Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-01-19
FEM NEWS ITEMS.
(By Special Correspondent

around ana completely recover
ed.
The fall grain is looking fine
and prospects were never better
in this vicinity for a bumper
crop.
Ed Nelson departed for Lew
iston Tuesday to attend the
Funke sale of thoroughbred
stock.
f. L. Dufur who has been
agent for Vollmer Clearwater
Company the past season finish
ed his work and returned to his
ranch.
Henry Won Berge transacted
business in the county seat Sat-
urday, it seems the "old Hud-
son" is still doing business at the
old stand.
Two cars Of hogs shipped out
Of here Tuesday for Spokane,
John Baer purchased them for
Armour & Co., j. B. Mcdonald
accompanied them.
A. L.. Bussard purchased the
old pool hall building has torn it
down and moved it to his place
where he is building a large
chicken house, next year we ex-
pect to see some of the finest
poultry in the county.
The new M. w. A. camp insti-
tuted here recently are sure 60
ing Good" large attendance new
members, and the principal feat
ure the big Feed" after each
meeting, and they are still 60
ing; Dennis Howard, the new
chief forester, expects TO visit
neighboring towns and show
them how to do the necessary.
We noticed the "defi" of the
bunch at Cottonwood on basket
ball, that's where we shine
"Come on McDuff" etc, and say
we are going to stage a play
perhaps the Merchant o1
Venice" contest on now to fine
the baldest man in town fol
"Shylock," we have severa
Portals Bassanio and others bur
can't decide on the jew.
We have heard that Burle,
Clayton, Levi White and Mile
Bennett have taken an option OF
all the town lots in Denve
figuring on the new highway go
ing that route, and Dr.. Stockton
and Mr.. Pulse have been invite,
to again take up their residenc
there. Ed Nelson and Joe Nc
Donald may be implicated in tn
plot but are keeping in the bacl
ground.
The new entertainment com
, mittee of the M. w. A. consist
ing of Zeke Hanger, Walter vol
Bargen and Pete Zehner stage
! a "dance" Saturday night an
believe us the crowd was there
, all us christians danced till 11.5
/, p. m. and all the turks till 90
! o'clock and the Ladies Club di
!. the honors in serving suppe
and us wood choppers in thi
vicinity issued a challenge to an
other social club in this vicinit
to hold candle to them.
d Henry Meyer one Of the oldes
D residents in this vicinity hs
s purchased a home in the count
C seat and with Mrs. Meyers an
t daughter wiz make that the
y future home, Mr.. Meyers hi
/ seen the Camas Prairie develc
from a wilderness to one Of tt
:. best farming districts in tt
h northwest, a former county con
e missioner and member Of tt
d legislature, always taking gre'
e interest in community affair
he will be greatly missed by h
old neighbors.
The new road, the North ar
l. South highway gap" betwet
IL Grangeville and Cottonwoo
n keeps bobbing up for discussiC
le and rumors are numerous, OF
l. of the latest, branch off tt
highway about two miles SOU
/ of Grangeville taking the Coy
le gill road and an air line nor
le westerly direction to connect
at the Twin houses, making
lie several miles shorter than al
II other projected line and easy
maintain as it is practically
water grade, quite a number
h other suggested routes but no
W Of them as short as this one
= three miles.