Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-07-22
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.


registered 102 Monday afternoon
the hottest day SO far this year.
Efforts are being made at
kamiah, according to reports to
reopen the Kamiah State Bank
which closed its doors about
three months ago.
The Kootenai Power company
of Couer d'Alene has applied TO
the public utilities commission
for reduction in electric rates
for cooking purposes.
Fire from faulty flue de-
stroyed the milkhouse and equipt
ment at Whites dairy in North
Lewiston Monday. The building
and an automobile were insured,
but the equipment, valued at
$4,000, was not.
During 1920 Idaho produced
gold TO the value of $485, $50.
Silver production however, reach
ed total of 7,326.794 ounces
valued at S7,986, ,205 a consid-
cradle increase over the output
of 1919. The yield of gold was
less in 1920 than in the year be-
fore.
Reduction in the cost of living
and a general let down in prices
will result in 10 percent reduc-
tion in the wages of employees on
the payroll of Boise. This is the
decision that has been reached
by the city council which is try
ing to reduce the budget and
bring about q lower rate in tax
cS.
The Lewiston Banner says:
TT is said that a good meal can
now be obtained on N. p. dining
/, cars at prices ranging from 40 to
, 80 cents. This is cheaper than
lunch counter prices i'm Lewiston
where you are apt to get cold
q coffee and warm ice tea-and a
{ Davenport check"
p An appropriation of $1,000 was
n made last week by the county
S commissioners for a Lewis coun-
t ty farm products exhibit at the
: Lewiston fair. which will be held
@ September 1917, and for a, cotln-
ty fair to he held here at a con-
venient date this fall, under the
!, direction of the Lewis County
t Farm Bureau.
= Lawrence II. Hawley. a pio-
II neer resident of north Idaho, and
one of the best-known farmers
in the northern part of the state,
also heavy landowner and ex-
tensive operator of farming pro-
perty died at his home at Gif-
d ford Monday from overexertion
q superinduced by a dose of stry-
e chnine taken to secure relief
l. from the effects of a recent ill
v ness.
IS With the shipment Friday of
t. 5000 bushels of old wheat from
n A. f. Lock, of Kendrick, Idaho,
N to Portland, for possible export,
m Walter Robinson, acting man.
,r ager of the Northwest Wheat
IS Growers Association announced
to the beginning of actual operation
pr of what he declared TO be the
ne first wheat pool ever establish
I'd ed by the growers in the United
H. States. He said other shipments
made the total over 10000 bush
els.
ld From Priest river, Idaho. came
od a report of forest fires in that
to vicinity which it was stated were
ne beyond control. Camp No. 12 OF
m the Humbird Lumber company
y. was threatened with destruction
as by fire, to fight which every
IS available employe of the com
nd pany had been called upon. Sew,
es eral homesteads and stands oi
ed timber were threatened by an
IN other blaze between Priest rivel
't- and Laclede along the Grea
Northern railway.
Word comes from Peck tina
the State Bank of Peck is to b,
he reopened, 78 per cent of tn,
~, stock having been taken up b!
IT. farmers and business men. /
ale is proposed to make the capita
ng stock of the new organization
en- $4,000. To make it possible h
nd reopen the bank, the depositor
et- are putting go per cent of thei
a stock into a revolving fund, a
e was done by the depositors o
me the First National Bank o
rer Charleston, which opened las