Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-01-28
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

The Ilo State Bank at its regu-
lar annual meeting at Craigmont
last week changed its name to
the Craigmont State Bank.
County Agent C. H. Behnke
of Lewis county was re-employ-
ed by the county commissioners
of Lewis County for another
year at Nezperce last week. Mr..
Behnke has been doing some
splendid work in our neighbor-
ing county.
Culdesac now has the reputa-
tion of having the strongest
basket ball team in Northern
Idaho, having played IL games
without the taste of defeat. Last
Friday evening they defeated
the crack NeZperce team by an
overwhelming score.
Humbird camp IL, out from
Priest River, Idaho, was the
scene of holdup Saturday when
a poker game was swooped down
upon by a single operator and a
small amount of money, several
watches and paychecks taken
from the timber workers.
The Potlatch Lumber company
will close down their saw mill in
definitely. Saturday, January 20
at Potlatch, according to a state
ment given out by the manager.
The closing down of this mill will
mean the laying off of approxi-
mately 200 men.
Charged with introducing lju-
uor on an Indian reservation, S.
B. Pickens, of Westlake, and
Geary karns, of Forest. who
were arrested last week i'm Lewis
county, have been taken to Lew
iston, and will be given their
hearing there on Friday, before
. E. O'Neill, u. S. commissioner.
The biennial report of the
work of the University of Idaho
Extension Division shows a two
year saving to the agriculture of
Idaho totaling $6,716.000. This
is in reality an addition of this
amount to the profits of Idaho
farmers thru the help Of the ten
thousand farm bureau-farmers
who helped to save it.
Within the shadow of the capi-
tai dome and at the very hour
when the two houses of the state
legislature were engaged In
shaping laws for the Gem state,
the state constabulary and DOC
Roach of the Boise police, arrest
ed an alleged |. w. w. who, pol
ice say, declares that cas- soon
as plans are complete hell will
pop all over the state of Idaho"
The president Wednesday sent
to the senate the nominations of
the following Idaho postmasters,
none of whom will be confirmed:
Doris A. Peare, Avery; Samuel J
Linder, Craigmont; Laura A.
Miller, Culdesac; Louise Diehl,
Eagle; Owen ID. Wilson. Hansen; !;
Charles G. Talbot, Juliaetta !;
Hattie Hibbs, Lapwai; Clay C..
Todd, Milk; Katherine M. Boss,
Rogerson; Milton S. Brinton,
Victor.
After cropping in darkness
through the streets for several
months and returning to coal oil
lamps for their home lights, the
citizens of Juliatta feel elated
over the prospect of getting
light and power through an ar
, rangement with A. Wilmot of
Kendrick, who hopes to have the
, current ready to turn on within
, from 80 to so days. Mr.. Wilmot
is to acquire the interests of
Frank Vincent of Juliaetta,
whose plant was destroyed by
I; fire a few months ago.
AS the Clearwater train was
pulling out of Lewiston Sunday
!; afternoon and had reached the
I eastern section of that city, q
I bullet passed through the win
: dow of the mail car, missing the
s mail clerk by only a few inches.
I The train crew reported the oc-
; currence after the train reached
: North Lapwai and Chief of Pol
{ ice Gasser of Lewiston, began
I an investigation. The officer
) found that the bullet had been
: fired by John Casseto, 13-year-
I old boy, from a % calibre rifle.
: The shot had been fired by ac-
: cident, but the chief of police
Z felt the incident was so serious