The Kendrick gazette., 1920-09-03
DAAo NEWS PARaeNPhs
Recent Happenings In This State
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composer OF "Ino Lana OF the Mic,
an Egyptian fox trot song.
Soaking Rain Strikes Moscow.
MOSCOW.--A soaking rain fell Sat
urday and Sunday. wetting the ground
to depth of several inches. The
rain was the heaviest in this section
since early July. All harvest work was
stopped
Apples Affected by Hail.
LEWISTON ORCHARDS. - The
marketing of hail-marked fruit pre-
sents quite problem to growers of
the west portion of the district, where
the hail recently caused great injury.
especially to apples.
Put Dairy Herds TO Test.
MOSCOW.-A movement to secure
the testing of Latah county dairy
cows, and especially the cows that
furnish milk for Moscow, has been
started here and the city council will
be asked to pass an ordinance.
Forest Fires Under Control.
SANDPOINT-Fire- are be-
ing released from the Pend Oreille and
Kanisku fire districts, according to in
formation given out by Supervisor
Hornby. The situation is much better
now, all the fires being under con-
troll, or nearly so, he reported.
MIX Shortage.
SPIRIT LAKE.-This place is CON
fronted with a milk famine. H. Nc.
Clone, who for 10 years or more has
run the largest dairy farm in this sec
tion. shipped all his stock to Edmon.
ton. Alberta, recently. He had 81
head. most of which were dairy COWS
Thoms Harris Dies Of Injuries.
| OROFINO.-Thomas Harris, age 70
was run over by truck recently, sus
tanning injuries which caused Kis
death. He. was riding on the trucl
and while 1t was in motion attempted
to pick up his dog and fell off, a hind
wheel passing over the middle of hi.
body.
Lewiston's Wheat Crop.
LEWISTON.-With the wheat har
vest practically complete in the Lewis
ton valley, wheat in considerable vol
ume has been coming into town. AL
though the yield has not in all case,
fulfilled early estimates, the qualit.
seems on the whole to be little abov'
the average of former years.
II Earmers Claim Reeoed-
MOSCOW-The record yield O
wheat is reported from the farm o
Benscoter Brothers, near Kendrick
who got 50 bushels an acre from 8
acres on the Wade Keene farm ant
an average of little more than 8
bushels an acre from 33 acres on tn
farm of their father, Frank Benscotei
VIII Mark Battle Ground.
GRANGEVILI4E, Idaho-The Whit
Bird battle ground, near White Birc
scene of the memorable battle b
tween United States soldiers an
|. Chief Joseph's Indians on June 1,
, 1877, is to be definitely marked by
memorial in the form of grant
Y
the Grangeville-White Bird highwa!
now nearing completion.
indians Get Patents.
I GRANGEVILLE.-Th secretary {
the interior has directed that patent
in fee be issued by the general Ian
office to 276 Nez Perce Indians I
3 comply with the recommendations I
the competency commission whic
visited the Nez Perce agency last yes
to adjudge what Indians were comp
tent. They reported 80 per cent ,
+ the Indians as competent.
A. W. Frutig Found Dead.
COEUR D'AI4ENE. Lying fat
downward, with his head resting 9
V his right arm, Albert w. Frutig, at
. 80. was recently found dead in Il
n barn at his ranch near Dalton Garden
3 The cause of death is believed to ha,
4 been poisoning. There was no 9,
dence of violence and it is believed
a, took his own life. Mr.. Frutig leav
his widow and two children.
state r1arveStS Dig NTop.
BOISE.-Idaho will harvest a bigg
n crop this year than it did in 191
s, There will be an increase in {
Or grades as we'll as in corn, hay and I
tatoes. The total wheat production
placed at 1858, 900 bushels.
The quality of winter wheat is &C
siderably better than last year, it |
ing 95 per cent, compared with 80
cent in 1919. The potato crop h
/. grown to proportions Of 6.397 900 bus
els compared with 100000 bushels
1919. There has been an increase
per cent in the hay crop and an
mense corn crop is forecasted. Frui
with the exception of peaches, are j.
as fortunate as the grains and grass
1t is estimated there will be 2,7s
900 bushels of apples marketed,
about 37OO cars The barket is mi
favorable. There will be practica