The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-20
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Joseph Robson, former wellknown |
Occur d'Alene man, was drowned near |
Salida, Col, recently.
A general rain through the Lewiston
country June Is relieved the dryness
to a considerable extent Crops are
badly in need or more moisture.
George Elkins, age 70, died at his
home at Westmond recently. He was
q pioneer farmer of the west, having
settled in Whitman county in the early
sos.
Application was made in district
court at Wallace for appointment Of a
receiver to take over the management
of the Ryan hotel, one of the principal
hostelries of the city.
Captain l.. ]. Perkins of the United
States army medical corps has return
ed from overseas and received his
discharge. Captain Perkins was for
merly mayorJof Lewiston.
A delegation from the Lewis Clark
post of the American legion, Lewiston,
will attend the big welcome celebra-
ton for the 146th field artillery, which
is to be held in Walla Walla.
The Tame sawmill boiler at Orofino
blew up recently, demolishing the
plant No one was injured, but the
conclusion broke windows in farm
| houses half mile distant from the
mill.
G. r. Scott, grand keeper of records
and seals, T. r. Gerdes, grand trustee,
and e. V. Boughton, Leroy Weston
and r. D. Swain comprise the delegar
ton from Occur d Alene to the Knights
of Pythias grand lodge convention in
Twin Falls this week.
Members of the G.. A. R., WOman's
Relief Corps, campfire girls and boy
| scouts of Occur d'Alene assisted in the
erected by B. M. Ross in memory Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Griscom Ross, known
in American history as Betsy" Ross,
in Forest cemetery.
The report of the Kootenai county
chapter of the Red Cross shows the
organization in robust financial condi
ton. The cash balance June / was
$11 ,58285. Harrison, Post Falls, Rath
drum, Rose Lake and Lane are the
; branches which completed their quotas
of work during the month.
Sheriff Prentiss Wolfe of st. Marie.
, has six warrants for arrest of men al
legged to have tarred and featheret
! Johann Huffman at his cabin eigh
: miles east of Tekoa, Wash, recently
q The sheriff had legal questions sci
o tied and he obtained the locations o
s the accused men.
d Violent Hail Storm.
A hail storm of unusual violence viz
tied an area miles west of MoscoN
June Is. ]. P. Weiden, M. Boyd an
j. w. Nyquist lost all of their ia
J wheat. Mr.. Boyd recently bought tn
| I1OIlu6tOu III WAISh AC pa
L $135 an acre, and on this serious dan
age was done. Gardens were con
r pletely destroyed, fruit trees Stripe
l. OF leaves and fruit and fall grain bea
o en- into the ground. Covering a stri
o a mile wide, the storm swept in
! northeasterly direction toward Viol
Only the fall wheat was seriously dan
/" aged. 1t is thought that possibly on
third of a crop may be harvested fro
q the fall wheat of favorable weath'
conditions follow. Some of the whe'
X may straighten up and make hay, b
ID the loss of such good crop viii
e. wheat prices at 81 bushel is serio'
re one to the many farmers.
le Further reports fbrom the storl
10 swept district show that the damaI
IL was much greater than earlier repor
to indicated 1t is estimated that at lea
n 1000 acres of fine fall wheat were d
n stroyed or badly damaged across t
as line in Whitman county. The stor
90 extended over the state line into 1
he tab county.
nd
Normals New Building.
The Idaho state board of educate
has awarded the contract for the &C
struction of the new adminiStrati