The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-15
HONOR MEMORY
PIONEER CITIZEN
CEASE BUSINESS DURING C. B.
HOLT FUNERAL = CHAMBER
WANTS HIGHWAY COMPLETED


That all the business houses of the
city should close their doors between
the hour of 2:30 and $50 o'clock,
Thursday afternoon, out of respect for
the late Charles B. Holt, whose funer-
al is to be conducted during that
hour, was decided at the weekly
chamber of commerce meeting We'd
nesday noon. There will be funeral
services at 2:30 o'clock at the Holt
residence on North Asbury street,
conducted by the Rev. H. H. Mitchell,
pastor of st. Marks Episcopal
church, and services at the grave
conducted by the local lodge of Odd
Fellows. All the business houses of
Moscow are requested to remain
closed during the hour of the funeral.
Would Complete Highway
Dean e. j. Iddings, in addressing
the meeting, said that he thought
action should be taken on the request
from the state highway department
In regard to the completion of the
North and South highway Dean
Iddings has recently been over the
highway, and he reports that the un-
completed portion of the highway
tends to spoil the rest of the road
that is completed, and that no salts
faction can be realized from the
building of the road until the work
is completed. It was decided, at the
meeting, that the highway committee
should prepare a resolution, which
will be presented at the next meeting
of the chamber of commerce, and
action taken upon the matter
G.. P. Mix and J. L. Naylor, both of
whom were in attendance at the re-
cent meeting of wheat growers In
Spokane, gave report on the meet
ing. They declared that even though
the farmers and business men were
all divided in their opinions of the
action that should be taken in regard
to the price of wheat, that after the
Gooding bill was suggested and ex-
planned to them, all agreed to back
it and to do all in their power to get
the bill through congress. The Spo-
kane meeting was considered as a
fitting preliminary to the meeting to
be held in Moscow Saturday after
noon, and Mr.. Naylor, who was on
the resolutions committee, reported
that the committee had resolved that 7
The Idaho meeting was a good thing
and that everyone who possibly
could, should attend.
Prof James M. O'Gorman, who is
leaving this week, with his family, :
'or the east, where he has accepted !
)rofessorship at Marquette Univers- :.
ty, addressed the meeting, express .
ng his regret at leaving Moscow and
he University of Idaho. Mr.. O'Gor- =
nan declared that, although his new .
position offered an increase in sal u
Try, and promotion, he was reluct- :
mt in severing his connection with
he Moscow people, and he said th1r
le sincerely intended to return some p
lay to this country. a
G. P. Mix spoke in behalf of the
usiness men, telling of the regrets u
f the Moscow citizens that Prof. p
'Gorman W2s leaving, and told Of u
ne great amount Of work that Mr.. to
'Gorman had done for Moscow and OF
le university. He extended the well re
fishes of the chamber of commerce 1T
} Prof O'Gorman and his family in
leir new home. The O'Gorman's ex- til
ect to leave Moscow, Thursday or pt
riday to
The labor situation for the har- 81
esting of the Latah county crop was M
eported by Secretary Rowe to be of
luch improved and he said that men re
ere available in an even proper
on to the demand. In reply from w
lie Potlatch Lumber company, to 70
,quest that they cooperate with the pc
rmers in helping them harvest their re
ops, the company reported that they Tt
Id ceased operation to as great an 81
,tent as possible until after the har-
'st and that they were doing all in Id
cir power to get men in the harvest Gu
cid. en-