Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-02-23
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE


completed by George /. Lynn,
Nezperce real estate dealer.
when the 160 acre ranch of
Henry Becker, four miles north
of Nezperce was sold to O. M.
Fraff of Spirit Lake, Idaho.
More than $19,OOO,OOO has
been expended on roads in Idaho
during the past four years and
it is probable that $5,0O0.00O
will be spent on road construc-
ton in the state during the pre-
sent year.
Miss Margaret Krakau and
Miss Jessie Keller, teachers, and
Hattie Wick, 8 years old, pupil
in the Clearwater school, 10
miles from Sites, were all badly
injured, when a sliced which they
were coasting ON struck a ditch
and threw them.
Grandpa" Isaac Mounce,
Idaho's oldest citizen, is looking
forward complacently to the
nearer approach of April %, for
with the dawn of that day he
will enter upon the last 12-
month period that will bring him
to the distinction of a fully
qualified centenarian.
Mike E. Mockler, pioneer
of Nezperce, died Monday of
cancer. Mr.. Mockler has been
i'll for year with the disease,
and has been bedfast for four
months. Mr.. Mockler was SO
years of age, and was a charter
members Of the Nezperce l. O. O.
F. lodge.
With the published statement
that "this' bank is closed on ac-
count of a lack of confidence of
the community" the Rupert
National bank, the sole remain
ing bank in that city, closed its
doors at / o'clock Wednesday,
afternoon. Rupert at one time
had three banks, all of which
closed their doors.
c. T. Lewis, who is farming
northeast of Kendrict, is plan
ming to manufacture sorghum
next year ON quite large scale,
at least enough to supply all
local demands in the Potlatch
country. He will plant twelve
acres of sorghum cane which.
judging by past yields, ought to
make 600 gallons of molasses.
First of the string of cheese
factories to be established in
southern Idaho by II. F. Laabs,
throughout the cooperation of
the Kraft interests, started in
Rupert, Idaho, Thursday morn
ing. There were 1864 lbs of
milk delivered to the factory by
farmers the first forenoon and
it is expected that over $500 lbs.
will be delivered regularly later,
Two dogs purchased by Guy
Graft and Jack Russell of Myers
Cove, Idaho, recently, on the
guarantee that they would catch
cougars, have proven their met
: tie, Graft and Russell took the
hounds on a cougar hunt which
, resulted in the Staying Of two o1
the animals. Cougars bring 8
bounty of $50 from the state OF
Idaho and thus Graft and Rus
sell collected 500 from the state
and made S33 from the sale ol
the two pelts.
A work to receive the atten
: ton of the Northern Pacifi,
: Railway company this spring
l will be installation of heavier
: rails on the Clearwater line from
: Arrow Junction to Greer, will
} this improvement to be extended
r to the terminal at Sites later
The improvement has been plan
ned for some time, but is now be
ing hastened because of new AM
e increasing tonnage due to tn
e opening Of the Clearwater tim
e ber region to milling
j Contracts were signed Tues
b day by members of the Idah'
s state prison board and official
: of an eastern shirt concern
n which will provide a shirt fac
: tory at the state penitentiar.
t for the employment of convic
e labor. The completion of tn
contract followed the signing b,
e Governor Moore of house bill
|. appropriating $4,000 to build
t, factory at the penitentiary
e Negotiations started under Gov
y ernor Davis and their compile
ton was possible after legiSla