Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-30
AN UNMERITED INSULT.


state the Pend dOree Review Of Standpoint In its last ed
tion has published account of the reception given to Mr.
and Mrs d. Taylor Monday night of last week which is
designed to dsparage the regard and respect IN winch MI
and Mrs Tavor are held in this vicinity and which is gross
and uncaedfor insult the citizens OF the north END Oh bon
nor comfy and which plainly intends to cast reflection upon
the fraterna orders of Boomers Ferry The Herald does not
intend allow such account OF one OF the most
brilliant social functions ever given III tns ty ~ - ~ ~
corrected The following is the account OF the reception as
STb srecenon which S. d. TAYLOR advertised as to take
place for him in his pulled off Monday even
Aeyander rented odd Fellows hall and invitations is
sued for affair the of the secret societies OF the
town The X p lodge had spirited meeting over It's name
members roasted the fraternal' idea to FRAGILE.
'Speeches were made on the occasion ny Chares Gaa
ham, democrats Rev. S. r. Simpson, newcomers W. b. Haw-
kns democrat and by the ladies the aid society Mr.
Taylor himself made speech quite sefaudatory Oh ms
woras state auditor He said he had saved the state an item
Insurance. claimed he had raised the taxes of the
express companies doing business in the state and that Just
before he left Boise had turned check for $4,000
the State representing saving he had made for It,
The congregated at the cigar stores while the re-
bers for the OCCASION as of respect for Mrs Taylor
The reception' which s. d. Taylor advertised to take
plaeefdr him in his home pulled off Monday
was something of FROST is the first sentence of
the article mentioned and the first uruth Nearly 200 OF the
leading business men and prominent womenfOk of the
The committee charge Of the reception
could furnish seats for the entire assembly and second
plates had to be Whenever the people of Boomers Ferry
had they crowded around Mr. and Mrs Taylor in their
effort to express their pleasure at having them back Bon
ners Ferry AT time has the editor of the Herald
heard of royal reception having been given honor Of
any citizens of his their home town. regardless
of his or their position.
Captain Gray and Mr.. Alexander rented the Odd Eel
Hail. another untruth The banquet hall donated
the Odd Fellows and the lower hall rented by William
erbrache he could have the crowd of people out OF the
way While he prepared the banquet tables Up to date the
Herald has heard nothing of meeting of the X p lodge IN
which the members roasted the fraernal idea to FRAGILE
Speeches made by representatives chosen by the
cepon committees of various lodges Mr. Taylors talk
one of the breest of the evening and not
ry If anything there at the reception than
ladies'
The truth of the reception is that when the citizens
this learned that Mr. and Mrs Taylor would be here for
few days visit they thought that they could show their
spec and esteem for their former Ownspeope by giving
reception under the auspices of the various lodges to which
Mr. and Mrs Taylor belonged and of which they charter
members The matter taken and heartily entered into
by each of the five fraena orders and reception committee
of members from the Odd Fellows lodge with John Freish
chairman three from the Rebekah lodge with Mrs Smith
chairman four from the Masonic lodge with c. T. Lasch
niger chairman; three from the O. b. S. with Mrs g. L.
Little ohaman three from the X. p lodge with ID. c.
MeCo chairman was selected These committees from the
five fraerna orders and made all arrangements for the
reception and banquet which the Pend d0reie Review
brands FROST Can blame the citizens and Taerna
orders of this for feeling that the report of the Review
is an insult?
The Herald fails find where the Review made note of
the fact that press reports have that Clearwater county and
Kootenai county have selected delegates the state
ton that Taylor and that the delegation from Laah