Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-25
news AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

The school board at Nezperce
will appoint its teacher for the
year 1922 its regular meet
ing, Monday, February 28th.
Liquor valued at $1,000, on the
present prohibition market was
destroyed by the sheriff of Bon
ner county at Standpoint last
week. The booze was poured
into a creek.
The city of Kamiah and the
Kamiah highway district have
jointly purchased a rock crusher,
the cost being $27O0. Two SINH
lar machines were also bought by
Orofino and Kendrick.
Without dissenting vote
house bill No. So. providing for
the abolishment of the office Of
the state commissioner of educa-
ton was sent to the morgue in
the senate Thursday by indefin-
ite postponement.
Jails i'm several counties in
Idaho are becoming overcrowded
by prohibition offenders con-
sequently some judges are revers
ing their tatics by imposing
heavy cash fines instead of a jail
sentence and free board.
On January l, 1921, Idaho had
a total of $685. 400 head of all
classes of livestock on farms.
This is a reduction of 367 300
head, or SO per cent from jan
uary l, 1920, when the live
stock population was 4,165, 700.
The annual report of the Lap
wal Indian agency shows that
close to $500, 900 was paid to in
dividual Indians during 1920.
Income from sales of heirship
lands, rentals of allotments and
other revenues exceeded $780,
600.
The Lewiston high school
team defeated the Culdesac high
school basket ball team Friday
evening by score of 33 to 25.
The Culdesac boys had won 13
consecutive games and consider
ed one of the strongest teams in
northern Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Boehm
of Standpoint were remarked in
Spokane Wednesday. The COUP
lie We're married for the first
time in Spokane in 1907. Just
a year ago they were granted a
divorce, and after living separate
for one year remarked again in
Spokane.
j. +. Collins was awarded a
contract for the building of a
Presbyterian churcr in Lewiston.
the cost of which will be $27, 900.
Bids were called for last fall but
were rejected on account of be-
ing to high. The $27 900 bid was
$4,000 lower than the lowest bid
last fall.
The sheriff at Wallace, in Sho-
shone county has captured II
stills in Is months and says will
put his collection up against any
to be found in the country. Some
of the still captured by the
Shoshore county sheriff were
large ones, and complete to the
smallest detail.
Here's another question that
worries folks around the state
house: When the legislature
"stops the clock" early in March
will it stop all the clocks in the
state house? They are all operat-
ed by the same electrical device,
and if all the clocks are stopped
how will the state house EN-
ployes know when to knock off?
Harry Stone, who was to have
been tried on a grand larceny
charge, plead guilty at Nezperce
Friday. Judge Steel gave him an
indeterminate sentence of one to
Ia years in the penitentiary.
The crime for which he is given
this sentence was the theft of
1920 from VIM. McMurray at
Craigmont on the 25th of last
November.
Farmers of northern Idaho
are protesting in strong terms
against the present game law
which makes it a misdemeanor
for a farmer to shoot a ground
squirrel, coyote or other pest
without obtaining a hunters
license, and are also much alarm
ed over the new game law bill,
known as senate bill 101. which