Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-01-19
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

Approximately 1000 ballots
were mailed to Bonner county
farmers and other taxpayers by
the commissioners to decide by a
mail referendum upon the con-
tinuance of county agent work.
The principal wheat sale of re-
cent weeks was closed at Craig
mont Tuesday when Wiley Wag-
ner sold two-year crop amount
ing to 10000 bushels, to the Vol
lmer-Clearwater Grain company.
The price range on grades was
81 to $1.05, the best prairie
quotation of the winter.
The Lewiston Milling compa-
ny is just completing an export
shipment of 10000 sacks of flour
to China. China produces con-
siderable wheat but not enough
to supply the demand of its peo-
pie for flour and other purposes,
and the principal demand for an
outside supply is placed with the
United States.
The work Of the county ag1i-
cultural agent in Latah county
will be continued according to a
decision reached by the Latah
county board Of commissioners
who have appropriated $2500 for
the continuance of the work
with O. S. Fletcher, county agent
in charge. The appropriation
is the same for the coming year
as in 1922.
The estate Of the late Joseph
Alexander has been settled and
distributed among the heirs,
nine in number, comprising the
nephews and nieces of the deceas
ed. The total sum involved was
above 100000. Joseph Alexan-
der, pioneer settler and mer-
chant of Lewiston, affectionate-
ly known as "Uncle Joe," died
December 10, 1918.
During the year 1922 war
rants to the extent Of 81 ,208,666
were issued by Nez Perce county
this being shown by the opera
ton in warrants as kept in the
office Of the county auditor and
recorder. This sum represents
every payment authorized by the
county board and made by the
county, including all city taxes,
for all school, road and bridge
purposes.
Last year a total of 120, 1858
head of stock was grazed on the
Idaho national forests under
grazing permits, according to
the annual report Of E. c. Shep-
ard, supervisor of the United
, States forestry service, which
has been completed. Of this
2 number, 115,, 727 were sheep,
? 4453 were cattle, and 88 horses.
The receipts from this issuance
: of 106 grazing permits were
: $21, ,532, the report says.
' David w. Van Hoesen, senat-
/ or from Adams county during
r the Sixteenth and the present
5 session of the Idaho legislature
D died suddenly from heart disease
e while sitting in a chair in his
e room at the Owyhee hotel ir
: Boise Monday afternoon. Wher
e found by his wife, who had re-
t turned from shopping, Senator
J. Van Hoesen was sitting in 6
s chair with paper in his hand
apparently asleep. Drs. Ralph
4 Falk and James Stewart were
\ called Immediately but the sena
tor was dead.
n Charles Sandusky, parolet
e Wednesday Of last week from
e the Idaho state penitentiar.
h where he served a term of sever
? years for stabbing his wife, re
h turned to his home in Pocatell
p Thursday and when he insiste'
it Friday noon on gaining entranc
y to the home of his former wife
% now Mrs. James Lacey, was sho
a through the nose by Mrs
If Lacey's 16-year-old-son. Sandus
e ky was sentenced to the peniten
y tiary to serve a term of from
to Is years and was parole
Wednesday, after having serve
ID seven years of his sentence. Th