Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

The Lewis County Farm Bur-
eau has succeeded in securing a
successor to County Agent, A. L.
Wade in the person of Mr. Behn-
ke of Oregon.
Nearly $4,000 has been SUBJ
scrlbed, mostly by workers i'm
the Milwaukee shops and the
Panhandle sawmill to finance
and start a general store on the
cooperative plan at Spirit Lake.
+. l.. Mcdonald of kellogg was
electricuted and E. Chiffon seri-
ously burned and injured Tues
day at the Washington Water
Power company's substation
near the Sweeny mills, west of
Bradley, Idaho.
There We're sos, ,224 acres of
land covered by squirrel poison
ing work under farm bureau au-
spices in the state of Idaho last
year. Attendance at meetings
held in connection with this
work totaled $3.50.
According to Lewis Williams,
internal revenue collector of Ida
no, the leaders of Boise's opium
ring have held a council and
have decided not to sell, under
any circumstances, any form of
narcotics to white people.
The body of the 5-year-old
Dennis boy, who was drowned in
the Snake river at Lewiston
about month ago, has been re-
covered at Pennewawa, about 40
miles below the city. The body
was discovered by Ferryman
Polk.
May II will see the start of
the ship-by-truck caravan, a So
lid convoy of motor trucks which
will proceed from Spokane to
Lewiston and return, with stops
at all towns en- route. The OBJ
iect is to demonstrate the pos
sibilities of improved transport
atom where good roads exist.
A. Davis was taken to Grange
vile last week from Nezperce by
Deputy Sheriff Smith, of Lewis
county, and pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Scales to theft of
suit of clothing and other arti-
cles at Winchester. He was
sentenced at from six months to
five years in the state peniten-
tiary.
With 1925 brands now re-
corded in the state by stockmen
at an expense of more than
$4,000, the department of agi.i-
culture recently sent notice by
registered mail telling all cattle
and sheep men that unless they
had their brands renewed by
Friday, May 7, they would be de-
clared null and void.
The Weekly Market Bulletin,
issued by the department of
agriculture May Z, shows that
the northwestern apple season,
now closing, has been greatest,
from the viewpoint of produc-
ton. in the history of the box
apple industry. Two years ago
almost $4,000 cars were shipped
from the four states, Washing
ton. Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
The banks of Twin Falls coun-
ty, up to the middle of last
month had lent $4,000 to boys
and girls in the county for live
stock in the farm bureau junior
clubs. The youngsters signed
notes for one year at z percent,
with the privilege of renewal for
another year. The notes carry
only the signatures of the boys
and girls who obtained the loan.
The American Legion of
kamiah has purchased two lots
near the south end of Main
street where they will erect a
building 3Ox100 feet to be used
for legion activities. A stage
will he built at one end of the
main room. Two large fireplaces
hardwood floor for dancing,
and ladies rest room will be
features of the building.
Refusing to submit longer to
the poor decisions of Umpire
Beck. Coach Hutchinson of the
University of Idaho baseball
nine withdrew his team from the
field i'm the ninth inning of the
came with Whitman College at
Walla Walla Saturday. The
final score of the game was real
lv 8-6 in favor of Idaho, but the
official score book shows an 8-8
tie with one out still needed to
finish the ninth inning.