Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-10-10
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

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The regular fall term of the
district court for Lewis county
convened at Nez Perce Monday
at which term Judge Scales will
preside.
Permanent quarters will be
provided in one of the new capi-
tol wings for the American Le-
gion, it was announced Tuesday
at the governors office.
Gail, 2-year-old child of Virgil
Samson, of Genesee while play
ing in the alley back of their
home, tripped and fell into a pile
of hot ashes and was severely
burned about the hands and
limbs.
Washington State college at
Pullman, has just bought two
valuable animals from the Uni
versity of Idaho, one being a re-
gistered Poland China boar and
the other a registered Hanp-
shire ram.
A new high record for farm
land prices has been set at Mos
cow by the sale of the H. H.
Simpson 100 acres three miles
northeast of that city to H. T.
Roster of Linville, in Latah
county, for $175 an acre.
In the event that federal
troops are needed in Idaho to
uuell riots, they can be procured
through the western department
of the army at San Francisco,
General Liggett commanding,
Newton D. Baker, secretary of
war, notified Governor Davis
Tuesday.
For the first time in the his
tory of the present state pardon
board, o. v. Allen, former state
treasurer, serving a term in the
penitentiary for embezzlement
has failed to apply for parole
or pardon. The board at its ses-
sion last Wednesday examined
the applications of 80 offenders
of the law.
The biggest check ever paid a
farmer on Nezperce praire for
grain was paid to Turner broth
ers last week by w. L. Lyon, re-
presenting the Yollmer-C Clear
water company of Lewiston.
The check was for $4,000, for
over $4,000 bushels of wheat, re-
presenting the entire crop rails
ed by them.
The Clearwater highway dis
trict of Clearwater county on
2 Monday voted bonds in the sum
l of 100000 for highway impro-
vements by the overwhelming
majority of 410 to 81. The dis
! trict embraces Greer, Lolo, Elk
{ River, Fraser and Dent and has
, an assessed vaulation of $4,30O,-
900, exclusive of personal pro-
! perty.
1 Statistics compiled in the Of
flee if Robert o. Jones, secre-
tary of state, showed Thursday
that prior to the close of busi-
ness on September 80, last day
. . of the third quarter of 1919, an
aggregate of 42,500 automobile
: licenses were issued in Idaho.
: This is 10000 more than were
issued during the entire year of
, 1918.
3 There is a strike on at the
= mills and logging camps of the
Potlatch Lumber Company at
3 Elk River. The strike occurred
e when the price of board was
raised from 81 to $1.25 per day
and the men were required to
pay for the laundry of bedding
t The mill closed down and work
S in the logging camps has been
: suspended. 1t is not believed
:. the strike will last long.
n The Temple theatre, the only
+ playhouse for Legitimate" pro
ructions in the city of Lewiston
S is to be the subject of an inter.
lt esting legal struggle for its pos,
g session. I. M. Binnard secured
l. a lease, it is claimed, from the
Y, organization controlling the
n building and assumed posses
is sion. 1t later developed that E
H. Elton and Rolia Duncan, who
IS are running motion picture thea.
II ters, had secured a lease from
ID the directors of the Masonic
70 Temple association were alsc