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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
LIBBY TEAM WON BALL GAME
DriSzling Rain Makes Game Slow
Score Was Eight To One

The Libby baseballists defeated
the Boomers Ferry aggregation
last Sunday at Libby by score of
eight to one in a game featured by
the stellar pitching of Doc" Jones
the Libby slab artist who at all
stages of the game had the Boomers
Ferry batsmen feeding out of his
hand. -Four scattered hits, triple
a double and two singles repre-
scented the batting strength of the
Boomers Ferry team while Libby
touched up Dunkel for nine hits,
including triple, two doubles and
six singles. The ragged fielding
OF the Boomers Ferry team in the
second and third innings was
largely responsible for the Libby
score. After the third inning both
teams settled down to good playing
and only one score for each team
was registered. A double play
Dunkel to Carlson to Bruce to
De Wolfe in the fourth stopped a
batting rally for Libby when Holck
reached first on an error and Jones
hunted. Both were easy outs,
There was no further scoring until
the eighth when Peterson led of
with triple to deep center and
scored on Dunkel's in6eld out.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Charged With Felony

A warrant was issued from
Justice of Peace Wade's court last
Friday charging F. H. Piercy with
felony. The warrant was sworn
to by Sylvia Ray mond who came
here two weeks ago with Percy
from Whitefsh, Mont. The
woman in the case claims that
Percy brought her into Idaho for
immoral purposes. Percy left her
about ten days ago and was arrest
ed at Occur d 'Alene Tuesday. He
was arraigned before Justice Wade
Wednesday and will be given q
preliminary hearing today.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
THIEVES ROB
MOORE STORE
Burgulars Secure Outfits From Mems
Clothing Store Tuesday Night
NO Clues
BROKE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK
Leisurely Selected Booty Particular
About Sizes

Moore Bros. men S clothing store
was entered by thieves Tuesday
night who secured three or four
suits of clothes and four pair of
shoes, collars and other men s
wearing apparel. The thieves
were careful to steal only goods
which cannot be easily identified.
Entrance to the store was gained
through a window opening into
the lavatory of the building.
The window lock was forced with
a jimmy and the lock of the door
of the lavatory was cut out with
a knife.
The thieves took their time al
their work and apparently tried on
the clothes they took to make sure
of getting a fit for all large sizes
were discarded and thrown about
on the floor.
No clue as to the identity Of
the thieves has been found and the
robbery is attributed to a couple Of
suspicious strangers who were
about town the first of the week but
who have not been seen since the
burglary.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Victim of Pneumonia

The funeral services of Chester
Alfred Hooker, the two year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hooker, of Leonia, who died
Wednesday morning of pneumonia
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. CARAT, was held at Moore
Undertaking parlors yesterday
morning. Rev. ]. V. Stanley con-
Quoted the services. The deceased
was a bright, loving, obedient
child, the pride of his parents who
have the sincere sympathy of the
entire community in their sad
bereavement.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Discuss Fair Plans Tonight

A meeting Of the Kootenai
Valley commercial club will
be held this evening at Kent's
Offices at s o'clock at which
time the question OF whether
or not Boomers Ferry will
prepare for county fair this
fall will be discussed.
The board of county COM
missioners have granted an
appropriation of $500 for the
county fair and if Boomers
Ferry desires it the fair will
be held here this year. If
Boomers Ferry doesn't want
the fair Standpoint will take
the matter up.
If you are interested in
seeing Boomers Ferry have
fair this year, either a Bon
ner County Fair or a Kootenai
Valley Fair, come out to the
meeting and make your ideas
known.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

A large crowd attended the
dance given at Kent's hall Mon
day night for the purpose of raising
money with which to purchase
petroleum to be spread upon the
water standing in the low places
about town, sure method of kill
ing the larvae of mosquitoes. Five
barrels of petroleum were spread
Monday morning by G. w.
Spoerry and I. Causton aud sever
al more barrels have been used
this week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

this side of the old creamery,
which is Is inches higher than the
lot upon which stands the resi-
dence OF A. J. Kent: the block OF
ground at the end of the overhead
bridge over the Great Northern
railway tracks where the homes OF
Frank Richardson, Mrs. Belle BIZ
shop, and George Bush are located'
the Northside property. All OF
these sites had their good and bad
points and after some discussion
all saying however that it made no
particular difference where it went
so long as the school was built
Supt. J. w. Ramsey asked to
suggest plan that would be suit
able for all and the site would be
chosen by those looking out for the
school from nonresident stand
point, and he suggested that a
commission consisting of the
President of the State Normal
School, the President of the State
University and the State Commits
sioner of Education, be selected to
come here and look over the vari-
Gus sites and after due deliberation
into the merits of the sites pro-
posed, select one for the school.
All agreed that nothing could be
more fair to the children and all
concerned than this and it was SO
decided.
Throughout the whole evening
and during all the discussions the
meeting was characterized by the
many remarks regarding the worth
of education and the value of the
scholar in the community over and
above the petty jealousies arising
between those who do not attend
school, over a matter of location
Petitions have been circulated
the last few days among resident:
of both School District No. IA anc
School District No. 4 in which the
board of county commissioners IL
asked to unite the two districts
The petitions are being signed
rapidly and while there is opposi
ton to the plan among residents
of both districts it is believed tina
the majority will favor the anal
gamation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Ask For Movable School

A petition is being circulated
this week by members of the local
Farmers Union asking for the
holding of the state movable school
here during the first week in
December. To obtain the school
here the petition must be signed
by $50 people who agree to attend
part of the sessions and to pay the
expenses of the instructors and
lecturers of the school.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
High-Water at Standpoint

Standpoint had a highwater scare
this spring that it will remember
some time. According to report
made Sunday the Pend d Oreille
lake was still raising although very
slowly and lacked only a foot of
being on the level with the floor of
the county wagon bridge. The
water reached the backyard of the
We'll residence and filled the cellars
of the Berg home while the A. J.
Peterson family had to move.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Honor Mrs. R. W. Weber

The members of the Catholic
choir gave a surprise party Mon
day night in honor of Mrs. R. w.
Weber, who leaves next week for
an extended visit with relatives in
the east. Following a delightful
social evening refreshments were
served and a beautiful souvenir
spoon was presented Mrs. Weber
in token of the choir appreciation
of her faithful services in the past
as choir leader.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

the law in every respect both with
regard to the full cash value and
to the placing on the assessment
roll all taxable property with the
result that there has been added
in some instances as high as a
half million dollars to the assess
ment rolls of the respective coun-
ties.
The commission proposes to go
into each county where it is be-
lieved the law has not been specif-
cally followed, appearing before
the county commissioners sitting
as board of equalization and
place on the books of these respect
i've counties the property that is
not on the assessment roll, if any,
and the property that is not
assessed at its full cash value as
the law required. The assessors
in the respective counties can,
however, prevent this additional
trouble by Immediately proceeding
to bring all classes of assessable
property that has been assessed
below the requirement of the law
up to the full cash value and to
continue in the future to keep prop
erty up to the cash basis.
Section 9 of the revenue law de-
fines the term full cash value as
follows;
By the term value, cash
value or full cash value is meant
the value at which the property
would be taken in payment of
just debt due from solvent debt
or, or the amount the property
would sell for at voluntary sale
made in the ordinary course of
business, taking into consideration
its earning power when put
to the same uses to which property
similarly is applied. "
Section Is defines the duty of
6 the assessor as follows:
In ascertaining the value of
any property the assessor shall not
adopt lower or different standard
! of value because the same is to
serve as a basis of taxation, MOI
shall he adopt as a criterion any
value or price for which the pro
:, perty shall sell at auction or al
forced sale, or in the aggregate
with all the property in the taxing
district; nor, on the other hand
shall he adopt speculative valua
ton, or one based upon sales mad,
upon the basis of small casl
: payment and installments payable
:, in the future, but he shall valu'
each article or piece of property
by itself and at such sum or pric'
as he believes the same to be fairll
worth in money at the time sucl
assessment is made
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

The Moravia baseball nine de-
feated the junior baseball nine OF
Boomers Ferry at Moravia last
Sunday by a score of FIVE to four
The game was closely contested
and was a tie up until the ninth
inning when Moravia secured hei
winning score on an error.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
MUST COMPLY
WITH THE LAWS
State Tax Commission Will Hold
Assessors to Letter Of Revenue
Law This Year
ON FULL CASH VALUE BASH
Strict Instructions Being Issued to All
County Assessors

Assessors in the state of Idaho
who have failed so far and who
continue to fail to assess property
at its full cash value will be held
liable under their bonds and their
oath of office. This is the edict
that goes forth from the tax COM
mission of this state authorized by
Chairman Axel Ramstedt and the
other members of the commission.
The reports that have come into
the commission from its three
agents now in the field indicate
that in number of the counties
the assessors are assessing property
at a reduction of from 20 to 90 per
cent below its full cash value in
face of section Is of the revenue
law passed by the last legislature
which specifically sets forth that
all property not exempt from taxa
ton must be assessed at its full
cash value. The new law gives
back to the state the full cash
value plan of the year previous.
The commission knows exactly
where the assessors are failing to
comply with the law and have
made it known that no evasion of
the law will be tolerated but in
stead it will be enforced to the
very letter.
Reports received by the tax
commission from agents now in
the field indicate there has been a
reduction on the assessment in a
number of the counties which is
contrary to the law and will in the
end work an injustice on the tax
payer and assessors must comply
with the letter of the new revenue
law assessing property at its full
cash value or suffer the conse
quences, stated Chairman Ram
stedt of the commission recently
The commission will not tolerat,
an infringement on the law anC
proposes to see that it is rigidly
enforced all along the line. Thos,
assessors who are dropping thei.
assessment below the full casl
value, seeking to accomplish ont
end, will not be able to produc'
the result they expect but will in
stead cause hardship on individual
taxpayers and not a little extri
work and confusion.
The law is perfectly clear il
this matter. 1t is the guidance o
the tax commission and the com
mission proposes to see that it i
enforced. Those assessors VIII
fail to enforce the law will be he'll
liable under the law and unde
! their bond.
l Assessors are also required
place on the assessment roll a
assessable property and the CON
mission intends to see that this
done in every county in the state
There is property in this stat
which is not on the assessmer
roll but should be there. 1t is th
6 duty of the assessors to see that
>. is there and the commission wi
require that this be done"
4 The reports received from til
!, agents of the commission in ii
- field, are not satisfactory so far ;
the assessment in some of tt
counties is concerned. 1t is show
y by these reports that the assesso
te have not assessed at the full cas-
N value but in some instances hay
Il dropped off Is per cent, in othe
D. 20 and in some as high as 40 p
II cent. Many of the counties ha'
kept strictly up to the intent
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
INAUGURATION
HAS PROMOTERS
Idea Of Uniting School Districts
No. a And IA Being Heartily
Supported
PETITIONS BEING CIRCULATED
Means Building of Union High And
Ward School

The movement to unite indie
pendent School District No. 4 with
School District No. IA has come to
the point where the. majority of
the trustees of the two districts
have signed a covenant in which it
is agreed that in the event the
majority of the heads of families
residing in the two districts sign a
petition to the board of county
commissioners asking for the unit
ing of Independent School District
No. 4 and School District No. IA
and this petition is granted, an
election will be called for the pur-
pose of voting on the issuance of
bonds sufficient to cover the cost
of erecting a SIS, 700 ward school
in what is now District No. IA and
a modern union high school build
ing on site yet to be chosen.
The question of amalgamation
was thoroughly threshed out at the
regular meeting of the school board
of Independent School District No.
which was held Monday night
and which was attended by several
townspeople and delegation from
School District No. IA.
County Supe ri tie nd e mt Of
Schools Ramsey was present and
gave figures relative to the re-
sources and liabilities of the two
school districts and urged the un.
ion as planned citing numerous
reasons why the amalgamatior
would be advantageous to the resi-.
dents of both districts. According
to Supt. Ramsey's figures the actu
al valuation of School District No
IA is $500, 900 while that of Dis
trict No. 4 is 81, 927 900 or a ratio
of 81. 90 to S5.35; the area. of Dis
trict No. Ia is rs sections and tina
of District No. a is 436 sections o.
ratio of l to IT'S; the attendance
of District No. IA compared to tina
of District No. 4 is on ratio of
to 3.3; District No. 4 has bonded
indebtedness of IS, 900 while Dis
trict No. IA has no bonded indebt
edness but on June l, 1913 Dis
trict IA had no cash on hand ant
District No IA had $3, 500 on hand
July 1st District No. IA will receiv
a tax apportionment of 81, 300 ant
District No. 4 will receive $13, 405
No little discussion was brough
out between the members of tn
school board of District No.
relative to the matter. All saw
one, however, favored the union
but this in itself gave the gentle
men from the Northside thorougl
insight into the matter and the
now realize that all on this sid
are not in favor of the move fo
the reason that it will cost as niue
and possibly trihe more at pre-
sent to carry on the consolidate
school, but the fact of having a
educational center, larger school
a school with a broader scope an
one that offers courses to suit til
needs of each individual, will moi
than repay any small additions
cost of maintenance.
The matter of ward school W;
taken up and all agreed that Il
Northside should have a brio
ward school and it was decide
that if the union took place, OF
would be built that would cost n
less than SIS, 900.
In the matter of the union hit
school, the question of locati,
came up, and the sites propos
were: the land along the river ju
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Play Ball With Libby Again

The Libby, Mont. baseball nine
will come to Boomers Ferry Sunday
for third game. Two games
have been played this season
between the two teams and each
team won one and lost one. A
battle royal is promised for Sunday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

Tennis players of Boomers Ferry
have arranged to build a concrete
tennis court on a site secured on
Mahoney's hill. The court will
cost in the neighborhood of $50.
The tennis club this season will
have some 10 members.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

Services will be held at the
Methodist church Sunday evening
at o'clock. Rev. ]. V. Stanley
will preach. The public is cordi-
ally invited to attend these services.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13

The sawmill of the Bonner Ferry
Lumber company started up again
Tuesday after few days shutdown
for repairs.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-13
Band Boys to Give Dance

The Bonners Ferry band will
give a dance at Kent's hall this
evening which is to be the first of
series which will be given this
summer. The band boys have
been busy selling tickets this week
and a good sized attendance at the
dance is assured. The admission
will be $1.00.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
ADVICES RECEIVED ON
SITE FOR RESERVOIR
Chances Of Salt Lake to Obtain Grant
on Military Reservation Are
Not Bright

Salt Lake s chances for obtaining the
desired site for a reservoir on the Fort
Douglas military reservation are not
particularly bright. according TO let
ters received by the city commission
last night from Senator George Suther.
land and Representatives Howell and
Jacob johnson. The letters came in re-
ply to the mayors letter asking the
support of the Utah delegation.
Senator Sutherland and Represents
tive Howell are circumspect in their re-
plies. They state that considerable OPP
position to such use of the military
reservation exists in the war depart
ment However, they Will do what they
can IN the matter, Representative John
son is more optimistic. He assures the
city that he will proceed at once to
draw up bill giving the city the de,
sired site and will see that it is pushed
through congress successfully. he
makes no mention of opposition.
Colonel Irons, commander at Fort
Douglas until recently, opposed the
city's plan in formal letters to the war
department,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
ISSUE RAISED OVER
TAXATION Of NINE
Two Counties Lay Claim to
Assessment on the Iron
Blossom.

\ petition having been received from
the Juab county authorities asking the
state board Of equalization 10 reconsider
the matter OF apportionEg the valuation
of the Iron Blossom Consolidated Mining
company 10 Utah county, The board has
decided 20 hold special meeting Friday.
The question of wEethe. Juah o. Ctah
county gets the ta%es from this mining
company Is Important. as The total va
ustiou IS estimate! al Si00.0Uo.
The contention OF the .iUah authorities
Is that Irost OF the orc O; The mining
companys property Is located In Iuab
county and lhnt it should therefore he
apporioned there. When tie apportion-
'neuts were made by the board IN carly
fall. jhis all given 10 Utah county.
n having been held heretofore that the
mine property should be taxed by tine
county IN which the ore comes 10 the
surface.
III a letter received yesterday by the
board from Grant G. Bagley, county at
torneY of Utah county, he states that
suit has already been started against his
county IN the district court there. In The
event that tho board OF equalization
should reverse Its earlier decision. IL Is
probable tLat this suit would be dropped
and that another be started by Utah
county 70 test the case
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
DIES FROM POISON
TAKEN BY MIST TAKE
Mrs Emeline II. Curtis Is Dead as
the Result Of Taking Arsenic
Powders.

Mrs. Emelne II. Curtis, wife of Ar
thur Curtis, died ut her home, 40 North
Sixth West street, at $3.50 o o'clock yes
terday forenoon from the effects OF
poison taken by mistake, according to
her family. She had ben i'll the even
ing before, aod got up at about :;
o clock yesterday morning TO take
some medicine. The lamp chimney was
broken, and Mrs. Curtis evidently got
the arsenic powders instead of what
she wanted TO quiet her nerves,
Relatives worked with the woman
utnil late when the police were called.
DR.. Hardy Lynch then responded, but
arrived after Mrs. Curtis was dead.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by her hus-
band, two brothers and three sisters.
The brothers and sisters are 2. Hen
Erickson, John Hendrickson, Mrs. Marie
Morrell, Mrs. Mary Beemus and Mrs.
Eliza Brokenshaw. Mrs. Curtis was a
native of Salt Lake City and was "a
years old at the time of her death.
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
funeral chapel Of Joseph William Tay-
1Or
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
LONG ILLNESS FATAL
TO MRS. Ii. VAN COTT
Well-known Woman Sue
cumbs Following Operation
at Local Hospital.

Mrs. Laura L. Van Cott, widow Of
John Van Cott, died at II o'clock yes
terday forenoon in the Latter-daJ
Saints hospital. She had been q suffer
er for years and November 10 submit
ted to an operation, which was success
full, but IN her weakened state she could
not stand the pain subsequent to the
operation. She was IN her seventy
fourth year
Born in Copenhagen. Denmark, il
1910, Mrs. Van Colt, who was then
Laura Lund, came TO Utah with bel
two sisters when she was 10 years old
since when this had been her home Hel
father was merchant in Denmark and
both he and her mother dled while
crossing the plains to Utah The Oldest
OF the three girls who arrived here
orphans is dead, but Mrs. Van Cott 's
younger sister survives her. She is
Mrs. Augusta Hansen of this city.
Mrs. Van Cott is survived by three
sons and one daughter, fourteen grand
children and three great grandchildren
Her husband died in this city in 1888
The children all reside in Salt Lake
City. They are Waldemar Van Cott
Frank V. Van Cott. DR.. Ernest Van
Cott and Lucy May Van Cott
Funeral services will be held at
o clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home of Waldemar Van Cott, le9 East
First South street,