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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28
Lyecum Course Next Year

The representative of the Ellison
White Lyceum Bureau, met with a
number of the business men of the
town at the Office of the kendrick
Rochdale Co., Friday night and
closed contract for lyceum
course for next fall and winter.
The course will consist. of four
numbers, two Of which are to be
given before the middle of Novem-
ber, one in January and the other
some time IN April. This is the
arrangement that it was thought
would give those who live at dist
ance, an opportunity to attend the
entertainments.
D. r. White was selected to have
charge of the arrangements and
the sale of season tickets. 1t was
decided to give the lyceum numbers
under the auspices of the school
with the cooperation of the busi-
ness men of the town. Mr.. White
has secured long list of guaran-
tors on the contract. He believes
that everyone who signed the con-
tract will boost for the course.
While it is more expensive course
than attempted before, the talent
secured is said to be very good.
Mr.. White emphatically states that
there will be no deficit at the end
of the course as he feels confident
that with the assistance of the busi-
ness men of the town the course
will easily pay out.
The course consists of one lecture,
two musical numbers and an enter
tainment feature composed of two
popular entertainers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28

Ed Baker and family arrived from
the coast last week. MIR. Baker
purchased the Nichols farm on Tex
as ridge and is moving there this
week. He shipped his household
goods and stock from the coast in an
emigrant car.
John Reid shipped four thorough
bred rabbits to outside points this
week. One went to North Dakota,
one to South Dakota and a pair to
New Mexico.
There will be an examination
held at Deary and Moscow, March
%, to fill the position of rural car
rier at Avon, Kendricx and Troy.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28
Moscow Votes District

Star-Mlrror:- The highway dis
trict election held here Monday car
ried by an overwhelming majority,
there being 1856 votes IN favor to
46 against. The vote was light ow-
ing to the fact that the day was one
of the worst of the winter, snow
falling nearly all day on top of
foot of snow that had fallen Sunday
and drifted badly, blocking many
roads so that farmers could not get
to the polls. At Joel only Is votes
were cast but every one of these
was in favor OF the proposed high
way district. At Viola there were
So votes cast of which AZ were in
favor and six opposed to the high
way district Only 365 votes were
cast IN Moscow but 1926 of these
were in favor and 40 were against
the proposed district.
Now that the proposal has been
carried by vote of the district
the governor will be asked to name
three commissioners just as soon as
the county commissioners canvas
the vote and certify it's results to
Governor Davis. The new district
will be known as Moscow Highway
District No. 2, and will include the
city of Moscow and the towns of
Viola and Joel with the tributary
territory. No special line of road
is mentioned but the roads of the
district will be improved according
to the program fixed by the COM
missioners. these commissioners
will arrange for bond election to
bond the district for the amount
necessary to carry on the road work
Trunk lines and laterals will be
built.
Today petition for Bovill High
way District No. a was filed with
the county commissioners by Scott
Ogden, attorney for the petitioners
and the board will be asked to call
an election to vote on the forma-
tion of the district which includes
all of the territory east of the Deary
district (No. - to the east line of
the county, with Bovlll as the CEN
ter. The district will contain
about 10000 acres. It's western
boundary will be half way between
Deary and Bovil. The petition as
filed today contains the names of a
majority of the land owners in the
proposed highway district which
insures the proposition being car
ried at the election.
Deary district extends from halt
way between BoviIl and Deary to
half way between Deary and Troy
1t has about the same number of
acres as the Bovill district and
about the same amount of taxable
wealth.
With all of the road and highway
districts now formed or under con.
sideration in this county the great
est road building era this county
has ever known is assured for this
year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28
School Notes

About fifty of the High School
students were present at a party
last Friday evening at the high
school. 1t was planned by the
teachers of the high school faculty.
Various games were enjoyed by all
and before departing for.home re-
freshments were served. The even
ing was much enjoyed by all and
we hope for repetition in the near
future.
The general science class perform
ed an interesting experiment after
school Monday afternoon. The
girls furnished the materials and
the boys furnished freezers and ice;
the class made ice cream and grape
sherbet, observing the construction
OF freezers and the temperature OF
the freezing mixture. Senior high
school students and teachers who
were still in the building were in
vited to help eat the ice cream.
Mary and Lena Bunger are absent
from school this week, owing to in
f1uenza.
After an absence of three weeks
on account of the flu, Miss Abra-
hanson is again able to resume her
teaching. 1t is needless to say that
her pupils as well as the whole school
gladly welcome her return, as her
sweet smile was greatly missed.
Miss Abrahamson sadly reported
the fact that her flag was taken
down, en- account of the tardiness
of one of her pupils for the first
time this year.
Freda Walker enrolled IN the fifth
grade Monday.
Miss Longs pupils have kept
their flag up for three weeks.
Friday afternoon the first and sec
ond grades celebrated Washington S
Birthday by giving the following
program: America" song; Little
Boy Abe" poem by second grade;
Flag Salute, first and second grades;
Marching Song of Soldiers; Stor.
les Of George Washington; "The
Red, White and Blue Forever, +"
song; Little George Washington,
song; Dramatization of: Betsy
Ross and the First Flag" by the
second grade; "Star Spangled Ban.
ner."
Curtis Bailey is back in school,
this week. He looks none the worse
for an attack of influenza.
George Clem has returned to jun
ior high school.
Zella Stewart has entered the jun
! ior high school.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28
Land Deal on Potlatch

R. B. Parks closed deal this
week whereby he came into posses
sion of the Munsterman farm on
Potlatch ridge. 1t is splendid
piece of land and nearly every foot
under cultivation. The considera-
tion was $35, 900. Mr.. Parks also
sold l60 acres of the 240 acre farm
on which he now lives, to William
Bond. He will give possession of
the farm to Mr.. Bond and will take
possession of his newly purchased
place next fall.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28
Big Bear Ridge

A very pretty and pleasing pro-
gram was given at the Taney school
last Friday afternoon in honor of
Washington and Lincoln's birth
days. The room was most effe c.
lively decorated in red, white and
blue, forming an alcove over the
stage and with a large flag in the
background. Only the patrons of
the school were present. Miss
Tesch is the teacher.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28
Southwick Items

Protracted meetings began here
last Sunday evening.
John Heath tells US that his COM
pany has been supplied with new
picks and shovels. His company
officer tells the boys that they may
get to use them for two or three
months. John thinks that sounds
cheering (?).
Russell Belts seems to be as glad
to get home as his friends are to
have him there.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Faires and
Harvey entertained Miss Warlick,
Miss Winegardner and the McClel-
land young folks, FRIDAY evening.
The person reporting the sale of
VIM. Hewett's property was mis-
taken. Mr.. Hewett still owns his
farm.
FROM EDWIN WETMORE
l have an idea that Marion is
home by this time. He was a tick
led boy when he left here and | was
glad that he got loose, as I should
like to be loose myself.
l have my shirt ironed up tor IN
spection Monday and even have my
clothes on the stove to boil, so am a
smart one, for it is only 8 o'clock.
Marion's section went out on the
range Wednesday. l saw Wheeler
and Skeels and they hadn't done a
thing there yet and hadn't heard a
shot fired. They came IN at noon
and went on liberty, so | did not
get to talk to them long.
The second section and ours have
been cleaning up the new chow hall
since yesterday noon and we had a
good job of it too. think that we
will be turned over for duty Mon
day, but not until after inspection,
you can be sure of that, and we
have heavy pack inspection Monday.
| like that, do.
l hardly expect to be discharged
before the last of March, but | wish
1t would happen tomorrow.
We had fine happening to our
tent the other day. My bunky lit
the stove and went visiting. When
| came IN the stove was smoking at
good rate. | turned it down and
then went out too. Pretty soon
someone called to Smith and he
came running out and the smoke
was just rolling out of our tent.
Smith was ordered to turn in the
stove until he could learn to turn
it out when he left the tent. So
we went without a stove last
night, but Smith asked for the
stove this evening and he got it. 1t
certainly was surprise to us.
When l get home maybe the
sleighing will be good. | surely
will sleigh ride a little any way.
| Well, have everything ready for
that inspection but scrubbing and
| will do that this evening.
! wish they would send US up to
Bremmerton, Washington, then
should be little closer to old Doc
City and some Of the people | know
have been to chow and it was 3
chicken dinner. 1t was pretty near
as good as our old rabbit dinners
that we used to have. Were they
not good? Do you not wish you
were back here again Mack? l dc
not know whether will get out OF
here alive or not as we are getting
such rich feed of late.
put one over on them last night
and did not shave. as this was Sun
day and no inspection today, so
have quite crop to whack off to
night.
Tell them all hello for me, JUS
once any way, AS ever, Pvt. Hugh
E. Wetmore, U. S. Marine Bar
racks, Sec. l, Vallejo, Mare Island
Cal.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28

Charles Guy purchased one of the
Dan Stevens houses, now occupied
by the Dan Wilkenson family.
Charles Lewis also purchased the
Foyer property from Mr.. Stevens
last week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28

Ira Bolon of Pullman was in
Kendrick the first of the week on
business.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-28

Protracted meetings began here
last Sunday evening.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
Price Fixing Charged.

Complaints charging price fixing and
discrimination have been filed against
the Libby Yards company. lumber
concern operating a string of retail
yards. by Assistant Attorney General
Otto Gerth. Two eases are instituted.
One seeks to convict the company
in criminal proceedings. for which a
fine of from $1,000 to $4,000 is pro.
vided. and the other asks that the
company's corporate existence he dis.
solved and that it he prohibited from
operating In Montana.
These cases make total Of eight
brought against alleged combinations
by Attorney General 5. c. Ford and
members of his staff. Two each re-
Gently were filed against the Stone.
Orjean-Wells company. the Ryan
Grocery company and Kiel Brothers ut
Billings.
In the case Of the Libby Yards com.
pany. 1t is alleged that unfair practices
are being resorted to in drive to
eliminate small independent com.
petitor ut Homestead. in Sheridan
county. Mr.. Gerth has investigated
the situation and makes the charge
that the Libby company Is selling its
lumber fur below the wholesale price
Mt Homestead. while at Antelope and
at FrOid. one on each side of Home.
stead on the Great Northern railway
the customary retail price is main
tanned. although ut F'roid 1t has com
petition from another big concern Op
erating a string of lumber yards.
The complaints are filed ut Plenty
wood. in Sheridan county.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
CATTLE TAKING the
BACK TRAIL TO TEXAS
For First Time in History Of Montana
That Overland Trait viii be
Travelled Southwark

Miles City.-FOr the first time In
the history Of the state. cattle are TAX
ing the trail back to Texas. H. H.
Dyke of this city. together with J. L..
Wilson Of Broadus. county seat of
Powder River county. have just re-
turned from Texas. where they effect.
ed a lease If 10000 acres of land in
the Nit pasture country.
They will trail cattle from Montana
to Texas. which is considered rather
a reversal of the previous history of
the state. and it will probably he the
first time in its history that this has
been done. The nOrthward shipment
Of livestock from the Lone Star state
has been the rule.
Cattle from Mexico and the south
western states have been heretofore
shipped to this state for finishing from
the time the cattle industry succeeded
the bison in the west. Never before,
1t is stated. have cattle found their
way back to the point of origin.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
DRY SQUAD ORDERED
TO QUIT At BUTTE

Butte.-Asserting that the county
commissioners are playing into the
hands of bootleggers in Silver Bow
county, Joseph II. Jackson, county at
torney. has announced that he will pay
no attention to the order he has re.
ceived from the commissioners to the
effect that the county attorneys SO.
called dry squad" shall be severed
from the pay roll on and after Sep.
TENDER Il. The county attorney says
his squad shall continue to act as be-
fore, and that also he will see to 1t
that the legitimate costs In connection
with its work are paid.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
MONTANA UNIVERSITY
NEEDS MORE EQUIPMENT
Members Of state Efficiency Commits.
sion Say This Same Condition *.
ists In Other state institutions

Observation-Disclosures an inspection
Of the University Of Montana plant,
Frank Eliel of Dillon. N. +. Lease of
Great Falls. and w. q. Fisk Of Ham
iltOn. members Of the state efficiency
and trade commission. stated that they
found the same conditions here rs In
most Of the states institutions.
'''rhere seems a big demand every.
where" said Chairman Eliel. ''fOr more
equipment. particularly buildings. In
no other state institution Is there such
an obvious lack Of room to carry or
necessary work. We shall include
something in this connection in Oul
final report. With proper equipment
/ believe this would he one Of the fin
est institutions in the northwest"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
WAS CALLED AN |. W. w.
he SUES FOR S25, 900

Billings.-Arthur A. Peterson of this
place believes that when one is called
an l. W. W. and accused Of l. w. w.
practices. ones reputation has been
damaged to the extent Of $4,000. He
has sued Joseph Benedict for that
amount in district court here, claiming
that Benedict circulated malicious re-.
ports concerning him.
A school house burned in Fergus
county. says Teterson's petition. and
a letter received by school officials
charged Peterson with threatening be.
forehand to destroy Zone Of the knOwl.
edge boxes" of that region.
The letter said Peterson was an l.
w. W.. according to the complaint
Peterson was arrested on the strength
of the charges. but later released. He
claims Benedict wrote the letter.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
COPPER MINES RUNNING
FAR BENEATH CAPACITY
Anaconda Official Says Principal
Shortage ls in Departments Where
Common Labor 10 Used

Great Falls.-COpper mines and
smelters of Montana are running far
under capacity ut present because OF
inability to get operatives. according
to Frederick I.aist. manager of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company.
who is here looking after the com.
pany's interests at the Great Falls re-
ductiOn plant. The Anaconda COM
pany is turning out only about 13.O0O.-
600 pounds a month. compared with
it's normal 26OOO.OW pounls. Two
reasons assigned by Mr.. Laist are the
drift of foreign born workers back
to Europe and the fact that the wage
scale enables the single men to earn
an easy living working from three to
four days week. The principal short
age is in departments where common
labor is required.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
state Fair Lotteries Punched.

state Fair Lotteries p1ncheo.
His Jail piled high with gaming de-
vices of various kinds. and the empty
cen rooms filled with blankets. dolls.
hams. bacon. candy. watches. jewelry
and similar lines of merchandise, Sher.
If Huffaker of Lewis and Clark coun.
ty has the oldest array of goods ever
seized in the county.
The stuff was taken from II conces.
sions Mt the State fair by county peace
officers acting directly under the or.
who enforced the law against "games
Of chance. wheels of fortune" and simi.
lar games to the letter. to the discom.
future of many state fair officials and
the owners Of the concessions.
In all, IL owners were arrested.
They were held on complaints filed in
Helena justice courts by Attorney Gen.
eral s. c. Ford and all Of them were
released on furnishing $500 bonds.
r + +
twenty-five Tons Hay Burned.
Twenty-Five tons of hay belonging
to Charles H. Martien. Lewis and
Clark county assessor. were destroyed
on his ranch in the Beaver creek
locality. north Of Helena. by the re-
cent forest fire in that region. accord.
ing to reports brought to Helena by
the Helena forest officials. The fire
fighters managed to keep the flames
from taking the buildings on the Mar
tien ranch. The hay was half mile
from the buildings and in order to
reach the stacks the conflagration
crossed e moved meadow.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
COUNTY SUES 70 RECOVER
FORFEIT FROM TRUST CO,

Missoula. -, MissOula county has
filed an action for debt against the
Spokane and Eastern Trust company.
alleging that payment on a certified
check for $1,000 was stopped by the
company. The check was drawn on
the Bank of Montreal Of Spokane. and
when presented. the county alleges,
payment was refused. In retaliation,
the county has attached the sum Of
$500 due the company from the Joint
district No. 2 Of AlbertOu.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
Peace Treaty Reported to the
Senate for Ratification With
Alterations.
minority REPORT ALSO MADE
President Wilson's Harsh Words
Against Opponents Call Forth Re.
plies-Treaty With Austria 10
signed-Fatal Strike Riots
In Hammond and Boston.
ey EDWARD W. P,ckARp.


Whether or not it wins to the cause
OF the treaty any supporters. President
Wilson's tour already has had one inn
portant result. 1t has induced the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations to
release its grip on the pact and report
1t to the senate for action. So the fight
over the treaty is now transferred to
the floor Of the upper house. How
long final action there will be delayed
no man can tell.
The majority report of the commit
tee, representing the views of Chair
man Lodge and the other radical op-
ponents of the treaty and League of
Nations-the latter especially-rec-
ommends the ratification Of the treaty
with four important reservations, as
set forth in these columns week ago.
and also it recommends the amend
ments then mentioned. These amend
ments and reservations alike, says the
report, "are governed by a single pur-
pose, and that is to guard American
rights and American sovereignty, the
invasion of which would stimulate
breaches of faith. encourage conflicts,
and generate wars"
That the adoption Of amendments
would necessitate the reassembling Of
the peace conference is denied in the
report, since the conference probably
will he In session for six months more,
and 1t Is also asserted that the German
delegates could easily be brought back
to Paris, and that, as Germany is not
a member of the league. she need not
be consulted about changes in the cove
nant. Blame for delay is shifted from
the committee to the peace conference
itself. and the statement often made
by the advocates of unreserved rati-
fication, that trade cannot be resumed
until such action is taken. is char
acterized as mere delusion." The
report sarcastically calls attention to
the fact that Premier Lloyd George in
recent important speeches failed to
point out that acceptance Of the league
covenant by Great Britain had relieved
the social. political and economic trOu-
bles of that country and had not sug-
gested that prompt action on the treaty
by the American senate would immedi-
ately lower the price Of beef. AS for
the fears that other nations may not
accept American amendments, the re-
port says: THAT is one thing that Ger.
tainly will not happen. The
other nations will take us on our own
terms. for without us their league is
a wreck and all their gains from a
victorious peace are imperiled."
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19

G. F. Altman. hide buyer. who was
arrested at Basin, Wyo.. some time
ago as he was transporting liquor to-
Montana. has been fined $3.50 in the
Wyoming city. His liquor and an auto
mobile truck We're cOnfiscated and or
3ored sold.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-19
FORD PLANS TEST
SUIT IN TAX ROW
ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLARES
POWER COMPANY PROPERTIES
VALUED At EIGHTY MILLION
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Montana's Supreme Court Formally In
creased to Five judges by Two
New Members Taking Oath Of
office and Assuming Duties

Helena.-Assurance that the tax
controversy which has arisen In the
state board of equalization over the
assessment of the Montana Power
company and other public service cor
poratiOns will be carried to the SUI
preme court was given by Attorney
General 8. c. Ford. who assailes the
decision of the other. members In
formal statement. He characterizes
their position as "ahsurd. ridiculous
and unfair to the taxpayers OF the
state"
The equalization board is composed
of Governor s. v. Stewart. Secretary
Of State Charles r. Stewart. Treasurer
Fl. l.. Hart. State Auditor George +.
Porter and the attorney general.
The controversy centers over the
assessments Of the Montana Power
company. According to figures Off.
cially given out Mt the office Of the
hoard Of equalization. this company
paid taxes in 1913 on valuation OF
$40. 730.6S4. This year the valuation
was raised to $32.394!OO2. Under the
states new classified property law.
the company this year will pay taxes
on 80 per cent of the assessed value
Of n great part Of it's property and 40
per cent on other parts. The entire
amount on which it is to pay taxes
under the decision of the board OF
equalization is $1O169. 796. reduc.
ton from last year of $56O.S0S.
Spirited personal exchanges among
members Of the board and the attOr.
nry general were features of the
meeting at which the assessment was
decided upon.
Returns which have been made by
the Montana Power company to the
state public service commission tndf'
cate that they place valuation OF
$SO.OOO.OOO upon their properties" says
Attorney General Ford in his state.
ment.