The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-10-18
GLEANINGS


first of the week by the precinct
Librety Loan Board to check up the
precinct to ascertain who had pur-
chased bonds. Stringent methods
are being used all over the country
to round up slackers 1t is not be.
lieved that there will be many
cases in Kendrick that will have to
be reported.
Last week there was an influenza
scare in this community, the report
being circulated that there was a
case in town. So far there has been
nothing to indicate that there are
any grounds for the report. There
have been no cases reported to DR..
Rothwell, local health officer.
Albert Westendahl is now serving
as member of the military police
at Camp Lewis. He writes home
that he likes army life very much
although he is kept very busy with
his duties.
VIM. Taylor was in Moscow the
first of the week on business.
Byard Davidson of American
ridge was Moscow visitor Sunday.
M. Ownbey of near Southwick
states that he had three-acre patch
of beans this season that produced
Is sacks to the acre. 1t was a small
strip of land that he replanted after
the hail had completely destroyed
the first crop. He gave the ground
special attention and got an extra
ordinarily large yield.
The local Red Cross annual cleo
ton, which was to have been held
last Monday night, and the Liberty
Bond meeting advertised to have
been held last Tuesday night, were
both called off on account of the
ruling regulating the holding of
public meetings. The Red Cross
election has been postponed to an
indefinite date.
J. Herbert Johnston and wife of
the Lenore country spent Tuesday in
Kendrick on business. They have a
son in the S. A. 7. C. at Moscow
and two daughters attending the
Lewiston Normal.
One of the worst electrical storms
that has visited this section for
years occurred last Sunday night,
followed by heavy shower of rain.
An electric storm in October is a
rare event. The only damage re-
ported was burnt fuse near Troy
on the power line and number of
dead telephones.
There will be box social at the
Elwood school house on Texas ridge
Saturday, October &c, for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the pur-
chase of supplies for the school. A
program has been arranged for the
evening and will be given before
the sale of the baskets. Everyone
is invited to bring parcel valued
at not less than 10 cents, which will
be donated to the parcel post booth.
The proceeds from this booth will
be given to the Junior Red Cross.
The program will start at eight
O'Clock.
Only one man from Kendrlck is
called this week to take his physical
examination for army service.
Ninety more from Latah county
were called to appear Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week
Chas. c. Coon of American ridge
was the only man called from Kend-
rick.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Dunkle and
daughter Jean, arrived Sunday
night from Kellogg. Mr.. Dunkle
has large amount of installation
work to do at Troy for the Potlatch
Consolidated Electric Company.
Postoffice Inspector Fullenweider
of Spokane was in Kendrick Tues
day on business.
In a nearby town the picture
shows were ordered closed but the
churches still held services last Sun
day. 1t was said that anyone affiict-
ed with infuneza wouldn't let the
malady interfere with his enjoying
an evening at the picture show but
he would use it as an excuse not to
attend church, so it was perfectly
safe to let the churches continue to
hold services.
Harry Grice was seriously injured
short time ago while working in
the shipyards near Portland, accord
ing to information received by
friends here from his folks, who are
living near Portland. Harry fell
a distance of forty feet and injur-
ed his spine. He is paralized from
his waist down and it has not yet
been determined whether his injury
is of a permanent nature or not
He is now in Portland hospital.
Lafayette Keen of Moscow was in
Kendrick the first of the week visit,
ing friends.
Emil Peters of Cameron district
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