The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-09-10
INTERESTING IDAHO EVENTS.

Moscow-Dr. c. III. Shoddock, ac-,
companied by his family, has arrived
from South Carolina to assume
charge of the newly established for
estry department in the University
of Idaho.
Spirit Lake.-Spirit Lake is soon
to have direct local postal telegraph
ic communication with the outside
world. A force of men is now en-
ployed in stringing the wires for the
service, on the Idaho G Washington
Northern poles between Grand juno
tion and Spirit Lake.
Idaho Falls.-As a maneuver in
the local option campaign the 10
saloons in this city closed their
doors and have signed agreement
not to reopen again until after elec-
ton. The purpose is to give the
people touch of a closed town in
the hope of influencing them in
favor of the vets.
Moscow.-N. Williamson, proprie-
| tor of the Boston Store, who was
| arrested twice last week for block
aiding the sidewalk and who success
! fully resisted arrest the third time
| in a rough and tumble encounter
with Chief of Police Canham, was
tried on both charges before two
separate juries and quickly dis
charged in each case.
Moscow.-Bulletin No. 67 from
| the University of Idaho agricultural
| experiment station, on Better Dair,
| Methods" by Professor J. H. Frand
son, is meeting with unusual interes
not only in Idaho, but from man,
( other states. The bulletin contain,
much valuable information to thos,
interested in butter making an,
.dairying in general and can be hat
for the asking by any citizen .
| Idaho. u
Weiser.-Ames Russie, once pitch
er for the New York Giants, and til
acknowledged champion in his day
has been released from the. City jail
having served ten days sentenc
for being drunk. Russie's life stor
is like romance. For IL years re
ceiving a salary of $4,000 yearly
he is now working on ranch i
Idaho, or at any other employment
that he can secure. Domesti
troubles and wine have been tn
downfall of once famous man.
rangeville.-Idaho County Is !
the midst of the greatest harvest i
her history. Besides largely il
creased acreage sown in grain thi
year on account of the arrival of tn
railroad and better transportatio
facilities, the yields reported ar
very good. Threshers and combine
harvesters are operating with pro:
pect of a two months run. Som
good yields of wheat are reported {
so and 60 bushels, while the entir
crop is running on an average {
40 bushels.
Moscow. w.-Harvesting in Lata
County has now reached a poi1
where reliable figures can be had fe
estimates on the yields. The SUI
prise of the harvest in this coun,
is the oats crop, which had give
promise of an abnormal yield. TT
yield will not be much, If any, moi
than normal crop of good qualit
The wheat crop is the largest and I
the best quality ever raised, and Il
acreage is greatly increased. TT
barley crop, principally in the soutl
ern portion of the county, is yieldir
well and the quality is No. /.
Sandpoint.-Work on the coun
wagon bridge across the Pend Or
lille river and the lower end of tt
lake is again being rushed, and Il
: Burrill Bridge company of Nilsson
+ expects to have it completed ar
u open for traffic by October 15. Ov,
!. $50 piles have been driven, GOVERN
1900 feet, taking the bridge out
within 800 feet of the river channe
When the channel is reached oper
tions will be commenced from Il
east side and pushed toward Il
. channel, 1900 feet. The span aero
h the river will be "a feet long az
o will be of the lift type, having
y raise of II feet above the low wat
mark. When the bridge is col
: pleted it will lack 200 feet of co
O ering two miles.