Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-10-12
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

A half acre of onions near
Eagle, Idaho, recently brought
$500. Talk about your strong
crops!
Only one man of the five who
sawed their way out of the state
prison about month ago, is at
liberty, according to Warden w.
l.. Cuddy, who reported to Gov
ernor Moore that two others had
been captured at st. Paul.
Using an acre and half
ground for an experimental plot,
Fred Gustafson, Idaho Falls
farmer, returned 120 bushels of
wheat recently from new var1-
ETY. of seed known as Federation
wheat.
AS a result of conference be-
tween Senator Borah and Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon, the
threatened attempt to foreclose
mortgages on a large number Of
Idaho farms, by the Federal
Land Bank, at Spokane, has
been silenced.
Thirty-nine tracts of Indian
land on this reservation are be-
ing advertised for sale. They in
clude tracts from 25 to 100 acres
in size and bids will be received
at the agency in Lapwai on Nov
ember 80, Dec. 81, Jan 80, Feb.
20, March 81, April 80, May 80,
June 80.
l. H. Lowery of Winchester,
county commissioner of Lewis
county, accompanied by Ed
Schnell of Nezperce, left for
Minneapolis this week where
they go to obtain a patent and to
have models made on a mirror
adjuster of which Mr.. Lowery is
the inventor.
Between $4,000 and $4,000
has been realized on 1877 acres
near Moscow, revealed through
the sale Of Blue Prussian peas
by A. S.. Lyon and Guilbert Lyon
who raised 2,160 sacks on the
land. The peas brought $500 a
100 pounds and were shipped to
a Philadelphia concern.
Idaho farmers have planted
approximately $4,000 acres Of
potatoes this year, according to
bulletin prepared by the mar
keting service of the Union Paci-
fic system. Cassia county, en-
bracing the Burley district, leads
other sections in the state for
acreage of potatoes planted with
approximately 9413 acres. Bon
neville county, with 5000 acres
planted, is second.
Fire, of unknown origin, des-
troyed about $50 feet of the long
wagon bride over Lake Pend d
Oreille, south Of Standpoint, Mon
day morning, five bents being
wiped out, the fire also burning
the piles on which the bridge
tresed down to the waters edge.
The bridge is known as the Sec
ond longest wagon bridge in the
world. 1t is 10,032 feet from
end to end and was constructed
several years ago. The county
carried $4,000 insurance on the
structure.
Ben Tefft, 19-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert w. Tefft, died
at $50 Sunday night, from in
juries sustained Saturday, while
working on his fathers ranch,
seven miles south of Winchester.
Mr.. Tefft had thrown his pitch
fork from the hay rack and was
preparing to descend when he
slipped and fell on the fork. The
wooden handle pierced his body
at the small of the back, caus-
ing fatal internal injuries. He
was rushed to the Winchester
hospital and two doctors were
called from Lewiston but their
efforts were futile.
The states of Idaho and Mon
tana have received $148,705.86
and $75, ,598.56 respectively from
the forest service, u. S. depart
ment of agriculture, as their
share of the receipts from ma
{ tional forest resources during
+ the fiscal year 1928, according to
J an announcement from the Of
l flee of the secretary of agricui-
ture. Notice of the awarded sums
has been sent to the governors
t of the states. Idaho has Is
) national forests embracing 49,
r O56,871 acres, and Montana has
! II national forests embracing