Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-04-09
news AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

eft Of Our Readers.
Miss Ethel E. Redfield, state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, who is serving the last
year OF her second term in that
office, is not going to be a candi-
date to succeed herself.
President Elliott, of the Lew
iston State Normal, last week
attended a meeting of the Lewis
county teachers held at lilo and q
meeting of the trustees of the
county held at Nezperce.
The worst storm Moscow has
known since last November
swept over Latah county Friday.
The storm began about daylight
with a fall of snow, unaccom-
panied by wind.
Walter Davis, the IL year-old
stepson of Nate Overman. of
Culdesac, accidentally shot him.
self through the knee with a .38
caliber revolver Saturday.
Strong demand for draft
horses and for those heavy
enough to be of practical service
on the farms, is reported by E.
F. Rinehart, field animal hus-
bandman of the University of
Idaho extension division. in his
current report to L. w. Fluharty
director of extension.
Beginning with next Monday
the Craig Mountain Lumber Co.,
will add a night crew to the mill
force, which will practically dou-
BILE the production of the big
plant. Employment for about so
additional men will be provided
and will bring the total payroll
up to about 400 men.
Unable to meet its obligations
with actual cash, the state of
Idaho began Saturday to regis
ter against future tax payments
the warrants with which it pays
employees and contractors. These
warrants will cost the state 6 per
cent interest until they they are
called, which may be after sew
eral months.
Governor Davis will ask DR..
Z. A. Bryan, state commissioner
of education, to represent the
state of Idaho at a conference of
governors and state represent
atives soon to be held in Wash
ington, D. c., in an attempt to
solve the teacher shortage puz-
zle.
Wages for deck-hands on the
Snake river steamers reached
new high mark this week when
increases to 500 per month
were allowed. This advance is
due to the necessity of moving
the Snake river grain crop and
the increase is partially brought
about by overtime allowed. The
former pay of the deck-hands
was $40 per month.
Smoke from the two large
chimneys of the University of
Idaho heating plant will almost
entirely be eliminated by the
contemplated installation of new
boiler settings, according to an
announcement made today by
II. J. Macintire, professor of me-
chanical engineering.
Approximately one-half of all
the standing merchantable tim
ber in the United States is locat-
ed in the states of California,
Oregon. Washington, Montana
and Idaho, and it is estimated
that in those states there are
thousands of millions board
measure. In the state of Idaho
alone there is now in govern
ment ownership more than one
third of all the standing mer-
chantable timber. The value
of that timber at 81 per 1000
feet. board measure, is in excess
of $40, 900. 900.
The United States senatorial
committee, investigating charg-
es of manipulation against cer-
tain officials of the federal grain
corporation, may hold a session
i'm Boise soon. Miles Cannon,
state commissioner of agricul-
ture, announced today upon his
return from Spokane and north
Idaho that he had formally invi-
ted the committee to come to
Boise while on their trip to west