The Kendrick gazette., 1919-07-04
GLEANINGS

vicinity of Conrad and reports crop
conditions there to be very poor.
He says that all over that section OF
Montana the crops are practically a
total failure and that stock can be
bought very cheap because OF the
fact that feed has dried up. This
is the third year that crops have
been short there.
Work has been started by Com
missioner Chandler on the new pipe
line from the Byrne's spring. The
pipe was ordered some time ago and
is expected to be here soon. 1t
will take some time to install the
new line as the reservoirs will need
repairing. 1t is likely that the
pipe will be laid in cement on the
creek bottom where it crosses the
Potlatch. The pipe that has been
laid there before usually washed
out in the spring.
Miss Gladys and Will McCrea of
Couer d. Alene and Miss Bessie Nc
Crea of Seattle are visiting here at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
McCrea.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes of
Waunita, Nebraska, returned to
their home Sunday after visiting at
the ]. C. Gregory home a few days.
Mr.. Barnes is Mrs. Gregory's
brother.
E. E. Eastwood of Lewiston was
in kendrick the first of the week on
business.
Mrs. j. E. Nessly, Miss Merwin
and Miss Jean Wilson spent the
week end at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Knepper. Mrs. Nessly
is Mrs. Knepper's sister.
Mrs. S. E. Grow returned from
Lewiston Monday where she visit
ed her daughter. Mrs. Stanley Tai
bott.
Deary is talking some Of putting
in municipal water system. 1t is
said the insurance rates in the
business district. on account of the
lack Of water for fire protection,
are 50 hundred.
According to a bulletin from
Washington seventy percent of the
inhabitants OF the PHILIPPINES over
ten years old are literate. This per-
centage is almost as high as that
5 of some of our southern states OF
the union.
The decreased postage on letters
and post cards went into effect this
week. Letters require two cents
and post cards one cent, the same
as before the war.
M. o. Raby and family drove to
Elk River IN their car the first OF
the week to spend few days fish.
ing.
Mrs. James Mellison and child.
rem, who have been visiting friends
here, returned to her home al
Auburn, Wash, Tuesday.
Tom Long arrived Tuesday from
overseas. He had been expected
for long time but did not receive
his discharge until a short time
ago. Tom is wearing three service
stripes on his seleve, denoting Is
months service overseas. He was &
member of the field artillery anf
saw some real service for number
of months.
1t is said that there are more un
employed on account of strikes thar
there are idle men on account o:
unemployment.
A large crowd went to Moscow
from here Thursday and Friday t.
attend the Moscow celebration. Al
trains were packed and many car
from Kendrick and surroundin,
country were driven to Mosco1
these two days.
Lieutenant Fetters few tror
Spokane to Moscow in his aeroplan
in 55 minutes and from Lewisto
to Moscow in IL minutes.
Joe Fruchtl was IN town Wednes
day, from Lenore, to meet hi
sister-in-law, Mrs. Tyne Of Spok
ane, who is visiting Mrs. Frucht
for two weeks.
Work has begun on the Bear Cree
bridge. The piers will be built Q
concrete and the girders of stee
The steel arrived the first of tn
week. The bridge is being put i
by the county.
Cecil Morey. who spent six month
in France, returned to his HON
on Bear ridge. Wednesday. H
folks were completely surprised {
they did not know he had even lei
France.