Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-09-14
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

Lie Lewiston SCaCe normal
school is ready to open its doors
for registration of students,
which will begin Monday, Sept.
II, according to word received
from President Elliott's office.
The elevator at Nezperce is
said to be full of wheat and
farmers who had contemplated
on building their grain in many
instances are forced to sack the
same.
Boise Commercial club has
passed resolution recommend
ing early completion of the
North and South highway. Text
of the resolution is the same as
was adopted by the Grangville
Commercial club, on August /.
The State Bank of Lamberton
has attached approximately
$500 acres north of the Clear
water river, owned by the West
ern States Lumber company, to
secure a debt Of $24,188. The
land is in the Caribel country Is
miles north of Kooskia.
Governor C. C. Moore has
conferred a unique honor upon
Miss Helen Eagleson of Boise in
naming her as the Idaho pl.in-
cess to represent the state at the
Cotton Palace exposition held at
Wasco, Texas. The great cotton
festival will be held from Octo-
her goth to November /.
Citizens of Culdesac are build
ing new home for Mary
Culvert who lost her home and
all her earthly possessions in the
disasterous fire in that city re-
Gently. The Red Cross chapter of
the town donated $500 towards
the building. The carpenter work
is being done free Of charge.
United States Senator w. E.
Borah left for Washington, D.
G. 1t is understood that he is
returning to the capitol sooner
than was expected because of
request from President Coolidge.
Senator Borah will make several
stops in southeastern Idaho to
confer with supporters there be-
fore leaving the state.
A smut explosion, blew out the
sides of the machine and immed-
lately enveloped it in flames at
the Wilfred Waters ranch, six
miles northeast of Nezprece yes
terday. 500 sacks of wheat were
destroyed, the crew succeeded in
saving 800 from the pile. The
machine belonging to l.. A. Gar
ret, was just finishing a setting.
Owners of standing timber
, and lumber in Clearwater coun-
, ty will now have a 80 and 20 per-
cent increase in tax valuations
over 1922, it was announced by
, the county auditor of Clearwater
county upon receipt of a letter
from the state board of equali-
zation. The increase ordered
4 by the state board will amount
!, to $1,700,000.
The largest cattle sale of the
year has been closed with the
:. decision of James Madden, of the
Snake and Salmon river district,
4 to retire from the cattle busi-
g ness and again engage in sheep
!, growing. He has sold his entire
: band of 700 head to Andrew
g Nelson of Enterprise, Ore, the
q reported consideration being
$ $42.50 for yearlings and over.
Certificates authorizing sal
airy increases for several agents
q of the university extension div
a ision have been filed in the offic.
!, Of E. G. Gallet, state auditor, BY
:, the state department of educa
s. ton. The certificates wer,
y " signed by Miss Mary L. Wilson
. as chief clerk of the department
No action has yet been taken BY
~ the state board of examiners
= which acts on all salaries.
With construction of the frs
six miles of its logging railroad
into the Forest country wei
under way, the Craig Mountain
Lumber company is now doin,
preliminary work for the exten
r sion of it's lines a distance of 81,
st miles in the vicinity of Reuben
n where during the month of Jun
I'd the company bought from tn
is government at sale of India
20 lands two bodies of timbe
lie hitherto held in reserve, expend
ne ing approximately $3.50, 900 i