The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-05-17
fence. It is across the alley. back
Of their store.

- sAFNN -4AN ENthAR /
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Flo of Poca-
tello, Idaho. announce the arrival
Of Frederick Thorvald Flo, May 5,
1918. Mr.. and Mrs. Flo spent the
past two summers in Kendrick.
They own the old Petrick farm
north Of town.
Mrs. w. G. Jacks is publishing a
poem entitled "The Vision" which
she expects to put on sale soon and
the money derived therefrom will
be turned over to the Red Cross.
The poem is dedicated to her two
boys who will both be in the U. s.
service soon-
Stewart Compton received notice
from Washington, D. G. that all
vacancies in the commissary depart
ment of the army had been supplied
and at this time there was no chance
to get into that branch of the SER
vice.
Harry Davis arrived here Monday
from Cuba where he has been sta
toned with the U. S. Marines. He
secured a 3O-day furlough but will
only spend a short time here as the
thirty days includes travelling time
and it takes about twenty-four days
to make the round trip. His
father wired to Washington and
secured a fve-day extension to his
furlough.
The pupils of the American ridge
school cordially invite everyone to
attend a closing day program and
graduation exercises at the Ameri.
can ridge schoolhouse, Friday eve
ming, May II, at eight o'clock. A
small admission fee will be charged
for the program. after which there
will be a pie social. The proceeds
of the evening are intended for the
benefit Of the Red Cross auxiliary
of American ridge.
!, A local hardware dealer was jub-
liant last week over the fact that
he had received a shipment Of four
: straight pillow handles. He had a
! standing order since early last fall
with every wholesale dealer that
makes this territory and had even
r gone SO far as to place orders with
eastern firms, for one dozen pillow
handles. His orders came back
marked tout of stock" This only
! goes to show what the retail dealers
! have to contend with and it inn
presses upon our mind more than
j ever the fact that any necessary ar
= ticles in the way of repairs should
3 be ordered as early as posi-
BILE so that the work on the farm
will not be held up. Repairs for
: harvesting machinery are particu.
] larly important and they should be
ordered at ono
= N. Brooke. by a practical demon
stration, has learned that his Ford
can't swim. He was driving uE
Potlatch creek and at the mouth OF
Wandcher gulch turned out of the
road to let a team pass. When h:
r endeavored to start up again some
t thing went wrong with the steering
r wheel and the car refused to .bt
e controlled. It plunged owe the
II bank and stopped in the middle Of
II Potlatch creek. Mrs. Brooke wa
q in the back seat but both occupants
y Of the car were uninjured. Georg'
IS Ehlers came to the rescue with hi
team and after the car had beer
- dragged back into the road and
. few rods Strengthened, it was driver
to town, apparently not seriousl,
n damaged.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Og
y den. Wednesday, a boy.
E. P. Atchison returned from
Is business trip to Lewiston Thursda
morning.
Howard F%enton, who went fror
here to johnson, WASH. some tim
h ago to accept a position as static
hit agent there, was transferred to Al
mt mira, WASH, a town about the siz
lie. of Kendrick. He is station ager
IT. there and has a good position, 8
the job there is practically the sam
as the one in Kendrick.
.or
Post Office Inspector Fullenweide
of Spokane, was in Kendrick Wei
art nesday on business.
Wis
zen Charles Schultz of Camera
md brought a sample of Fortyfold {
Prizewinner wheat to town Thur
day. 1t measured three feet and
IN half high. What do you kno
ose about that for the middle of Ma.
no. He has IS acres of it and says it