Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-12-29
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

Moore, governor-elect, to be
made public was announced Sat-
urday when Idaho's next chief
executive named B. H. Read,
Idaho Falls editor, as his private
secretary.
William E. Corrado, arrested
in Lewiston on advices from
Grangeville, charging him with
forgery, Tuesday pleaded guilty
and was sentenced by District
Judge w. N. Scales to two to Id
years in prison.
The governor-elect and all
other officials take the oath of
office a week before the legis-
lature meets. Usually they take
office at the same time, but
under the provisions of the con-
stitutions, the dates for both do
not fall in January, 1923, ON the
same day. This will give the
incoming governor a week of
grace to determine on policies
and appointments.
A sad case of having been
struck blind overnight is that of
Mrs. Garrison wife of ex-Sheriff
F. w. Garrison of Orofino, now
residing at Kendrick. One day
during the latter part of last
week, Mrs. Garrison complained
Of pain in her left eye, and the
following morning she was to-
tally blind. She had been suf-
fering with nervous trouble for
some time and to this is attri-
buted the attack.
Idaho's public utilities COM
missioner ruled Saturday that
the value of the Idaho Power
company, upon which the power
users of the system are reguir-
ed to pay "fair return" is not
$22 2,567 800, as originally claim
ed by the company, but only
$11 ,638,49 OF this greatly
reduced total, the commission
decided 81 ,542.095 worth of pro-
perty is not entitled to full re-
turn.
A tract of white pine timber
near Weippe, Idaho, has been
bought by the Ohio Match COM
pany from Henry Tnrish, Du-
luth lumberman, for a reported
consideration of 100000 cash.
This is one of the finest stands
in the Clearwater country. 1t
is reported the Ohio Match COM
pany will erect a mill midway
between Weippe and Greer, the
railroad station. Joseph Malloy
of Orofino represented Mr.. Tur-
hish in the deal.
r. F. Bicknell, former presi-
dent; j. II. Black, vice president,
and G.. r. Hit, cashier of the
defunct Overland National bank
of Boise, We're found not guilty
of misapplication of the banks
funds, but the jury disagreed on
the charge of making false re-
ports to the comptroller in the
items of excess loans. United
States District Attorney E. G.
Davis said the he would prob
ably proceed to retry the de-
PENDANTS on the latter charge.
The work of pouring concrete
for the north abutment of the
new bridge to span the Clear
water river at the town of Spald-
ing was renewed last Thursday,
F. w. Straw, local manager for
the Security Bridge company,
having the contract, stated.
Piers one and three are now
ready, and excavating for pier
number two, in the center of the
stream, is now being made. With
nothing Of an unforeseen nature
happening it is expected that
the bridge will be completed be-
fore May 1, and thus avoid the
high waters of spring.
Montana newspapers contain
articles in which prominence is
given to reports of revival of
plans of the Northern Pacific
for construction of the Missoula-
Lewiston cutoff through the
Clearwater mountains. The
story is printed in Butte, Ana
conda and Missoula newspapers.
The Missoula papers state that
20 miles of the proposed road
was completed out of there
several years ago. The articles
all associate the development
with plans of the Weyerhaeuser
syndicate for milling their Clear
water district timber holdings.