Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-03-23
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
A Review From the states of WASH
ington, Idaho, Montana and Ore
gon-News of the Past Week
Boiled Down.
IDAHO.

The postoffice at Banner, Boise coun.
, ty, has been discontinued.
Lewiston valley is to have a cream.
cry of no small proportions.
Grangeville won its suit of writ of
prohibition denied by the Supreme
Court.
A race track is to be built in Lewis.
ton. Enthusiasts Of three towns ia
make provisions therefor.
A star route has been established. be-
tween Sarilda and Rice, distance of
nine miles, twice week round trip.
q. 0. Broxon has resigned the posit-
ion of deputy state auditor, and Ben r.
Gray, of HALEY, has been appointed to
the place.
The farmers State Bank of Idaho
Falls has been incorporated and the in
corporation papers filed with the sec
rotary of state.
The senate committee ON public
buildings and grounds have report
ed favorably the bill to increase the
limits of the cost Of the public building
at Boise, Iraho, to 100000.
The real estate dealers report that
there never has been such a demand
for farming land. The demand comes
for the most part from well-to-do east
ern farmers who desire to move to Ida
no.
The Lewiston Commercial Club has
extended invitations to the state organ
izations of the democratic and repub-
lican parties to hold in that city their
conventions to elect delegates to the
national conventions.
What the doctors pronounce small
pox has appeared in Boise. 1t is mild
In form. The city authorities are do
ing everything in their power to con-
fine 1t and 1t will undoubtedly be
checked, says the Statesman.
d. T. Spencer, of Vollmer, has recei-
we'd word that the body of his brother,
c. T. Spencer, who was killed in the
Philippines, had arrived at San Fran
cisco. He has requested that the body
be shipped to Vollmer for interment.
The citizens Of Peck, Idaho, encour-
aged in their success in winning the
first prize for the best county display at
the Spokane exposition last fall, have
organized a commercial club for the
purpose of preparing for a more COM
plete exhibition next fall.
The committee of the faculty of the
University of Idaho to take charge of
the building of the Ole Hagberg monu-
ment, has been announced, as follows:
President, ]. P. Blanton, chairman;
F. G. Frink, ]. M. Aldrich, ]. E. Bone
bright and Miss Annette Brown.
The census enumerators for Latah
county have been announced by the
state supervisor as follows: w. D..
Pemberton, w. R. Crawford, ]. G. Ven
ingerholtz, Herman Nebelsieck, John
V. Brown, W. G. Lander, Charles s.
Brown, w. G. Godfrey, Rodney P. Dru-
airy, Louis G.Peterson and c. B. San
ders.
DR.. w. W. Watkins, of Moscow, has
received his commission as one of the
visitors to teh Annapolis naval &C
cademy. This appointment is an hon.
orary one, with no salary attached.
Each year the president appoints -
men from different parts of the United
States to make single visit to the An
napolis academy, and the term of office
is for one year.
Many farmers are investigating the
culture Of sugar beets, and after they
become thoroughly acquainted with the
system necessary to successfully raise
the crop he expects to secure the con-
tract for the planting Of large acre
age. Mr.. Leuschel is not endeavoring
to secure contracts until the farmers
thoroughly understand what it takes
to raise crop of this kind.