Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-04-02
news AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

1daho's share of the $257, ,OOO,-
600 federal appropriation for
road building in 192O-21 is
$1,159,967.
The state of Idaho Saturday
brought suit against Charles S.
Moody, former state adjutant
general, for recovery of $l219.OO
OF state money alleged to be held
mlawfully by him.
Idaho hunters, in 1919, killed
223O deer, 1876 elk and seventy
seven mountain sheep, according
to report made to Governor
Davis by Robert o. Jones, state
commissioner of law enforce
ment.
Because of his faithful serv-
ices as chauffeur during a period
of two years for Mrs. J. H.
Peery of st. Louis, deceased,
Lee J. Oviet, shop foreman in
the Capital garage at Rexburg,
in this state, received a legacy of
$43, 900 from her in her will.
The University of Idaho clos
ed Friday evening for the annual
spring vacation and will remain
closed until Monday, April 5.
Nearly all members of the fac
ulty will attend the Inland EN-
pire Teachers association con-
vention at Spokane during the
week.
Mrs. Herbert G.. Read, 20
years old, of Troy, Idaho, ended
her life Saturday morning by
shooting herself through the
heart with a 38-caliber revolver
after she had quarreled with her
husband because she did not
have breakfast ready when he
returned from work at the brick
yard where he is employed as
night Waterman.
Responding to a popular de-
mand indicated by petitions and
resolutions filed from all parts
of southwestern and south CEN
tral Idaho, the Idaho public util-
tiles commission forwarded to
the interstate commerce COM
mission a formal complaint ask
ing that mountain time be de-
clared as standard for the ter
ritory between Pocatello and
Huntington, Oregon.
State Treasurer John w.
Eagleson formally authorized
the announcement that he is a
candidate for the republican
nomination for governor. He
issued a statement addressed to
the republicans of the state in
which he attacks the present
state commission form of gov
ernment and says that if nomin-
ated and elected he will return
to the old state form.
Over $50 fans Saturday wit.
messed a fast boxing contest be-
tween Charles Lawson of Lewis
ton and Sailor" Harry Moody
of Nezperce.. The contest went
ten rounds to a decision for Law
son, who outclassed Moody. The
latter however, put up a game
fight against his heavier op.
ponent, coming back after re.
peated knock-downs.
| About $4,000 Idaho farm bu.
reau members will be called upoI
before April Is to approve OIL
disapprove a tax plan proposed
by a bill in congress whereby
land holdings valued in exces:
of $4,000 will be taxed one pei
cent. The American Farm Blu
reau association will compile the
results of the referendum arG
make recommendations to con
gress.
Albert d. Craven sergeant
company X, seventh infantry
whose home is in Weiser, Idaho
has been awarded the coveted
distinguished service cross b.
the war department. The cita
: tion reads as follows: "Alber
= D. Craven, sergeant company X
seventh infantry. For extraor
dinary heroism in action nortl
of Ciergas. France, October 2
=, 1918. Sergeant Craven OIL
three different occasions, volun
) tarily exposed himself to heav.
{ machine gun fire; crawling il
|. advance of our lines. he rescuet