The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-07-16
GLEANINGS

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DR.. Rothweil requests that the
lady who left her silk stockings in
his Office please call and get them,
Mrs. Harry Fowler went to Lewis
ton Thursday afternoon on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Pears and
daughter, Mildred, expect to leave
the first of next week for Spokane
to make their home. Mr.. Pears has
been book-keeper for the Kendrick
Store Company for the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pears are leaving
Kendrick because the low altitude
is detrimental to their little daugh-
ter's health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Raaberg are
visiting Mrs. Raaberg's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cavanaugh, who
have a farm near Orotino. Mr..
Rsaberg is taking his vacation from
I work at the Kendrick State Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill came
over Saturday, from Craigmont to
spend the week end at their home
here. Henry is laying water mai ms
at Craigmont and expects the job
to last until some time in August,
after which he plans to return to
Kendrick.
jeff Buckles OF Agatha was shop
ping in Kendrick the first of the
week.
Ben Cummings, who is now farm
ing the L. A. Grinolds place near
Crescent, is experimenting with
the raising Of field peas this year.
He put out a patch Of about ten
acres and says they are doing re-
markedly we'll. The conditions a.
round Crescent ought to be ideal
for such a crop. Field peas cannot
be raised successfully on the lower
parts of the ridges of the Potlatch
country, as the Weevil thrives in
the lower altitude. If 1t is found
that the altitude is high enough q
round Crescent, the raising OF field
peas ought to be very profitable
crop as the soil is very rich and
capable of producing heavy
growth.
jim DeFord returned last week
from Curlew, WASH, where he and
John Cakes were helping to build a
sawmill. He said that the work
was shut down and that he and John
had a months wages still coming
with no assurance that they would
get very large percent Of it. A
slump in lumber was the cause OF
the financial disaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. 7. Stanton and
children of Nez Perez visited rel
atives in Kendrick Sunday.
George Riggin has killed four
rattle snakes this summer in his
potato patch at Clyde Spul. The
section men have killed an unusual
number of rattlers along the track
near the spur. 1t is said that a
bull snake after a hard fight will a
rattle snake. One of the section
hands has been catching bull snakes
along the track and taking them
up to Clyde Spur to help elimin-
ate the rattlers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Carroll left
Thursday for Spokane to make
their home. Mr.. Carroll mas beer
employed as baker by Alfred Grow
for the past two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Newton anc
little daughter went to Troy the
first of the week. Mr.. Newton had
charge of the Troy drug store
while the proprietor was away on 9
weeks vacation.
S. z. Callison returned. home Sat
urday from trip to California
He was at San Francisco during th'
convention and saw most of tn,
prominent delegates. He says h,
wouldn't trade the poorest hills O.
the Potlatch for the best land In thu
Sacramento Valley. 1t was yer,
hot there and he says the crops ar,
very light. MIR. Calllson said h,
was never so much impressed will
the Japanese peril until he hal seel
with his own eyes how the Japs ar
getting control of industries an,
farm lands in California. He say
the Japs have large families 0
children and even If immigration
were restricted the coast will 500
be thickly populated with them.
Mesdames E. Long, Moser, New
ton, McKeever and Grlnolds ar
giving tea this afternoon at tn
Presbyterian church.
George Riggin has a patch o
ever-bearing strawberries fror
which he is making a good profit
The patch is part of his back var
garden and consists of 300 plant: