The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-14
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

II lDAf1O NEWS NOlES
Edgar A. Brown of Edmonton, Alder
ia, committed suicide on the train near
Standpoint Sunday.
Joseph s. Harris of Wardner was
the lucky applicant for the position as
county deputy state came warden.
The Chase National bank, New York,
has been approved as reserve agent
for the First National bank, Moscow.
Lewiston sheepmen on the river re-
port their flocks in good condition, al
though they still regard the situation
as serious.
The removal of State Bank Com
missioner V. w. Platt as receiver of
the defunct Boise State bank has been
made permanent.
st. Maries citizens have formed
poultry association and are planning
for a poultry show to take place Feb
ruary 20 to February %, inclusive.
Petitions have been presented to
the board of trustees at st. Maries,
signed by property owners and vot-
ers, asking them to take the neces-
sary steps toward putting this city in
the second class.
The Potlatch Lumber Co.'s mill at
Potlatch, Idaho, which shut down for
few days owing to a shortage Of
logs, due to the deep snow, has re-
commenced operations and will soon
be running full time.
A fire, the origin of which is un-
known, totally destroyed the mercan-
tile establishment of Perry Buckley at
Myrtle Sunday morning. The loss Is
$4,000 on building and stock, which is
partially covered by insurance.
Wholesale slaughtering of deer by
coyotes, cougars and hunters is being
reported from every part of the Occur
d'Alene section and it is a question
whether the hunters or the wild ami
mails are committing the greater dep.
relations.
Edward Payne, former president of
the defunct Boise State bank, was
found guilty of having made false re-
ports to the state banking department
by jury here tonight. Eugene D.
Payne, son, jointly indicted with his
father, was acquitted.
B. F. O'Neil, the Wallace banker, al
inmate of the county Jail at Coeu
d'Alene city during his trial for the
alleged signing of a false report OF thu
condition of his bank, received draf
Saturday for $25 from a man whom
he had befriended at Latah, Wash, 2
years ago.
t The railroad was exonerated Satul
day at Kellogg by the coroner's jur
which probed into the death of Williar
n L. Sheehy, the 16-year-old son of MI
. and Mrs. James Sheehy. The verdie
= attributed the death of the lad to hi
, own negligence in attempting to boar
a moving train.
;, The new $500 caterpillar engine {
: the Canyon City Lumber company
u Port Hill was destroyed by fire r
. Gently. The fire caught from tn
flame of gasoline torch in the hant
% of some men who were trying to tina
of out a gasoline engine in the san
0. building which contained the cate
I'd pillar.
The State Legislature.
m A new bill in the senate is propose
n. to prohibit minors in pool rooms, al
ID making minors equally responsib
TO with proprietors.
n The house has passed resoluti
congratulating Ireland and the hou
\, of commons on the passage by t
~ latter of the home rule bill.
M The house has passed the followi
is bills: Allowing an extension OF til
nd to purchasers of state lands when i
provements to the amount OF one-ten
the purchase price are made each ye
For the protection of school distri'
affected by new county division mt
In sures.
The probability of the enactme
nd into law of the bill proposing the or
RI ton of a new judicial district, to
IS made up of Idaho, Nez Perez a
Lewis counties, is considerably
at creased now that the senate comm
he tee of the whole has recommended
ae- measure for passage.
Sitting in committee of the VIII
~ the house has recommended the
W lowing bills for passage: Creating
-. county of Jefferson out of a part
~ Fremont county. Prohibiting the S
q of gunpowder or fire arms to pers,
W. W. under Is years of age. Creating
- state board of geology and appropr
ing $4,000 for its use.
COIEAx FARMER SlJICIDED