Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-16
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Governor Alexander was at Lewis
ton Saturday last and visited the up
per part of the state the first of the
week
Philip Weisgerber has been APP
pointed to the position of ordnance
officer on the staff of the adjutant
general. with the rank of major.
Hugh Porter. a pioneer resident OF
the vicinity of Clifford, met death
suddenly Saturday at his farm
home of cerebral hemorrhage. Mr..
Porter was in bis usual health until
stricken
The Rev. Grant B. Wilder, county
probation officer at Wallace. after
conferences with the sheriff, the chief
OF police and the prosecuting attor-
ney. decided that minors must stop
frequenting resorts.
The club women of Lewiston will
interest themselves in encouraging
the "buy-at-home" movement this
having been designated as a special
week to be devoted by the club
women of Idaho to that purpose
"Browny" Robbins, son of Chief of
Police Grant Robbins of Moscow fell
from a tree in which he had climbed
onto the roof of a porch and from
there to the ground injuring himself
seriously. The extent of his injuries
could not be fully determined, but
the attending physician said he would
recover.
President Melvin A. Brannon will
remain with the University of Idaho
He announces that he had agreed to
do so, following action by the state
board of education in refusing to ac
cept his resignation to become effec
tive July 1, 1915. Or. Brannon's de-
cision to remain as the head of Idaho's
leading educational institution is be
lieved to close the resignation Incl
dent.
A largely signed petition to the
public school board of Moscow was
presented Monday night requesting
that Professor Otis Randall be re
tanned as superintendent another year
The school board recently reelected
the same staff of teachers without
taking action on the superintendent
| The petition is signed by parents
only and is said to represent large
majority.
After four years litigation the cur
tain has been rung down on the ai
fairs of the defunct State Bank o
Commerce, at Wallace, Idaho. which
closed its doors May 10, 1911, will
! liabilities of more than 100000. b
| f. O'Neil was president of the bank
Final report and q petition for dis
charge of Receiver l.. c. Wilson wal
approved by Judge Woods. During tn,
receivership depositors received $435,
345, or o71a per cent. of their deposits
The Shoshone County Sunda.
School association adjourned Satur
day, following three sessions, thu
work concluding with the election o
these officers; Mrs. w. f. Kittrell o
Burke, president; r. l.. Brainard
Wardner, vice-president; Delos /.
Foster, Kellogg, secretary-treasurer
Mrs Helen Mcintosh, Kellogg, ele
mentaries; Mrs. T. r. Mason, Kellogg
teen" age; Richard Roberts, ST.
Wardner, adults; Mrs. r. A. Brock
man, Kellogg. missions; the Rev. A
F. Kroneman. Kellogg. evangelism
the Rev. H. w. Driver. Kellogg, tenn
perance Mrs. c. II. Thurman, Burke
teacher training; Mrs. M. e. Barnhart
Osburn, home and visitation.
President f. S. Sweet of Grange
Vile, ID. S. Wallace of Tammany
James II. Roberts of Spokane, and J
Hastings of Kamiah, officers of th'
Northwest Live Stock association, hell
conference recently with citizen
of Lewiston to arrange for the 1911
show. President Sweet expresses
himself as believing that the 1911
show would be the best yet held ant
that from expressions received Their
would be a greater and more wide
spread interest in the exhibit H
said the chances for disposing of frs
class pure bred stock was never bel
ter, the stockmen realizing that t
keep up with the procession the
must breed and raise the best