The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-10-04
GLEANINGS

L. G. Peterson received n>tice
that his application for a position
with the Army Y. M. G. A. had
been accepted. He is now waiting
to see what effect his classification
by the draft board will have on his
getting position as Y. M. c. A..
secretary.
Captain Geo. P. Barnum is the
title now given to former Lieu
tenant Geo. P. Barnum. Captain
Barnum in a letter to Walter Nc
Crea states that he received his pro-
motion a short time ago and had
good prospects of still further ad-
vancement. He is with the Motor
Truck Supply Department.
William Rogers accompanied
August F. Wegner of Cameron to
Lewiston Tuesday afternoon, While
in Lweiston Mr.. Wegner purchased
new Dodge car and drove it home
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G. Oldfeld and
son Max expect to leave for Cal
ifornia next week. They will
drive through and carry complete
camping equipment with them.
There will be many regrets express
ed at their departure as they are the
kind of people whose influence for
good is felt in a community and
whose place will be hard to fill.
Herman Schuyler, who has been
working in the shipyards for some
time, now writes that he is located
at the Navy Yards at Bremmerton
where he is employed in the ma
chine shops. He likes his work very
much.
Charles Riggles who has faithful
ly discharged his duties as mail
carrier of route No. 2 out of Kend-
rick, for number of years, resign
ed last week. He has accepted
position as teacher of the Pine
Creek school and will begin his
school work as soon as satisfactory
arrangements can be made in re-
gard to securing substitute.
The call for refugee garments
last week met with ready response
in Kendrick. The ladies of the Red
Cross packed box Monday con-
tanning two gunny sacks full of
shoes and nearly 400 garments, be
sides large number of good pieces
of material. All of the clothes sent
in this lot were of good quality
and will no doubt be received with
JOY by the destitute Belgians.
Sergeant George Carlson sent a
German helmet from France to his
brother, A. K. Carlson. 1t is on
display in the window of the Carl
son Hardware Co. The helmet came
by mail and required 90 cents post
age. George also sent one to his
father in Moscow some time ago.
William Taylor was a Moscow
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. A. C. White went to Spokane
Wednesday to spend a few days with
Mr.. White, who is buying goods for
the drug store at Wallace of which
he is manager.
A trade letter received this week
states that there were fewer bust
ness failures in August 1918 than
any recorded for the same month
since 1907. Last August there were
734 failures as compared with LOIS
failures in August 1917.
Miss Abrahamson, Miss Long and
Miss Byrnes entertained the new
faculty members at Hoover lunch
con on Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. H. P. Hull.
S.P. Callison was Moscow visit
or Wednesday.
Mrs. W. E. Coble and little son
went to Yakima to join her husband
who is transacting business there.
N. R. Shepherd of Troy was in
Kendrick transacting business We'd
nesday. Mr.. Shepherd is an auc-
tloneer and has cried sales in this
part of the country good many
years. He has several sales in pros
pect IN the vicinity of Kendrick.
You are cordially invited to at
tend the Harvest Ball given for the
benefit of the Kendrick Red Cross
at the Fraternal Temple, Friday
evening October a., 1918. Tickets
one dollar. Refreshments served.
Matt Riley left Thursday morning
for Moscow to join a contingent of
special service men who left for
Camp Vermont, Cal
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Brown went
to Moscow Thursday to spend the
day.
George Sind of Culdesac arrived
on the afternoon train Thursday tC
visit his parents on Bear ridge.
Mrs. G. G. Oldfeld and son, Max
returned from Spokane Thursday
where they spent several days with
relatives.
II Walkar who hoe boop on,