Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-03-13
}. C. WILSON GIVES ADDRESS
Speaks on Civic Duties Before Large
Audience at Nj. f. Church.

speaks on ClVlc duties BEFORE Large
Audience at M. E. Church.
A good-sized audience attended the
Peoples Night meeting at the
Methodist church Sunday evening.
The choir and others furnished SPLEEN
did music for the occasion. Three
new persons appeared on the pro-
gram. They were Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Frantz and o. f. Langberg.
Mrs. Frantz sang in a duet with
VIM. Castle; Mr.. Frantz played "The
Palms" on his slide trombone, and
entitled "Just for Today" All of
these numbers were well rendered.
The brass duet, composed of Mr..
Thomas, cornet, and Mr.. Frantz,
trombone, assisted the choir and con-
gregation in the singing, adding
strength to the harmony. The pas
tor, Rev. j. A. Hoffman,, attributes
the success of the Peoples Night"
meetings to the willingness of the
people of the town to help, ire
spective of their religious creed.
Especial credit is given to Prof.
Theodore Perry, the organist and
and tireless worker.
WILSON Makes ADDRESS.
o. C. Wilson, prosecuting attorney,
gave the address of the evening,
which was replete with good sense.
He gave the congregation some good
hints regarding their civic duties,
which should inspire every one who
was present to be a more useful
citizen.
Speaking on the subject, ''Civic
| Tl11finc - no cold IN, ox+o f1I
People should consider civic duties
to be a moral obligation. To be a
good citizen, one must study civic
conditions. | am glad this town
has a Civic league. 1t is an i'm
portant factor in a cleanup cam
paign. Our Civic league is a val
liable asset because it is composed
of women, who can do more than
men, because they know how the
men do the work.
Every citizen should look thor
oughly into public affairs, such as
telephone, lights and water. You
should know whether your town is
getting adequate service for the
money it is paying.
people should get together and
let public officials know what they
want The officers will appreciate
having you express your opinions in
public affairs. 1t enables them to
render more satisfactory service. You
should also study county affairs.
How many Of you know the amount
of your tax levy? How many miles
of public roads are there in this
county? ! am pleased to note that
the state has appropriated the sum
of $4,000 for good roads in Boun-
Diary county. This is available, how
ever, only on condition that this
county appropriate an equal amount.
do you know whether your Of
ficers are doing their duty in the
matter of law enforcement? We have
serious problem in the liquor ques-
ton. 1t is impossible for the officers
Z to locate every case of bootlegging.
You citizens frequently know of
= cases where the law is violated. Do
you call up the sheriff's office and
advise him ? We get many anony-
D., nous communications referring to
Y law enforcement. Some are COM
D mandatory and others are vitriolic
= This week | received one that die
;. me real good to read. 1t contained
0 a threat to us officers and reminded
1 us that we should not paw so much
a attention to the affairs of bootleg.
a gers. This letter convinced me thai
d we were doing our duty in this re-
n spect. A threat does not frighter
S a conscientious officer of the law
2 Sometimes, too, we get a good roast
ing for supposed negligence of duty
/. Such letters contain reports of gros.
f violations of the law, which are MOI
substantiated by any tangible evi
= dence. Such people almost invari
n ably refuse to assume any mora
e obligation in helping to trace dowr
e the. cases thee report.
r Believes Law Is Being Enforced.
e 81 have faith in the officers o.
S the law in this county. I thinl
n Sheriff Sawyer is doing his best il
: the matter of law enforcement. Blu
n since we are located within sucl
/ close proximity to Montana and Brit
: ish Columbia, not to say Washing
n ton, where they have the permi
n system, it is almost a physical i'm
o possibility to get next to ever,
;: bootlegger. A rigid enforcement O
b the prohibition law, therefore, re
a quires the active cooperation o
every citizen"
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