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KENDRICK The Hub of the Potlatch KENDRICK GAZ1 £1 n □ THE POTLATCH Home of the White Navy Bean Volume 22. Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho, Friday February 7, 1913. Number 5. MONEY IN SEEDS-EAST ERN DEALERS BUY CROP Will Cultivate 100 Acres This Season to Supply Contracts Already Secured. An industry that bodes well for the future of the Potlatch section has been receiving slight attention from the farmers of this district for sev eral years, but it remained for W. W. Tracy, Jr., to bring the industry to successful fruition on a scale large enough to remove all question as to the success of this new enterprise— the production of vegetable and flower seeds. Mr. Tracy has been in the seed business all his life and after investi gating the soil ingredients and cli matic conditions of different parts of the northwest he decided that Big Bear ridge, about five miles from Kendrick, affords a most promising field for his business. The two years he has already devoted to the carrying out of his work here have had the effect of removing all doubt as to the soundness of his conclu sions. Chief among the vegetable crops that will ingage Mr. Tracy's atten tion the coming season will be beets, parsnips, turnips and onions, and he will have about 20 acres devo'.ed to the growth of miscellaneous flower seeds. About 100 acres of all vari ties of vegetables and flower seeds will be handled by Mr. Tracy the coming season. Mr. Tracy's crops are chiefly grown under contract with eastern seed firms. When in WILD ANIMALS REPORT ED TO BE STARVING It is reported that wild animals of the forest are coming to the clearing in search of food since the snow has become so deep. A wild cat is re ported to be hovering around the chicken house of Dick Worsley of Cedar creek. The animal has killed several of the birds and cne morn ing this week Dick came in contact with the fellow and both were glad to go their way. Five dead deer were found in one bunch by a near Band is Progressing The Kendrick band is surely mak ing great progress in the music world. There will be no worry on ; the minds of the Fourth of July . . . , committee this year as to where thev will get their music for the celebra tion which is sure to be held here. Conference Held Rev. Andrew Warner of Walla Walla held the regular quarterly conference at the Methodist church in this city Tuesday forenoon. Sev eral delegates from out of town points were present and a good meeting is reported. Falls From Roof J. A. Brookins, of Linden, while shoveling snow off the roof of his store building one day last week, slipped and fell to the ground, bruis ing him considerable and now rheu matism bas settled in his body and he is in a serious condition. The Women of Woodcraft will en tertain the members and their fam lies of the Woodman of the World next Wednesday evening at the Fra temal Temple. All members are requested to be present. i terviewed by a Gazette reporter he said: "The seeds grown in this section have proven to be of exceedingly high vitality, being far superior in this respect to seeds usually obtained by eastern seedsmen from European sources. "It requires special machinery for harvesting and cleaning vegetable and flower seeds, the major portion of such machinery being imported direct from Germany where seed | growing has reached the highest stage of development." Mr. Tracy employs from six to 18 people for different periods of each : season. The harvesting of the seeds ranges from June 15 to October 15. ; The yield of the different varie ties of seeds ranges from 400 to 1200 , " . , , pounds per acre, and the prices ob tained range from 6 to 70 cents the pound, all kinds of garden and flower seeds now commanding higher prices throughout the world than ever before, as will be evi denced by a glance at seed cata logues. Mr. Tracy's knowledge of seeds, gained from wide experience, has enlisted the highest confidence of many of the large seed firms of the eastern part of the United States, and this enables him to obtain very satisfactory prices for his entire out put each season. by rancher, who stated that the ap pearance of the animals indicated tbat tbey bad died of starvation. Another case reported is one that sounds, well, we will believe any thing. A coyote was found in a snow drift this week where he had bommitted suicide. The animal had jumped from a little raise in the at ground into a snow drift and buried his head and part of the body. Re ports from different sections of the country say that quail are starving. High School Debate at A debate was given at the school house for the public Friday evening ; by the High school. The question Js debated was "Resolved, that the r,, .... , , , , . . rhillippines should be given independence." Stuart Compton and Lucile Grinolds debated on the affirmative and Johanna Hooker and Lee Craig on the negative. The de bate was won by the negative. Fair Meeting A meeting of all Fair and other industrial organizations in the Inland Empire is hereby called to convene at Lewiston, Idaho, Saturday, Feb. 15, at n a m ( f or the purpose of considering 1913 dates, policies and attractions. A cordial invitation is extended to all interested to attend this meeting.—John E. Nickerson, Secretary, Immigrant Social The Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyterian church will give an Immigrant Social in the Fraternal Temple, February 14th. Come i dressed as an immigrant. Correspondence S S Big Bear Ridge the John Elliott was a ridge visitor this week. The evening of the 14th a 10c ! for Valentine party will be given at the ' n home of Mrs. D. J. Ingles. A short l y program will be given and a Valen- j tine box will be a principal feature of the evening. Lunch will also be j I Lydia Blenden spent Sunday with Miss Whitcomb. servec j Joe Huffman is on the sick hst again> Powell McGraw says their cistern i caved in and after putting in a week fixing it up it caved in the second time. Word reached here that Mrs. Sibert, wife of Rev. Sibert, was | taken to a hospital in Spokane Sat urday to be operated on for cancer of the stomach. - : Little Bear Ridge Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bovencamp ; and f arn ;iy and Mrs. John Benjamin and f am ;iy were visiting at W. C. Snndav K-ouenoum s sunaay. .. . Arhe Allen from Lmden was V1S ' iting at the home of B. N. Emmett's Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Ole Olson of Kendrick has been visiting with Mrs. W. C. Kol lenbum the past week. N e l s Moody was visiting at Mr. Erickson - s i ast wee k. ... Lynn Bailey was visiting at B. Emmett s Sunday, A farewell party was given Mon day night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kollenburn and family, who will leave the ridge Thursday. A delicious luncheon was served at midnight. A small crowd from here attended the social at the school house on the upper end of the ridge last Sat urday night. They report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Erickson were vis iting at L. A. Campbell's Sunday. Edna Harris and May Boven camp of Yellow Rose school each received 100 in a spelling test of 50 a words Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Harris were visiting at A. Arnot's Sunday. - Texas Ridge Miss Grace Drury spent Sunday at home. Mrs. Hyltanus has been seriously ill this week. Miss Russell of Moscow is spend ing a few days with her sister who Js teaching on the d dge. _ . , .... ... The infant child of Preston their..... born 15 slowly imprOVing ' ^rs. Peterson of visiting with her parents, Mrs. C. E. Anderson. Os Deary is Mr. and Jim Miller and family were visit ing Sunday at W. T. Fergersons. Mrs. Elsie Clawson of Potlatch is visiting at the home of Geo. Drury. 1 Charley Dahlgreen has gone to He Didn't See It From the condition of the weather Sunday and Monday it was a very evident fact that Mr. Ground Hog did not see his shadow. One citizen of this town is reported as going up on the side of the hill where the sun always hits and sitting there all day to see the gentleman come forth to hunt for his shadow. He was re ported as remarking in the evening that the fellow came out of his hole but went back with a broad smile on his face, as much as saying the farmers are going to get an early spring. the Big Potlatch ridge to work for By raes - Miss Anna Osborn left Monday for Montana where she will be united ' n marriage to Clyde Smith, former l y B *ß Bear nd 8 e - _ Pine Creek Bench Mrs. R. E. Metcalf visited with Mrs. D. J. Ingle Thursday. Miss Hope Beekley spent Satur day and Sunday the guest of Mrs. John Sanberge. R. E. Metcalf attended the public _____________________ sale Thursday at the upper e „ d of Big Bear ridge. Martin Shey and family were din ner guests of Mrs. R. E. Metcalf Sunday. American Ridge Chas. Brocke of Spokane arrived on the ridge last Saturday to his parents. visit Mr. Dowdy of Moscow has pur chased the old Russell place and is moving on the same this week. -, . , , Elmer Rogers has moved onto the Wallace Benscotter P lace now owned by L. Keene. R. p Bigham and family visited last Sunday with R. H. Roseberry and family in Kendrick. Mrs. Robert Bigham went to Mos cow Wednesday. R. W. Bigham is hauling some wood to Kendrick. 1 less a charge is made. If a postoffice inspector was to make a trip of inspection over route 1, and see the condition of the roads and mail boxes and see the carrier wallowing through snow from 3 to 5 feet deep in getting into and out from the boxes, sometimes being required to get off his horse to get to a box, we believe that he would recommend that the route be dis continued. It is the duty of the road supervisor to keep the public road open. It is also the duty of each person who has a box to keep a good road into and out from his box to the main road, and in case they fail to do so the carrier may take their mail back to the office and leave it there until they do make a good road. While on this subject we want to call attention to one more fact. Boxes are required to be not less than 4 1-2 feet from the ground and placed on an arm so that the carrier can drive right under the box. We venture to say that there are not 6 boxes on the entire route that meets the requirements of the postoffice department. We have written this article with the hope that it will do some good and Rambler is personally responsible for the same. Some of these days the department will call on our car rier for a complete report of his route and then some on this ridge will wake up and realize what a great blessing the rural route and the poor despised carrier is to you, and we believe we know what is coming un Rambler. Silent Sale System The Lincoln-McCrea people have ; this week started a new feature ' c su * 1 tbeir store - They are now runnin B a silent auction sale. It will be to the interest of the people to visit 1 I this establishment and indulge in this sale. You will be able to buy some excellent articles at your own price. Go in and see what is the best you can do. W. Wenzlaff and family have mov ed into the house recently vacated by Walter McCrea. FEED IS SCARCE AND STOCK IS BEING MOVED Supply in South Fork Country Exhaust ed-Prairie Ranchers Well Sup plied With Hay. Large numbers of cattle and horses have been brought to the prairie country near Grangeville for feed because of the shortage of hay in the South Fork country, but as far as known there has been no suf fering among the stock in that part of the country. The prolonged snowstrom has necessitated feeding in all sections and the usual supply kept on hand by the stockmen of the South Fork country was insuffi cient to last the herds during the storm. The movement of the stock to tie prairie section was commenc ed about ten days ago and all farm ers who have straw stacks or hay are finding a good market for their TROY I. O. O. F. TEAM VISIT LOCAL ORDER Last Saturday evening was a very enjoyable one at the Fraternal temple The Odd Fellows' team of Troy vis ited the local lodge and administered the first degree of the order to a new candidate and it was executed in first class manner. The Troy team is well drilled in their work. After the lodge closed the guests were invited into the banquet room where several of the lady Rebekahs had spread one of the finest reeds that had been placed on a table in some time. The one thing that was J. W, Davis Wednesday. went to Moscow in Moscow this week. Thos. Riley went to Moscow Sun day for a few days. Mrs. Fruchtel was a visitor in C. G. and W. B. Compton went to Moscow Wednesday morning. I Hugh Jennings and family went to Juliaetta Monday for a short stay. A. W. Bramer returned Monday to his home in Geyser, Montana. j Don't forget the Athletic club will hold it regular exhibition Friday The dance Tuesday evening was ! well attended and especially by the young people of Juliaetta. Mrs. Bert Crow returned to her evening, Feb. 7. Mrs. J. A. Stout of Lewiston, spent a few days this week visiting her son C. S. Stout and family. The beautiful evenings the past two weeks for sleighing has now be gun to show on the driving teams. home in Moscow Monday after short visit with her sister, Miss Louis Martin. Amos Specker departed Monday for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he expects to remain for some time. Mrs. S. E. Crow departed for California Monday where she will ; v ; s i t her children for some time O. H. Torgerson of Park, Idaho was a visitor in this city the first of the week and also visited in Lewis 1 ton a day. W. B. Compton of Dent, Idaho, visited a couple of days this week I with his brother, C. G. Compton, of this place. County Attorney Nesbett of Mos cow was a business visitor in this city Saturday and drove to Juliaetta. from here he product. The stock of the Salmon river country is either kept at the ranches along the river or taken to the Snake river, where large quantities of hay are put up for the winter feeding. It is not believed that any of the stock has suffered up to the present time, but the feed supply in all sec tions must be nearly depleted and sufiering will follow unless a break in the weather is experienced at an early date. The herds that are with in driving distance of the prairie country, however, can be cared for, as the low market price of hay and barley last fall left large quantities on the farmers' hands. in prominence was a whole pig in the center of the table that had been roasted at the Hardison Hotel. The visitors and home people tried to see if they couldn't eat a whole hog in one evening and from the-number that didn't eat any breakfast the next morning it was evident who had too much pig. After those present had partaken of all the good things to eat they returned to the lodge room where the remainder of the evening was soent in music, recitation* and card playing. Farmers in from the ridges Mon day forenoon reported eight inches o£ snow added t0 what they already ,had. Revs - Pinkham and Craig are holding meetings at the Fairfield school house on the Big Potlatch r | dge I The school play last Friday even ing was very wdl attended . The pup ;i s g av e a ver\ pleasant evenings entertainment, j Several of the young people of this place attended the dance in Juliaetta last Friday evening and they as a whole express themselves as being very royally entertained. The Misses Mellisons came down from Moscow where they have been attending the University. - They ex pect to return to their home in Everett, Wash. ! Barber Stout has been renevating his sho P and fixin 2 U P in first class condition. He says he believes in having a nice cozy place for his cus t omers to wait for him to hollow "next." Byrne's mercantile store has un dergone some marked changes dur ing the past week. The manage ment is getting things in shape for the coming spring business. Joday Long says he has become an expert in the art of making head cheese. If you don't believe it come down and sample them. Commissioner Woody went to Moscow Wednesday to attend a meeting of the board. Several items of importance will be taken up this session. The stores of this little town are now receiving large shipments of goods for spring trade. It is to be remembered that you can always get anything in merchandise here at i any time.