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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
Leaning In
The lists
By RICHARD MENKLEY

AS a little fellow 1 wasn't very
strong. I had the measles and the
scarlet fever and all kinds Of chill
dren's diseases. Any boy Of my age
could lick me very easily.
When 1 was about eighteen years old
Teller come round givin' boxin' les
sons. 1 went to see him give a lesson
1T was In barnard was mighty
tickled the way he polished Off some
o the big fellers that he was teachin'.
He wasn't big himself, though he was
why; there wasn't any knotty muscles
was list good ordinary arms and legs.
AS for length, I reckon he measured
about five feet six In his stockin's.
1t was all In the way he done 1t. A
Teller who could throw a hundred
pounds O. hay up into loft on the
end O. a pitchfork would make a lunge
at him that If 1t had hit him square
without gloves would "a made jelly of
him. But the little man wasn't there
to be hit. Before the big one could
git back into position he got blow on
the jaw.
1 persuaded dad to give me the mon
ey to take boxin' lessons, and after q
dozen lessons 1 was the best boxer In
the county. What made me stuck on
1t was that was little Teller with no
great muscle, and after I'd learned to
box I was cock O. the walk. None O
the big ones who took lessons could
down me. The reason for this was
that 1 was mighty spry, and / could
tell by watchin' the other feller's eye
list what he was goin' to do next.
One day dad says to me, says he:
Josh, you've got a lot of learnin' in
yer fists. reckon you'd better git some
In yer head. There's a young woman
opened a schulz over to the crossroads;
you better larn somethin' about readin',
writin' and 'rithmetic."
| / thort / was too old to go to schulz,
but when got there 1 found the schol-
ars was mighty mixed. There was
scholars all the way from twelve to
| twenty-four years old. The schulemarm
was young thing weighin' about a
| hundred pounds and not more'n eight
| cen years old. The first few days
things went mighty quiet, but after the
novelty wore off some O. the big fellers
begun to get tired O. behavin' their
selves and showed a disposition to dc
purity much as they pleased. When
teacher told 'em to stop talkin' to each
other durin' schulz hours they'd stoI
for awhile, but it wasn't long before
they were at 1t again.
John Whitaker began ticklin' Sam
Talifer with feather, Sam sittin' In
the desk In front of John. Teacher
told John to stop. He did, but In @
few minutes begun ag'in. This time
when teacher told him to stop he KEEP
right on.
held up my hand, lettin' on want
ed to speak.
"What is it, Josh?" asked teacher.
please, teacher, kin John Whitaker
and me take a recessT
She looked at me, and John looked
at me, and we all understood one an
other.
"If you wish to be excused you ma.
go out" she said to me.
"How about mel" asked John.
"You may be excused too"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
HOw'S This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
FIVE years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions. 4.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short time you will see a
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
f. ]. CHENEY 81 CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11

1t is generally admitted that ex-
perience is the best teacher, but
should we not make use of the ex-
perience of others as well as our
own? The experience of a thousand
persons is more to be depended upon
than that of one individual. Many
thousands of persons have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs and colds with the best re-
suits, which shows it to be a thor
oughly reliable preparation for those
diseases. Try it. 1t is prompt and
effectual and pleasant to take.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
$1,000 Auto Licenses

County Assessor j. c. Bush
states that his office has received
a total of $1,000 for auto and motor
cycle licenses and that it is probable
that this amount will reach the
$500 mark before the season is over
The county now gets rs per cent
of the auto license money for the
road and bridge fund and the re-
naming 25 per cent is turned ovel
to the state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
People Speak Wen or Chamberlain,
Tablets.

81 have been selling Chamberlain's
Tablets for about two years and
heard such good reports from my
customers that 1 concluded to give
them a trial myself, and can say
that l do not believe there is an
other preparation of the kind equal
to them," writes G. A. Mcbride,
Headford, Ont. If you are troubled
with Indigestion or constipation give
them a trial. They will do you
good.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11

For Sale-Remington Standard
typewriter, visible and in good shape.
Will sell for less than half price.
Inquire at Herald office. If
For Sale or Trade-Two-seatei
surry, just as good as new. Cheap,
Also an Edison graphophone and ~
records. Inquire of M. E. Cash at
the Secondhand Store. tt
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11

John and went outside, and as soon
as we got there he says to me, says
he, Reckon you want somep'n O. me-"
And 1 says, says I: Reckon 1 do. l
want you to agree to behave yourself
In schulz. What d. ye mean, a great
hulk like you settin' yourself up agln
a little gal like thatY' Its none o.
your business" he says. ''I'll make 1t
my business" says, and before he
knew what had happened he was
sprawlin' on the ground.
He got up and come for me like a
mad bull. But what could he do? L
was never where he struck at, and
when L aimed a blow at him he was
always there. The second punch I
give him was In the nose, and the
blood bothered him. The third was
In his left eye and closed 1t up. There
wasn't anything tender about him, and
jaw with all my might to put him out
o. the fight.
While we was at 1t 1 caught sight o.
the winders of the schulehouse, and
they was full O. the scholars. / reckon
ed teacher couldn't keep 'em at their
lessons while there was somethin' 80
much more interestin' goin' on outside.
Some O. the older scholars came out
to watch the proceedings and stood
around wonderin' how such a little
shaver could knock about a great hulk
of Teller jist as If he was bag O.
sand. When TUX John under the jaw
l knocked 1t out O plumb. He got up
slow, but he didn't come for me ag'in.
Holdin' on to his cheek, he went Off
to doctor to get it put In place agin.
The rest of us went back to our
schulz work. Nobody made any dis
turbance. Oncet two fellers started to
whisper, but 1 jlst throwed a glance
their way, and it had the same effect
as If I'd throwed stone. They stop
ped right away.
When schulz let out teacher she beck
oned me to lag behind, and did. She
TUX my hand and squeezed it, but she
didn't say nothin'. l reckon she feel
so much she couldn't talk.
Don't you worry about the scholars
behavior" I said. "They won't get
cuttin' up no more"
II don't think they WILL" she said,
$50 long as 1 have such a sergeant-at-
arms to keep order"
John Whitaker didn't come back to
schulz any more, and the other big fel-
lers didn't make any disturbance.
didn't get much Iarnin'. reckon II
was cause had to watch the scholars
Anyway, it wasn't teachers fault.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
New Butter Wrapper Prices

Owing to the increased price by the
wholesalers of butter wrappers this
paper is obliged to raise the price of
the finished product to its customers.
The price until further notice will be
as follows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11

Farmers Educational and Coopera-
tive Union Local No. So meets alter
nate Saturdays at Northside school
house 1880 p. M, visiting members
cordially welcomed. Geo. Kindschuh,
President; Mrs. A. E. Aldridge, Sec
rotary. If
Phone 90, Bonners rerry Lumber
Company for No. boards, fine for
common work. $500 per M. adv-tf
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11

One of the largest auction sales
ever held in this district will be
conducted September 18th at Elmira
when the stock and equipment of the
Butler ranch will be sold and the
land sold or leased. l. Causton of
this city has been secured to auction
the goods, the Spokane agents Sc
curing Mr.. Causton's services in pref
erence to the many auctioneers of
Spokane. The property to be sold
lis estimated to be worth nearly
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
Commissioner White Coming Here

c. f. Selby, one Of the U. S. i'm
migration officers stationed at East
port, was a visitor in town Wednes-
day. Mr.. Selby states that Henry
M. White, commissioner Of immigra-
ton of Seattle, is expected in this
district soon. Commissioner White
has taken prominent part recently
in the settling of labor disputes and
he is an authority on matters hav-
ing to do with adjustments between
labor and capital. Mr.. White is an
entertaining speaker and it is pos
sible that he could be prevailed upon
to address the citizens of Bonners
Ferry at a commercial club meeting
while he is in the district. He is
particular friend Of Mr.. Selby.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
U. S. to Take Over Big
Tri.State Ditch in Nebraska
tFrom StafN Correspondent, J

Fioh' S'"i\ NoFleSPohuehtl
Washington, Dec. l5.-(Special
Telegram )-Secretary Lane today at
fixed his signature to the contract be-
tween the farmers irrigation district
and the United States government
whereby the latter will take over and
manage the socalled tri-state ditch
and properties OF the district Just as
soon as the bondholders make the
promised concessions to the district.
These concessions are: The rcduc-
ton in the amount of bonds by $205,-
600; the reduction from 6 per cent
semi-annual TO 4 per cent annual and
the payment of the principal, accord
ing to the governmental plan under It's
protection.
The ditch, which has had many
ups and downs and which now bids
fair to be one of Nebraska's great
est assets, is IS miles long, extend
ing from the state line to Indian
creek, north of Bridgeport, and covers
10000 acres.
MessrS. Raymond and Edgerton,
attorneys for the irrigation company,
who are greatly elated over the out
come, leave tomorrow for Neraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14

At s o'clock in the informing ono day last
summer the Joneses took trunks. grips and
suitcases and hustled for the railroad sta
ton Twenty minutes later 4 taxicab
dashed up to the Jones house and out
. jumped Jones.
whats the matter. old man" asked
kindly disposed neighbor. FORGET your
railroad tcliCts?"
mo" answered Jones. showing symptoms
of peevshness. My wife left Kettle Of
water boiling on the gas stove. Didn't
think OF it until We reached the station.
You can always depend on a woman to have
y memory like that
So saying. Jones unlocked the door and
FASTENED into the house In about two min
utes he came out again with his features
puckered into peculiar twist
''How did you find it," cheerfully asked
the neighbor. Sizzling to beat a locomo-
tive. I suppose.
NO" guiltily answered Jones. Il had
forgotten that had turned the gas off at
the metcr."-Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
when in Doubt, Use the
Knife. Says a Doctor

Open patient to ascertain his
complaint" is the advice Of DR.. John
Z. Dcaver of Philadelphia.
San aseptic scalpel in tine hands OF
a competent surgeon is the best means
Of diag agnosis known" was DR.. Deav-
cs's statement, following an operation
which he performed before number
of surgeons. After making the neces-
sary incision, DR.. Deaver discovered
that his patient was suffering from
appendicitis instead Of duodenal ulcer.
as the case had been diagnosed.
Frequently the real complaint
from which a person is suffering is
only disclosed by the knife" DR..
Deaver said. ut is often inadv;sab.c
to defer an operation too long when
there is uncertainty as TO the correct
diagnosis. We cannot place all our
dependence OH the X-ray because that
apparatus win not always show up the
true conditions"
During scientific session held at
the Bellevue -Stratford DR.. William
Seaman Bainbridge was the principal
speaker. His topic was Some Prac-
teal Points in Human Plumbing,
With Report of Cases OF Special In
terest." He compared the intestinal
canal with the plumbing of modern
dwelling and said thatSa knowledge Of
plumbing undoubtedly would help
physicians in the treatment OF intc5-
tinal disorders.
DO not operate offiland,~/hc saidc
but rather regard it as aGst resort.
Operations for intestinSF trouble are
frequently nothing moTe than short
circniting. as much of the intestine is
removed"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
new US. GUARD TO
: TAKE MEN UNDER
As YEARS OF AGE
Ranks Will be Filled by VoIun-
tary Enlistment and Corps
Designed for Guarding
War Supplies.

Washington, Dec. lj.-The United
States guard will be the name of the
$4,000 auxiliary force of troops au-
thorized by the War department to
supplement state and other forces
now guarding war supplies and doing
police duty essential to the conduct
of the war.
The order. for this force prescribed
that it be raised by voluntary enlist
ment or draft. Volunteers will be
accepted only between the ages OF
81 and As. If resort to the draft is
necessary, men placed in the special
classes under the new draft system as
being fit for limited military service
only will be used to fill up the ranks.
The guards will be clothed in regu-
lar army blue uniforms and will be
armed with Krag- Jorgensen rifles.
AS far as possible the men will be
given service in the impediate neigh
borhood of their homes.
Each battalion will be commanded
by major from the list of those
classed as unavailable for arduous
campaigning in Europe. Men who
failed to qualify for commissions at
the officers training camps will be Of
Tered commissions or places as non
commissioned officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
SAVE COAL OR
SUFFER COLD,
SAYS GARFIELD

Washington, Dec. l5.-Reduction in
consumption alone can save the cous-
try from a coal famine, Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield today told 200 chair
men of the war service committees
named by various industries to CO.
operate with the government in its
purchase OF war supplies. The chair
men met here to organize and DR..
Garfield was one OF several officials
who outlined industrial problems fac
ing the naticn.
Unless there is a concerted action
towards conservation, Dr. Garfield
said. the coal supply will not meet the
requirements of industry. War in
dustries, he declared, will be given
first consideration by the fuel admin
istration in distributing coal and
others will have to suffer, though no
list of non-essentials for which coal
is to be denied was made I'D.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Dec, lj.-Important
gains among members of congress
on the federal suffrage amendment
were reported TO the opening session
here today of the annual convention
of the National Woman Suffrage
association by state delegations OF
women who earlier in the day
braved snow storm TO present argu
ments to their congressional repre-
sentatives at the capitol.
The Missouri delegation reported
that Speaker Clark had definitely an
nounced support to the amendment
and had told the women that if nee
essary he would vote for the amend
ment. His vote would be cast only
in the event Of a tie. Nearly all
other members OF the Missouri dele
CATION in congress had declared for
the amendment, the report said.
The women from Arkansas re-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
Expert Swimmers Die Because
They "LoSe Their Heads"

1t is proverbially true that good
swimmers in circumstances calculated
to cause excitement drown trying to
} oover distances which are we'll within
: the limits of the endurance of nearly
any one, who can swim, and is not
alarmed for his safety. The record
made in the Delaware river by Charles
B. Durborow, 36H miles in IS hours,
without rest or nourishment shows
what an athlete may do in fresh
water.
That this expert swimmer possesses
exceptional physical fitness For en-
/durance tests need not be said. That
lie understands how to minimize the
resistance Of the water aud conserve
his strength may be admitted. He
entered the water in good training.
The conditions, his own and the
weather ard water conditions. were
right. But the man was not II times
as physically fit, II times as long of
wind, as many an ordinarily good
swimmer who, facing all emergency
swN of three miles without pilot in
a boat alongside, would have little
hope of covering the distance, and
would lose courage. overeNcrt himself,
lose his breath, swallow water and
drown.
Ii 100 men capable under such, con-
ditions of swimming several miles
were precipitated in the middle Of a
rirer mile wide as a result OF mid
ni$ht accident to a steamer, not hall
OF them would reach the shore. The
majority would lose their heads, and
when a man loses his head. in the
water fhe loss OF his life is the next
event. lie thrashes the water as if
he had but three minutes in which to
make landing, loses his wind" lets
lis mouth fly open, Gasps Tor breat!:
;1d takes in water, and in less time
tian it required TO tell it I swimmer
vho could cross and reeross the
stream piloted by man in boat is
c;7owred. victim to fear.-Louisvllle
Courier Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
Suffs Rally Congressman to
"Votes for Women' Standard

ported solid delegation from their
state in favor OF the amendment while
New York is hopeful for a solid
vote. Nebraska has gained two votes,
the women OF that state reported,
and gains also were reported by Ken
lucky, Iowa. Massachusetts, and
other states.
Greetings from DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw OF New York. honorary presi-
dent. featured the opening session of
the convention. In opening her brief
address Mrs. Shaw announced with
pride: Il am voter" She said
she believed tht work women are do
ing in the war emergency is accom-
plishng NOR for woman suffrage
than any Other work they ever had
done in the same length of time
'Tonight's session of the convention
was given over to celebration of the
suffrage victory in New York,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
Mobilize 5000 Marines to
Back Argentine President

Buenos Aires, Dec. 15.-Three thou
sand marines known to be more loyal
than the army, have been modified
in Buenos Aires. The official explana-
ton of this move is that it is a precau-
tion against the threatened general
strike set for January !. It is generally
believed III political circles here. how
ever. that the chief reason for the
mobilization was to obtain support for
the president during the period of the
special session of congress, which win
open Friday.
Congress insists upon taking up the
program, the case of the
dismissed German minister, Count Won
Luxburg, who advised his govern
ment to sink Argentine steamships
without trace" and other matters not
included in the presidents cali.
Striking farm hands in the province
of Cordoba are already burning the
standing crops.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14

1T may happen that at the first
meeting the Russian delegates will
attempt to kiss the negotiators. They
must be prepared and If the COM
mander in chief, Ensign KrylenKo
rushcs toward them with open arms,
they must in turn press him to their
hearts and say repeatdly 'Tavarishi'
(comrade). The fatherland demands
ais sacrifice of the pegotators.
They should also have at their
'cngue's end the following favoritc
Russian phrases: Universal demo-
cratic peace; peace without annexa-
ions and contributions.
Officers Note Guns.
The negotiators were told that
they need not trouble. to note the
Russian positions and compute the
number OF guns, as this will be at
tended to by staff officers especially
designated" If Leon Trotzky, the
Bolsheviki foreign minister, was pres
ent the negotiators were ito conduct
themselves as if they stood in the
presence of Bismarck, Talleyrand or
some other wise chap"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
LYNCH ATTACKED
IN NEW PETITION
Amended Allegations Declare
Commissioner Used Room in
Court House as Wrestlers
Training Quarters,

Charging that John Lynch, county
commissioner, "corruptly and with
willful maladministration of his Of
fice," as chairman OF the court house
committee Of Douglas county, con-
Quoted a private wrestlers' training
quarters and gymnasium in one OF the
rooms of the court house at the
county'S expense. Sheriff Michael
Clark has fled a second amendment
to his petition demanding the re-
moval of Lynch from office
The petition i'll addition to the
charges OF maladministration previ-
ously filed alleges that Lynch took
possession of the basement rooms in
the northeast corner of the court
house about February !, 1916 and in
stalled "a shower bath. two beds and
toilet in adjoining room and
fitted up a gymnasium in the "Agri-
cultural room. where he had a wreS-
Ting mat, wheel and other athletic
apparatus, besides a bath and rub
bing slabs.
The petition further alleges that
the gymnasium was for the purpose
OF training wrestlers and for the pri-
vate use of Commissioner Lynch,
Pete Loeb, one Klank and other per-
sons.
At Expense of County.
The room was cared for and
cleaned by the court house janitors
at the expense of Douglas county, the
petition alleges, and light and water
i'll large quantities also were sup
piled at the county's expense.
The petition charges that the floor
of this athletic room was torn up and
the baths installed. The windows
were screened to obstruct view from
the outside, so that the room could
be used by'Lynch and his friends, all
at the county's expense.
January IS, 1917, Lynch learned
that a grand jury had been called to
convene January %. Clark's petition
says, and Immediately had the show
er bath and other paraphernalia re-
moved and the floor replaced "for
purposes of preventing investigation
Addition to Other Charges.
The allegations of this amended pc
tition fled by Sheriff Clark are in ,
addition to the voluminous charges |
filed by him against Lynch May 26,
last. demanding that Lynch be re-
moved from Office. ....~s
In the original petition Clark |
charged among other things that
Lynch used his position as county
commissioner1o obtain part owner
ship in the Owl club liquor dispensaty
and other places where liquor was
sold"
He charged that Lynch devised
scheme and 4rtihce" to "coerce" him
into permitting the Owl club and the
"Scheschy joint" to be operated with
out lindrance. The scheme and arti-
fee" involved all offer by Lynch to
finance Clark TO several entertain
ments and trips to other cities, in
cluding trip to New Orleans during
the Mardi Gras, Clark alleged.
Charges Made by Clark.
When the scheme and artihce"
fell through, Clark charges, Lynch
devised the plan of persuading the
county commissioners to refuse TO
allow the sheriff's bills for feeding
prisoners, knowing that the sheriff
was poor man and hoping that the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-14
Government Supports Sims
Aid PerShinq Without Reserve

Washington, Dec. 13.-More indi-
cation of the unreserved character of
the support put behind General Per-
shing and Vice Admiral Sims blythe
government came today with the pub
lication of the following order issued
by Rear Admiral MCGOWAN, chief of
the bureau Of supplies and accounts
of the navy, to his organization:
"Requisitions, requests and recon-
mendations from Vice Admiral Sims,
senior naval officer in command in
Europe, are to be acted upon the
same day they are received and un-
less there be some insurmountable OBJ
stacle in exact agreement with his
wishes"
Similar steps have been taken in the
War department with relation to rec
concentrations from General Per
shing, An officer has been detailed
to check up every day on the prog
ress made i'll the filling of any order.
In addition a special committee acts
as priority board to forward ship.
mentS