Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-07-02
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.


eau and another set of federal
officials to ferret out violators
of the liquor laws.
Latah county farmers expect
the wheat market to open around
$3.50 per bushel, according to ad-
vices from Moscow. No contracts
are reported as yet, but offers of
$2.5S at coast terminals are said
to have been rejected.
Senator William E. Borah, be-
ginning Saturday his active par
ticipation in the Idaho political
campaign, told more than a
thousand people who packed and
surrounded a large chautauqua
tent at Kuna, Idaho that the
Wilson league of nations will
"Europeanize America"
A young son of Harry Deal, a
farmer resiring about 20 miles
east of Orofino, had his right
hand badly lacerated with a dy-
Mantle cap which he exploded
by striking it with a hammer.
Since June 1, approximately
100000 eastern brook, rainbow
and native fry have been distri-
buted TO the creeks and rivers in
this territory from the state fish
hatchery, according to a report
being made by Joseph Clark, in
charge of the hatchery to Mr..
lsaacs, of the state department.
Wallace and other newspapers
of the Coeur d'Alene district are
giving much prominence to the
fiVht TO occur at Wallace on July
5 between Young" ketchell and
Sewell Deane and it is assured
that the contest will be witness
ed by one of the largest crowds
ever assembled for a ring contest
in that section.
Pat Perrine, the University
of 1daho's peerless all-around
athlete left Moscow Saturday
for New York City to take part
in the decathlon and pentathlon
tryouts for the Olympic games.
He is accompanied by Tom Mat
thews, retiring Idaho tract coach
who has been putting him
through intensive training on
the Idaho athletic field during
the past month.
A young woman of Boise, a
native of Scotland. has pro-
pounded an interesting question
to one of the city registrars.
Through her marriage to an
American she became naturaliz-
ed and has been voting ever since
her marriage. She is now leg
ally separated from her husband
and wishes TO know whether she
has lost her vote with her hus-
band. The matter has been put
up to Attorney General Black.
Lawrence, the two-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Clovis
of Craigmont, died at A o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from the ef-
fects of swallowing some con-
centrated lye on the previous
Sunday afternoon. The child,
in his play about the house, came
upon an open can of lye which
had fallen from a shelf and got
the fatal potion in his mouth and
; sucked it down his lungs before
any one could interfere.
Plans were perfected at con-
ference held in Boise Monday by
. representatives from the states
of Idaho, Washington, Oregon
and Montana for the formation
of what will be known as the
Northwestern Reclamation as
sociation. The plans were out
lined by a delegation of Spokane
business men who appeared be-
fore the conference. 1t is the
purpose to meet the competition
that is likely to be offered from
an organization perfected in
southern states.
The jewelry store of w. A.
Austin of Kellogg was robbed
Wednesday night and $50 in
cash and stock estimated at
, about $1,000 taken.
On June 1st Idaho had in sight
total wheat crop of 3,134,0 900
bushels, according to the report
/ inst issued by julius H. Jacobson
of the Idaho crop reporting SER
, vice at Boise. Winter wheat
contributed 1927 900 bushels TO
this total and the spring wheat
, crop made up the remaining 15.-
907, 700 bushels. just a year
/ ago the prospective wheat crop
: was 23.S40, 900 bushels but con-
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