Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-10-20
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
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ed Friday morning his invitation
from Governor Louis F. Hart of
Washington TO attend the CO fer
ence of governors at San Fran
cisco November 16, on uniform
ity of auto traffic regulations.
Judge James F. Ailshie, of
Occur d'Alene, and Atty. B.
Anger have filed with Henry
Telcher, clerk of the district
court, papers in the case of the
Deer Creek Highway district VS.
the Doumecq Highway district,
appealing from an opinion of the
district court.
c. w. Felt, the well known
Nezperce merchant who came
near being fatally hurt last Sum-
day morning when his car went
off he grade and rolled into the
ditch about a mile north of
johnson, Wn., has so far recov-
cred at the home of his family in
Spokane that he contemplates re-
turning to Nezperce Sunday.
That r. I. Smith met his
death by being struck by an au-
tomofile driven by an unknown
person, was the verdict of the
coroner's jury called in investi-
gate the death of the aged Lew
iston Orchards gentleman who
was struck down on the high
way near his home Sunday
night.
After eluding officers for
three years George Chakines,
wanted in Pocatello for the mur-
der of Pau Beno, was taken into
custody, at Phoenix, Ariz., and
is being returned to Pocatello,
Chief of Police r. l.. Wilkerson
of Phoenix, wired Sheriff George
E. Mabey, that an officer is ON
his way to pocatello with the
prisoner.
Federal Judge Frank S. Diet
rich held an opinion made of rec
ord here that Indian lands in
Idaho are subject to taxation.
The case originated in Kootenai
and Benewah counties and con-
cerned the Coeur d'Alene Indian
lands. These lands were allot-
ted to Indians and trust patents
issued by the secretary of the in
terror.
The funeral of Jewell Freng,
who committed suicide at the
penitentiary in Boise last week,
was held at the Genesee Luther
an church, Saturday at / p. m,
Rev. o. p. Stensland of Clarks-
ton conducting the service in the
presence of many friends of the
deceased and family. The floral
offerings were beautiful and
'profuse. Interment was made
in the Lutheran burying grounds
adjoining the church.
Sam Clark was declared not
guilty of the murder of Bert
Partridge at Kootenai on March
13 at Standpoint, Saturday, after
the jury had been out eight
hours. Three ballots were taken,
the first standing 10 to 2 for ac-
quittal. A second ballot re-
suited in IL to l for acquital.
At 1890 a. m. Judge Flynn was
called upon TO define the mean
ing of great bodily injury" and
whether or not it could be in
flicted by bare fists.
Through their attorney, WAL
ter w. Zent, six prominent busi-
ness men of Spokane, WASH,
Monday entered pleas of guilty
to a charge of hunting within
the state of Idaho without pro-
per licenses, and with the ad-
mission of guilt on their part
Justice /. c. Hattabaugh, of Lew
iston, before whom the case came
up, assessed a fine of $125 and
costs in each of the six cases. or
$139.65, making total of $837.-
80 paid into court Monday.
University of Idaho and Uni
versity of Washington football
teams renewed an ancient rival
ry-lapsed for ten years-at
Seattle Saturday, Washington
winning by the scant score Of 2
to %. The game, the first Paci-
fic coast conference contest OF
the season, was a fight from
start to finish between two
teams almost evenly matched as
to defense, Washington having a
shade the best in offensive tact
les.