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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-09

Alvin Nye and wife of Montana,
are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Grove this week.
w. c. Heaston and family lefs Wed
tor their ranch near Winchester,
The City election went off very
quietly Tuesday. All the old council
we're re elected, excepting one. those
elected are: Foster. Kennedy, w.
Muldoon. Cochran, w. c. and Niles.
They we're elected by large majority
{ F. Cochran has force of meu at
work on the reservoir tor the city
water works. The reservoir will be
thirty feet IN diameter and twelve feet
deep. It's situated between P. H.
Peters and D. H. Petersons property
on the bench in the northwest part of
town.
w. H. Stump has purchased the
property on the corner of state ami 3rd
streets. He is building a three room
addition to tine house. Mr.. Stump
has also purchased the B. N. trout
building on main st. and will move
the old building aud erect a one story
concrete block building.
CHlLDREN-For Easter services
IN the Presbyterian church the child.
len are requested to bring wild flowers
to Mrs r H Pcrter's home Saturday
afternoon. Bring lots.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-09

y. U. Niles was transacting business
In Moscow the first of the week.
r. {. Holbrook left last Tuesday
evening for the Prince Rupert country
in British Columbia.
Mrs. E. E. Holbrook OF Lewiston
Is visiting friends and relatives this
week.
X. Foster made trip to Moscow
Monday returning on the evening
train.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-09
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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-09

Princess Flour has plenty
OF gluten not too much.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A VISIT FROM MY CITY
COUSIN
JOHN w. GALE.
MenIo Parl. Boz 90. Age II y.

MenIO Park, Box 80. Age II Years
Last June I received letter from my
cousin who lives in San Francisco
telling me that he would come down
and visit me in July for two weeks
/ waited day after day for July to
come and at last it did come. On the
first morning OF July I was over at
the depot very early waiting for the
train to come in that was carrying
my cousin.
When he stepped or the train. Z
ran to him and kissed him because I
was very glad he had come to visit me-
We started home and on the road
he told me about the sights OF San
Francisco. When we were nearing my
house my mother came out to meet Us
and said to come in TO breakfast
After we had eaten our breakfast.
asked him IL he would go fishing
and he said. YES" so my mother got
our lunch ready and we started off,
When we were going through q
field I saw a gopher snake just in
front of us. I told my cousin to look
at the snake, but he gave one glance
and turned deadly pale and started
TO run back to my house called to
him to come back but he kept on run
ming until he reached a fence and
stayed there until he was rested
When I came up to him, he said he
didn't want to go fishing, so we went
home and played ball all day
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MY COUSIN FROM THE CITY
CECILIA zERNEB
CECILIA AERNEk.
24O North @ Street, san MateO. Sixth
Grade, San 1IateO Public school.
Age Is Years
san Francisco. Feb. p. 10

San Francisco, Feb. %, 1909.
My Dear Cousin: Just a few lines
TO let you know that 1 am coming TO
spend a weeks vacation with you
Mamma says / may go Well, as this
is Tuesday shall come Saturday on
the 2:30 train. Please be there TO meet
me, as you know I am a stranger in
San Mateo. What a jolly time we shall
have am anxious TO meet your
chums. I can hardly wait FOR the time
70 come. Hoping to find you all in
the best Of health, / remain.
YOUR COUSIN ALICE"
This is a copy of the letter I got
from Alice telling me she was com
ing I could hardly wait for the time
10 come The week passed by so
slowly and it seemed as if it would
never end. But at last Saturday came
and at 2:15 my friends and [ went
down TO meet her. At 2:30 the train
came, and there was Alice. II was a
very happy meeting.
We gave her a surprise party Sat
urday and there were over so people
there and We had very pleasant
time. At last she met my friends.
They were glad TO meet her. We went
out together Sunday to a show, Mon
day on a picnic 10 the beach, Tuesday
at home. Wednesday out visiting.
Thursday to a show and Friday TO
the park. Saturday she went home.
We We're very sorry TO see her go. She
often writes TO me and mentions some
of the good times we had.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
PO2zzcS Or z7zE Nl4sHMeroW CzRAM14A7o ez5oHoof

good. Music hath charms" etc. Never
was there a truer saying. Some time
ago we had boy who would quarrel
and dispute everywhere and always.
One day a pretty little song with a
bright whist1ing chorus was taught to
them. That day Mario forgot to go
down the middle of the street. hands
in pockets calling ugly names and
words to either side, but stalked down
singing and whistling for dear life.
His teacher felt some good was done
with one little song
Our boys are born with love for
good music. They hear, as their home
songs. the strains of the old operas.
Mother sings it to little sister or the
baby, and father whistles "Trova-
tore" or Bohemian Girl when he
comes home from work in the evening.
Miss Carpenter was spoken to of this
one day, and to try what they knew
she said several times: Boys, listen to
this and this and this, and see if you
know IT.. She would each time hum
something from a different opera, and
each time the class would join after
the first strainl and sing to the end
They sing three parts to some songs
One would imagine oneself in Italy
when. class is singing Santa Lucia"
in the soft Italian words. We have
one class that sings that old song,
Silver Threads Among the Gold" as
beautifully as Richard Jose ever sang
II. The same class sings America"
as never heard it before. They know
and express the meaning of every line.
They seem to feel that singing is
fitting and suitable for all occasions
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

Last year when the feet was here they
We're delighted with the fleet songs
We could see the vessels passing out
OF the harbor the day they left, and
the boys We're allowed to watch them
slowly going out. They watched in
silence for a while and then some
asked to sing Sailing and it was
beautiful to hear and to watch their
faces. They were very quiet. Just
then mist began to fall. One little
Fellow said: 1T seems as if the clouds
We're weeping now, don't 1t, Miss -?''
When our school first assembled
after the fire we were without books,
desks. benches and even a roof over
our rooms for few days. Many of
our pupils were new from the camps.
Ihey We're like little wild things and
we could not seem to get them quiet
after their three months freedom. 1t
was suggested that we call them to-
gether and try to have them sing. 1t
was wonderful. We had them then,
and 1t was the beginning of our work.
The favorite songs with them were the
songs Miss Carpenter had taught them
in the park. San Francisco" was
always first choice All knew the bugle
calls. They had learned them in the
camp where they lived The singing
united. US all and the worst was over,
IN way. Let them sing" I once
heard an educator say. IF they can
not learn all the notes never mind.
Give them songs, good music, fill
them full of songs" He was right.
Music softens all natures, and par
ticularly boys. We think so at the
Washington
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

best OF all she liked to watch and
study the life of the Indians. They
are mostly the ShoshOne and Ptute
tribes. She never tired asking about
the paints they used on their faces,
which they make from different stones.
The Piutes use circles of black and
yellow, with dots. while the Shoshones
use red and yellow In patches or
stripes. / took Irene TO their 'wicki-
up or camp to see the "papooses,' as
they call their children. One little
fellow not old enough 10 walk was
carried on his mothers back in a
basket made from a board about three
feet long covered with buckskin,
which his father had got from a deer
he had killed. The baby was laced
tightly into it and seemed quite hap
py. We waited to see them cook sup
per. As they had fine fire going. we
knew ii was time. Very soon some Of
the men came in with bags of ground
squirrels. They threw them into
hole in the ground and banked the
Goals and hot ashes over them. 1t
was a fine barbecue" but Irene said.
I'VE will take supper with grandpa"
Next day Irene went home and took
me with her to attend school.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MY CITY COUSIN
ANNIE MCDONALD,
Birds Landing. Willow Spring school,
Fifth Grade. Age 10 Years

have a cousin who lives in the
city. Her name is Lottfe Bassett.
One day I got a letter from LOttie
saying she would come out to Birds
Landing on the stage in a few days
When the day came I hitched up
horse in the buggy and went after
her. 1t was in the afternoon when
she came, and as she was tired we
stayed in the house the rest OF the
afternoon.
After an early breakfast I went to
the stable and saddled two horses and
brought them to the front gate.
My father pastures horses N his
field and l asked Lottie-if she wouldn't
like to see which horses she liked
the best.
We went all over the field, sometimes
getting off our horses and picking
flowers. Lottie couldn't get on Beau
ty, the horse she was riding, alone so
would help her on.
When she got used to riding, il got
to be her favogite sport.
Almost every morning Lottie, on
Beauty. and 1 on Lucy. would go some
where.
Several times boat came while she
was at my home.
We have quite large slough at our
place, and my father keeps grain
warehouse.
Lottie liked to ride on the cars from
the warehouse TO the boat
When Lottie had 10 go home. -
was sorry to leave because she couldn't
ride horseback in the city where she
lives.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
AWARDED A WATCH
WHAT COUSIN cHAPPIE SAW
JACOB KREIss,


Redwood City, r. r. ID. Age IA Years
Cousin Chappie is a sickly little fell
low, 10 years old. and his mother would
never let him go away from home un-
til father went TO the city and brought
him out He was to sleep with me
and the first morning he was up with
me TO go and feed and milk. He
wanted to know II the horses didn't
get tired Of hay and oats every morn
Ing.
he couldn't see where the milk came
from, and the little chicks, ducks and
pigs were q never ending amusement
for him.
We went to help father plant corn.
That was another mystery TO Chappie,
TO find out how one kernel made an
ear
Cousin VIII worked at one Of the
shingle mills, so father gave US old
Lucy and the blackboard and mother
put Us up a nice lunch Chappie drove
until we came to the woods, then gave
ne the lines SAYING. L can not see
half and drive" then he told me ne
thought God must live in the country,
he had so many things there.
we came TO the mill and went UP
with the men TO see them get in a
log. They hitched q big chain TO it
and the oxen made their yokes creak
and along II came into the saws, then
TO the shavers and packers and then
Chappie saw a bunch of shingles He
didn't want TO 90 home and talked
mill the rest Of his visit He Is COM
ing for a month next time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
ENTERTAINING A GUEST
AFTER MY OWN WAY
CHRISTINE FINNELL,
Tehama, Sixth Grade, Tehama Public
school. Age IL Years

| am going to give you a program Of
the day after my cousin came. Of
course, when she came, 1 would show
her my pony and rabbits, bicycle and
watch, and the horse she was to ride.
Then we would have supper and read.
Next to bed.
The next morning we would get up
at 6 o'clock and put on very, very
plain riding skirts. We would go
over to the barn and the Chinaman,
Sing, who tends it, would have our
horses caught up and we would have
a nice bareback ride before breakfast.
then we would come in and have our
coffee, toast and hot cakes. 1t would
not be long after then and we would
go out and drive cattle on horseback
without any lunch. We would keep
two herds separate, which is very hard
to do without any fence between. When
all the cattle had been separated we
would put the old cows in a feld and
drive the calves into another away Off
SO that their bawling would not bother
us.
May be the calves would scatter and
then we would ride fast to get them
together. We would come home quickly
then and get little bite to eat. After
we looked after our horses We would
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

N IL juniors like to have company
"A and entertain their friends. Now,
in the present writer's contest,
The Junior Call wishes each junior TO
imagine himself a host, and tell how
1e Will entertain his cousin, who is
coming to pay him weeks visit.
If you are a San Francisco junior
imagine that your cousin lives in the
country away up in the mountains or
on some great prairie or in an i'm
mense forest, and that this is perhaps
his first visit to a large city, and then
tell tie other juniors what you Will
take Fim first TO see. San Francisco
is so fuil OF interest ant progress just
now that the San francisco juniors
viii have an easy task to tell how
they viii entertain their guests.
IL. on the other hand, you live IN
The country then imagine that your
cousin lives in 4he city and knows
nothing about The country, Think of
all the things you can show him and
how he VIII enjoy getting acquainted
with the beautiful country life and be-
tfg initiated into the mysteries Of all
your pet occupations and amuse-
ments.
If YOU live in a small town then let
your cousin come from the city or the
country as you prefer, and introduce
him to your most valued pursuits He
viii have a good time and so will you.
The visitors stories will be con-
tinued next Saturday. so if you have
not already written your story do so
at once, and mail it as soon as pos
sible TO the Editor Of the Junior Cali.
As in the previous contests, write
your subject on the first line, and on
the next line your name, address and
age, and If you are at school your
school and grade. Write the number
of words contained in your story in
the upper left hand corner of the
first page. Stories which are not
marked with the number of words or
are written on both sides Of the paper
viii not be used.
This contest is open to the juniors
of California, or elsewhere, who are
between the ages Of 10 and 16 years.
Watches viii be awarded TO the six
most interesting, best written stories.
For the younger juniors the puzzles,
particulars OF which are given on the
fourth page, are continued.
Send in your story for the new con-
test Immediately. 1t must be not
more than $50 words in length nor
shorter than 100 words.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW | AM GOING TO ENTER
TAIN MY COUSIN
STEPHEN T0RONI,
0lema. Garcia District School. Seventh
Grude

When my cousin Arthur comes to
visit me for d week I am going to
show him the beautiful green country.
Now as it is spring and everything is
green he will enjoy his visit very much.
The frst day Oh which he makes, his
arrival I shall not be able TO show
him very much 1 am going to the de-
pot to meet him. BY the time we shall
have reached Olema it will be about
1880 o'clock
The first day shall show him the
things about the house that are anus
ing TO him. The second day we shall
go to the beach. We shall go early
in the morning and take our lunch,
so we can stay away almost full
day. The third day L shall take him
up Mount Whittenberg. 1 guess he will
be very tired because he never walked
up any mountain. The fourth day
shall take him around to see all the
fruit trees covered with blossoms
The fifth day we shall go to Bolinas
and go out to the beach We shall pick
up some shells to bring home. He will
bring some to his home and show them
to his friends. Thet sixth day we shall
go to Inverness and dig some clans.
Then we shall go rowing. We shall re-
turn about 4 o'clock. The next day
he will return home
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

in the city. so she likes the change to
the country.
We gather the eggs and feed the
chickens every night.
We take our COW out every day and
we sit on the grass and watch her
We very often occupy our time hunt
ing for four leaf clover.
When the evening comes we play
hide and seek, and as quite a few of
the children live on our street we have
fine times.
we have an incubator. also, which
we watch day by day for the coming
OF the baby chicks.
We have a little dog called Dooley,
which nay cousin is very much in
terested in as he stands on his head
and amuses her very much.
We play house and have a fine time
together. Saturday we went on pic
mic TO the creek. We had our lunch
down by the creek and then we walked
to a small town called Palo Alto, a
quarter of a mile from the creek.
Then we went to the nickelodeon,
which my cousin was accustomed to,
but I wasn't We then rode home in
a carriage.
Today it is raining and so we are
playing school and reading books My
cousin is going away tomorrow with
a very good opinion Of the country
and hopes to come down soon again.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A VISITOR
DOLORES ALCANTARA,
OIema. Garcia District school, Fifth
Grade. Age 10 Years

cousin who never knew what the
country looked like came on a visit to
me.
One day while we were out walking
we saw a COW. When he saw it he be-
came very much frightened and asked
if it would bite.
l laughed and shouted a great deal
but he never smiled or asked what
was laughing at.
Then / told him that a COW never
bites at all; He, too, smiled and asked
If it would do any harm. l told him
that COW would hook. but not bite
The second day we went to gather
wild flowers. I asked him if he liked
buttercups. He didn't answer for a
long time Then he said: II don't
know what you mean"
I said: These little yellow flowers"
OH he said.
On the next day we went out to
look at the orchard. I showed him the
different kinds of trees. Then he
asked If the blossoms were to he
picked like other flowers Then / told
him no. that the blossoms were going
to be fruit
The. next day was Monday and he
come again.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
VACATION DAYS
RUTH HEMINWAY.
Livermore. Age IS Years

Oh girls. 1 have settled the problem
or what we will do the first two weeks
of our vacation. I received a letter
two days ago STATING that my cousin
Bessie Is coming up tomorrow from
Oakland.
Mother said | might give party.
was thinking it would be nice to have
some special music, then after playing
games and dancing to serve the re-
freshments about half past 10.
Alfred and Carl want to take US six
riding in. their tallyho. We can take
our lunch and picnic out by the creek
Herman and Harold are going to bring
a freezer of ice cream along and If YOU
and Eff1e will make the sandwiches /
will make two cakes and some of those
cream kisses you like so we'll
Next Friday, mother and father are
going to take us to San Jose in the
automobile. We will go to the theater
in the evening and return home the
next morning.
Must you go. girls? 1t is too bad.
Don't forget to be on hand for the
tallyho ride.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
AWARDED A WATCH
HOW / WOULD ENTERTAIN
MY COUSIN
ROSE DAvAZ,

SOnoma Avenue, Santa Rosa. Burbank
School. Age Ia Years
I would invite my cousin to see the
beautiful sights of the Sierra Nevada
mountains. We would start at the
foothills and climb to the top and we
would find the climate ranging from
tropical TO extreme cold. AT the bot
tom we would find nlacs and man
zanita growing.
Higher up we would find the digger
pine. 1t attains q height of 22O feet and
its diameter is often IL feet or. more.
But another of California's interesting
trees is the sequoia, which is the old
est Of all living things. Associated
with the redwood. but growing usu-
ally higher up the mountain, is the
Douglas spruce Commonly called
plne). which is very abundant.
Next we would find the second va
rlety of sequoia tree, which grows far
ther inland than the redwood and is
found more on the western slope of
the mountains.
Travelling upward we would find
many coniferous trees with cones
from 10 TO Is inches long and in oIden
times the Indians used to eat meats
out Of these and even nowadays the
SQUIRRELS take and store them away
for winter and then eat them
There are a great many places of
interest that 1 would invite my cousin
10 go to see.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
UflIOR STORIES AND PRIZE WINNERS

was the first visit she had made to the
city she enjoyed her visit very much.
The second day after she arrived we
planned to go to the Cites. We were
ready and we waited for a car, and as
soon as she saw the car in sight she
became frightened as it was the first
time she had seen a car. / soon ex
plained to her that it was car and
we had to get on it to arrive at the
Chutes. She finally became quieted and
the rest of the journey was pleasant.
We went on the merry go round, which
went so fast she almost fell off. She
said, That is the first time and the
last I viii ever go on that thing We
went on the scenic railroad and down
the chutes, and she became so fright
ened she made me take her home.
When she got home, she said. Even
though it was rather exciting, Il en-
joyed it very much.'
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW | ENTERTAINED MY
COUSINS
ETHEL CRANDELL,
IA. Fifth Grade, Garcia School.
Age IL Years

Age IL Years
One Sunday my two cousins came
up to spend a week with me. Their
names are Clarence and Arthur Gran
Vile.
We did not go anywhere that sun
day. but Monday we went to Bolinas
and took our lunch with us. And then
we went in wading and We were all
sunburned.
Tuesday we visited in Bear valley
and also on the beach. and took our
lunch with US, and we played in the
sand and filed our stockings with it.
We went home after having had
good time that day
On Wednesday we went to Inver-
ness to go in bathing, after which we
took a long walk to the valley and on
our return we had some ice cream.
Then we went to visit some of my
cousins friends and returned home
2 o'clock.
One Thursday we went to Point
Reyes to the lighthouse, which is 20
miles from where I live. We had to
walk 174 steps down the lighthouse
from the bluff. We had to stay all
night and go home Friday morning.
Then when we went home we were
very tired, so the next day, Saturday,
we did not go anywhere but rested.
The next day we went to church apd
after services we read the paper, and
then 1t was time to take our cousins
to the station, as they had to return
that evening
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

3S Lundy Lane. San FraneiscO. HOr-
ace Mann School, A Eighth Grade.
Age 13 Years
Last summer my cousin Tom came
TO spend his vacation for the first time
IN San Francisco.
The day after his arrival we went
to the Cliff house. He was delighted
with the great ocean waves. He went
in wading and thought it great fun.
He was walking along the edge of the
beach not thinking of the danger he
was in. In few minute he was call
ing for help. A wave had thrown him
down and he thought he would be
drowned. ran over to him and pulled
him out Of the water. He then said
he had had enough of the beach and
we started home.
We We're on the car only a short
time when the power gave out and
we had to walk the rest of the way,
which was about Is blocks.
My cousin was tired out when we
reached home. In the evening we
went to the theater. He enjoyed the
play very much.
The next morning Tom could hardly
walk because his legs were all chapped
from the sun on the beach.
Ny cousin was very anxious to get
home to the farm again. as it is quiet
and peaceful there.