The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-03-12
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given In Brief items for
Busy Readers.
The w. H. Bailey Funeral.

COEUR D'ALENE.-The funeral of
w. H. Bailey, resident of northern
Idaho for the last 80 years, was held
Monday.
Thomas kerl Disbarred.
BOISE.-Thomas T. Kerl, a wealthy
attorney Of Occur d'Alene, at one time
a candidate for congress from this
state, was Saturday disbarred.
To Start Health Survey.
LEWISTON.-Miss Minnie Huer-
mann of aBttle Creek, Neb., newly ap-
pointed public health nurse for Nez
Perez county, began a health survey
Of the city schools Monday.
Alleged |. w. w. Freed.
SANDPOINT.-The jury in the trial
Of the Is men charged with criminal
~syndicalism returned a verdict of not
guilty as to all Of the defendants with
the exception of William Dingman,
whom they found guilty.
Plan for Summer Session.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS planned for
six weeks from June IA to July %,
the University of Idaho 1920 summer
session ia expected to draw students
from all parts Of the state, according
to DR.. J. G.. Eldridge, dean of the uni
versity faculty, who will serve as sum-
mer session director.
Latah Population Less.
MOSCOW.-Further evidence that
Latah county has lost population has
been received from Boise in the form
of notice that the county loses one
third Of it's representation in the
lower house Of the state legislature
because of the falling off of the vote
in the last election.
Stems & Carlson to Build Highways.
BOISE.-A contract for the building
of S.4 miles of the Clearwater high
way from Greer toward Fraser, known
as the Greer grade, will be awarded
to Stems & Carlson of Spokane if
they consent to alterations in the
specifications to bring the cost with
in the appropriation. The price will
be about $15O,O0O.
Lewiston and Twin Falls Win.
MOSCOW.-LewistOn gets the dem
ocratic state convention to select
delegates to the national convention
by the democratic state central CON-
mittee here today, only five days be-
fore the convention at San Francisco.
Idaho Falls won the nominating con-
vention, to be held the fourth Tues.
day in August.
Borah Approves.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The course
of President Wilson in condemning
approved recently by Senator Borah
of Idaho. He declared the president
was right in asserting hat the Uni
ted States could not join in European
settlements unless they were to be
based upon a new rule of justice in
international contracts.
Nez Perez Valuation.
LEWISTON.-The county auditor
has prepared his annual report for
Nez Perez county. That Nez Perez
county is in good financial condition
is indicated by figures showing cash
on hand amounting to $53,975. Total
resources r $~25S,255, and the net
debt is $34, TAB. The assessed valua-
ton of the county was SIG, 30,045 in
1919, and that of the city of Lewiston
$~5,226,S07 There are five cities in
the county-Lapwai, Culdesac, Clifford
and Peck-being listed in addition to
Lewiston in the order of size.
Urges Western Reclamation.
WASHINGTON, d. CA more
comprehensive reclamation policy
must be adopted by the government
if the full needs of the west are to
be met, the senate banking committee
was told recently by d. w. Ross
former state engineer of Idaho.
The opening up of more than
5000, 900 acres annually is necessary
to meet the needs of the country's
increased farming population, Mr.
Ross said, but under present plans
not more than, 2,5O0,OOO additional
acres will be improved in the next
20 years. Reclamation is necessary
he added, as all free agricultural
land has been appropriated. Mr.. Ross
appeared in support of Senator
Fletcher's bill providing for reclama
ton through state and federal aid
with government funds derived from
the sale of bonds.
COEUR D'ALENE.-One million
two hundred thousand dollars is the
consideration that Fred Herrick will
pay the Occur d'Alene Lumber com
spany for all it's right and title to thei1
timber holdings and property in Bene
wah and Kootenai counties, according
to an agreement filed in the county
auditors office.
The transfer includes all the tim
Der, standing and down, owned by