The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-06-11
Over The County

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Canada, says that he is glad to see
tine biggest little town on earth
coming to the front again and that
the people in this section should
feel themselves lucky that they are
buying goods as cheap as they are.
lie says you folks don't know what
high prices are, that you should
come up where he is and do little
shopping and find out what high
prices really are. The only thing
they have over Troy is that they
have all theI Ibeer they want.
Deary Press: Hjalmer Osterberg
has his sawmill on the Skjarve
place, south of Deary, in operation.
The mill, which will be known as
the Pine Creek Sawmill, is turning
out fifteen thousand feet of good
lumber daily. Mr.. Osterberg has
a pIaner but has not vet installed
it. He plans on marketing the bulk
of his lumber at the mill.
Genesee News: A septic tank is to
be built on the John Hove ranch
under the auspices of the county
farm bureau on Friday, June IL,
commencing at 1:3O p. M, and will
be under the direction of J. c.
Wooley of the farm mechanics de-
partment uf the U. Of l. Everyone
interested should be present at this
demonstration and explanation of
the workings of the tank. The ad-
vantage over the common cesspool
will be explained fully and you
should be op hand at the Hove ranch
next Friday afternoon.
Juliaetta Record: At the regular
meeting of the commercial club
held Friday night of last week,
quite a number were present and
two or three new members were
added to the membership roll.
After a few questions Of minor I'M
portance had been discussed, Frank
Vincent and Amos Nigh were ap-
pointed committee to select
grounds for holding the three days
chautauqua here some time this
month and the secretary was in
structed to write the company for
the dates and advertising matter in
connection herewith.
Star Mirror: Work on Latan
county's $2,OOO,O0O highway con.
struction program IS we'll under
way. Moscow district is taking the
lead in actural road building anc
the hard surfacing OF three miles
of road in district No. is going
forward at rapid rate, with trucks
working l6 hours day, and it il
hoped to have the first two coats o.
rock on this road by July l. Tit
top coat will be put on, beginning
this week, on that part OF the roat
where the coarser rock has beel
placed and rolled. Asked for ;
statement of what has been dom
and what is being done S. E. Mona
han, engineer in charge, said:
1.-The highway work IN this dis
trict is progressing satisfactorily
The crushing plant is working t
capacity and is turning out fror
10 to 120 yards daily. The truck
are working two shifts and no tim
is being lost. The hard surfacin
is being laid faster than we ha
hoped. Work of placing the to
coat of fine rock will begin thi
= week.
"We put in % cuIverts las
month. Construction on new col
crete bridge has been started Q
road No. 2. This bridge will be {
the same type as those alread
built. These bridges have bee
accepted throughout the norrhwe
as one of the best types of highws
bridges that can be built. l
strength and cheapness of constru
tion commend it highly. The
bridges will carry the equivalel
of two railroad locomotives side
side, and Will support, heavi
traffic than that being used in al
part of the world today. The wo
of grading is going forward mo
rapidly than would be expected
this time of year when men al
teams are difficult to obtain. OWL
to farm work being In full pr
gress."
1t is expected that the Standa