The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27
INTERESTING IDAHO EVENTS


ported this year is a yield of 1880 |
bushels from Is acres.
Emmett-Canteloupe are ripen- |
ing and shipments have begun.
Chicago firm.
andpoint-John Manning, aged |
20, was killed Tuesday on the Spo-
kane-International near Pack River
spur. People assert the train was
running without headlight.
Lewiston-Sale of the Black Lead
property in the Bitter Root noun
tains, near the Lolo pass, will open
a new mining district in Central Ida
no equal to the richest section of
the Coeur d'Alenes.
Weiser-Petitions have been
granted by the board of county COM
missioners for the establishment of
good road districts, the first in East
'Weiser Valley and the second in
West Weiser Valley.
Wendell-It is announced here
that the Idaho Southern railroad will
be extended at once from Jerome to
Miner, 35 miles, and probably on
to Oakley. The road is completed
from Gooding to Jerome.
Occur d'Alene-One of the most
impressive and largely attended cere-
monies that has ever been held here
was the laying of the cornerstone
of the new Catholic church, Bishop
A. ]. Glorieux, of Boise, officiating.
Mackay-After a lapse of nearly
two years work has been resumed
again on the White Knob mine.
Prior to the panic of '07, the En-
pire Copper Company, owners of this
property, employed force of 400 to
500 men at the mine and smelter
Lewiston-Preparati are be-
ing made or the Nez Perces reser-
vation for the opening of school in
September under the new plan. The
healthy children will attend the
schools to be maintained at Lapwai
and Kamiah.
Wallace-Harry Keogh, who was
on an excursion to Murray, had a
narrow escape from drowning in the
river near Murray. He fell in the
river and had gone down for the
third time, when a pole was extend
ed to him and he was pulled ashore.
Arco-The land opening of the
Big Lost River company is to be held
here the 14th of September, at which
time large crowds of homeseekers
are expected. This land is to be
opened under the Carey act and will
be sold on 10 annual payments.
Wallace-The Protestant churches
of Wallace, while they have not been
closed, are with one exception pas
F. torless, and the only minister resid-
ing here has intimated that he will
soon leave. Ministers who have Ia
bored here in the past have been
well and regularly paid, but the
trouble seems to be lack of moral
support.
Grangeville-Idaho county was
the first to take advantage of the To-
cal option law passed at the last leg
islature and to petition the county
commissioners for an election. Both
men and women are taking part in
the fight and both have organiza-
tions.
Occur d'Alene-"Within the next
60 days the branch railroad from St.
Maries to Bonville will be laying
steel rails" said person in a po-
sition to know, but desired his name
withheld. "It means gigantic ef-
fort by the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railroad to be first into the big
timber countries of the Potlatch and
Clearwater regions"
Lewiston-Rather than pay a
judgment of $25 for damages al
legged to have been sustained by L.
L. Haynes because the Open-River
Transportation Company's steamers
failed to ascend the Clearwater river
to receive shipment of brick, the
company has filed an appeal to the
district court. Involved in the action
are the interests of the o. R. & N
Co. because the failure of the Open.
River Transportation Company tC
ascend the Clearwater river was due
to the railroad bridge across the
Clearwater river, with it's drawspar
locked with railroad steel.