The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-11-28

Over The County

aDled the nlgnWay DOar0 TO make
quite showing in the construction
of the northern end of the Pine
Greek road. Stumps were blasted
from the right-of-way across the
Gravey and Schultz farms this week
and grading has been under way on
these tracts for several days. Some
right-of-way matters further south
remain to be adjusted by the board.
If the weather continues favorable
it will be possible to prosecute
work to point where portion Of
this highway at least can be used
'.as winter road.
The Pine Creek road will enable
the whole OF the south country to
reach its market On practically a
water grade. No grade in its en-
tire length will be more than 5 per
cent and roads leading to it from
Texas and Bear Ridges are being
constructed or planned. The Pine
Creek road will be a trunk road into
the grain and bean belt south of
Deary, with numerous laterals
reaching from both sides.
The board is hiring work done by
day labor.
Troy News: S. R. McKeehan, who
resides mile northeast of town,
broke his left leg a few days ago
while working up chunk Of pitch.
He was standing IN cramped
position with his right root braced
against one side of the partly split
chunk and prying toward himself
with an iron bar on the other side
when the bar slipped and he fell
upon his left leg with such severe
force that the bone was broken just
above the ankle. Only short time
ago Mr.. McKeehah's little son,
Russell, had the misfortune of hav-
ing his right arm broken in two
places while playing at school, but
his arm is reported to be getting
along nicely.
Genesee News: The public library
will only be kept open two more
Saturdays-just long enough to get
in the books that are now loaned.
The library was closed during
the war, but was opened again last
spring. Since that time very little
interest has been manifested and
the ladies of the Genesee Improve
ment Society, who have been main
tanning the library, have telt for
some time that the cost has been
too much for the small number uf
books loaned. The funds were get
ting low and there was no money
with which to Duy new supply of
books.
Juliaetta Record: Harve William
son has been having pretty good
success trapping along the Potlatch
creek the past week or so. He has
caught two large minks, one meas
uring 80 inches in length and the
other 26 inches. The hides are in
prime condition, he says. Aside
from these he has captured two very
large muskrats and had two others
in his traps which escaped by tear
ing off a portion of their legs held
in the trap. Mr.. Williamson has
about 80 traps set along the creek
and hereafter will give more atten.
tion to trapping and expects to
capture quite number of fur bear
ing animals during the winter.
Star Mirror: A farmer near Mos.
cow was offered $500 per acre for
his farm Of 240 acres, and he re-
fused it. He came here last year
because Of the splendid soil, the
certainty of crops and the educa
tional advantages offered at Mos
COW. He realizes that land as good
as his and close to as good town a.
Moscow is worth more than 5000 pei
acre, But the perdicrion that farm
land in Latah county would bt
selling for 5000 per acre befor,
Christmas has come true. William
Hunter sold 320 acres for S2l8.7I
per acre and 5000 per acre has beer
offered and refused for the farm
mentioned. The man who buy
land now at the price for which j
can be bought; is making a sur
and safe investment.