Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-05-04
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

pardon from the state pcnltentl-
ary only three were allowed.
These were to George Miller,
David Evans and Mike O'Rourke
An order has been issued by
the interstate commerce COM
mission in Washington transfer
ring southern Idaho from the
Pacific to the mountain time
zone. It will be effective on
May 13.
Children found the body Of
George Savage, 45, poolroom
proprietor, who has been miss
ing since last November, in the
limbs Of a tree a block south Of
the Kellogg hotel. The man
had been shot in the left eye.
The free camp grounds operat-
ed by the chamber of commerce
of Occur d'Alene were officially
opened Tuesday. Among the
first to camp at the grounds was
a band of gypsies, consisting of
five autos. Upon complaint be-
ing made to the city authorities
the band was ordered to leave
Immediately.
Joseph Edwards, a World War
veteran, who, according to his
own statement served for three
years with the American exped-
itionary forces in France, was
Monday morning sentenced to
serve three months in the Latah
county Jail, after pleading guilty
to a charge of the possession of
intoxicating liquor.
Nine mining concerns filed
statements with the county
assessor at Wallace Tuesday
showing, after losses of two had
, been deducted, net profits of
$3,551 ,624.46 for mines of the
Couer d'Alene during 1922. Net
{ profits in 1921 were $1,873, ,228.-
81, and in 1920, $6,S18,855.40.
On and after May 10 no state
, official may incur expense while
!. travelling for the state greater
than $5 day, stage and railroad
fare excluded, and E. G.. Gallet,
> state auditor, Saturday sent out
notices to all state employees and
officials of the new law which
was passed by the 1928 legis-
lature.
: Norman B. Addison, member
, of the faculty of Idaho Technical
institute, at Pocatello, and form
erly Of Grangeville, has been ap-
, pointed private secretary to Gov
. C. C. Moore, to succeed Ben H.
> Read, editor of the Idaho Falls
' Daily Post, who has been se1v-
ing temporarily as private secre-
/, tary to the governor.
Approximately 10.5 per cent
Of the appropriations made from
4 the general fund of the state by
e the legislature has been spent at
4 the close of the first three
:, months of the biennium. Divid-
ing the two year period into
s eight three month sections
: would allow each state depart
e ment and institution to expend
s in each three months 1215 per
y cent of its appropriation made
e by the legislature.
Thursday, Frank Billups,
:. rural mail carrier on route No.
y out of Nezperce, rounds out his
10Th year of continuous service
: on that route, and he is good fol-
>, duplication of the job if he and
u Uncle Sam continue to agree or
:. terms, etc., as they have in the
= = past, says the Nezperce Herald
e His present route covers % "a
!, y miles, and in making his daily
II II trips he has covered tota
y y distance of 175,0O0-that's go
- - ing some. The total number o.
z =, pieces of mail he has handled il
this stretch of years is 1000, ,00(
e. To prevent suffocation whel
he was caught beneath his over
turned automobile last Frida,
night, D. L. Bronson, who re
e. sides in the eastern part O
E. Lewiston was required to diinl
ly a large quantity of gasoline. Mr.
e. Bronson was caught under th'
* car in such a manner that tn
el leakage from the gasoline tanl
IN overflowed his face. Whel
s. taken to Whites hospital attend
" ing physicians had to use ,
er stomach pump to relieve the dis
II. tress caused by the gasoline
n Examination showed no frac
l.