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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
HEAD KELLOGG SCHOOL.

C. w. Jenkins, formerly SUI
perintendent of the Cottonwood
Public school, who is at the pre-
sent time taking an advance
course at the University of Ida
no, has been selected as superin-
tendent of the Wardner-Kellogg
schools. He succeeds Mrs. Laura
Butz, who is soon to leave for
Boise to take up her duties as
assistant state superintendent
of public instruction. Mr.. Jen-
kins is man of considerable ex-
perience as a teacher. After
leaving the Cottonwood schoo
Mr.. Jenkins was for several
years head of the schools at Lap
wal. The Wardner Kellogg
school is one of the largest in
the state from standpoint OF
attendance.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
BABY DEAD IN
ARMS OF MOTHER.
Infant Baby Dies During Night
UnbeknOwn To
Parents.

The twelve day old baby boy
of DR.. and Mrs. C. Sommers
died some time between four and
six o'clock Thursday morning
and for two hours or less the
dead infant layed in the arms of
its mother unbeknown to her
that the baby's soul had depart
ed from this world.
The baby, of premature birth,
was very weak but showing no
other signs Of sickness was plac-
ed in its crib Wednesday even
ing as usual. At 2 o'clock IN
the night the baby became rest
less and was placed in bed with
its mother. At four the baby
again let out q faint cry and
this was the last time the
parents know that their little
son was alive. The little soul pas
sing away between four and SIX
o'clock and during this time the
mother had the baby in her
arms.
DR.. Sommers arose at six
o'clock and was about the house
for fully ten minutes before his
wife noticed Queal look on the
baby's face. This information
she revealed to her husband who
at once made an examination and
found that their little baby was
dead. The little body was still
warm. DR.. Sommers believes
that the baby was not dead fol
more than an hour.
Funeral services will be held
from the Catholic church Satur-
day morning with the Rev. FIR
Willibrord officiating and the
remains will be laid to rest in the
Catholic cemetery.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
ROTHWELL RESIGNS.

Hervin Rothwell, deputy clerk
in the auditors office at Grange
vile, resigned his position last
week to accept a lucratiye posi-
ton with an abstract company
at Wenatchee, Wash. Mr.. Roth
well, formerly county assessor
of Idaho county and deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Eimers ac-
cepted the position he vacated
when Harold Harris resigned
about three months ago.
County Auditor Telcher has
selected w. N. Knox to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Knox is one of
the ablest men in the county fer
the position and held this post
for 16 years under County Audi
tors A. w. Talkington and ]. l.
Overman. At the time of his
appointment he was employed il
the assessors office.
County Auditor Telcher is one
of the most competent men il
the court house and for economy
he has few if any equals. HI
believes in extending his hob
by" wherever possible and il
appointing the most competen'
help obtainable regardless ol
politics. Mr.. Rothwell has many
friends throughout the entire
county who wish him success il
his new home.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
KUBE BABY BURNED.

Richard, the two year old son
of Harry Kube, of the Fem sec
ton, was badly burned about
the back, on his right side and
his arm, when he fell into a tub
of hot water at the home of his
grandparents, Nh. and Mrs. D.
H. Kube, last Friday. The baby
had been playing about the
house and fell from chair into
a wash tub containing about
four inches of hot water. DR..
Shinnick says the little fellow is
doing nicely and for a child of
his age is bearing up well under
the treatments. Fortunately the
baby will not be disfigured and
should the burns leave any
marks they will not be visible,
due to his clothing covering the
same.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
ILLNESS PREVENTS PARTY

Mrs. Julia Summerfield, well
known Latah county pioneer,
who has lived in or near Moscow
for more than fifty-one years, is
just recovering from an illness,
but was much pleased Tuesday
by short visit from a number
of her friends, old and new, who
called during the day to con-
gratulate her on her 81st natal
day. A birthday dinner had
been planned to celebrate, not
only her birthday, but also that
of her son-in-law, John A. Sud-
dreth, end her d ugh ter-in-law,
Mrs. Charles Sul.lmel'field, but
owing to the illness of the aged
pioneer these plans could not be
carried out. Mrs. Summerfield
received many pretty presents
including beautiful bouquets, de-
licious candy, and a luscious
birthday cake-Moscow Mirror
Mrs. Charles Summerfield is
a daughter of Mrs. H. B. Blake
of this city and is well known
here and in the Keuterville sec,
ton where her parents resided
for many years.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
LADIES' REST ROOM READY

The ladies' rest room is now
ready for occupancy. The room
is located in the Goldstone build
ing formerly occupied by the
telephone company. The room
has been thoroughly cleaned and
fixed in fine shape by j. Z.
Richards under the auspices of
the Commercial club. The room
is furnished with tables, stove,
wash basin, towels and ETC., and
the object of the room is to have
a place for the ladies to rest
while in Cottonwood after they
have done their shopping and dc
not care to loiter about the
stores and also to have a place
for the ladies to "brush" ur
after travelling several miles
over muddy or dusty roads. How
popular the place will be remains
to be seen.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
PNEUMONIA CAUSES
DEATH OF GEO. SHELDON.
Homesteaded in the Winona
Section in 1900
Well Known.

George Sheldon, a pioneer Of
Idaho county and known from
one end of the county to the 9TH
er, passed away at his ranch
home in the Winona section, Sat-
urday morning, after on illness
of two weeks duration with
pneumonia.
Uncle George, as he was bet
ter known to his closer friends
and neighbors in the Winona
country, was born January 28th,
1851, in st. Lawrence county,
New York. He married Minnine
White at Crooksfield, Mass, in
1886. She is his only surviving
relative. In 1886 they settled
in the Palouse country and in
1900 came to Camas Prairie and
settled on his homestead one
mile north of Winona where he
lived continuously until death
called him away.
Funeral services were held IL
Lewiston, Monday from the Vas
ser undertaking parlors and his
remains were laid to rest in the
Normal cemetery beside those o1
his old friend, Mark Howe, who
died two months ago.
The funeral services in Lewis
ton, in charge of the Odd Eel
loys lodge, were attended by {
large number Of Odd Fellows anC
old time friends. The floral Of
ferings were many and the
wreath sent from Lowe Lodge
No. lis of Winona was eXcep
tionally beautiful.
The pail bearers were old time
friends and pioneers of this sec
ton. They were: George Simon
William Schiller, H. Sweet, E. L
Martin, ]. D. Stanley and F. G
Pickford.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
GASOLINE TAX
effective SOON
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $500,
600 FOR 2 YEARS-GOV-
ERNOR SIGNS BILL.

Estimates Of the revenue to be
derived from 1daho's two-cents-
per-gallon gasoline tax place the
amount the highway fund will
receive at more than six hun
dred thousand dollars for the
two-year period. House bill
No. 142, providing for putting
this law INTO effect has been
signed by Governor C. G. Moore.
1t is thought by state officials
that the law will be in operation
in the state shortly after April
/, as the bill authorizing the tax
is an emergency measure and
will not have to wait the usual
60 days after the adjournment
of the session before becoming
effective.
The estimate of the revenue
which the state will derive from
the gasoline tax for highway
purposes is based on informa-
ton received from five other
western states having a gaso-
line tax law that has been in op-
Grafton from two to three years.
Most Of these states have the
two-cent tax, while others add
ed an additional cent this year.
Utah put the law into effect
this year with a tax Of 212 cents
per gallon.
From a compilation of the in
formation furnished by all these
states, showing the total rev.
enues and the number of cars
registered, it is found that the
average car in each of these five
states consumed 391 gallons OF
gasoline per year, OF a yearly
revenue from each car operated
of $7.82 for a two-cent tax. Fol
the approximately $4,000 cars
registered in Idaho each yeal
the total revenue would be $391,-
900.
Revenues for 1928, however
will be reduced because of the
law not going into effect unit
about April 1, and it is estimat
ed that the receipts for this yeal
will be approximately $235, 900
The total for the two-year periot
would therefore be $626,000.
Machinery for collecting th'
tax is being worked out by th'
commissioner of law enforce
ment, the state official named il
the bill as the authorized persol
to whom the tax is to be paid
When collected, the money viii
be placed in the highway fund O
the state, to be used by the com
missioner Of public works in tn
construction or maintenance o
highways of the state.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
RADIO INSTALLED.

The Cottonwood Garage, Tues
day evening of this week, insal-
led their radio set which arrived
from Spokane, Sunday evening,
and gave a radio concert in the
office Of their garage. The al
fair was taken in by a large
number of town folks who
listened in on the concerts and
programs received over the in
struments regarded as the won
ders of the twentieth century.
Mr.. Huddleston who operated
the radio set had splendid sue
cess as this was his first expert
ence with a radio. The instru-
ment came supplied with loud
speaker and eliminated the ear
phones. In the early part of
the evening the concert was not
as plain as the owner wished to
have it but as the night progress
sed it improved and about ten
o'clock it became very plain and
distinct.
A speech given by the mayor
of San Francisco in the Palace
Hotel at an army and navy ban
quet and sent broacast was re.
ceived very distinctly in Cotton.
wood and as plain af if one stoo6
along side of the speaker. The
Cottonwood Garage expects ii
have radio concerts from time t(
time and the public will be cordi
ally invited.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
LITHERLANDs ENTERTAIN,

Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Litherland
were hosts at two pleasant par
ties this week, Monday and
Thursday evening.
Bridge was played Monday
evening and enjoyed by sixteen
guests. The decorations were
carried out in st. Patrick effect
with small green candy snakes
for favors.
500 was enjoyed by sixteen
guests Thursday evening. The
Easter decorations were used.
The favors being attractive
glazed easter eggs holding nuts
and candy. Prizes were won
by Mrs. Edgar Workman and
Mrs. R. H. Kendall. Mr.. and
Mrs. X. M. Bibb were out OF
town guests.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
ASSOCIATION WILL MEET.

The Idaho County Bull AS
sociation will meet in Cotton
wood, Saturday for the purpose
of adopting bylaws and tlans-
acting such other business as
may come before the meeting.
The association is made up of
five blocks and each block will
have representative at the
meeting. The president of the
organization is John F. Knop OF
Cottonwood.
The communities making uI
the five blocks are: Grangeville
Ferdinand, Greencreek, Clear
water section and Cottonwood
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
IDAHO WHITE PINE
BRINGS BIG PRICE
OHIO MATCH co. BUYS LOO
ACRES FROM STATE
FOR $1O3,964.

Orofino, Idaho-At the state
timber land sale, conducted by
State Land Commissioner l. H.
Nash and State Land Agent B.
E. Bush, the Ohio Match COM
pany purchased 100 acres and
paid the highest price ever re-
ceived by Idaho for its white
pine timber, based upon distance
from transportation. For GAO
acres two miles southwest of
Pierce City and % miles from
the railroad at Greer, the COM
pany paid $76,775 or $120 an
acre, this being the appraised
value. For 460 acres seven
miles north of Pierce City and
81 miles from the railroad the
appraised value of $27,189, OF
about $601 an acre, was paid.
The Orofino creek purchase
adjoins $50 acres of timber
bought last November by the
match company from the West
eln Land company, known as the
Henry Tulrish syndicate. On
the Quartz creek purchase there
is much meadow land. The pur-
chasers acquire no white pine
under ID inches in diameter and
no cedar under 10 inches. The
timber purchased must be re-
moved within IL years. The
previous best price received by
the state for white pine was
$120 an acre for $50 acres in
Bonner county on Pack river
four miles from transportation
Purchase Includes 14,500,000 Ft
Timbermen estimate the pine
on the two tracts sold at Id, 800,
600 feet. A. P. Bailey of Coeul
dAlene, logging superintendent
and buyer, made the two lids fol
his company without competi
ton. The company has timber
holdings in the Marble creek an(
Coeur d'Alene regions. 1t has
a mill at Huetter, on the Spok
: ane river, and cutup plant a
Spokane, with its match factory
at Wadsworth, Ohio. 1t use'
20,000,00O feet of white pin'
yearly. This comes, except fol
a small quantity obtained il
Canada, from northern Idaho.
The total amount offered wa
1920 acres, but there were M
bidders for the 1890 acres il
, three units on Reeds creek.
Sale Sets New Basis of Value
Timbermen here expresses
the view that the sale by tn
i. state has permanently establish
' ed a new standard of timbe
4 values. Doubt had been expires
: sed that bids could be receive
e at the high average Of $87 a
a acre placed in the appraisemen
d by the state on the entire traC
!. of 1920 acres. Belief is e,
f pressed that the Reeds cree
n holdings, with supplement,
;, acreage, will be offered again
d an early date, when the railroa
e issue is settled.
t By the terms of the sale, 2
y per cent Of the purchase pric
o was paid. The balance will t
e paid in 10 annual installment
e with interest on deferred pa!
p ments at six per cent per annu
IS payable in advance. Before an
W timber is cut 80 days motto
IS must be given to the land boar
describing the tract to be ente
ed, and before the 80 days e,
pire the purchaser must pay tt
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23

unpaid portion of the purchase
price Of the subdivision.
In three sections on Reeds
creek embracing the tracts far
thest from Orofino, Is years is
allowed for the removal of the
timber, while on all other tracts
the limit is IL years. At the
expiration of this period any
timber remaining on the tracts
reverts to the state.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
WILL SHOW IN LEWISTON.

The state Poland China futu-
rity show will be held in Lewis
ton this fall according to word
received recently by Howard
Mckinley from the futurity as
sociation with headquarters il
Illinois. $1,000 in cash preml-
ums will be given away. Nampa
was also a strong contender for
the state futurity show.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
AGENT LEAVES POISON.

County Agent Carl M. Gray
son was business visitor in the
city Wednesday and while here
left 20 cans of squirrel POISON,
all mixed and ready for use at
the A. H. Nau Furniture Store
where the same may be procured
for $1.20 an ounce Each can
contains one ounce Of poison.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
ST. PATRICK PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Humphrey
pleasantly entertained at cards
on st. Patrick's evening. Eight
tables taking part. Prizes were
won by Mrs. Bunker Eller and
Chester Thompson. st. Patrick
table decorations were used at
lunch time. The hostess was
assisted in serving by Mrs. Her
man Funke and Mrs. Lloyd Tur-
ner.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
WANT THEIR TOOLS.

Anyone knowing Of any tools
or machinery belonging to the
Cottonwood highway district is
requested to notify any one of
the three commissioners, ]. F.
Jenny, John Schneider or Ed
Jessup.
Ed Jessup, Secretary. 1871
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
FELT SELLS AT NEZPERCE

c. W. Felt, for % years en-
gagged in the mercantile business
at Nezperce sold his holdings
there yesterday to outside
parties. Mr.. Felt plans ON locat-
ing in California.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23

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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
EAST BRANCH

Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce and Gasten
visited Monroe Pierce's Saturday
and Sunday. Dwight James and
Donald Updike visited Emmett Wag-
ner and his mother Friday night,
and Mr.. James returned to Crooks
vile Sunday. Donald Updike staid
until the last of the week
Moses Shell died at his daugh-
ter's in Glouster last week, and in
terment was made in the Glouster
cemetery Friday. He was brother
to Mrs. Susan Van Horn and Mrs.
James Martin. Those who attended
the funeral from here were Perry
Van Horn and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nose Van Horn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Van Horn, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. George Van
Horn.
Mrs. Martha Burtnett is sick at
her daughters Mrs. Elton Gladden's.
She is the mother Of Mrs. Bert Will
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
100 II. r. CARS WILL
BRING GIANT CIRCUS
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Add Entire ShiplOad of Big,
New European Features

Arriving aboard 100 double
length railroad cars forming trains
more than one and one-third miles
long, and made even greater than in
1922 by the addition of many big.
new foreign acts, Ringing Brothers
and Barnum e Bailey combined will
exhibit at GAINESVILLE, Thursday.
June Z.
Those who read the daily papers
or who keep in touch with the movie
news-reels need not be reminded of
the shipload of acts and animals re-
Gently imported by the Greatest
Show on Earth. The remarkable
cargo included two companies of ba-
by elephants and now Joined with
the forty adults of the mammoth
herd. There we're also 100 more
performing horses accompanied by
Europe's greatest trainer, and many
wild animals, some of which have
been added to the scores upon scores
of trained jungle beasts, while 9th
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
KNOXVILLE

The Meigsville Township Eighth
Grade commencement will be held
here in the high school auditorium
| Saturday night. June 2, at 8 o'clock
Supt. Fulks Of McConnelsville will
deliver the address. The McCon-
nelsville high school orchestra will
furnish the music. Everybody wei
come.
convene Saturday night at s o'clock
sharp. Be there on time The 3rd
degree will be conferred; also the
Rebekah Lodge will meet on that
evening. Business of Importance
demands your attendance. Be sure
to attend this meeting.
Mrs. John Bozman who has been
seriously sick, is reported slightly
better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bonifant and
children are spending week with
Mrs. Bonifant's parents at Rock
Vile.
Several of the young folks from
here attended the play at the Mill
grove grange hall Saturday night.
Mr.. Lawrence Schmidt who grad
uated this year from the Reiners-
vile high school, has gone to Bowl
ing Green to attend normal school.
Mrs. John r. Wells who has been
sick for some time, does not show
much improvement.
w. O. Barnes began the erection
of large chicken house this week
Graham Clark is assisting with the
work
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24

look like you had done otherwise.
Mrs. l.. T. Jenkins was quite bad
ly cut and bruised Saturday night
when she jumped out of the machine
while coming from town. 1t seems
something was wrong with the light
ing system and Mrs. Jenkins got eX-
cited and got out. While we have
never owned machine, we would
advise anyone wishing to jump out
of moving car to first get out and
feel the ground and pick up all
rocks and pile them up in nice
pile.
Fred Radcliffe has the concrete
basement finished for his store
room.
Robinson Crusoe's island had
nothing on Morgan county for wet
season.
Philip Yauger, mention of whose
illness has been made, is taking a
new treatment and seems better.
An effort is being made to adj
vance the Bristol township high
school to a four year. If the de-
partment would cut out some of the
tape, this school could be made a
permanent institution with far less
cost than at present. Last year two
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
ers have become part of the marve-
louS menagerie.

ers have become part of the marve-
lous menagerie.
More than a million persons saw
| the mammoth new circus of 1928
| during the weeks that it exhibited
| in Madison Square Garden, New
York Now this marvellous exhibi-
tion is touring the country aboard
five great trains. It is a third big
ger than the Ringing Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey show of last sea-
son. 1t is ten times larger than any
other circus now on tour.
Big as is this wonder circus OF
1928 with its more than thirty
trained wild animal displays in steel
| arenas, fully 200 wonderfully
schooled horses, 700 men and
women performers, 100 clowns, and
scores of features-the price of adj
mission is no, more than before. And
though the trained animal numbers
and the immense horse show were
circuses in themselves while touring
Europe, they are not offered as sep
arate attractions by the Ringing
Brothers and Barnum e Bailey COM
bined shows. Instead all are on one
gigantic program. Everything is in
one mammoth main tent. One
ticket admits to all these and to the
tremendous double menagerie.
There are more than a thousand an
imals in the zoo of this circus and
these include entire families OF hip
popotami and giraffes. Another re-
markable geological feature is an
armored rhinoceros, the only one
known to exist and alone worth
$50 600
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24
MEIGS

The Samuel Ray heirs have sold
the farm known as the Sprague
place, to Edgar Little, F. B. Ray
taking it at the appraisement and
then deciding to Mr.. Little.
We have finished our work as as
SCISSOR of Bristol township. Most
folks want to do right. We have
made some changes which if not
right can be fixed by the board of
revision. If you think your local
assessor has raised you too much,
show him how, and if he is like your
scribe he will go with you and have
it changed Don't get mad at your
assessor, as he was under oath and
bond to do to the best of his ability,
and if you get mad now it would
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-24

teachers were employed, one watch
ing while the other heard class.
Mr. Culver said he could do all the
work, but the system said no. Some
of the eighth graders will get their
high school at Cloud or go without.
Let's get away from this you
tickle my back and / will tickle
yours" and give the poor children a
chance and quit grading the papers
for fun as one teacher said--did
and make merit the basis, and you
as teacher or superintendent will
have more honor over one who went
through fairly and honestly than
over many you let through because
you wanted to stand in.
Death of B. +. Richardson
In a telegram received from Mrs.
B. F. Richardson Iucille Warne)
the sad news was conveyed that Mr.
Richardson had died Wednesday
evening, at the sanitarium at Daw-
son Springs, KY. While it was
known that he was seriously i'll, yet
it was not known he was so near
death. Mrs. Richardson took the
remains to his old home at Gown,
Ala, for burial. We will give a
Mrs. Roy Wilson has again lost
her speech. 1t is thought her trou-
BILE is caused by a tooth.
Meigs creeks were out looking
over the bottoms Sunday and Sun
day night.
Some folks think they can sup
press the news by stopping their
paper. That isn't where news
comes from. Don't hop the poor
editor for what the correspondents
do. He knows women only when
smiling. You may discourage him,
and we have waited patiently nigh
onto IA years TO write up his wed
ding, and we don't want to lose out
now.