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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
Spans North Fork

The North fork Of the Clearwater
river is now spanned by one-hund-
red and seventy-foot suspension
bridge at a point one-half mile above
the mouth of the Orogrand and the
first horses crossed April 9. The
crossing of the river at this point
has heretofore been an extremely
hazardous undertaking. Several
men and horses are known to have
been drowned in the attempt.
This bridge is of great Importance,
not only because of the safety it
affords, but in the handling of men
and supplies during the fire season.
1t also forms the connecting link be-
tween Pierce City, Idaho and Mon
tana bv the way of Iron mountain
through vast territory of undevelp-
ed timber resources in the Clear
water National forest.
The new trail from the Oxford
mine on Elk Creek, to the North
Fork is one of the best to be found
in any part of the country and affords
delightful trip through to the note
ed hunting and fishing lodge, "The
Bungalow" where the speckled beau
ties are ever ready to take chance
at the gay fly of the hungry fisher
man. The bridge and trail is one
of the many good deeds of Chas. A.
Fisher and are due to his able super
vision.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
Sportsman Be Careful

Two things should be brought con-
stantly to the attention of sportmen
at this season of the year. One is
that fishing and hunting without a
license are offences which, when
published, make the sport very
extravagant violations of law.
The other remainder is that sports
men have no right do trespass on
private property when they wish to
fish or hunt. Owners of acres where
birds are known to be hiding hardly
dare venture through their own
grounds in the summer time. There
is a stringent law against trespass-
ing as we'll as against killing birds
out of season and killing them with
out license.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
Big Bear Ridge Items

We the Willing Helpers hereby
wish to thank W. w. Reed for his
kindness shown to us by auctioning
off the various articles at the ice
cream social Saturday evening. We
also wish to express our apprecia-
tion for the assistance given us by
the young men, the chaperons, and
all who Tended a helping hand. The
social prove a success socially as
well as financially. The amount of
$3.50 was realized for the sale, and
$14.55 for the ice cream.
Zack Aas and wife were Deary
visitors last week.
Perry Black and wife, and Mrs.
Ware motored to Deary Saturday.
George Sind and sister Miss May
me were Kenhrick visitors Sunday
evening.
An ice cream social was given at
the Steele school house Wednesday
evening.
Misses Lola and Zola Ware and
Mabel Nelson attended the ball
game in Deary Saturday.
Miss Gunda Rognstad was the
week end guest at the home of Miss
Johanna Hooker.
Mrs. l. Lien of Deary is visiting
her neice Mrs. Zack Aas.
Rayme Hunt of Texas ridge at
tended the social here Saturday
evening.
M. l.. McGraw and wife, Roy Nc
Cay and wife were Deary visitors
Saturday.
Perry Black and family were visi-
tors at the H. Nelson home Friday
evening.
The Base Ball game VS. Deary and
Dig Bear Ridge, at the farmers
diamond Saturday proved to be
another victory for our local nine,
the score was % to 13.
Several from Little Bear Ridge
attended the social here Saturday
evening.
A large number of pupils from
the Troy schools chaperoned by their
teachers have been camping at At
water Lake.
H. Alber and family have been
visiting relatives here for number
of days.
Marvin Long was sc, IN on the ridge
last week.
Inuuisitive.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
SPECIAL REPORT of
FINANCIAL RECORDS

Lewiston-May 12- The special
report on the financial records of
Nez Perce county, prepared by Ac-
countant Byron Defenbach and ap-
proved by the county commissioners
covers some so pages of typewriter
matter and tabulated statistics. The
report states that the general system
of bookkeeping employed is good,
and that the books are probably
above the average of county records.
1t certifies that the moneys of the
county have been properly accounted
for, and that the errors found are
purely clerical. The figures and
tables cover a period of four years,
ending January 9, 1915, and the
cash accounts are brought down to
May l and compare with the moneys
actually on hand an the latter date.
The total cash passing through
the treasurer's hands during the
four years is upward of one and one
half million dollars. The county
carries among its assets unpaid per-
sonal property taxes as far back as
1892, and tax certificates to 1884;
on the other hand unpaid warrants
are on the books of the series of
1902 and of every year since that
date. Mr.. Defenbach recommends
the arbitrary cancellation of some of
these old assets and liabilities, and
gives as his authority quotations
from letter written him by Attor-
ney General Peterson.
The report shows that the total
amount of taxes collected in the
county do not really vary much from
year to year, but that taxes of the
past four years were highest in 1911
and lowest in 1912. The total taxa
tion in the present county of Nez
Perce is only % per cent less than
in the old Nez Perce county when
it included Lewis and Clearwater
counties.
Property included in the limit
of Lewiston paid "a per cent of the
total state and county tax in 1911,
80 per cent in 1912 and 1918, and
81 per cent in 1914.
Public utilities assessed by the
state board such as railroads, etc,
pay an average of Is per cent of
the entire taxes of the county.
Nez Perce county owns real estate
appraised at approximately Sac, 900
and personal property at $500,
Total bonded Indebtedness is $S5, 900
due November next, and sinking
fund of nearly 100000 has been ac-
cumulated to redeem these bonds.
The accountant found $4,000 in
the bank on May l to the credit of
the county, and certifes this to have
been the correct amount. These
funds appear to be very evenly divid-
ed among the eight banks of the
county.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
American Ridge Items

We suppose if we don't show our
hand this week Mary Ann will have
us lost over in Europe fighting and
Miss Inquisitive will have us frozen
to death. Well we are still alive
and able to eat three meals a day
when the neighbors brings in some
grub.
Parties and entertainments seem
to be the order of the day.
About two weeks ago a party of
young folks forty in number gather
ed at the home of George Davidson,
and gave a farewell party to Willie
Watts, who has been getting ready
to return to Yellowstone Park to
again enter the employment of the
government. All report good
time.
Then next came the closing exer-
cises of our District school which
all enjoyed and pronounced the best
entertainment ever held on the
ridge. Much credit to Miss Sweenv
for her untiring effort to make the
entertainment a success.
Last but not least on last Monday
night about fifty persons, old and
young gathered at the home of John
Roberts, and gave a genuine surprise
party in Lonor of Miss EIva Roberts
who will soon depart for Plains
Montana where she is holding down
a government claim. Miss Elva is
a fine young lady and quite favor
ite with the young people of the
ridge.
The M. E. Sunday School is MAX
ing arrangements to hold a basket
social at the school house sometime
this month to raise money to paper
the church.
The following are the names of
the scholars who graduated at the
close Of the last term of school the
Misses Agnes Cox, Phyllis Cain and
Cora Roberts, the young men were
Walter Benscotter and Carol Cox.
Rev. Mrs. Buckbee has moved her
household goods to Juliaetta, and
is holding tent meetings in Ken
drick.
Ed Ameling is attending U. S.
Court in Moscow as a juror.
Farmers would like to see good
weather long enough to plant their
beans.
On May 8 while Mrs. S. w. Big
ham and Walter were in. Lewiston S.
w. went to the barn to water his
thorough bred bull he received by
Parcel Post. When the animal at
tached him knocking him down and
came very near killing him before
he could crawl away, Sam telephon-
ed to the butcher in Moscow to come
and get the animal right away as he
did not want to go over the divide
on bulls horns.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
Services at Pine Creek

Rev. L. w. Gross, of Garfield,
will preach at the Pine Creek school
house on Sunday May %. Sunday
school at 10 A. M. Preaching at II
A. M. Everyone is cordially invit-
ed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14

N. C. Thomas has been confined
to his home on account of sickness
for the past two weeks. He is re-
ported some better.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14

A letter from Sweet, Idaho. tells
us that DR.. Vadney and family for
maly of Leland are now located in
Sweet, and are running drug
store.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14

VIM. Chalenor, jr., went to Spok-
and, Tuesday morning.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-05-14
Tent Meetings.

Tent Meetings are in progress in
the tent near the home of Elmer
Bechtol. Everyone invited.
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
LODGE DIRECTORY.

ROWLAND LODGE No. 5e4 F. & A. M meets every second and fourth Satur- day evenings at z:5o o'clock. Visiting Masons always welcome.
 c. T. Thompson, w. M. c. A. Berry, Sec'y.
 HOWARD CHAPTER, No. l22. R. 4. M-meets every first and third Thurs day evening at Masonic hall Visiting companions welcome.
 L. F. Magee, H. P. R. w. Beede, Seey.
 HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 32o, Order of the Eastern Star, meets every first and third Friday evening at z:50 o'clock. Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
 Mrs. c. A. Berry, w. M. MRs. L. G. GIBSON, Sec'y. HUTTIG LODGE No. 54sI 0. 0. F. meets every Tuesday evening Visiting brethern cordially invited to attend.
 A. P. Holtsford, N. G. E. L. WARE, Secy.
 HUTTlG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66. meets every Monday night at z:5o clock Visitors are invited.
 Mrs. Dona Holtsford, N. G. MRS. MAY CLAYBAUeH, Secy. SWEET BAY CAMP No. All W.O. w. meets every first and third Saturday eve- nings. Visitors made welcome.
 L. M. Despair, c. c. J. C. BRIDGES. Clerk.
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26

to it's greatest heights. In this rela' tionship, God has blessed woman ana man has honored her and after four thousand years of progress. she now proposes to provoke God to decoy man by asking for suffrage, therepy by amending an agreement to whicn she was not party.
 Woman, remember that the 1sraelite scorned a divine covenant, and as result wandered forty years in the wilderness without God. Likewise man should remember that 1t is dangerous thing to debase woman by law. Rome tried lowering woman's standard and an outraged civilization tore the clothes off the backs of the human race and turned them out to roam in the world naked and un- ashamed. z=-==-=.--=---=-
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CREDIT THIS TO "DRUMMERs'
Knights of the Road Put Up Shrewd Scheme to Aid Widow in
 Dire Situation.

"That the drummer is the right sort of chap was demonstrated to me to- day" said Pittsburger. Coming in on the train was widow woman with three kids From the amount of her drapery she had on I guess her hus- band had just died and left her gum tree. You could tell she had seen good, easy times, but maybe there was some neglect about insurance. What with the kids and other reasons you could see she was nervous about this travelling. Anyhow, we hadn't gone far before the conductor found out that she was on the wrong train. Then she broke down, but sho was as proud as a well-bred woman could be. It didn't take the drummers-there were six of them-long to find out that she was so badly fixed that she had spent her last dollar on tickets and was like to be stranded with the kids in place where she didn't want to land. The drummers wanted to help her, but they didn't know how to go about it; she was so darned reserved that no one had the nerve to offer to pull her out. But finally they got in the smoke room and figured out the thing on time table. They all clipped in and then called in the conductor. He was the right sort of fellow. The way he done 1t was fine. He walked back to the lady with 8 thoughtful air and said he had telegraphed to New York and had had the tickets changed To see that woman's face would have done you good"
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
WATERED SECURITIES
By Peter Radford.

Much has been said and more writ ten about the evils of watered stock In big business concerns and the farm CTS of this nation believe that every dollar written into the life of any business organization, should be able to say 'I know that my Redeemer liveth," but farming is the biggest business on earth, and there is more water in it's financial transaction than that of any other industry. There is as much water in a farmers note drawing eight or ten per cent interest when other lines of industry secure money for four or five per cent per annum, as there is in business pay ing a reasonable compensation upon the face value of securities repre- senting an investment of only fifty cents on the dollar. The only diff ference is, the water is in the interest rate in one instance and in the secur- ities in the other.
 The promoter ofttimes takes chances and his success is contingent upon the development of the property in- volved but the usurer, as rule, takes no chances and his success cripples the property involved. There may be industries that cry louder but none that suffer more severely from finan- cial immortality in both law and cus- tom than that of agriculture.
 The farmers of America today are paying $200,000.000 per annum in usury on real estate and chattel loans, and this interest capitalized at five per cent, represents $4,0O0,000.- 900 of fictitious values which the farm CT is paying interest on. This sum of money is almost equal to the annual value of crops produced in the United States.
 The earning power of the farmers note based upon his interest rate very nearly divides likes the earth's sur face-three-fourths water and one- fourth land. The largest body of wa ter that floats upon the financial hem jsphere now rests upon the farms and it's waves are dashing and It's pillows are rolling against seven mill lion homes threatening ruin and dis aster to the prosperity of the nation. Will our public servants who under stand how to drain the liquid off in- dustrial properties turn the faucet and let the water of the farms?
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
MEN ARE so QUEER
By R. s. JONES.
DososssoesaeeSseesesS .

Tom was terribly annoyed" said the young woman with the fluffy hair and the hint of baby stare. It is perfectly funny the way a man acts just because he is your husband-did you ever notice it?"
 Tt Is, indeed!" said the others in chorus.
 How was I to know that sensible business men would take me so seri- ously?" pursued the fluffy young woman. T thought they were sup posed to have discernment and sense At least, Tom Is always preaching about their superiority in that respect. Tom explained to me very carefully before we went to the automobile show last month that we couldn't buy car. He said we couldn't afford it, considering my hat bills and his cigars and the notes coming due on the house we bought last year. I am sure I had it all perfectly clear in my mind, so I am positive I was not to blame.
 But did you ever notice what per fectly fascinating young men they put in charge of the exhibition cars at an automobile show?"
 T should say have noticed them!" said the brunette girl.
 And, anyhow, Tom had no busi- ness to run across two college friends the minute we got inside the show and pay so much attention to them that he couldn't pay any attention to me! Those three would cluster to- gether over a chassis with lot of crazy machinery stuck on 1t and talk like mad. So I simply had to do something to kill thme."
 "Of course you did!" agreed the others.
 50 when at the first booth a good looking man who saw me studying a touring car asked me if I was inter- ested I said I was. Then he was just as nice as could be- He told ~me everything about the car and made me get in it and explained just how could run 1t myself and wanted my address to send me a, catalogue. He said he'd be pleased to come out some day with the car and show me how it ran and give me lesson. He was so set on coming that I hated to hurt his feelings, so I did net refuse.
 Tt was just the sarne way at the next place and ever after. Tom and his friends were so busy over horrid old machinery that was considerably left out. However, made lots of friends among the agents.
 All of them want ed to bring out their cars to demons trate to me how superior they were and, as I had told one man he could come, 1t didn't seem
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26

a bit fair to the others to refuse any of them, so I said I'd be delighted. It had occurred to me that 1 owed a ter rible lot of calls and that it would be such a nice way to get around and pay them.
 eI didn't think it necessary to men. ton the matter to Tom. He did re mark that a huge lot of catalogues was coming to our house and it was a wonder where those fellows got peoples names and, anyhow, thank goodness, he didn't have a machine eating it's head of and making him poor, Men are so selfish.
 "The Zero automobile man came out the very day after the show closed and we had a beautiful ride. I made six calls. However, quite changed my opinion of him. because when l came out of the last place he seemed actually cross and said things about waiting in cold weather. I don't soe how he expects to sell cars without showing little consideration for GUS. toners. told him l didn't think ] liked his car at all.
 Then there was the Largo car man and the Allegro man and the Fortis. simo man and the Solendiferous man and about six different electric com. panies and lot moro whose names I forget. When they came one at a time it was lovely.
 "I did two teas one afternoon in the Largo car, but the man lost his tenn per, and when I came from the sec. ond tea the wretched creature had driven of and I had to go home on the street car!
 "The queer thing was that every one seemed so indignant when I re- fused to give an order for a car and said things about my leading them on. The worst of 1t was that Tom came home i'll with the grip one afternoon just as seven different cars arrived all at once to take me out! He said he thought I was giving a funeral or tea.
 When he understood-my dears, have you ever seen a man suffering from bad temper and grip simulta- neously?
 'I explained to him most carefully that it wasn't my fault at all, but he roared that he was ashamed to look a man in the face from that time on for fear he was one of the automobile agents I had shamefully deceived yes, that's what he called it-and that he'd like to know what women had in place of conseienees anyhow. What do you think of that? Aren't men ut. terly queer?"
 '"They surely are!" the other young married women agreed. When you hadn't done one single thing, either!"
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
TAINTED POLITICS
By Peter Radford.

This country is suffering more from tainted politics than from any other malady at the present time. There Is scarcely a campaign speech made, a platform demand written or a mea- sure enacted into law that does not carry the taint of personal gain of some politician or political faction thereof
 There is more blue sky" in cam paign promises of many politicians running for office than was ever con tained in the prospectuses of the bold. est promoters of chimerical business schemes. There are more secret com binations formed by politicians in the name of My Country" than were ever formed under any and all other aliases. There are more political re- bates hidden in the phrase Be it en- acted" than were ever concealed un- der any and all other disguises.
 The inordinate thirst for political power and unrestrained passion for mastery has caused more distress in this nation than the greed for gold. and 1t ought to be regulated by law. No business combination ever pursued their competitors as relentlessly or visited more heartless cruelty upon their customers than political party that seeks to make junk of an in- dustry. or cripple business for party success, through tariff measures. po- litical supervision and ofttimes de- structive legislation. Many political platforms are as alluring to the voter as the story of the rainbow with It's pot of gold and their consummation about as far-fetched. Self-gain is the first law in politics. There are many men in office today who. if they could not shake plums of the tree Of American liberty or cut melon taken from Uncle Sam's commissary, would have less desire to sefNve the public.
 The country is surfeiting with patri- ots, who will bare their breast to bull lets in defense of their country, but there are few men in public life who will bare their breast to voters or run the gauntlet of party disfayor in de- fense of agriculture or industry. No  representative of the people, who will permit personal prejudice to dethrone justice, party success to disfranchise reason or the rancor of a political campaign to influence judgment can render capable service.
 The preservation of our prosperity depends upon wisdom, courage and honesty in government, and the Amer ican voter should seek these attri- butes as implicitly as the Wise Men followed the Star of Bethlehem and they will often be found to rest over the stable; the blow or the staff of the Shepherd The surest cure for tainted politics and machine rule is fresh air and sunshine and these i'm portant elements are most abundant
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
Unusual.

Anything new?" asked the reporter "Yes," replied the desk sergeant "A man and a woman were badly smashed up in an automobile accident a little while ago."
 That happens every day"
 But this is an extraordinary case. She was his wife"
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26

Agriculture is recognized as the greatest of all industries and a pros porous, progressive and enlightened agricultural population is the surest safeguard of civilization.
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
A DIVINE COVENANT.

God Almighty gave Eve to Adam with the pledge that she would be his helpmeet and with this order of con- panionship, civilization has lowered
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26

It Is an admitted economic fact that there can be no permanent prosperity without a permanent agriculture
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26

upon the farm, and when farmers, bankers and merchants are elected to membership in legislative bodies, much of the trouble in government will dis appear.
The Huttig news., 1915-06-26
All to Be Expected.

The most you can ask of the man who has an ax to grind Is not to drop 1t on -Four foot after you have helped him sharpen sit.---Wa shi.ston star: