The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-01-26

by the United States department Of
agriculture as it's agriculturist, Ia j.
tablishing object lesson farms In var
ious sections Of the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rigg, living on
Rattlesnake fiat, 20 miles south of
Ritzville, recently celebrated the 50th
anniversary of their wedding. Mr..
Rigg is II and Mrs. Rigg 70 years Of
age.
A rousing meeting of farmers was
held in Rosalia Saturday morning. Be-
tween 500 and 400 people assembled,
crowding the hall, many being obliged
to stand. The announcement by d.
c. Corbin that he would pay $5.75, or
so cents more than the present price,
for beets, If he could obtain $4,000
tons, or Sc for 10000 tons, together
with the announcement that the bust
ness men of Rosalia have pledged
themselves to pay bonus of 10 cents,
a ton for all beets raised in that VIZ
entity the coming season. caused much
enthusiasm.
The second annual convention Of the
Washington Live Stock association was
brought to q close at Spokane last
Wednesday. The association will meet
for its next convention in Spokane
some time between the 10th and goth
of December. The executive officers of
the association were unanimously re-
elected.
James Haddow of the Peoples store
accompanied by friend was walking
up Ninth street during heavy rain
storm the other evening. When in
front of the Yellowstone saloon, be-
tween e street and Tacoma avenue,
Hadow stepped off the sidewalk and
fell into fume that serves as gutter.
The water was running like millrace
and Haddow was carried down in the
torrent for two blocks before being
dragged out by his companion.
The Inland Empire Railway COM
pany, recently organized in Spokap
with capital of sac, 0OO, 900 by Jay p
Graves and associates, is credited by
Seattle report with intending to build
an electric road from Spokane to the
Okanogan country and Phoenix, B. G.
The body of Alfred Graessner, a resi-
dent Of Green Lake. near Seattle. who
disappeared from his home December1,
leaving his wife and seven small child
ern destitute has been found floating in
the lake. Greassner is supposed to have
fallen into the lake while intoxicated.
The Phoenix theatre of Tacoma was
burned recently. The fire starte d over
the stage and is supposed to have
caught from defective electric wire.
1t was owned by Peter Sandberg. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. 1t will be
rebuilt.
A 80 caliber Colts revolver, discharg-
ed by the jolt Of the horse he was rid
ing, ended the life of Elmer Lathrop,
young man employed at the Maxwell
farms, Is miles southwest of Walla
Walla, Wash.
Lieutenant Governor Coon of Wash
ington has taken up the work of the OK
ecutive, and Governor Mead as started
for Salt Lake to attend the "See Amer
lea" convention.
Ed Paulner, who was injured at Spo-
kane in the Northern Pacific yards
some time ago, and whose leg was
amputated near the thigh in conse-
quence, is now able to be around again.
His recovery is due to fellow mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, who gave about 40 pieces
OF their skin to be grated upon the
stump of his leg. George Carr gave
II pieces, each about half an inch
long; M. " Pitts gave about the same
number, and Henry Rhoder gave sew
eral pieces from his arm.
John T. Anderson camp, No. s, Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, has been
formed at North Yakima.