Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-08-01
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

! AHe 1uIlSFdl OF Or. M. Mckln-
non, the popular Standpoint ply
slcian, who was killed in an auto
accident, was held from the fam
lily residence July 81. at Sand
point, Idaho.
Engineers of the state high
way department have opened Of
fices in Lewiston to direct the
construction of improvements
on federal post roads as well as
other highway construction in
the central Idaho counties.
That it will be necessary to
ship $4,000 head of cattle and
100000 head of sheep from Ida
no for feed is the statement of
E. F. Rinehart, field animal hus-
bandman of the University of
Idaho.
The firm of Wyatt & Adams,
formerly proprietors of the Boi-
linger hotel, Lewiston's largest
hostelry, has dissolved, Harry
K. Adams retiring to devote his
entire attention to the depot
newsstand and his other buss-
ness interests. Miss Elizabeth
Wyatt will retain the manage
ment of the hotel.
The University of Idaho win
devote special attention in the
coming year to the study Of law
and will make effords to EN-
large this department. The uni
versity win make special induce
ments to returned soldiers ana
other young men who wish to
take up the study of law.
Residents Of Twin Falls are
using an average of 450 gallons
of water per capita per day at
the present time which is the
largest consumption on record in
the United States, according to
the statement Of Carl E. Painter
hydraulic engineer, In a report
made to Mayor w. II. Eldridge,
of that city.
The coroner's jury at Wallace
last Saturday, after listening to
the evidence in the fatal hoist
accident at the Hecla mine
when four men were killed and
three badly injured, brought IN
a verdict that the four men
came to their deaths by an
involuntary accident.
Ten disabled Ada county men
interviewed H. r. Fulton, voca-
tional advisor for the govern
ment at Boise and these men win
receive special training in the
following occupations: Expert
accountant, dental mechanic,
lawyer, machinist, farm me-
chanic, concrete contractor,
horticulturist and farm mecha-
mic, all at the expense of the
government.
Impressive ceremonies were
staged at the Lewiston state
normal gymnasium July 26th
when Lieutenant Charles Cor
KUN of the marines presented,
on behalf of the French govern
ment, the crox de guerre with a
gilt star to Corporal Oscar H.
Rankin of company 70, Sixth
regiment of marines before the
faculty and students of the
school.
:. Nez Perce county has over
1900 automobiles, according to
the report of. County Assessor
j. NJ. Armstrong, who has
charge of collecting the license
fees. This means about one car
to every 10 inhabitants of the
county. Last year the receipts
from licenses totaled $4,000,
while this years figures will ex-
ceed $4,000, One-fourth OF
this sum goes to the state high
way fund, while the remaining
three-fourths will be used for
building and maintenance of
county roads.
hepOfCS on. the apple crop In
Lewiston Orchards indicate that
| the yield will be the heaviest
ever harvested in that region.
The earlier varieties are ripen-
ing rapidly. Shippers have been
paying $1.65 a box for Yellow
! Transparent and other early
! varieties. During the last few
! years most of the peach trees IN
the orchards have been replaced
by apple trees, with the result
that the peach crop this year
: will not meet their local demand.
o Apricots are bringing record