The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-06-07
GLEANINGS

AerOnautlcS Branch OF the u. >.
Army, last week. He qualified in
every way and has been assigned a
position as carpenter. He is cab
met maker but there is no call for
this class Of work. His work will
be in the aeroplane department or
the spruce production work. He
expects to be called for active duty
in about week and will probably
be stationed on the western coast.
Clarence Bechtol has just COM
pleted a power machine to use in
his carpenter work this summer. It
is run by gasoline engine and con-
tains two circular saws, one rip
saw and the other for cross cutting.
He has sand drum attachment
also, which ne will use for inside
finishing work. The machine is a
portable affair and can be easily
loaded on wagon as it is construct
ed in a very compact manner. The
idea is his own and he did all the
mechanical work in it's construction.
Some fine trout were caught in
Potlatch Creek Sunday by local
sports. Sam Callison had some I'M
usually large specimens which he
caught near the mouth of Boulder
Creek. Conditions have been ideal
for fishing this spring as the cool
weather has kept the water cold
later than usual.
Tomorrow afternoon Saturday
there will be almost total eclipse
of the sun. In all PROBABILITY the
chickens will go to roost and the
stars will shine brightly if it is
clear day. The darkest period of
the eclipse will occur about four
o'clock. Scientists estimate that it
will be several centuries before this
country will again witness total
eclipse. At Boise the sun will be
entirely hidden but as far north as
Kendrick it will not be a total
eclipse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rov Thompson and
son of Lewiston visited with the E.
E. Bechtol family Tuesday.
American ridge held memorial
service at the cemetery Thursday.
j. l. Mitcham delivered an address
and music was furnished by the
congregation. A number of people
from Kendrick were present as we'll
as large number from the ridge.
C. Hoff, who returned from Texas
a short time ago where he was
working as a Y. M. C. A. Secretary
at Camp Cody, received word from
Washington that he would likely be
called for duty in France within ten
days as the Y. M. c. A. needed men
there.
R. D. Newton has been appoint
ed an enrolling agent for the U. S.
Shipping Board. to enroll young
Americans, from 81 to 80, for SER
vice in the merchant marine. He
received notice of his appointment
the first of the week.
Kate Anderson went to Missoula,
Mont, Saturday to visit her broth
er, Minis, who is a railroad en-
ployee there.
Born to Mr.. ard Mrs. E. H.
Dammarell of Kendrick, Sunday, a
son.
There will be a meeting of the
republican precinct committeeman
of Nez Perez county at the Bollin.
ger Hotel in Lewiston Tuesday eve
ming, June IL. at 6 o'clock, for the
purpose Of selecting delegates to
the platform convention, to be held
in Boise the following week.
Wayne Gambler and family arriv.
ed Monday from Wilson Creek,
WASH, to visit friends and relatives
here. Wayne is working on large
cattle ranch near Wilson Creek
He reports crop conditions in that
locality to be very poor on account
of extreme dry weather. Greeks
that have been used for years fol-
irrigation purposes are going dry.
Josephine Foyer will take va
cation of several weeks from hel
work in the Gazette office. Carrie
Buckles of Lewiston will be her,
Monday to take her place. Carrie
graduated from the Lewiston higi
school last month.
A number of Kendrick business
men are talking of closing their pla
ces of business Friday, June ID, s.
that may join with Bear ridge il
the big picnic to be held there OF
that day. Every business house il
town would do well to close and i
is more than likely they will do SC
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