Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-12-29

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Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Mckinney
returned Tuesday evening from
Spokane where they spent
Christmas day at the home OF
Roy Mckinney.
The Cottonwood Garage is
making a number of improve
ments about its office this week.
New shelves are being installed
and the room in general is being
renovated and given a new coat
of paint.
/ Helen Schmidt was an arrival
on Saturday evenings train
from Cotton where she is attend
ing the Sisters school to spend
the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Schmidt of the
Greencreek section.
Mrs. II. C. Matthiesen, daugh-
ter Eliza and son Hobart, spent
Christmas with Mrs. Matthie-
sens parents in Lewiston. The
Williams family had family re-
union on Christmas day, the
first one in many years.
William Kelsey and family
departed this morning for Lew
iston where they will visit day
or two with relatives of Mrs.
Kelsey. Before returning home
they will also visit friends in
Spokane. They expect to be
gone about a week.
George Mcpherson spent
Christmas day with his aged
mother at Pomeroy, Wash, re-
turning home on Tuesday even-
ing's train. Mr.. Mcpherson
stated that his mother was in
splendid health, when one con-
siders her age.
E. J. Bennett, the Denver
mill man, left Saturday morning
for a two months visit to his old
home in Kentucky. This is his
first visit to his old boyhood
stamping grounds in 80 years.
During his absence the mill at
Denver will be in charge of his
son, Harry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Schroe-
der are spending the holidays at
the home of Mrs. Schroeder's
parents in Lewiston having de
parted for that city on Saturday
mornings train. They will re-
turn in time for Mrs. Schroeder
to resume her school duties here,
Tuesday.
John Engel, Thursday of this
week had two fine monuments
placed over the remains of his
wife's parents who are buried in
the Catholic cemetery. The
work of setting up the monu-
ments was done by Mr.. Engel
and representative Of the COM
pany from whom he purchased
them.
Mrs. Ben Robertson and
daughter returned Tuesday even
ing from Winchester after hav
ing spent some time there with
relatives. The Robertsons win
soon move to Grangeville TO 70
side where Mr.. Robertson will
act in the capaciay of deputy
sheriff under Sheriff-elect VIM.
Eller.
The fine residence of A. r.
Wiley at Grangeville burned to
the ground Monday morning
destroying the building as well
as its entire contents. The cause
of the fire was probably a de-
fective flu or an over heated
stove. S2700 insurance was car
ried on the building and its con-
tents.
Peter Bies returned to Clarks-
ton Wednesday morning after
spending Christmas day with his
family here. He is constructing
a bungalow in Charleston. He
was accompanied to Charleston
by his son, William. Pete says
the banana belt has nothing on
the prairie for weather and dur
ing the recent cold snap Their
mometers there registered as
low as on the prairie.
A marriage license was issued
at Grangeville, Wednesday, to
Miss Cecilia Bruegeman of Cot
tonwood and to Mr.. Thomas F.
Ruef of Sublimity, Oregon. The
wedding will take place in Cot
tonwood on January 9th. Mr..
Ruef arrived in Cottonwood
Sunday evening from his home
in Oregon and will return with
his bride to his home near Sub
Unity where he is engaged in
/ farming, soon after the wedding