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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Economy and Efficiency
How the Democratic Administration Works To
Save for Boundary County Taxpayers

County Auditor Stanley and Asses
sor j. C. Bush are having a good time
explaining just what constituted the
assistance in organizing the county"
for which they put in claims to Boun-
dairy county recently for 800 each.
AS near as the Herald can find out
the claims are in the nature of rec
ompense for time and expenses, prior
to July 18th, when the auditor and as
SCISSOR made repeated trips to Sand
point where they were coached up, as
nearly as possible, on how to run their
offices.
Pretty soft. Several of the rest of
us would like to qualify for another
line of business if the boss would
agree to pay us for time and ex-
penses while we are trying to get
''wised up" enough to "get by"
If it was of necessity that Governor
Alexander saddled Baby Boundary
county with many officials who had no
hIlOWltQSt VI IItiI uulito IL certainly
shouldn't be up to the taxpayers of
the county to pay for their tuition.
Following out program of economy
it might have been a good plan for the
governor to have organized a sort of a
preparatory school for brand new of
ficers of the several new counties that
were formed last winter if the rest of
the counties found themselves in the
same quandary as Bonner in the mat
ter of educating their officials. One
could surely train them more econom-
ically in the ways of economy and
efficiency" collectively rather than in
dividually.
To some of us it seems sort of a
strange coincidence that the only two
officials to put in bills for helping or
ganize the county were Auditor Stan
ley, of the Critic-styled Alexander fac
ton, and Assessor Bush, of the So
called anti-Alexander faction.
We wouldn't have wondered if the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
SUDDEN DEATH
NEAR ADDIE
Charles Miller Victim Of Heart Failure
Wednesday Afternoon-B
Yesterday Afternoon
WOUNDED SON IN THE HOSPITAL
Was Shot Sunday-Knows Nothing Of
Loss of Father

Charles Miller, a rancher of the
Round Prairie district which lies be-
tween Copeland and Addie, died last
Wednesday afternoon about four
o'clock, death being due, it is said, to
an attack of heart trouble.
Miller had not been in good health
for over two years but none of his
relatives or friends felt that he was
in any danger. Wednesday afternoon
he complained of the heat and was
resting in a chair by the side of his
home when he died. He was ab,ut &C
years old.
The funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon and interment was
had at the Copeland cemetery.
The deceased had ben resi- lent OF
the Round Prairie district a number
of years and hon esteaded on the place
where he lived with his wife. He il
the father of five boys.
One OF the sons, Roy Miller, is tn
young man who was shot last Sunda,
through his left lung and who is nov
being cared for at the Boomers Ferr
hospital. Young Miller is not yet il
condition of health to make it ad
visable to apprise him of his father
sudden death.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20

G. W. Spoerry, former superinten-
dent of schools mere, announced yes
terday that he had changed his plans
in regard TO remaining in Bonners
Ferry this winter and that he had ac-
cepted a position as principal If The
Troy, Mont, schools where he would
move, with his family, about Septem-
Der 18th. In becoming the head of
the Troy schools Supt. Spoerry will be
able to look out after his interests in
Bonners Ferry which he would not
have been able to do had he accepted
one of the several flattering offers he
received from Southern Idaho schools
Mr.. Spoerry plans to rent his resi-
dence in Park addition for the winter
at least.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Des voignes Accepts Challenge

Clair Des Voignes, the Bonners Fer
ry wrestler, announced this week that
he would gladly accept the challenge
of Ernest Miller, of Standpoint, feath-
erweight champion of the world, for a
match to be held in Boomers Ferry
some time between the first and 18th
of September. Miller has been asked
to name the date. The match will be
to the finish, best two falls out of
three, ch-as-catch-can
Miller is undoubtedly entitled to his
title of worlds champion and is said
to be wizard in all the tricks of the
wrestling game. He will weigh 13C
pounds, while the local man will en-
ter the ring at las. The difference in
weight will undoubtedly offset t. sore
extent Miller's superiority as wrest-
Ter but a number of the local fans
are looking for Des Voignes to be able
to handle the Standpoint champion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
BAARDSON FOUND DEAD in BED
Died Early Yesterday Morning-Heart
Failure Was the Cause.

Bennett Baardson, brother of Mrs.
Ole Iverson, died early yesterday
morning of heart failure. The first
that was known of his death was when
his sister knocked on his door at five
O'Clock to awaken him for his days
work. She received no response and
upon opening the door she discovered
that he was dead.
Baardson was apparently in good
health Wednesday evening and was
on Main street up until about nine
o'clock. He had been working as a
fireman at the sawmill of the Bonners
Ferry Lumber Company and had COM
planned recently of the heat.
The funeral services were conduct
ed this afternoon at two o'clock at the
Moore Undertaking Parlors, Rev. A.
w. Roberts officiating.
The deceased was we'll known in this
city and had a wide circle of sincere
friends.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Use Good Roads Money.

At the Good Roads meeting held or
Monday night G. w. Spoerry reported
that he had a balance of S47.07 on
hand left over from subscriptions to
a fund to provide for publicity for tho
Glacier Park~National Highway. Mr.
Spoerry was authorized to pay a bill
of $27.50 to the Standpoint Commercial
Club for literature; to have a large
map showing all national highways
framed and placed in some public
place and to deposit the remainder Of
the money with some local bank tC
the credit of the Good Roads commit
foe
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Commissioners Transact Business.

Considerable business was transact
ed by the board of county commission
ers the first of the week. 1t was de-
cided to postpone the opening of bids
for the remodeling of the Hotel Idaho
property for a courthouse until Mon
day. The plans of Architect Clapp for
a new $4,000 brick Jail were accepted
and bids for the construction of the
same will be opened September 18th.
The Jail will contain residence quar-
ters for the sheriff. The building is
to be located in the rear of the lots re-
Gently purchased by the county for a
courthouse site.
The county surveyor was instruct
ed to try to secure a better grade on
the Cemetery hill and to survey a
road beginning at the Nelson road near
Shiloh at a point north of the Great
Northern right of way, the proposed
road to connect with the Shiloh road.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Mrs. Hawkins In Runaway.

Mrs. Jameson Hawkins and daugh-
ter and Mr.. CARLY, a friend of the
Hawkins family, had narrow escape
last Friday afternoon in a runaway
accident which occurred at the Med
bury corner when the team they were
driving became frightened by the af-
ternoon westbound Great Northern
passenger train. The horses backed
down the gulch alongside the road and
Mrs. Hawkins was thrown out, the
other two occupants of the buggy and
quantity of groceries and feed fall
ing on top of her. AS luck would
have it Mrs. Hawkins was not seri-
ously injured and Miss Hawkins and
Mr. CARLY also escaped with few
scratches. The team was caught near
the office of the Boomers Ferry Lum-
her Co
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
ROY MILLER SHOT AT ADDIE
Bullet From Winchester Rife Passes
Through His Left Lung Sunday


Roy Miller, young man about 81
years old, was accidentally shot Sun
day evening about six o'clock with a
% caliber long bullet from a Win
chester rifle, the bullet entering the
left side of Miller's back and passing
through the lower lobe of his left
lung. Miller is resting as easily as
could be expected at the Boomers Fer
ry hospital, where he is under the
care of Drs. Fry and Faucet.
Miller was with a party of friends
when the accident happened and was
walking along the road about three
miles from Addie. Just prior to tn .
accident he handed the rifle to a
young lady friend and it is supposed
that the discharge was caused by the
trigger having caught in some brush
along the roadside. He was carried
to The Baxter Monks ranch nearby,
where members of the Baxter aud the
Monks families were camping and was
there cared for until Mr.. Baxter
brought DR.. Slamberg, from East
port, to dress the wound. Drs. Fry
and Faucet were called and Dr. Eau
cett brought the young man to the
local hospital Monday morning.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
ELECT TRUSTEES ON SEPT 9TH
Terms of w. p. Mahony and Fred
Gleed Will Expire This Fall.

The board of trustees of Indepen-
dent School District No. 4, at a spe-
cial meeting Tuesday night, desig-
mated September 7th as the day for
the election of two trustees for terms
of three years each. The polls will be
open from one to five o'clock in the af-
ternoon. F. R. Richardson and Mrs
Fred Gleed were elected judges of the
election and Mrs. G. A. Elliott, clerk
The new trustees to be elected will fill
vacancies caused by the expiration OF
the terms of Fred Gleed and w. p
Mahoney.
At this meeting the school boarC
voted to accept the personal bond of
fered by Contractor Parks in connec
ton with his contract for the building
of the new school house.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
TO wREsTLE MONDAY NIGHT
Good Bout Assured Between George
Herbert and Herbert Meredith

Fans who have been sizing up the
two principals in the wrestling match
scheduled for next Monday night, the
Odd of August, a. the Utopia tbeater,
are at a loss which to pick for the
winner. "Blackie" Herbert and his
strength and cleverness are well
known in Boomers Ferry, but those
who have been watching Meredith at
his workouts, claim that he is a wiz
ard too and that "Blackie" will have
to draw on all his resources if he WINS
out.
Botn men have been training con-
sistently and are in fine condition. The
match has aroused the interest of the
fans, and a good turnout is conf
der tly expected.
Those managing the bout are plan
ming to give the fans a surprise OF
two in the preliminaries and are going
to see to it that every one gets then
moneys worth.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
EQUALIZATION
BOARD BUSY
Total Valuation Of All Counties of State
Of Idaho is Now Up to the
$500, 100000 Marx
IS AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
Board Now at Boise Hearing Protests
Of Corporations

Boise, Ida, Aug. IA, 1915.-The to-
tai assessed valuation of all property
in the state of Idaho exclusive of COM
mon carriers, public utilities, tele-
phone and telegraph lines and private
car companies for 1915 as reported
on abstracts of the 81 counties in the
state to the auditor, is shown to be
$299, 615,914, as against total valu-
alton of 1926, 705,015 reported last
year. This figure will probably be
scaled down on equalization by the
board of equalization now in session at
the state house. The three missing
counties when the board opened its an
nual session Tuesday were reported
to the state auditor Wednesday. They
are Gem, Boundary and Boise coun-
ties. The Gem county abstract car
ried a total of $2,795,195, Boundary
county S3,146,2SS and Boise county
$7,034 ,606.
While the board is hearing the pro-
tests of common carriers, public utili-
ties. telephone anu VcicSld PiA iiii~S
now. it will not fix their respective as
sessments Immediately for the law re-
ouires that all classes of property as
between counties must first be equal
lied before the corporation valuations
are fixed
1t develops that the board has had
Dean Perkins, of Boise, in the field for
the past month as an expert gathering
data for it's use in matters of equal
ization. Mr.. Perkins is back from a
trip of all the counties in the state
where he went over valuations with
the assessors and secured some infor-
nation as to how the valuations COM
pare as between counties. He will
make a full report to the board and as
sist it insofar as is possible while the
session is on this week.
Many of the assessors or designated
representatives of counties other than
assessors are now in the city to APP
near before the board and answer any
questions that may be asked as well
as to explain the assessments they
have made. They will remain here
during the balance of the week if nee
essary.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
EQUIPMENT WILL BE MODERN
Individual Lockers for New School
Equipment-Expens Light.


The school board of Independent
School District No. is now securing
prices and information regarding
modern school furnishings with which
to equipp the new school now in course
of construction. 1t is planned to Sc
cure about 140 individual steel lockers
to be used for hats and cloaks. These
will be placed in the corridors and so
do away with the waste of floor space
in the old-style cloak room. Some of
the equipment of the old building will
be used and it is figured that it only
will be necessary to purchase about
$50 more chairs and desks for the new
building.
1t is now the plan to use the old
building for the primary grades from
the first up to the seventh. The sew
enth and eighth grades and the high
school will use the new building.
Unforeseen delays prevented Con
tractor Parks from beginning on tn,
brick laying of the new building thii
week but he states that he will surel,
have a good Roadway on this worl
next week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Will Appeal Case.

Harry and George Lazos were tried
Tuesday in Justice Schlftte's court
in Boulder precinct on the cnarge OF
petit larceny, Prosecuting Attorney
leighton conducting the states case
and N5yrvin Davis appearing for the
defendants. James Dallas was the
complaining witness and claimed that
the Lazos brothers had stolen suit
case and a pack-sack and other arti-
cles, worth, it is estimated, about
$3.50. Justice Schlette found the de-
PENDANTS guilty AID sentenced them tc
90 days in the county Jail. Attorney
Davis gave notice of appeal to the dis
trict court and the defendants were re
leased under bond, Mr.. Davis and j
w. Reid going on their bonds.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
New Way To Extract Teeth

County Auditor J V. Stanley and
wife and baby were the victims Of an
auto mishap Sunday afternoon when,
rs thew were travelling over seldom
used road, Mrs. Stanley al the wheel,
the car struck a stump concealed by
grass and weeds The impact threw
Mr. Stanley against the windshield
and Mrs. Stanley against the steering
wheel in such a manner as to knock
out a tooth for each. Baby Stanley
was partially protected by his fathers
body but was severely bruised and cut
by the broken glas S of the windshield.
The front axle of the car was badly
cent but not so that the Stanleys could
not drive on home. Mrs. Stanley
takes the accident philosophicnlly and
states that she needed the derta' wort
done anyway.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20

commissioners had allowed Auditor
Stanley's bill. He is said to have a
stand-in with the commissioners. But
how did Jim" Bush work it? We give
it up. Your turn, Miss Bonner Bah
blings.
We figure that this coincidence we
speak of has lost for us lot of fun.
Wouldn't there have been an awful
roar from the "anti" faction if Stan
ley alone had presented that 500
claim? And vice versa. But perhaps
our assessor has intentions of repudi-
ating the thinner ranks of the "antis''
and this was the first step of the deli
cate operation of showing change of
heart. Again we are compelled to
turn to Miss B. B., the mystery of
mysteries,
The Herald does not believe that
the claims of Stanley and Bush were
lawful. The taxpayers, we believe,
will look at the matter in the same
light, but there seems to be no al
tentative of paying other than ex-
pensive appeal to our courts. The
commissioners allowed the claims, 1--WE
understand they disregarded the ad-
vice of Prosecuting Attorney Heighton)
warrants were issued and cashed by
the First National bank The Pecken-
paugh warrant for $462.10 was also
trimmed to $500 after it had been
cashed. Now the prosecuting attor-
ney of the county has given it as his
opinion that the commissioners can
not rcpudiate the warrants which
have been issued and cashed. The
taxpayers are stung.
When the county commissioners be-
gin to handle the money and business
of our county with the same prudence
and sagacity they would their private
affairs the taxpayers will find theii
taxes going down and it will be use
less to present such claims as those
allowed Stanley, Bush and Pecken
paugh.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Want Road Completed.

A company of Copeland residents
appeared before the county commission
ers Wednesday afternoon and pre-
-ented a petition signed by practically
all of the residents of the Copeland
district in which it was asked that the
county extend what is known as the
Fred Lipp road on to Brush creek. The
commissioners seemed to favor the pc
tition and promised they would act
upon The meter st their first meeting
in September. Among the Copeland
people who were in town in connec-
ton with the extention of the Iipn
road were ]. H. Guthrie, Fred Lipp,
Swan L.undgren, Tcny Brown, Ralph
Fisher, VIM. Carlock, and N. S. Sci
over
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
FIRST STEP
TOWARD SEWER
Town Board Enters Into Contract With
Engineering Firm for Survey and
Sewer Specifications
WORK TO Be DONE In 30 DAYS
Three Propositions Were Considered
Would Employ Cave

The beard of trustees of Bonners
Ferry took definite steps last evening
towards providing sewer system for
the city when contract was entered
into with Sawyer Brothers, civil and
hydraulic engineers of Spokane and
Seattle, to design system of sewers
suitable for the town. Sawyer Broth
ers are to begin work at once and to
have their work all completed and to
deliver maps and specifications to the
town council within 30 days.
In their contract with the city Saw
yer Brothers agree to take levels of all
the city south of the Kootenai river
and to secure such other data neces-
sary to properly design a system of
sewers; to prepare new map of the
city indicating thereon the location of
sewer lines, manholes, flush tanks.
outlets and other special features that
are requisite; to prepare profies of
streets to be severed, indicating there
on positions of groundline, sewer
grades and plans of abutting proper
ty; to prepare complete specifications
for the construction of sewers; to pre-
pare IN estimate of cost: to draw de-
signs for manholes and other special
structures desired. For these servic-
es Sawyer Brothers are to receive the
sum of $500 to be paid after the coun-
ell have satisfied themselves of the
correctness of the work.
w. b. Sawyer, representing SAWYER
Brothers, first made his proposition
before the board last Friday night.
The board decided to think over the
matter until Tuesday night and on
that evening C. H. Greene, a consult
ing engineer of Spokane, also present.
ed proposition to the board and ].
Harley Cave, county engineer, asked
to be allowed to submit proposition
so the final action was deferred until
last evening. The contract of Mr..
Greene was a little cheaper than that
of Sawyer Brothers but the courci;
did not feel disposed to award the
contract to Mr. Greene on account of
the fact that he IS also a contractor.
The proposal of Engineer Cave was
the lowest sumbitted but the council
determined that they would rather
employ Mr. Cave as superintendent of
obstruction when actual work was be-
gun in order that the town might have
an accurate check on how the sewer
was being built and whether or not The
specifications were being followed ex-
actly by the contractor who might be
doing the work.
Last evening it seemed to be the
consensus of opinion of the council
that the work on the sewers should be
pushed as rapidly as possible but it is
doubted whether or not actual con
struction will be started this fall, ow-
ing to the lateness of the season.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Finest Crops This Year.

VIM. Carlock, postmaster at Ken
ney, was business visitor in town on
Wednesday. Mr.. Carlock states that
the haying in this neighborhood is
about all done and that he is positive
that the crops of grain and hay this
season are the finest ever raised in the
kootenai valley.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
NEED WATER ON NORTHSIDE
Town Board VIII Take Matter Up
With State Utilities Commission

Residents of the Northside are on
the point of having to haul water from
the Kootenai river. Within the past
few days the wells have been going
dry and some of them now contain no
water. w. H. Richardson's well usu-
ally contains eight feet of water and
is now down to one foot. The well on
the c. d. Black place has never been
known to go dry but is in that state
now 1t is said that the spring at the
Bonners Ferry hospital is also dry.
This condition of affairs was brought
to the attention of the city council last
evening and it was unanimously decid-
ed that the town attorney, o. c. Will
son, be instructed to take up the mat
ter with the state utilities commits
sion of having the Bonner Water &
Light company proceed Immediately
to lay water pipes on the Northside
and furnish that part of town with wa
ter The utilities commission is to be
advised Of conditions today.
The council also instructed the town
attorney to take up the matter of Sc
curing a new schedule of water and
light rates and correspondence is to
be had with the utilities commission
on this point. The council will hold q
special session Monday night to con
slider these matters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Examinations In November

County Superintendent of Schools
Miss Margaret Moore, announces that
in the recent teachers examinations
Miss Marie Wales received a second
grade certificate and Mrs. G. E. Crock
er and Miss Hazel Moore received
third grade certificates.
The new school law provides for
the holding of semi-annual teachers
examinations. The first will be held
in Boomers Ferry on November 18th
The second will be held the fourth
Thursday of next July. TIE examIna-
tions will last for three days.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Joint Institute AT Standpoint.

The annual teachers institute for
Boundary and Bonner counties will be
held in Standpoint this year and in
Boomers Ferry next year, The insti-
tute will begin September 9th and will
be in charge of the best instructors
obtainable. The programs are now
being prepared for the institute under
the direction Of County Superinten-
dent of Schools, Miss Moore.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20
Save Fourth of July Money.

The members of the committees of
The recent Fourth of July celebration
met Monday night at Brody's Phar-
macy and decided that all money left
over after paying bills now on hand
should be deposited with local bank
until it could be used for another cele-
bration. TIE committee win have or
hand some 500 or 500 after paying
outstanding accounts.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-20

G. w. Spoerry brought to town yes
terday sample of the Sudan grass he
is growing in Park addition. The
grass is just beginning to mature and
some of it stands seven feet high. Mr.
Spoerry has ten acres seeded and ex-
poets to collect the seed and to binc
the stalks for fodder.