Allgreen-Bullpine Lumber Co.
by Dan Meder.
Programme.
Speech of welcome by the
Burgo-Meister.
Invocation, Joy Eastman.
Initiation into the mysterie!
of the Black Cat the secret ordel
of loggers and lumberme1
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
DEATH TAKES TWIN BABY.

Max Hayward Shields, the
eight month old twin baby boy
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward Shields
passed away at the home of his
parents Saturday morning after
an illness of only a few days,
having been afflicted with pneu-
monia, which was the direct
cause of the child's death.
His death was a shock to his
parents, for the little fellow was
thought to be improving daily.
During his illness loving hands
did everything possible to save
the child's life. Little Max Hay
ward is survived by his parents,
his little twin sister and four
other brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held
from the M. E. church Sunday
with Rev. F. M. Cass in charge.
The remains were laid to rest in
the Cottonwood cemetery. A. H.
Nau was in charge of the funer-
al arrangements.
The sorrowing relatives have
the sympathy of the entire COM
munity, in this their hour of
grief.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27

known as Tomcatiniated Hoo
Hoos.
Conducted by the following
officers:
Imperial Kater Hank Hattrup
Scrivenoter John Mager
Senior Hoo Hoo j. B. krieger
Official Jabberwack w. b. Huss-
man.
Shark ..-.....-....--.....Rufus Gentry
Custodian of the Black Cat
Louis Goeckner.
Shootmaster and Sargent at
arms ---....--.....-...J Joe. Uhlenkott
Keeper of Kittens Ben Hattrup
katerwauller .......--.... Dan Meder
The ensignia of the order is a
Black Cat in fighting posture,
with raised hair, curved back
and straight-up tail. Visiting
Hoo Hoo's must wear the button
with the picture of the Black Cat
to be admitted to the second and
third degree work. Candidates
for admission into the secrets of
Hoo Hoo are called kittens until
they get their eyes open which
generally takes place in the first
degree, after which they are
known and have the full rights
of regular Hoo Hoos. Everyone
is eligible to admittance after
having passed the first degree,
but only loggers and lumbermen
may hold office.
Your application together
with the initial payment of $10.-
90 should be in the hands of the
Imperial Kater before opening of
the ceremonies. Since the test
in the degree work is very severe
the order permits the publication
of sample questions and tests so
that the candidate may have
some idea of whether or not he
can stand the ordeal.
Mental test: Why is a cant
hook called a cant hook even
though it hooks ?
Physical test: Brains enough
to grease a Fid-hook.
Endurance test: With the tail
of the official black cat in your
mouth draw until you taste the
salt placed in the cats mouth.
Having passed these tests you
will be admitted to the Tomcati-
nations a royal banquet will be
served to members of Hoo Hoo
and their families. Speeches
and subjects are scheduled as
follows:
Trials and Tribulations of a
Road Monkie with Luny drivers,
Seymour Hazen.
The possibilities of a logging
road as a merry-go-round OF
scenic railway-Chester Hen
Erickson.
If it don't stick, bring it back
By the sawmill blacksmith-Ben
Forsman.
Owls. Holt Owls and Hoo.
Hoos-Hy Hattrup.
The Kittens are now cats-By
the Building Doctor.
Katerwauller and Katzenjam
mer-a musical discord by the
Katzenjammer Jazz Band oi
Cottonwood.
i Dance.
Hicockedudelorum Hank Hat
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27

unable to put his hand on the
pontifical will in a drawer of the
desk, the pope called to him:
your eyes are bad. Bring
me the drawer. | will look my
self"
Thus through hours of agony,
there fell from his mouth for
each who approached him, a
word and a smile, a thank YOU
or word of encouragement. Even
when his condition became worse
and he was no longer able to take
oxygen, he desired the arch
bishop of Bologna to recount
every detail of the fetes and re-
ceptions held at the enthrone-
ment of Monsignor Rocco as
archbishop. At another moment
he desired TO know the names of
the diplomatic corps present in
the ante chamber.
Pope Benedict XIV, the 259th
successor of st. Peter as SUI
preme head of the Roman Cath
olic church, began his pontificate
on September 6, 1914, soon after
Europe entered upon its four
years of war. Upon many oc-
casions during the war he en-
deavored to bring the belligerent
nations to a peace agreement and
thus to maintain the title which
had been affectionately bestowed
upon him by a high dignitary OF
his communion as "a messenger
God sent to bring peace"
The body of Benedict XIV. was
entombed in the basilica of st
Peters Thursday.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
Former Symphony Harpist and Pianiste
Now Heading Own Concert Company


Baton of Leading Symphony Conductors.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
FUNERAL SATURDAY.

Funeral services over the re-
mains of Jacob Reidhaar,
wealthy retired farmer of the
Greencreek section, who died in
the st. Joseph hospital at Lewis
ton last Wednesday were held
from the Catholic church at
Greencreek SATURDAY.. with Rev.
FIR. Baerlocher officiating at
requiem mass. Interment was
made in the Greencreek cemetry.
The funeral arrangements were
in charge of Undertaken Nau of
Cottonwood. The services were
largely attended.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
HITS THE 100 MARK.

The Chronicle circulation Is
not only increasing month by
month on account of new sub
scribers, but the old subscribers
appear to be pleased with the
paper, if we are to judge, accord
ing to the way they are renew
ing their subscriptions. One hun
dred paid during the month of
January, 8 of which are new
subscribers. The new names
added during the month We're:
Pacific Telephone Co., J. f.
Brown, Mike Gies, J. f. Keener,
Florin Holthaus, J. S. Brown,
Frank B. Voskuhler, and A. T.
Gardner.
Those among our old readers,
advancing their subscriptions
were:
August Won Bargen, John ].
Pulse, j. B. Goeckner. Steve
Farthing, d. A. Mckinley, Elsie
Stockard, II. l.. Shields, Gott-
fried Halter, Joseph Ritter, Mrs.
]. II. Nuxoll, F. G. Nuxoll, B.
Nuxoll, o. p. Moberg, A. J.
Barth, Jacob Simon, X. II. Ken
dali, Lloyd Turner. John Hoene,
Henry Hoene, Sam Butler, J. V.
Baker, John L. Rookie, Frank
Simon, Fred Simon, Elmer Ball,
Leggett Mercantile Co. Edward
Harmon, Joe Uhlenkott, Otto
Ries, Mrs. Blake, Chas. Summer
field, Henry Boeckman, John
Seuhert, VIM. II. Fortin, Ger
hard Uhlenkott, Jake Gortsema,
Frank Lord, w. B. Moughmer,
Frank Kelsey, DR.. Sommer, B. II.
Luchtefeld, Otto Aichlmayr,
Andrew Jorgenson. Fred Miller,
w. w. Brown, Henry Telcher
John F. Knop, T. F. Moughmer,
J. J. Schneider, Ed Terhaar, Rev.
FIR. Berthold, w. M. Schiller, r.
A. Minis, j. p. Eimers, Fred P.
Pfannebecker, S. l.. Triplett,
Mary Staab, Carl Schurra, DR..
Orr, Frank Thyering. Conrad
Bosse, Oscar Asker, NJ. Wens-
man, Adolph Johnson, Alexander
Freidenrich Co., Mrs. Henry
Baune, William Buettner, Her
man Seubert. II. J. Uhlenkott,
Mrs. Lora B. Hale, Mrs. Theresa
Kelsch. T. Clark, Nick Clausen,
John Schmidt, Emil Schott, Mat
Duclos, w. w. Blackburn. Joe
Kaschmitter, George killmer.
Herman Swenkee, Jake Welte,
Walter Robbins, John huffman,
Sam Hamill. w. II. Eller, Joserh
Mcdonald, J. G. Eimers, John F.
Nuxoll, r. P. Cooper, w. A. Gen.
try, J. B. Krieger, John Duclos.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.

Some fifty friends and neigh
bors, of Mr.. and Mrs. Alois Holt
haus, were royalty entertained at
their fine country home Wednes-
day evening, at cards and dane
ing. The affair did not break
up until the wee hours of the
morning. A splendid lunch was
served at the midnight hour by
Mrs. Holthaus. The champions
of the evening at cards were !:
Ladies: Miss Julia Kolbeck, first
Mrs. Jos. Mcdonald, consolation.
Gentlemen: Frank Tackle, first
Herman Funke, consolation.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft Of Our Readers.

Sixty-one and one-half per
cent of the total tax payments
for Latah county for 1921 were
paid by December 81, 1921, ac-
cording to the report of Miss
lone S. Adair, county treasurer.
Paving of nine miles of the
Apple way, from the Washing
ton state line to within five miles
of Occur d'Alene, at a cost of ap-
proximately 100000, will be
started about March / and COM
pleted by October /.
All second, third and fourth
class postoffices in northern
Idaho and eastern Washington
are placed under the jurisdiction
of the Spokane postoffice by the
postal authorities action in de-
centralizing the postal service.
An enthusi- site meeting of
about rs farmers of Clearwater
county met in Orofino, Saturday,
January Id, at the call of the
Orofino Commercial Club for the
purpose of discussing ways and
means whereby the dairy in
dustry within the county could
be promoted.
Thomas ]. Bunker of Coeur d.
Alene age 81, died at his home
Saturday after an illness of sew
eral weeks. He was one of the
oldest pioneers of Idaho and took
part in the Nez Perce Indian
wars in 1877. He came to Idaho
in 1862 from Oldtown, Me-,
where he was born. He went to
Occur d'Alene in 1908.
For the first time in the his
tory of the state penitentiary
three brothers were recently
locked behind the grim walls to
begin serving sentences of from
one to Is years for burglary.
They are James, Louis and
Harry Purcell, age 81, % and 25
years. They were sent up from
Lewis county.
Egypt signifies romance TO
many people and especially to
Miss Vivian Slawson, former
school teacher at Moscow, who
was recently married in Cairo to
William G. Greenslade of Bey-
routh, Syria, where he is connec-
ted with one of the. oldest and
largest mission colleges under
the board of missions of the Pres
byterian church.
The position of postmaster at
Lewiston which pays $4,000 a
year has been settled by decision
of the authorities at Washing
ton based on the civil service ex-
animation, Ransom M. Coburn of
that city receiving kilograms TO
the effect that his name would
be sent to the president for nom-
ination. The position is now
being filled by r. L. Pennell.
North Idaho's five timber pro-
tective associations spent $307,-
814.73 in 1921 to protect stand
ing timber from fire, according
to an audit recently by w. w.
Gowen, an examiner for the
state bureau of public accounts.
Receipts from assessments again
st the associations and other
sources, however, amounted to
! $301 ,310.82 in the mean time.
Miss Bernice Mccoy, who was
state superintendent of public
instruction in Idaho in 1915 and
1916, has enrolled at the Univer-
sity of Idaho in the college of
letters and science and will take
up work leading to her bachelors
degree. Miss Mccoy has taken
advanced work at Columbia and
during the last few years has
been engaged in social service
work in the southern states.
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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
BUYS HOME.

Mrs. Mary Baune on Monday
of this week purchased a 5 room
cottage and four lots from Geo.
Mcpherson, near the Catholic
church, for $1100. The newly
acquired property which is de-
scribed as follows, lots S, 6, z, s,
block 13, T. J. Rhoade's First
Addition, will be occupied by
Mrs. Baune and her daughter,
Miss Frances, as a home. The
Baune's heretofore made their
home on an acreage tract just
outside of the city limits.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27
ANNUAL SALE.

The annual thoroughbred
Poland China hog sale con-
Quoted yearly by Howard
Mckinley and John Funke,
recognized breeders of the
northwest, will be held at
the Bide-a-wee hog farm 8
miles due east of Cotton
wood, on Thursday, Febru-
airy End. 25 bred sows will
be offered for sale.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27

While the dance is primarily
for loggers and lumber men every
one is welcome, but before he can
get admission to the hall he
must give the pass word which
may be obtained from the I'M
perial Kater at any time before
the dance begins.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-27

Tally cards for sale at the
Chronicle office.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-06-01

about a wife and child In Philadelphia.
"Claypoole with 215 prisoners) was
placed on board the ship Symmetry
and was exchanged on reaching Amer
lea. He sought out Mrs. Ashburn,
who was so favorably impressed with
him, that they were married. May
8, 1888. Five daughters were born
to them, one, Clarissa, married a Will
son, and succeeded her mother In the
Flag making business.
"The original number and street of
the Flag house was 80 Mulberry
street; but Mulberry was changed to
Arch. The numbers began at the
Delaware river, alternating on north
and south side of the street. In
1855 the present system of number
ing In all cities originated In Phil
adelphia, giving 100 to each block
Cor square, in local parlance Of that
city,, the Flag house becoming 289.
The writer lived below the old house
a short time before the new system
of numbering was adopted, when
Mrs. Mund then kept a tobacco store
In 1t, and refused large sums of
money for parts of the house as
relics"
Then follows william J. Cnnby's
statement:
at is not tradition, 1t is report from
the lips of the principal participation
in the transaction directly told, not
to one or two, but to dozen or more
living witnesses, of whom 1 am one,
though but a little boy when I heard
1t. was eleven years old when Mrs
Ross died In our house, and well re-
member her telling the story. have
the narrative from the Oldest Of my
aunts, reduced In writing In 1867.
This aunt, Mrs. Clarissa Wilson. sue
ceeded to the business Of making flags
which had been exclusively held by
Mrs. Ross, and she continued to
make flags for the navy yard and the
arsenals for many years until. being
conscientious on the subject OF war,
she gave up the government business,
but continued the mercantile business
until 1857. Washington was a fire.
quent visitor at my grandmother
house, before receiving command OF
his army. She embroidered his
shirt ruffies and did many other
things for him. He knew her skin
with the needle. Colonel Ross, with
Robert Morris and Central Wash
ington, called upon Mrs. Ross and
told her they were a committee Of
congress and wanted her to make the
Flag from a drawing, a rough pine.
which upon her suggestion was re
drawn by General Washington,
chiefly because the stars were six
cornered. and not i've cornered- !
fix the date to be during Washing
toms visit to congress from New York
when he came TO confer upon the at
fairs of the army, the Flag being. no
doubt, one OF these affairs"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-06-01

from his Quaker training not Inclined
to perpetrate lie on the public, when
he in 1870 prepared a paper on the
Flag which he read before the Penn
sylvania Historical society, also told
the story, not from tradition, but as
told by Mrs. Ross to Mr.. Candy"
Then follows the refutatlon, among
the papers of Mr.. Alrich, as he used 1t
on previous occasions. 1t contains the
following:
"a myth exists only in the imag-
nation. Is Betsy Ross a myth? Did
such a person live and did she make
the first Stars and Stripes which we
now reverently speak of as old
Glory'2
st is recorded that some time be-
tween May % and June Z, TIT,
Commander in Chief George Wash
ington, accompanied by the committee,
Robert Morris and Col. George Ross
"a relative of Betsy called on her,
and there after consultation, In
structed her to make the Flag. The
American congress resolved, on Sat
urday, June IA, 1777, that the Flag
of the United States be 10 stripes
alternate red and white, that the
union be IS stars, white on a blue
field, representing a new constella-
ton This was substantially the
design agreed upon by the commit
tee and made by Betsy Ross.
But who was Betsy Ross7 Her
maiden name was GriscOm, Elisabeth
Grlscom, born in 1852, Of Quaker par.
ents, Samuel and Rebecca Griscom.
Samuel was a descendant of Andrew
Griscom, who brought the first cargo
Of bricks from England. of which this
famous house was built. Elisabeth
married John Ross, an Episcopalian
and for this awful misdemeanor she
was expelled from the Friends soci.
ETY., and becoming an Eplscopalian
with her husband. worshiped In the
Old Christ Church, only a short dis
lance from her home, and where the
pew she occupied (No. 12) is still
marked to designate it as hers, as Is
also her grave In Mount Moriah Gem
etery, beside her husband, ClaypoOle
General Washington also worshiped In
the same church, and his pew is also
marked, and both are shown today
1.-TWO children were born to JohI
and Betsy Ross. one Zillah dying IL
infancy. The other was named
Eliza. Ross died when a young man
his widow being at the time of the
episode twenty-five years of age. Ross
was an uphOlsterer, his widow con
tinuing the business, was so occupied
when the committee called upon her
Widow Ross married. Joseph Ash
burn. who was devoted to the cause O.
the young republic. and was cap
tured by the British and died In NIL
prison at Portsmouth, England. Dur
ing his Imprisonment he told fellow
prisoner. John Claypoole. his stor!