Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-02-20
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

Thomas Hill, of Lewiston, was
awarded the contract for build
ing the new Craigmont city hall,
by the Vollmer village council,
Tuesday evening, for $6,480.
DR.. E. H. Lindley, president of
the University of Idaho, has the
influenza in mild form. His con-
dition is not regarded as at all
serious, but he is confined to his
home.
Idaho Republicans who gath
cred in Boise Wednesday failed
to learn of the ambitions of
party men who are expected to
become candidates for office in
the campaign of 1920.
Sales at the army supply store
in Lewiston Saturday reached
$1,000, exceeding by $1,000 the
receipts of Friday. Patrons in
cluded scores of farmers and
stockmen from distant points.
Miss Mabel r. Wade of Mimi
eapolis Thursday filed a $50,
breach of promise suit in the
United States district court at
Boise against Guilford Morse of
Boise, son of a Minnesota mil
lionaire.
Latah county has assurance
of getting $147,815.41 federal
aid for highway improvements.
This announcement has been re-
ceived by Homer E. Estes, coun-
ty auditor, from Washington, d.
c. i'm an official announcement.
} M. A. Kiger, representative
from Kootenai county and speak
er of the house of representa-
tives, announced his candidacy
for governor and his name will
90 before the republican state
q convention at Pocatello August
, "a.
q Members of the state land
r board informally agreed that be-
4 fore they will sign a contract
n with any company to develop
the big Bruneau project, the con-
: tract must contain a clause that
+ ex-service men and women have
] the preference right of entry.
Z : Announcement that there will
be no general extension of time
for filing income tax returns has
\ been made by the bureau of in
ternal revenue and Deputy Col
lector Haipht of the northern
. counties of Idaho. who maintains
offices in the federal building
: at Lewiston, has been so advised.
VIM. Roberts, transient who
!, had been working at the mill at
:, Caribel for the past few weeks
!, and was on his way back to
), = Spokane, was robbed of $66 Mon
g day night in his room at the
= Hotel Kamiah, and his compan-
8 8 ion. C. B. Hunt, is under arrest
!, for taking the money.
r Mrs. Maud May Leighty, wife
n of G. w. Leighty of Pocatello,
n and sister of Governor d. w.
n Davis, died in hospital at Po-
catello Thursday morning. Pneu-
10 monia, following influenza, was
10 the cause of death. Governor
4 Davis, who had been summoned
4 from Boise, arrived too late to
N see his sister alive.
AS a direct result of the new
n, demands for metals with the
4. consequent high price for ore, an
" expansion in development work
u in the Coeur d Alenes is now
IS fully getting under way. Leac
IS advanced to $8.75 per hundred
and silver stands firm aroune
S1.33 per ounce, and zinc mark
cts are showing added strength
ic A jury in the district court al
ed Boise returned a verdict of no
n guilty in the case of o. P. Hend
ol. ershot, state fair secretary
IN charged with man-slaughter al
en- the result of the death last fal
mt of Michael Morris who had ten
re show at the fair last fall ant
he who was struck by Hendersho
ed in an alteration when Morri
ng declined to permit state con
RS. stable to enter the show to Sc
90 whether the program was of al
in immoral caste forbidden on tn
grounds