The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-03-14
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS

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Recent Happenings IN This state
II Given In Brief items for
Busy Readers.
William Haevernick, age 66, resi-
dent OF Lewiston for almost quarter
century, died recently.
Mrs. Caroline Bump, age IS, who
took a homestead with her husband.
Lorenzo, at Post Falls. 80 years ago,
died recently.
Business conditions in the east are
suffering from the reaction follow
ing the war, but there is growing
demand for western timber products.
Occur d'Alene mine owners an
nounce that wages of miners will be
reduced one dollar day, to take ef-
feet March 16. This cuts the war
bonus from $1.75 day to Is cents a
day. and miners hereafter will be
paid $4.35.
uc lullOOuLd oiIuoLAOA CT MocSOW
is so much improved that the city
health officer announces that the
high school will be- permitted to open
and that picture shows may resume
by admitting only adults and occupy
ing only every alternate row of seats.
Boxing, wrestling and all sports are
to be CAREFUL regulated in Idaho un-
der the terms of a bill which has
passed both houses of the legislature.
A four-Qunce minimum weight is fix
ed flor boxing gloves and boxing con-
tests are limited to 20 rounds of three
minutes each.
The Idaho legislature adjourned
sine die at $40 Saturday afternoon,
| two days after its sixtieth day and
| following rush to get through i'm
portant pending legislation, including
measures carrying millions in appro-
priations and bonds. The closing GER
,emonies were marked with simplicity.
| Idaho state bonds amounting to ST.,
| zoo, 900, consisting of 100000 for the
completion of the state capitol build
ing and the erection of memorials
commemorating the services of the
i soldiers OF Idaho in the European
war, and 100000 highway improve
ment bonds, have been authorized by
the Idaho legislature and have beer
approved by Governor Davis.
HI. F. Samuels, who was democratic
candidate for governor of Idaho las
November, has been appointed spe
cial agent of the department of labor
. His duties are to travel in Europe t.
collect data on colonization and t.
study industrial and economic cond
a TONS He will sail on the CarOni
!, March 10 for Liverpool. His pass
Il ports permit him to visit the BIRTHS
L isles, France, Belgium, Switzerland
d Italy, Denmark, Norway and Swedel
Fl States Mineral Output.
II Despite several causes which r
tarded production, the mineral outpl
of Idaho mines during the year 191
S was not SO far below previous year
: as had been expected, says the a.
d nual report of the state inspector (
mines, just issued. The slackened on
i put started with the early months I
3 the year, when severe floods in tn
4 Occur d'Alene. district interrupted RAJ
IT way transportation for two or thre
D. weeks and partly destroyed sever
IL miles of track on two important raj
roads. The slack market for zinc OF
It and the extreme scarcity of labor, e
e. pecially good miners, the report say
1T together with Influenza troubles al
" the sudden collapse of the lead ma
al ket in December, resulted in d
e cided decrease in total mineral vie
g. for the year, which aggregated,
gross metal contents, according to e
Inmates, as follows:
Lead, 290,S4S,425 pounds; silve
10 9,572,214 ounces; zinc, 51,691,0O lbs
copper, 5,24O,4OO pounds; gold, 1853
y ounces. The total gross valve, SO
$4,000. These figures compare wi
the record output of 1917 as follow
Lead, 1876 900 900 pounds; silver,
Of 100000 ounces; zinc, 100000 lbs
70 copper, 7,2S2,OOO pounds; gold, $50
ounces. Total gross value, $56,292,21
n Several of the mines operated wi
"a greatly reduced crews, due to arr
N drafts, enlistments and war indl
m tries. AS result of this labor sho
&c age, the report continues, dead wo
81 development progress suffered Sc
ously.
Final Hours Of Legislature.
The ad valorep tax bill to raj
~ 100000 for support of the sta
government during the next two yea
+" was passed by the house and apprt
ed by the senate, together with
measure authorizing the state to b.
~. row $1,S00,O00 for financing the sta