The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-11-26
IDAHO NEWS IN BRIEF.


pany has awarded contract for
the construction of new depot here
to cost $4,000
Boomers Ferry - The Boomers
Ferry Lumber Company is building
five miles of railroad, connecting its
line with the Kootenai Valley Rail
way Company at Copeland, Idaho
Wallace-In a double header
basket ball game, played here before
the largest crowd ever gathered at
such contest, Mace beat Wardner
u to IL, and Kellogg defeated Burke
IA to 7.
Boise--Carrie Hauntz, of Midvale,
and Henrietta Lehman, of Boise,
who eloped with theatrical com
pany and were stranded in Eastern
Oregon, have been returned to their
parents
Grangeville-The largest undivided
sale of hogs ever made in this sec
ton of Idaho was consummated by
H. G. Eckerman. He sold 90 head
for $24OO. The hogs averaged 1856
pounds each.
Wallace-A. L. Smith, of Burke.
charged with assault with intent to
kill, committed on John Moses, OF
Gem, pleaded guilty and was given
fine of $500 and costs, amounting
to $500.
Boise-Anderson- Blomquist, one OF
the largest dry goods and depart
ment stores in this city, has been
turned over to Chicago firm tc
satisfy an indebtedness of $65,OOC
due Eastern creditors. The firm in
tends to pay every dollar it owes.
Payette-The work of building
laterals on the Boise-Payette gov
eminent project has begun. Set
tiers are to do the constructing as
far as possible, and much of the
fair weather during the winter will
thus be employed.
Boise-A hotel to cost $3OOOOC
is being planned in this city A
meeting of the Idaho Hotel Com
pany will be held December IA, for
the purpose of approving the build.
ing project A site costing 100000
has been purchased.
Spirit Lake-Mrs. E. T. Bills, who
has been in the hospital suffering
from heart trouble and complica-
ton of chronic diseases, has been
found destitute. The citizens of this
place have raised sufficient fund to
send Mrs. Bills and her family tc
Oklahoma for her health.
Lewiston-Ilo was denied incor.
poration by District Judge Steele,
who reverses the order of the county
commissioners and grants the pc.
tition of the applicants who asked
that incorporation be denied Judge
Steele held that lilo did not have
sufficient population to entitle the
town to incorporate.
Boise-George Brown, who has
been blowing safes in Western Idaho
and Eastern Oregon towns during
the past three months, was captured
after an exciting chase near Weiser
after he had used nitro-glycerine in
cracking safe at the Midvale post
office A reward of $500 was offered
by the postal authorities and this
will go to the farmer who made the
arrest
Occur d'Alene-The Idaho Hotel
he largest eating house in this city
will close as direct result of the
Try victory. For years the dining
Dom has been losing, but the sale
IF liquor buoyed up the cafe The
olace will be run as lodging house.
Fifty-nine saloons will close their
loors when the three months pre-
'cribed by law elapse after the cleo
ion
Nampa-The unknown tramp who
or "a hours held captive 7-year-old
Harry Garrett in an upstairs room
II the Garrett ranchhouse, threaten
ng to kill the boy should an at
empt TO arrest him be made, was
shot after the boy had made his
escape Wearied by his long vigil
he outlaw fell into a doze and the
ad seized the chance to jump from
he window.
Council-One hundred and fifty
men with over a score of teams are
t work ON the irrigation canal and
lam which will carry water to the
ich fruit land located about nine
niles from Council and owned by
of Chicago capitalists.
Thousands Of dollars will be ex-
'ended in completing the work, and
When it is done one of the very
'est irrigation stems in the state
will have bee. instructed