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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-24
PARIS SEEKS S20,000,0OO
LOAN FROM CANADA

PARIS. Feb. 24.-It has been de-
cided by the city council of Paris to
float a municipal loan of Sso,o00,oo0
in Canada. The proceeds are to be
used for the purchase of foodstuffs and
other essentials, in the Canadian mar
ket.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Is 1t Coming to This?

Commenting upon the conversion
of the country's largest landholder.
for generations the rock against
which good roads projects broke,
the Archer County News unburdens
itself of the prize badroads story:
Samuel Johnson, black, and his
animorata, also black, trailed by
corporal's guard of pickaninnies,
applied to the clerk at a southern
courthouse for a marriage license.
The clerk eyed the assemmblage
doubtfully.
"Whose children are these?" he
asked.
''Ley's ourn"' was the ready re-
sponse from Sam.
Being new at his post. the clerk
was scandalized.
"You ought to be ashamed of
yourselves waiting to get married
till you have family half grown"
Judge" interrupted the blush
ing bride, "de roads out our way is
pretty bad"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Odem's Will Leave Kendrick

Mr.. and Mrs. l. j. Odem and FAM
lily Will leave Kendrick about the
first of next month to take charge Of
their ranch near Spangle, Wash.
They have leased the Guy Hotel to
Harry Peck Of Spokane, who will
take over the management of the
business February l. He has leased
the hotel for a period of five years.
Mr.. Peck has been delivering en-
larged pictures in this community.
using Kendrick as distributing
point. He has been here during
the past two months and likes the
town and surrounding country very
much. He expects to make mum.
ber of extensive improvements in
the hotel.
Mr.. Odem's ranch is located or
the highway, thirty minutes drive
from Spokane and % miles from
Spangle. He says his car will be
of use to him the year round. =
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
More Road Troubles

Last Saturday Sheriff Woody SER
we'd an injunction upon the commits
sioners Of Good Road District No. l.
of Latah county to prevent them
from spending any more money on
the roads of the district. Those
who were responsible for the in
junction are l. T. Kimbley, Frank
Sladoski, W. Ncdvedek, Axel Eek
man, Andrew Dorndort and C. L.
Trail. Those against whom the
injunction was served are Clarencre
Fry, Frank e. Lyons and Fred Dar-
ny, commissioners of the good roads
district, and Miss lone S. Adalr,
treasurer OF Latah county.
The injunction was filed on the
grounds that no valid law providing
for creation of good road district
exists, for the reason that the meth
DDS and means of holding an cleo
tion creating a good road district.
and more especially the statute pre-
scribing the qualifications of voters
at such election is unconstitutiena
and void.
The road commissioners of the
district and treasurer of the county
are the defendants IN the case and
are represented by Attorney A. H.
Oversmith. The plaintiffs have re-
tanned Attorneys Morgan & Boom.
1t is said that the supreme court
of the state has passed upon the
validity of the good road district
law and that there is little occasion
for believing that there is anything
to be feared by the county treasurer
and commissioners. The most SER
lous feature is the inconvenience it
will cause the residents of the dis
. trict IN not having money with
which to keep the roads in repair.
The clause in the good road dis
, trict law, giving the qualifications
of voter states that none but pro-
perty owners in the district have a
) right to vote. This is claimed to be
, unconstitutional inasmuch as the re-
+ suit of the election did not involve
| the expenditure of statedsum of
, money by the district.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

should be placed over the clay founda-
tiOn. Above this layer of manure 8
or 6 inches deep should be distributed
and If raw rock phosphate IS available,
from 80 to so pounds should be scat
tered broadcast over the manure. Then
another layer of manure should be
added and the process continued. 1t Is
essential to keep the pile of refuse
moist by sprinkling it frequently. 1t
is also necessary to keep the compost
heap we'll packed and trampe1. Ordi-
narily 1t takes about year for the
stable refuse In compost heap to rot
sufficiently for use, when it should be
spread on the land in the late fall.
Manure Thoroughly Rotted.
The fundamental value of the COM
post pile comes from the fact that the
manure is thoroughly rotted and its
plant food content is in excellent con;
dition for immediate soil use when ap.
piled to the fields, while during Its
period of decomposition it is main
tanned in excellent condition to resist
teaching and weathering.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
According to the United States de-
partment of agriculture specialists, the
compost pile is fertile source of valu-
able material for replenishing the plant
food supplies of the soil. Proper utili-
cation of the compost saves much fer
tilizing material which ordinarily is
wasted on the average farm. The ex-
pense of making the compost heap is
slight as compared with the fertilizing
value of the resultant material.
Compost Heap Essential.
The essentials of the compost heap
are to equip it with water-tight foun-
dation by pudding clay. This is done
by spreading the clay 10 to II inches
thick and then moistening and tram
pling it thoroughly. A framework of
logs or lumber should be built up
around the pile and increased in height
as the compost heap is built higher.
Building Compost Pile.
A layer of leaves. straw, grass or
even weeds, about 18 inches in depth,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Fire on Bear Ridge

A fire on Bear Ridge Wednesday
afternoon destroyed the house and
contents on the Horace Comstock
farm. 1t is believed the fire start
ed from defective fue.
Mr.. Comstock was away working
in the logging camps and his wife
and the children were at home alone
when the fire occurred. The build
ing was a mass of flames before
help could be secured. Mrs. Com
stock was trying to save some of the
household effects and stayed in the
burning building too long. She
became overpowered by the smoke
and flames and was saved only by
the assistance of Bill Hecht. Mr..
Hecht was quite severity burned.
A few pieces of furniture were
saved but all of the clothing of
the family except what they were
wearing was burned. 1t is under
stood that no insurance was carried
on either the house or contents.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Big Bear Ridge

The stockholders of the Tanev
Telephone Co., will meet at the
Taney school house, Saturday, jan
uary 18th at one o'clock p. M The
meeting is for the purpose of CO.
operating the two lines. All stock
holders of Potaltch Telephone line
No. 81 are urged to be present.
Mrs. Ole Lien was Moscow visit
or Monday.
Mrs. Leonard Fairfield and son
Roy, went to Moscow Saturday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Stevens.
Miss Johanna Hooker was visit
ing friends in Troy the first of the
week.
Mrs. 2. A. Aas entertained the
Lutheran Ladies' Aid Thursday
afternoon.
t Rev. Stephenson OF Genesee will
hold services at the Lutheran church
Sunday, January 18TH, at 11:OO a
| m.
H. l.. Ingle was appointed census
enumerator for this precinct.
Otto GLADDEN. spent last weel
with relatives in Spokane.
Word reached here of the arriva
of a daughter at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Nelson Of Garfield.
/ Mrs. Grant Thayer is recoverin,
from her operation and is expected
to return home from Lewiston thi
week.
The Bear Ridge Literary Soclet
will meet at Taney school hous
Saturday evening at z o'clock, fo
the purpose of re-crganizine
Everybody is cordially invited t
be present to make this re-organis
alton success.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Farm Bureau Meeting

The annual business meeting of
the Latah County Farm Bureau will
be held in Room "a of Morrill, Hall
(the agricultural buildlng) at the
University of Idaho, Moscow, at one
O'Clock on Monday, January 10th.
This is on the first day of Farmers
and Housekeepers' Week. The
members of the executive commit
tee of the Farm Bureau believe that
many Latah County farmers will be
in Moscow for the work at the Uni
versity that week, and, at the re-
quest, of the committee, time has
been set aside on Monday for the
annual meeting. This is the most
important meeting of the year and
every bureau member is urged to
be present.
Community chairmen and local
project leaders are especially urged
to be present and to see that other
farmers from their community
attend. The meeting will start Or
time and be adjourned at three
o'clock so that the members may
attend the general Farm Bureau
program which is to be the feature
of the day of Farmers and House
keepers Week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Raised Church Debt

Rev. Thompson, district superin-
tendent Of the Walla Walla Presbv-
terry, was here last Sunday and
filled the Presbyterian pulpit both
morning and evening. He came
with the object of raising the
church debt, which was approxi-
mately $1,000. After putting in a
busy day Monday he announced that
the money was all raised, either by
pledges or the actual cash. This
puts the financial condition of the
Presbyterian church In first class
shape. To raise $1,000 in towr
the size of Kendrick in one day il
no small job but Rev. Thompson ap
parently had little difficulty in do
ing it.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Federal Aid Prospects

If congress adopts the recon-
mendation of the National Assocla-
tion of State Highway officials the
present system of federal aid for
post and forest roads will be con-
tinued with increased appropria-
tions, says the Portland Journal.
For post roads 1T is suggested that
the appropriation be 100000, 900
for the next fiscal year and 0,0O0,-
600 for forest roads each year tor a
period of ten years.
Under the federal post road aid
law it is provided that the coopera-
tion between the government and
the state or county shall be on a so
so basis. In many states of the
west which are thinly populated and
have a large road mileage this
division is not practicable or equit-
able, continues the Journal
1t is proposed to amend this Sec
tion of the law by making the scale
of cooperation sliding one so as to
throw a larger percentage on the
federal government.
As to forest roads the existing
law does not specify the degree III
cooperation, but by departmental
regulation the law has been ad
ministered on a $3.50 basis. 1t il
wholly within the discretion of tn,
secretary of agriculture and th'
aim in the future will be to see tina
he exercises his discretion liberall.
in the case of states and commun
tiles where it is apparent that con
ditions and equity demand.
In order to secure increased ap
preparations from congress move
, ment to organize the western state
is under way and is backed by tn
Oregon State Chamber of Com
merce.
The movement will eliminate i
committee representing tn
:. thirteen western states. Thi
, committee is to meet IN Washingto
in February to further the nece'
!. sary legislation.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
You Are One of These

An ideal citizen is one who sees
something good lin his town and
spreads the good news abroad that
others may benefit therefrom. OF
course, there are other side lights
to the ideal citizen, but the quality
of loyalty is one which produces
tangible results.
There. are three distinct attitudes
which person may assume toward
the community which houses and
feeds him-to boost, to remain
quiescent. or to knock. The booster
pushes his town along, the quiescen'
citizen iulls it to sleep, and the
knocker helps to put it out of bust
ness.
Which are you?
Perhaps you have never given 1t ;
thought. You may not realizt
yourself which you are-but YOU
neighbors all know. They hav'
you accurately catalogued accord
ing to your deserts. If you are ;
booster, they admire you; if you ar,
quiescent they wonder when yo,
will emerge from your slumber
and if you are knocker. they year,
for the day when you will fold you
tent and silently fade away.
Boost the home town, and its citi
zens will boost you.
Knock it, and you knock yoursel
infinitely more.-Nez Perce Herald
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Kuy
kendall of Leland. January g boy
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Evangelistic Meetings

The revival meetings at the Meth
odist church are being attended by
very good crowds and are meeting
with much success under the dires-
tion of Rev. Anderson of the Meth
odlst church and assisted by Rev.
Hood of the Presbyterian church.
The meetings are being held every
evening Of the week. Next Mon
day evening Rev. Green of Lewiston
will preach.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Lost Both Games

The Kendrick High School basket
ball team lost both games last
week. The first game. played at
Lapwai, resulted in a victory for
the Lapwai High School by score
of 40 to II. The Lapwai boys were
heavier and simply PLAYED better
game than our boys could put up.
They we're fine bunch and treated
the Kendrick team royalty.
At Culdesac the score was 81 to II
at the end Of the last half. Gull
desac has the champion high school
team of this part of the country,
having defeated every team played
this season. Our boys were no
match for them as the score would
indicate. However, they stated
Kendrick High School had one of
the best teams they had played this
season. One OF Culdesac's for
wards is said to be the fastest high
school player in North Idaho. He
made % Of the So points in the
game. The home boys are well
satisfied with the treatment re-
ceived at both I.apwai and Gull
desac. Mr.. Keller, the coach, said
the only reason Kendrick didn't
win was because they went up a.
gainst two better teams.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

Mrs. Louese Fry returned to Mos
COW Thursday, after spending a few
weeks with home folks.
There will be a. masquerade hard
time party at the Cedar Ridge
school house, Saturday night, JAM
uary II. There will be no charges.
Each lady bring hard time lunch.
1t may be baked beans, sauer-kraut,
cornbread, baked potatoes, etc. Any
one coming unmasked will have to
pay fine. Everyone come and
bring some one with you. A jolly
good time is in store for all.
Mrs. Ed Fongberg is in the hos
pltal at Moscow.
Lyman Vaughan visited with H.
Faires at Colfax.
Uncle JOHNNIE Brookings, who
has been suffering fl rheumatism
is much improved and is able to at
tend the store and do his own work
again.
Wilbur Newhall returned to his
home in Moscow after spending a
few days with friends.
Mrs. Long of Crescent spent Sat-
urday with Aunt Carrie Allen.
Mrs. w. C. Starr spent last week
at the H. j. Starr home.
Little Mona McAllister has the
scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hill are
visiting their son, Lester Hill.
Mrs. Jacob Norsch is visiting al
the N. L. Hill home.
Elmer Hudson and family anC
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Carr spent Sun
day at the John Michael's home.
Mrs. Laura Langdon visited a
the |. E. Foster home Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Patterson visited will
Mrs. Starr Monday afternoon.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

Fred Florance is teaching the
third and fourth grades in the alb
sence of Mrs. Leola King. Mrs.
Kings eldest daughter became i'll
the first of the week with light
attack of scarlet fever. This is the
second case of scarlet fever in town
case having developed in the Hud.
dleston family some time ago. II
is very mild form of the epidemic,
nevertheless strict quarantine mea'
sures are being enforced by the
local health officers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Lost By One Vote

1t becomes the painful duty of
the writer to compose the epitaph
of Kendrick Highway Districts
road prospects. 1t happened last
Saturday and the last expiring
breath of Hendricks good road
plans was exhaled when the judges
of the election in Kendrick added
the result of the vote in Bear Ridge
precinct and Kendrick and found
that those opposed to the bond
issue had one vote too many. 1t
was very serious disappointment
to the progressive people of the
community to realize that the worst
possible had happened.
In Kendrick precinct, which COM
posed the town of Kendrick, Amer
lcan Ridge and Little Bear Ridge,
the vote stood 1872 to 76. Bear Ridge
however, voted against the bonds IS
to "a, causing the election to be lost
by margin of one vote.
The total vote in Kendrick pre-
clnct was 268, which at least in
dicated interest IN the election
The total vote cast in Kendrick pre-
cinct at the last general election
was approximately 1876, or 73 vote'
less than the votes cast last Satur
day.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Farmers Week Next Week

Next week, beginning January
10, will be Farmers and House
keepers week at the University of
Idaho. A program has been arrang-
ed that will be very profitable for
the farmers and will furnish not
only instructions but a week OF
pleasure. Farm problems will be
discussed by men and women ex-
perts in their line. The Univer-
sity will be thrown open to the
farmers and their wives and every.
thing will be done to make the
week profitable one for them.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Over The County

Genesee News: The "Tunerville
Trolley" failed to put in an appear
ance Wednesday morning, and many
were the anxious questions regard
ing its fate. It is reported that
Johnny De Rob (erts) passed out the
word that the little steam box that
is used on the front end had been
borrowed to pull, the North Coast
Limited, but we have it from pretty
reliable information that some of
the women between here and Pull
man had had trouble with their
washing machine motors and had
borrowed the "engine" to finish up
their washing.
We all know how good-natured
both Johnny and his engineer are,
and know that if they could do any
one a favor they would do it-so
there is no question about the wash
story, as it was reported that there
was wash out on the line.
Troy News: Troy was without city
water few days this week on ac-
count of the water main on the
lower end Of Main street bursting.
The wire wrapping around the
wooden pipe was rotted, and with
the heavy pressure Of the water it
bursted.
Star-Miror: Kendrlck, the ninth
and last highway district formed in
Latah county, is the only one which
tailed to vote bonds for highway
construction. The election held last
Saturday resulted in the defeat OF
the bonds by one vote, the affirm
,ative lacking just one vote OF having
the necessary two thirds majority
The vote IN Kendrick precinct was
1872 for and 76 votes against the
bonds. In Bear Ridge precinct the
vote was "a for to 38 against. The
highway district embraces 130 sec
tions of land, has an assessed val.
uation of $1,070,000 and the pro
posaI was to vote bonds amounting
to 10 per cent of the assessed valua
ton, or S107, 900. Kendrick has the
unenvIable>reco of being the only
highway district in Latah county t.
tail to vote bonds for highway i'm
provement. the other eight district
having carried the bond election.
by overwhelming majorities.
Jullaetta Record: Miss Marjori,
Roberts, daughter of Steve Roberts
of this place. was united in mar
rage at Moscow New Years eve. t
Robert Hall, son of W. W. Hall. 0
Fix ridge. After returning t
Jullaetta, the happy couple left tn
first of the week for Snow, Idah
where they will spend the winter
Both are popular young people an
have many friends in this com
munlty who extend best wishes fo
a long and happy welded life.
Latah County Press: What has bt
come of Old Man Winter? is
question that is benig asked by a
Potiatch people. He took shy {
us in December, but now seems t
be passing US up. It isn't Ink
spring yet by any means; but
isn't like January, either. Snow
not more than four inches deep ar
the temperature ranges from 10
20 above at daylight to thawir
through the day. Ice is being pac
ed this week, ranging in thickne
from inches to a foot.
There are still two months durir
which winter. weather may bee
pected. The weather prophet
however, are predicting an ear
spring. Keep your eyes open +
robins and larkS.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

The commissioners of Kendrick
Highway District, Monday, can
vassed the returns from the special
election held last Saturday. They
found the returns tailed with the
records of the judges and clerks of
election.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

E. E. Bechtol went to Spokane the
first of the week on business and
from there to Lewiston, returning
Wednesday afternoon.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

N. Brooke went to Moscow to trans
act business.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Kuy-
kendall of Leland, January 9, a boy.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-16
Linden News

Mrs. Louese Fry returned to Mos
COW Thursday, after spending a few
weeks with home folks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-03
SCHANG QUITS RED SOX
Aviator Wally Says Business Too
Good to Play Ball

Wally Schang dropped bombshell
into the Red Sox yesterday with a letter
which stated that his automobile and
airplane business was going SO well he
didn't believe he would get into the
game this season." The star catcher $
contract has three years to run. His
letter came on his business stationery
from his home in Philadelphia.
There are other matters that are Civ
ing the Red Sox management deep
worry on the eve Of the teams spring
training. Oscar Witt. another me
cessity." has not signed up; neither
has Harry Harper. Captain Harry
Hooper has not joined the team for
reasons unexplained, and Joe Bush,
pitcher. has discovered that his arm is
not right, as he claimed. and has been
forbidden to touch u ball for week
at least.
The loss of Schang. if he sticks to
his decision, would be a staggering blow
| to the SoX. Wit has been sent con
| tract with an increase in salary, but
| nothing has been heard from him as yet
Hope is held that Harper will be heard
from soon. as the contract sent him
was a much more remunerativc one
than that he held with Washington last
season. 1t looks as if the Red Soa
practice would get started slowly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-03
KELLY QUITS, 50
SECONDS sock HIM
Negro Laces SeesaW and Own
Handlers Wallop Him
Some More

Just because Sec saw Kelly. high
diver. decided that Carl Hertz. clever
negro bo~Pr from Boston. had given
him sufficient punishment in three
rounds. quitting cold when the bell
sounded for the fourth. his seconds be-
came pecvcd. enraged and sorr at the
Auditorium last night. SO Kel got Il
lot more wallops, the socks coming from
his handlers.
Before Kelly's perturbed handlers
finished samming the husky Kenslng-
touiap. two of them were taken by John
Law himself. One Of the arrested was
Tommy LOTUS, who Johnny LOTUS ad-
mitted was not related to him.
Hertz looks like a swell boxer. lie
has everything, jabs. hooks. right crosses
and uppercuts. Although he was out
weighed by thirty pounds, he showed
all sorts Of class.
The main mix was won by Hank Me-
Govern, who was too strong for Bobby
Doyle. OF New York. McGOvern
forced the Gotham lad to clinch at every
opportunity. Hank won all the way.
Joe Marks put on brilliant battle
IN winning from Johnny Martin. The
former looks like classy performer, and
his new manager. Ril Silverman. OK =
poets to get bigger game for Marks In
the future.
In the other bouts Knockout Kennedy
stopped Bobby Barrett and Joe Daley
put away Young Scotty. each knockout
being scored in the first round.