Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-11-14
NEWS ROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

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highway district to vote $780,
900 bonds for highway purposes,
carried by 234 to 80.
Idaho outclassed and outplay-
ed the University of Montana
Saturday on a slow and muddy
field, winning the game z to 0.
The game was played almost ex-
clusively in Montana's territory.
Six Idaho banks, making new
state history, formed a syndi-
cate Saturday, and, underbid-
ding four groups of New York
and western capitalists, pur-
chased the whole of Idaho's
$650,000 treasury note issue.
During the fiscal year ended
June 80, the national forests in
Idaho earned $463,O7O.4O, and
last week a check for $115, ,767.60
was deposited with State Treas
urer John w. Eagleson, which
covered one fourth of the re-
ceipts and representing the
states share of the income.
Jack Ration and Dan Cline,
charged with burglarizing the
Clifford postoffice, entered pleas
of guilty today in the federal
court and were sentenced to
terms at McNeills island federal
prison. Dalton drawing four
years and a fine of $10O while
Cline was given three years and
a fine of $10O.
The $1,OO0,0O0 good roads
bond issue, voted by Ada county
citizens on August 80 last, was
sold by the county commission
ers to Ferris & Hardgrove,
Spokane bond buyers. On a
bid of 4.97 1-2 per cent and a
premium of $4,000. This is the
same firm to which the state
sold it's 100000 capitol building
bond issue for the consideration
of the capitol wings.
Horace j. Mileham, who shot
himself through the body in an
Intellectual attempt to commit
suicide 10 days ago, sat up a
short time Sunday while his bed
was being made. DR.. Adair
thinks he can begin sitting up
for longer periods each day and
that he will gain in strength
steadily and rapidly. He is
much more cheerful and wants
to get well
Articles of Incorporation of
the Culdesac State bank, with an
authorized capitalization of $685.
900, paid-up capital of $4,000
and paid-in surplus of $4,000,
were filed with the county au-
ditor of Nezperce county and an
nouncement is made the new
banking institution will be open
and ready for business the latter
part of January.
To meet the great need of a
custom flour mill at this point,
the enterprising farmers of this
community, with a few of the
business men, have entered into
an agreement to supply the nee
essary funds for the construc-
ton and equipment of such a
plant which will have a daily ca
pacity of so barrels of flour and
which will be strictly up-to-date
in every particular. -Nezperce
Herald.
Jeptha H. Scott resigned yes
terday as sheriff of ShoshonS
county and in the district court
was freed by Judge w. w.
Woods on the charge of having
made false return in regard to
the destruction of certain intox-
icating liquor. The court dis
missed the action, brought at
the instance of R. E. Weniger,
probate judge, on the technical
, grounds that the sheriff was not
: liable under the crimal statutes
r for an alleged false certificate
) made by one of his deputies.
Lewiston is asked to assist in
/, securing federal aid in the con-
struction of the water grade
highway from the Elk City min
e ing district to the railroad at
: Sites. The request was made
n by William G. McNutt, civil and
S mining engineer of Elk City,
S who attended the meeting of the
/! Commercial club and addressed
: the Lewiston citizens on the inn
poYtance of the river highway