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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02

III ASHINGTON.-Shall Uncle Sam
w follow the example set by France,
Germany, Holland and other Euro
pean nations and make 1t possible for
the temporarily embarrassed to OBJ
tain moneN on personal belongings
without paying from SO to 100 per
cent. interest on loans?
This question is called up for con
liberation through the publication by
the department OF commerce and la.
Dor OF a series of consular reports on
pawnbroking in foreign countries
Needy citizens can obtain small sums
OF money on short notice, avoiding
the exorbitant rates of interest
charged by the private pawnbroking
concern, and keeping free from the
greedy clutch of the professional mon
ey lender.
Where the plan has been tried long
est its success has been most marked
The citizen is furnished with what
money he needs up to a reasonable
amount, on personal collateral. The
average rate of interest charged is
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Eco Keeper Gored by Enraged Buffalo

y ORED by bull buffalo, James e.
u Dean, a keeper at the Geological
Park, is in a critical condition at the
emergency hospital with a compound
fracture of the skull. Dean, who is
one of the oldest employees of the zoo
in point of service, was attacked after
he had given the animal it's dinner
and while he was cleaning its pen.
Prompt and brave assistance Of j. j..
Kreamer a Waterman at the park,
given at risk of serious injury to him.
self, probably saved Dean from being
killed by the enraged brute.
The bull buffalo is confined in a
small pen in the western part of the
park. 1t is Deans duty to feed the
animal and keep the pen clean. Dean
placed the feed for the bull in one
corner of the pen.
Engrossed in his work, Dean grad
ually became careless in his move
ments about the pen and forgot to
keep a weather eye out: He turned
his back on the bull, intent on his
work, when the beast made a sudden
rush at him. Dean was unprepared
for the attack, and the animal was
upon him almost before he could move
out of his tracks. The buffalo vicious
ly rushed at him with his head close
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
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National Pawnshop is Now Proposed

less than IL per cent. per annum-
Moreover, with the possible exception
of France, where the government ex-
ercises complete monopoly of tho
pawnbroking business, the national
and municipal institutions have sue
cessfully combated strong competi-
ton from private concerns that have
been permitted to charge much higher
rates of interest.
The pawnshop OF Amsterdam, the
oldest and probably the most lenient
in the world, is known as the Bank
van Leening. 1t has been under the
control of the municipality since 1914,
and now has fifteen branches through
out the city. The average rate OF
interest is less than 10 per cent. a
year. Still the bank is able to main
tain a working balance of more than
$1,000,000. In France the pawnbrok-
ing business is strictly government
monopoly, which the Mont de Piete,
the nations pawnbroking concern, has
enjoyed for more than fifty years.
Much the same policy as outlined
in the Dutch and French institutions
is followed in municipal and govern
mental pawnshops in Germany, Rou-
mania, Italy and Russia. The aver
age interest charge is about IL per
cent, the patrons are protected as
fully as possible and every incentive
is offered to redeem pledges.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02

TINCLE SAM now has a system of
~ balloon recording for help in fore
casting the weather. He makes bal
looms of different kinds and sends
them up at the various stations over
the United States to bring down rec
ords of the upper air These are sent
up from day to day and the results
are telegraphed all over the country.
1t is partially from them that our
weather forecasts come. These bal
looms are filled with hydrogen of a
quality which is difficult to obtain.
Indeed, there are only one or two
places in the country where it can be
had. The result is that the govern
ment makes its own hydrogen and it
has a great machine for the purpose
at Mount Weather in Virginia.
Hydrogen is one of the two gases
which form water. The other gas is
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Great Work Done on Canal in a Year

n HE great mechanical problems con
4 nected with the construction OF
the Panama canal, which is to be
opened in January, 1915, pass in re-
view in the annual report OF the 18TH
milan canal commission. The record
of the years achievements includes:
Completion of almost three-quarters
of the Culebra cut. Total excavations
from Culebra during year, 1921, 672
cubic yards at average cost of 5S.S
cents yard. Big plans laid for ter
minals, including storage of fuel,
fresh water and other supplies, repair
facilities, etc. Pacific terminal to have
dry dock, storehouse and coaling sta
tions. Practical completion of plans
Of all locks. Elaborate scheme for
lighting. Safeguarding against land
slides.
The locks have been a great prob
fem. Designs for the approach walls
at all locks except one have been pre-
pared. Contracts in force at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year were prac-
tically completed and new contracts
entered into for a vast amount OF
frames, valves, gates and other para
phernalia needed to put the canal into
operation.
More than 954 tons OF castings
were made on the isthmus. Building
Of the great lock gates-each leaf OF
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02

which is fifty-four feet eight inches
high-was expedited At each lock
entrance strong fender chains at
tached to powerful springs viii be in
stalled to prevent ships from batter
ing down the locks.
A floating caisson gate is being in
stalled for use in closing a lock SO
as to enable workmen to repair tho
permanent locks and the bottom
sluices. Canal illumination will be
provided by range lights for establish
ing the direction of vessels on the
longer tangents and by side lights s.
mile apart marking each side OF thu
channel. Buoys and lighted beacons
built of reinforced concrete win
abound.
Culebra cut is ten miles long ana
deep enough to receive the United
States capitol. From this cut, despits
the enormous excavation during the
year, on July last there remained
28, lao cubic yards to be removed
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
AT THEATERs IN SPOKANE.
English Singers, March "a.

Charles w. Yorke, manager of the
Auditorium theater, Spokane, believing
that the lovers of opera will support
him in the enterprise, announces the en-
gagement of the Aborn English Opera
company for two performances on the
evening of March and A.
The Aborn company, with a large
repertoire, are specializing with an old
favorite with the era-going public,
Balfe IS Bohemian Girl, A." and will pre-
sent it both evenings, with changes in
the cast, and with the spectacular fea-
lures.
'The Bohemian Girl" is the great
est favorite among ballad operas, and
people who make no pretensions to mu-
steal training can enjoy the fine old
songs. "Then You'll Remember Me, -
"The Heart Bowed Down, "I Dreamt
I Dwelt in Marble Halls" and all the
other familiar melodies with which the
pretty story is strung.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
One Rich Man Fed Poor.
SEVEN KILLED BY
WIND IN SOUTH
Tornado Sweeps Prairie and Rice Lands
in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark.-Seven persons are
known to have been killed and more
than score injured in a tornado which
swept portions of Lincoln, Jefferson and
Arkansas counties, late Sunday. The
greatest damage was reported near AL
myria, in the prairie and rice lands of
Arkansas county.
Mrs. Ed johnson, her three children, a
hired man named McClain, and an un-
identified stranger, who was at the
johnson home, were killed.
The husband and an infant child
were injured severely. A score or more
persons were injured when their homes
were destroyed.
A child by the name of Hamilton is
known to have been killed near Swan
Lake, Ark. Seven injured were placed
on relief train to be taken to hos
pital at Pine Bluff.
At Terry, in the northern part of Lin
coin county, several residences were de-
stroyed, and DR.. Williams and his wife
were caught in the wreckage of their
home, both being injured seriously.
All wires are down in the storm s sec
ton. Meager reports place property
loss in the Almyria neighborhood at
100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
stephens Addresses U. S. court.

H. M. Stephens of Spokane was
allotted 80 minutes for argument before
the United States supreme court Mon
day afternoon on the appeal to over
throw the injunction granted by the
commerce court in the Spokane rate
case. This gave time to present the
principal points of Spokane's conten-
tion, general issues having been covered
by counsel for the interstate commerce
commission.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
GOVERNMENT MUST BUY RIGHTS
Clause in Patent Reserving Ditch Right
of Way Is Held Invalid, Says
Judge.

Montrose, Col.-Judge Shaclleford of
the United States court has made per
manent an injunction preventing Off
GERS of the reclamation service from
constructing a canal through a quarter
section of homestead land which has
been proved up by John A. Masters.
Though patents for land issued by
the government since 1900 contain a
clause reserving rights of way to the
government Judge Shackleford held it
was too indefinite to be of any use
and the only way the government
could construct a ditch was by due
process of law.
The question affects every reclama-
tion project in the west.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
MILITIA GRABBED
LITTLE CHILDREN
WERE NOT ALLOWED To LEAVE
LAURENCE. MASS, FOR
OTHER CITIES.
Under What Law Have These Pirates,
Under Protection of Guns, to Inter
fere With Children of Mill Workers
on Strike Going Where They Can at
Least Get Bread and Butter?

Lawrence, Mass.-Heads were broken
Saturday in a riot which resulted from
an attempt to send 30 children of strik-
ing textile workers to Philadelphia,
contrary to orders from the authori-
ties. Police and military took the chill
dren into custody and arrested several
persons.
Anticipating a possible attempt to
rescue the children, four companies of
infantry and a squad of cavalry sur
rounded the railroad station The ac-
ton was taken as result of the or
der issued by Colonel Sweetser, com
mander of the militia doing patrol duty
here, forbidding the expectation by the
strike committee of the Industrial
Workers of the World of additional
parties of children TO other cities.
When they learned their children
were being held, the parents rushed
to the police station to rescue them
but detail of special policemen was
thrown about the building and the
parents were arrested.
While the scene at the railroad depot
was being enacted strike pickets were
active in the foreign quarters. Sc
demonstrative were they that 35 per.
sons, ~ of them women, were arrested
Appeal for General Strike.
An appeal Tor a general strike foi
all working classes in the city was con.
tanned in a circular issued over the sig
nature of the strike committee.
Copies of the call have been posted
on every available spot, despite the
fact that the police have been in
stucted to arrest any person seen dis
tributing the documents.
One Rich Man Fed Poor.
Walter Sheppard, a wealthy philan
thropist of Fitchburg, came to Law
renee and began the distribution of sew
eral thousand cards for free meals fol
children. He is having dining room
quarters fitted up and says he Will feeC
5000 children three times a day as Ions
as the strike lasts.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
onnoses Commerce Court.

Washington.-Senator Poindexter Of
Washington has opened his campaign
for the abolition of the commerce court
by advocating before the senate inter
state commerce committee a bill to end
the court s existence.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Kill the Enemy. SAYS Madero.

Torreon, Mexico.-President Madero
is using the iron fist in an effort to
crush the rebellion in this section. He
has issued orders that the federals leave
no wounded and take no prisoners, es-
pecially those rebels found tampering
with railroad. Trains are now running.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
In Early Seventies.
italy Ratiies Decree.

Rome.-The senate, without debate
unanimously ratified the decree pro
claiming the annexation of 1ripolitana
and Cyrenaica. Scenes of great en-
thusiasm followed and the sitting ad-
journed. The annexation bill already
had passed the chamber.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Investigate "Monev Trust. ;,

Washington.-An investigation to de-
termine whether there is a "money
trust" in the United States operating
through or in connection with the ma
tional banks was ordered by the house
by a vote of 270 to 8.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Voluntary Act By Colombia.

Bogota, Colombia.-The Colombian
foreign Office has issued a statement to
the press that the recall of General
Pedro Del Ospina, Colombian minister
at Washington, had not been asked for
by the United States government.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Woman's Throat Cut TO Save Life.

Wichita, Kan.-It was necessary to
cut Mrs. Alice Miller's throat to re-
move her false teeth plate that had
lodged there when a tooth caught in
food she was chewing and caused her
to swallow her teeth. Mrs. Miller will
recover.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
At the ornheum.
All this week:

All this week:
Joseph Harris stupendous production
of "Everywife; George Mckay and
John Cantwell, The Whittakers, Jack
Mckay, De Faye Sisters, De Reno and
La Due.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
S. III. Dndlev snicides.

Los Angeles.-S. H. Dudley and his
wife, Clara Dudley, were instantly kill
ed when the motorcycle on which they
were riding tandem struck a Pacific FL
eetrie car. Dudley did it on purpose.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
HUNTING FOR LOOT
BURIED YEARS Ago
BAND OF men HEADED BY
FRANK JAMES TRYING To
LOCATE TREASURE.
Work Going on Near Blackwell, Okla.
$4,000 Booty Sought for Was Sc
cured by Gang During Train Robbery
in Early '7os at Big Springs, Neb.,
on Union Pacific Railroad.

Guthrie, Okla The thrilling robber-
les of the Iron Mountain train at Blue
Cut, Mo-, by the James boys, and of
the Union Pacific at Big Springs, Neb.,
by the Sam Bass gang during the palmy
days of outlawry in the west are re-
called by the efforts of band of men,
headed by one said to be Frank James
himself, to locate the burial place OF
the booty secured either in the Blue
Cut or Big Springs robbery.
The men have been digging for some
time recently along the bank of the
Chicaskia river, near Blackwell, OlSla,i
at point near where the Santa Fe
and Frisco railroads cross the river.
Numerous excavations have been
made, but whether any success was
had by the party is not known. The
fact became known here through the
Rev. George II. Bradford, chancellor
of the Methodist university Of Okla
homa, who recently visited the scenes
of the excavations with the Methodist
preacher of Blackwell and former
Mayor Vickery of that city.
Chancellor Bradford says that the
people in that vicinity understood that
the booty sought for was that secured
by the James boys, Bill Anderson and
their pals in the Blue Cut robbery
amounting to about $4,000, and thai
Frank James is the leader.
In Early Seventies.
The Blue Cut robbery occurred dur
ing the early '7Os and the Union Pa
cife holdup at Big Springs, Neb., by
the Bass gang, was in May, 1874 The
Bass gang was driven southwark
through Kansas and Oklahoma by
federal troopers and two members OF
the gang were killed at Buffal,
Springs They were so hard pushed
that they cached their booty some
where. 1t was big haul, $4,000
mostly $40 gold pieces. Bass was late
killed at Round Grove, Texas, by troop
ers, and Frank Collins, another of thu
gang, in Wyoming.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Famous French Artist Dead.

Paris.-Jules Joseph Lefebvre, the
well-known French painter and member
of the international institute, died
Sunday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02

If a gardener grated strawberry
plant with a millzweed, would it pro-
duee strawberries and cream7
If woman had four husbands all
named William, would she be a bill
collectors
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-02
Pacific Northwest Wheat.

Seattle.-Bluestem, sec; fortyfold
IS 1-2c; club, IS lie; fife, IS Ice; red
Russian, SO 1-2c.
Decentralization, s7@ssc; forty
fold, IS 1-s@s6c; club, s5c; red Rus
sian, SAC.
Portland, Ore.-Track prices: Club
s5@s6e; bluestem, s9@9Oc; fortyfold
S5@s6c; red Russian, sac; valley, sec
Ritzville.-Bluestem, Use; fife, ne.
Davenport.-Wheat-B 75c
club, 73e.
Odessa, Bluestem, nc; Jones
fife, 74c.
Walla Walla-Bluestem, use; club
Use.
Colfax, Wash.-Red Russian, 71c
club, 72c; fortyfold, Use; bluestem, 75c
Oats, $1.20. Feed barley, $1.3O; brew
ing barley, $1.7O.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
Original Notice.

In the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton county,
February term, A. d. 1913.
Robert H. Rutledge, plaintiff VS..
Clara M. Rutledge, defendant.
To Clara M. Rutledge, defendant.
You are hereby notified that there
is now the petition OF plaintiff in
the above entitled cause filed In the
office OF the clerk of the district
court of the state Of Iowa, in and
for Hamilton county, claiming Of
you a divorce and other relief, ref
erence being had to said petition for
other and further particulars.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend before noon OF the sec
ond day of the next term, being the
February term of said court, which
will commence at Webster City.
Iowa. on the 18th day Of February.
1913, default will be entered against
you and judgment and decree rem
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
West Fremont.

Miss Jennie Grempel of Waterloo
spent a few days last week at the
Dan Goehring home.
Barney Meuhe went to Bancroft
last week in the interest of his farm
at that place. LaE
Miss Ruby PhillS Afof Eagle Grove
was visiting her bother Perry and
family here last week.
Fred lPressler made the purchase
of a new Oakland auto last Thurs
day.
School in Dist. No. is closed for
q few days on account of the teach
err, Miss Peterson, being Ill.
Mrs. Della Fredrickson of Hum
boldt is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Alice are in
Illinois at present being called their
by the death of a brother-in-law.
Happy New Year to all!
.9 Dec. 80.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
North Liberty.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Wilke and
son Clarence spent Christmas with
relatives in Marshalltown.
Mrs. Robt. Ritchie visited the lat
ter part of last week with relatives
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Greiner and
children from Minnesota are visiting
at the R. L. Doolittle home.
School reopens at Happy Hollow
today after a weeks vacation.
There was box social and enter
tainment at Liberty Center Friday
night.
A large number from this neigh
borhood attended the Christmas pro-
gram in harrisburg Xmas eve.
w. J. Rothrock of Minnesota has
returned home after few days Wis
it in this vicinity.
MT. and Mrs. l.. E. DeVoss are
the parents of new baby daughter.
A large number of friends and
relatives of Vester Terrell gathered
at his home Wednesday evening to
help him celebrate his birthday. The
evening was spent in dancing.
Misses Florence Wilke, Mary
Hoffman and Guy Doolittle have re-
turned to their school work at Iowa
Falls after weeks vacation at
home. .-a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
ANIMAL DINNER.

The annual Xmas dinner and grab
bag OF the Recreation club was held
Friday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Burleson. The
husbands of the members and few
other invited guests we're present to
enjoy most delicious six o'clock
dinner. After dinner the usual good
time attending the opening Of a
grab bag was participated in by all
and the remainder OF the evening
was spent informally. Among the
out of town guests. who enjoyed the
hospitality of the club, were Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Fullerton Of Gooding,
Idaho, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Higbee OF
Dubuque, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde B.
Mason and son, Louis, of Lawrence,
Kansas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
WiKe.

Mrs. L. Evans is planning on Wis
iting her parents at Winterset, Ia,
next week.
Mrs. C. Groenhoff of Salem spent
Xmas with relatives at Applington.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Boddum are par
ents of 141s pound baby girl
born Dec. %, 1912.
Mrs. Lester of Nashua, Ia, who
has been visiting her nephew at
Grinnell, is spending a few days at
the Allen home before returning to
Nashua.
Lee Latter of Vincent spent Sun
day at the Evans home.
Mrs. R. Richie and little son Har-
Ian spent Christmas with relatives
at Kamrar.
Dec 80.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
Cass Center.

The farmers of this vicinity are
hauling gravel on the roads this fine
weather
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Cook, who
have been visiting relatives in this
vicinity, returned home Monday.
W. B. Fielder and family, F. NJ.
Bosworth and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B, Merritt spent Sunday at
the G. L. Karr home.
Mrs. Myrta Cummings and son of
Usage are visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
There was quite crowd at the
Xmas tree at the church and the
children all enjoyed their treat and
seeing Santa Claus.
Dec. 80.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31
CARD PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Mott entertain
ed a few friends Friday evening at
their home on Division street. Cards
furnished entertainment for the .ev-
ening and a delicious oyster supper
was served. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.
Briggs Of North Dakota, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Cooper Of Iowa Falls, Mr..
and Mrs. C. Bickner OF, Buckeye and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Brown OF this
city were the invited guests.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31

able social evening was spent dur
ing which a delicious spread was
served. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. David Eyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ennis.
Samuel Baxter
j. B. Trumbauer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31

club enjoyed picnic supper and
Xmas tree last evening at the home
of Mrs. R. G. Austin on Wilson av-
enue. The gifts OF friendship usual
ly concealed in the mysterious grab
bag this year grew upon the
branches of the yule tide tree and
most delightful informal evening
was spent after the distribution Of
these remembrances.