The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-09
TEAM AND WAGON
HAVE TERRIBLE FALL
ROLL 200 FEET WITHOUT SERIOUS
INJURY-DAMAGE TO HIGH
WAY DISTRICT.
(Kendrick Gazette)

Frank Chamberlain had a narrow
escape from death last Wednesday
morning, when his dray team, which
| he was driving, backed the wagon over
! the cliff back of the Hollada residence
near the old school house.
| Mr.. Chamberlain had a. heavy load
on the wogan and was pulling it out
| from behind the old barn ON the Hol-
! lada property. The footing was Bad
! for the horses and after attempting
the pull gave it up and started to
back Mr.. Chamberlain stayed in the
wagon until he saw it was useless to
| Iinger longer, so he attempted to
jump, but his oyeralls caught on the
wagon and caused him to get a hard
fall. One leg and hip were badly
bruised and skinned, but otherwise he
escaped uninjured.
The horses backed the wagon over
the steep, rocky slope landing on top
of a machine shed, which they prac-
tically demolished, and the wagon
came smashing down on top of the
horses. Aside from the loss of con-
siderable hair and skin the animals
were injured and were put to work an
hour later. The wagon was badly
smashed. 1T is estimated that the
team and the wagon rolled and fell a
distance of 200 feet or more, so it was
rather astonishing that the accident
was not more disastrous.
Highway District Notes
The road from Little Bear ridge to
Kendrick, which was badly washed
out along the banks of Bear creek,
was rebuilt the job being completed
the first of the week. 1t is still neces- |
sary to ford the creek at one point
because of the bad condition of one OF
the bridges. The bridge cannot be
repaired until the water is lower.
The commissioners plan to do away |
with the old wooden bridge which
crosses Little Bear creek They will |
move the steel bridge from it's pres
ent location to a point just above the
forks of the creek and make the cross
ing over Little Bear creek. This will
necessitate building quarter of a
mile of new road up the creek, but
as it does away with one bridge, the
commissioners believe it will be the
economical and satisfactory way in
the end. The cost of moving the
bridge and building the quarter mile
strip of road is estimated at 500.
The commissioners figure the cost
to the district on account of the high |
water damage to be in the neighbor
hood of $4,000. However, they still
believe they will have sufficient funds
available to build the one mile strip
of surfaced road from the bridge across
the Potlatch at the upper end of
town, to the mouth of Wandcheer
gulch.
A. B. Kjosness, assistant state lead
er of county agents, who made a trip
over Potlatch ridge the first of the I
week stated that if the cold, cloudy
weather continued much longer there
would be considerable damage done
to the grain on account of wire worms.
The cold weather is also retarding
it's growth.
After the advertising had been put
out for a colored jazz orchestra for
a dance after the Garner Jubilee Sin
gers last Monday night, it was learned |
that the colored troup was not able
to play orchestra instruments, so &
U. Of I. fraternity orchestra was
cured at the last minute. Jack Bechtol
had charge of the dance A large
crowd attended