The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-10-02
IDAHO NOTES.

IDAHO NOTES.
The two large barns of the Panhan-
die Lumber company at Spirit Lake
were destroyed by fire recently.
With joint capacity of 80 tons a,
day, the chop mills installed at lilo by
A. Kline and R. S. Parker will be-
ready to commence the seasons rum
this week.
The farmers of the Nez Perez cOun-
try will hold a meeting October 10 to-
plan a pool of the grain Of the entire
prairie country. The pool will be man
aged by the farmers union.
While working in the No. 3 level of
the Last Chance mine, at Wardnery.
Friday, George Dixon was caught by a.
cavein and instantly killed. The body
has been recovered. His home was in
North Yakima, where he has a wife
and two children.
What is alleged to be a new and
extensive swindle was disclosed recent
ly, when N. w. Thompson, manager OF
the Palo Alto stock farm at Boise,
Idaho, swore to complaint charging
George H. Sheldon, George Lamb, D.
M. Lamb and Major Ferris, all we'll
known Idaho county farmers, with.
forming conspiracy to defraud in
purchasing thoroughbred livestock, and
it is stated on good authority that
other prominent northwestern farmers
and stockmen will be included in the
charges, which are growing with fur
Their investigation. 1t is alleged that
sufficient evidence has been secured to-.
show that the alleged conspirators have
sought to defraud the stockmen of ap-
proximately 100000 worth Of horses
jacks, mares and other blooded stock.
Harvey & Nelson, proprietors of the
Cloverdale ranch, 10 miles southwest of
Pullman, have rented their farm for a
| number of years and will sell the live
stock and farm implements at auction
on Tuesday, October -. This firm be-
gan business on the ranch just leased
in 1901, and since that time has made
profit of about $4,000 by farming.
and raising live stock.
Word has been received in Wallace,
of the death in Chicago Sunday of J. R.
| Smith, president of the Hecla Mining.
company, who succumbed to pneumonia
One of the largest single transactions
in grain reported this year was Com
pleted few days ago, when Daniels &;
Wallace, Tammany farmers who own
several large ranches south of Lewis
ton, sold 100000 bushels of bluestem
| b. lo Ill
pany at 80 cents bushel. The wheat
grades No. l and is fine quality for
milling purposes.
| Professor j. H. Frandson of the Agri-
cultural college, University of Idaho,
has been appointed by the management
of dairy products.
| Professor Terrill, for two years head
of the mining department of Oregon uni
versity, has come to the University Of
Idaho mining department as professor
Of metallurgy.
The walls of the new administration
building Of the University of Idaho are:
now complete.
One OF the important transfers in the
college circles of the northwest this year
occurred when Professor E. E. Elliott
left his position held for many years in
Washington State college to accept the
deanship of the College of Agriculture,
in the state university.
Fraternity row on the Spokane fair
grounds will present busy scene dur
ing the week of October S to 10. all of
the various lodges which were former,
ly represented there already having ar,
ranged to have their headquarters open
during this years fair. Several new
organizations are arranging to establish.
homes on the grounds.