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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
Organized Athletic Club

A number of young ladies of the
city held a meeting Wednesday
evening in Kent's hall, for the pur-
pose of organizing an Athletic
club.
The officers chosen were: Mana
ger, Miss Dorothy Wright; Sect'y-
treas, Miss Dolly Bruce; Captains
of the Basketball team, Mrs. Will
Kinnear and Miss Jettora Remer
Coach, Will Kinnear. The next
meeting will be held Wednesday
evening, at Kent's Hall. Mr.
Kent has very kindly donated the
hall to the club for the meetings.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
THOS. J. JONES
Endorsed by the People All Over
The County for Representative

AS Republican, | stand upon
the last party platform until such
time as another one may be
promulgated as provided for in the
Primary Law. But / realize that
a mans past record and present
qualifications are of much more
importance to the voter than party
planKs or campaign pledges.
| settled at BonneJs Ferry in
1888, since which time | have re-
sided here continuously. From
1888 to 1899, | kept books and
clerked in the General Merchan-
disc stores of VIM. Eaton and the
Bonner Mercantile Co. and was
also a Notary Public during part
Of this time. From 1899. to 1906 !
engaged in the Drug business, part
of the time on my own account
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
Thews--Kirk

At the residence of E.B. Warren,
W1804 Dean avenue, a pretty we'd
ding took place Thursday evening,
August IL, at 8 O'Clock, when Miss
Blanche Thews, sister of Mrs. War
rem, became the bride of Chester
Kirk.
The house was decorated with
sweet peas, asters and evergreen.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. f. d. Chadwick. Miss Grace
Wass, of Malad, Idaho, was brides
maid, and Fay Firk, the groom's
brother, acted as best man.
The bride was dressed in white
null, and carried a shower bou-
quet of white sweet peas.
The ceremony took place under
a bell of evergreen and marguerites
and was performed by Rev. David
Steele Sharp, pastor OF the Third
United Presbyterian church.
After the ceremony a wedding
supper was served. Following an
extended trip to Seattle and Van
couver the young couple will be al
home to their friends at W1904
Gardner avenue after September l
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
UPT0 THEPE0PLE
Next Tuesday is Primary Election
Day Every Elector Has
A Voice.
Special to the Herald by 5. d. Taylor

Special to the Herald by $. ID. Taylor
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 24.-The first
state primary election in Idaho
takes place next Tuesday. Not
only are all state and county nomi-
nations at stake, but the Primary
law itself is Oh trial. If only half
of the electors or less turn out to
vote, it will mean that the other
half or more whom the law was ex-
pected to protect and to give voice
in party nominations does not care
Tor the privilege. 1t is up to the
people to choose, each voter should
take care to inform himself or her.
self and then to discharge their
duty carefully.
There will be no convention
delegates to blame if the work is
not we'll done.
In reference to my own candi-
dacy for State Auditor, 1 merely
desire to express my appreciation
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
Charles HilHgoss

We are informed by the friends
of Charles Hilligoss, of Kootenai
who is candidate for County
Treasurer, that he is eminently
qualified for the position and would
make a good officer. He is no
doubt worthy of the support of all
Republicans. Owing to illness, he
has been unable to get around over
the county and get acquainted.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
THE SALOONS GONE
Doors Closed Tuesday Night and The
Buildings Are Being RemOdeIed

class condition, to rent; with seve-
raj renters already for the building.
Just as soon as it is put in shape
and rented, Mr.. Nave will leave
for Old Mexico, where he expects
to spend some time.
Arvid Peterson, who operated
the Court Bar, left this morning
for Montana.
The Herald was unable to get
any information concerning what
Mr.. Alberts intends doing.
James Fitzpatrick, proprietor OF
the Casey Bar is dovoting his time
looking after his meat market,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
Mrs. Cave Entertained

Mrs. E. S, Cave entertained very
pleasantly Thursday afternoon, in
honor of her daughter, Mrs. P. c.
Garrison. The diversion offered
the guests was a contest in pictor-
ial romance in which Mrs, c. T.
Laschinger was awarded first prize
and Mrs. Geo. Causton second.
There was a service of deliciou;
refreshments at the close of the
happy afternoon. Mrs. Garrison
leaves today for her home in Port
land, Oregon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
Bartlett Pears

l will pick my Bartlett Pears
next week, and par ties desiring to
obtain any will please place their
orders either with the local mer-
chants or with me direct at once,
as / expect to ship the surplus the
last of the week. Price will be
$3.50 per box. THos. J. JONES.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
Plastering

If it is plastering you want see
Everette White, plastering con-
tractor. Hard wall finish or gable
work a speciality. Will furnish the
best of reference. You can get
superior work at reasonable price.
Why not have it? Address
EvERETTE WHITE,
If Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27

Bonners Ferry with all the cit
les, towns and villages in the coun-
ty OF Bonner are today without any
saloons. In accoI dance with the
recent election, all saloons closed
their doors at II O'Clock Tuesday
night, August %.
c. B. Emery, proprietor of the
State Bar, has shipped his fixtures
to Spokane and left this morning
for the coast.
Jack Nave, owner of tie Club
will expend about $500 repairing
his building and put it in first
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
For Sale at a Bargain

A team of draft horses, harness,
81 foot truck Studebaker wagon
two sets Of sleighs, logging and
blacksmith outfit. CA. HINKLE,
3t Lenis, Idaho.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
For Sale

A power wood-sawing outfit, in
goood condition. R.H. MARTINS,
1t Moyis Springs.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-08-27
For Sale

Double barreled Stevens Demi-
Bloc Shot Gun; new. DIR. HOLLAND.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
THE BROKEN LEG.
by NJ. Quad.1

The Widow Spicer lived on the out
skirts of the village of Fowlerville and
next to her little farm on the west
lived Joe Tillnlan. a bachelor of 40.
Just how long the widow had been a
widow when Joe fell in love with her is
no ones business but his own. What
may be stated. however, is the fact
that instead of walking over to the
house and popping the question straight
and square the man was scared half
to death when he found himself in love.
If he had only gone to some of the
hard-headed farmers around him and
confessed his bashfulness and his love,
they would have said to him:
You oil your hair, grease your boots
and walk over there and tell the widow
all about it. If she has taken a shine
to you she'll blush and say yes: if she
hasn't, she'll find way of letting you
down easy. The man who has shot at
a horsethief and killed a mad dog
shouldn't be afraid of one little widow"
But Joe didn't go to any one, and
he was afraid of the widow. and this
state Of affairs had been going on for
two years, when the Widows sister Mar
tia arrived. Martha was also a widow.
and 10 years older than the other, and
che had had three husbands and erected
Joe Taylor was in the habit of drop
ping in almost everv evening for an
hour or two, and he almost fell dead
in his surprise. One evening he found
in summer. and he had it all planned
out that he would ask the widow how
Ter tomatoes were coming along-if the
potato bugs had appeared in the gar
den-if her summer squashes had be-
gun to get necks on them, and various
other things, and then all of sudden
he would ask her to marry him. 1t
must be sudden or not at all. He would
be sitting on the edge of his chair. and
if she said no he could get out doors
at two jumps
The bashful Joe had been planning
this plan for a week. but it was all
upset by finding the sister there. Such
vas his emba-ra ssment that he asked
Mrs. SDicer to lend him a hive of bees
instead of a hammer. and he had hard
ly got into the house when he wanted
to get out again. After he had taken
his departure the elder widow said to
the younger:
SARAH. how long has this thing been
going on?"
what thing?" she replied, with a
guilty blush.
This nonsense and waste of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
LOOK OUT FOR FAKES.
Insurance Commissioner Barnes Issues
a Warning.

IT wish that you would warn the peo-
pie of the state against the fakirs and
grafters who are going about seeking
whom they may devour by means Of
promoting fire and life insurance stock
companies said Superintendent Barnes
of the insurance department today.
''These fellows have some so-called in
surance stock schemes and they offer
their victims blocks of stock and other
glittering inducements to insure their
life and their salvation. They are be-
yond the gale of the state law, and in
most cases have nothing more sub
ktantial to back Up their assertions than
wind.
There are at this time one or two
real insurance companies being organ
lied in the state, but it would be well
for the purchaser or investor to inform
himself as to the reliability of the
scheme before he takes hold of it. If
he will inform this office of the offers
r1ade him we can quickly inform him of
the regularity of the company. The
woods are full of insurance company
grafters at the time. but they may be
distinguished by the offers they make
of stock and other inducements beyond
the pale of legitimate earnings and
posi- bilitieS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15

that it was Joe Tillman. Both ran
for the fence. Yes. it was Joe. He
lay in a heap on the far side of the
fence, leg doubled under him. and
the women had to take down a lot of
the rails to get him over and at him.
At the first groan he gave they knew
his leg was broken. At the second
they ran for a mattress and carried
him into the house. The hired man
was hunted I'D in the barnyard and
dispatched for a doctor and long
enough before midnight the broken
limb had been set and the patient was
doing well. Indeed, he was doing so
well that the Widow Spicer came out
of the spare bedroom with blushing
cheeks and said to her sister:
Martha. what do you think has
happened?"
Hasn't broken the other leg houn-
dering around, has hep"
Joe has asked me to marry him!"
'Hoot! But 1 had given him two
weeks to make up his mind in
but what do you know about 1t ?''
''Why, I broke his leg. made up
my mind to break his leg or his neck
to bring him to time. and now it won't
be over six weeks before he can limp
off to the preachers with you and be
married. Sarah, there is only one way
to treat bashful man who is in love
with you. Break his leg and make him
taIkl''-Copyrighte 1910 by Associat-
ed Literary Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY.
Harry Bone Secures Confession From
Stevens County Raiders.

Wichita, Kan. March ID. T. Moore
head, J. T. Handy and Bruce Hall of
Stevens county pleaded guilty in the
federal court here today to a might
rider charge brought at the instiga-
ton of Mayor Stokes. an aged negro
who was forced to flee from his home
stead in Stevens county by his neigh
bors. Stokes and his wife who was
much younger moved into Stevens
county a number of years ago and
two years ago were forced to leave by
neighbors who complained of their con-
duct.
Indignitfes of various kinds were
neaped upon the couple after they NOV
ed to a valuable claim near Hugoton
and as a elimination a vigilance COM
mittee burned their crops and threat
ened their lives. The old man and his
came the property of others, it being
the claim that this was the purpose of
the might riders
The matter was dropped following the
flight of Stokes and his wife from the
county and was only revived when
than the others related Incidents of the
raid. The matter was then called to
the attention of United States District
Attorney Harry j. Bone who made
personal investigation of the charges.
He made a trip to Stevens county the
first of the week and secured a confess
sion from three of the ring leaders
who at that time promised to plead
guilty, which they did today. A dozen
Or mora residents were implicated in
the move to get rid of the undesirable
negro and charges against the remain
der have been dropped.
The charges against the night riders
in the state courts were never pressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
HANGED IN NICARAGUA.
Reports That Another Member of Cam
non Family Is Dead.

washington, March 15.-Reports of a
varied character saying that George
Cannon a cousin of Leroy Cannon, had
been hanged in Nicaragua by order OF
President Madriz, found their way TO
the state department today.
No news of such thing has been re-
ceived at the state department One
report was that George Cannon mad
been charged with being a conspirator-
An official formerly connected with
the American legation in Managua and
who was acquainted with Leroy Can
non. says Cannon told him shortly pc
fore he was shot by Zelaya's order, that
he had not a relative in the country.
This Says He's in Prison.
New Orleans, La, March ia
svecial from Port Limon, Costa Rica,
says:
George F. Cannon, 25 years old, an
American cousin of Leroy Cannon.
who was executed by order of Zelaya,
president of Nicaragua, is in the pen
itentiary at Corinto, charged with be-
ing at the head of a conspiracy to
take the life of DR.. Madriz, who sue
ceeded ZeIaya as president of Near
aqua.
1t is alleged that while in Blue
fields. Cannon was secretary to Gen
eral Chamorro. Leaving Nicaragua,
he reached Costa Rica, where he pass
ed under the name of Robinson
Changing his name to Wallace, he is
said to have succeeded in getting
letter of introduction to DR.. Madriz.
Cannon put up in San Jose at the I'm
periaI hotel, where he was recognized
by an old acquaintance who informed
the editor of the paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
WOULD ISSUE BONDS.
The Railroad Board Is Hearing Two
Applications.

The state railroad board met this
afternoon to consider a couple of ap-
plications of Kansas railroads for per-
mission to make bond issues. The first
one considered was the application of
the Joplin & Pittsburg interurban
line to issue a million and three-quar-
tiers of bonds for the purposes of re-
funding the roads outstanding indebt-
edness and for improvements of it's line.
The Joplin & Pittsburg company has
absorbed the old Pittsburg & Kansas
City electric line and the properties and
holdings of the two roads have been
merged into one. The Joplin road is
capitalized at five millions and the
Pittsburg & Kansas City road at one
half million of dollars.
The other application comes from the
Gulf & Northwestern road which wants
to issue million and half of first
mortgage bonds to build road from
Colorado through western Kansas to
Oklahoma. This last named company
is a Kansas concern and appears to
have solid financial backing.
1t is expected that the board will pass
favorably upon both proposed bond is
sues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
That fellow is in love with you, and a
dog with one eye could see it."
s.If he Is he HASN'T Ga id so >,

| dog with one eye could see it,
IF he is he hasn't said So"
| Then it's your fault You are as
red as paint, and you needn't deny
| that you think a lot of him. Don't
| try to deceive a woman who has had
| three husbands. What I want to know
| is why you haven't married him ~
Because I'm not going to marry
aagin.'
aHoot-toot! Don't talk foolishness' -
We'll, then, Joe is a bashful man
and hasn't asked me-"
That's better. There are some
men born that way. 1 shall make it
my business to cure this old bach.'
Martha, II you interfere-i
ct shall stay right here until he
pops the question. No widow under
over year. If I wasn't So I'd be
married within six months"
you'd rope in a man, the same as
calf. I suppose?' asked Mrs. Spicer
sarcastically.
Don't lose your temper, sister.
Most men, when in love, are quick
enough to ask for the woman's hand.
When you come across baShful
man like your Joe he must be treated
in a different manner. Something
must occur to throw him off his bal
ance-to arouse hin-to give him a
jar
"But I forbid you to NEEDLE with
my affairs, I like Joe Tillman, but
even if he was to ask me to marry
him I don't think I'd do it. That is,
can't say that I would.
"Oh, we'll, We'll see about it." said
the elder sister, and there the CONVEX
sation dropped.
In making his visits to the widow
Joe did not come by the highway run
ming past both houses. Instead or
that he cut across lots and approach
ed her house from the rear. He had
two fences to climb, and he always
sat on the last fence for time to
get his courage up. Sister Martha,
without pretending to see anything,
noted this thing and planned accord
ingly. She planned for a jar. She
was a very practical woman, and one
day when her sister. had gone to the
store she hunted up hand-saw, and
removing the top rail she sawed It
almost in two and replaced It, 1t
was just at the spot where Joe climb
ed over. 1t might work and it might
not: she would take her chances on
that.
That evening. as the sun went down
and the cleaning came on. and the
birds twittered their last notes and the
skeeters began roaming for prey, Joe
Tiilman might have been observed
making a sneak across the fields. He
hadn't visited the widow for three
nights, being in terror of her sister. He
had stood 1t as long as he could. and
was now coming to borrow her barn
or smokehouse or front fence The
two widows sat on the veranda ana
waited. One waited to see if Joe would
come and the other waited for the jar
that had been planned for. Joe and
the jar arrived together. If his heart
hadn't been beating so unanimously as
he laid hands on that top rail he would
have noticed som ething wrong, but as
it was he climbed up and took his seat,
and had scarcely begun his hitching
around when there was a crash and he
went backwards head over heels.
A crash was heard on the veranda,
and both widows uttered explanations
and rose I'D. Both reasoned It out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Edwin Scott. for years one of the
prominent financial men of Topeka, and
who left here about IL years ago for
Denver, is dead. News of his death
was received here today. He was IS
years old. HIS illness lasted only three
weeks. although death is said to have
been due to cancer of the stomach.
During boom times Mr.. Scott was
a member of the firm of Gavitt &
scott and afterward Scott & Brier,
bankers and brokers. For years he
was one of the leading men of Topeka.
They built the Office block on Fifth
street In Denver he has been presi-
dent of the Gas and Ford Supply COM
pany.
Mr.. Scott leaves three children
Pauline, Edwin and Gleason, the
youngest of whom is g years old The
funeral will be held In Denver We'd
nesday-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
Old Curiosity Shop.

Dickens "Old Curiosity Shop" is
the latest of the sentimental land
marks of London to be menaced by
the devastating hand of progress. I'm
less fund of $4,000 is raised to save
it by February 2S next, it is doomed
to destruction. One-half of the
amount has been pledged, and an ap-'
peal is now made to Americans, who
yield to none in their generation for
the greatest humanist of the nine
teenth century" to rescue from the
hands of the housewreckers the lit
tie shop in Lincoln's Inn fields around
which Dickens wove his intensely pa
thetic story of Little Nell and her
grandfather"
AS American bounty goes. $4,000 is
trifling item in the list of million
aire benefactions. A 10-cent tax on
landmark within ten years would be
sufficient to save 1t. Yet what with
preserving our own literary and his
torical shrines and contributing TO the
preservation of those abroad-to me-
MORALS of Shakespeare. Coleridge.
Keats, John Harvard, and all-Amer-
lean pursestrings are kept pretty con-
tinually united at the behest of sen
timent. Tablets on every building in
England thus rescued on which the
amount of American subscriptions
were recorded would make interesting
reading.
No doubt we are accommodating a
credit balance by these contributions
to sentiment on which we may con-
fidently draw at some future day
when an American shrine dear to
English visitors needs to be preserved
ample; or, among natural landmarks
Niagara Falls, once the main objective
point of the British traveller in THE
states. New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
MINERS In EARNEST.
They Have Assembled to Get an Ad-
vance in Wages.

Cincinnati, March 15-Strike talk
practically dominated the opening ses-
sion of the special convention of the
United Mine Workers of North Aneri-
ca here today, speeches coming to a
climax, when President T. L. Lewis
exclaimed:
I'VE are here to get an advance in
wages without strike if we can-but,
we are here to get that advance
Applause was given this sentiment
by the l. 200 delegates in attendance.
The convention will have little to &C.
cupy its attention until the scale COM
Inittee IS ready to report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
NEGRO ESCAPES JAIL.
Confesses to Attempted Robbery, but
| Woman Won't Prosecute.

Because Miss Mary Monteith. 700
Fillmore street, will not prosecute him,
"Rossy" Pjnkston. a negro, son of a
member CT the local police force. will
not be punished by the courts for at
tempting to bpIalarize the Monteith
residence. The negro was captured
Monday and conft ssed to having en-
tered the basement of the house and
having tried to get upstairs for the
purpose of robbery. He broke a lock
on one of the doors but nothing was
missed 1t is understood at the police
station that Pinkston did not alto
gether ESCAPE punishment for his at
tenpt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
DR.. COOK ON WAY HOME
Explorer Has CabIed for Suite of
Rooms at Waldorf.

New York, March 15.-Dr Frederick
A. Cook, who was feted in Denmark
and by the aldermen of New York
city as the discoverer of the North
Pole, but failed to make good" on his
story of the discovery, is on his way
back to New York from South America.
DIR. Cook is expected here April 2. He
has already cabled to the Waldorf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
A NEGRO CONFESSES.
Manuel Taylor Says He Killed s'Dago
Mary for Money.

Kansas City, Mo, March 15.-Man-
that he killed Mrs. Mary Albert, bet
ter known as "Dago Mary" proprietor
of a grocery in Kansas City, Kan, yes
terday. Taylor lived near Mrs AL
bert's store and he said he had learned
that she refused to put her money in
bank and carried a large amount in
her pocket. To get this money, he
said he killed her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
WESTON ON THE WAY.
Reaches Larned at 1850 This After
noon Feeling Better.

Larned, Kan. March 15.-Edward
Payson Weston arrived here at 1850
this afternoon, walking from Garfield,
ten miles. Mr.. Weston reached Gar
field at 8:25 a. m. quite ill. He was
suffering from chills as the result of
his exertion of Monday, when he
walked 70 miles. He went to bed and
rested until 11:01, when he resumed
his journey. He appeared to be re-
freshed, but was taking it easily. as he
is now seven days ahead of his