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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
NO TROUBLE AT ALL
LETTER WRITING COMPARATIVE
LY AN EASY MATTER.
With the Aid Of the Weather, II
Seems, a Long and Chatty
Eplstle May Be Indlted
In Short Time.


There is a more or less commonly
held delusion," said Mr.. Inpinconton.
that the weather, with its alternating
rain and sunshine and that sort of
thing, was made for farmers, for the
nourishment and ripening of crops.
and so on, but this only goes to show
how a delusion once started may.
however i'll founded, hold its ground,
for the fact is that the weather was
really made to give letter writer's
something to write about
You take people, friends or rela-
tives, who from affection or a sense
of duty write to each other at regular
intervals. However greatly interested
they may mutually be in many things,
It is often difficult for them to find
things to write about, but in such
cases they can always fall back on
the weather. That is subject that
is perennial and as varied as the ever
varying temperature or the multiform
shapes of the clouds. In the weather
there is always something to write
about. Thus when it comes time for
us to write our weekly letter to sis
ter, who lives piece up the state
and with whom we correspond regu-
larly, and find have nothing to say,
why, l am not put out. l don't hest
tate a moment. l fall back on the
weather and go right ahead like this:
Dear Sister: was going out to
Aunt Mary's to breakfast Thursday
morning, but the weather looked so
threatening that l finally thought
wouldn't CO. 1t was all cloudy in the
ly 1t looked quite threatening, and
thought the safest thing to do would
be not to go. But you can't always
tell Along about half past eight
things began to brighten up and by
o'clock 1t was clear as bell. J. think
it's often likely to happen so, espe-
cially at this time of year, but when
It seems threatening like that the
only safe thing to do is not to go
BIT how 1t did rain Friday We are
wondering II you had any rain there
l suppose you must need It, l have
been reading in the papers lately that
the brooks and springs are all dried
up. And then yesterday, what love
ly day, with glorious sunshine after
the rain and a fine, cool, bracing air
and not cloud in the sky, not a sin
gle cloud. And today isn't bad, lit
tie cloudy and somewhat windy, and
the air is sort Of raw and chilly, but
you know we're always liable to get
weather of this sort at this time OF
year; 1t almost always comes; you
can pretty surely count on It, though
don't you know that sometimes there
comes along one of those soft, balmy
days that make you think OF spring
I hope it's a day like that tomorrow
because II 1t is we are going to try
again for Aunt Mary's. Your loving
brother, CEPHAS.
You see there's your letter? And
Just as easy as rolling off log!"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
WOULD CONTROL TIMBER.
''Vast Speculative Holdings" and
Sinister Land Monopoly
Phrases

Concentration of the control of the
standing timber in a very few hands,
vast speculative holdings "far in ad-
vance of any use thereof" and an enor-
nous increase in the value "of this
diminishing natural resource with great
profits to its owners" and incidentally
can equally sinister land monopoly "
and closely connected railroad dom
nation these are the findings re-
ported to the president by Herbert
Knox Smith, commissioner of corpora
tions, in the first installment of his
long-awaited report on the lumber in
dustry in the United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Church Boiler Blows Up.

New York.-Just as they were SET
ling UP accounts after fair in the
Methodist church at Caliton, N. J., the
proceeds of which we're to pay for the
balance due on nice new boiler for the
heating plant, and the accounts show
I'd that there was enough money to al
most meet the debt, the pesky boil
sr had to go and blow up. The plant
was installed during the summer by
he Ladies' Aid society Of the church.
Some scheme must now be devised to
raise money for new boiler.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
nn You KNOW HIma

The musician had delighted her ap
dience for an hour with classic mel
ody. and at some ones suggestion she
was now rendering one of her own
compositions.
At the close she wheeled suddenly
about on the stool midst plaudits and
general expressions Of admiration.
Her own little piece" had struck
closer home than the classics.
All" said the listener who had
heard the selection for the first time,
that is very beautiful-charming
melodious-it sounds just like some
thing I've heard before"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Passed the Examination.

Miss Francis A. Kellor was made
chief investigator Of the labor depart.
ment OF the state Of New York, hay.
ing been instrumental to large ex.
tent in creating the bureau. But II
was necessary that she pass the civil
service examination before she could
be regularly appointed. This she
did, and while 80 Of the applicants
we're men, she passed the best exam.
nation, and consequently earned the
right to the new position.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Hampered.

Barney Oldfield. at the dinner In
honor of his victory over Jack John.
son at Sheepshead Bay. told number
of automobile stories.
But my best story" said the IA
nous racer, SIS about a taxicab chauf
feur. This chap was discharged for
reckless driving, and so he became a
motorman on trolley line.
"As he was grumbling over his fall.
en- fortunes, friend said:
"'Oh, what's the matter with youi
Can't you run over people Just as much
as ever?
YES the ex-chauffeur replied; but
formerly could pick and choose"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Anxiety for the Emperor.

Berlin.-Serious concern is felt over
the condition of the kaiser, and it is
said the cutting short Of the eastern
trip of the crown prince is due to the
condition of his father. A rumor is
current that the emperor is to undergo
a surgical operation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
sloop at Bottom of Bav.

Seattle, Feb. 16.-Power sloop W.
1888 was picked up bottom up in Ad-
miralty inlet, between Indian point,
WILDLY island, and Appletree cove
Wednesday. 1t is supposed she was a
fishing boat and carried probably six
men. The boat must have been caught
in a recent storm, and all persisted.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
PRISONERS BREAK JAIL.
Thirteen Men Drill Through Steel Floor
and Batter Down Brick Wall.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 15.-The
double hoodoo" of the number 10 had
no terrors for a band of prisoners who
escaped from the Marion county Jail at
Jasper. The successful escape was made
by party of 10 and they made their
getaway on the 18th of the month
The prisoners cut through a steel
floor then, tunneled to a brick wall sur
rounding the Jail. The wall was bat
tered down before the guards were
aroused and the prisoners escaped to the
mountains.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
E. pempsie pies at spokane.

Ephraim Dempsie, pioneer resident
of Spokane and retired capitalist, for
mer educationalist and prominent lodge
man, died after many months of illness
Saturday at his home. He was stricken
with paralysis five months ago while
on business in Canada.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
FARMERS SHOOT EACH OTHER
Fred Day and Elmer Sparks Fight at
Hay Station.

Colfax, Wash, Feb. 15.-As the re-
suit of an encounter at Hay station be-
tween Fred Day and Elmer Sparks,
prosperous young farmers of western
Whitman county, Day is believed to be
dying from two bullet wounds through
his body, one above each lung. Sparks
is fleeing on horseback toward the
Snake river with a posse in pursuit and
another band of men being organized
at Riparia to stop Sparks, if he tries
to cross the river.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Madero at Ell Paso.

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 15.-Admitting
that Francisco I. Madero, lnsurrecto
president of Mexico, was in Ell Paso
Sunday, and also declaring that he has
been here for six weeks and only left
Wednesday night, so say members of
the iunta.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Admiral osterhaus Goes 70 Atlantlc.

San Francisco.-It is reported at Mare
Island navy yard that Commander Hugo
Osterhaus, who has had charge Of the
station for over year, will leave for
the Atlantic seaboard in June, to take
command of the Atlantic battleship
fleet.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Walla Walla Bnvs Bags.

Walla Walla county was the first
county in the state to exhaust its quota
OF jute sacks at the Washington state
penitentiary. At noon the last of the
1000 bags apportioned to this county
were bought.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Whitman Pioneer Dies.

Mrs. Hester Ann Taylor, a Whitman
pioneer who crossed the plains behind
an oxteam in 1859 from Iowa to Ore
gon, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. F. V. Week, at Pullman.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
e. WI. Cron suicides.

Financial troubles and dependency
are believed to be the cause of E.
w. Cron, a rancher of Colville, Wash,
committing suicide at Spokane recently
by taking carbolic acid.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Free delivery of Mail Al weiser.

Weiser, Idaho, Feb. 15.-The postof-
fee department has ordered free mail
delivery for Weiser. The order goes
into effect May 1.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Rir Nevada Dam Rnrsts.

Reno, New, Feb. 15.-Little damage
ensued when the Hobart creek reservoir
dam, ~ miles north of Carson, burst
Monday night, loosing 25o,OOO,OOO gal
Ions of water.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Her Reasoning Confused.

"she hasn't any confidence In he,
husband, has she?"
mo. She caught him telling the
truth the other day. and now she can't
dope him out at ALL"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
papa Needed TWO Names.

20. joyl She has written a letter
saying she will marry me-"
Congratulations. When7"
"Well-er-you see her father has
70 indorse this promissory note before
tia good"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Apple Packers in white Salmon.

White Salmon, Wash.-Under the
auspices of the development league an
apple-packing school has been started
here
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Shy on Filler.

Wienerwurst Vender-What's the
matter. sonny. amt yer hot dog sand
witch all right?"
The Newsie-No. stingy. DISH is
on'y got puppy in It
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
SHOT BY BANDIT.
Dining Car Conductor Heard Intruder
Badly Wounded in Tussle at
Lewiston Junction.

In a midnight tussle with an I'M
known burglar, D. J. Reeder of Port
land, dining car conductor on the
O.-W. R. & N. out of Spokane, was shot
through the breast at 1870 Tuesday
morning while the diner was on the sid
ing at Lewiston Junction. Reeder is
not expected to live.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18
Rothschild Dead.

Vienna, Feb. l3.-Baron Albert s
A. Rothschild, head of the Austrian
branch of the Rothsehld house, died
Saturday. He was born in 1s43.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18

Nearly one-ffth of the deaths in
England occur in public institutions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-18

Spot coffee unsettled and nominal
No. Rio, 10 1-4@12 lie; No. San
tos, 10 7-S@13c. Mild coffee nominal
Cordova, 10 3-4@15 3-4c.
Raw sugar, firm; Muscovado, 80 test
2.9sc; centrifugal, 90 test, 3.4se; mo
lasses sugar, so test, 2.73c. Refined
sugar steady.
Bar silver, 81 $50; Mexican dollars
45c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
BAPTIST
FIRST.

Meeting house on Fayette street,
near High. Pastor, @Rey. William
H. Bawden residing at 1873 Gordon
street.
The Brotherhood Bible Glass for
men only meets at $50 Sunday,
studying the social teaching of
Jesus. Service of worship at 10:30,
with a sermon by the pastor on the
theme. "The Fourth Dimension of
Spirit" Sunday school session at
IL noon, with classes for all. Mr.
Letter superintendent. service OF
evangelism at 1880, the pastor
preaching on the topic, 'The Silent
Third Degree"
Wednesday evening the mid-week
meeting, for all the people. Friday
afternoon the meeting of the Jun
Tors. Saturday afternoon the meet
ing of the primary children for
Christmas rehearsal.
Anybody who forgot the Joash
Offering last Sunday may bring it to
any service and deposit it on the
plate. We gladly welcome the
stranger and him with no regular
church home. Our services are
bright and cheerful, with something
inspiring to carry with one into the
week of work. Game.
Tuesday evening the Philatheas
will hold an apron and novelty sale
In the chapel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
GOSSIP ABOUT
REAL ESTATE
Market Rather Quiet During
the Past Week.

Owing to the inclement weather
the real estate market took a decid-
ed slump during the past week and
a very few sales were reported. The
agents are unanimous in the decIar-
alton that 1t was one of the slowest
weeks vet recorded since last sum
mer. The home developers have
been handicapped by the heavy snow
and expect but little activity in that
line until early spring, at least.
One of the enlightning features of
the week was the announcement by
Miss Agnes Kant that she will i'm
prove her property at state and
Smith streets, now occupied by a
number Of signboards and small
buildings. Plans are being drawn
for a large and handsome structure
to adorn this corner, is the report.
Not only will it improve the appear
ance of the heart of the city but
also materially increase the value
OF properties in that vicinity.
Boynton Brothers & Company re-
port several transfers, the nature of
which has been withheld pending
actual transfer of the deeds. Two
deals are of the large order.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
OPERATIONS IN
BUILDING LINE
Contracts Are Being Com
pleted-- Much Inside Work.

Building operations for the year
are coming to a close. Most buIld-
ings for which plans We're drawn
this year have been completed and
the remainder are being enclosed so
that building work for the next few
months will be confined principally
to indoors. The new buildings Of
the Hyme Company at Smith and
State streets are practically com
plete. The two story structure at
the westerly end of the property
and the one-story stores have been
completed and building material on
the streets is being cleared away.
The three-story structure at the
corner is being completed. All out
side work with the exception OF a
few odds and ends has been com-
pleted. The Famous" department
store, one of a chain of branches,
will probably locate on the ground
floor of the corner building solne
time next week. It is estimated
that the offices on the second and
third floors will be ready for ooeu-
pancy by January /.
The news of the intentions OF
Miss Agnes Kant to erect a Dulla-.
ing at the northeast corner of Smith
and State streets has been received
with no little comment. Most
every resident appears glad to hear
that the line of frame shacks and
a lunch wagon is to be replaced with
a modern edifice. Architect j. II.
Jensen Is going ahead with sketches
for the proposed structure.
Among the proposed new Jobs
for 1912 will probably be the
nurses home to be erected east OF
the present city hospital building.
The plan and specification commit
tee conferred with the architects
upon details of the structures yeg-
terday afternoon.
Recent sales Of properties will
probably mean the erection OF sew
eral new buildings the Coming
spring. Among them may be d new
residence for Arend %. Oidenboom
on a three-acre tract in Wood
bridge township, a residence for
Walter l.. Farroat on property In
Rector street near Smith street and
alterations and improvements To a
two-story frame building in Fayette
street, owned by s. Haynig.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
sIMpsoN.

SIMPSON.
High and Jefferson streets, VIM.
q. Palmer, minister, residence adj
joining the church.
Fellowship $50. Public worship
1870 and 1880. Bible school IL
m. Mr.. Charles r. Fletcher, super
intendent. Epworth League $3.50,
Mr.. Harrington and b. HoytAImer
leaders.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night
Strangers In the city and visitors
always welcome at all services. All
seats free.
Morning Service.
Organ Prelude-Andantino eau
* Matin) GODDARD
Professional Hymn
Response-search Me o God and
Know My Heart ..... Adams
Offertory Anthem-'in Heavenly
Love Abiding" 1890. Brown
Sermon-Rev. w. e. Palmer PHI. D..
Organ Postlude-The Glory of God
Beethoven
Evening Service.
Organ Prelude-Choras~ from the
Music to Rainier "Athalia"
Mendelssohn
1TOcSSSlOHdl EyuFh~
Responsible Lords Prayer
(Chanted) .
offertory Anthem-Rest in the-Lord
Ashford
sermon-Rev. w. E. Palmer Phi. d.
Organ Postlude-MaYeh S~ifiensee
Chopin
Monthly meeting official Board
Monday night. Quarterly confer
enee Tuesday night. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday night. Lecture by
the Rev. DR.. Robert Forbes and the
Mems Club convene Thursday night.
DANISH.
Corner Madison aEenue&and@aJef-
ferson street.
Glass meeting Sunday 9:45 a. IN.
Public worship 1880 a.. m. SuR-
day school 2;30 p. m. Epworth
League GAS p. M. Preaching SER
vice 7.45 D.. m. Weman's Foreign
Mission Society meets in chapel
Monday 7:45 p. M. Refreshments
served. Prayer meeting Wednesday
7.45 p. m. Ladies' Aid will hold
their annual fair at Dana hall
Thursday, 7:30 pm. Many valuable
and useful articles will be sold.
Junior League Friday $3.50 p. m.
Glass meeting 7:45 p. m. Cate
chism class Saturday Z p. m.
G. W. Hanson, pastor, 164 JEFF
ferson street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
The Great Conflict
q HALF Century Ago Today
DECEMBER 9. 1851.

The u. s.. s. SIS Harriet Lane, Ana
costa, and Jacob Bell, supported by
the Alliance. Stepping Stones. and
hour and a half into the Confederate
post at Freestone, Virginia, on the
lower Potomac. A Confederate bat
terry at Shipping Point returned the
fire, and a Union battery at Budds
Forty jeined In at intervals. Lieut..
McCrea, with @ boats ewfronn~tsse
Jacob Bell and another from the Ana
ings and stores at Freestone Point,
after the Confederates had been driv-
en- out by the shelling.
Severe fighting between Confeder-
ate and Federal forces composed
largely OF Indian allies occurred on
Prshy Creek, near the verdigrts riv-
or, 1870 miles from Fort Smith, Arkan-
sas. The Indians with the Confeder-
ates were reported to have taken 200
scalps.
Southern cotton planters in the vi
entity OF Port Royal, South Carolina,
continued to burn their years cotton
crops to prevent Union soldiers from
obtaining possession of them.
Gen. Halleck, In command OF the
Federal forces in Missouri, issued orr
ders from st. Louis enforcing the au-
thority OF the Missouri convention
which met in October and declared in
favor of the Union. The Confederate
Gen. Price was reported to have been
at Oseeola on the first with $4,000
men, threatening to enter Kansas.
The 9th Missouri captured q band
belonging to Prices army.
The United States Senate resolved
that a joint committee of the two
houses be appointed to inquire into
the conduct of the war.
Copyright. 1s1t. by w. q. chapman.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
LUTHERAN
ENGLISH

Located on Jefferson street oppo-
site the city library, Robt. Schlotter,
pastor, residence lila Brighton
avenue.
The Rev. A. L. Kramer, Phi. D.,
will have services with Slavish lam
guage at 5 a. m. Regular morning
service 1880. Sunday school $3.50.
Second Grace Sunday school, corner
Brace and Carson at 3.45.
Vesper service 1880. Business meet
ing of the Senior Luther League
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Ladies' Aid monthly business meet
Ing Thursday afternoon. Sunday
school association meeting Thurs
day evening at s. Junior Luther
League Friday afternoon. Cateeheti-
cal class instruction at 7:15. Choir
practice 8 o'cloc.
OUR SAy1OUR'S DANISH.
Service tomorrow at 1880 and
1880 O'clock. Sunday school in the
afternoon at 2:30. Young Peoples
Society on Thursday night.
8 A. M. Saturday, cateehism class
for children. 2 P. NJ. Saturday, con-
firmation class.
ST. PAUL'S GERMAN.
Rev. DR.. Jacob Ganss, pastor, will
preach at 8 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. Sunday school at 2 P. NJ.
ST. STEPHENS DANISH.
Location Broad street, Rev. A. TIL.
BORT, pastor, residence 1872 Madison
avenue.
Sunday service at 1890 aud 7:30.
Sunday school 2.30.
During the week-Wednesday,
Y. p. s.. meeting for members.
Thursday, z. Boys meeting. s, the
Woman's Club of st. Defaus bust
ness meeting for members. Social,
o o'clock. Your friends and hus-
band are invited. Saturday, Paro-
chiai school at 9-11:30. Conirma-
tion class at 1:30.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-09
REFLECTIONS
MURDER.
By wiliaAa n. gAHDEs.


"Thou shalt do no murder Is
written large in the laws OF every
state of the country. The penalty
attached to a violation of this law
is the extreme one, that of death.
Nevertheless there were nearly
5000 murders committed last year
throughout the United States. That
means that We have a far larger
murder rate in proportion to the
population than any other civilized
land. Yet ours is the country ded1-
Gated to certain inalienable rights
of mankind, among these life, lib
erty and the pursuit Of happiness!
There can hardly be any doubt
that the almost farcical nature OF
many of our murder trials contrib
ute directly to this appalling re-
suit. Somebody has figured that,
when q murder has been committed,
the chances are three to one that
the culprit will lev be brought to
trial, ten to n that he will never
be sent to states prison, and eighty
to one that he will new be put to
death. Such a condition brings the.
law into contempt. A few more
short and to the point trials, with
speedy executions, such as we have
had recently, would bring men to
their senses.
The disgraeeful administration OF
sustice in our country is partleu-
IarIy to the shame of the legal pro
eession, who thought their various
associations ought to demand those
changes that would rescue them as
well as the whole country from the
installations of those shysters
whose methods have brought the
laws of the land into disrepute.
When Justice miscarries through a
mere teehnicality the cheek of ev-
cry lawyer and every Judge should
burn with shame The country
awaits to acclaim the ma who will
cut away the accumulation of red
tame and lead the way to a more
common sense administration Of
5ustiee4
III has been we'll suggested that
the pulpits of the land, which give
Themselves to so many reforms,
might with profit to all discuss this
matter on q given Sunday, chat.
lawyer and Iayman alike might be
awakened to the responsibility
resting upon him. that action In the
direction desired may he taken.
4.aws gra ~w0rseSthan useless strictly
anforead. Thou shalt do no mn
dar needs the baekR aAaard
aroused public eoaaeleA pe:rpa !