Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-03-28
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE.
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

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point Idaho, was killed at the
Humbird logging camp No. 8
March % by falling log which
crushed his head.
From reliable authority it is
learned that the Weyerhauser
timber syndicate has fully decided
to locate a large saw mill plant in
Lewiston, and soon work will be
under way.
In the case of Seth Larson YER
sus the Milwaukee Lumber COM
pany, of st. Maries, wherein Mr..
Larson sued for personal injuries
while working on the Benewah
flume the jury rendered a verdict
for the sum Of $500.
There seems to be a mild return
of influenza epidemic in Lewiston,
although no serious cases are re-
ported. Quarantine regulations
are being observed in these cases,
but there is no official limitation
on public activities.
The village of Hope, Idaho will
on April |, vote on the PROPOSE
ton to issue bonds of S26. 900 for
the erection Of new school build
ing. For years the village school
has been held in the old North
ern Pacific boarding house, relic
of the days when Hope was a
division point on that road.
A coroner's jury at Wallace,
March 81 found that the baby
discovered in a suitcase on Cam
yon creek, near Burke, had met.
its death by strangulation. The
investigation is being carried on
by Coroner Lescher and Sheriff
Scott, officers of Shoshone county.
The sheriff has offered 800 re-
ward for information leading to
the arrest of the perpetrators of
the crime.
The proposal to create a high
way district, at Deary, Idaho, to
be known as highway district No.
8 and including 10000 acres of
farm and timber land in this sec
ton, carried at the election Sat
urdad, March % by 156 to 81.
Three highwaycommissioners will
now be appointed by the COVER
nor and the entire supervision of
the roads of the district placed in
their hands.
Gladys Olson, age 16 years, Of
Moscow, was ordered sent to the
state reform school by the pro-
bate Judge of Latah county. Jas :
Mitchell, age 20, and his wife,
Blanche Mitchell, II, are held in
the county jail. The girls have;
made affidavits duplicating more
then score of men of Moscow
and PotIatch and some travelling
men from Spokane and some res
idents of the Palouse.
Bids for the surfacing of the
north and south state highway
between the town of Lapwai and
, Jacques Spur, a unit of GA miles
were opened Friday, March 21, in
Z the Office of c. C. Van Arsdol, dis
, trict engineer for the state high
way commission. The lowest bid
was submitted by j. A. Hoskins
, of Ontario, Ore, now engaged in
7 the construction of the north and
. south state highway between
1 Grangeville and Whitebird.
Loans totaling approximately
a $14, 1895 were made to 4209
g farmers throughout the United
r States by the federal land banks
on longtime first-mortgages in
February, according to a monthly
: statement of the farm loan board.
d The total amount of loans closed
# since establishment of the federal
n land banks was $192, 1897 1854 on
e March l, distributed among 49,
# 384 borrowers. Altogether 178, ,7S4
b have applied for loans aggegat-
ing All A55 SGD