Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-23
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

sunday.
Matthew Watcher, a pioneer around
Juliaetta, died recently, age rs.
Mrs. Tabitha Ogden died Thursday
at Moscow, after a lingering illness.
Following a recent operation at
Lewiston, John Haines, age 6S, sue
cumbed.
The first electric train came in Sat
urday last to Avery on the Milwau-
kee road.
Ted Sullivan of Company A, Idaho
national guard. now at Boise, died
recently of pneumonia.
Columbus Clark of Fix ridge has
purchased $4,000 worth of farm and
city property in and near Genesee.
The legislature paid respect to the
memory of the late Admiral George
Dewey January IS, by adjourning for
day.
The coal shortage in Idaho has be-
come so serious that a resolution was
introduced before the legislature ask
ing for an investigation.
Citizens of Occur d'Alene held an
indignation meeting Sunday to pro
test against the holding of the Idaho
National Guard in camp.
The Idaho Supply Store at Lapwai
was robbed recently 5000 being re-
moved from the cash register Three
hundred dollars left in the open safe
was overlooked
Since December l the sheriff's of
people who have in some way been
connected with the liquor traffic and
the police department has arrested
nine.
The commercial clubs of the towns
of Troy, Kendrick and Juliaetta, as
well as all the leading business men
of those towns, are heartily in favor
of the issuing of bonds to build high
ways.
Conditions at the Boise barracks,
where the Second Idaho infantry, ma.
tional guard, has been kept since De
cember 23, expecting mastering out
will probably be the subject of a leg
islative investigation
w. F. Howard of Parma was elect
ed president of the Idaho Swine
Breeders association and president
of the Idaho Poland-China Breeders
association, both of which organiza
tions held conventions at Pocatello
Mrs. Parker Guptill of Occur dAl
enc City, whose husband, Sergeant
Guptill of company c. Idaho nationa
guard, died January 20 at the Boise
barracks from pneumonia, is in {
precarious condition. Her baby was
born three days ago. She does MOI
know of her husbands death
John Coty, age so, committed sui
eide Friday at Harrison by shooting
himself in the head The first bul
let grazed his forehead and the sec
ond penetrated his brain. Mr.. Coty
stomach, with no hope of recovery
and had been respondent for some
time.
Administration measures flooded on
to the floors of the legislature Sat
urday. There appeared in the house
of representatives measures seeking
to place the appointiive power in the
hands of the governor to name a Uni
ted States senator if for any reason
there is a vacancy in the Idaho dele
cation in the upper house of con
gress; a new election law that elm
mates the straight ballot and places
on the general election ballot the
names of the president and vice pres
land board greater powers in the su
pervision of Carey act projects and
promoting companies; relief bills fol
the King Hill and King Hill extern
sion projects and a bill placing more
power in the hands of the directors
ant measure introduced in the sen
ate came from the minority, Senator
Thomas of Bingham offering joint
resolution to amend the constitution
of the state os that a constitutional
convention can be called to revise the
antiquated document adopted 81 years
ago and to which "a amendments
have been adopted.
List of Proposed Bills.
The following is the list as agreed
upon for immediate presentation tc
the legislature:
Combining insurance and bank ex
aminers' departments.
Carey act legislation permitting or
ganization of irrigation districts.
Authorizing governor to fill such
vacancies as may exist in the Idaho
delegation to the United States sen
ate.
Initiative and referendum measures
Workmen's compensation act.