The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-09-07
Local Mention

charge of the dining room at the
DeFrance Hotel.
Mrs. H. Tondavould and Mrs. L.
jackson of Lewiston visited last Fri
day with Mrs. o. E. Macpherson,
The cupola or head house on top
of the ninety-foot Kendrick Ware
house & Milling Company's elevator,
is three stories high or higher than
any other building in Kendrick with
the exception of the flour mill and
the Kendrick Rochdale elevator.
The three stories will be occupied
by the machinery which is used to
clean the grain.
Tom Long and Ernest Davis went
to Spokane Thursday to attend the
Fair.
Miss West of Moscow is visiting
at the j. Ried home.
Mrs. J. M. Deever, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. V.
Thomas, returned to her home in
Spokane Wednesday. She was ac-
companied by Miss Elsie Thomas.
Mrs, Harry Stanton and Mrs.
Hugh Stanton visited friends in
Troy Thursday.
Miss Blanche Powell returned to
Spokane Thursday, after spending
several weeks at home.
]. I. Mitcham has fifteen days a
year for his vacation. He has de-
cided to do some auctioneering on
the side and if the business will
justify, he may resign his mail
route. Years ago he followed the
auctioneering business for some
time, so he has had'experience along
that line of work. He says the
high price of feed has made his
rural route a very poor paying
proposition.
DR.. J. E. Hoyt went to Lewiston
Tuesday night on business, return
ing Wednesday morning.
F. There has been considerable mov-
ing in Kendrick this week. The
W. W. Wilcox family moved from
their farm on American ridge to
their newly purchased home which
has been occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
E. W. Lutz. Mr.. and Mrs. Lutz
moved into the H. p. Hull house
until their bungalow is finished.
The Ira Bolen family moved into
the Foyer house and the Foyer
family into one Of the Freytag
houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Cage and
children. who have been visiting at
the Henry Hill home, returned to
their home in Spokane Wednesday.
Mrs. John Reid returned from
Spokane Wednesday. Her daugh-
ter, Ellie Blackburn, WAS taken to a
Spokane Hospital where she under
went a serious opel alton last week.
She is reported to be slowly re-
covering.
Owing to the fact that there was
a little uncertainty in regard to
two of the teachers accepting the
positions to which they were elect
ed, it was impossible to get the list
of teachers for the ensuing school
year for this weeks Gazette, in
time for publication.
Fred Beckwith of Lewiston was
in Kendrick Thursday on business.
Charlie Guy returned to Kend-
rick Sunday from Oklahoma where
he had been working in the oil
fields. He was injured about five
months ago while working in a
wholesale house. A roll of wrap
ping paper fell from the top of a
pile and struck him upon the head.
He was laid up in the hospital for
several weeks and was just be-
ginning to feel all right again when
he was poisoned by acid in the
water in which he was working.
He was helping to lay a pipe line in
the oil fields and had to work in
water for several days and he be-
lieves that it was on account of the
acid that he became poisoned. He
has lost about fifty pounds since
leaving Kendrick about year ago.
His wife is in Southern Missouri
with her folks.
Ira Bolon caught % big rats in a
wire trap in one week here in town.
He caught seven in one night.
Everyone should endeavor to catch
these rats as they are increasing
very rapidly and will cause much
damage, particularly in the stores.