The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-09-17
IDAHO NEWS PlRleRAPAs
Recent happenings IN Tha state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy neaders.~
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Funeral d LyWsD Woods.
WALLACE.-The funeral for L.
Woods, Occur d'AIene pioneer, who
died at Portland. Ore, recently, was
held from the Elks temple here Sat
urday.
Gus Reierson, Filler, Buried
TROY.-Funeral services for Gustaf
Reierson, who was killed when gov
eminent mail airplane, Of which he
was machanician, crashed to, earth at
Morristown, N. j., September l.. were
conducted here Thursday. Burial took
place in the Moscow cemetery.
Idaho University Open. u
MOSCOW.--With every prospect Of
a largely increased enrolment, the
University of Idaho opened its 18th
collegiate year Monday morning. Two
full days were devoted to registration,
regular classes having been sched-
uled to begin their work Wednesday.
Farmers Borrow $4,000.
LEWISTON.--Acco to a report
made recently by A. F. Lewis, secre-
tary of the federal farm loan associa-
ton, $4,000 has been loaned to
farmers and orchardists Of Nez Perez
county. Applications have been made
for $4,000 in loans, but these appli.
cations have not been approved
Insane Man Shoots Guard.
oROFTNO.-W William Crombe, who
escaped from the state insane hos
| pital here recently, unexpectedly en-
| tered the kitchen at the hospital and,
when William Dollar. an attendant,
refused his demand for the keys OF
the institution opened fire with re-
| volver. A flesh wound was inflicted
on Dollars arm. Crombe then with
drew through the doorway into the
darkness and escaped.
Runaway Victim Dies.
MOSCOW. -Dunder Hoseld, aged
4S, died in local hospital Friday as
the result of injuries received in an
accident several days ago. He was
assisting in threshing on the farm
of A. Knutson, five miles from Mos.
COW, when the whistle blew and
frightened several teams. which start
ed running. Hoseld tried to recover
his team, but was caught between the
racks ON his own and another wagon
| Apple Growers Organize.
LEWISTON.-Prospe for a big
apple crop in this region are grow
ing brighter daily, and local growers
for the most part are holding off on
contracting their crops. A number
of Charleston growers met recently
and organized branch of the North
west Fruit Growers Exchange, anG
will market their crop through thi.
agency About $50 acres of the bes
producing orchards are represented
in the organization.
Lower Assessment Of Cattle.
GRANGEVIILE.-Th state boar,
; of equalization has reduced the as
sessed valuation OF cattle in Idah,
, county 10 per cent, making a re
|. duction of $19,792 in live stock valua
| tons as fixed by the county assessor
, The board increased merchandise
valuations 10 per cent, or $24,18:
The total valuation of real propert
for 1919 after equalization is $14
154,128, and personal property is al
proximately 100000.
, Find Booze Still in Cabin.
WALLACE-Three men giving tn
: names of Frank Bradich, Andre,
l Kjon and Joseph Spruch were lodge
in the county Jail recently on -
charge of manufacturing moonshin
whisky. A complete moonshine sti
and samples of its product were ais
confiscated and held as evidence
According to officers, the still was Il
Gated at the mouth of Elk creel
two miles east of Kellogg, and wa
!, ingeniously constructed in regulatio
Kentucky moonshine style.
oil v. Of !. Gets Soil Chemist.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MO-
COW.-H. P. Magnuson, Universit
| VI 1NCUIdohd Slduudtc WIZ 10 uOW
l. the Washington Cd. c. office of tn
# United States bureau of soils, hs
r. been named assistant soil chemist
J. the University of Idaho. Mr.. Magn
10 son, who has done graduate wol
% both at Nebraska and at Gecrt
n Washington University. recently hi
e. conducted series of alkali soils i
| xxyhio e
prove OF substantial assistance in h
le study of southern Idaho soil conc
IN tions.
3 Gibson Quits State Job.
I BOISE.-Announcem is made
;s the resignation of Jay Gibson, col