The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-07-21

John Kennedy went to Spokane
Tuesday to register for the Colville
land drawing.
Guy Lewis made a trip to Spo-
kane Saturday to attend meeting
of Overland car agents.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred David
son last week on Thursday evening,
boy.
Tom Sturdevant had a very pain
full accident Saturday. While max
ing an adjustment on his planer
set screw on the shaft struck the
little finger of his left hand, shat
tering the bone SO badly that the
finger had to be amputated.
Herman H. Taylor Of Standpoint,
candidate for governor on the re-
publican ticket and Attorney A. L.
Morgan of Moscow were in Kend-f
rick Monday in the interest of Mr..
Taylor's candidacy,
The street lights are being in
stalled by the Potlatch Electric
Company this week. 1t will be a
novel sensation to have street lights
all over town. Of course Kendrick
has had the old oil lamps for many
years but they were hard to find on
a dark night.
Jake Grenolds took August
Rocks, Ed Pompey, Mr.. Silfow and
Ed Gertche to Spokane Sunday in
the Grenolds car. They registered
Monday for homestead and re-
turned to Kendrick in the evening.
Farm lands have increased lis
per cent in value in the past year,
as estimated by the Department Of
Agriculture. The increase is due
to the stimulus Of war prices for
farm products and the rebound
from the depression in the cotton
states. The young man starting
out as a farm owner will have a
more difficult start on account of
this increase and the older farmer
will have an increasing burden to
produce proportionate yield from
his farm.
DR., Smith with the assistance of
Hans Flo is building a very neat
barn on the lots back of the Pres
byterian church.
Carl Carlson, who has been teach
ing at Leland the past school year,
left for his home in Troy, Tuesday.
Miss Nina Carter, of Moscow,
visited her friend Miss Eula Crock
err, a few days this week.
Charlie Guy and Conner Short,
left Tuesday for Wallace, where
they will look for employment in
the mines of that place.
Miss Althea Pierson of Myrtle
was in Kendrick the first of the
: week visiting friends.
Mrs. H. S. Roberts, who has been
, visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. E.
Coble, left Tuesday. for Standpoint,
where she will spend the summer
: with her daughters, Mrs. Wilbur
5 Kennedy and Mrs. Harry Trout.
John Wade returned from Spo.
, kane Sunday where he spent a
couple days with his brother near
Spokane. He also registered for
the land drawing.
The amateur vaudeville night
that will be put on by the Rex
Theatre Friday. July %, is some
l thing new for Kendrick and much
interest is being taken. A number
of the local amateur actors have
T expressed a desire to take part anC
an interesting program will be
given.
The Idaho Farmer, an agricultur
al paper, last week published on it,
front page large half tone picture
of the farm and buildings of the
; Cloverleaf farm near Kendrick
= owned by James S. Nelson.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Grochow an q
: Carl Bratz, of Underwood, North
: Dakota, who have been visiting
friends on the Potlatch, left Wed.
nesday for Lewiston, enroute tc
, their home.
Oscar Swanson, of Texas ridge
went to Orofino, Wednesday tc
visit his sister, Mrs. A. F. Smith
a for a few days.
n Mrs. Henry Nervick and daugh
| ter, of Lacrosse, Wash, arrived in
S Kendrick Wednesday. They are
n visiting at the J. j. Sind home or