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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
LOCAL men BUY
HARDWARE STORE
SCHURMAN AND CAMPBELL
BUY HARDWARE STORE
AT ELLENSBURG

Paul Schurman and Percy
Campbell, of Cottonwood, and
Walter Schurman of Charleston
closed deal last week whereby
they become the owners of a
S25, 900 stock of hardware and
implements at Ellensburg, Wn.,
the property of Chetman & Son.
Mr.. Schurman and Mr.. Campbell
have already departed for that
city to take an inventory of the
stock.
In the deal Mr.. Schurman and
Mr.. Campbell disposed of their
Montana holdings.
The firm will be known AS
Schurman Bros & Campbell. Mr..
Campbell left for his new loca-
ton Tuesday morning and does
not intend to return to Cotton
wood. Mr.. Schurman left Mon
day morning for Ellensburg and
after taking an inventory will
return to Cottonwod and expects
to remove with his family to his
new home some time about the
middle of the coming month.
Both boys are well and favor
ably known in Cottonwood, Mr..
Campbell, having been acting
postmaster for the past year and
Mr.. Schurman has been employ
ed by the Hoene Hardware for
the past three years and is corr
sidered a very able man in his
line.
They have numerous friends
here who wish them financial
success in their new undertak-
inp.
Ellensburg is located on the
main highway between Spokane
and Seattle and is the last city
through which one passes before
ascending the Cascade noun
tains on the east. 1t is a mod
ein city with paved streets and
etc. and has approximately 1000
inhabitants. There are two 9TH
er hardwares in the city besides
the one purchased by the above
named gentlemen.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
DELIVERS DOUMECQ HOGS

Ray Shinn, of the Doumecq
Plains delivered 81 head of hogs
in Cottonwood, Monday, which
he sold to the Farmers Union for
$3.50 hundred. The hogs were
driven out over the new Joseph
road and the trip was made in
fine shape.
In commenting upon the hog
situation, Mr.. Shinn, stated that
he believed it was the best and
most profitable undertaking
from a financial standpoint that
a farmer could engage in. His
section of the country, two years
ago was practically out of the
hog business but at the present
time he estimated that there
were at least 1000 head in his
immediate neighborhood and
that others were going back TO
the mortgage lifters" as fast as
conditions warranted.
Mr.. Shim has resided in that
section for 20 years and during
all these years has feed his
wheat to hogs and as long as he
lived there never hauled but one
load of whe2t out of that sec
ton which he exchanged for
flour and he says he has raised
during that time thousands of
bushels.
Mr.. Shinn is also of the opinion
that it is now up to the Doumec.
quers to build a connecting link
with the Joseph highway via.
Center canyon, as Cottonwood
beyond a question of doubt is
their logical railroad point. He
was also loud in his praise for
the Joseph road and also for the
work being done on the Rice
Creek Cottonwood road, now un-
der construction under the sup
ervision of Superintendent Aber-
crombie.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
DEATH CALLS MRS. JANSEN

Mrs. Sophia Jansen, age II
years and the wife of Henry
Jansen of the Greencreek sec
tion passed away at the home OF
her son, Anthony, of Greencreek,
Wednesday at 2 p. m.
Mrs. Jansen, while she has not
been in the best of health passed
away very suddenly and before
all the members of her family
could Ee summoned. At the time
of her death she was surrounded
by members of her family and
the Rev. FIR. Baerlocher who ad-
ministered the last sacraments
of the Catholic church, of which
denomination she was a most
faithful member, after which she
passed away peacefully.
Sophia Jansen was born at
Greencreek, ILL.,, Dec. 81, 1S48
and came to this section for the
first time about 20 years ago
with her husband. She was the
wife of Henry Jansen, a proml-
nent character in Illinois during
the time he resided there, hav-
ing at one time held the position
of state senator from his home
county in Illinois besides other
public offices. Mrs. Jansen al
so was one of the first white
children to have heen born in
Greencreek, Ill. when that sec
ton was a wilderness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jansen cele ebrated their gol-
den wedding jubilee two years
ago.
She leaves to mourn her death
besides countless friends and
other relatives seven children as
follows: Anthony Jansen. Mrs.
Victor Lustig and Mrs. Henry
Schmidt of Greencreek, Idaho /;
Leo and Henry Jansen of Island
Grove, ILL.,. Joe Jansen of Effing-
ham, ILL.,; and a daughter who is
a sister in a convent at Lincoln,
Nebraska.
Funeral services win be held
from the Catholic church at
Greencreek tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock with Rev. FIR. Baer-
locher officiating.
The funeral furnishings were
supplied by Undertaken A. H.
Nau, of Cottonwood.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
$4,000 GALLONS OF GAS.

The Continental Oil Co., this
week received three carloads OF
gasoline which they have placed
in their immense storage tanks
on the railroad righ-of-way in
this city. The tanks now hold
approximately $4,000 gallons of
gasoline according to o. D. Ham,
lin, their agent.
At the retail price of 33 cents
a gallon the oil tanks hold $3.50
worth of gas, enough to supply
Cottonwod and surrounding ter
ritory for about 80 days when
the automobile weather is per-
feet.
The freight on a carload of
gasoline from Casper. Wyoming,
from which point this fluid was
shirped is Sia cents a gallon or
'5'8.00 a car.
The company also has on hand
5000 gallons of bulk coal oil.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
INDEPENDENT TICKET.

According to an article appear
ing in the Spokesman-Review, an
Independent ticket will be placed
in the field the coming election.
This is the opinion of Riley Rice,
of this city who is spending the
winter with relatives in Lewis
ton. The news article was sent
to the Spokane paper from Lew
iston and was published under a
Lewiston date line of March 81.
The article reads as follows:
Riley Rice of Cottonwood,
who was a candidate last year
for congress on the independent
ticket and president of the farm
ers' union at Cottonwood, states
that the farmers and working
people of Idaho will put an indie
pendent ticket in the field the
coming campaign.
According to Mr.. Rice, the
farmers interests in the new
party will be looked after by Ray
McCraig, who had charge of the
nonpartizan league party in Ida
no two years ago, and will follow
out the ideas and theory advanc.
ed by the committee of 4S.'
An organization will be perfected
in every precinct in the state
says Mr.. Rice"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
HEROIC WORK
SAVED BABY
7-YEAR-OLD BOBBY SOUTH
PLAYS PART OF A REAL
HERO WEDNESDAY

Dan, the 4-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Andy Rustemeyer had
a narrow escape from drowning
Wednesday afternoon when he
accidentally fell into Cottonwood
creek near his home and floated
down stream for alomst $50 fe. t.
Due to the quick and heroic work
of Bobby South, the seven-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
South, little Dan might have
been a corpse today.
Little Dan, with his sister,
were playing near the creek
when the lad fell into the water.
Mildren became excited and IN
her excitement failed to call her
mother who was close by in her
home but ran up and down the
creek crying Dan fell in the
creek"
Bobby South heard his cries
and he came running towards
the stream from near the Nc
Laughlin residence and seeing
Dan floating down stream waded
in giving little thought to his
fate and pulled him out of the
water near the Orpheum theatre
none the worse of his experience.
The creek at the present time
is very high, due to the rains
and melting snow and runs very
swiftly were Dan fell in. Dams
only remark was Gee | sneeZed
under the water"
The mere baby was fortunate
in escaping without drowning.
And for Bobby, we'll we call him
a real hero.
The only remark Bob would
make after the heroic incident
was: "Well | would go into
water clean up to my neck to
save a tiny baby"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
AGED MAN DIES.

Jacob KambitSch, civil war
veteran, age 92 years and an old
pioneer of the Genesee section
passed away at his home in Gen
esee Wednesday, according to a
telegram received by relatives
of Mrs. Joseph Schober, of this
city, daughter of Mr.. Kam-
bitsch, who was at the bedside
of her father when he died, hav-
ing departed for that city Sat
urday morning after receiving a
telegram stating that her father
was not expected to live.
Mr.. Kambitsch is well known
here, having visited at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Schober on
numerous occasions.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
NURSE RESIGNS.

Miss Rose Taylor, county nurse,
has resigned her position be-
cause of the size of the county,
parts of it being so inaccessible
as to make the work too strenu-
Gus.
Miss Taylor was Idaho county's
second nurse, the first nurse
having resigned for the same
reasons as those given by Miss
Taylor. After all Idaho county
is state in itself so far as area
is concerned.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
BURIED SATURDAY.

The remains of Mrs. c. Son.
mems were laid to rest in the
Catholic cemetery Saturday
morning, funeral services hav-
ing teen held from the Catholic
church and were attended by a
large number of friends of the
deceased lady. The services were
i'm charge of Rev. FL. Willibrord.
The casket, which was a beau
tiful one was the handiwork of
the Sisters of st. Gertrude con-
vent.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
WILL RRESUME WORK.

Work will be resumed, as soon
as weather conditions will per-
mith on st. Gertrude's convent
which has been under constiuc-
tion for the past two years. 1t
it is thought that the monster
building will be practically COM
pleted this year, will when COM
pleted cost near the $150,000
mark.
A number of skilled laborers,
who were employed on the con-
struction work for the past two
years have already arrived from
their home from ouside points.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
CONTRACTORS WHO WILL
DO WORK ON n. & s. ROAD
Large Amount of Work Will be
Done This SummIr-247 Mills

This year will see great devel-
opment on the portion of the
North and South state highway
in this district, says the Lewis
ton Tribune. Between Lewiston
and Weiser, the latter being the
southern terminus of the high
way, the distance is PAT miles.
The highway also continues be-
yond Lewiston to the north
boundary of the state.
Beginning at Lewiston, the
Lewiston highway district has
already built 512 miles of the
North and South highway up to
the district lire. For the re-
naming five miles, from the dis
trict line to the Spalding bridge,
q contract has been let to G. L.
Strickler for 7,027.60, for sur
facing with broken stone.
The building of the Spauldine
bridge, at a cost of $4,000 or
more is provided for out of the
county bridge and bond issue of
S400, 900, but the contract has
not yet been let. From the
bridge to Lapwai, the four mics
of highway have already been
built. From Lapwai to Culdesac
it has already been graded and
surfaced a distance of eight
miles, at a cost of $4,000.
From Culdesac to the top of
the hill, adjoining the Evergreen
highway district, 11.2 miles, it is
to be graded, drained and sur
facted at a cost of $4,000 with
funds available from county,
state and federal government.
The 10.1 miles from the north
to the east boundary of the Ever
green highway districts, by way
of Winchester, this being state
aid project No. %, is to be built
by contract let to Fitzgerald &
Stanton for $59,698.78, the sur
face to be done with stone.
The next section of A miles
extending to Craigmont, was
completed last year at a cost of
$75,000.00.
From Craigmont to the north
boundary of the Ferdinand high
way district, or the south boun-
dary of the central highway dis
tl'ict, a distance of So miles, the
work of surfacing has been let 20
the Triangle construction COM
pany of Spokane for $43,541.97.
From the north boundary line
to the south boundary line of the
Ferdinand highway district, u
distance of seven miles, the con-
tract for surfacing has been let
to the Highway Construction
company of Colfax, Wash, for
S38,349.42.
From the north boundary line
of the Cottonwood highway dis
trict to within 1ls miles of the
town of Cottonwood, being state
aid project No. %, covering a
distance of three miles, the grad
ing and draining, but not surfac-
ing, has been let to Lingo & Sor-
row for $50, ,060.46.
The 70-foot span bridge across
Lawyers Canyon, between the
Ferdinand and Central highway
districts, is to be built by Albert
l.. Smith, of Spokane, for 81, ,487.
There are two miles within the
village of Cottonwood, and then
2.56 miles to the highway dis
trict line and 4.8 miles through
the Fem highway district, and
seven miles further to Grange
vile, a total distance of 1877
miles, that is not provided for.
From Grangeville to White
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
news AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben.
eft of Our Readers.

Charles Hairless, an Indian,
age 10, was found dead Monday
on the Garden gulch road near
Lapwai as result of moonshine
poison.
Mrs. Julia McRae, found guilty
of having liquor in her possess
sion by jury Saturday at Sand
point was given two months in
the county Jail and fined $500
and costs.
Ben Brahan and William F.
Mccullough, ex-service men,
were recommended by Represen-
tative French Tuesday for post
master at Kellogg and Mullan,
Idaho, respectively.
More than 83 per cent of the
12,588,949 motor vehicles in use
in the world are in the United
States. With 10,5O5, ,660 in this
country and 961, ,0S0 in the other
English-speaking countries there
are left only 1,122,03O for the
rest of the earth.
A contract has been let and
$3.50, 900 of bonds have been sold
to improve and complete the Post
Falls, Idaho, irrigation district.
The American Wood Pipe COM
pany of Tacoma, the successful
bidder, took the bonds in pay
ment and has sold them.
Saturday an examination for
the position of postmaster at
Kamiah was held in Kooskia at
the office of the forest supervi-
sOr. Charles Henderson, Frank
Eggleston, j. B. Carter and J. V.
Van Dyne, all of Kamiah, were
competitors in the examination.
The Orofino Trading company
of Orofino has made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors
to J. D. Merkle, of Spokane. The
business it is stated will be con-
Quoted exactly as heretofore, the
only difference being that a re-
preventative of Mr.. Merkle will
be in charge.
Lumber mills throughout the
Inland Empire are preparing TO
resume operations with large
crews. With the exception of
the Potlatch Lumber company's
mills at Potlatch and Elk River,
Idaho, all of the big mills in
northern Idaho and eastern
Washington will reopen within
the next 80 days.
The first class of nurses to
graduate from st. Joseph hospi-
tai receive their diplomas Tues
day evening when a program was
given in their honor at the X. of
c. hall in Lewiston followed by
a banquet. Three of the nurses
are sisters of st. Joseph and
three are young women receiv-
ing the honor.
The home of Probate Judge
Ellis in Nezperce burned Sunday
morning shortly after midnight
and the judge and his family
barely escaped with their lives.
The entire family was asleep in
bedrooms on the second floor of
the residence when Judge and
Mrs. Ellis were awakened by the
flames breaking into their cham
ber from the rear of the house.
This is the second loss the Ellis
family has suffered within the
last six months.
Somewhat of a mild stir was
caused in political circles in this
state when it was announced
that Gov. ID. w. Davis was on the
chautauqua circuit delivering
addresses in the states of Oregon
and Washington. 1t was known
that the chief executive was not
in the state, but no announce
ment was made that he was
spending his time outside of the
state under the auspices of a lee
ture organization. Naturally
party leaders, both republicans
and democrats, sat up and took
notice when they learned for the
f.,.r& +.,~>o @ln@ ,,,nn H. a,ca
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24

age districts in Ada county show
a total of S616,000. Bannock
county, along with Idaho. Latah,
Lewis and Shoshone, has no out
standing county bonds.
Boise county is the banner
county of the state from the
standpoint of lack of bonded-in-
debtedness. Is has but $85, 900
worth of outstanding bonds.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
CARD OF THANKS.

wish to express my heartfelt
thanks to my friends and neigh
bors who so kindly and willingly
assisted me during the recent ill
ness and death of my beloved.
wife. Casper Sommers.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-03-24
BONDED DEBT OF
IDAHO IS LARGE
TOTAL STATE DEBT IS S54,-
000,000-PER CAPITA
$126.41

The total bonded Indebtedness
of the state of Idaho and its poll
tical SUI divisions says the Boise
Statesman is $54,607, ,663.64 or
approximately IL per cent of
S495, $50, ,989.51, the 1921 valua-
tion of the state. These figures
were issued in a report given out
Saturday by B. E. Hyatt, direc-
tor of the bureau of public &C
counts of the department Of
finance.
This is a debt of $126.41 for
each and every person in the
state, based on the 1920 census
of 431, 800 souls. If the total
bonded Indebtedness were con-
verted into dollar bills and laid
end to end they would make a
continuous line slightly more
than 5000 miles in length; more
than twice the distance from
New York to England, three
fourths of the earth's diameter
and just about equal to twice
across the United States.
If this amount of money was
converted into silver dollars pill
ed on top of one other, the
column would reach approx
mately 27 miles high or more
than three times the worlds al
titude record for aiIplanes.
Melted and cast into bars it
would require 85 freight cars
each carrying 10000 pounds to
move the load.
The states share of the debt is
$5,919,000 and the remainder is
divided between the various
counties, cities, villages and tax
ing districts as follows:
State ........--............$ 5,919,000.00
Counties -.......-....... 9,O99, ,939.75
School Districts e.. 11,184, 4,245.51
Cities and villages 13,877,211.91
Highway districts 9,261, 10000
Irrigation district 4,345, 10000
Drainage districts 920, ,666.47
Total ..................S 4,6O7, ,663.64
The report states that the fig
mes were taken from the state
auditors records. In many cases,
however, subdivisions of the
state have failed to make an ade-
quate report and the informa-
ton furnished by county audi
tors reports and by the state
examiners reports has been used
Another statement appearing
on the report is:
Under the title city and vii
lage bonds is included the issues
of special improvement districts
within the city or village. Irri-
CATION, drainage and special i'm
provement district bonds evl-
dence expenditures which direct
ly enhance the value of the pro-
perties and should be distin-
guished from all other issues
which are general in nature"
Twin Falls county ranks su-
preme in the amount of bonded
Indebtedness in any one county.
1t has a total of $5,962, ,867. 90
and even outranks the state
which has $5,919,OO0.0O. Ada
county is second with S3,722,-
539.73 and Bannock county third
with slightly more than three
million dollars worth.
Twin Falls big debt is wrap
ped up in city and village bonds,
of which the county has $2,254,-
447.09 worth. The county also
has a large issue of outstanding
highway bonds, totaling S2,233,-
900. School district bonds are
about a million and a quarter.
Ada county's largest debt is in
the county itself which shows a
total of 81, ,418,700. School dis
tricts total $1,198,51O and cities
and villages have less than half a
4 ..asllsNx. Ix-.-.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-20
GEORGE NELSON DIES
in FEDERAL PRISON.;
SERVING LIFE TERM

George c. Nelson former Peters
burg man, who was serving a term
Of life imprisonmert. died recently
in the Federal penitentiary at Mcneil
Island, according to reports received
here today. Local Federal officials
had received no confirmation of the
reported death, however.
Nelson was convicted last winter
in the local U. S. District Court OF
killing Nels Peterson in a Peters
burg pool room. The defense made
an effort to show that Nelson was
insane when the deed was committed.
but the jury decided otherwise and
on its recommendation Judge Reed
sentenced him to life in the peni-
Tertiary. Several weeks ago it was
currently reported that Nelson had
gone violently insane there. Later,
according to unofficial reports, he
had a severe stroke of paralysis from
which he never recovered. dying a
rcw days afterward.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-20
IMPROVEMENT IN
BUSINESS NOTED
BY E,T.STANNARD
Says Company Improving
Steamer Service to Keep
Pace with Development.

All indications point 20 improved
conditions in business and industry
in the Territory in the opinion of
g. T. Stannard, President and
General Manager of the Kennecott
Copper Corporation, who visited here
This morning for few hours. Mr..
Stannard is enroute to Latouche to
inspect the company property there
and will later go to Cordova, the
Kennccott mines and probably to
Xatalla.
While passenger traffic has, up to
the present time, not been as heavy
rs had been expected, the volume
of freight has been steadily growing
md the year is expected to be better
han last, he said. The company has
improved its steamship service con-
iderably in the remodelling of the
Ala meda and next winter will alter
the Mort hwestern so as to make it a
much better equipped vessel for both
passengers and freight. Many of the
three berth rooms will be changed
into two-berth rooms. The company
is also contemplating the addition
Of a new steamer to its fleet fol the
long run to the Westward. Mr..
STANDARD said there are no late de
velopmcnts in connection with this
new vessel but that something defin-
lie would probably be ready for an
nCunccment about the middle of the
GUNNER.
One of the most important in
dIstrial developments in the coastal
lection of the Territory, said Mr.,
Stannnard is the increase in the
herring packing trade. In a single
email field served by the Alaska
Steamship Company, he said, there
are eight concerns establishing her
ring packing plants This branch
OF the fishing industry, he added,
Will furnish an increased tonnage
this season to southbound ships.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-20
MAIL RUN WILL
COMMENCE SOON
TO PETERSBURG
George Ramstead Awarded
Contract for Weekly Serv-
ice-Includes Fanshaw.

The inauguration of weekly
local mail service between Juneau
and Petersburg including Cape Fan
shaw beginning July /, was an
nounced today by Postmaster H. M.
Bradford. The contract for the serv-
ice has baen awarded to George
Ramstead, of Cape Fanshaw.
The contract covers a period of
four years. 1t calls for weekly trips
between Juneau and Petersburg with
calls at Gambler Bay, Pybus Bay,
Brothers Island, Five Finger Light
land Cape Fanshaw Under certain
circumstances on each second trip
between October l and March 81
calls may be omitted at all points
covered in the contract except Ju-
neau and Petersburg.
Mr.. Ramstead, it is understood,
will use the Tillacum on the run.
Definite information as to the boat,
however, was not available today,
as the contractor was not in town.
The new service is in part one
sought to have established for the
past two or three years by the Jul
neau Commercial Association. The
Association, however, has endeav-
bred to extend the run down as far
as Port Walter.