The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-07
IDAHO News PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Expect Light Apple Crop.

Killed by Falling Tree.
COEUR D'ALENE.-Charles Rey-
nolds, age 25, was instantly killed re-
Gently by falling tree while working
in the woods near Pritchard.
Start Coop. store.
SPIRIT LAkE.-Nearly $4,000 has
been subscribed, mostly by workers
in the Milwaukee shops and the Pan
handle sawmill to finance and start
general store on the cooperative plan.
Cherries to Be Good Crop.
LEWISTON-Exami of cherry
trees in the lewiston Charleston valley
shows almost no damage from frost
and all signs point to bumper crop
in this section.
Voss Admitted to Bail.
'COEUR D'ALENE.-Henry c. Voss,
convicted of involuntary manslaughter,
has been admitted to bail in the dis
trict court in the sum of $500 and
released.
BoIiinger in Hotel Again.
LEWISTON. - William Bollinger,
owner of the Bollinger hotel building,
and proprietor of the hostelry up to
about 10 years ago, has again taken
over the management of the hotel
Memorial Tree Planted.
MULLAN.-American day was OBJ
served in MuIlan recently. A tree
in honor of the boys of Mullan
who gave their lives during the war
was planted on the school grounds by
the war mothers.
Gail Tagsart May Queen.
MOSCOW.-Gail Taggart of Hay,
Wash, coed in the University Of Ida
hos 1920 graduating class has been
elected queen of the universitys an
nual May festivities to be held some
time within the coming fortnight.
To Try Home Management.
MOSCOW.-Senior girls in the Uni
versity of Idaho's department of home
economics are taking a three weeks
course of practical training in home
management. The laboratory to be
used is Moscow residence loaned to
the university for the purpise.
Has Unique Distinction.
COEUR D'ALENE.-This city is
now the owner of the only municipality
owned airplane landing field in the
United States. The city attorney has
given Mrs. Teresa Graham the $4,000
purchase price and the deed was is
sued to the city of Occur d'Alene foI
the 160acre landing field.
Latah Roads Cost 100000
MOSCOW-Latah county is to have
SO miles of state highway in add
ton probably to twice that number
of miles of highways built by the
eight highway districts organized in
the county which have voted $1,650.
900 bonds for highway building. This
with state and federal aid, will bring
the total expenditures for highways
in Latah county well above $4,000, 900
Funeral of James Moses.
LEWISTON.-Follo the death
of James Moses, age SO, patriarch
of the Nez Perez tribe, the Indians
of the Nez Perez reservation helt
last week one of the most impress
sive and elaborate ceremonies ever
seen on the reservation. The Me-
Perces were joined by representa-
tives from other tribes, including the
Umatillas, Yakimas and Coeul
d'Alenes, in honoring the memor!
of the deceased.
Dick Vines Shot.
KELLOGG.-Richard Vines was sho
and seriously wounded by Eugen'
Mulkahy recently in pool room here
when Mulkahy entered and said to hi
intended victim: II have something t.
say to you" Then, without annothe
word. he pulled a gun and fired fiv'
shots, three of which took effect OF
Vines, while two went wild. Vine
was shot in the neck, the body ant
through the abdomen. Mulkahy wa
lodged in the city Jail to await the out
come of the injuries inflicted on Vines
He made no statement, and nothing
is known as to the trouble between
the two men, laborers, and withou
families here.
May Save Large Tract.
WASHINGTON. - Plans for tn
great drainage and flood control pro-
ect in the Kootenai valley of adah
and British Columbia, which wer
making progress in 1914, again hav
been taken up by Representativ
French of Idaho
The department of agriculture ha
concluded a drainage district must 10
organized in cooperation with Canada
Reclamation by drainage and floo
control of about $4,000 acres in Boz
ner and Boundary counties, Idaht
and probably an equal area in Bri
ish Columbia, is planned. The ca
madam lands have not been surveye
completely. The agricultural depar
ment completed a survey Of the Idah
lands before the war and prepare
plans for the work.