Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-02-06
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

Idaho state automobile No. l
has been issued to c. o. Corn
wall of Rupert. Mr.. Cornwall
made application some months
ago.
The tank "Erm en- trude,"
which saw service in France,
arrived in Lewistan in charge of
Captain E. d. Cunning of the
tank corps, and will be seen in
Lewiston during the week.
c. M. Rist, an employe of the
c. E. Wood Co., at Genessee met
accidental death at their elevator
Thursday morning, January 20,
about $50 o'clock. The cause
of the accident has not been de-
finitely determined.
A tentative contract between
the United States and the canal
companies and irrigation dist
riots interested in the storage
and utilization of the flood and
normal flow of the Snake river
in Idaho has been approved by
Secretary Lane.
The state of Idaho Saturday
paid its first interest upon the
issue of $1,700,0OO in treasury
notes effected July /, 1919. The
notes were purchased by the
Equitable Trust company of New
York. The interest payment
amounted to $40,375.
A warrant was issued out of
the federal court at Boise for
Jesse A. Edlefson, postmaster at
briggs, Teton county. The COM
plant alleges that Edlefson is
short $3.518 in his accounts. A
check of his office was made.
! which was completed January 25
. The South Side highway dist
. rict, embracing the Clifford and
; Cottonwood creek section and
, extending along the Clearwater
river from the mouth of Cot
tonwood creek to a point above
= Lenore. voted bonds in the sum
i of $75, 900 for highway improve
ments.
Louie Havs. probably the old
est man in Boise. died at the Ada
+ ountv hospital Friday at the are
I of 102 years of general break
n down. Louie has been at the
Y hospital for the last Is years,
s and when he arrived he gave his
I ape as 81 years and the date of
d his birth az April. 1918.
d VIM. p. Hall, Idaho commits
7 sioner of public works and d. P.
e Olson, director of highways, are
e urging that commercial clubs
s and all public bodies in the state
l. petition the Idaho delegation in
congress to work for federal road
appropriations as step vital to
|. the carrying out of the states
e highway program.
" Idaho educators will immed-
lately inaugurate a campaign to
: ascertain the number of boys
- and girls in the state between
y the ages of Is and 20 who are
y y not attending school and after q
- - complete survey has been com.
- - pleted a campaign will be out
" lined to induce these boys ant
girls to re-enter school and seel
higher education.
N Sharp decline in the price o.
L. hay with almost entire disap
Of pearance of the fear of short
r age for Idaho live stock is an
en- nounced in a statement issue,
to by the extension department o
,ol the University of Idaho through
~ the farm bureau. The state
n ment SAYS that in the neighbor
hood of Rupbert there are 1000
tons of hay for which no marke
is now in sight.
ST. Piercing the heart of frozeI
W. Idaho fully 80 miles with snow
his shoes and sledges, a crew of Cas-
Ise cade guides and former servic
lb- men are expected to return t
raj civilization this week bringin
on with them the body of o. B
Able. nrominent railroad officis
and a 33rd degree Mason, wh
lay was reported six weeks ago t
of have been killed bv a bull bu
di- who is now understood to hav
rec been cruelty murdered and fun
into a hay stack.