The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-26
.GLEANINGS

cite was mistaken last week IN re-
porting that his residence in kend-
rick had been sold. Also his sale,
which was scheduled to take place
September 80, has been called off.
Every qualified voter should go
to the polls tomorrow and vote on
the proposed formation OF the
Kendrick Highway District.
Roy Skeels returned from Walla
Walla, Tuesday, where he went to
look after business matters. Mr..
Skeels says the seed disinfector, the
sale OF which he has been promot-
ing, is arousing considerable inter-
est in the Walla Walla country.
His company is making that the
headquarters and manufacturing
point and orders for large num-
ber of these farm implements have
already been taken.
Chris Maier of American ridge
went to Lewiston the first OF the
week to take in the fair.
Mr.. John Florance purchased "a
acres of land on Charleston Heights,
last week. The land has been
planted to fruit trees and is under
irrigation bitches that supply ample
water. Mr.. Florance expects to
buid bungalow on the place and
move there next spring.
&. H. Rittenhour and wife and
DR.. and Mrs. j. Coats. OF Plains,
Montana, spent Sunday in Kendrick
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. McCOn-
nell. They drove here in a car and
were on their way home from the
Roundup at Pendleton.
Mrs. Aldridge OF Lewiston spent
the week end at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. R. F. Bigham.
John Oakes was in Moscow last
week on business.
A fishing party composed of E. e.
Bechtol, w. M. McCrea. Tom Long
and Ralph Knepper, spent Sunday
in Clarkia endeavoring to catch fish
IN the headwaters of the St. Maries
River. They left town Saturday
evening and pitched camp beyond
Collins, where the luxury of a big
bonfire was enjoyed until midnight.
Ice as thick as a window pane could
be seen on the creek in the morning
and all but Tom Long declared they
nearly persisted during the night.
Tom slept through it all in comfort
as he has spent good many nights
IN No Mans Land during the past
two years, and is not as much OF a
tenderfoot as some others. The
fish idea proved to be myth and it
was generally agreed on the return
trip that there "ain't no such
animal" around Clarkia.
The smoke which has appeared
here lately, at intervals, is caused by
burning "slashings" in various
tributary localities. Many fires
were started around Bovill and
Deary for the purpose of clearing
off land.
Don Douglas, who has spent the
summer in the woods with fire
patrol, arrived here Saturday to
visit friends.
Carl Porter. cashier of the Bank
of Juliaetta, purchased a very de-
sirable residence property on Nor
NAL Hill at Lewiston. The deal
was closed the first of this week.
Mr.. Porter expects to move to Lew
iston to make his home there. He
will engage in the real estate bust.
ness at that place.
G. Hogrefe of Leland went tc
Lewiston the first of the week tc
attend the fair.
R. A. Burns, city enigneer Of
Lewiston, was in Kendrick, Tuesday
on business.
Beans are averaging, from 2 to 81
sacks to the acre this year. Returns
from the different localities in tht
vicinity of Kendrick indicate /;
very much lighter yield than th'
ordinary seaosn produces. In th'
SOuthwick country few grower
got 81 sacks to the acre but mos
crops will return little better thar
two sacks. A sack of beans weigh
about $50 pounds and the pric
quoted now is between Sd and S
cents pound, and not yer.
strong demand at these prices.
A harvest dance will be given a
the Fraternal Temple next Frida
night, October 3. A Lewisto
orchestra has been engaged to furr
ish music for the evening.
Ira Bolon and Carl Brown wen
fishing last Sunday in Potlatc
Creek above the mouth of Ceda
Creek. They came home with owe
fifty trout, most of them of yer
fair size.
G. S. Porter has installed a two
horse motor in his garage to ru
his lathe and other machinery.