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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
CLEANUP DAY
WEDNESDAY
j. F. McClocklin In Charge of Plans
Leaders Are Appointed In
Every District
WILL HAVE BANQUET AT NIGHT
Is the Result Of the Recent Commercial
Club Contest
WILL HAVE BANQUET AT NIGHT

Next Wednesday, August 9th, will
be cleanup" day in Boomers Ferry
and an effort will be made under
the auspices of the Kootenai Valley
Commercial club to once again clean
up the rubbish, debris and accu-
mutations IN the yards, streets and
alleys of the city. Every either
of the town is expected to turn out
to help render Boomers Ferry more
beautiful city and the business men
of the city will be asked to close
their places of business for the
day. The work of the day will
be assisted in various districts by
the following whom he has chosen
with him nthe Cleanup" day
committee:
Upper end of town to VIM. Eaton's
F. A. Shultis.
From river and railroad on the
east to Medbury's corner, l. Caus-
ton.
From Medbury's corner to Main
street, between river and railroad
H. L. Medbury.
Mahoney Hill, W. P. Mahoney; :,
From Main street TO Kent's hall
between river and railroad, H. W.
Bliss.
From Kent's hall to S. 1. railway
George Marvin.
West of S. |. railway, ]. P. Dunn
All of Cottage avenue from VIM
Eatons to Main street, E. l.. Little
All of railroad right of way in
city limits, A. B. Ashby.
1t is figured that most of the
debris about the city can be burned
Care will be taken to have all fires
watched until they have died out
Debris which cannot be burned will
be hauled to proper dumping grounds
and teams for this purpose will be
furnished.
After the days work the member;
of the Commercial club will par
take of a banquet at the Grill res
taurant. This banquet comes as
result of membership contest helC
between seams of the Kootenai Val
ley Commercial club some week:
ago, it being agreed when the con
test started that the members o.
he losing side should pay for ;
banquet to be given for the new
members and the members of the
winning side.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Mrs. Belle Bishnn Files

Among the several candidates to
file for county offices this week was
Mrs. Anna Belle Bishop who has
been resident of this district for
the past &c years and who is well
known all over the county and who
has scores of warm and sincere
friends in every precinct who will be
glad to help her secure the office
she seeks with their votes.
The friends of Mrs. Bishop place
the fullest confidence in her ability
to handle the business of the county
treasurer's office in an efficient and
economical manner and believe her
business experience in past years
has well fitted her for the office.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
PRESTON TELLS OF YOSEMITE
is Enjoying the Wonders of Cali
fornia's Greatest Park

Rev. Hart L. Preston is having a
good time in the Yosemite Valley
of California. He is spending his
vacation at Camp Curry and his
descriptive letter to the editor is
published in full as follows:
l will just send this hail from
Yosemite, the valley of adjectives.
Get your dictionary and Gull out
all the largest and longest of adj
Jectives and you will have the Ian
guage of this place-and they all
mt and seem appropriate. The meas
ure is not yard stick but thou
sand-foot rule. The elevation of the
peaks and portals are given in terms
of muscular effort and final ecstacy
where the crest is reached.
From Ell Captain at the valley
gateway to Nevada Falls where the
Mereced river plunges into the gorge
1t is majesty that surpasses most
peoples imaginings of Paradise.
We're it not for my conservatism
l would use a few adjectives. but
you have them at hand. This place
is simply adjective, adjective. adj
Jective glorious. One wants to
stay here. The state is to vote on a
Sl5.0OO,OOO bond issue this fall and
if it carries there will be a great
auto highway built into the park.
Then all Bonners Ferry people hav-
ing autos, and probably the last
one of you have one by now, should
take an outing here Bring your
tent and pitch it on government re-
serve and have the time of your
life. With good wishes from a
wandering "Sky Pilot"
H. L. PRESTON.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Major Walker for Senator

The many friends of Major w. S.
Walker, all over this county, per-
suaded him yesterday evening to file
his nomination papers as a repub-
lican candidate for state senator.
Major Walker has been a resident
of the district for the past % years,
During this time he has taken an
active interest and part in public
affairs and has held positions of
honor with credit to himself and
his friends who trusted in him. No
one will doubt his ability to serve
the best interests of Boundary coun-
ty in the position he seeks and his
legal training of former years, his
accurate knowledge of the needs of
this district and his familiarity with
the workings of legislative bodies
will assist him in living up to his
reputation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Inspects Mining Property

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Clarke, of Riv-
erside, Cal, arrived here Wednes-
day and are guests of Mr.. Clarke's
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Drake.
Mr.. Clarke is stopping off here to
investigate the tungsten properties
of A. j. Kent, S. E. Henry and the
Brant Brothers and is on his way
to New York to close a deal for
bonding the mining property for
$4,000. Mr.. Clarke went yesterday
with A. j. Kent to make an in
spection of the property.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Poles and PiIing Coming

The first of a drive of some 10000
posts and piling which was logged
the last few months by the con-
tractors, O'Brien and Hansen in
Montana, is being taken out of the
Kootenai river at the boom of Bush
and Sons below town by Alva Bush
and E. Mayer. The timber was put
in the river near the mouth of the
Yakt river. 1t will be loaded on
cars here. Messrs. O'Brien and Han
sen have sold their output to the
Standpoint Lumber & Pole company
of Standpoint. The work will be
completed in about one month.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04

G. C. Bailey, station agent for the
Spokane International Railway COM
pany, resigned his position Monday
d. c. Mcdonald is temporarily fill
ing the vacancy caused by Mr.
Bailey's resignation.
Mr.. Bailey has been with the S.
l. Ry. several years and while in
Bonners Ferry has been able to
build up a good business for the
company. Mr.. Bailey has not def
nitefy decided upon plans for the
future but is considering several of
fers from other localities. Both he
and Mrs. Bailey have made many
warm friends here and it is deeply
regretted by their friends and bust
ness associates that they have de-
cided to move from Bonners Ferry
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04

The report calls attention to the
great increase which has been caused
bv the adoption of the amendment
making the treasurer instead of the
assessor, tax-collector, and recon-
mends to the commissioners that
they call the attention of members
of the legislature to the matter with
the hope that the question will be
resubmitted in order that the people
of the state may have an oppor-
tunity of rectifying what was clear
" mistake.
Mr.. Defenbach makes a number
of recommendation along the lines
of efficiency and economy, perfect
ing these comments with the state
ment that they are rather outside
the scope of a public accountant
usual work, and that he offers them
only because the board specifically
requested him to do so. He defends
the practice of auditing municipal
accounts in the following language
copied from page 10 of the report:
s'The practice of having accounts
audited by a disinterested outside
accountant at frequent intervals has
been adopted by all the larger pri-
vate and corporate businesses and
most municipalities and the employ
ment of men for such work has
been sanctioned by the courts OF
the state"
The report is a practical text,
book on county government, and
many of its statements would be
of interest to any intelligent tax.
payer. 1t is neatly bound and will
be open to public inspection.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Stanley for Congress

On Wednesday of this week County
Auditor j. V. Stanley forwarded to
the secretary of state his nomina-
ton papers as congressman. Boomers
Ferry now has two candidates for
congressional honors, Mr.. Stanley on
the democratic ticket and Senator
Elliott on the republican ticket.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Plan Concert Next Friday Evening

Director Palmer, of the Boomers
Ferry Band, hopes to be able to
give the first of the free outdoor
concerts for the season next Fri
day evening on Main street. The
band boys are endeavoring to secure
for their band a new cornet play
err.
1t is also planned by the band to
give a minstrel show during the
month of September. The proceeds
of the proposed entertainment will
be used towards paying for new
instruments recently purchased by
the band.
The band committee of the Koot-
enai Valley Commercial club has
arranged to pay the band boys SOC
per month for giving weekly open
air concerts the remainder of the
summer. The commercial club has
a fund of S146.50 for this purpose
some of the money having been re-
ceived from the Fourth of July fund
of last year and some of it from
private subscription.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
Trustees Let Plumbing Contract

The contract for furnishing the
Northside school with lavatories, hot
and cold water, toilets and drinking
fountains has been let to the Bonner
Water & Light company by the
trustees of School District No. Ia.
The contract price for the improve
ments as called for in the revised
specifications is SITS. One other
bid was made-that of r. E. Clapp
at a figure of $500. The work is
to be completed by September LIST,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
SPOKANE MAN TO OPEN STORE
H. L. Claycomb Has Leased Kinnear
Building-Open August 14th.

H. L. Claycomb, of Spokane, has
leased the Kinnear store building on
Main street formerly occupied by
the Table Supply company, which
he will occupy with a stock of dry
goods, notions, cloaks and suits and
shoes. He will open his new store
Monday, August 14th.
For the past seven years Mr.. Clay
comb has been in the employ of
the Whitehouse company of Spokane
as a buyer. He was with the Cres-
cent for two years. Mr.. Claycomb
has been in the mercantile business
for the past fifteen years going to
Spokane from Peoria, III.
Mr.. Claycomb came here Monday
with his family and for the present
will reside in the Kinnear apart
ments on Railway avenue.
Boomers Ferry's new merchant de-
cided upon locating in this district
after having visited many cities of
the Inland Empire. A thorough in
vestigation of conditions and oppor-
tunities in other towns in COMPARE
son with those offered in Bonners
Ferry resulted in his selection of
a location.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04

Miss Helen Beardsley, of Belling-
ham, Washington, arrived Wednes-
day for an extended visit with her
niece Mrs. o. c. Wilson and her
nephew, Attorney Bottum.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04

County Auditor j. V. Stanley went
to Occur d'Alene City Saturday to
spend Sunday with his family.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Union church will meet Wednesday
afternoon, August 9th, at the home
of Mrs. H. o. Jackson, and will be
entertained by Mrs. H. o. Jackson
and Mrs. w. F. Kinnear.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04

The st. Mary's Guild will meet
next Thursday at the home of Mrs.
/. Causton.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
COUNTY AUDIT
IS COMPLETED
Accountant Defenbach Files Detailed
Report Of Audit Made Of Books Of
Boundary County so Pages
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ECONOMY
Report Is Bound and Will Be Open To
Public Inspection

Byron Defenbach OF Lewiston, tne
public accountant employed by the
county commissioners to audit the
books of Boundary county, has COM
pleted his work and filed with the
commissioners a typewriter report
consisting of some so pages of tab
ulated statistics.
The report begins with the organ
ization of the county in July, 1913,
and gives a brief history of the bill
creating the new division, and also
the steps taken to divide the assets
and liabilities of the old county.
The resources from which cash has
been received is shown in minute
detail. Briefly, the entire amount
of money coming into the treasury
during the year was S216,OOO.OO, as
Brom Bonner County IS 100000
Various taxes .....'..'' z4'0 000 O0
Sale of bonds ........ 54,OOO.OO
Fees and sundry reve- ooooo
nues ........... 100000
There was in the treasury on
July /, 1916, S69,153.S9. The net
worth of the county at this date,
exclusive of school property and
monies, is shown as follows:
Court house & Jail, at costs 22,881. ~
Personal property, at cost S,Sod.2o
Available county funds. 23.o4O.lO
ia County TeI'ii'a'e '..' ""'D ~ 9,2sO.44
S 5s,6SS.2s
Less net Indebtedness. -. 49,019.23
Net worth ...........$ s,ee6.o5
Each of the several offices is
treated in a separate division of the
report. and recommendations made
in the matter of giving improved
service without increase in cost.
The matter of operating expense
in the various offices is given es-
necial attention. The division OF
expenditures for different purposes
is shown to have been as follows;
For roads ..........S 14,4S5.14
For bridges ............ 4,SS9.o %
For schools ......... 2S,637. Ia
Current expenses ..... o0,ooo:l
The item of current expense in
cludes, of course, money spent to1
uermanent improvements and to fur-
nishing of the offices, but the report
again subdivides this for the pur-
nose of showing clearly the cost
of operation, and compares this with
the figures of four other counties
of Idaho, two in the north and two
in the south, counties being selected
for comparison which are about the
same size as Boundary. The aver
age expense of conducting the coun-
tv government in these counties was
S34 100000 each, and it is interest
ing to note that this was almost
the exact cost of purely county gov
eminent in Boundary during the
year. The operating expense OF
each of the larger offices was as
follows: oo =,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-30

George went to work at CarsOn's. He
was a clean-cut young fellow, with a
high school education. Carson's paid
him Sc a week to start.
After twelve months, when George
was proven a good salesman who
was courteous, attentive and attrac-
tive, this millionaire firm raised
Georges salary to show him they ap-
preciated his effort.
They gave him SO a week.
Now the boy needed more than
So a week to live on. His father was
dead and his mother living in pow
erty in Lexington, Ky. She needed
money.
She sent her boy, her only son, to
Chicago, because there was better
chance for him to make good here.
And before he was long gone she be-
gan getting small money orders from
George, so she knew he had job
and was making money.
Ali this time George was getting
iust So a week from Carsons. There
were no bonuses, percentages or ex-
tras. He got only Sc in his pay en-
veIope every week.
So George stole. He took some
extra salessHps, gave them to Albert !
Clay, a boy friend, and carried out |
a few pairs Of gloves now and then. |
Clay took the goods to his home at |
1926 S. Trumbull av. and returned |
to the store next day. He got the /
price of the gloves refunded.
The boys split the money they got.
Albert spent his; he felt that he need
ed more than the S12 a week he got
at Cages hat works.
But George sent part Of his to the
mother back in Lexington. The rest
went toward paying for tuition in a
night school and for food and cloth
ing which the little wage failed to
provide.
George was caught, taken into
court and branded a thief through |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-30

One Of Carson-Pirie's wel-paid
sleuths was in Judge Dolan's court
this morning to tell of Georges
wrong-doings. He treated the case
kindly, showed the judge how the
boys had committed the thefts and
then admitted that George was an
unusually clean, Industrious young
fellow.
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. hates
to see these boys go to jail" he adj
mitted But there has to be some
thing done. We can't let employees
steal from us. We must set an ex-
ample"
The Rev. Frank Beck of the Gov
enant church of Evanston was
standing near by; he had heard the
facts. He stepped up.
Judge, 1 think there must be
something wrong with things. This
boy seems to be bright and indus
triOus," he said. 81 hate to see him
go to jail, and Albert deserves an
other chance"
'1'll find them guilty and continue
the case until Friday for investiga-
tion," answered Judge Dolan. You
find out whether they deserve anoth-
er chance or not"
1920
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-30
SENATE COMMITTEE To- HEAR
RAILWAY ARGUMENTS


Washington, Aug. 30.-The senate
interstate. commerce committee to-
day announced it will give a formal
hearing to execUtiv heads of the
railway brotherhoods, railway man
ayers, the shippers and any other in
terested persons, tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock in the senate Office build
ing. Each of the three groups inter-
ested will be given a period of three
hours to present to the committee
any facts or data which they believe
should be used in any legislation to
be framed.
-O-O
w. H. MathIott, so, and wife, Eifz-
abeth, 55, 1474 W. 111th, dead from
gas. y
J. Kitoski, 171z w. 18th, fell asleep
smoking cigarette. Mattress caught
fire. Kitosd saved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-05
MUSIC AND MAGIC ON
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM
WORLDS GREATEST ACCORDION
PLAYER AT MARTINS FERRY
CEAUTAUQUA-
Two Concerts, Magic and Lecture Are
To-day's Otferiugs-Other
Martins Ferry News.

\ novelty musical 'proSrmn' with fire
and dash 70 il. Il Joyous carnival Of out
Extraordinary music viii he provided
this afternoon and evening by the Flor
cntiuc Singers and Players from sunni
ltaly. VIII" appear ~ the Martins Ferry
ChautauIua. Included III IN" Fl"rcnIIn"
singers is Andrew NlSSnchi. who mas
been pronounced 10y many critics the
worlds greatest accordion player
EcSideS HIM there is Stella Mar@k.who
is also a wonder on the violin. She uS"S
the violin 10 entrance her listeners with
a wild and weird rendition Of gypsy
melodies and folk songs. She appears
with Nissochi in duets. There Will ais"
be Molly Mildrnm. charming reader.
and Mabel Irodheck. the fourth member
Of this interesting quartet. who Is The
pianist and accompanSt.
Following the concert in the after
noon. there will he Il lecture on Reset
ting the Worlds Stag. by Glenn Frank.
of Rostun. who. according TO tplc Reed.
Is unsurpassed by any man on the Amer
lean platform as regards fcarl"SsneSs
and truth. After the evening concert.
there Will be- an entertainment OF magic
and mystery by German and Company.
t;"rmaiu Will appear with hrilllan,
program OF straightforward. E"nlurlnE:
illusions and wIcrd SpirltuaiiStlc AMI
rsycholOEiCal effects which Will delight
both young and old. Tu-morrnw's pro-
gram consists Of Two musical concerts
hy Whites Musical Review. and lee
1t1.r BY Robert ~. Wilkinson. on Music,
It's Yesterdays and Tu-morrowS."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Hcrberg. OF Omaha,
Ncb. arc spending few weeks with
relatives hero. The trip was made in
an automobile
Miss blanche Howard. OF Wellsburg.
is a guest at the homo Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. S. Currall. on Thirty-third street.
Supt Walls. of Martins Ferry schools.
will deliver all address ut the South
Rellaire NJ Z. church. next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewers A!dredge and he'll
dren, Of Chester, ". Va. are guests Of
friends and relatives In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gribbcn and family
Of Monroe street, are spending few
days with relatives at Canton, =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Corbctt have gorI'
to New Philadelphia, to spend few
days.
Superintendent and Mrs C. S. McFay
and daughter. leave to-day for New York
where Mr.. McNay viii take O six weeks
course in Columbia university.
Miss Cruzetto Hudson. of Twenty
sixth street. Is spending few days Win
friends at Pitts urSh.
Michael Conroy. OF Fairmont. ". Va.
IS visiting his mother. on Rose Hill.
Robert Kennedy. of Cleveland. Is a
guest Of friends In the city.
Eugene Garrison. Of Moundsville, was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Vera Crawford left yesterday for
a visit with friends AZ Parkers burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Gordon, Of Stew
artsrille. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Gordon. on Edgehill.
Miss Marie Farrell has returned home
after visit with local relatives.
Members Of the Stone Chimney CLUB
composed Of we'll known local people. ara
spending a few days In camp on Cartina
creek.
p. J. McIlyar. OF Moundsville, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Margaret Campbell. OF Powhatan.
is spending q few days with relatives in
Rellaire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Duffy. of Stark
street, have returned from q visit with
friends at Gainesville.
The marriage OF Mr. Thomas Murphy.
of this city. and Miss Kate Hoffman, Of
Martins Ferry was solemnized ycSter-
day. Both are well known young people.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-05
TWO SMALL tots
RECEIVE BURNS
YOUNG GIRLS HAvE EYES BURNED
IN ALMOST IDENTICAL
MANNER.
Thought Ftrecracker Fuse Had Failed to
Cause Powder to Ignte-Ben-
wood News.

Two slight accidents occurred yester-
day To two youthful cHlebratnrs OF me
Fourth nt .liIr. The injured were
---- Hall. 6. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William HAIL eye badly burned.
Dorothy Vance. :. eyes burned by
powder explosion.
The accidents were almost lGentical;
Roth believing That the fuse OF The small
!ircrraclerS with which :hey were cele-
hraling had gone out. picked them from
NJ ground the explosion occurring
while in their hands.
Miss Hall was taken To the office or
nr. W 4. HariwIC. where tho wound was
drrs sod. While the burns were bad. 1t
is not thought that they will affect the
sight.
Miss Vance had both eyes burned
when :: powder explosion occurred. She
WAS taken 10 The Office IF IIr. w. J.
Rlak". The burns are not considered
serious
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-05
minds Of hundreds Of residents yester-

minds Of hundreds OF residents yester-
day. as the parade wendell its way
through the streets of the city. which
all Bellaire had been looking forward
require rigid investigation to deter
mine in what mind the germ Of the idea
was born. FOR the parade was first mem
toned during talk in Moore Brothers
pool room. The idea took root and in a
few days the little band Of patriots
held a meeting and decided to celebrate
the Fourth. 4 plan Of procedure was
hastily mapped out. and W. L. MllllGan
was asked 10 be the chairman of execu-
tive committee. It was not a prepared
ness parade. but celebration in honor
OF the men Of 11I6 who made il possible
for the present generation 10 enjoy a
government free from one man rule. The
little band Of patriots which WAS or
Sanized in a pool room worked to mako
the celebration success. and the re-
suit OF the work was seen in the demon
stration Yesterday.