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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
CLUB MEMBERS PREPARE
FOR DRAINAGE MEETING

Members of the Kootenai Valley
Commercial Club held an interest
ing session Tuesday night and took
steps towards making the next drain
age meeting to be held at Creston
September goth one we'll attended
and at which great Roadway could
be made towards the ultimate success
of the project for the retaining of
Kootenai Valley lands.
Secretary A. ]. Kent read commu-
nications from the Idaho representa-
tives at congress and from many
others in all parts of the country
interested in drainage, in which they
expressed their regret at not being
able to attend the first drainage
meeting held here August 4th.
At the suggestion made in a letter
from c. F. Hayes, of Creston, a
committee composed of A. A. McIn-
tyre, Frank Clapp and Charles O'Cal-
laghan, was appointed to draft reso-
lutions and to present them to the
secretary of the International Drain
age Commission before the meeting
of the commission which is being
held today.
1t is exnected that large crowd
from Bonners Ferry will attend the
Creston drainage meeting and a COM
mittee composed of H. l.. Claycomb
S. f Henry and Frank Bottum was
arnointed to look after securing
transportation for all who will 90
Capt. A, B. Wilson has offered his
steamboat for the purpose and car
take care of so persons comfortably
1t is expected that at least 20 autos
will go TO CrestCn also.
The meeting of the international
! Drainage Commission which is being
held today is FIR the purp Nse of cut.
lining a program and perfecting ar
rangements for the Creston meeting
Senator Ravenal Macbeth, OF
Mackay, Idaho, and secretary treas
urer of the Idaho State Mining Asso-
citation, attended the clab meeting
and entertained the members in {
short address in which he told how
the association he represented wa:
trying to properly advertise Idaho.
mining resources in eastern states.
Senator Macbeth is making toul
of all parts of the state in an effor
to secure data concerning the amour
OF money beir@ spent in dcvelopinl
the mines of Idaho. When this dat.
j. secured IL will be carefully com
piled and will be presented to CAPT
talists of eastern states in hopes O
exciting their interest and securin.
their financial aid in the development
of legitimate prospects. Mr.. Macbetl
left Wednesday for Hickman wher
he inspected the property of tn
Idaho Continental Mining Company
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

Rev. Hoffman, for the past two
years the pastor of the local Mctho-
dist church, left last evening for
North Yakima where he will attend
the sessions of the annual Columbia
River Conference which convenes
September 9Th. After the conference
Rev. Hoffman plans to go to Hermis-
ton, Greg, to visit his parents and
his brother and he will stop off at
Walla Walla, Wash, and Spokane
on his return trip to visit with
friends and transact business.
Last evening Rev. Hoffman Stated
that he did not plan to remain in
Boomers Ferry after the conference
this week although the church here
has increased the salary to $1,000, the
increase being enabled by the new
membership which was secured at
the Osborne revival meetings. A
total of 80 members have been added
the local church the past year.
Rev. Hoffman has been an enthu-
siastic and energetic church worker
in Bonners Ferry and with Mrs
Hoffman has score of friends in this
county. All these regret that Rev
Hoffman, has decided to leave and
wish for him unlimited success in
whatever field he enters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

Yakima Valley district and lived on
a homestead. He afterwards be-
came a resident of North Yakima
and lived there until April, 1906 when
he moved to Bonners Ferry. While
in the North Yakima country Mr..
Welch was Indian Agent for the Yak
ina Indians and spent two years at
Fort Simcoe.
By trade the deceased was an
architect and builder. He is survived
by two children, Mrs. Nellie Kent,
of this city, and John WEIGH, who
resides in Oregon. He was a member
in good standing of the local Episco-
pal church.
So far as is known the deceased
was the oldest member of the Odd
Fellow lodge in Idaho and had been
a member of the order longer than
any other person in the state. He
joined the l. o. o. F. over 65 years
ago. The local Odd Fellows honored
him some years ago by electing him
to life membership here.
The deceased had many sincere
friends in the city and these mourn
his loss and join in extending to the
dereaved family their sincerest sym
pathy and condolences.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
ARREST FIVE
AT EASTPORT
REJECTED SOLDIERS RETURN
ING FROM CALGARY MIX
WITH u. S. OFFICERS.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
Booze Secured in Canada Is Cause
of the Trouble.

PASSPORT was the scene of a small
riot Tuesday afternoon of last week
when five young men returning to
the United States from Calgary,
where they had gone to enlist with
the Canadian army, refused to obey
orders of the United States immi.
grafton officials and resisted the at
tempts of the federal authorities to
secure the customary information and
data
The men are now being held in the
county Jail awaiting a hearing be-
fore U. S. Commissioner King. Their
names are: H. f. Morrell, F. AL
version, Herbert T. Ellis, Frank Head
ly, James McCullom.
1t seems that after having enlisted
at Spokane the men were sent to
Calgary for final physical examina-
ton, which they failed to pass. En-
route from Calgary to Spokane on
the return trip the men secured
whiskey and when they reached
PASSPORT the five were well under
the influence of the intoxicants and
cording to the story which comes
from PASSPORT the men refused to
answer the usual questions put by
the United States immigration au-
thorities and resisted having their
luggage searched. The immigration
authorities attempted to place the
five under arrest and it is claimed
that several blows were struck on
both sides and one man was knocked
out with a billy. The officers at
Eastport refused to clear the train
so that it could proceed on its trip
to Spokane until the trainmen had
elected the five men who were caus-
ing the trouble and after the men
were put off the train the train
crew had considerable trouble to
keep them from boarding it again.
The men were kept at Eastport
that night and brought here We'd
nesday evening in charge of Special
Deputy Sheriff McGreevy.
! Charges of resisting the immigra-
ton officers will be made against
the five prisoners. The charge is a
serious one and if the men should
be convicted in the U. S. district
court a penalty of a heavy fine or
Imprisonment may be imposed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
|. W. W. MIX
ON G. N. TRAIN
TROUBLE STARTED AT LIBBY
OUTFIT TURNED OVER TO
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
WERE HIRED TO FIGHT FRI
Refused to Work Because They Had
to Walk for Water.

The last issue of the Libby Times
contains the following account Of
the l. w. w. trouble on Great North
ern passenger train No. 3 last We'd
nesday and is typical of the diff
Guilty the authorities are having in
dealing with an element which is re-
fusing to work under any and all
conditions:
Here's the story of the abused L.
w. w. laboring men. About fifty or
sixty of them were sent to Cherry
creek to fight fire under Dell SUIT
ton, a forestry employee in charge
of fighting fire in that section of
Lincoln county. Going to the fire
line about 10 o'clock in the morning,
Tuesday, he found the men lying
down and sitting around and chattino
among themselves. and having a So
cial time generally. AS the fire
line kept creeping closer to them
they would move back from time to
time, making no effort to work.
Inquiry as to why they were not
wouldn't work unless they were pro-
vided with water. Asked if the wa
ter mule had not come to them, they
replied it was down the hill a short
distance, but they would be ID
if they would walk down there and
get it. Their demeanor and their
action showed Mr.. Sutton that they
didn't intend to work, so he gave
them their time and sent them to
Libby. They hadn't done a thing
toward fighting fire, had their fares
paid to Libby, their subsistence be-
ing provided, and then refused to
work. Getting back to Libby Glen
Smith, in charge of the forest at this
,o1ooo ,.afr1ca1 n nr0xyidn tharo1 will
transportation back to Spokane
where they came from. However
rather than have this undesirable
bunch on his hands, Mr.. Smith final
ly decided to give them transporta-
ton out.
Along with those provided trans
portation were two others from the
local /. w. w. They had no tickets
yet tried to get on the train. The
conductor, Mr.. Bruckhauser, refused
to let them get on. One of them
who was refused made a threat tc
get even with Bruckhauser, who i'm.
mediately called his bluff. The
w. w. backed off and the passengers
being all on the train moved west
Between here and Troy the conduct
or found that two of them without
tickets had succeeded in getting OF
the train in spite of the vigilance OF
the trainmen. Asked for their trans
portation they showed the l. w. w
red cards and said they had beer
given tickets, but had mislaid them
They asked then if he wouldn't tax,
their word that they had been givel
transportation, saying he would sure
ly take the word of an l. w. w
that he was telling the truth about it
The conductor refused to accep
this sort of thing, and after being
abused by one of them the conducto
struck him in the face. This brough
upon him the other one and all o
the others in the car became mike,
up in the affair. While the secon
William Pratt, of Libby, a specia
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
WAS OLDEST
ODD FELLOW
E. r. WEIGH, WHO DIED SUN
. DAY, HAD BEEN ODD Eel
LOW FOR 65 YEARS.
FUNERAL HELD THIS MORNING
Father of Mrs. A. ]. Kent Dies of
Old Ages Years.

The funeral of Ebenezer Ross
Welch, who died Sunday night at
eight o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. j. Kent, was held
at 10 o'clock this morning at the
Union church, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Burleson, pastor
of the Episcopal churches of Boomers
Ferry and Standpoint. Interment was
had in the Boomers Ferry cemetery.
The funeral services were attended
by a large crowd of the friends of
the deceased and his relatives. Flow
ers of all kinds arranged in clusters,
wreaths and various designs, were
banked about the coffin and bespoke
respect for the dead and sympathy
for the bereaved relatives.
The pallbearers were F.. r. Rich
ardson, H. Thomson, w. o. Rose
baugh, E. L. Little, John Null
field and j. F. McGlocklin.
Ferry his home for several years
and until lately enjoyed all his facul-
ties. Death resulted of old age and
the end was peaceful and calm.
Ebenezer Ross Welch was born in
the town of New Berlin, N. Y, on
June LIST, 1922. His mother, Polly
Welch, died when he was eight years
old and his father died when he was
IA years old. He spent his childhood
days in the Mohawk Valley district.
In 1S48 the deceased was made
captain of a state militia company
and held the office for three years
under Gov. Boult, of New York. He
cast his first presidential vote in 1914
for James K. Polk.
He left New York state in 1S4S
and went to Elgin, ILL.,, where he re-
manned three years next moving to
South Bend, Ind, where he joined
the |. o. o. F. lodge on March II,
1852. He was initiated in the lodge
by Schuyler Colfax, the noble grand
and who was once vice president of
the United States.
In 1852 he started across the plains
for California and arrived at Sacra-
mento on July 10Th, 1858. On the
way across the plains his party was
twice attacked by hostile indians. He
remained in California until 1858 and
while in the state was appointed
keeper of the federal prison brigg
which was anchored in Sacramento
river.
In 1858 the deceased went to
Dalles, Greg, where he made his
home until 1870. He was married
to Hattie E. Sargent in 1866.
In 1870 Mr.. WEIGH went to the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
FIRST OF QUOTA LEAVES FOR
AMERICAN LAKE TOMORROW

per cent be sent to American Lake
on October 3rd. The remainder of
the quota will be sent when instruc-
tions are received from the govern
ment.
In the instructions to the exemp-
ton boards the government asked
that men of every quota be sent to
the mobilization points first who
have had army experince or were
cooks. Harry Worobec is a cook
and so was first selected. Arthur
Zimmerman has had experience as
a surveyor and it is thought that
his services in this line might be
useful at the start at American Lake.
Both Zimmerman and WoroDec
are Boomers Ferry boys and they
have many friends in the city and all
parts of the county. All join with
the Herald in wishing them God
speed, advancement and a safe re-
turn home.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
BISHOP CLORIEUX CLAIMEDBYDEATH

Right Reverend Alphonso
Joseph Glorieux died at Port
land on September "a. He
had gone there recently from
Boise for medical care in a
Portland hospital. His death
was due to heart failure after
failing health from old age.
Bishop Glorieux was 70.
The bishop was the oldest
priest in point of service in
the northwest, having begun
his pastoral duties at Rose
burg, Ore, within a few
months after his ordination in
1867. In 1871 he was appoint
ed president of st. MichaePs
college, Portland, where he
served until 1874. He was
created a bishop in 1885 and
was placed over the see of
Boise August &c, 1895.
His duties brought him into
contact with all parts of the
state and no name of an
Idahoan was better known to
the people of Idaho. In adj
dition to his ecclesiastical
work, Bishop Glorieux took
an active part in the COM
mercial development of the
state.
Burial was made at Boise
with full church and public
honors.
Bishop Glorieux was in Bon
ners Ferry the last time some
thing over a year ago when he
onducted confirmation servic-
es for a large class. Here,
as we'll as elsewhere in the
state, the bishop had many
warm friends.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

agent of the Great Northern, hit him
over the head with his club. This
brought upon him all the others in
the car. Mr.. Pratt then pulled out
gun and threatened to shoot. This
had the effect of keeping all of
them at a distance and some SEM
blance of order was restored until
Troy was reached.
At Troy some wiskey got into the
crowd and from there on to Spokane
there was a merry time of it. Be-
tween the bad blood caused by the
men who had no tickets and who
had tried to bluff the conductor and
the whiskey and the general make
up of the whole outfit when they
got to Spokane they were all turned
over to the federal authorities and
the last learned of them they were
in charge of the soldiers at that
place.
This is a fair sample of the 1. w.
w. layout. This action is fairly in
line with the general policy of those
who carry the red card. The cost
to the people of this country in
allowing this sort of thing to con-
tinue is a big item and those who
pay taxes and sustain government
are rapidly getting to a point where
they are tired of it. In the face of
imminent danger of great loss of
property, with always the possibility
of loss of life, rather than work to
help save the property or possibly
the life which might be endangered
this record of this particular outfit
is fairly an example of all of them
No wonder folks here and there over
the country lose patience and act
on their own initiative.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

Arthur Zimmerman and Harry
Worobec have been selected as the
first men from Boundary county to
go to the United States training
camp at American Lake, Wesh., and
they will leave Boomers Ferry to-
morrow on Great Northern train No.
8 for the mobilization point.
Great Northern train No. 3 will
carry sufficient tourist sleepers to
accommodate all the men who will go
to American Lake from points along
the Great Northern railway in Mon
tana and Idaho and part of Washing
ton.
Each district is required to send
five per cent of its quota tomorrow
to American Lake. The instructions
to the county exemption boards re-
quire that 40 per cent of the quota
be sent to American Lake on Sep
TENDER 18th and that another 40
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
School Election Today

The annual election of trustees
for Independent School District No
A is being held today. The voters
will elect two trustees for terms Of
three years each and one trustee fol
a term of one year.
There is no contest for the one
year term and it is most probable
that the appointment by the schoo
board of t. j. Jones will be rati.
fled by the voters.
1t is understood that two tickets
will be voted for the three yeal
terms. F. A. Shultis and j. w
Stewart are candidates for reelection
and the friends of ]. A. Jacoby ant
VIM. Richardson are urging theil
election.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
New Drug Store Now Complete

c. D. Simonds' new drug store
building, opposite the First National
Bank, is now ready for occupancy
and Mr. Simonds plans to begin NOV
ing his stock into the new store this
evening.
The new store is one of the model
business houses of Bonners Ferry.
The front of French plate glass and
marble is attractive and affords ex-
cellent display windows which have
been scientifically protected agains
frostihg in cold weather.
For flooring Mr.. Simords has used
a maroon concrete. His soda foun-
tain will occupy the south front
corner and w. l.. Drake will occupy
the north front with MS jewelry
store and watch repairing business.
The golden oak fixtures which Mr.
Simonds purchased year ago were
ORIGINALLY bought with the idea of
being replaced in the new store. A
little later on Mr.. Simonds plans to
replace his present show cases with
ones to match the wall cases.
Taken all in oil the new building
is a credit to Boomers Ferry and
Mr.. Simonds and to the workmer
who put it together.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
A. c. WHITE PREPARING
TO BUILD NEW SAWMILL

A. c. White, the welllSnown Laclede
lumberman, was in the city several
days last week making preliminary
arrangements for the construction
of a new sawmill at a site at the
mouth of Coleman creek on the old
colony ranch.
1t is understood that Mr.. White
plans to build logging railway five
miles long and connecting with the
X. V. railway at Ritz siding. The
mill will have capacity of some
$4,000 feet daily. The white pine and
best grade of yellow pine will be
shipped to Laclede to be manufac-
tured into lumber. The mill here will
saw mine timbers, ties and the ordi-
nary common lumber. Ap laning mill
will be installed later in the season.
A. c. White recently purchased
the timber on some 10000 acres of
land estimated at some $4,000. 900
feet, of the Rogers Youman Timber
Company. Full crews will be en-
ployed at the logging camps and at
the mill as fast as men can be Sc
cured. The only thing which can now
interfere with Mr.. Whites plans is
the inability to secure men.
Mr. White has made arrangements
to resume work at his logging camp
south of town and the contractor
at this camp, Kitchen e. Kelly, are
now getting ready to open the camp.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
Montanans Nav BUY Here

]. E. Marcott, P Marcott, Charles
Williams and r. ]. O'Harra, all of
Springtime, Mont, left last evening
for Standpoint after having spent
several days in this district looking
over farm offerings. The party is
travelling by auto and will spend
several weeks looking over farm of
ferings in various localities and then
will make a selection. j. E. Mar
colt is favorably impressed with
Boundary county and it is more than
likelv that he and his friends will
return here to remain permanently
Mrs. Marcott came here last spring
and spent several days looking over
the country. Mr.. Marcott states that
if his party choose to come here they
will bring several more families from
Montana who are discouraged with
Montana crop failures.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

The members of the Union Ladies'
Aid Society will hold their annual
election of officers Friday afternoon,
September 7th, at meeting to be
held in the l. o. o. F. hall. All
In the evening at Z o'clock the ladies
will serve their annual tea at the
Odd Fellows hall and the husbands
of the members of the society will
be guests of the organization.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

o. H. Campbell announced Friday
that he had completed his contract
with the county for the constructing
of the new Rock Creek hill road.
The new road does away with the
steep and rounding grade which in
the wet season has caused the mir
ing of many cars and wagons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04

Fire Warden Frank Bush stated
yesterday that all of the forest fires
in Boundary county were under con-
troll and that those burning were not
threatening valuable property. Fire
day by fires burning near Copeland
and in He'll Roaring canyon. These
fires are now under control.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-04
ANOTHER BRICK BLOCK
PLANNED FOR MAIN STREET

Within a week or ten days work
on the construction of a new brick
building on Main street will be start
ed, Messrs. Brody, Howe and Fry,
of the Enterprise Building associa-
ton, having decided to erect a one
story brick building on the site now
occupied by the Bonner Bakery be-
tween the Enterprise building and
the City Meat Market building.
The contract for the new building
has been let to d. w. Parks. With
the exception of a store room 10 by
rs feet the new building will be oc-
cupied by the plant and office of
the Bonners Ferry Herald. The store
room mentioned will be occupied
by the Up-to-date Shoe Shop, R. d.
Paolucci, proprietor, who is now To-
Gated in the Bonner hotel building.
The construction of the new build
ing will not be large job nor will
it require many days time as the
Enterprise Building association owns
half interest in the City Meat
Market wall and it will use its own
wall for the north side of the build
ing. The building will be steam
heated, will be well lighted and will
afford the Herald very commodious
quarters and a comfortable home.
When completed it will represent an
expenditure of nearly $4,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-27

of the service which has for the past six years been located at Fort Trum- bull having been moved there from Baltimore Md The cadets have re- gently completed their scholastic year and have formerly sailed on their an- nuaI cruise some time in June. This wear the cruise has been abandoned and instead the cadets will remain at t'he fort to assist in the instruction of the men. No formal graduation of the first class men was held this tached from the school and ordered to various cutters and will undoubtedly receive their commissions in a short time It is possible that the Sradua- ton of the next class may be haStened on account of the demand for officers.
 An examination for entrance to the cadet academy will be held in August when 30 successful candidates will be admitted to the school At that time enlisted men will be permitted to take examinations for commissions. and, ac- cording to a ruling of the department eight men making the best records will receive commissions
 The cadet academy and enlisted mems training school are particularly fortunate in their commandant Capt F. c. Billiard. Captain Billiard IS progressive, broad minded officer, typ ical of the best type of leader to be found in the United States service. Since his taking charge of the acad- eny three years ago the service has already felt the beneficial results of his wise. steadfast control of the helm, and his assistance and cooperation in civic movements has been of inestna- ble value.