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

brought by the millionaire min
ing mans widow, Agnes Loretta
Day, was denied in an opinion
handed down by Judge Frank S.
Dietrich in the federal district
court at Boise.
The predatory animal bounty
fund of the state of Idaho has
been depleted for some time. In
fact, not since Jan. a, 1922, has
anyone received his bounty
money from the state for the
killing of coyotes, cougars, lynx,
wild cats or wolves.
The annual Idaho state inter-
scholastic basketball tournament
will be held at the University of
Idaho, March 16 and II accord
ing to announcement from the
athletic department. This pro-
gram to determine the state
high school hoop champions is
fostered by the state interschcl-
astic association.
Idaho had 53,807 motor vehi-
cles in 1922, according to figures
compiled by the B. F. Goodrich
Rubber company. This repre-
sents an increase of 40 per cent
over the figures for 1921. In
the entire country there were
12,281,445 automobiles last year
and every state in the union
| showed an increase in the num-
ber of cars operated.
Geo. R. Barker Saturday ap-
pended the newspaper $50" to II
years of editorship of the Pend
Oreille Review of Standpoint, one
of the most widely known Idaho
newspapers. On Thursday,
February 1, the paper goes into
the hands Of Fred N. Wild and
the next issue will be published
under Mr.. Wild's direction Feb
ruary 2.
The Grangeville headquarters
, of the Nez Perce national forest
is receiving applications for
grazing permits for the 1928
, season, to be approved February
Is. The forest will accommo-
, date $4,000 cattle and 10000
sheep. Grazing fees for 1922
, totaled $4,000, of which 25 per
cent was returned to Idaho
: county for school, road and trail
; purposes.
: Grant Hamblin and Cora
: Sampley were found guilty of in
voluntary manslaughter by a
l jury in the district court at
D Lewiston, Saturday. This verdict
|. being reached after exactly two
: hours deliberation. The pun
s ishment attached to conviction
/. for the crime of involuntary
y manslaughter is maximum of
d ten years, the minimum sentence
being left to the discretion of
the court.
: Charging that George Han,
{ sr., her husband, refused to
. chastise or rebuke their son,
{ George, II, when he is alleged
!. to have attempted to poison her
= last summer, Mrs. Mary E. Han
T. Saturday began suit in the dis
trict court at Boise for decree
;: Of enforcement. Cruelty and
= the claim that Han told her the
: attempted poisoning was hel
y fault are added as ground fol
- - the decree.
Roy Blair, superintendent Of
# the Triangle Construction com.
i pany unit, which is constructing
q the Kamiah Hill highway, hac
o his right leg broken above the
" knee at Kamiah, Tuesday as :
result of an accident which oc
Cured while he was helping in
stall an air compressor. Tht
= gasoline tank connected with thu
= machine exploded, tearing tn,
/ gas tank head off with such
% force that it glanced from rocl
Il and struck Mr.. Bair above tn,
h knee causing a very bad break.
lie Charles H. Chance, city at
Is torney of Lewiston and promi
nent member of the Nez Perc'
county bar, died Sunday night a.
I'd the result of injuries receivet
~ Sunday at noon when he wa
T. struck by a train, the acciden
Ig occurring within few blocks O
e. the Union depot. Chance wa
ly walking along the outer edge o
St the ties when struck by the pilo
re beam. He was dragged 2!