Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-06-15
news AROUND
The STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE

issued Dy GOVeInOr -. ~. moore,
one calling upon the people to
observe Idaho Pioneer day, June
Is, as holiday, and the other
requesting the general observ-
ance of Flag Day, June ID.
An increase averaging $3.50
a month was granted Thursday
by the Northern Pacific railway
to 10000 maintenance of way
employees. The number of men
affected in Spokane is about 65
and on the Idaho division the
number is about 500.
Estimates furnished recently
by three wholesale distributors
of gasoline in Lewiston, show
that the state of Idaho will re-
ceive from them through the
medium Of the 2-cent gasoline
tax, the approximate sum Of
$1,000 for the month of April.
The city council of Lewiston
has set July 10 for sale of the
bond issue of $380,000 recently
authorized for improvement Of
the municipal water plant.
Plans for the improvement were
adopted prior to the bond cleo
ton.
Degrees were conferred on
I'll students at the twenty
eighth annual commencement
exercises of the University Of
Idaho. The class was nearly
twice as large as the graduating
class Of any previous year.
Fifteen masters degrees were
granted, and 1856 baccalaureate
degrees.
A. F. Shirley, who has been
in the general offices of the
Northern Pacific for years in
, Lewiston, and has served as
travelling freight agent, Tuesday
became general agent in this
field. He succeeds w. J.
Jordan, pioneer Northern Pa
cific official, who died recently
!, at Portland, Oregon.
William G.. McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasury during
the Wilson administration, will
be the next president of the
United States, according to M.
Alexander, former governor Of
Idaho, who has returned from an
extended buying trip in the east.
AS a result of Mr.. Alexander's
trip he and other democrats of
Boise will form the first INC
Adoo for President" club in the
United States, he announced.
Forty people ate dinner with a
COW at the dairy barn of the
University of Idaho college of
agriculture Tuesday. The cow
was Idaho Violet Bosch Ormsby,
the holder of the biggest record
for butterfat production Of any
COW owned by state institution
in the United States. Violet's
fellow diners were breeders and
representatives Of the university
faculty, including President A.
H. Upham and Dean E. ]. Id
: dings of the college of agricult-
ure.
Thomas Hall, Lewiston, with
proposal Of $49,870, will receive
the contract for building the
dormitory for the Lewiston state
normal school. There were
eight other bidders and the
figures ranged up to $59,573.
Charles Han, Lewiston, received
|, the plumbing contract and the
Electric Appliance store the wir-
ing contract, these features
bringing the total cost of the
structure up to $58,018. Curtis
Richardson prepared plans for
the building, which will be three
stories with 19 suites, accomo-
, dating 70 students.
= Governor C. c. Moore of Idaho
e and l. H. Nash, Idaho land COM
/ missioner, bowling merrily along
: the Coeur d'Alene highway Sat
!. urday afternoon at clip alleged
to be in excess of that prescribed
i by law, were officially detained
!, by Motorcycle Officer Ed Fitz-
!. gerald. Officer Fitzgerald had
+ trouble in convincing Mr.. Nash
O driver of the car. that his stop"
e command was in earnest, and
: not until the officer drew his
f gun did the car draw to the side
Y of the road. At Post Falls. at
). the request of Justice ]. Settle,
e the governors party contributed
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