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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Occur d'Alene Indian reservation in
Idaho, where 100000 of its 10000
acres of agricultural, grazing and tim
bered lands will be distributed among
homesteaders by the government lot
terry plan at Occur d'Alene, 80 miles
east of Spokane, beginning the morn
ing of August 8, is one of the three
reserves in the Inland Empire to be
opened this year. The other two are
the Spokane in eastern Washington,
5000 acres of agricultural lands, and
the Flathead in western Montana, with
100000 acres of agricultural and graz
ing lands. Those eligible to settle on
this land must register at either Kalis-
pei or Missoula, Mont, for the Flat
head; at Occur d'Alene, for
the Occur d'Alene, and at Spo-
kane, for the Spokane reservation.
Registration will begin on July Is and
continue until August 5. All applica-
tions for registration must be mailed
in plain envelope, 3 IL by inches,
Va
opening, Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
The passing of the reserve from the
hands of the historic tribe to white
settlers marks an epoch in the annals
of the northwest; its settlement next
April means homes for from 1000 to
10000 persons, probably many of them
from crowded cities in the east, and
the development of the lands. will add
several millions of dollars annually to
the wealth production of the Inland
Empire.
The reservation has an interesting
history, dating from the early 30 s.
when French-Canadian employees of the
Hudson Bay company stirred up among
the untutored reds a desire for the
coming of "Blacl1 Robes,' as the mis-
sionaries were known in those days
Fathers De Smet, Gregory, Mangarini
and Nicholas Point, accompanied by
Brothers Specht, Huet and Claessens
come from st. outs in 1871 and lived
among the Indians They founded
their first mission in the Bitter Root
valley in Montana, near the site Of
the present town of Stevensville, where
they afterward erected a church and
parish house and cultivated the land
Several years afterward Father Josef
joined the band of workers and the
Occur 'Alene mission was established
Father Josef later became superior
of the Rocky mountain mission, which
in 1907, was united with the Califor
MIA mission. 1t is headed by Rev
Father George De la Motto of Spo
kane, whose jurisdiction now embraces
the states of California Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
North and South Dakota and southern
Alaska, an area of 100000 square miles
In the early days some of the In
dams, then in their prime, were looked
upon as "medieine men, endowed
with supernatural power, and, conse
quently of great influence among theil
fellows. When the priests began theii
work they condemned that superstition
and the medicine men gradually lost
their power and influence Old and
young today are devout adherents OF
the Roman Catholic religion. The mel
devote themselves to athletic sports
and games between the ceremonies, be
ing especially fond of baseball and
horse racing. Indian officers maintain
a vigilant police system and offenders
are punished by Imprisonment in the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
LEAGUE SCHEDULE AT SPOKANE
Aberdeen at Spokane

Aberdeen at Spokane
July e7, 2s, 90, 80, 81, Aug. T.
Portland at Spokane
July 20, 21, %, %, "a, rs.
September %, 90, 80, Oct. 1, 2, 3.
Seattle at Spokane
July 10, IA, Is, 10, II, is.
Tacoma at Spokane
July 6, z, 8, 9, 10, IL, 10.
Vancouver at Spokane
August 3, 4, 5, 6, z, 8.
September IA, IS, 16, II, IS, 10.
Spokane Away from Home
AT Seattle-Aug. 1918.
At Tacoma-Aug. 1922.
At Aberdeen-Aug. 1929
At Portland--Aug. 31-Sept. 8.
AT Vancouver-Sept. 2O-26.
Leagues Schedule Holidays.
Labor Day-Spokane at Portland,
Aberdeen at Seattle, Tacoma at A6ef-
deem.
Closing Week-Portland at Spokane,
Tacoma at Seattle, Aberdeen at Van
couver.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
Cruiser sappho at London,

London, June 21.-The British
cruiser Sappho, which was reported in
a collision off Dungeness, arrived at
Dover Sunday morning in a sinking
condition. An attempt is being made
to beach the cruiser.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
WASBRUTALM MURDER
PHIL CLEMENTS SHOOTS WIFE
And HIMSELF.
Most Horrible Crime Committed Near
Deary, Idaho, Last Saturday-They
Had Been Married But Two Years
Was Result of Marriage Bureau Ad-
vertisement-Had Agreed to Part.

Deary, Idaho.-Lying in wait for his
unsuspecting wife, with preparations
for her death, even to removing a win
dow pane through which to shoot, care
fully made, Philip Clements Saturday
brutally murdered the woman to whom
two years ago he gave his name, bar
ricaded his ranch home and then, after
putting a bullet through his head
gashed his throat from ear to ear, sever
ing the winpipe and jugular veing and
dying before neighbors could force
their way into the building.
The murder was the climax of two
years of serious domestic troubles fol-
lowing their marriage through matri-
monial advertisements, and came after
repeated threats of murder and sui
eide. An agreement had been made on
a division of their property, and it was
to secure her goods that Mrs. Clements
came to the ranch.
Mrs. Clements, afraid to stay at
home, spent the night with Mrs. Sol
Alexander, a neighbor. Clements was
waiting on the steps and as his wife
drove up with w. C. Ogden to complete
the transfer he shot and killed her.
Steve Weller, Earl Grannis and
Chick Wells crept up to the house
through an open field and found his
body on the living room floor, with
papers on the table deciding the prop
erty to his son and brother, who live
in Ontario.
AS Seen by an Eyewitness.
w. G. Ogden, who accompanied Mrs.
Clements to her home and who was an
eyewitness of the murder, said:
81 drove up to the gate and got out
of the buggy first, and just as Mrs
Clements started to climb out over the
front hub ! heard shot, and Mrs
Clements fell over in my arms. She
had her back toward the house and the
bullet entered the small of her back
coming out through the shoulder
About half minute afterward there
was a shot inside the house, and
knew Phil had killed himself, as he
had often threatened to do 500
Suicide by Butcher Knife.
Evidently, when he saw that the bull
let, which entered under his chin and
came out below his right eye, would
not be Immediately fatal, he went out
into the kitchen and procured a large
butcher knife, with which he severed
his windpipe and jugular vein, cutting
his throat from ear to ear.
When Steve Eller and Earl Brannis
entered the house after satisfying
themselves that Clements was dead
they found the body in pool of blood
on the floor On the doors, walls and
floor were the bloody prints of his
hands, where he had been CROPPING
around in search Of the knife, after his
unsuccessful attempt. to kill himself
with the rifle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
Prof. De Martens Dies

st. Petersburg, June 23.-Frederiek
de Martens, late professor of interna-
tional law in the University of st. Pet
ersburg, is dead. He was taken i'll
while on his way to his estate in lii
vonia, and died in the railway station
at Walk.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

New Orleans, June ga storm pass
ed over the Mississippi coast Sunday
The waters of. the gulf reached height
of from three to five feet above the
normal tide inflow. A number of steam
boats were beaehed and property along
the shore was damaged.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

1t was said of a certain village
innocent" or fool in Scotland that
if he were offered a silver sixpence
or copper penny, he would invaria-
bly, choose the larger coin of smaller
value. One day stranger asked him:
"Why do you always take the PEN
nyq Don't you know the difference in
value7'
"Aye," answered the fool. "I ken
the difference in value. But if I took
the saxpence they would never try me
again. ("
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

A Chinese who had been robbed by
a woman on the Bowery was trying to
describe her at the police station.
"Can't you remember how she was
dressed7" asked the lieutenant at the
desk. 'What sort of a hat did she
wear7"
For moment John seemed puzzled.
Then his face frightened.
che dead-she glad,' he conf
IDENTIFY announced.
And now the police are looking for
a woman with Merry Widow hat.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Beauty is only skin Deep" said the
ready-made philosopher.
YES" answered the man with the
anxious expression. But Persian
lamb and Russian sable are very er,
pensiye. "-Washingto Star.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
King Edward Is TO See Big Fleet.

London, June Pat is announced
that the king viii review the feet az
Cowes on July 81. The review win
be the most imposing naval pageant
ever seen in British waters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

''Have you Hikes Baking Pow
derf" inquired thu female bargain
fend.
emo, madam" answered the willy
grocery clerk, "but we have Bike Is,
which is just as good, but costs is
cents more and contains a coupon,
which, when presented with 9,999 SINH
lar coupons, entities the holder to one
guess at the number of minutes from
now until the end of the world, the
one coming nearest to correct solu-
tion being awarded a certificate good
for one years subscription to the Cook
ladies' and Laundrymaids' Gazette,
when accompanied by 80 cents in
cash.
She bought Bikes and went away
perfectly happy.-Puck.
Reform is matter of reinvigoration
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

If you must abuse someone, abus>
your enemies A good many people
abuse their friends, and call it crit
cism."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

The young couple were out tandem
riding when they came to steep hill
and she suggested that they get off
and walk up.
emo, love-" said he, "we1l have
many hills in life to climb together;
let us begin with this one"
When they reached the top he, per-
spring profusely, gasped out, "Say,
that was a hard climb; are you very
tired, dear7
"No," she answered, 81 had my feet
on the coasters.'
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Head of the Firm-Thats a pretty
hncient-looklng Office coat you are
wearing, Simpson.
Simpson-Yes, sir, bought this
with my last rise In salary.-Pearson's
Weekly.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

FWhere did you steal that mat
'front.' demanded the policeman as
he seized the tramp.
81 didn't steal it," said the tramp.
"A lady up the street gave it to me
and told me to beat it."-Judge.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
Record of Calhoun Case.

Calhoun indicted March &c, 1908.
Admitted to $4,000 bail March 27,
1908.
Arraigned April 1, 1908.
Entered plea of not guilty July 27,
1908.
Brought to trial January 10, 1909.
Special veniremen summoned, 2310.
Special veniremen examined, 99s.
Excused by court, s44.
Challenged for cause, AL.
Peremptory challenges used: Defense
10; prosecution, 4.
Veniremen accepted, 13.
Jury completed April IA, 1909.
Time consumed taking evidence, 15o
days.
Official transcript, 1,475,OOO words.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

An old darby wanted to join fash
ionable city church, and the minister,
knowing it was hardly the thing to do
and not wanting to hurt his feelings,
told him to go home and pray over it.
In a few days the old darby came back.
"Well, what do you think of it by this
time7' asked the preacher. "Well,
sah," replied the colored man, "Ah
prayed an prayed an de good Lawd,
he says to me, 'Rastus, All woulin Il
bodder nah haid about dat no mo.
Ah'v been trying to git into dat
chu 'ch mahse' # for de last 20 yeahs
and All ain t done had no luck"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

1t is said that no one Is smart
enough to always put the word ''only"
IN the right place.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
.CGUR D'ALENE INDIAN PRESERVATION

LETTERS
DESCRIPTIVE RESERVATIONS
NORTHERN IDAHO, EASTERN WASHINGTON
ERIN MONTANA TO ENTRY THE
GOVERNMENT
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Lives Pre- TO be measured by their
outgoings, not by their income
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

The reclamation service of the
United States has already committed
itself co irrigation projects which will
involve a total cost of $90,000,O00
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Mr.. Scrubs Indignantly Sir, 1
have just discovered that your son
has engaged himself to two of my
daughters.
Mr.. Grubbs (stupefed) 1.-The young
rascal He should be compelled to
marry them both.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

DioDdlCnCo tOnCtlnluA IldIhtb QuOld-
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Flour-Easy.
Rye-No. ?, SIC.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 7s@79c;
fair to choice mailing, sO@s1c
Flaxseed-No. southwestern,
$1.55 "a; No. northwestern, $1.65 ga.
Timothy seed-$3.90.
Clover-$10.25
Mess pork--Per Dbl, $2O.371a@2O.5 So
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $11.s5.
Short ribs-Sides, loose, $1,000
l1.121h.
Short clear sides Boxed, s11.5O@
1162 1-2.
Butter-steady. Creameries, %.
&c lie; dairies, 20 1904 Ice.
Eggs-Steady, at mark, cases in
cluded, 1909 lie; firsts, 20c; prime
firsts, 81 1-2c.
Cattle-Market steady Beeves, $3.50
@725; Texas steers, $4.65@625; west
ern steers, $4.75@6.3O; stockers and
feeders, $3.6O@5.50; cows and heifers,
So. 50@6.30; calves, $5.75.-7.75.
Hogs-Market steady. Light, 1880
1855; mixed, $7.40@s.O5; heavy, $4,000
S.0715; rough, $7.50@770; good to
choice heavy, $7.70@s.0715; pigs, $500
@7.1o; bulk of sales, $76O@7.95.
Sheep-Market steady. Native, 1878
@6; western, $3.75@59O; yearlings, Sc
az; lambs, native, $5@s.25; western,
$5.75@s.25.
New York.
Flour-Market quiet but steady.
Wheat-Spot steady. No. 2 red old,
$L51 elevator; No. red old, nominal;
new, $1.1s 3-s f. o. %. afoat; No.
northern Duluth old, $1.37 "a f. o. b.
afoat; No. 2 hard winter old, $134 "a
f. o. b. afoat
Hops-Market firm
Hides-Marl1et quiet.
Wool-Market steady.
Petroleum-Market steady.
Sugar-Raw, weak; fair refining,
$3.36@3.42; centrifugal, 90 test, 1886
@3.92; molasses sugar, $3.11@317.
Coffee-Quiet. No. Rio, z 7-s@sc;
No. 1 Santos, &c. Mild quiet cordova,
9 3-4@12 3-4c
Bar silver, SO 3-sc; Mexican dollars,
44c.
The tin. market was easier and lower.
with spot quoted at $291215@29.3 71b.
The copper market was weak and
rather unsettled, with lake unchanged
at $13.271A@13.6215, and other grades
still lower at $13@1s.25 for electrolytic
and $12.75@13 for casting.
Lead was quiet, 3.350345.
Iron was steady. No. 1 foundry
northern, $16.25@17; No. 2, $16@16.5O;
No. southern and No. southern soft,
$16.25@16.5O.
San Francisco.
Wheat-Shipping, $2.10@2.15; mill
ing, $21O@2.2O.
Barley-Feed, $1.37 1-2@1.42 1-2.
Oats-Red, $2.1o@2.2O; white, $2.15@
2.2O.
Millstuffs-Bran, $2s.5O@sO; mid
dlings, $33@35.
Hay-wheat, $1s@19; wheat and
oats, $16@1750; barley, $11@14; al
falfa, nominal; stock, 5000; straw, per
bale, 5O@sOc.
| Butter-Fancy creamery, &c 1-2c;
creamery seconds, 25 lie; fancy dairy,
Csc
Wool-Nevada, 10000; mountain,
6@12c; South Plains and S. j., 12@17c.
Her Mother-Mabel, dear, do you
ever feel timid about asking your hus-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Her Mother-Mabel, dear, do you
ever feel timid about asking your hus-
band for money!
The Bride-No, indeed, mama; but
he seems to be rather timid about Civ
ing it to me.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Reform is a matter of refrigeration
rather than of uprocting.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26
OTHER MARKETS.

Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-26

Official transcript, 1,475,oOO words
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
FOR INFORMATION
OF CITY OFFICIALS
VALUABLE BOOK IS BEING
COMPILED
American Society of Municipal Inn
provements Organized for Purpose
of Bringing About interchange
of Knowledge and Ideas

"What the average city official
doesn't know about municipal atfalrs
would fill a big book" said a New
York citizen with crouch the other
day. How should the official know,
when he is but a short time on the
iob-a year or two at most, usuallyF
But he generally tries to learn as rap
idly as possible. And that Dig pook
is being compiled by a society which
makes this it's chief aim. And the
compilers are the city officials them
selves, for, though almost any one Of
fetal may have intimate knowledge or
one or two municipal matters only, by
pooling the information of several
hundred officials the field is pretty
well covered.
The American Society of Municipal
improvements was organized and is
conducted for the purpose of bringing
about this interchange of knowledge
and of ideas. In formal meetings, at
tended by many scores OF city othclals,
matters pertaining to public works and
city government are discussed freely;
and the members are not only in
formed as to specific details, but are
broadened mentally by interchange of
ideas with others, many of them
leaders of thought and experts in GER
tain branches of municipal enterprise.
In order that members may be sure
to bring to the meetings such figures
and other information as may be need
ed to satisfy the desires of other MEM
bers for information, list of the sub
jects on which discussion is requested
is sent to all members a few weeks
before the meeting.
Then the society maintains a clear
ing house of information. Any MEM
ber desiring municipal data may apply
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

A few of the reasons why Los An
relies should move for the establish
ment of branch photographic office
at the harbor are:
The next step in harbor development
sn connection with the municipal work
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

used only where buildings are not
available or consent is not given to
their use. Somerville, Mass, uses the
old lamp posts which have not been
removed. Butte, Mont, uses telegraph
poles where possible, and Lincoln,
implied above, the street names in
East Orange, N. j., are placed on lamp
posts, red letters on glass plates being
used. Rutherford, N. j., uses electric
light poles, as does Grand Forks, N. ID.
A number of other cities, possibly
most of them, use posts of whatever
kind may be available at the street
corners, whether these be gas light,
electric light, telephone, trolley or
other.
In the style of sign employed there
Is considerable variety, but the enam-
eled sign seems to be the most pop
ular, being used in seventy-three cities.
In the majority of cases the colors
used are blue and white, the letters
being generally white and the back
ground blue Other signs in more or
less common use are ordinary WOOD
strips with the name painted on them;
painted tin fastened to board or
nailed directly to building or renee;
open work cast iron signs in which the
lines only of the letters are repro
duced in metal; cast iron plates IN
which the names appear in raised let
ters; an aluminium plate with raised
letters, and a three-inch aluminium
letter on bleak japanned tin. num-
bre of cities are placing the street
names in the sidewalks, and Topeka
is trying the placing of them upon the
face of the curb.
The preference for style of sign
seems to be for enamel although
number state that the enamel signs are
not satisfactory, such cities being Lit
tie Rock. Ark, Waterbury, Conn,
Wichita, Kas., Watertown, N. Y, and
Nashville, Tenn. One correspondent
claims that he finds the blue enamel
fades and would prefer black ana
white. Two others have experienced
trouble with the breaking of enamel
signs by boys, the city engineer OF
Knoxville stating that small boys ana
hoodlums used enamel signs In tnat
city as targets, with the result that
only a few legible ones remained OF
the many which were placed a rev
years ago. The highway department
of Long Island city, however, where
the destructive small boy is very much
in evidence, finds the enamel sign to
give perfect satisfaction, and the CITY
engineer of Altoona, Pa, finds the
white and blue enamel signs to nave
given perfect satisfaction.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
KIND OF STREET
SIGNS PROBLEM
FOR DISCUSSION
CITIES WISH INDICATORS TO
BE ACCURATE
Municipal Improvement Society Con-
siders Style, Economical Construc-
ton, Method and Place for
Affixing Index to Roads

What kind of signs to employ to
designate the names of it's streets is a
question which many towns and cities
are endeavoring to solve One of these
recently requested it's street superin-
tendent to offer advice, and he in
turn called on the American Society
of Municipal improvements, of which
he is member, for information on
the subject This society, one of the
functions of which is the rendering of
just such service, collected data from
about one hundred and fifty cities and
tabulated the same.
Much of the information obtained
was summarized in its report, which
summary was as follows:
Street signs, by which are meant
signs designating the names Of streets,
are an important and almost an es-
sential item of the street furnishings
of every city or large town.
In the large city even the residents
are generally familiar with those
streets only which are in the imme-
dlate vicinity of their homes or which
they frequent daily, while in even the
small city signs are desirable for the
direction Of visitors and newcomers.
AS, In order to afford the greatest
convenience, street signs should be
placed on all four corners Of each
number is considerable, and the selec-
tion of the best, most durable, most
effective and most economical sign is
worth some time and thought. The
method or place of affixing such signs
also should be seriously considered.
AS is natural, the street department
or the official in charge of the same,
whether he be called street commits
sioner, street superintendent, city en-
gineer, etc, is usually given control of
this work. Exceptions to this are
found in Pueblo, Colo. where no
designated authority has charge Of
this work: Macon, Ga, where it is
placed in the hands of special COM
mittee; Springfield, Mass, where it is
in charge of the city forester; East
Orange, N. T., where it is attended to
b. the public service corporation,
which furnishes the gas street light
ing: Binghamton, N. Y, and Salt Lake
City, Utah, where the common council
has it in direct charge; Charlotte, n.
c., where a special provision is made
when necessary; Columbia, S. c., and
Green Bay, Wis, where 1t is in the
hands of a street committees; and a
number of cities where 1t is said to
be in charge of the board of public
affairs or public service, in which case
It may or may not be in the hands of
the official who has direct charge of
streets and highways.
The ordinary location is on corner
buildings or posts, lamp posts being
used to a large extent where gas
lamps still exist as means of street
cities where they are conveniently To-
Gated, also the corners Of wooden
fences. In a number of cities build
inRs are given preference, posts being