Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-30
NEWS AROUND
The STATE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

Grimm alfalfa seed of the United
States and 65 per cent Of the
seed peas.
More than s19,0O0,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.
Gus Simmonds, formerly of
Craigmont and now holding a
contract on the Kamiah Hill
highway for clearing right of
way, had the misfortune while
chopping a tree to have his axe
glance and strike his right foot,
cutting the tendons and half
through the bones of three toes.
Rock salt deposits have been
discovered in this state. They
are located in Caribou county,
have a thickness of IT'S feet and
are 500 feet below the surface
Of the ground. The discovery
was made by R. D. Kirkham,
geologist with the state bureau
of mines and geology of the Ida
no school of mines at the Uni
versity of Idaho.
With the naming Friday of
Mark A. Means of Lewiston to
be commissioner of agriculture,
Governor c. G. Moore made his
first commission appointment
since the adjournment of the
legislature and the second since
beginning his administration.
Mr.. Means, a senator from Nez
Perce county in the session Just
closed, will take office April /,
when Miles Cannon, incumbent
for the past four years will re-
sign.
Governor C. C. Moore an
nounced Saturday the appoint
ment of R. e. Thomas of Kellogg
Shoshone county, to the position
of state fish and game warden,
replacing Otto M. Jones, whose
resignation was requested by
the governor Saturday. The
governor requested Mr.. Jones to
resign his position, effective
April /, and Mr.. Thomas ap-
pointment is effective that date.
Dates for the preliminary ex-
animation for candidates for
third grade teachers certificates
were set Friday by Miss Eliza
beth Russum, state superinten-
dent Of public instruction. June
7, 8 and 9 were named as the
dates on which the tests will be
held. These examinations will
be held as entrance requirements
to the various summer schools.
and all candidates for third
grade certificates who success
fully complete the examination
will be admitted to the summer
schools.
Within an hour after attend
, ing church at Standpoint, Philip
Papa, "a, shot and killed his
wife, Lena, 18; his mother-in-
law, Mrs. George Ferraro, So,
then took his own life, at the
2 Ferraro residence Sunday morn
, ing. Domestic difficulties is said
, to be the cause of the tragedy.
| In Papa's pocket was found this
note: "No life for me any more
/ because my wife, she not love
2 me all; so ! kill her first and
i good bye - good bye - Philip
: Papa-good bye to ALL" The
!. families were natives Of Italy.
! The order of the county COM
= missioners of Lincoln county,
e Shoshone, Idaho reducing the
> salaries of the deputy auditor
!. from $125 to 800 and the deputy
recorder from SIPS to S100, was
set aside by Judge H. F. Ensign
n of the district court last week
: who ordered the old salaries paid
i the deputies. One of the first
t acts Of the new county commits
e sioners was to cut salaries and
s lop off deputies. In the office
l. Of assessor they eliminated q
it deputy and ordered the deputy
t. recorder to do the work in the
n assessors office as well as The
n work of the deputy recorder
The judge also disapproved this
d and ordered the deputy recorder
j.. to cease work in the assessors
d office. The commissioners, al
e, though served with persona
y summons did not make an ap