The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-06-25
NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Alfalfa Brings s2s a Ton.

Alfalfa Brings &25 a Ton.
YAKIMA.-Hay growers of the Yaki.
ma valley are contracting the first
cutting of alfalfa at $25 ton.
Shortage of Wheat Sacks.
WALIA WALIAA--With wheat pros.
poets better now than expected early
in the season, farmers are facing a
probable sack shortage.
Stock Show Big Success.
UNIONTOWN.-T stock show
here recently was very successful,
nearly all large BREEDERS from Wash.
ington and Idaho being represented
Mrs. Sawyer Found Guilty.
SEATTLE.-Madge Anna SAWYER,
81, was found guilty of second degree
murder for the killing of her husband,
Howard l. Sawyer, on the night of
May 10.
Boy Wins Trip to London.
acknowledgement P. Tarr. Ia
coma boy scout, has been selected tc
go to London, England, to attend a
meeting of boy scouts of so nations on
July TO-
Ship First Yakima Cherries.
YAKIMA-The first cherries of the
1920 season were shipped Saturday
The consignment was Is boxes OF
early May Dukes, and were sent to
Seattle.
Alleged Fake Hero Dead.
YAKIMA.-E. J. Kelly, who was &C.
cepted here for months as one of the
survivors of the torpedOed destroyer
Jacob Jones, recently died at Colum.
bus, Ohio.
Paiouse Grain Promising.
PALOUSE.-Following rains which
fell during the past 10 days. Palouse
country grain is making rapid growth
and the prospects now are for better
than an average crop.
Stevens Pioneers to Meet.
COVILLE.-The Pioneer Associa
ton of Stevens county will meet in
Chewelah June 30. Pioneers of Spo
kane, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln and
Whitman counties are invited to at
tend.
Speed officer Hurt.
ELLENSBURG.-T. e. Spray, Ell
lensburg's speed officer, was internally
injured, perhaps fatally, recently when
his motorcycle was run into by an
other motorcycle driven by Walter
Gupton, age Is.
Pullman Betters Motorist Camp.
PULLMAN.-Pullma automobile
park, Just east of the city, will al
once be improved with brick stoves
benches, tables, firewood, city water
and ether conveniences for the travel
ing public and the entrance will be
made more accessible.
Auto Turnover Fatal.
COLFAX.-F. :B. Sayre, cook al
the Big Seven restaurant, Spokane
was instantly killed and Fred Perkins
prominent stockman and realty dealer
Of Genesee, Idaho, was seriously If no,
fatally injured Sunday near Cashup
six miles east of Colfax, when an auto
driven by Mr.. Perkins left the road
and overturned into a ditch.
Mill Destroyed; Loss $4,000.
NEWPORT, Ida.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the crushing mill o.
the SILICA and Basic Products com
pany causing loss estimated at $12,
900. The plant is located about foul
miles north of here. The compan!
has a contract with the Coast concern
for the entire years output. and it IL
planned to rebuild the mill at once.
Seattle carfare inadequate.
SEATTLE.-That 10 cent cash an,
6A cents token street carfares au
thorized by the city council in an or
dinance recently passed. will not rails,
sufficient revenue to place eSattle'
Tslnicipal street railway system on
sound basis, is the opinion espresso,
by Mayor Caldwell. The minimum far
should be cents, the mayor dc
| clares.
| Heads County Auditors.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Stewart
auditor of Spokane county, was elect
ed president of the Washington Co.i
ty Auditors Association. The mex
convention will be held at Vancouver
Wash. Among the recommendation
made to the legislature was the adoI
ton of revised fee list, involving a
average increase in fees of about
per cent.
Sell Shipyard Equipment.
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