Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-07-07
news AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.


internal revenue at Boise, has
just issued a report of personal
income tax returns in this state.
p. A. Stewart entered plea
of not guilty in the district court
at Lewiston to charge of sell
ing land twice. The date of his
trial was not set.
The little five-year-old son OF
Andy Dyer, of Troy, met with a
most serious accident last even-
ing. The little fellow was using
a sharp pointed knife which
slipped and penetrated his left
eye ball. inflicting a severe
wound.
Southern Idaho doctors motor
ing 10 Spokane and northern
Idaho by way of the north and
south highway to attend medical
conventions will find it passable
all the way. it was announced
Thursday at the office of the
bureau of highways.
The number of federal per-
sonal income tax returns for the
calendar year ended December
81, 1920, filed in the dictrict of
Idaho was 25,755 representing
net income amounting TO $67,-
391 ,639 and tax normal tax and
surtax) of $1,086.614.
Lumber not suitable for match
wood will be prepared by the
Diamond Match company for
commercial purposes in new
planning mill now being erected at
Cusick, Idaho. 75 miles north
east of Spokane, at a cost est.
mated TO be between $25 900 and
| $50, 900.
So much snow was piled up In
the southern and central Idaho
mountains during the rigorous
winter Just past that much of il
still remains and many places
report more snow on the ground
at the present time than has
been known for years this late in
the summer.
The seriousness of the menace
of white pine blister rust, which
threatens to destroy Idaho's
valuable white pine forests,
Thursday caused Governor ID. w.
Davis TO issue a statement to the
people of the state, asking their
cooperation in preventing the
disease from injecting Idaho
forests.
Mrs. William e. Borah, wife
of Senator Borah, is at Moscow
visiting her parents, Governor
and Mrs. ]. w. Mcconnell, and
her sister, Mrs. Ben f. Bush.
Mrs. Borah spent several weeks
in Boise before coming TO Mos
COW. She stated that it is very
doubtful whether Senator Borah
will be able to come west this
summer.
Glenn Maynard. Matt Busch,
Tuna Willoughoy, Glenn Sisty
and Harry Ruby of Johnson,
Wash, were arrested in Elk
River by Sheriff John l.. Woody
and Deputy Sheriff Charles Sum
meifield Monday charged with
having fired at the Northern
Pacific train southbound from
Spokane to Lewiston Saturday
night five miles southeast of
Moscow.
Twin Falls first commission
| form administration was COM
pleted at a second election Tues
day with the election of S. G..
McCauley over DIR. w. Dwight
by $50 majority. Total of 838
votes was cast as compared with
1928 polled at first election June
6 which resulted i'm election of
Mayor and three out of four
councilmen. New officials will
take office July 8.
While out shooting squirrels
Sunday morning Charles Aherin,
IL year-old son of d. w. W.Aherin,
of Genessee, accompanied by
Archie Cain. another young fell
low, was accidently shot by Cain.
The bullet glanced across the
breast of Aherin, tearing the
flesh from the center of the
chest to the shoulder. Had the
bullet struck an inch higher it
would undoubtedly have severed
the large blood vessels of the
throat. AS it is. however, the
boy vii soon recover.