The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-07-18
Dry Wave Hits
Boise Valley
Items of Interest From Our
Capital Correspondent

olnce the departure OF the last
lamented state legislature this
scribe has gone into "Inocaueous
desuetude'. Since that event the
columns of the Gazette have known
him no more. But there has been
lately general quaking among the
dry bones in this part of the state
and there seems to be no good rea-
son why the aforesaid Capital Cor
respondence should not be revived
for one week only as a case of emer-
gency seems to exist.
Owing to the continued activity
of our democratic sheriff, Ada
county has, for several years, been
unusually dry. This dryness has
been emphasized by the pernicious
activity of the new police force re-
Gently called into existence in the
Capital City. For these and other
reasons the booze peddler's life has
been round of continuous misfor-
tunes to say nothing of the many
thirsty souls who actually believe
that life is not what it used to be.
Added to all this the ubiquitous
weatherman seems to stand in with
the sheriff and the police force, for
days ago the drough record in this
this vicinity was completely shat
tered, nothing so dry as this has
been recorded IN Boise since wealth
er bureaus were established.
But with all these handicaps the
Boise Valley never looked better.
Everybody is busy and greatly de-
lighted with the abundant crops al
ready harvested and those that are
still in prospect. Water in this val
ley is found everywhere IN great
quantities and this applies to water
for drinking as we'll as irrlgating.
But the greatest of all industries
in the Capital City is the handling
of the festive Automobile. On this
subject the city has gone stark mad.
1t is now the very poor that ride
In chaises". The rich as we'll as
the laboring man ride in Autos.
In superficial view of things it IS
believed that there are none so poor
who cannot at least own a Ford.
This is the reason that the auto
mobile business is crowding all
other business out of the city; the
reason that more men are employed
in selling and repairing autos than
all other industries in the city; the
reason why the building boom is
confined almost wholly to the erec-
tion of garages and supply stations.
The streets of Boise were unfor-
tunately laid out when men and
women rode horseback and when
pedestrians were few. By the time
that autos are parked on both sides
of every business street at all hours
of day and night, legitimate traffic
is seriously handicapped. But every
body is happy because everybody
owns, or thinks he owns, an auto.
The old High school building and
) the old Capital building, have been
completely wrecked. The founda-
. tions for the new wings of the state
, house will soon be laid. In the
, erection of the two wings $780,
100000 will be expended. This is
, proving no small asset to the busi-
t ness of the city. gives an abund-
ance of work to the laborers of the
city at prices highly remunerative
if we forget the H. G. l.. and the
expensive auto.
This article would not be COM
plete without dissertation on the
, weather. During this dry spell"
, there would indeed be little to talk
! about were it not for the weather.
4 For weeks the forms of salutation
. runs something like this: ITS a
pretty hot day. Another hot
day.. It's hottern yesterday, amt
it," and so on. AS a matter of
t fact 100 has not been uncommon but
2 lO4 has been the record and the re-
/ cord breaker. 1t was the hottest
day in this valley in the past ten
years.
S Boise celebrated the Fourth dur
d ing these strenuous dry days. 1t
was said that the country round
Oh hn+
: days were required to gather IN all
thej loose change from the farmers,
y but on the evening of the last day
: everything was still booming and
a plenty of money still IN sight. The
city was probably never so gor-
: geously decorated as it was on these
a three days of welcome to the re-
turned soldiers.