The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-08-20

Recent Happeninps In This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Mercury Hits 1903 at Moscow.


Mercury Hits 1903 at Moscow.
MISUNDERSTANDING was the hot
test day of the season, street Their
mometers registering 10s.
Crops Survive Heat.
BOIsE.-ldaho crops pulled through
the critical month of July In COM
paratively good shape considering the
hot, dry weather that prevailed gen.
orally over the state.
Burns to Death in Garage.
POCATELLO.-S. P. Lowe. "a, was
burned to death recently while at
tempting to save his automobile from
destruction in fire which wiped out
a garage at McCammon. II miles east
of here.
Grain Growers Organize.
MOSCOW.-Idaho farmers have in.
corporated the Northwest Wheat
Growers association, which plans to
market the wheat of the northwest
ern states direct from the farms to
the mills, without the middlemen.
Two Die In Burning House.
WEISER.-Ames Raker, 50, and Ira
Martin. "a, lost their lives and Mrs.
Armstrong was seriously injured in a
fire recently which destroyed the
farmhouse of James Martin near here.
Explosion of kerosene lamp started
the fire.
Tom Hunt Dies.
MOSCOW.-Thomas Hunt, age Sc,
a pioneer of this section, died Satur-
day, He was born in New York
state June 16, 1884, and came west in
1882, locating on a homestead six
miles northeast of Moscow, where the
family lived until year ago.
Organize Cavalry Troop.
POTLATCH. Progress is being
made in the organization OF the cav
airy troop here. Indications are that
the unit will be mustered in soon.
Horses are now being purchased by
the government remount officer. The
necessary buildings and stables will
be erected soon after the organization
Is complete.
Forest Fires Are Subdued.
The forest fires in the st. Joe and
Avery districts are reported either ex-
tinguished or under control. This
condition is due to the heavy rains
recently. According to the United
States forest fire station at Spokane
there were HOO beds and Is mess out
fits, each for Is men, sent into the
fire districts.
Outlook In Idaho Mines.
The production of lead, zinc and
silver from the mines of the Occur
dAlene region is greater to date
than for the same period OF 1919, 1t
is gathered from midsummer re-
view issued by the United States geo.
logical survey.
"In 1918 the mines of Idaho pro-
duced 294.695,993 pounds of lead, but
the total output in 1919 was only
about 1S4,O79, 900 pounds" says the
were idle in 1919, but the conditions
have improved somewhat in 1920 The
Bunker Hill & Sullivan company main
tanned production, the Hecla, Morning
Hercules, and Tamarack and Custer
mines are showing better results, and
the Callahan Zinc-Lead ompany is
producing much more lead.
"The output Of recoverable zinc in
Idaho decreased from 45,161,17
pounds in 1918 to about 1866 900
pounds in 1919. If the Callahan Zinc
Lead company continues to ship zinc
ore and concentrates at the present
rate, about $500 tons a month, the
output of zinc in 1920 will be larger.
"The production OF silver in Idaho
In 1919 was about 100000 ounces,
valued at $6,340,0O0, the lowest out
put for the last three years. The
average annual output for the last 10
years was 9.73O,1S0 ounces. Several
of the larger mines were idle for
months in 1919, but as shipments Of
lead ore have been resumed the out.
put in 1920 may be greater than that
in 1919. The producers of silver
lead ore in the Occur dAlene district
are making larger shipments than in
1919, especially the Bunker Hill & Sui
livan, Morning, Hecla, Hercules, and
Tamarack and Custer Mines"
Mine Workers Plan Picnic.
KELLOGG.-Saturda and Sunday,
August 81 and 20, the miners Of the
Occur d'Alenes will hold their annual
picnic at Kellogg and program is
being arranged by the several COM
mittees in charge Of the affair.
IDAHO GROUSE AND
PHEASANT SEASON
LEWISTON-The season for grouse
cartridges and pheasants in the coun-
ties of Nez Perez, Clearwater, Lewis,