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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-02-24

\. ". Hutcnlns OF LIBBY mas Oeen
in town several days this week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
CARAT, Friday Feb. 16, a son.
Eggs for Matching. Viley's choice
white leghorn. Phone 100. 34-3t
Born--To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fry, Thursday Feb. %, daughter,
L. S. Streyffeler of Spokane is in
the city looking after business in
terests.
The Methodist Aid will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Harris.
The Altar Society will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w,
A. Alexander.
w. c. Reed and John Johnson
of Copeland were visitors in Bon
ners Ferry this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lue Erlenwein of
Porthill were registered at the
Commercial Hotel Sunday.
l. l.. Collins, w. S. Mosley and
MIR. McCaffey of Moscow, were in
Bonners the forepart of the week.
Just because someone tells you
Browns prices are high, that don't
make it so.-Investigate yourself
Mrs. c. ]. Skaurud returned
Thursday morning from n ex-
tended visit with relatives in Mimi
sofa,
Moores Furniture Co, received g
large shipment of the newest pat
terms in spring wall paper this
week.
J. ", Page of Creston, B. G. spen
several days in Boomers Ferry ii
the interest Of retaining the Koot
enai Valley.
Mr., and Mrs. Tim Callaghsn anC
child came over from Rose Lake
for visit with Mr.. and MIs. P. H
Callaghan and friends.
There will be something doing
at the meeting of Loyal Rebekal
lodge Tuesday evening. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Chas G. Reeder, of Spokane, VIII,
is heavily interested in Kootena
valley lands; has purchased 1000
acres of railroad land in Nevada.
Otto Mathiesen has purchased
residence site, in park addition
on the bench, southwest of town
\ Mr.. Mathiesen will build moder
/ home on the property.
Il Leo Tucker, a brother of Mrs. G
/ w, Spoerry was visiting here tn
last week. He is a painter an
decorator, and as this city impress
ed him very much, he will shortl
return and lecate here.
II John Bailey of Missoula, Mont
a U. S. Government surveyor wa
Il registered at the Hotel West Mer
I lday. Mr.. Bailey was looking owe
the Kootenai Valley preparatory
resurveying the Valley in order
locate the Indian holdings.
II We, have Just received our fir
shipment OF high grade clothin
II from tie famous Brandegree Kir
: caid Co.'s shops at Utica n.
= Drop in and look over the line "
: are sure that you will be please
with the models, fabrics and price
Moore Bros.
| The Mt. Carmel Land Compan
| purchased so acres of p. s. Battwa
Saturday. Stock, harness a n
tools were included. This Ian
| joins the other property of ii
company. which they are clearin
and will he included in their mod
orchard tracts.
II Mrs. ID. w. Sunderlin and daugl
ter, Miss Meta went to Spokar
/ Thursday afternoon. Miss Snnde
lin will resume her position
Degue Millinery Co. iSpokan
II March 4, after enjoying a coupe
months vacation visiting her pa
ents Mrs. SundeTlin will Wis
friends few days, returning hon
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-02-24

We invite you to call and see
the very latest PATENTED devise in
trousers. Cohew Goldman's new
hip grip invention, trousers fit per-
fectly, without the use of suspen-
dera. The price range is from SO 80
to Sc 90. Moore Bros. Mems Shop.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-02-24
Hotel West Under New Management

The Hotel West has been leased
by Mrs. A. c. Adams for a term of
years. Mrs. Adams and two sons
will make their home i'm Boomers
Ferry. Mrs Adams is an expert.
encel hotel keeper. having been ir
the business for twenty years She
is competent TO serve the public
take care of the business and make
home for the patrons OF the West
Hotel. The dining room will b.
opened to all classes OF trade, shost
orders and regular u-eals, beard ol
the week and monthly rates given
The " est Hotel is steam heated
and modern. Mrs. Adams win
make some improvements in the
way of fencing and fixing up the
grounds, to make the hotel clean
and attractive plac The trade
from the surrounding country IS
solicited. We ask a trial If we
don't please, you tell US.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-02-24

w. L. Beekwith of Spokane
spent several days in the city
: w. E. Walker, returned home
this week from Alberta, Canada
Mrs. Julia Fisher is visiting
friends in Boomers Ferry this week
Are you thinking of buving your
goods in case lots? See Bush's for
prices.
For sewing see Miss Mosier
Prices reasonable, viii give salts
faction. 32-5
The Presbyterian Aid will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. r,
A. Shultis
The City Meat Market received
two cars; GA head, Of beef cattle
from Kalispell, Mont, THURSDAY.
The Kootenai Cedar Poies& Lbr,
Co., which has recently taken over
the Murphy Lbr Co, property, held
its first meeting Tuesday. BY laws
were adopted and the following
officers elected G. W. Bush, Pres;
and J. c. Bush, sec'y. and Treas.
The latest thing in scientific re-
search work is the use of the N-Ray
in physiology. You should view
the picture of Prof. Spoerry's hand,
showing all the bones, ring etc
This was taken by our high school
class. Next week they will study
the skeleton of the frog snake, ETC.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-02-24
Heideman Addresses NOrthside School

Last week G. w. b. Heidenan
gave one Of the most inten -eIy in-
teresting talks to the Northside
school, it has ever been their for
tune to hear. The subject was
AIaska--he SO completely controlled
the attention of the -eholars that
he was forced to answer separately
some fifteen or twenty questions
propounded by the school children
The younger scholars are shout
ing, Long live Heideman,' and
the older girls have as their slogan,
May his gray hairs fall from his
head and the wheels of time be
reversed and the record changed
to read % years old" M. NJ. FRY
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

rites. According to Fa Han, Chinese
historian and traveller. who wrote a
description Of the sacred 10 ia Ala A.
D., it then was 100 years old, having
been planted by King Devinipiatissa in
tho year 2SS, before era.
After having been worshiped daily
for 2.1I1 years. accepting the learned
orientafs statement. the sacred DO
came to grief in October. 1887. At that
time Ceyion had been parcLed with Il
drought. and the natives had assem-
bled under IFS branches 10 pray for
rain. Blu rain failed to fall. Then,
made desperate. people from all parts
of the island gathered at the tree until
there were many thousands Of them.
all praying for Just n shower before
they should perish. AS these petitions
We're being offered a terrific storm
came III. LIGHTNING flashed in fan
tastic lines. tAunder crashed. Il gale
swept over the island and ain came
down in torrents, Water spouts and
cyclones struck the island for three
successive days. Hundreds We're
drowned and mnrtally injured as they
chung u the tree to which they had
prayed for the rainStOrm that brought
rcllef IN terrible form.
40 such storm had ever visited Cey-
lon as far as known, and the giant
tree, which had withStOOd many other
violent attacks of the elements. col
la,Sed nndcr this. the worst OF them
all. The loss of the sacred DO was
considered the most terrible disaster
that could have bcfallen h island.
much worse than the loss OF several
hundred lives. and Il season OF mourn
ing was inaugurated in M Of the
memory of the fallen monster. The
whole popu!@tion participated. AT the
expiration of this period of sorrow
the tree was cut into the lengths of
human beings. wrapped in white
cloth and cremated with much cere-
mOny.
Trees hav" .leir legends too. One
of the most interesting OF these is
about a tree Of Tibet called the tree
Of ten thousand images" which runs
like this:
Far away in the dreary land OF
.AmbO. in Tibet. is Il green valley in
which. in Il Tartar tent. was born Il
beautiful boy named Tsong-Naba.
From his birth he had a long white
beard and flowing hair and could
speak perfectly his native tongue. His
manners were majestic and his words
full of wisdom. When he was three
years old his mother resolved to cnt
off his hair and live in solitude. so his
mother shaved his head n threw
his long, flowing locks upon the ground
outside their tent. ~ his hair
sprang the wonderful tree.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
In the Sunday School Class

of insanity and was Il terror ~ All
tlitt district. "Cr!.i.% Hul
ruttiny himself with >touc~." What "A
sad spectacle. this mast nave been. HIi,l
how different Wa, the kind and i%,ttirnl
way ui Jesus from the Iui>i. aud sc.
we're treatment to v liril such patients
We're generally subjected. "WIlcn he
saw Jesus affair off, lie was drawn
DWARF the Master. though AS 500 rs
ite APPROACHED him with iISuue haste
Lr uttered a speech "~repudiatin. trl-
loWSEip and iu%tercOurse.' = s. .
"Nhut is thy name" Jesus desired to
reduce the excitement of this man. and
so in a quiet way he tried to bring
him to a sense of his own identity.
My name IS legion" He had no
ability to recover himself. He was so
completely under the dclusion that he
was in the grasp Of many lemons thar
he called himsel! by Il name that was
descriptive Of this possession. y. Eo-
man legion consisted Of 1000 to 5000
troops. This name therefore suggest
ed the two IDEAS Of great numbers and
of distress like that caused by the plum
dering Roman soldiers. 'Out OF the
country The evil spirits feared ban
i>hment into the wilderness. "Scnd rs
INFO the swine" Jesus did not DELHI
crate y dismiss them to nte the
swine. They could 20 if they would.
but they must in amy case leave the
man. The effect was StartlinE. The
news Of the disaster waS speedily car
ried to town by the swineherlS. "They
went out to see" The Inhabitants hur-
ried to the place where the cure had
been wrought. PRAY him to depart"
What they saw filled them with fear.
and they We're alarmed lest worse con-
sequences should result from the pres.
ence of SO dangerous Il person.
Mark V. lS-2O.-Go home.
Jesus never forced himself on any
one. and When snch Il unanimous re-
quest came to him the only thing to do
was to leave the place. The man who
had beer cured Of his maiady pressed
eagerly to accompany Jesus. Suffered
him not" lie was not allowed to do
so because some testimony must he
borne in this heather region. Tell
them" The recital OF his cure to
friends and ~ncighbOrS would y
them for Il later visit from Jesus Mark
vii, Sd.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

Mark iv, 3J-41.-reAce, he still.
After Jesus had been addressing the
multitude for some time he decided to
leave Capernaum and go to some quiet
place for rest and instruction of his dis
cipleS. "When the wen was come
This was an unusually busy day.
when they had sent AWAY IN" multi
tude, leaving the mnltitude' lrcvisiOnl.
They doubtless dispersed as o o as
they saw that Jesus was taking ship
to cross the lake. "Other little ships"
| This vivid touch is found only in Mark.
1t seemed as though the people could
not leave Jesus, but would go with him
cEen across the waters. AROSE Il great
Storm" The. lake Of Galilec was stu
| aIcd in a hollow. and as it was exposed
to fearful WinuStOr1nS. which suddenly
descended the steep slopes. the wa
tiers were rouse into such fury by the
| hurricane that the waves beat into
the ship" and threatened I" wreck it.
".Aslcep on a pillow" Jesus had heen
50 exhausted that he retired to the
hinder part of the ship'-"the strrn'-
and fell fast asleep with his head ION
the ~cushiOn"-the Stcersman'S seat OF
wood. "Cnrest thou not that We per-
ish:" This apparently hash language
is changed by Matthew int" an anS-
ious appeal for .1elp. Save. Lord: We
perish" chapter viii. o0. Their cries
awoke him, and he at once came to the
rescue. '%'l}ebukei the wind.' This is
a poetic way of describin" how he con-
trolled the raging elements when ut
| their worst. There was Il great calm"
The sudden abating of wind and the
quick snhsiding OF the waters Impress
ed the disciples. "Why are yon so fear
ful!" Their fear was due to Il lack Of
faith. which was ineXcuSah!c. as they
had been sufficiently long in the com
pnny Of Jesus to realize his powers of
protection. "
Mark V. 1-17.-What is thy name?
The company finally landed on the
other side of the sea" at the town OF
Gerasa, the modern Khersa. 1t was
not long before Jesus was encountered
by "a man with an unclean spirit"
who was suffering from a violent form
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
By WILLIAM

toned in the four corners of
the world we fine flowers,
shrubs and trees, which are
sign posts as to climatic conditions and
distinguishing marks Of the country in
which they thrive. In specific instances
nature has outdone itself in novel eff
tects Of vegetation and growth.
Far from the h~abitations OF man is
some time placed astounding results
astounding to the man who from cou.
slant association hasn't become unap-
preciative of natures freakish side.
Perhaps one Of the most wonderful
instances Of growth is the seQuoia or
big tree" of southern California. \
rare sight indeed are these giants Of
the forest. towering hundreds OF feet
aloft. They are in ten groves, the first
being discovered in 1871. The aver
g height is 30 feet. with n diameter
of % feet. One of the most gigantic.
cut down in 1879. stood 3O2 feet in
height and was Sc feet in diameter. the
bark being IS inches thick. The stump
was used as a dancing floor, holding
forty persons.
The sequoia trees are unique in the
world and ave beef described rs
"the %grandest, the most massive. the
oldest and the most maiesticalIy grace
full Of trees" They are also classed
among the ScarceSt OF known tree spe-
cies and have the scientific value of
being the finest living representatives
OF q former geological age.
AS Is the case with most trees of
temperate climates, the seluoia are
~eXogenous, and by the ~concentric cir
cleS or rings Of wood which mark the
seasonal periods Of growth their grea
may be quite accurately deternin
ed. A specimen that was on eXhini
ton in the American Museum Of Nat
ural History, New York. had ring.
clearly shown. indicating that the tire,
must have been 1874 years old whel
II was cut down in the autumn of 1891
An Indefinite Life.
II never saw Il big tree" wrote JohI
Muir. the botaniSt. that had died
natural death. BARRING accidents, the,
seem to be immortal. being eyemp
from all the diseases that atflict nm,
Kill other trees. Unless DESTROYED b,
man they live on indefinitely unit
burned, smashed by lightning or cas-
down by storms or by the giving wa.
OF the ground on which they stand"
In Australia there are trees that fin
exceed the height of the famous bi
trees Of California. They are the cj
gantic stringy banks. various specie
Of the eucalyptus OF that country, an,
are The talleSt trees in the world. som.
times towering 400 to 500 feet. An !de
Of their height is obtained by the read
err who reflects that The W~ashinyto
monument is 800 feet. The timber q
the stringy barks is very valuable, an
Cor this reason these trees have bee
destroyed in large numbers. but no.
there is q popular movement in Au'
tralia for the preservation of thes
wonders Of nature.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

Golden TeXt.-GoI is our rCfu@" and
strength, Il very pleasant help in trou-
bic. Therefore will not we fear. though
the earth be removed and though the
mountains be carried into the midst OF
the sea.-Psa. XVI, !, :.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

One of the most remarkable trees
known to the botanist is the singing
tree Of Queensland, Australia. 1t hard
~ attains the dignity Of a tree. seldom
growing to % more than ten or twelve
feet in height, which. even in this N
try OF less luXuriant vegetation, would
rank it with the shrubs and bushes.
Whether the tree is a foot or twelve
feet in height. it always grows in a
one shape with WhitiSh. birch coloreu
limbs and trunk, With saucer shaped,
dark cOlored leaves and flaming red
berries. The edge Of the peculiarly
shaped leaf is deeply notched. each
point being provided with a thorn like
that on the thistle. This thorn is the
famous "sting'' about which travellers
tell wonderful stories.
! y puncture from one of these thorns
leaves no mark. but the pain is said to
he m~ad1ening in the extreme. Ii one
Is stung on The right hand the pain
extends all over that side of the body.
causing eNcruciating agony for hours
or even days afterWard, having, in
fact, been known to cause loss Of the
senses and even partial or total pa
ralysiS.
This Cannibai Tree.
The canuibal tree contests for space
to spread its horrid leaves with the
singing monster above mentioned in
many parts of the South Australian
jung!eS. If tn" singing tree could be
appropriately styled the demon Of the
a~ntipOueuu Wiids the canuihal tree is
surely "A Thousand devils painted
BROWN as Wilson SAYS of the !etitrS
of the devil fish 1t grows M IN the
shape Of 4 huge pineapple and seldom
reaches a height exceeding eight feet.
in are instances nine or eleven feet.
It's height hats no control Of it's dinme-
ter. as one may imagine when told
that one OF eight feet Is frequently
three to five feet through at the
ground. The leaves. which resemble
wide boards of Il dark olive green
more than anything else. are frequent
~ ten to twelve feet long and twenty
inches through in the pulpy part. next
to the trunk.
The freak tree shown in the ~illustra
ton is found in the town Of PictOu.
Nova Scotia. In the process Of growth
ii seized upon Il fence rail and grew
around il in the peculiar manner shown
in the view.
Tree W~orshipers.
NhtlVeS or many countries have their
so called sacred trees. The East In.
"Ian W"rsiips the banyan, the South
Australian the devil tree, the KOngu
African the baolab and the CeylOn
: native his DO tree. The latter is the
scene OF the most re,norEohle mystic
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
A Natural Expression.

"Why do you call your auto 'she:'"
Because | can't find Il man who I'm.
derstundS her."-HOuston Post.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

With the anvil chorus of Detroit
chanting his death knell. and Bill Don
ovan already scheduled to get his job
at the end Of this season. Huyhie Jen-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

nin2s is getting Il taste of the bitter
side of baseball. 1t sounds rather
strange to lear a main who has won
three ]pennants for Il club being ac-
cu>eu OF inetliciency. and there seems
to be some reasonable doubt that he ia
entirely responsible for the slump OF
tlle Tigers. 1t is one thing to control
a lot of men who need their jobs to
keep even with tn" landlady and an
other thing 20 pilot Il bunch OF pluto
Gratis who own automobiles and sum-
mel homes.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

But >.X clubs of sixteen have given
an exhibition Of real big league base
bail tii> season. The Giants. Pirates.
White and Red SoX. Washington and
Athletics look good. but Rochester Of
the international league could probably
beat out any of the ten others. or at
least make them travel hard. No Won
der there is Il scramble for new play
erS.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

With Managers WniVcrtui!. .l"nuir@>.
StOvuiI. Davis and E"e>nnllnn scouting
for new material. this promises 10 hr Il
memorable year Tor the busters
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

Detroit fans complain that constant
shifts in the lineup have demoralizeh
the team. jennings experienced much
the same trouble rs Harry Wolverton.
Injuries and the poor showing Of some
of the regulars forced both leaders to
shake up their teams repeatedly in
the hope Of getting Il Winning comhl-
nation.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

Perhaps Ban Johnson Is right in up
holding the work of his umpires with
ort muclI regard for the circumstances
in cases of disputes. 1t prevents Il
good many arguments and hastrnS the
playing. But the system apparently
la its evils too. Tommy Connolly is
now being accused Of making rules rs
he goes along in cases where lli,' rules
don't happen to silt his in"@intnt. and
managers are - lIlHiuinG
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

Strange Trees Which Have Livec
For Thousands of Years, the
Trunk of One Making Dancing
Floor Holding Forty People.
Sacred Banyan Variety Of
India--Drooping Branches
Take Root: Thus a Small
Forest Is Formed by a
Single Specimen.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
ROUND THE BASES
By NJ. PRE-
BY NJ. PRE-

The fans are not slow to shower
praise on Il great pitcher or fielder. but
II takes Il great batter 10 be Il real hero
in baseball. The dramatic elements of
action and suspense are combined to
an artful degree in Il base hit that
cores the winning run in Il close game,
and the author of the swat gets all the
curtain calls regardless Of other fea-
lures of the contest. Frank Baker will
be remembered when the last worlds
series has faded from memory.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

One OF the reasons for the PhiIauel-
phll Athletics success IS the constant
encouragement they give their pitch
erS when they are in the box. Stuf1y
Mclnnes particularly is always o"N
ing the boXmcn along. no matter
whether the twirlerS have the batter
in the hole or whether they are in
trouble.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

President John NJ. Ward is using
1876 methods on his Boston Nationals.
say the Boston critics. He expects his
pitchers to do as much base running
and batting as any one. He instructed
II the other day to try to hit Il bit
soone at the ball just after he had
seen that one ground out to the second
baseman. BY hitting oouer Ward
told him. he would hit singles through
the pitcher, all of which is very true.
Pitcher Hub PerAue says Ward oil.llt
not to expect them to play as the boys
did in '16 when there's no one on the
team who saw the anne of 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-30

ion the big fellow l signed year
before last when I was manager
there. His trouble has been lack Of
control, but ne improved so much
toward the latter part of last sea-
son that he looks to have "A great
chance to be a wonder
IF he gets control he will be a
bear with long claws. With Cash
ion as good as he is likely to be,
and Walter Johnson, a club can not
help being a contender.
MY own team ought to be in
first-class shape and win be very
hard to beat. but the Athletics and
the Senators will be right on our
trail
ut will be three cornered all
through the season. and the club
that has the best luck and has it's
star players in shape for the great
est part of the time will have the
best chance to win
with an even break in fortune |
look for a race to the wire that will
keep everybody on edge right up to
the finish"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-30
NEW YEARS. DAY GAME
IN TEXAS CALLED OFF

NASHVILLE, TENN, Dec 30-All
chance for the proposed football game
in Dallas, Texas, New Years day be-
tween stars of Texas and heroes of the
gridiron in the South seems to have
vanished into thin air.
Willis Stewart, who promoted the af-
fair, left Nashville for his home in Fort
Worth Saturday night, and a number
of players who had intended making
the trip Friday night are wondering
whether or not they will go. Nothing
can be learned as to why Stewart left.
except that he did, and failed to advise
any one of his departure or to leave
any sort of instructions behind him.
The plan was to assemble in Biz
mingham, but since nothing has been
heard from Stewart, there is no chance
Of any one risking meeting Mr.. Stewart
somewhere in Texas.
30 Williams. Cheape of Sewanee,
"SpiclI' Hall, Red" Hasslock and sew
eral others had planned to go, but have
Cancelled their Pullman reservations,
and will remain in Tennessee.