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Newspaper

Cottonwood Chronicle

Location

Cottonwood, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1918

Page

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Idaho county merchants adopt cash basis for food sales

At a Grangeville meeting, Idaho county merchants and food dealers voted to operate on cash basis per U S Food Administration. Cot tonwood attendees included P A Gaul and J F Jenny among others. Resolutions limit deliveries and require cash or notes every thirty days with settlement by the 10th each month. Banks offer income tax reports due by March 1.

Grangeville Idaho County U. S. Food Administration Cottonwood P. A. Gaul Tom Parker A. O. Martin John Meyer J. F. Jenny A.J. Huffman Greencreek Wright The Food Administration Victor Peterson U. S R. P. Bicknell Idaho State Council of Defense E. A. Bryan U.S. Food Administration of Idaho R. F. Bicknell

Parker Store to Be Moved to New Centered Quarters

Parker & Parker have leased the large store building formerly of Sam Goldstone and just vacated by Goldstone Nash & Creel. They will move their stock into the new quarters between now and March first and greatly increase it to meet growing demand. The move puts them in the center of the business district while their current building remains vacant.

Parker Parker & Parker Sam Goldstone Goldstone, Nash & Creel, Man Cottonwood Mercantile Co

The Anton Reidhaar Case Developments

Anton Reidhaar, held on a $10,000 bond for draft registration, has returned home after several days in jail awaiting federal action. He and his father traveled to Lewiston to meet Federal District Attorney O'Neil and were examined by physicians who deemed him fit for army service. His father disputes earlier reports of arrest and states the boy volunteered in Grangeville. bonds were to be posted promptly if understood to be needed.

Anton Reidhaar U.S. Com Parets Lewiston O'Neil Land Jacob Reidhaar Grangeville Switzerland Wisconsin

Doings at the Gym Sunday at Firemen's Hall

A Sunday event at the gym in the Firemen's hall shows a wrestling bout between local fighters billed Kaiser and King. Preliminaries include a 10 round glove duel between Johnny Nash and Tom Randall. The show is free and open to all. Nine cattle cars were shipped to Spokane Seattle and Tacoma, with Goffe Eckert selling 19 head to Johnny Bear.

Firemen’s Hall Kaiser Johnny Nash Tom Randall Spokane Seattle Tacoma Goffe Eckert Johnny Bear

Soldiers Well Guarded At Sea

War correspondent Herman Whitaker details how American troops cross the ocean under convoy protection. He reassures mothers that transports are guarded, ships are masked by night, and submarines are deterred by destroyers and mines. Food, medical supervision, and morale activities are provided, with soldiers embracing the voyage as a noble adventure.

Herman Whitaker France Atlantic

Transport Tuscania Sunk Off Irish Coast

News last night reported the British transport Tuscania carrying 2179 American soldiers torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. British war ships rescued most of the crew and troops. estimated fatalities exceed 100. Nearly all units were from Michigan and Wisconsin with a few from Camp 8.

Tuscania Michigan Wisconsin Camp 8

Local Items of Interest in Community News

Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Bailey Williams on February 4 and a girl to Mr and Mrs Nick Bieren on February 3. Local folks and visitors travel between Greencreek Lewiston Ferdinand and Joseph Plains for business, farming, and social events. A Red Cross benefit recital by Miss Orter's Music Club is planned at I C O F Hall with modest admission, and a local meat and dairy trade activity includes a Poland China sow purchased from Metamora Ohio and a 320 acre Riley Rice farm sale at ninety five dollars per acre. Postmaster Nash lists un naturalized German registrations with a deadline looming tomorrow evening.

Andy Rustemeyer Wimner W. E. Bryant Metamora Ohio Jake Welte Riley E. E. Crandall Spokane Cial Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co Idaho Red Cross Miss Orter I. C Nash Iter Carl and Joseph Shurra Louis Unrecht Max Haider Michael Wirrer Otto Streichelr Mike Geis

Will Build New Elevator For Farmers Noneanes Co

Enthusiastic stockholders meeting backed enlarging elevator capacity to handle a heavy grain crop. Unanimous vote to add space for about 125000 bushels, with work to begin this Spring on the new structure.

Noneanes Eo

Basketball Saturday Night in Cottonwood Gym

Ilo basketball team returns to I O C F hall for a sequel to the crowd praised game. Admission is 26 cents. Also this coming Tuesday the basketball club hosts a jazz dance for local entertainment.

Ilo Cottonwood

Livestock Sale At Lewiston Draws Crowd

Auctioneer Harry C. Cranke conducts a Lewiston livestock sale on Saturday. The event was well attended and prices paid were entirely satisfactory with receipts totaling about the stated amount.

Harry C. Cranke Lewiston

Grangeville Council Hears Petition to Remove Police Chief

A petition with 217 citizens' names was presented Tuesday night asking Grangeville to remove police chief Van V. Robertson. Backers complain liquor sales in Grangeville and that minors were allowed in poolrooms.

Grangeville van V. Robertson

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