Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-12-31
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reprodu ed for Ben
eft Of Our Readers.

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Richard McCloy Of Iowa has
written the mayor Of Boise for
his assistance in locating the
man with who mhe contracted
a board bill As years ago, in
Boise City in 1876
A million dollar electrulytic
zinc refinery is to be built at
Kellogg, Idaho, by Bunker Hill
& Sullivan Mining & Concentrate
ing company, according to an
announcement by Frank N.
Smith, director of the company's
smelter at Kellogg.
The lilo opera house at Craig
mont was destroyed by fire last
Wednesday morning, resulting
in practically a total loss of the
building, valued at $4,000 and
a $4,000 stock Of merchandise,
the property of the Hub chain Of
stores. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
The sheep industry in Idaho
is Just about where it was num-
erically 10 years ago, according
to figures announced Friday by
the census bureau. When CEN
sus was taken last january the
bureau found 1856, ,27O sheep on
farms and ranches of Idaho as
against 2,110,330 10 years ago.
Edward Stanley, pioneer Of
Coeur d'Alene has died. He was
one of the gallant pioneers who
aided in quelling the last Nez
Perce Indian rising. For many
years the late Mr.. Stanley was
an orchardist, his home ranch
being among the show places Of
the section.
More than three million dol
lars has been asked by the state
board of education to operate
the educational institutions Of
Idaho for the coming two years.
This amount in nine hundred
forty thousand three hundred
dollars increase over the amount
appropriated by the legislature
two years ago.
! Santa Claus was treated rath-
er rough by a crowd of hoodlum
boys who were old enough to
know better at Standpoint Fri
day. A thousand sacks Of candy
which were TO be distributed
among the little folks was pre-
vented by the rough necks"
when they set upon the cutter
carrying the gifts and began
helping themselves.
II p. M. Harding well-known
farmer of the Nez Perce prairie
who was one Of the four success
, full presidential electors from
J Idaho, on the republican ticket,
1t the recent election, has good
. chance of being the one who viii
, carry the returns to Washington
, He is not only a cousin Of Pres.
t ident-elect Warren G. Harding
l hut he also received the highest
r number of votes of any of thu
{ electors or any of the Idaho can
4 didates on the ticket.
Eva Brown, 16 year old Lewis
2 ton, Idaho, girl who disappeare,
from her home December 13
was found in Spokane by tn
: police. with the assistance Of tn
Z mother. She was not beinI
: . held by the family with whom
she was found. as previousl'
reported. The girl returned +
Lewiston with her mother VIII
stated that my daughter ha
!. been a bit too independent sine
. she stopped going to school an
v church about two years ago."
n B. F. Savage, well known new
It paper man now assistant sccrs
a tary of the Northwest livestoc
N show; and w. ]. Jordan, gener,
J. agent of the Northern Pacif
" railroad at Lewiston, narrowl
Is escaped death or serious injur
III when their automobile skidd<
h over 10-foot embanknel
in Thursday night and turned ov'
v. catching both men under it. n
ut Jordan maneged o.extricate hi
w self end secured help to resc'
of Savage, who was unconsciol
90 and did not regain his faculti
I'd for considerable time. He
of resting well at Whites hospit
nd end is believed to not be seriou
he ly injured. Mr.. Jordan Euffe