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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
RECORD TIME
ON NEW ROAD
Officers of Kalispell Chamber of Com
merce Will Set Pace for Autoists
over New Highway
GOVERNORS TO BE WITH PARTY
Will Mean Valuable Advertising for
New Northern Route

The exact date has not been
named but in the course of the
next two weeks President Stoop
and Secretary Bernard of the Kali
ispell, Mont, Chamber of Com
merce, will attempt to establish
record time over the Kootenai Val
ley route of the National Parks
Highway from Kalispell to Spo-
kane. The trip will be made in a
1916 eight cylinder Hudson car,
the party leaving Kalispell at
S o'clock in the morning and tax
ing breakfast at Libby, Mont.
They expect to eat lunch at Bon
ners Ferry and to arrive in Spo-
kane about S o'clock the evening
of the same day.
1t is being planned to have the
governors of Washington, Idaho
and Montana and their stats, meet
the record time car at the borders
of their respective states and ac-
company the party to Spokane
where the Representatives of the
three states will be banqueted by the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce.
Whether or not this plan will ma
terialize remains to be seen but it
is understood that the governor of
Montana and his entire staff have
accepted an invitation to accom-
pany the Kalispell Chamber of
Commerce party as far as the Ida
ho- Montana state line with a view
of accepting the Montana part of
the northern route of the National
Parks Highway as a state highway.
The governor of Montana expressed
desire to have Governor Alexan-
der, of Idaho, meet him at the
Idaho Montana state line and Gov
ernor Alexander is now being COM
municated with in regard to the
matter and will probably accept
the invitation. The Spokane
Chamber of Commerce has charge
of inviting Governor Lister to meet
the party at the Idaho Washington
state line.
A number of autos have made
the trip from Spokane to Kalispell
and the Glacier National Park
since the new highway was opened
to travel last week and autoists re-
port that the road is in very good
condition and traverses the most
beautiful section of the Northwest.
If the plan to take the governors
of Idaho, Montana and Washing
ton and their stats over the new
highway materializes it will mean
a great deal of valuable advertising
for the new scenic northern route
of the National Parks Highway.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Pheasants at Moore Home

Yesterday morning John Moore
found a dead pheasant lying by
the screen door of his mother S
home, Mrs. Edward Moore. The
screen was broken in, evidently by
the force of the body of the bird
which had probably been blinded
by the electric light burning on the
porch, and was unable to see
where it was flying. The pleas
ants are numerous this year and
are so tame that in country districts
they are becoming almost a pest.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Strom VS.. Megquier

At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
some keen sport is promised local
people in the way of log rolling
contest between A. Strom and c.
w. Megquier. Both gentlemen
claim considerable ability in the
art of rolling log and their friends
say the event will surely come off
on schedule time. Betting is brisk
The size of the principals curtails
further comment.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
To DEVELOP YAKT PLACER MINES
Many Local People Interested in ST.
100000 Corporation to Be Formed

There is a proposition on foot
among local owners of placer claims
on the Yakt river in Montana and
representatives of Spokane capital
to organize mining corporation,
capitalized for $4,000 900, to work
placer property comprising some
1,500 acres said to be extremely
rich in free gold and quartz.
Among those interested in the
proposition are James and Edward
La Fountain, T. J. Hollinger, A.
E. Bunting, George Marvin, I. J.
Brant, w. 7. Brant, Mrs. A. E.
Aldridge. Sidney Swartwood, Vim.
Riddick, George Fry, J. H. Dyer
E. E. Tomlinson, Harry Falk, c.
A. Olson.
At a conference held Wednesday
William Greene, of Spokane, was
authorized to take charge of the
development work and he has as
sured parties interested that work
will be started in 90 days. Prelim-
mary surveying is now being done
1t is proposed to spend some
$50, 900 in the digging of hume:
to divert water for placer mining
from the Yakt river and in buying
hydraulic machinery.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Attended Quarterly Farmers Meeting

Among the Boomers Ferry people
who were in Standpoint last Satur-
day attending the quarterly county
meeting of the Farmers Co-opera-
tive and Educational. Union of
America, which was addressed by
Governor Alexander, were County
President A. D. WEIGH, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Leslie, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Aldrich, w. T. James, H.
L. Shively and T. J Jones. Dele
gates from 10 locals and total of
us people were present.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02

have appointed a number of ladies
on committees whose names have
been suggested as likely to extend
helpful hand. 1t will be- found
that their tact, their management,
their superior sense of proportions
are, in a matter like this, invalu-
able. I suggest that every ladies
organization and society, secular
and religious, be invited to join in
the good work.
Necessarily ours is a modest be-
ginning. But you know big oaks
from little acorns grow. Who has
adequate foresight to comprehend
the destiny of this unpretentious
outset? The original New York
Chautauqua, now one of the most
forceful characters known to mod
ern civilization, started under aus
pices less favorable than ours. The
Winona Chautauqua was conceived
in humble spirit, yet today mil
lion of dollars is invested in this
wonderful institution. No less a
parsonage than Mr.. Bryan, it is re-
ported, is soon to become its presi-
dent. Boomers Ferry may yet be
the recognized chautauqua center
of the Northwest. This sounds no
stranger to this generation than
the statement made 20 years ago
that Boomers Ferry would today be
the center or meeting point of three
transcontinental railroads. 1t is
by no means the dream of a vision
airy to suggest that a few years
hence chautauqua assembly Of
thousands may gather in sight of
these beautiful mountains and this
magnificent river each year to hear
divine music, to be inspired by or
atory and elevated by the learning
and wisdom of the sages. So 1 say
let us make the beginning a prom
Using one. -
The names on the committees
will be published at later day. In
the meantime the officers of the
Chautauqua will proceed with the
preliminaries.
Mr.. Kent read letter received
by him from the Eliison-W White
company concerning the possible
acceptance of an invitation by Sen
ator Borah to speak at the local as
sembly BY request of the associ-
alton Mr.. Kent has consented to
arrange at an early day this feature
of the program. BY all present it
was agreed that Senator Borah s
appearance on the local platform
would prove superior attraction.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Special Fourth of July Rates

Agent Bailey of the Spokane In
ternational railway, and Agent
Ashby, of the Great Northern rail-
way, announce that their respective
lines will allow one and one-third
rates over their lines on July 3rd
and 4th with return limit on July
9th for the Boomers Ferry Fourth
of July celebration.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Naples Easily Defeated

The Boomers Ferry baseball nine
easily defeated the Naples team on
the Naples grounds Sunday after
noon by a score of 21 to 8. Jack
Mcnamara pitched for the local
boys and showed up in good form
considering it was his first appear
ance in the pitchers box.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
Sunday Picnic
atIons

Rev. A. NJ. Roberts will conduct
services at the Cow Greek school
house on Sunday, July 4th, at IL
a. IN. o'clock. After the services
basket dinner will be served.
Come, get acquainted and enjoy
yourselves Everybody invited.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
EXPECT LARGE CROWDS HERE
MONDAY FOR BIG CELEBRATION

Everything is in readiness for Boomers Ferrys big Fourth
OF July celebration which be held Monday July
if the weather holds good there ample look
ward a parts Boundary
county
The program which published in last weeks issue of
the Herald will be changed materially and if change
is made will be for the purpose of increasing the
offered There will be the big parade the morning fol-
lowed by number of athletic There will be
ting good ball game sports
The Boomers Ferry band will be hand all day and
will render fine concerts besides playing
dance in the evening.
There will also be a dance held in the /. o. o. F.
Hall and Vaughan Pavilion will
tain with his sword swallowing Maughans Pavilion.
The merchants of the city will have their gay
decorated for the celebration and will vie with
trying show visitors good time. All the attractions ad
vertised free.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02

Co. E, N. G. l., leaves Wednes-
day morning for Boise on the an
nual encampmeut of 10 days. The
company will consist of SO men
and two officers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
FEW GOOD FITTERS
 BEING DEVELOPED

s.I oHN J. MGRAw. manager of the
 New York Giants. states that few good hitters are being developed.
 They just naturally don't hit as they used to-baI players don't,s' he scorlplained recently. rive often heard that said by old timers, and I didn't pay 4 lot Of attention to it, but it's 2 fact The fellows who are coming into the game nowadays are simply not there with the good old slam Maybe I'm getting little antique myself. but
 caR prove what I say by the figures. Don't talk to me about changed condi- tions, either- It isn't in the conditions its in the men
 q can't get young ball players to stand up to the plate and wade into the pitching any more. Once in a great while a fellow will come in who does 1t as a matter of sheer instinct, but eflat kind are mighty few and far be- tween. Certainly 1t can't be taught ] talk by the hour to; my yol1ngsters-to fellows who ought to be great hitters- but the next time they get up to the plate you see them pulling away and trying to kick over the water bucket.
 That's the whole trouble-they pull
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
SELLING BILL DONOVAN GAN FRoWN

A CCORDING to Hugh Jennings, the Detroit manager, who had several years experience with the subject of this sketch, back of that famous smile of Wild Bill Donovan there was a mighty fighting disposition.
 "Biu has lost his smile on any mum Der of occasions,'' says Hughey. 'T can recall numerous instances when the Tigers were fighting for the pennant in the years 1907, 1908 and 1909 that Bill frowned quite as often as did any of the rest of us.
 For several weeks in the season of 1907 the Tigers were in front, but they couldn't gain on the Mackmen Then came a series with Cleveland Just prior to the Tiger-Nap engagement the Cleveland team had played three games with the Athletics and had used second string pitchers. When Detroit showed up the Maps had Joss, Rhoades,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
BUCK HERzoG BEATS FULLER
 TONS SSTUFF

HUGHEY FULLERTON, inventor of
 mathematical systems to win ball games and pennants, will weep bitter tears when he learns now many south ern writers have beaten him to his own stuff. One of these has discovered, through an interview with Charlie Herzog, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, that new scheme of play is to be worked by that team when the real hot weather rolls around. Herzog says he will move every infelder five feet farther to his right than he ordinarily plays.
 This, the Red leader claims, will win him many ball games, because the players will be nearer to balls hit to the right of them and will not need to worry about drives to the left. They go faster to that side, he asserts, any ways and also have their gloves to help them on one hand plays. Herzog says he has used the plan in his exhibition games and that 1t works out. e Fullerton it will be recalled, discov- cred that the Cubs played imaginary lanes down which a batter necessarily must hit and that was why they won pennants. The discovery got Hughey much fame, some coin and a lot o1 kidding by his fellow members of the Writers association. But Hughey got more than enough coin to pay for the Kidding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
Looks Like a Big
 Year For Coli


 NOV that Harry Vardon and Edward T Ray, two of Great Britain,s great est golfers. have determined to come to this country there is a certainty of the keenest kind of golf play in all quarters. This noted pair, vanquished on their last visit by Francis Ouimet, the present amateur champion, in the national open title contest, are out for revenge, America will have to muster it's very best forces to prevent the open honors from going back to the tight little isle"
 If Vardon and Ray found Ouimet a tough proposition on their last visit, when he was just coming to the front, they will find him a much more difn- cult man to defeat this trip. Ouimet has developed a brilliant game, but one that is sound in all it's principles, and, will stand the stress of the hard est kind of competition. Then, too, he has lost not any of his iron nerve and cheerful confidence, two eharacteris- tics that pulled him through the hard battle with Ray and Vardon in the championship.
 Experts who saw the American champion play on the occasion of his visit to Pine Valley recently say that he is in for a great year. With Trav- CTS, Evans and some brilliant young players to count upon, to say nothing of the strong list of professionals, American golfers need feel no parucu- lar worry over the chances of the United States open honors going abroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
HOW S1O COST
 A BALL GAME

JOHNNY EvERs is authority foE
 the statement that once upon e time ten dollar bill cost ball game.
 fThere was a certain player--hs i8 still in the game, so won't mention his name-who was sitting on tho bench one afternoon says Everg. 'He was a youngster just breaking in. The game was close one. Itswas the last of the ninth, and there were, runneru on second and third. The club needed those two runs to win the game. A hit of almost any kind would turn thu trick. It was the pitchers turn to balt-
 'fThe manager looked along the bench and spied the rookie. The op- posing pitcher had never pitched to him. He didn't know the youngstsr weakness. Go up to bat, Blank, ana if you score those two runs I'll mako you a present of a ten dollar bIII.' gaid the manager. The kid went up and struck out.
 "on the way to the clubhouse the manager turned to him and said: What was the matter with your You might have broken your back reach ing for those wide ones
 "'That's /" just it. replied Blank. 2 guess I was reaching too far for that tenspot' p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
Hilton Joins List of Golf Critics
JAMES GILMORE.

HAROLD H. HILTON. former British
 and~ American amateur champion, has Joined the ranks of those who are not. satisfied with the way the United States Golf association has ranked the leaders on the national handicap list: Tn the latest number of the British goIhng paper, of which he is the edi- tor Hilton speaks of the receipt lofOa copy of the United States Golf1ng as- sociatfon ratings and says:
 t'It is. rather a surprise to me that Francis Ouimet does not enjoy the dis ttnction of being on the scratch mark in solitary loneliness, as on his general form of last season one would be dis tinctly inclined to consider him the outstanding player of the past year, as he won the amateur championship and put up quite a good exhibition in the open event. MT. Travers was run ner up in the amateur. and this was about the only big event he took part ins but it is quite within the bounds of probability that the handicappers have been a little influenced by his great deeds in past years and are in conse- quences little 1oath to peg him back one until there is evident reason for so doing.
 Altogether there are 26s players who
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28

are considered to be within five strokes or less of the two back markers, and this number makes one wonder how many players are handicapped at scratch or better in this country, the scratch mark being very much equiva- lent to the five mark in the States. The number is. certainly more than 271, but have an idea that if a spe- ctal committee of experts were called upon to consider the handicaps of many club scratch players in this country a goodly number would stand the risk of being counted out.''
 That criticism of the hardworl1ing officials who get up handicap lists is an easily acquired art is shown by Massachusetts golfers who had harsh words for the national list the minute they found that Oufmet was not alone at scratch, and by the golfers of the west who are just emphatic in in sisting that Chick Evans should be on scratch with Ouimet and Travers. Even the metropolitan handicap list is being criticised in some quarters be- cause Oswald Kirkby is not rated on even terms with Travers, the critics seeming to forget that the M. G. A. scornmittee stretched a point by rating Krkby at two instead of at three. as he is on the U. s. 6. A. list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
Johnny Evers to
 Be Real Boss

JOHNNY EVERS maintains that
 manager of a baseball club must be the real boss of the team or he can- not hope to be successful. Johnny, it will be remembered, had his own trou- bIes with Charles w. Murphy.
 "'No matter how great general a manager may be-" says Evers, eff he is interfered with he cannot succeed. He must be the boss of the team. Just as soon as the president of club in- terferes in this branch of the serv- ice just so soon Is his club doomed to fail. do not necessarily mean by this that a manager should be permitted to trade and sell his players without con- sulting his employers, but I do mean that he should be permitted to run the Eplaying end of the game.
 q never realized how hampered by interference a manager could be until was made manager of the Cubs. I am not offering this as an alibi or an excuse for the showing the Cubs made under my management but I never again will accept the position as man ager of a club unless am going to have absolute charge of the playing lend of the game"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28

away. They seem to be afraid of get ting hit, and they don't have the fac ulty of getting hit and not getting hurt. Look at the great hitters we used to have. They didn't hit well one year and poor the next They, hit con sistently all the time.
 eyVhys even now, with my batting eye as dim as the sunlight we have had in New York city lately. I, can still wade into some of the pitching you see these times without fear of getting soaked. and you can't get youngsters to do it. They could improve their bat ting 50-yes, 100-per cent if they would walk into the pitching, but they keep pulling, pulling, until they're clear back to the bench.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
Rube Evans Pulled
 Prize Bone Play

RUBE WADDELL has been called the most eccentric character the na- tional game has ever known, but Rube probably gained his reputation because he was 8 great twfrler and constantly before the major league public. But the real eccentric person is Rube Evans, southpaw pitcher, who was never quite good enough for t1e majors.
 Evans has pitched in almost every minor league of note in the country and earned a nation wide reputation as a "squirrel" His most amusing stunt probably was the biggest "bone" that ever was pulled on a ball field. He was pitching for Portland few years ago when the squeeze play was all the rage because of the manner in which the Athletics were executing the play: The opposing teams were using it with such regularity that Manager McCre- die was in a rage when men were on third with none or one out
 Finally, after the play had been work ed on Evans twice in one inning, Mo Credie saids
 'eThe next time they try that play bean him. eYneanfng, of course, the batsman) 'That will stop them.''
 An inning later the opposing team tried the squeeze. There he goes!'' was the cry set up by Evans team mates. Imagine the surprise and ex- cftement in the grounds when Evans whfrIed about and threw straight as an arrow at the base runner. His aim was good, and the ball struck the run ner just back of the ear and stretched him out cold. A riot almost followed. and Evans was lucky to escape being n1obbed.
 On the way back to the hotel Mo Credie said, "What the - were you thinking of, you big lunkhead?" ?"
 "You told me to bean him. didn't you? Why didn't you say the batter thought you meant the base runner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28

ESs WILLARD IS big. So are Jim
 corbett and President John K Te- ser of the National league. Some speo- fslt cannot tell the difference between big men any more than they can, dis finguish one Chinaman from another Maybe that the reason for the follow flsg authentic story related by the for rEfsF gOvernor hfmseIf.
 tTener 5gfElIt tfx fto Sshibes park to see the Athletics perform It so Happened that Champion Willard, fresh from his overthrow of Jack Johnson. was ex- Iiected at the park that day. As the eague president's auto stopped in front If the main entrance to the Mack ball yard there was a rush of hangers on, all of whom apparently had been wait Ing for the pugflistss arrival
 Tilere he isi yelled one enthusiast asz1he ex-governor stepped to the side Ma K !
 sHowdy. Jess? Guess you handed at ere Johnson sumthIn. didn't you ?''s chortIed another. and for several nin- ItessATr. Tener had his work cut out for him trying to escape from the jann-S
 Really. gentlemen, he expostulated, s-5 rot NIrs Willard [ am''-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-28
Davis Tennis Cup
 Defense Broken


 WITH the breaking up of the famous antipodean tennis team, through the death of Anthony F. WiIding, the probability that Australia will retain the world famous Dwight F. Davis trophy has dwindled. The next cham pionship will probably not be staged until s1916. By that time Norman. BFookes, the only Class A player left of the .Australasian group, will have att tained the age of forty years.
 Even if he still retains his old time form and stamina there are no stars to back him up. Stanley Doust, Jones And Dunlop are good players. but not high class internationalists None of them is a match for Williams or Mo- Loughlin.-
 Thus it is doubtful if the Australians could score more than one point. Brookes might wip singles match from Williams.
 The death of WiIding surely breaks up the greatest known doubles team since the inauguration of the Davis cup series, with the possible exception of those of the Doherty brothers, the great English players of other days, and Ward and Davis, United States cham pions in 1900.
 Nor need England be feared. The best she showed last year was not up to top class. Parke, Lowe and Mavro- gordato lack pep and stamina needed to vie with men of the American type. Germany and France each have one good player. but neither ranks with the winning division. As all the Americans coming up to the championship class are young, the chances are that once this country wins tbacl1 the emblem from Australia it will not leave here for many years. | The National Lawn Tennis assecia- ! tion, some months ago stated that no Davis cup challenge would be issued this year. In view of the misfortunes that have already happened to foreign teams and those yet to come, it is not considered likely that this country will expect the enemy to defend its trophy until year after peace has been es- 1 abolished