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GLEANINGS Mrs. Earl Barton and daughter, Bertie Lou, of Moscow, spent the week end at the Knepper home. The Ben Cummings family moved from the H. P. Hull property last week into the Wm. Meyer residence. George L. Carlson of Kendrick and Thomas LaBolle of Texas ridge will be called for jury duty at the district court session at Moscow, December 4. E. W. Lutz and daughter, Eleanor, were Lewiston visitors, Tuesday. The Potlatch highway district will hold an election, at Leland, Tuesday, November 28, for the purpose of electing commissioners for the ensuing term. Donald Miller of Winchester arrived the first of the week for a visit at the Frank Crocker home. The State bank at Fruitland, Idaho and the Payette National Bank at Payette, Idaho, failed Thursday of last week. The state of Idaho had between $25,000 and $26,000 in the two banks but this money was more than covered by security. Following is a list of the candidates for commissioner of Potlatch Highway District, to be voted upon at the election Tuesday, November 28: Carl Hartung, Charles Hill, J. M. Woodward and George Ehiers. According to the version of an eastern banker, the new definition of the word piker IS "a man who lives within his income". It has at last been explained why X men running for office are so nice to women. Most every woman controls one vote and a voter. The news dispatches tell of a woman who telephoned for the first time in 70 years. The chances are she lived on a party line. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker at St. Joseph hospital at Lewiston, Monday, November 20, a daughter. Mrs. Baker IS the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crocker. Wallace Mckeever of Portland visited his father and sister in Kendrick the first of the week. He will finish his work at dental college some time in May, which will comp'ete four years of splendid training. The past two years has been largely devoted to practical experience in dentistry. Wallace is very much interested in his work and will have a splendid toundation when he begins the practice of his profession. E. H. Dammarell went to Spokane the first of the week on business. Agnes Cox and Donald McCrea, two Kendrick students at the Univeristy of Idaho, were recently appointed on the staff of the 1924 "Gem of the Mountains", official junior class yearbook. Miss Cox will have charge cf music and Mr. McCrea, athletics. An Englishman and an American were walking together through a dense forest when suddenly an owl hooted. Said the Englishman, "What's that?" "That's an owl," replied the American. "Sure, an any bloody blighter would know it was an owl," snapped the Englishman, but who the bloomin' ells owlin". The fall term of the district court for Nez Perce county convened at Lewiston last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. James Calkins of Fruitland, Idaho, returned home, Tuesday, atter visiting a few days with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Raiph Knepper. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bolon and son were in Kendrick the first of the week visiting relatives. A. K. Carlson of Nez Perce was transacting business in Kendrick this week. Dr. D. Smith went to Lewiston Thursday atternoon on business. Mrs. Ed Petrick went to Craigmont the first of the week to visit her mother. Geo. E. Knepper returned to Boise Thursday atternoon after a brief visit here with his son, Ralph. E. L. Whisler of Cedar Creek shipped in a registered Poland China male hog from Troy, Wednesday. It is a big boned type and weighs 800 pounds. Mr. Whisler is keeping thoroughbred Poland Chinas on his ranch and IS improving his stock every year. Mrs. A. G. Wilson went to Lewis-