Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-23
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

The one regiment of infantry of the
state will assemble at Gem state fair
grounds. Boise.
At Boomers Ferry June II the 49,
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Myers was drowned in the Koot-
enai river.
Lieutenant Herbert c. Fooks, com
mandant of the University of Idaho |
cadet battalion. has been promoted to
first lieutenant.
Occur d'Alene city's fourth conven-
ton will be the Knights of Pythias' |
twenty-fifth annual convention of the
grand lodge, state of Idaho, and Pyth-
ian Sisters, grand domain of Idaho.
on June 21-23.
Superintendent of schools Oliver M.
Elliott of Salem, Ore, was elected as
president of the Lewiston State Nor
NAL school at Lewiston, to succeed
George w. Black, who has resigned
to accept the presidency of the state
normal at Ellensburg.
While rounding st. Maries peak, Y
mile west of ST. Maries, Joseph Baur
chard, owner of the Lumberman's ho-
tel, ran his automobile over the bank
and dropped 20 feet into the St. Ma
ries river. The river was shallow at
the point, and no one in the car was
hurt, although the auto was dam
aged.
President M. A. Brannon has just
been notified that the University of
Idaho has been rated a class A plus
institution by the University of ILL
nois. This came after Idaho had sub
mitted statistical information as to
the scope of the work and the sys-
tenn of credits. This is a rating COW
eted by many of the older education
al institutions.
The Tri-County organization of the
Farmers Educational and Coopera-
tive union convened at Clifford re-
Gently with so farmers from Nez
Perez, Lewis and Clearwater counties
in attendance.
The greater part of the day was de-
voted to discussion of the plan for
organizing a mutual company to in
sure crops against fire and hail.
Leila Culp of Peck, Marion Triplett
of Clifford, John Wallace of Nez
Perez, Steven Bann of Lewiston, Paul
Keller of Grangeville and Geo. Har-
ris of Sweetwater, pupils who have
during the school year just closed
been in attendance at the school for
the deaf, dumb and blind at Gooding,
Idaho, reached Lewiston Saturday in
charge of Miss Whisky, teacher of
music at the state school, and were
turned over to relatives and friends.
At midnight Sunday the call for the
national guard of Idaho to mobilize
forthwith was received by Acting
Governor Taylor, who Immediately
proceeded to summon officers and
men to entrain for the state fair
grounds.
The Idaho guard was preparing to
enter camp at Boise July 5.
'Idaho's national guard can mobil
ize 700 men at Boise within three
days and have them ready to entrair
for the border" said Adjutant Gen
eral Crow recently. With the ex
ception of the northern battalion al
of the companies in the Second regi
ment of this state have passed the
new physical examination required by
law recently enacted by congress.
The supreme court handed dowI
two decisions on appeals that origin
ated in cases tried before Judge Ed
gar c. Steele, in the second judicia
district court. 1t was the case o
Oliver G. Jones versus j. Carlyle Mil
Ter and Charles Corliss. 1t is an &C
ton to enjoin the defendants from in
terfering with a pipe line and a wa
ter right of the plaintiff. The lowe
court issued permanent injunction
against the defendants. This injunC
ton is affirmed. The case is iron
Nez Perez county. The second dec
sion also affirms Judge Steele. 1t
in the case of Charles Hayton an
wife versus w. r. Clemans and wife
which came from Latah county, a
y action for resembling a contract, tn
cancellation of a deed and promiI
~ sorry note, and for the recovery {
rental. The lower court held for tn
plaintiff. The supreme court affirm
the finding.
In Commercial Way.
Carl Carlton has purchased tn
Smoke House cigar and tobacco stor
at Grangeville.
G. e. Marvin has discontinued tn
Gilt Top cigar and confectionery stoI
at Boomers Ferry.