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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
REV. MOORE RESIGNS Passionate
Nervous Breakdown Necessitates Change
Of Occupation Leaves Today.

Last Sunday morning the Meth
odist congregation was surprised
and grieved when Rev. j. l.. Moore
announced that his continued ills
health made it necessary that he
seek change of occupation and
that he had rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect Immediately.
Rev. Moore preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday evening At
the time of rendering his resigna-
ton, Rev Moore had no plans as to
the future. On Wednesday, how
ever, he received a telegram from
the head of the immigration depart
ment of the Northern Pacific
railway company in which he was
asked to assume a position with
that department. Rev Moore has
accepted and leaves today to take
up his new duties.
Raw. Moore has had charge Of
the local Methodist church since
January year ago He and his
family have made many warm and
sincere friends in his city and to
say that they will be missed in this
locality is putting it but lightly.
Rev. DR.. w. E. Thompson of
Spokane will have charge of the
church here i'll the future and will
deliver his first sermon on the Sun
day of April 21st. Rev. Thompson
bears the reputation of being one
of the ablest ministers i'll the
Columbia River Conference and
the local congregation should be
congratulated upon securing a
pastor of his ability.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
VOLUNTEERS ELECT OFFICERS
Prepare For Construction Of Fire Tower
May Install Electric System

Last Friday evening the mem
bers of the Boomers Ferry Volunteer
Fire Department held their regular
annual meeting when the following
officers were selected to serve for
the ensuing year; w. d. Baxter,
president; John Moore, secretary;
Harry Jackson, treasurer, Charles
Laschinger, chief of the depart
ment.
After the election of officers a
committee, composed of Messrs.
Baxter, Moore and Laschinger,
was appointed to make arrange
ments for the building of tower
at the fire station upon which the
fire bell is to be placed and which
is to be used in the drying of the
fire hose. 1t is planned to build
the tower so feet high and it is
estimated that the tower can be
constructed for about S11O as the
village board of trustees will APP
propriate a sum to be used in the
construction of foundation.
A committee composed of Messrs
Moore, Laschinger, Baxter, and
Gale was appointed to investigate
the feasibility of installing a system
of electric alarms in the business
and thickly populated residence
districts of the village. 1t is
planned to install four or FIVE cleo
trio gongs which will be operated
from the office of the local tele-
phone company i'll such a manner
as to indicate in what section of the
town fire has been discovered.
This committee will make its re-
port and the same will be acted up.
on at a special meeting of the FIRE
department to be held some time
this month.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
Three Acres-45 Tons Of POtotOes.

This week A J Kent contracted
to sell his holdings of potatoes to
L. N. Brown 5 department store
for $500 per hundred weight.
Mr.. Kent holds some as tons of
fine Burbank potatoes which he
raised on a three acre tract between
Spokane International and Great
Northern railway tracts, west of
town.
This record Of potato raising has
been published thoroughly over the
northwest and resulted in good adj
vertising for Boomers Ferry and
vicinity,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
Farewell Dancing Party.

The young people of the city
gave a dancing party at Kent
hall last evening in honor of Earl
Garrett who leaves the first of the
week for Los Angeles, Cali. The
dancers enjoyed most pleasant
evening. Just before the midnight
hour light refreshments were serv-
ed,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
MANY FAVOR
CONSOLIDATION
School Patrons Would uaits Schools
Of kOrtksids sud Independent
District No. 4.
PLAN FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Citizens at Mass Meeting Favss Many
Proposed Improvement.

The mass meeting which was held
Monday afternoon at Kent's hall
for the purpose of discussing plans
having to do with important i'm
provements in the public schools,
was we'll attended and great deal
OF interest was manifested. Among
the prominent out-of-town educa-
tors who addressed the assembly
were State Superintendent of
Schools Grace M. Shepherd, Presi-
dent Black of the state normal
school at Lewiston, Prof. w. III.
Olin of the Moscow state universe
ty, Nell K. Irion, county superin-
tendent of schools, Miss Bayles of
the state normal school, Prof.
Lyons of Denver and Prof. Stanton
of Standpoint. Miss Shepherd.
Prof. Black, Mrs. Irion, Prof. Olin
and Prof. Lyons addressed the as
sembly on topics of general interest.
Miss Bayles told of the advsn-
tages of a domestic science depart
ment in public schools and said
that the department could be in
stalled, complete, in the local
schools for about $3.50, and that
cost of maintenance would amount
to practically nothing. Miss Bayles
told that in most schools of towns
the size of Boomers Ferry it had
been found advisable to have the
domestic science teacher devote
half her time to this department
and the other half to the teaching
of music, sewing and drawing
classes.
Prof. Stanton told of the success
of the manual training department
in the Standpoint schools. He said
that this department could be in
stalled at cost of about $3.50.
Should such department be in
stalled in the local schools the
school board plans to have the
manual training teacher devote a
part of his time to the teaching of
several high school classes in order
that Principal Spoerry may have
more time to attend to his work in
the grades.
After the talks by Miss Bayles
and Prof. Stanton number of To-
cal people were asked TO express
themselves as to the ACCESSIBILITY.
in their opinion, of installing the
domestic science and manual train
ing departments. Among the
speakers were Messrs O'CallahaB.
Jones, James and Mahoney.
There seemed to pc prevailing
sentiment in favor of adding these
departments to the local school.
The matter of consolidating the
North side school with the schools
of Independent District No. 4 was
brought up and discussed at length.
Those who talked on this subject
seemed to be heartily in favor OF
the project and said that such .
consolidation would inevitably re-
suit in better school advantages for
the children of both Boomers Ferry
and the Northside neighborhood.
After it was shown that the consol.
|. idation proposition met with the
unanimous approval of those pres
ent at the mass meeting the ques.
ton of securing favorable site. for
new school building was discussed.
The following sites were suggested;
lots east of VIM. Freisch's home;
lots in the rear of the Gleed resi-
dence; lots west of the S. I. rail-
way tracks; lots near the O'Calla.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
CLARKSFORK
GETS $4,000
County Commissioners Make Appropri-
alton For Clarksfork Valley Road.
Many Want New Roads.
GIVE $1,000 FOR LOCAL ROADS
Turn Down Petition For $4,000 For
Road to Montana State Line.

Delegations from all parts of the
county appeared before the board
of county commissioners at Sand
point Tuesday morning with peti-
tions for roads and improvements
in their respective districts. The
largest delegation was that from
Clarksfork which presented to the
board petition for an appropria-
ton of S25, 900 to be used in the
construction of road from the
Montana state line through the
Clarksfork valley to Pack river and
Standpoint. The Clarksfork peti-
ton was signed by voters from all
over the county and in view of the
fact that the road was badly needed
and that the state would appropri-
ate an additional S25,O 900 if the
county appropriated a like sum,
the commissioners promised to pro-
vide for the sum in the next year 5
budget.
A Boomers Ferry delegation
composed of DR. +. f. Fry, w. P,
Mahoney and Charles O'Callahan
appeared before the board with a
petition for an appropriation of
SIS, 900 for the construction of
road from the Montana state line,
connecting with the Glacier park
road, to Boomers Ferry. The
board could not see its way clear
to favor this petition at the present
time but made appropriations
amounting to about 50 800 TO be
used in the repair and construction
of roads between this town and
Porthill. The commissioners sug-
gested to the Boomers Ferry dele
CATION that it try 10 secure a state
appropriation at the next session
of the legislature.
The commissioners were able
to grant but few of the numerous
petitions for new roads and inn
provements which were asked, !"
said DIR. E. +. Fry. The com
missioner IS room was crowded with
people who wanted appropriations
for their districts "A straw vote
was taken on the question of bond
ing the county in the sum of
$500, 900 for the purpose of con-
structing bridges at Newport,
Priest River, Clarksfork and Port
hill and for the building of certain
much needed trunk lines in the
county. The proposition was lost
by narrow margin, the split
coming over the question of how
and where the money would be
spent"
1t is quite evident" said DR..
Fry, that the crying need of this
county is good roads and it is
certain that the county commission
ers cannot meet the demands for
new and better roads when they
have at their disposal only the
money in the general road fund. l
would certainly favor the bonding
of the county for the purpose of
constructing new and better roads
and bridges.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
FIND BODY OF
JERRY GRANT
A. Nichols Discovers Corpse In Deserted
Cabin Near MOysa Springs
Tuesday Morning
HAD BEEN SHOT THROUGH HEART
Went Hunting Dec. 49, Supposed To
Have Been Lost In Woods

Part of the mystery surrounding
the disappearance of Jerry Grant
who left the home of Pat Kearns
with DR.. A. Krouse on the 18th OF
last December to go on a hunting
trip and who was later reported to
have been lost in the woods by his
fellow hunter, was cleared up
Tuesday when A. Nichols of Moyea
Springs reported the finding of a
corpse in an old deserted cabin on
the w. A. Davis ranch, one mile
west of Moyea Springs, which
correspondent with the descriptions
given of Grant Deputy Sheriff
Riser was notified of the find and
i'll company with Undertaken Moore
went to the cabin Tuesday after
noon and brought the body to this
city.
Jerry Grant was a stranger in
this vicinity and came here last fall
in company with DIR. Krouss to
hunt big game, making his head
quarters at the ranch home of Pat
Kearns On Monday morning
December 18th, Grant and Krouss
left the Kearns ranch for Badly
mountain where they planned to
spend several days hunting for deer
Rumor has it that Krouss and
Grant quarreled Sunday night and
that they were heard quarreline
before they left on the hunting trip
Monday mornA9ag A day or SC
wards Krouss came to Boomers
Ferry and, it is alleged, commenced
the use Of intoxicants and after
becoming partially intoxicated told
=. that Grant was lost in the woods
and that he had missed him Oh
Tuesday afternoon, December 10Th
H. S. Reemer and a party of local
men searched the district in which
Grant was supposed to have been
lost but could find no trace of him
A search was also made by Sheriff
Kearms without success. Krous:
did not go with the search partie:
and left town upon the return Of
the men who looked for his com
panion and has not been heard o.
since.
The body of Grant was founc
quite by accident. A. Nichols ant
his IA year old boy, Earl, happen
ed to be passing by the deserted
cabin on the w. A. Davis ranch
Tuesday morning when they no
ticed their dog acting in a peculiar
i, manner. Earl Nichols went into
the cabin to investigate and was
badly frightened to see the body Of
a dead man lying in one of the
hunks. Earl ran outside and told
his father, There's a dead man in
there.
Mr.. Nichols thought his son was
mistaken but decided to look inside
the old house and he i'll turn wa:
Mortified to see a corpse lying or
the bunk, the feet extended ovel
the side and the arms lying in {
natural position alongside the heac
of the body. The face of tn,
corpse was nearly entirely decayec
and over the heart there was hol,
in the heavy coat in which tn,
dead body was clothed, which NIGH
have been made by the gnawing o
a woodrat. Nichols did not max,
a thorough examination of tn,
body but he noticed that there wa
no gun about.
Coroner Knapp held an inques
over the body of Grant Wednesda,
afternoon. o. Trombley, w. S
Confined on page eight
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
TWO POTATO
CLUBS HERE
Ten Local Public School Scholars viii
Enter the State Potato
Raising Contest.
GIRLS WILL TRY FOR HONORS
State Offers Prizes for Best Displays Of
Needlework and Patching.

Several pupils of the Boomers
Ferry schools will enter the pota-
to club contest which has been re-
Gently started by State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction,
Grace M. Shepherd, and it is now
planned that two clubs will be
formed.
The object of the potato clubs
is to create an interest and develope
practical knowledge of agriculture
among students of the upper
grades. The best potatoes raised
in each district will will be dis
played at a county fair and the po-
tatoes given the blue ribbon -
will be sent to the state fair at
Boise. 1t is planned to take the
prize winning potatoes of the state
fair to the various national fairs
and in this manner the district in
which the potatoes are raised will
be given considerable free advertis-
ing and publicity.
There must be FIVE members of
each potato club" and each mem
Der must plant and care for 500
hills of potatoes. The state is di-
vided into three districts so that
people in every locality will have
an equal chance in the competition
as far as climate, soil, etc. are con-
cerned.
Some time this fall a local fair
will be held when the potatoes
raised by the two Boomers Ferry
potato clubs" will be exhibited
and the prize winners selected
The best potatoes will be taken to
and exhibited at the county fair.
The party raising the potatoes
which win the prizes at the county
fair will be given free Transports
ton and entertainment for a week
at Boise during the time of the
state fair.
Miss Shepherd has also arranged
for contests in needlework among
the school girls of the state and
the manner of awarding prizes for
the best displays of needlework,
darning and patching will be the
same as that adopted for the pota.
to clubs. The winners of the
county prizes will be taken to
Boise during the time of the state
fair and will be entertained at the
expense of the state.
A great deal of interest is being
taken by the students of the Bon.
ners Ferry schools in the two con
tests and it is more than probable
that Boomers Ferry exhibits will be
the ones that win the first prizes al
both the county and state fairs
Those taking part in the contes
should be encouraged in their eff
forts as exhibitions of this kind ar,
valuable to any community on ac-
count of the great amount of pub
licity which they secure.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
Bert Hall Leaves.

Bert Hall, the former manager
of the Boomers Ferry Herald, left
Tuesday evening for Tacoma,
Wash, where he will spend sever
al weeks visiting with friends and
relatives. About the first of May
Mr. Hall will go to Boise, Idaho
where he will accept position in
the Office of State Auditor Taylor.
w. L. Kinnear was a business
visitor in Spokane the first of the
week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13

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Confined on page eight
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
SKIN TROUBLE ON LEG

GIG W. Grace St., Richmond. Va 1T had a running sore on my leg for from three to five years. It burst and blood came from it, then it got red around. and was as large as a dollar. It turned white in the middle of the sore. and then began to itch and bleed. After washing it would bleed for hours at time. Some nights did not sleep through the whole night. spent eighty dollars on the sore and it didn't get well. I got worse and fell of to eighty-nine pounds. This went on for four years. was told it could not get we'll. One of my friends said ought to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, so l did After I had used them one month the sore was gone and the itching stopped. and I have never had any trouble since. That was five years ago.
 T had fever and all my hair came out. l shampooed with father of Cuticura Soap and then rubbed the Cuticura Ointment over the scalp and my hair came back and now 1t is long and glossy" (Signed) Mrs. John Thomas, Mar 12, 1912.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l.. Boston" Adv
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
CAREFUL DOCTOR rrsscribed Change of Food lnstead of
 Drugs.

It takes considerable courage for a .octor to deliberately prescribe only '.oa Tor a despairing patient, instead VI fesorting 10 the usual list of medi- clnes.
 mere are some truly scientific phy- seiahs among the present generation "lo recognize and treat conditions as aey are and should be treated. re- saiuiess of the value to their pockets, 'eres an instance:
 foar years ago l was taken with .,. 'e'e gastrltis and nothing would .' M. on my stomach. so that I was on 'As verge of starvation.
 heard Of doctor who had a sum- s' ~. cottage near me-a specialist for him. ' 'as' A''s' ' Aaer he examined me carefully of s'sea n.. me to try small quantity .to,s aape'Nuts at first, then as my en aIa became stronger to eat more. con,a Aept at 1t and gradually got so ! mi. ~ cat and digest three teaspoon mv men l began to have color in be,os ee' memory became clear. where lm.. everything seemed blank. My So got stronger and could walk.
 m steadily recovered.
 xe,sS S" alter a year on Grape-Nuts l pnssa ioo lbs My people were sur stro,a at lhe way I grew fieshy and pSUng pos.lg On this food" Name given by
 the n ,.,, eo., Battle Creek, Mich. Read Villa ',ie book, The Road to We'll
 p.lere's reason.n
 oAe npne.a The above Ieftery A new
 .se Esprss Essprsrs from lime to time. They
 hiereat true, and full Sf human
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
MADE THE WRONG QUOTATION
Nervous Swain Meant We'll, but It Was Not Likely He Won Love
 of Falr Maiden.

He vas diffident and universal in so- ciety's ways, but he was badly smitten with a reigning belle, and had nerved himself to woo and win. So he se- cured an introduction, and in due course went to pay his first call
 He thought 1t would help him out a bit II he took her some flowers, so he bought a superb bouquet for her. AS he reached the house, however. he re- membered that she had a splendid con- servatory, and he tried to think of a way out of the difficulty. Suddenly he recollected the saying anent taking coals to Newcastle" and determined to make use of it. But he was dread fully nervous. He broke into a cold sweat as he rang the bell, and when the divinity appeared in the recep- tion room he didn't know whether he stood on his head or on his heels.
 'I-l-thought," he stammered, that ] would b--bring you q bouquet, b~but it's like casting p-p-pearls before sWinei"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
Run Over and Killed by Wagon.

Preseott.-John Dewoody, a young farmer of near Bluff City, in the west ern part of Nevada county, was run over by log wagon and killed. He and his brother, Louis, were hauling legs. Louis was riding one of the mules and John was riding on the logs. As they were going down the river bank, John fell off the wagon in front of the front wheel, which pass, ed over his body. Louis picked him up and asked him if he was hurt much, and John said he thought he was killed. He only lived about a minute after he spoke.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
Costs.

The justice of the peace scratched his head retectively
 There seems to be some dispute as to the facts in this here case" he said The law imposes a fine of S25 for exceedin' the speed limit. but don't want to be arbitrary about it.. and if yell pay the costs I'll remit the fine
 That's satisfactory to me-" said Dawkins, taking out his wallet.
 All right" said the justice. There's S fer the sheriff, S fer the pros-cutin' attorney, $5 fer the court stenogra- pher, $5 for the use O the courtroom, an my reglar fee O S10 per case. Thutty dollars, please. ."-1Iarper's Weekly.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
Forced to Work.

An Edwards county farmer was short a harvest hand. He went to Kinsley. mile away, in his auto He found man there, dumped him Into his auto and took him out to the farm.
 Next morning. when the drunkard had come out of it, he asked how far It was to town. The farmer told him fifteen miles and promised to take him in the following Saturday if he would help harvest that week The man worked all week without know. Ing that he was only mile from City Journal.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
Storm Does pamaqe at Ashdown

Ashdown-A wind and hail storm visited this section, doing considerable damage to the cotton crop. The open instances blown from the field. The greatest damage was done in the five. mile strip of country between th!s
 place and Wilton. A number of farm houses and barns were unroofed. and many windows were blown out and shattered The storm. from reports, did not cover a wide scope of country.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
will Need Extra Bridge.

paragould-The officials Of the Greene County Fair Association to gether with the progressive cltl2ehs of paragould. are pushing a movement to build a second bridge across Elght Mile creek so that traffic to the fai' grounds during fair week. October to l. will not become congested' Nea' " Judge Light has agreed@to pay Ia the cost of tho new bridge out county funds, provided the ctitizen, will pay the other half.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
Big Crop Yarns Are Ripe.

Secretary Wilson of the depart ment of agriculture was talking about the record crops of 1912.
 These wonderful crops" he said, are almost enough to make you be- leVe the cross-cut saw story.
 "A farmer. you know, sent his hired man to a neighbours with a note say ing
 Friend Smith: WEI you please lend me your cross-cut saw, as wish 10 cut watermelon up so as to get 1t into my dray?'
 The neighbor wrote back:
 Friend Jones: I would be glad to ehd you my saw. but same has just got stuck in canteloupe
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
A Rhine Museum.

A Rhine museum is soon to be founded at koblenz, if present plans are carried out. IL will include a large collection of charts, pictures, models and diagrams illustrating the physical conditions. past and pres ent, of the famous river. and a com plete exposition of it's economic his tory. The city Of Koblenz has already given site for the building.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27
Poser for the Doctor.

Dr. Lewis White Allen the Denver physiologist, was giving an informal talk on physiology upon the windy, sea-fronting porch of an Atlantic City hotel
 Also" he said. fit has lately been found that the human body contains sulphur"
 Sulphur" exclaimed a girl in a blue and white blazer How much sulphur is there, then, in girls body"
 "Oh," said Dr Allen, smiling, "the amount varies
 And is that" asked the girl, "why some Of us make so much better matches than others?"-St. Louis GlobeDemocrat
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-27

Washington. D. C.-The followin, changes in Arkansas postmasters have been announced: Laytonville, Baxter county, Lula M Cunningham, new of. lice address Buffalo. Norvelle. Pike county, Walter E. Mccall, office re. established, address Highland. Reeds Vile, Desha county, John H. Reed, vice C. G. Bowles. resigned White. Ashley county, Thomas B. Gill, vice NJ. Thompson.