Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-21
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

the state are very promising so
far this year.
The Lewiston high school won
easily for the third successive
year the state interscholastic
track meet at Moscow. The
handsome trophy cup is now in
permanent possession of the 10
cal school.
The Roth Construction comp
any of Lewiston and Pullman
has been granted the contract
for the construction of the new
boys dormitory for $50, ,508. The
other bid received was from the
Hurley-Mason company for SIT,
600.
The Lewiston Dairy has plac-
ed an order for Simplex silo of
$50 tons capacity and construc-
tion will be Immediately COM
menced. This silo in size will
rank with the largest in the
northwest. The heighth will he
40 feet and the diameter 20.
Attorney r. d. Leeper of
Occur d'Alene, International
committeeman for Idaho of the
American Legion, departed for
Washington, summoned to at
tend an important conference of
the legion called TO consider
pending soldier relief legislation.
Jim Yeot, China Jim," the
Lewiston gardener, entered a
plea of guilty at Moscow, to the
charge of operating an illicit still
but the court directed that he be
allowed to return to Lewiston
and take care of his garden and
that he again appear in court in
November to receive sentence.
Fearing there would be a div
ision of joint property if her Sis
ter obtained a divorce and re-
! married. Miss Della Johnson of
Weiser Friday afternoon shot
, and killed Mrs. Lou Draper and
after notifying some neighbors
! put the gun to her temple and
: blew out her own brains.
; Idaho lost 10 per cent of the
337, 900 acres of winter wheat
! sown last fall. There are left
E 303, 900 acres for harvest with a
+ growing condition of 80 per cent
: of normal forecasting a produc-
o tion of .248,000 bushels, accord
+. ing to julius H. Jacobson of the
, Idaho crop reporting service.
= Enforcement of that part of
: the state automobile laws re-
! quiring the display of a license
i number plate at both the front
a and rear of motor vehicles was
insisted upon Saturday in a let
ter sent by Robert o. Jones,
y state commissioner of law en-
: forcement, to all Idaho peace Of
:. ficers.
a J. X. White, commissioner of
e public welfare for the state of
d Idaho, and for more than seven
n years connected with the depart
: ment of public health, died at his
i home in Boise Sunday morning
y after an illness of two years. tu-
II berculosis with many complica-
tions being the cause of his
y death.
II Mrs. Harriet Boe, Idaho's old
/ est citizen, passed away Tuesday
> morning at Juliaetta at 1C
IS o'clock at the age of 103, she
/ having celebrated her 103rd
'e birthday on the first day OF
H. April. Mrs. Boe had resided II
Juliaetta for about 16 years ant
had been a resident of Lataf
n county for more than 80 years
ut An interesting double wedding
w took place Saturday in the office
s. of Probate Judge Charles Woel
ic flen at Lewiston when Louis
N Paul, a widower, and his son
e. Stephen Paul. both Indians Of
oil st. Ignatius, Mont. took as then
n respective brides Mary Mox Mo,
n of Lapwai and Amy Mathews oi
T. Sites, the latter belonging u
'y the Nez Perce tribe.
ne Articles of incorporation o.
the Thiessen Stock farm wer'
filed with the county auditor o.
Nezperce county. At a meeting
or held in Lewiston organization
id was permanently effected witt
" Henry Thiessen as president. w
n. Thompson. vice-president, ant
I'd George Thiessen, secretary ant
re treasurer. The amount TO
n, ~ ;cl, tha raw or0anizatiop wa