The Kendrick gazette., 1920-03-26
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Caledonia Pays s2e,o5o Dividend.

rate of cent share on the issue Of
2,6O5.O00 shares. Payment will be
made on April s.
Lewiston's New Hotel.
LEWISTON.-The prospects for
Lewiston's new $500,0OO hotel look
brighter every hour as the stock sub
scriptions roll in. In the first day Of
active solicitation the total pledges for
stock had reached $4,000 and Mon
day will bring the sum to over half
the necessary $3.50 OO0
Parmenter Buys Ranch.
MOSCOW.-For a reported cash
consideration of $4,000, B. G. Par
menter of this place. cattle dealer, has
purchased the 640-acre ranch, owned
by Bruce s. Mcdonald, which lies
between Cheney and Medical Lake,
one mile south of Silver lake. The
farm will, be used as a feeding and
winter fattening station for cattle
purchased by Mr.. Parmenter at the
Spokane yards.
Want Mountain Time"
BOISE.-The state public utilities
commission Will Immediately ask the
interstate commerce commission to
put mountain time in effect In Idaho
and eastern Oregon between Poca-
tello and Huntington. The Idaho
commission will ask that hearing
be set and will present arguments
in behalf of civic bodies, which have
filed petitions.
| Mining In Idaho in 1919.
"As a result of the national indus.
trial reconstruction effort that has
prevailed in the country at large
since the close of the war, the Idaho
mining industry suffered more seri
Gus Interruptions and setbacks dur
ing 1919 than in any similar period
for 20 years." says Robert N. Bell
Idaho mine inspector, in his annual
report, recently issued.
1.-THE result of these conditions is q
marked reduction in metal production
compared with several previous years
According to practically complete re
turns, this production was 185,894, ,00(
pounds of lead, 5,269,395 ounces o.
silver, 20,414,O00 pounds of zinc, 2,
488. 400 pounds of copper and 28,77'
ounces of gold. The total gross value
of this production was $19,1O2,723, al
compared with $37,320,082 in 1918;
$18,217,35S in 1917. There was more
serious cut in dividends, which are
estimated at $2,52S,0OO in 1919, a.
compared with $7,1O6,OO0 in 1918.
"The serious decline in output ir
no way reflects a weakening in ore
resources or productive capacity ol
the principal ore producers in Idaho
particularly in lead-silver values.
tuberculosis institutions.
One of two tuberculosis sanitarium.
to be erected by Idaho will be bull
at Sunnyside, near Standpoint. Choice
Of Sunnyside for the northern institu
ton was definitely made at a recen
meeting OF the state board at Boise
The Idaho state board has abou
100000 available for building pur
rposes and work, on the Sunnyside in
stitution will start as soon as tn,
architect returns from inspecting sani
tarium sites in the southern part o
the state. Additional funds will b.
forthcoming next year.
Sunnyside is situated on Lake Pent
Oreille, at point where the lax
never freezes. The building site il
about three-quarters of a mile from
the Northern Pacific right of way.
Citizens of Standpoint made up /;
subscription for purchase Of the sit
and the expense to the state for tn,
site will be small.
The site of the southern sanitariun
is expected to be selected soon
Those under discussion are at Hager
man, New Meadows, Mailey and Pay
ette.
House Membership Reduced.
There will be but 10 more repre-
sentatives than senators in the mex
Idaho legislature, due to the ligh
vote cast for governor in 1916. Thi
announcement is made under the Ida
ho law requiring the secretary o
state to publish, prior to April l, tn
number of representatives each cour
ty is entitled to elect at the comm
election. Latah and nine other cour
ties lose one representative each.
Every county is entitled to on
senator and to one representative TO
each $500 votes cast for all candidate
for governor at the last precedin
election, and one for each fraction @
1000 or more above $500. Thus if
county cast $500 votes it would b
entitled to two representatives. whic
would be the number to which
would be entitled if it cast 1899 votei
but if it cast 5000 votes 1t would b
entitled to three representatives.
The last session of the legislator
created three new counties, maxim
a total of A. Each is entitled to on
senator and one representative, eve
il it did not cast $500 votes at th
gubernatorial election. There were 6
members Of the house in the last SCI