Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-10-21
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

Tom Beal a well known Lewis
ton pioneer died at Lewiston yes
tsrday. He came to Lewison for
the first time in 1857.
The Community Mill at Nez
rerce was leased by local people
last week and will continue in
operations with M. D. Campbell
in charge
Applications for loans by Ida
no farmers and livestock men
under the provisions of the war
finance corporation will be re-
ceived through their banks by
state agency with offices at
Boise.
Eighty-four per cent of the
students enrolled at the Univer-
sity of Idaho have designated q
church membership or prefer
ence, according to statistics COM
piled by j. Orrin Bould, student
pastor. There were 164 who ex-
pieSSeu nO CHOICE.
Judge Edgar C. Steele, of Mos
cow, has been requested by Chief
Justice Rice of the state supreme
court to sit with the court in tire
hearing of cases appealed from
northern Idaho district courts,
at the term at Occur d'Alene, be-
ginning November 7.
j. P. Boyle, postmaster and
storekeeper at Regina, station
midway between Boise and Noun
tain Home, was murdered some
time Monday, the postoffice riff
led and cash on hand in the store
taken. Boyle was shot through
the head and died without a
struggle.
Practically a round million
dollars will be Idaho's share of
the rs million dollar fund for
federal aid on highways, should
the bill now pending before con-
gress become a law. The meas
ure has passed the senate and is
now up for consideration before
the house of representatives.
The commissioners of Nez
Perce county have issued a call
for bids for building six steel
bridges across the Clearwater
river. One will have a span of
80 feet, two of 240 and two of
l08. The other will have five
spans of 160 feet each. The
bids will be opened November /.
Jay Rickets had both jaws
broken Friday when a Grant car
which he had just purchased at
Lewiston and was driving home
got out of his control about six
miles from Nezperce and turned
turtle, rolling over twice. He
was conscious when found but
badly bruised about the head
and unable to speak intelligently.
The appointment of w Fl.
Hiatt to be chief of the Idaho
constabulary was announced
Friday by Governor ID. w. Davis.
Mr.. Hiatt takes the place from
which F. M. Breshears recently
resigned. Mr.. Breshears be-
comes United States marshal of
Idaho Saturday and Mr.. HATS
appointment is effective at the
same time.
About so citizens assembled
last week at the commercial club
rooms in Orofino, and organized
the Orofino Park association. to
be Incorporated with an author
lied capital of from $2500 to
$4,000. The purpose is TO pur-
chase a six-acre plot within the
corporate limits for public park
and ball grounds.
I The 39th session of the |. o. @.
F. grand lodge of Idaho conven-
ed at Lewiston Tuesday and Of
ficers were elected as follows:
Grand master, Prem Moore, Mos
COW; deputy grand master, w. B.
Mitchell, Parma; grand secre-
tary, Presley F. Horne, Caldwell; ;
grand treasurer, w. A. Cougha-
nour, Payette; grand warden,
John w. Shipp, Idaho Falls.
While lying in bed alongside of
his daughter Ruth, IL years of
age, in order that he might min
lister to her wants during illness.
Isaac Press Ragan, one of the
hest-known men in north-central
Idaho, suffered a fatal attack of
heart failure at about ten O'Clock
last Saturday night at the FAM
:. ily residence i'm Lewiston. and