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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-26

Our popular hotel man James
English shipped too carloads OF
goods and chattle from this point to
Kootenai last Tuesday. All wish
him success in his new venture and
regret the loss Of him and his
family.
The aged mother of lack and
Thos. Montgomery arrived here on
Tuesdays train to spend the holt
days getting acquainted with hei
grandchildren.
The contractors, Finland and
Reed have nearly completed two
miles OF fine road through the
woods over which they propose &c
haul logs to the K. V. track fol
shipment to the Boomers Ferry
mill.
A Christmas Sunday School pro
gram will be rendered at the hal
on Christmas eve, and afterward
the dancers will enjoy a socia
dance. Bring your cake an'
best girl and have good time j
the invitation extended.
Harry Barnes has his new stor
fully equipped now, and the post
office fixtures add to the smart al
geneally. Thus Porthill has thre
general stores.
Our ferry is frozen in and man.
a tale hangs thereto at this stage
the freeze up.
A PoRTHILLITE
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-26
Real Estate argains

100 acres decided land-$3OOO
3 miles from the city. Railroad
running right through it. Good
school facilities. 80 acres under
cultivation 100000 it, saw tim
Der, 1000 railroad ties, 1000
cords of wood. Plenty of water,
100 bearing fruit trees. This is
a snap.
100 acres land, 40 acres mead
ow, balance heavy timber. cedar
fir. and tamarac. Will cut 5000
poles, has 100000 it. saw tim
Der and 10000 railroad ties.
Good houses, barns, haysheds,
roothouse etc. Partly fenced,
will make finest fruit and hay
| land in Northern Idaho. If
interested, don't pass this by as
such bargain will not last long.
800 acres of land consisting of
| 24O acres of bottom land and 80
acres of hill land. Bottom land
easily drained and will then
make good hay land. The hill
land will cut 1000 R.R. ties and
about 100000 #. of saw
timber. When cleared this will
make the finest kind of fruit
or grain land. This Ranch will
be suitable for Dairying, which
is bound to be the leading in
dustry in North Idaho.
| 100 acres of fruit and meadow
land all we'll fenced and cross
fenced. 1000 bearing fruit trees
| including nearly every variety
adaptable to this climate. Also
strawberries, raspberries, cur
rants etc. This Ranch produced
1000 boxes of fruit in 1907, and
will produce at least 1000 boxes
more this year. 20 acres of
land cleared, ready to set to
fruit trees, or is fine agricultural
land, particularly adapted for
potatoes, which if properly
worked will produce varieties
suitable for the Alaskan trade.
Now prospective investors, don't
overlook this offer of the above
ranch. 100 acres is orchard land
balance fine meadow. Price
| $4,000. $4,000 cash, balance, on
| 3 years time, at per cent
Vim. VdnGdSken
BONNERS FERRY. IDAHO
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-26
The K. T. Co. wishes all their
patrons Happy New Year.

The K. T. Co. wishes all their
patrons Happy New Year.
Daniel Sather, proprietor OF the
Bonner Hotel, was transa citing bust
ness in Standpoint during the week.
The K. 7. Co. pays the highest
cash prices for Hides Furs and
Peltries. Call and see them when
in town.
20. 0. Brown has accepted a
position with the Bonner Water
and Light Company, and will move
out to the power plant to operate
that department of the system.
Mr.. Plat, hookkeeper for the
Crescent Woodenware & BOX Mfg.
Co. went to Spokane on Wednes
day to spend the holidays with his
parents.
The Modem Woodmen's annu-
al ball given at the |. 0. 0. F. hall
last evening was a success, both
financially and socially. 1t was
one of the best dances given this
season.
-Onr holiday stock is complete.
Neckwear, Suspenders, Mufflers, in
fact everything suitable for dainty
Christmas gift. Come in and look
them over before buying elsewhere
1t will pay you. Moore Bros.
The management of the koot
enai Trading Co. wishes to thank
the public for their very liberia
patronage during the year 1908, ano
if good goods and right prices viii
mirit their continued patronage
then 1909 will be a repeater.
The public school closed las
Thursday afternoon for the holiday
vacation. Nearly all the rooms
had various exercised In Mrs
Norton's room cantata entitled
"Christmas Secrets" was very nice
|, ly carried out Thomas Gleed wa!
, Santa Clans and Margaret Tough
ney was Christmas Fairy. Thu
"Night Gown Drill" showed careful
drilling by their teacher.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-26

For Sale: One team OF
horses, one set of harness, one
wagon, one sled, one buggy, one
pillow. one pair skidding tongs, two
chains. 100 feet Of wire cable with
2 blocks, A tons of timothy hay
2 hay racks, 1 wood rack, the above
for $3.50. Also 6 dozen laying
hens at IS dozen.
II. J. HLDEBRANbT,
Moravia, Idaho.
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Methodist Church

Regular services are as follows:
Preaching every Sunday at ! ] a.
m. and ?:30 p. m.
Epworth League 6:30 y. ~.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday
night at 1880.
Strangers in town will always find
welcome.
e. r. HENDERSON, Pastor.
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Presbyterian Church

Services are as follows: Sunday
morning worship at Il o'clock.
Evening service at 1880 p. M,
Sunday School and Bible class
at 10 a. m.
Everybody cordially invited to
worship with US
j. e. DARLING, Pastor.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-26

Boomers Ferry visitor on Wednes-
day.
Acre tracts for homes in Nc
Near's Addition. See Hawkins &
Leslie.
Miss Clare Moore is home from
Marysville, to enjoy the vacation
at home.
Mrs. w. II. McNear and daugh-
ter, Mary returned from Spokane
last Sunday.
"A. S. Waterman left last week
for North Dakota to spend the win
ter with his son.
Miss Helen Thygesen, of Spo-
kane is the guest of Mrs, Dell Cane,
during the holidays,
M. s. Mandle of Spokane,
brother of Alfred Mandle was in
town during she week.
Call on J. e. Howe for any
thing in the livery, sale or trans
fer line, or for wood and coal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto O. Brown
went to Spokane on the noon train
Wednesday to visit week or ten
days.
Remember Alexander is not
only ready but anxious to compare
prices on Furniture or Floor Cover
, ings with any mail order house.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Phillips of Naples. on Tuesday,
December %, a daughter. E. R
Smith was the attending physician
Z If you want to buy or sell
. anything in the produce line cal
|. on the K. T. Co. They are up-to
date and we'll posted on all tn,
= markets.
: Miss Grace Henderson return.
ed home last Saturday from Dee
Park, to spend her vacation with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. +. R
Henderson.
Prices right Fabrics an(
styles the latest. Mrs. Park Hol
land agent for Chas. A. Stevens
! & Bros. Chicago, women's anc
mems outfitters.
p. j. Cirkel, Supt. of the Bon
ners Ferry Lumber Co., left las
Saturday for Minneapolis to spenC
! the holidays with his family. HI
will return about January 5.
On Sunday evening. Jan. 3, a
the Northside school house Rev. 4
r. Henderson will commence tw
weeks revival service. Every bod
invited to attend these meetings.
The lone Candy Store has tn
largest and prettiest boxes
chocolates ever brought to Bonner
Ferry. Prices ranging from 81
to $500 box. Also carry a lars
assortment of cigars in IL in a be
for the holiday trade.
Union watch night service wi
\ be held on NewYear's night, Thur
- day Dec. 31st, at the Method
n church. Rev. Darling will deliv
short sermon, after which Il
evening will be spent in singin
h recitations, addresses and lunch.
& pleasant evening is assured tho
4 who attend.
Mrs. Racial Fisher, bett
3 known as "Grandma Fisher" Il
\ Wednesday for Spokane to be pre-
ent at Billy Sundays big reviy
meetings. From there she will |
B turn to her home at st. Mary
Mrs. Fisher is the grandmother
& Mrs. Harry Gale and Mrs. W.
z Rosebaugh.
= On Christmas eve the exercis
s at the Methodist church were w
i attended and the various recitatio
and songs were well rendered a.
3 enjoyed by all. The Christmas Il
" moe I0olaI NTH xracapfo for \
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! LOCALS - PERSONALS

NOo' ~ WAY, PAOoiu0hi VI tiiC
Geo. R. Gray Co. spent Tuesday
in Spokane on business.
County Supt. Of schools, j. w.
Ramsey, was visiting the schools
here the first of the week.
Place your orders for 16 inch
mill wood, delivered at your door,
dry or green. B. T. Lbr. Co. Alb Il
FOR SALE-Claud Hydorn's
4 roomed house, cheap (lot IL. blk. I
81 Eaton's Add. Napkins & Leslie.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Buck re-
turned home the first of the week
after an absence of nearly month.
Miss Dorothy Wright. bookkeep- !
er for the X. t. Co. is spending
Christmas with her parents in
| Spokane.
Send your orders for bob sleds
to the X. T. Co. They handle the
genuine Common Sence Sleighs.
None better made.
Will Richardson returned to
his duties at Spokane last Sunday
and was expected home yesterday
to spend Christmas.
Stephen Shields, proprietor Of
the Star theatre is contemplating
moving his moving picture show
to Davenport, in the near future.
-Lost-A brown, curly, water
= spaniel pup about four weeks old,
: Finder will please return it to Mrs.
Gundar Hanson, who lives on the
mill island.
:, The Masonic lodge installed
!. their officers for the ensuing term
!. on Wednesday evening. The in
II stallation was performed by Past
Il Masters S. D. Taylor and F. A..
\ Shultis.
e Mrs. Shields and daughter,
Mrs. w. HI. Burke, who have. been
+ visiting at the home of Mr.. and
r. Mrs. Malcomb Bruce for several
h weeks, returned last week Wednes-
, day to their home at Hillyard.
The Espiscopalians had Christ
d mas exercises on Thursday eve-
l. ming Santa Claus was present in
IS all his glory and dispursed candies
d and nuts with liberal hand, in
addition to other presents A most
enjoyable evening was reported.
st Superiority whether of style OF
d comfort, or of wear, is the admitted
e characteristic of all shoes bearing
the w. l.. Douglas trademark. We
have them in all feathers and sew
: eral different lasts to select from
" $3.50 to $500.
" John Sly had the misfortune tt
get his first two fingers on his righ
hand badly smashed on Tuesday
10 while working at the Boomers Fer
Vi ry Lumber Co.'s planning mill
rs DR.. Fry dressed the hand and Mr.
o. Sly is getting along very nicely.
OK w. l.. Kinnear was called t
Spokane on Wednesday mornin
on account of the death of hi
Ill brother, E. M. Kinnear of III
RS Dean Ave. E. M. Kinnear wa
Isl several years older than WI Kin
yer near. He leaves wife and tw
he children to mourn his lose. w
ng' are unable to give more Particular
"A owing to the time we went to pres
The Methodist ladies of tn
Northside held Christmas exercise
ter and had Christmas tree in tn
eft schoolhouse Thursday evening. TIL
es- exercises were exceptionally goo
val and the appearance of old SAINT
re- Claus was the strong feature of til
US. evening especially to the girls an
10 boys, who received presents frol
0. their old time friend. All enjoye
the evening.
SEES Denton G. Crowl, the new Sal
7ell Jones. appeared here Tuesday ev
IL q q II LII IL:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-17
UNIVERSAL TREATY
NOW IN PROSPECT
Holland viii Soon Issue Call
For Second Hague Con-
ference.
DUTCH ARE AFTER CASTRO.
WISH TO PUNISH DIMINuTIvE
SOUTH AMERICAN RULER FoH
HIS MANY INSULTS, BUT CAN'T
UNDER PRESENT CONDITIONS.

The Hague, Sept. 17.-Ostensibly at
the request of Italy and Germany. the
Netherlands government will oon in
wife the powers represented at the sec
end Hague Peace Conference to par.
ticipate in a special peace meeting at
The Hague next year for the elabora-
ton of a draft of a universal treaty.
This announcement has created
much speculation in the diplomatic
world as to the real purpose of the
meeting. Holland being unable to ex-
act an apology from President Castro
of Venezuela. for the recent insult in
ousting the Dutch consul is on the eve
of using force in bringing the South
American republic to terms.
AS the Monroe doctrine compels the
United States to stop any territorial
conquests. Holland will secure but lit
tie beneht by such action. except to
check Venezuela trade for a time. II
is learned from high authorities that
Holland desires to seize Venezuelan
territory to secure the payment Of an
indemnity. Hence the special confer.
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CLUB TO HAVE
SOCIAL FEATURES
Jeffersonians to Have Some
Play.

John NJ. Lontz, Pettis Reid and Eo-
ward Dye, were named as a commit
tee at the meeting Of the Jefferson
club last evening to arrange for the
social features for the meetings of the
club each Wednesday.
Good news was received by the or
ganization last evening TO the effect
hat a democratic drum corps had
been organized with some twenty
members. The corps will have new
unifors, yet to be selected, bugles and
drums.
The announcement that Sam Small,
and is to speak at Fountain City in
the afternoon and Cambridge City In
the evening created much enthusiasm.
II is thought that there will be .
large number Of Richmond democrats
attend the meeting Friday evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-17
THE TRUST QUESTION.

The trust question. Tor to be more
accurate. the regulation of corpor
ations to prevent abuses) is the ques
ton which more than any other is
the real issue before the people in
national politics.
We have had seven years of fight
ing and the fighting is not yet over
What is 1t all about? 1t is the fight OF
the people against the idea OF special
privileges to corporations.
To hear the democratic views or
the subject, one would gain the idea
that the trust or the amalgamation OF
wealth for great business enterprise
is confined to this country. But as
a matter of fact there are quite as
many trusts abroad as at home. The
growth OF the corporation as a bust
ness unit is a matter of universal his
tory the world over. 1t is a fallacy
to pretend that these great forces are
all evil or that they can be extermin
ated by Law or hat il they were ex
terminated that 1t would be beneficial
to the world.
In considering the history Of the
growth of institutions 1t has been seer
by all students of the question thai
determination oil business has been
failure-that regulation is the only
true relief. There have always beer
abuses in business-whether 1t was in
the merchants guild Of the middle
ages or the modern corporation. II
has always been there, for man is
human.
The question of abuses and illega
proceedings Of great corporations, re
solves itself into merely a matter o.
compelling them in as far as possible
to do business without hurt to the
public.
II is unfair to assume that the re
publican party is the protector o.
abuses which are universal, because
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HOW NOW,

Indiana is to De stirred up tomorrow
over the special session of the legis-
lature. The county local option law
will assuredly come before the repre-
sentatives of the people for action, If
Gov. Hanly carries out his program
If the county local option law is
passed it must be passed by republi-
can votes.
What is our representative going to
do?
What is Walter Ratliff's stand in
the matter?
When last heard from, Mr.. Ratliff
was uncertain.
Il have no statement to make
Why not?
Is Mr.. Ratliff's position in the past
so i~nvulnerable that he does not need
to? Is anybody quite sure what he
will do?
If Mr.. Ratliff is sincere in his state
ment that he endorses the republican
platform, he must sincerely desire the
passage of the bill If it comes up for
action.
But this is merely guesswork.
The republican party need have no
fear in the coming election If it is only
sincere in it's actions. That county
local option plank is the one best
bet the republican party has. Is it
going to throw it away?
Therefore it is up to MI. Ratliff to
support the a when it comes
up. Any p~rotestations of his will be
unavailing. He will be a political
dead bird IL he comes out against it.
He can not possibly be elected if he
helps to defeat county local option. If
he doesn't know it, now here is a
geometrically straight tip.
Now is Walter Ratliff's chance to
show that he is sincere-now is his
time to vindicate himself.
Mr.. Ratliff will gain the support OF
the elements which now imperial his
reelection II he will come out square
ly for county local option and stay
there. His chances of reelection will
then be good.
1t is the duty of every republican
legislator to stand by the plank in
the state platform and to defend the
party from charges of i~nsincerity.
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to the general Pubic in England. but
rather that he wished to rehearse care
fully the programme to be followed
with Mr.. Isaacstein. With a sagacity
unlocked for in one of his years, he de-
cided that the meteor should not be
mentioned at all. OF course the dia
mond merchant would instantly recog-
Ei2e the stone as Il meteoric diamond
and would demand its earthly. pedigree.
Philip resolved to adhere to the simple
statement that it was his own proper
ty and that any reasonable inquiry
might he made in all quarters where
meteoric diamonds We're obtainaDlc as
TO whether or not such q stone was
missing. Meanwhile he could obtain
from Mr.. Isaacstein a receipt acknowl-
edging its custody and n small advance
OF money far below it's real worth,
leaving the completion of the transac-
ton until a later date. The question
of giving or withholding his address
II it We're asked for was a difficult one
to settle offhand. Perhaps the course
of events would permit him to keep
Johnson's News altogether out OF the
record, and a more reputable habita-
ton would be provided once he had the
requisite funds.
Thinking he had successfully tackled
ali the problems that would demand
solution, Philip wasted no more time.
He entered Hatton Garden and had
not gone past many of its dingy houses
until he saw a large brass plate bear
ing the legend, "Isaacsteln & Co., Dia-
mond Merchants. Kimberley, Amster-
dam and London"
He entered the Office and was in
stantly confronted by a big nosed
youth who surveyed him through a
grille with an arched opening in it to
admit letters and small parcels.
"Is Mr.. I~saacstein In" said Philip.
"Oah, yess," grinned the other.
Twill you kindly tell him I wish to
gee him?'
.'Oah, yess." There was a joke Turk
ing somewhere in the atmosphere, but
the young man had not caught its drift
yet. The gaunt and unkempt visitor
was evidently burlesquing the accent
Of such gentle people as came to the
Office on business.
Philip waited q few seconds. The
boy behind the grille filled in the in
terval by copying an address into the
stamp book,
"Why do you not tell Mr.. Isaacstein
I am here?" he said at last.
"Oah, yess. You vii be funny, eh?'
The other smirked over the hidden
humor of the situation, and Philip
understood that If he would see the
great man of the firm he must adopt a
more emphatic tone.
81 had better warn you that Mr.. Will
son of Messrs. Grant & Sons, Ludgate
Hill. sent me here to see Mr.. Isaac
stein. Am l to go back to Mr.. Wilson
and say that the Office boy refuses to
admit meT"
There was a sting in the description,
coming from such a speaker.
look ere" was the angry retort.
GO away und blay. vii you? I'm
pizzy."
Then Philip reached quickly through
the little arch. grabbed a handful of
shirt, tie and waistcoat and dragged
the big lose and thick lips violently
against the wires Of the grille.
"will you do what I ask or shall
try and pull you through" he said
quietly.
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it is the protector and nourisher Of
business. The republican party as
Elihu Root said. is no o RESPONSE
BILE than the man who plants cotton
is for the boil weevil. or the man
who plants fruit trees is for the San
Jose scale. If the republican party
had not been active in it's steps
against the depredations, there would
be just case for complaint.
Just as n does not kill a man
TO kill the disease from which he suf-
fers and with which he imperils his
fellow human beings, sc the trusts
must be regulated.
The proposition of Bryan to license
corporations when they do % per cent
of the business and after licensing
them, to let them proceed until they
do so per cent is ludicrous. How
would the country know when the
business was twenty-five per cent
by a census. But such a census would
be unweildy. By the time the census
was made the trust would have been
away and gone-split up and distribut-
ed into smaller ones defying the gov
eminent And then what happens
the trust takes out a license.
Investigations go farther until the
fifty per cent mark is reached. Does
anybody seriously think that corpor-
alton lawyers could not derive ways
to get around this If it Inconvenience
the corporation.
The whole idea is clumsy and inef-
fectual. The gathering Of statistics
under difficulties would render it quite
as inactive as a traction engine in
pursuit of a rabbit.
lines already marked out. Witness
the rate bill of Theodore Roosevelt.
stop rebating and avs which can be
easily enforced. The law must not be
clumsy.
There must be legislation which will
remove the excrescences of business
and restore a healthy condition.
The republican party passed the on
ly legislation which was capable of
enforcement-the Sherman antitrust
law. That law has been the instru-
ment in a fight which Theodore Roose-
welt has waged. That the fight is
not yet over, does 0 mean that the
fight is lacking in results. The demo-
cratic party opposed the Sherman an
thrust law. 1t had a chance to en-
force it.
The republican party has done all
that has been done in this regulation.
II Taft is elected it will go on along
the same lines to a successful conclu-
sion. The democratic pose as the en-
envy of the trusts is commendable.
but it is not responsible for what has
been done o are the remedies which
ii proposes effective.
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The last word of the last line must
rhyme with the last words of the first
two lines.
All that is necessary is TO send US
what you think is the best last line TO
our Tabasco Limerick with your name
and address. Contest closes May 1,
1909, and prizes announced May Is.
1909.
Get busy now; tell your friends.
Here's a great chance to win an in
come free.
Remember, this contest is open,
free to everybody. Someone must win
the above prizes. Why not you?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-17
CHAPTER ".

"HE keen, strong March wind
500 blew the clouds from his
brain. He did not hurry toward
Hatton Garden. He %sauntered,
rather. with his right hand clinched
on the tiny parcel in his pocket, the
parcel which had suddenly been en-
dowed with such magic potentialities.
1t was the instinct to guard a treasure
Of great value that led to this involun-
tary action. He was ~preoccupied. dis
turbed. vaguely striving to grasp a
vision that seemed to elude his exact
comprehension.
What did it all mean? Was 1t really
possible that he. Philip Arson, or
phaned. beggared, practically a starv-
ing traYp. should have the riches Of
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Continued,
is OFF DUTY.

Passenger Conductor j. w. Moss
hammer of the c., c. G L. railroad,
who was placed on the run of Con
ductor Hurless on account of the lat.
ter's sickness, is OF duty on account
of the death of his brother. H. W.
whitcomb is filling the vacancy.
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enc to draft a plan for universal
treaty.
1t is suggested by the Netherlands
that the Royal Commission Of Inter
national Law as Affecting Private Per-
son make the necessary arrange
ments.
The conference Is also for the pur-
pose of adopting laws for international
regulation of exchange.