The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-28
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
w. N. Peatman Dies.

Big Fire at Twin Falls.
TWIN FALLS.-Fire, supposed to
have been started by discarded Gig
arctic, destroyed more than half
business block here recently.
Make Shorthand Records.
WALLACE-In recent shorthand
contest, students of the commercial
department of the Wallace high school
curacy were awarded to number of
and certificates of proficiency and &C.
curacy wire awarded to a number of
students.
Discuss Grain Grading.
GRANGEVILLE.-The federal grain |
supervision Of the bureau of markets, |
United States department of agricul |
ture, will hold sessions in Idaho coun- |
ty on Monday, June IA, at Grangeville, |
and Tuesday, June ID, at Cottonwood.
Farmers await these meetings with
much interest.
Closes Creeks of State.
BOISE-State Game Warden Jones
has issued an order permanently clos
ing to fishermen all creeks and tribu-
taries to Priest lake, in Bonner county.
The purpose of the order, the game
warden explains, is to protect spawn
and young fry in the creeks which
are the only source for stocking the
lake. Petitions were presented urg-
| ing that the action be taken.
Many Others Will Profit.
WALLACE.-Leo Noonan, convicted
by a jury of maintaining common
nuisance by conducting rooming
house where liquor was sold or kept
for drinking purposes, was sentenced
to six months in the county jail and
fined $500 and costs, and Leonard
l. Pierce of Spokane, convicted on
| charge of transporting intoxicating
. liquor for beverage purposes got the
same dose.
Idaho's Oldest Citizen Dies.
JULIAETTA.-Mrs. Harriet Doe,
, age 103, Idaho's oldest citizen, passed
away Tuesday morning at her home
| mere. MIS-. DUO SCiCoIotSu hSi iVoS
birthday on April l. She had lived
|, in Latah county for over 80 years
. She had been totally blind for several
;. years, but until recently found much
a pleasure in knitting. Mrs. Doe was
born in Norway.
n Miss May T. Hayden Resigns.
LEWISTON.-There will be many
changes in the teaching personnel O
the Lewiston schools next year. ii
. addition to the departure Of Super
! intendent F. w. Simmonds, who viii
take a position with the United States
Chamber of Commerce, large mum
Der of the faculty are leaving. Amonl
the latter is Miss May T. Hayden
supervising principal of the grades
), who will go to Rupert.
If Time Hearing.
s, COEUR D'ALENE. - The Coeu
d'Alene Chamber Of Commerce ha
ID been notified by the interstate con
y merce commission that upon turtle
a consideration of the record in tn
n. standard time zone investigation, an
le of the petition of the public utilize
VI commission Of Idaho, an order ha
RS been made reopening for furthe
s. hearing the question of whether
re not Idaho shall be included in Moul
" tain or Pacific time.
" Jovanovch Tries Suicide Twice.
IN WALLACE.-F. S. Jovanovich, G
trial in district court on charge I
ne criminal syndicalism and who slashe
rs his throat with a razor, severing tt
windpipe and jugular vein, is sti
ri. alive and according to reports fro
nd attending physicians, has a ia
ID, chance of recovery. He still shove
m his suicidal intent at the hospits
of when, in his weakened condition.
in attempted to jump from a secol
I'd story window. He was apprehend'
in time to prevent any serious result
This Is Fire Protection Week.
COEUR DALENE.-By proclaim
ton of Governor Davis this week WI
set aside as forest preservation wee
Its purpose is to educate the peop
l. generally IN the great necessity
doing all in their power to avoid
repetition OF the disastrous forest fir
of last and previous years. Ida
stands fourth in the Union in t
amount and value of it's merchal
able timber and numbering and t
manufacture of lumber and lumh
products is the most important
dustry in the state, especially in t
northern part.
q Investigate Sugar Situation.
n BOISE.-The department of JUST
n for the district of Idaho is investi,
n ting the sugar shortage situation
III Idaho which is the home of a nu
Der of large beet sugar factories, /
n in spite of the fact hundreds of thu