Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-02-25


mile east of Southwick, committed sui
eide recently by shooting herself. She
was mentally sick.
Frank Haster employed at the Tam
arack- Custer mine, near Wallace, Ida
no, was overcome with gas while at
work Saturday, with fatal results.
Former Postmaster Charles w. Will
son, who last week was succeeded by
Don c. D. Moore, had been postmaster
at Standpoint for the last 16 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Jain celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary last
Friday at Genesee. Three sons, their
wives and eight grandchildren we're
present.
The /. o. o. F. lodge of Moscow has
voted to build a $4,000 temple on S.
Main street, construction work to start
soon and the building to be ready for
occupancy this year.
Instructions have been issued to Su-
perintendent Theodore Sharp of the
Nez Perez Indian agency from Wash
ington to pay no moneys to Indians
who are not legally married.
Suffering from painful wounds re-
ceived by the accidental discharge of
22-caliber rifle, ROLAND Dick, the IA
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Dick,
was brought to Lewiston Sunday.
The snow has been melting rapidly
around Lapwai. The ground is thor
oughly soaked and every ravine car
ries a stream. The high scchool at
Lapwai has been temporarily closed
on account of high water.
Daniel Hunt, former deputy sheriff
of Shoshone county, was placed under
$1,000 bond Saturday to answer to
the charge of conducting a gambling
game at Avery. Reports from the st.
Joe district that things were wide
open" there led to an investigation.
The first baseball fatality of 1916 in
the state of Idaho, if not in the coun-
try, took place Sunday afternoon in
the country two miles from Nampa,
where Mildred, the 6-year-old daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marek, was
struck over the heart with a baseball
and died from the effects of the blow.
The p. M. Johnson 80, on Fix ridge,
out of Juliaetta, together with build
ings and other improvements, was
sold to Walter Clark for $4,000. Mr.
Clark is one of the most extensive and
successful farmers of Fix ridge. His
home farm is near the land he pur-
chased. Fred Johnson paid $1,000 to
]. o. Wilson for 80 acres of the N. NJ
Talbot farm on Big Potlatch ridge.
This includes the residence and other
buildings. Walter Heimgartner bought
the remaining 80 of the above farm
from Wilson for $4,000.
The first statewide farmers confer
ence to discuss market conditions and
subjects of interest to those engaged
in the farming industry was held at
Boise last week. The conference was
attended by representative farmers
from all parts of the state. The gov
eminent sent c. e. Bassett, G. w. Moo
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ment of agriculture, to meet with the
delegates and discuss farm conditions
and problems. w. G. Scholtz was elect
ed president of the conference and F.
p. French of New Plymouth, secretary.
A permanent organization was per-
fected under the name of State Fed
Grafton of Agriculture. Annual con-
ferences were declared for. Resolu-
tons were adopted condemning the
method used by the government to Sc
cure crop reports which was de-
clared to result in great harm and loss
to the farmers because many Of the
reports are from local agents who give
optimistic estimates on crops and not
real ones. The sack method as well as
warehouse methods for grain were
condemned and elevators recommend
ed for handling grain in bulk.
Mineral Output of State.
In his annual report for the year
1915, our state mine inspector gives
the total gross value of the metal con-
tents of the ore and bullion shipped
II Oii tiC obdbG III lJlD DIS
ly $39,000,O00, Of which, he says, prob
ably over 100000 was accumulated
as net profits to the operators. The
report says, in part:
The Occur dAlene district, contin-
ues to be the greatest factor in the
mineral output of the state. It's zinc
output was fully 100 per cent higher
than the large yield of the previous
year and if the market demand con-
tinues it can easily show an equal in
crease in 1916 from present proven re-
sources.
!. The mine output of lead, which Is
} Idaho's banner mineral product, ag-
gregated 96S,OOOOOO pounds and could
easily have reached 40O,OOO,OOO had it
not been for Interruptions caused by
smelter market troubles and condi-
tons which put two large lead produc-
ers out of commission for several
months