The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-09-03
INTERESTING IDAHO EVENTS

| who have been in the Salmon river
I section for several weeks are now
engaged in seeking an easy grade to
Camas prairie. They are now in the
vicinity of Needham.
Boise.-The shipment of steel for
| the Nezperco & Idaho railroad is ex-
pected to reach Vollmer within
short time and the construction of
the road will be resumed without de-
lay This is the statement made yes
terday by President z. A. Johnson
who was visitor in the city
The company plans to have its
! line in operation this fall in time to
handle the grain crop and at the
present time four warehouses are
| being erected along the right of way
for the storage OF grain.
/ Lewiston-The Indian agency at
! Fort Lapwai has received notifica-
tion OF the appointment of Clarence
P. Jeffries to succeed o. II. Lipps as
agent of the Nez Perces. Mr.. Lipps
has recently been advanced in the
service to the position of supervisor
| of Indian reservations and schools
OF Oregon. Washington and Idaho,
and will take up his new duties as
soon as his successor arrives.
Kellogg.-A man claiming to hail
from Montana, having seven head of
good horses, which he offered for
| calA tt 1,,,
cion among local horsemen. He en-
! deavored to sell two horses to the
Federal Mining company and had
closed the deal but when asked for
a bill of sale he could give no salts
factory explanation as to how or
where he secured the horses.
Lewiston.-Unless the Los Angeles
firm which bid for the $4,000 bond
issue of the Lewiston independent
school district comes through with
the money before many more days
the board may annul the arrange
ment and seek the money elsewhere.
The bid of the firm, which allowed
a premium of $1,7O0 was accepted
weeks ago, and ample time has
elapsed for the arrival of the cash.
Lewiston.-The recent local option
results IN Idaho County have oc-
casioned considerable speculation
throughout Nez Perce County as to
whether a similar election would be
called here. Less than a year ago
| L z11 -
under its charter and the vote was
favorable to the licensed saloon by
about two to one.
Caldwell.-The excavation for the
two buildings of the College of Ida
no is well under way. The admin
istration building and the girls dor
mitory are the first to be erected.
While 1t is not expected that these
buildings will be completed in time
to use this year, yet the college
course has been strengthened and an
additional force of instructors has
been employed.
Lewiston. Land Selector b.
E. Bush has offered filings with the
local land Office upon approximately
73, 900 acres of land in the st. Joe,
st. Maries, North Fork and Break
fast creek sections. The land select
ed by the state has been recently
withdrawn from the forest reserve
and many homesteaders are located
on that portion not taken by the
state. The state filings are in town
ships Al. 4 and 5 east; AZ, 3, and
east; 43 and east and A and
east.
Sandpoint.-The Great Northern
Railroad company has been made a
defendant in an action for damages
of $3S,01S, filed with the district
court by Peter Macarthur, who owns
property along Pack river siding,
north of this city. In the complaint
it is cited that the plaintiff had on
his property large quantities of saw
logs, poles and other timber, part
of which was manufactured. The
defendant company is charged with
wilfully neglecting fire which
started from sparks from one of it's
engines August 2S, 1906, which de-
stroyed the timber and poles, caus-
ing a loss of $38,01S.
Wallace.-That Tax Collector Her.
rick disobeyed the law regarding the
sale of land for delinquent taxes is
the allegation made by the Edward
Rutledge Lumber company, c. R..
Smith company and McGoldrick
Lumber company in supplemental
complaints, copies of which were
given the clerk of the district court.
Each concern filed notice that Sep
|, tember 20 it would make a motion
in the district court for leave to file
these supplemental complaints In
their actions.
Steamer Bandon Grounds On Bar.
: Marshfeld, Or, Sept. 1.-The
steam schooner Bandon, owned by