Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-18
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items of Interest From Varior.
Sections Reproduced for Bep
eft of Our Readers.

Grasshoppers have destroyed
portions of the second crop of
alfalfa in Washington county.
Appraisers of the estate of
Eugene r. Day, Wallace Idaho
mining man who died in Spok-
ane last February, filed report
in probate court today showing
an appraisal of $1,754.052 in
stocks, bonds, notes, real estate,
cash and personal property.
Elections were held in school
districts Nos. 2 and 81 at Craig
mont, Thursday, for the consoli-
dation of these districts. In
district No. 2, 77votes were cast,
73 for and a against the pro-
posed union. In district No. 81,
103 citizens voted, all but one
favoring the measure.
Two large potatoes, eight feet
high and four feet wide, carried
by the Idaho delegation in the
mammonth parade of Elks ut
Atlantic City in July, were the
feature of the parade according
to Jay M. Parish and Charles l..
Stewart of Boise, who attended
the grand lodge session.
While assisting in extinguish-
ing a fire which had spread in
the stubble from a thresher
stand on his place northeast Of
Nezperce, last Monday, John
Stellmon was overcome by the
heat and exertion, and for time
his condition was considered
quite serious.
A misunderstanding Tuesday
between Tom Robertson of Nez-
perce and Henry Schlader, who
is leasing the Robertson farm in
the Russell section, resulted i'm
the latter filing complaint and
trial in the probate court. The
outcome of the trial is that Mr.
Robertson was placed under
$1,000 bond to keep the peace.
What is known as the He'll
creek section of the Selway river
trail will be completed and open
for traffic by Sept. l. The build
ing of this section eliminates
what undoubtedly has been the
most dangerous piece of trail on
the Selway forest and will great
ly facilitate travel over the Sell
way route to Montana.
Three hundred five new stu
dents have sent in their creden-
tials or reserved rooms for the
coming term at the University of
Idaho as part of what promises
to be an enrolment of 1900, $50
more than last year. Of these.
Boise, Occur d'Alene, Moscow
and Twin Falls lead in numbers
being sent TO the state institu-
ton.
If you have tears, prepare TO
shed them now, remarked Sher-
iff James ID. Agnew, of Boise,
last Friday afternoon, as he su-
perintended the destruction of
20 perfectly good moonshine
stills and the pouring into the
sewer of more than $50 gallons
of moonshine liquor. Both the
stills and whiskey had been seiz-
ed in the raids carried on by the
office.
Births in Idaho during July
totaled 496, according to the
monthly report of the state
bureau of vital statistics issued
Wednesday. This is decrease
of several hundred from the
number reported for June, but
officials believe that many regis
trars are on their vacations this
month, and all the new babies
have not been reported. In
June more than 100 babies were
reported born.
Moscow business men have
testified their loyalty to the
states highest educational insti-
ution by forming the University
of Idaho Building association
which has just authorized the
issuance of 100000 in z percent
dormitory bonds for the erection
of two handsome dormitories,
one for girls and the other for
boys. within the coming year: