The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-07
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings IN This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Feb. 1, when Governor Davis attach
ed his signature to the Clark county
division of the western section of Ere
mont county, with Dubois as the
county seat.
The latest reports from O.-W. R. &
N. headquarters are that the protests
of Wallace citizens are to be ignored
and the bug" service between Wal
lace and Enaville is to be discontin-
| ued.
Professor F. NJ Erickson Of the
University of Idaho, has gone to
France on a special mission of edu-
cational work. He will be gone until
August, having been granted a leave
| of absence until that time.
At a recent meeting of the direc-
tors of the Northwest Live Stock
show at Lewiston it was decided to
make application for aid in increasing
the $4,000 already raised for build
ing live stock pavilion on the ground
there.
A scholarship in the School of Mines,
University of Idaho, to be awarded
| annually to Shoshone school scholars,
has been established by Jerome j.
Day. The scholarship, which is for
| four years, carries an annual income
of $3.50.
| Deaths of two well-known Moscow
people occurred Feb. 1. Elmer E. Pc
terson, age q years, whose entire
life had been spent in Latah county,
died of pneumonia following an oper-
alton for appendicitis, and Mrs. M. ].
Jay died Of paralysis.
The big double plant of the Export
Lumber company at Harrison, owned
by Fred Herrick, resumed full opera
tons Monday. An addition of 35 men
to the crew will be required. Approx
imtely $50 feet of lumber is the daily
capacity of the plant when in full op
Grafton.
The Milwaukee wreck which &C
Cured a mile and a half east of St
Maries, Saturday night, resulting ir
the death of Engineer Irwin and Fire
man Martin, was cleared up early
Sunday. The wreck is thought tt
, have been caused by the engine ant
, five cars being derailed, after which
4 they turned over.
State Deputy Game Warden R. 3
Hibbs, who has charge of the distric
l. consisting of Nez Perez, Lewis an
Idaho counties, has just completed hi
:, annual report, showing that in thi
district the total amount of licenses
fines and confiscations amounted t
: $500, while the cost of administrs
e. ton was less than $4,000.
The forestry department of tn
e University of Idaho has started can
Al paign to encourage the raising {
n shade and ornamental trees on farm
It and town lots of Idaho. To assist i
this work the department has prepa
ed and tested large number of tree
O. adapted to the climate and is offe
~ ing them to citizens with instruction
u as to their planting and care.
2. Legislative Doings.
The joint irrigation committee
the house and senate has decided
st ask the legislature to give it's indoors
lie ment to what is known as the D
bois or Snake river plains irrigatio
e. and development project, which pr
IN poses, under the land settlement pla
for soldiers, to reclaim 100000 acre
IS of land between the upper Snake ri
IN er country and American Falls
Is southern Idaho. This is one of IL
s. biggest irrigation projects propose
- for this state. 1t is planned to i
al crease the storage capacity in JAG
! son lake, in Wyoming, by building Il
j. dam - feet higher and creating a
j. ditional storage reservoirs at Shosh
q ne and Henry lakes and at Flat Roc
VI Island Park.
r. Boise.-The house of represent
at tives went unanimously on record
III pay tribute to those dead heroes wi
~, ~ gave their lives to their country du
B. ing the recent war by passing b
in providing there shall be erected
is every county in this state un1for
al memorial to them.
10 The house passed the Morgan b
- that provides for the salvaging
I'd stock condemned by the state al
be government when found diseased wi
tuberculosis and reimbursement
the owners in part for their loss.
The Hall amendment to the cons
ry tuition providing for commissioners
de alternate on the boards of coun
de commissioners was also passed.
&c, A proposition to establish sta
nd bureau of mines and geology at t
&C. University of Idaho is contained in
ne bill just prepared for introduction
re- the state legislature.
In a Commercial Way.
ba The Olson Mercantile Co. of Nj;
-. BILE Creek advises that it has sold @
io' general store to Jack Lewis.