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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
FOUR Mill
SCHOOL TAX
Independent School District viii Re-
duce Tax Levy From SIX to
-Four Mills
WILL RAISE ABOUT $500
Board Recognized Monday Commit
tees Appointed For Term

A special meeting of the school
board of Independent School Dis
trict No. 4 was held Monday eve
ming. After cleaning up the bust
ness of the old board of trustees
the vote of last Tuesdays election
was canvassed. Messrs. Shultis
and Stewart were declared duly
elected and were sworn into office.
The board of trustees was then re-
organized with A. ]. Kent, chair
man, w. P. Mahoney, treasurer
and F. A. Shuts, clerk.
The following committees were
appointed: Building and repair
ing, Messrs. Mahoney and Gleed
finance and purchasing committee
Messrs. Stewart, Fry and Shultis;
insurance, Messrs. Fry, Mahoney
and Kent.
At this time the members of the
school board took up the matter of
preparing estimates of the amount
of money needed to pay the run
ming expenses of the school the
coming year. 1t was decided to
pay off the districts bonded in
debtedness of $4,000. When this
indebtedness is paid off the dis
trict will have about $4,000 left as
a surplus from last year. 1t was
practically decided to include this
money in the estimate for this
year and to cut the tax levy down
from six mills of last year to either
four or FIVE mills. Independent
School District No. 4 has an as
sessed valuation of nearly 81, 900. =
600 and levy of four mills will
raise about ST 800. A FIVE mill
levy would raise about $40, 900.
With the So, 900 surplus the school
board would have about SIS, 500
for the running expenses of the
school this coming year on the
basis OF four mill levy and about
SIS, 900 on the basis of FIVE mill
levy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Creston Anxious for Drainage

Our neighbors on the Canadian
side of the Kootenai Valley are
greatly interested i'll the steps be-
ing taken to secure the drainage of
the overlooked lands of the district
and it was no sooner heard at Cres-
ton, B. c., that Senator Brady had
about prevailed upon the U. S.
government to appoint an engineer
to act with an engineer to be APP
pointed by the Canadian govern
ment in investigating the feasibility
of drainage and in reporting upon
some plan of procedure, than the
citizens of Creston wired their
hearty endorsement of the plan and
asked Premier Mcbride that Engi-
neer H. S. Muerling be appointed
to act for the Canadian govern
ment. The Creston people are
progressive to a great degree and
we can always depend upon them
to do all in their power to help
drainage.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
PORTHILL MEN WOULD COOPERATE

VIM. Rath and c. d. Thaxton,
prominent residents of Porthill and
good boosters for the Kootenai
Valley, were in town Tuesday on
business connected with Porthill' S
booster organization, the Boun-
Diary Club, which was organized
last fall and which now has men,
bership of some 20 good boosters.
Mr.. Thaxton is the secretary of
the club and with Mr.. Rath came
here to see what could be done to
get the local Kootenai Valley Com
mercial Club to adopt plans to CO.
operate with the Boundary Club in
carrying out various projects hav-
ing to do with the interests of the
Kootenai valley.
The Porthill gentlemen state that
their club is ready to take up the
boosting of county division, will
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

work for drainage and for better
freight rates and would gladly CO.
operate with local business men in
any way. The Porthill boys show
the right spirit and Boomers Ferry
people should not be slow to take
advantage of the progressive spirit
manifested.
The Boundary Club meets every
other Saturday night and its mem
bers are not only anxious to come
here and hold get-together"
meeting but also want Boomers
Ferry people to come and see them.
Let's go.
Anyway Porthill is on the right
track and is setting a good example
for Boomers Ferry. Porthill's in
terests are Boomers Ferry's inter
ests and vice versa. Let's get to-
gether and work together.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Bonner County Sunday School Rallies

The Inland Empire Sunday
School association has arranged
four rallies for Sunday school
workers, as follows:
Thursday, Sept. 10, at Kootenai
Friday, Sept. IL, at Hope.
Tuesday, Sept. IS. at Bonners
Ferry.
Wednesday, Sept, 10, at Lacleoe.
Rev. H. A. Luckenbach of New.
port, Wash, will be the special
speaker at all the rallies. AT each
place the program begins at p. III,
with an evening session also.
1t is hoped that as many inter
ested in Sunday school work a:
possible will plan to attend at each
appointment. Mr.. Luckenbach il
a live speaker and will do his par
superbly.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Directors Elected Monday

The regular annual stockholders
meeting of the Moyie Gold Copper
Mining & Milling Company was
held Monday night and G. f..
Croker and William Price were
elected members of the board of
directors. After the election of di-
rectors the board organized with
A. j. Kent, president; ]. w. Reid,
first vice president; ]. d. Thomas,
second vice president; M. p. De
Wolf, treasurer; and G.. L. Crock
er, secretary. The company has a
force of men working on its Cop
per Queen group of claims on the
west side of the Moyie river about
FIVE miles from Snyder and will
keep a crew working all winter
The claims carry silver, lead and
copper ore, and the work of the
past season has been very satisfac-
tory. Stockholders have every
reason to believe that the property
will turn out to be a bonanza.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Laschin-
ger entertained large number OF
friends at bridge party last eve-
ming, IL tables being filled with
players, and jolly good time is
reported by those present. As
usual prizes were offered, Mrs. c,
P. Cleghorn winning first ladies
prize and Mrs. R. H. Mccoy sec,
ond prize. Mrs. c. +. Moore
playing as gentleman won the
gentlemen first prize and w. d
Baxter captured the second trophy
Lunch was served and an unusually
pleasant evening enjoyed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
RESULTS IN NORTHERN IDAHO
Number Of Members of the Last Legis-
Iature Again Candidates

Late election returns from seven
northern Idaho counties shed some
light on the success and defeat of
candidates for the legislature on
the republican and democratic
tickets where there were contests.
Former State Treasurer Charles
A. Hastings of Lewiston will be
the republican candidate for state
senator from that county. George
Finke, member of the last legis-
lature, was also renominated.
In Clearwater county William
M. Chandler, a member of the last
Legislature, was successful as a
nominee on the republican ticket
to succeed himself. Alex +. Holm
berg, a member of the eleventh
session, is the democratic nominee
in the same county for state sena-
tor.
w. H. Edelblute was renominat-
ed as a republican candidate for
representative from Kootenai coun-
ty. He was a member of the last
session.
State Senator Walter Hanson
was renominated on the republican
ticket to succeed himself from
Shoshone county. A. P. Hutton,
a member of the house during the
tenth session, is the democratic
nominee from that county for state
senator.
Representative A. H. Oversmith
of Latah county, candidate for
the republican nomination for state
senator from that county, appears
to have been defeated by +. J.
Munsen. Representative w. H.
Mason of the same county was sue
cessful as candidate for renomi-
nation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
HELD ANNUAL TEA WEDNESDAY,
Ladies Aid Society Of Union Church
Elects Officers and Celebrates

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Union church held their annual
election of officers Wednesday af-
ternoon, electing Mrs. E. L. Little,
president; Mrs. Brown, first vice
president; Mrs. w. D. Parks, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. S. Covert,
secretary, and Mrs. H. o. Jackson,
treasurer. The society has an &C
tive membership of about so ladies'.
In the evening the members OF
the society, with their husbands
and friends to the number of 80
enjoyed a magnificent spread which
was styled an annual tea but which
was far too elaborate and fancy to
be styled anything else but ban
quet. The tables were spread in a
u shape and were simply loaded
down with all kinds of delicious
scalloped potatoes, baked beans,
salads of all kinds, Boston brown
bread, buns, relishes, cakes and
pies. Full justice was done the
repast and the hearty vote of
thanks given by Master of Cere-
monies w. b. Hawkins was sec
onded by all present.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Northern Idaho News in Error

The Northern Idaho News OF
Standpoint prints an article in this
week edition in which it states
that the first concrete silo to be
built in Bonner county has just
been finished at Riverside by R.
]. Ramsey. Better wake up and
back up, Mr.. Editor. The first
concrete silo in Bonner county was
built by Malcolm Bruce last sum-
mer on his ranch half mile south
of Boomers Ferry. The second was
built by VIM. Heathershaw, oil
wood, this summer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

Former Bonner County Man Expresses
Appreciation Of Support Given Here

Lewiston, Ida, Sept 9th.
Editor Herald,
Bonners Ferry, Ida.
If you can spare space in your
paper, tell the people of Boomers
Ferry and vicinity that their vote
for me in the primaries was the fin
est compliment l have ever re-
ceived. OF course it was never in
the cards for me to win, but / can
honestly repeat what | have so
often said, / would rather have the
kind confidence and affection of
my old neighbors in Bonner coun-
ty than to have any Office in the
world if they were against me. No
man enjoys defeat, but / propose
to take it as always took victory
like gentlemen. Furthermore,
shall give what little influence l
have left to the success of the re-
publican party, its platform, its
principles and its ticket. With two
good representatives from Bonner
county on the state ticket, you
ought to carry county division by a
tremendous majority, and / heart
lily and sincerely wish you success.
With the utmost cheerfulness and
the sincerest gratitude, | remain
what l have always tried to be,
Your true friend,
BYRON DEFENBACH.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
ANNEXATION
IS CERTAIN
Town Board Acts Upon Taking North
side Tracts lBto Corporate Limits
Also Lake Park Addition
MAY BE CITY OF SECOND CLASS
Act Upon Matter Of Building Concrete
Watering Fountain

At the special meeting of the
board of trustees of the town held
Tuesday night, an ordinance pro-
viding for the annexing of the Nc
Near Acre Tracts and McNear' S
Sunnyside Addition to Boomers
Ferry was read and passed the first
time The ordinance will be read
and probably passed at the next
regular meeting of the board, which
occurs Tuesday night of next
week. AT this meeting the ordi-
nance providing for the annexing
of territory south of the present
corporate limits, which will include
Lake Park addition, will be read
and probably passed as there is no
opposition to the movement.
Following the annexing of the
above territory, the board is con-
sidering the feasibility of taking
steps to make Boomers Ferry city
of the second class. This step may
be taken upon the presentation to
the board of a petition signed by
three ffths of the numher of people
who voted at the last municipal
election. With Boomers Ferry a
city of the second class it would
probably be divided into four
wards and the councilmen would
be selected by wards, two to a
ward, so that each part of the
town would have the same repre-
sentation. The mayor would be
elected at large. Any town having
a population of 900 may become
a city of the second class.
At the Tuesday night meeting
VIM. Richardson rendered his res
ignation as clerk of the board.
The resignation was not acted up
on, the board feeling that perhaps
it could prevail upon Mr.. Richard
son to continue as clerk.
The matter of building a con-
crete watering fountain was taken
up and was about to be tabled on
account of lack of funds with
which to pay for construction when
j. H. Hoagland, who was present,
suggested that part of the $50 re-
quired in the estimate furnished by
Meeker & Schweigert. might be
raised among the business men by
popular subscription. Mr.. Hoag-
land was appointed to see what
could be done about it and it was
understood that the town would
pay $50 of the amount needed if
this sum could possibly be spared.
1t is planned to build the watering
trough near the city jail. Meeker
* Schweigert have agreed to keep
the trough in repair free of all cost
to the town. The trough is great
" needed in this town and will be
greatly appreciated by the farmers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
VOTE CANVASS
IS COMPLETE
No Further Doubt About Several Con.
tests on the Republican Ticket
in Bonner County
COMMISSIONERS FINISH TODAY
Returns Make Little Difference |.
Candidates' Standing

The board of county commission
ers have been at work all week can
Vassing the returns of the primary
election and completed the work
on the republican and democratic
returns yesterday noon. The work
OF canvassing the progressive and
socialist party returns will be COM
pleted today.
There were very few contests OH
the democratic ticket, the two of
the most interest to people of this
section being between Nugent and
Hawley for the nomination for u.
,. senator, which Hawley won
in this county by vote OF 2l2 first
choice and Is second choice votes
to l59 trst choice and 10 second
choice votes for Nugent; for the
nomination for state senator w. B.
hawkins, of this city, was given
2O4 votes and 81 Donelly, of Lake
view, received 100 votes.
The positions of the various can
didates on the republican ticket
were changed but little by the final
official returns. The complete vote
for the republican candidates as
officially canvassed by the board Of
county commissioners is as follows,
the total of first and second choice
votes having been added together
United States senator-Ailshie
sol, Brady 573, French 658, Good
ing 204.
Representative in Congress
Johnson 4So, Kerl PAS. Jones 574,
McCracken 558, Smith 1853.
Governor -Haines GAG. Lewis
453, Stevens $50.
Lieutenant governor Edginton
223, Taylor 900. Sweeley 2se.
Smith 1862.
Secretary of state-Barker oOl,
Johnson 304, Storey 23a. Van Tas-
sell 1902.
State auditor 1851.
State treasurer-Allen 458, De-
fenbach 40, Workman 2l9, Rag
Lesson 1877.
Attorney general. H. Peter
son 1887.
Inspector of mines-Bell 952.
Stole 281.
Superintendent of public instruc-
ton Mccoy 1915.
State senator-Elliott 82o, Walk
er 62O.
State representative - Conner
9O3, York 500, CARAT Sos, Oliver
OIL, Henry 535.
Commissioner first district -Prit-
chard 744, Nagle CIT.
Commissioner second district
McCombs 744, Crockett 633.
Commissioner third district
McColl TAI, McAnelly 6s1.
County auditor -McCrea 1347.
Sheriff -Remer 1867, Markham
800.
Observation-Disclosures 1913.
Probate Judge Wood 1888.
Superintendent of schools-Ram-
sey S43, Hurm 69S.
Assessor-VonCanon 1924.
Coroner-Knapp 100.
Surveyor-Chaffins 773, Ashley
69S.
Prosecuting attorney - Asher
1872, Costello 704.
The vote for partisan candi-
dates for the Office of chief justice
of the state is as follows: Tweedy
. 400, Walters AL, Beale $50, Nor
gan 672, Truitt 277 +
For judge of the Eighth Judicial
District Flynn received 1106 votes,
Dunn 1912 votes, aud Martin 1918,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
School Starts Monday

The 1914-l5 term of the schools
of Independent School District
No. 4 and District No. IA will OPP
en- Monday, Sept. 14th. Supt.
Spoerry, of District No. 4, looks
for large increase of scholars and
like condition is expected on the
Northside.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Court Grind Resumes

The September term of the dis
trict court will begin its sessions
next Monday, Sept. Ia, Judge J..
M. Flynn presiding.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

Grand total ......S25,273, 500 90
The only changes made by the
state board of equalization in the
assessments returned by County
Assessor Won Canon was the reduc-
ton of 10 per cent in agricultural
lands and a raise of 10 per cent in
stock cattle.
The main lines of the Great
Northern railway and the North
ern Pacific railway were assessed at
SOS, 900 per mile as against sos,
600 last year. The Spokane Inter
national railway was assessed at
SIS, 900 per mile, which is a raise
of 81, 500 per mile over the assess
ment of last year. The Idaho,
Washington & Northern railroad
was raised from So, ZOO to SIS, 900
per mile. The Kootenai Valley
railway, a branch of the Great
Northern, was assessed at 81 600
per mile. Bonner county's rail
road valuation is considerably more
than any other county in the state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

James Bush returned yesterday
from business trip to Standpoint
and Spokane.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

VIM. Richardson was a business
visitor in Troy and Libby, Mont. +,
Tuesday,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
VALUATION IS
$25,273,699
State Auditor Returns Certified Asssss-
ment Roll For Bonner County
to Assessor Won Canon
RAILWAYS ASSESSED sl2,SO7, $3.50
Ten Per Cent Reduction of Agricultural
Lands Made by State Board

County Assessor Won Canon has
just received from the state auditor
the certified valuation of Bonner
county for the year 1914 which
places the total valuation of the
county at SIS, 273, 500. The state
levy of this year of I'll mills calls
for the payment by Bonner county
of S54, $50 state taxes as against
S63, 697 last year, a reduction of
nearly SO, 900 in state taxes.
The division of Bonner county S
state tax is made up as follows
Abstract of property
ass ssable by
cou II ty assessor
and equalized by
State Board. ..Sl3, 421 544 90
Property assessable
by State Board
Pullman and pri-
vate car lines. 38,126 so
Railroads ........... 1O,SO7, $50 90
Current transmits
sion lines. ....... 3s9, $40 90
Telegraph lines. 57,4O6 so
Telephone lines. 58,922 90
Personal property
roll which is not
distracted until
after the 1st Mon
day in December,
approximately. soo,o 90
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07

proclaimed they would go out ~ the
banking business II any sort - cur
rency reform was undertaken w.r.
the first 10 corne in under the new
law And so il has come about now
adays that men III emergency do not
so to Wall Street for help. they "a
to Washington When 4 panic threat
ened as "a probable result OF an insult
nclency of rncney 10 move the cotton
crop last fall, Mr.. HcAdoo had q con
ference with Mr.. Wilson and then
told the country 10 come 10 the tUlted
states treasury for help w~hereupon
Immediately the panic folded its tent
and silently went away. This law
has taken authority away from Wall
Street. 1t has also broken the power
OF these men to control the vote II the
country. There was z time when Wall
Street could make men vote aS il
wished, but "on this Fourth IL JllN
We can celebrate the new declaration
Of independence"
one obstruction still remained in
the Senate: the unlimited debate rule
should be changed. This rule permits
the minority to debate. 50 that the
majority Is unable 20 terminate dis
cuSsion.
Reform is not a failure any more
than a man is not dead who is only
sick This is what is the matter
with the country. II is sick and can
get We'll only by reform.
In closing he spoke of the bravery
OF North Carolinians who had always
been SO ready TO die for their country.
Now they were rs brave to live fol
1t. 4 never come to North Caroline
without wanting TO come again"
After thanking the audience fol
their uneXampled patience through
such a trying ordeal of rain and com
motion he added, just BEFORE quitting
he stage to go with the delegation
ME had come to escort him t,
ASheborO. No audience under Suct
trying circumstances has ever siyer
me a deoror inonreSSion.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
PROJECT BOTTOM LANDS.
Engineers Build Levee Along Bad
Creek in Illinois.

Almost every kind Of problem that
can be met with in fioOd-protection
WORK was encountered in the work
Of teveeing and draining the $50
square miles of MISSISSIPPI river bot
tom lands hat spread ont il a fan
shaped area to the south, east and
north Of East st. Louis, Ill.
This district lies along the east side
of the Mississippi river. Through the
middle Of it flows a small stream
known as Cahokia creek, which drains
a zoo square mile section of upland
lying to the east and northeast. In
time of flood this ordinarily i%nsignifi-
cant stream brings down enormous
quantities of water from the hills and
becomes almCSt as great a problem
as the Mississippi itself. When the
two are in flood at the same time, the
result is likely to be q disastrous
overflow. such as that of 1908, when
many lives and millions of dollars
worth Of property were destroyed.
Protection work has just been com
pleted at a cost Of So, SOC, 600.
Although about thirty-one miles OF
levee were required, the problem of
holding back the f1ood waters Of the
Mississippi was comparatively simple.
The real difficulty lay in protecting
the district from floods in Cahokia
creek. This was accomplished by
means Of diversion channel, 100 feet
| wide and 20 feet deep, which taps the
creek at the point where it comes Out
of the hills and carries its waters
west along the northern edge of the
district to the Mississippi. This chan
mel is much shorter than the old, and
if built on a straight grade would
cause the water to flow at a danger
ously high velocity. 70 overcome
this, two dams. both heavily protected
with concrete and riprap, were placed
near the lower end of the channel,
and with the direct fall h u provided
it swas possible to build the remainder
Of the channel on a safe grade of two
feet per mile.-Popular Magazine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
FIELD FOR L. s. EXPORTERS.
Larger Sales or CottOnsecd Meal in
Europe Are Possible.

With q little effort American *
porters of meal could in
crease their sales abroad immensely.
according to a report just ISSUED by
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. Although American cot
tonseed meal, according to the bull
letin, is a prime favorite in some II
the countries, il comprises only IA
per cent Of the total Of oil meals and
cakes consumed in Europe for cattle
feeding. By explaining 10 those feed
ers who. having been accustomed TO
linseed and other cakes before seed
was introduced, are slow to change
TO h new products il is said the sales
certainly could be increased.
Denmark. which is called the great
est butter country i'll the world. feeds
more than 200 pounds Of c~ottonse.d
sake per head Of cattle per year. THIS
demonstrates its great value. T. -
pointed out. and makes an object les
son that American exporters might
use to advantage. II the 20 600. 900
head Of cattle in Germany, for in
stance, were 10 use American cotton
seed meal at that rate il IS pointed
out they would need all of the 1000 =
700 tons that are now made in n.
United States-Washington Star.