The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-04-09

by student, who does not live in
the city limits nor in the canyon,
but upon yonder hill of the famous
Potlatch. The article was not writ
ten for publication but the Editor
by chance came in possession of it
and decided that if this was the
view of a school girl it was good
for the citizens to at least read and
know what view the young and
rising generation is taking ION the
future prospects of our little town.
"Kendrick in 1915" to me is not
an entirely melancholy subject.
Indeed, Kendrick of today, embed
ded in natural harmonies, daubed
with local color, and stamped with
the hauteur of careless negligence
characteristic of the best circles of
society, has proved most interest
ing study. In fact, have dis
covered that it is possible for mel
ancholy and harmony to go hand in
hand; that the greater the depth of
melancholy, the greater the volume
of harmony. For example, note
the varying clatter of the rickety
sidewalks as the pupils hurry along
to and from school: There is not a
foot of substantial sidewalk in the
town to produce a discordant note!
Oh! if l were Kaiserina die Stadte
for the next year, | tell you things
would happen with appalling rap
idity.
First, l would give my attention
to Main Street: That frightful mud
hole, the winter nightmare Of far
mers who trade the year round in
Kendrick. If the taxpayers would
not stand the stress of tax for
macadam surface, would grade up
the street, and open the side-drains
and keep them open. And, sur
prising statement, l would have the
puddles that form in the road in
rainy weather drained, and the road
repaired. l would forbid the build
ing of any more board sidewalks
on Main street, or on side streets
along business blocks, and l would
require all board walks to be re-
placed as rapidly as public safety
demanded by cement walks at a
grade established by the town so
that the walks would be uniform.
Nor should | overlook the alleys.
and the railroad right of way:
would at least put these in sani-
tary and slightly condition, and
make it a misdemeanor to allow
them to be otherwise.
l would contract enough electric
street lights from the Lewiston
Electric Company to replace the
melancholy street lamps and extin
guish forever their funereal light
, No longer would our worthy burgh
ers who assay trip after nightfal
go forth fearful and trembling
armed with a lantern and a cane
The former to spot the deadfalls il
e the sidewalks, and the latter to tes
I the depth of the mud in crossin.
I the streets. But they would sail.
forth fearlessly, realizing that tn
: improved streets, the cement walk
: and the electric lights would guar
antee their return home dry-shod
) free from bruises and broken bones
e If were the Kaiserina aforesai
r | would at once take steps for sc
e curing an abundant supply of waite
/ for the town, domestic purposes
n lawns and gardens. If the sourc
e of the present supply would nc
'e justify the building of larger resel
voirs for storing the water, woul
d take the water from Potlatch Cree
t, and bring it down by a gravit
le system, in quantities sufficient fc
" irrigating the lawns, gardens an
a parks, and for street sprinklin.
lie since for such purposes no gre;
ID pressure is required.
As the school is one of Kendrick
greatest assets, l would start
~ campaign before the annual scho
- = election for a complete High Scho
y" ~. course, and for ample equipmel
W for the manual training and for Il
W domestic science departments.
w would agitate the matter of co
w verting the old school building in
w High School gymnasium, al
he show the evil that may result fro
on permitting it to remain in its pre-
It, ent unsanitary and delapidated co
nd dition. If it were impossible
convert the building into Hi
to School gymnasium, | would ur
nd that it be remodeled on the insi
of and fitted for dwelling for t
d. teachers. 1t would make dan
We bachelor girls headquarters.
tie At the earliest possible momei
he l would organize a Commerce
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