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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT

e. A. Plummer and associates of Ia
coma have purchased the entire hold
ings of the Idaho-Portland Cement Co.
at Asotin, Wash.
G. E. Crownover, manager of stor-
age construction for the Yakima irri-
cation project, has started organizing
his forces for the building of the 3d.
100000 dam at McAllister Meadows.
The Kamiah Asbestos Co., Kamiah,
Idaho, has taken steps to increase its
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000
and will add new machinery to its
plant there and also at the mine, IA
miles east of town.
The North Yakima (Wash.) build
ing report for 1916 shows more than
s250,000 spent in construction of new
buildings, a gain of I'll per cent over
the building done in the previous year
The big work of the year was in fruit
warehouses, cold storage plants and
commercial garages, the fruit ware
houses running from $4,000 to 100000
and the garages from $4,000 to $4,000
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Berlin-Eduard Strauss, the COM
poser of dance music.
San Francisco.-Edward F. Cahill,
well-known newspaper man.
Leadville, Col.-John Wilkes Booth,
last of the famous family of actors.
New York-Dr Claud L. Wheeler,
editor of the New York Medical Jour
nal.
Summit n. J.-Dr. Hamilton w.
Mabie, associate editor of The Out
look
Cincinnati, Ohio.-Joseph McNama-
ra, once famous in the baseball world
as Freddy Mack"
Berkeley, Cal.-George Holms How
ison. professor of philosophy, emer-
titus. at the University of California.
Albuquerque, N. M.-The Rev. Thos.
Harwood, once chaplain in chief of
the Grand Army Of the Republic,aged
81.
Nelson, B. CIV. T. McClurg, age
So, pioneer mining man of the .Slo-
can district.
Oakland, Cal.-E. P. Flint, age So,
who was secretary of the vigilante
committee in 1856
London.-Captain John Lauder, son
of Harry Lauder, the Scotch come
dian, killed in battle.
New York.-Harry Chester Hooker,
assistant to +. d. Underkood, presi-
dent of the Erie railroad
Los Angeles, Cal.-George Thomp-
son, age n, owner and publisher of
the st. Paul Dispatch and st. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Wrangell, Alaska-John Finlayson,
the famous explorer, for whom Fin
layson river and Finlayson lake in
Yukon territory were named, age los
: years.
London.-Captain Frederick Court
enay Selous, author and hunter, who
accompanied Theodore Roosevelt on
his hunting expedition in 2909, has
been killed in action in East Africa.
Ottawa, Ont.-Sir Frederick VIII
liam Borden, who was minister of mil
tia and defense in the administration
from its formation in 1898 until its
defeat at the general election in 1911
Chicago.-Henry Torberg, leaving a
fortune of 100000. most of it accu
INFLATED during the last 40 years
while conductor on a streetcar. He
was 70 years of age and died while
at work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

Montana wool growers will realize
approximately $6,5O0,000 for their
1916 crop of fleece, according to e. A.
Gray, general agent of the Chicago &
Northwestern. The clip for this year,
estimated at 21,5OO,O00 pounds, is 81
100000 pounds less than 1915 and T.
100000 pounds less than 1914. How
ever, due to higher wool prices, the
net revenue will be as large this year
as usual.
Representatives of five large seed
concerns have been in Fairfield
Wash, recently, closing contracts for
pea raising for the coming season.
Companies who have contracted with
growers are L. B. Kearney & Son, Lee
Roy, N. Y; Jerome Rice Co., Detroit;
Clark Co., Boston, and Davis Co..
Bozeman, Mont. Five hundred acres
at Worley, Idaho, have been contracted
by the Clark Co.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
> MINING NOTES

The Golden Mining Co. has bonded
the Buckhorn property in the Elk
River country and will install So
ton mill and cyanide plant in the
spring.
Work on the smelter and other build
ings of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Mining Concentrating Co. at KEEL
logg, Idaho, is more than half done.
and it is believed the plant will be
ready for operation in the spring. The
company appropriated s1,000,000 for
its construction and equipment
Twenty-six carloads of concentrated
ore have been shipped by the Rex Con-
solidated Mining Co. since the mill
was put in commission a few weeks
ago. These shipments were made. to
the teaching plant of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. at Great Falls,
Mont
Construction work incident to
equipping our property at Troy, Mont,
has proceeded satisfactorily during the
year, and we hope to start milling
operations about February L." says
Leo Greenough, president of the Snow
storm Mines Consolidated, in the
course of a circular letter to the stock
holders.
The Frisco mill has been surrendered
by the Federal Mining and Smelling
Co. and will be ready for use as soon
as alterations are completed by the
new owner, the Tamarack and Custer
Mining Co., with which the Day broth
ers are heavily identified. The big
plant is expected to be ready for use
by the time the tramway is completed,
probably within two weeks.
G. w. Capps of Davenport has just
closed a deal with Seattle mining men
for his tale property north of Mon
dow, Wash. The property contains
considerable deposits of tale material,
which has recently become valuable in
the manufacture of paper. Work on
the development of the property will
start Immediately, and shipments of
considerable amount are planned. Lin
coin county has several large deposits
of like nature, it is said.
New York Metal Market.
The metal exchange quotes lead
$7.4O@75O; spelter quiet; spot, East
st. Louis delivery, 9s4c asked. At
London-Lead $50 los; spelter, ESQ
los.
Copper dull; electrolytic first, Sec
ond and third quarters, $2S@32.50,
nominal
Iron steady and unchanged.
Bar silver, 1880.
Mexican dollars, 5Shc.
Tin quiet; spot, $42.25@42.75.
At London-Spot copper, 9133 los;
futures, f129 los; electrolytic, i145;
spot tin, ESQ 15s; futures, ESP los,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

PROSPECTS are good for an early
settlement of the shipbuilders' strike
at Portland.
E. K. Jones, retired lumberman
was killed Sunday by the explosion
of a gas tank in the garage at his
home in Portland.
DIR. Percival V. M. Allen, who es
capped from the Seattle Jail a month
ago and is charged with the murder
of Miss Anna Marie Dauielson, was
captured in California.
Daniel c. Jackling, millionaire cop
per magnate of San Francisco, has
ordMered a new steam yacht, which
will cost irrespective of interior fur
nishings and decoration, more than
81, 900, 900.
Police in nearly every city of Cal
ifornia were looking for a woman
who, falsely representing herself as
Emily Hustled, a maid out of work
robbed Mrs j. ]. Graves of Wood
side, Cal, of jewels valued at $4,000
Damage to hardware, paints and
oils estimated at 100000, and to the
building estimated at $4,000 result
ed from a fire in the warehouse OF
Wood, Valance & Leggatt, limited
Vancouver, B. c., Saturday.
A coroner's jury sitting in the case
of J. Raymond Buckley, Spokane trav
cling salesman killed at San Francis
co New Years morning, returned q
verdict of manslaughter against Harry
Mcclure, bricklayer held for the
killing.
DR.. William w. Mann, a scientist
of Harvard university, now at Homo
lulu, T. H., from the south seas OF
the liner Makura, is taking back tC
Cambridge records of an interesting
visit to the interior of an island pop
ulated by untamed savages.
With the adoption of resolutions
recommending the revision of a mum
Der of state laws governing irriga
ton, the annual convention of the
Oregon Irrigation congress adjourned
Saturday. j. T. Hinkle, Hermiston
was elected president.
Five cars of moving freight trair
were knocked off the Southern Pa
cific track at Smithson, near Ken
nett. Calf, by a great boulder tha
released it's grip on the mountain.
side and shot like a comet to the
valley below. Two cars were almos
entirely destroyed and traffic was
delayed IL hours. No one was in
jured.
The Oregon law fixing a minimum
wage for women was attacked as un
constitutional in a brief filed with tn,
u. S. supreme court by Oregon EN-
ployers bringing two test cases. Sucl
legislation, the brief declares, ere
ates artificial discrimination, is de
structive of business, increases price
and cost of living, adds to the mum
Der of unemployed and exceeds stat
police powers. The cases will b.
reargued soon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
Booze Bad for Pneumonia.

New York.-To combat the spreal
of bronchial diseases, which have
caused a large increase in the num-
Der of deaths during the last week,
the health department has distributed
thousands of circulars warning against
the use of alcohol in any form. The
circular states alcohol is among the
most powerful allies of the pneumonia
germ and even moderate drinkers
who contract the disease are less
likely to recover than are abstainers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

Gen. Macmillan Weilemans, chief
of the Belgian general staff, is dead
of pneumonia contracted in trenches.
Announcement that e. H. Sothern
never again will appear on the stage
was made recently by the actors
physician.
The $4,000, 900 endowment fund that
the Massachusetts Institpte of Tech
nology started to raise last June has
been secured.
Diamonds and jewelry valued at
about $4,000 were stolen recently
from the home of George M. Reyn-
olds, banker of Cricago.
The Pottsville, Pa. power plant was
badly damaked and the car barn of
the company was destroyed by fire
recently, causing a loss estimated at
100000.
Owing to the activity of submarine
it is understood the navy will arm
Japanese merchantmen bound for the
Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean
sea with 6-inch guns.
The Swiss government is issuing
a Az per cent loan of 100,000,000
francs, 30,000.0O0 francs of which will
be used in repaying the first war loan
of per cent, due on February 26.
Thieves using rubber tube ar
rangement passed through a hole in a
warehouse wall and siphoned out 500
gallons of whisky seized in recent
wholesale liquor raids at Girard, Ala.
Joseph F. Rutherford of New York
City has been elected president of
the Watch Tower Bible and Tract So
ciety, succeeding the late Rev. C. T.
Russell, who was widely known as
Pastor Russell. Mr. Rutherford for
merly was a lawyer.
Along a 100-mile front in southeast
ern Moldavia the troops of the central
powers are slowly pressing the re-
treating Russians and Rumanians
back upon the line of the Sereth riv-
err. The Sereth has been reached by
the troops of Field Marshal con Mack
ensen at two points between Foksha
nj and Galatz. the last Rumanian port
on the Danube, and which is report
ed under the fire of German guns.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
For New Roads.
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES.

The warehouse of the Seattle Grain
Co. at Odessa, Wash, destroyed by
fire last week, contained 1000 bushels
Of wheat.
At the convention of the Washington
State Association of Grain Growers,
Shippers and Millers at Pullman this
week. President Rogers and H. G.
Sampson spoke optimistically of the
future outlook, and t. t. Kerl urged
crop rotation. President E. o. Holland
of the state college welcomed the dele
gates.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
RUSSIANS BATTLE
TEUTON|C FORCES
FIGHT DESPERATELY TO HOLD
OFF THE TEUTON FORCES
IN RUMANIA.
GERMANS GAINING GROUND
Region and North from WaIIa-
chia--Adobesti Attacked and
Captured by Germans.

Although the Teutonic allies have
made further advances in Rumania,
both in their operations driving east
ward from the mountain region and
northward from Wallachia into Mol
davia, the Russians and various
points are giving them battle and at
several places have met with sue
cess.
Between Fokshani and Fundeni the
Russians made strong attack over
a front of about 16 miles. They
gained ground near Obilechti, says
the German war office, but else
where were repulsed with heavy cas-
ualties.
The Petrograd official communion
ton, however, says the Russians re-
established their former position near
Kapaluno, northwest of Fokshani,
made an advance in the vicinity of
Raspitzs lake, and in a surprise at
tack captured trenche sin the north
west in the Oituz valley.
Admission is made by Petrograd
that the Russians and Rumanians on
the upper reaches of the Suchitza riv-
er retired before the advancing in
vaders, while Berlin says that be-
tween the Oituz and Putna valleys
the defenders were pushed back fur
Their toward the mountains.
Invaders Take Adobest.
Adobesti was stormed by German
detachment and captured.
On the northern end of the line in
Courland the Russians launched some
strong attacks near Mitau, but were
repulsed. suffering casualties and los
ing 1900 made prisoners, according
to Berlin. Near Riga considerable
fighting is still in progress.
In the other war theaters bonn
bardments and small enterprises by
accommodating and raiding parties
have featured the fighting. Rome
reports an advance of about 500 yards
by the Italians near Hill 20S during a
surprise attack. In Macedonia the
British endeavored again to push for
ward their line near Lake Dorian but
failed, according to Berlin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
More Gold for New York.

New York.-Gold amounting to s25,
900 900, one of the largest shipments
received in a single day since the
present movement from abroad be-
gan, arrived here Sunday from Hall
fax, N. s., and was deposited at the
sub-treasury. Twenty automobiles
each with armed guards, were re
quired to transport the gold from
the railroad station to the sub-treas
ury. The shipment came on heavily
guarded express cars through Can
ada.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The First National bank of Pullman.
Wash, occupied its new 100000 build
ing January 2. ..-..
The First National bank of Kellogg,
Idaho, has declared a dividend of %
per cent. w. A. Bartee has resigned
as cashier, w. T. Simons, assistant, be-
ing promoted.
M. ]. Ferguson, the man who held
up Cashier f. ]. Wilmer of the Whit
man County National bank at Rosalia
November rs, pleaded guilty to at
tempted robbery in superior court at
Colfax and was sentenced by Judge
McCroskey to a term of two to five
years in the penitentiary.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
VALUE OF 1916 MINE OUTPUT.
Enormous Increase Shown in Records
Against 1915 Production.

Enormous Increase Shown in Records
Against 1915 Production.
Washington.-Three billion dollars
is the value put upon the 1916 output
of American mines in estimates made
to Secretary Lane by the geological
survey, copper alone netting about
5000, 100000
Production, it is estimated, has run
at least 20 per cent ahead of 1915.
Copper Is Big Sensation.
The copper output was the sensa-
ton of the year in the mining world.
At an average price of 81 cents per
pound the 1916 production had a val
ue of 100000, compared with
$243,OOOOOO the year before. The
profits were the greatest ever known
in the metal. Prices averaged slight
ly more than q cents, as against
about II cents in 1915.
Arizona led the states in copper
production, mining 675,000,O00 pounds,
against 432,OOO,OOO pounds the year
before. Montana came second with
350,000000 pounds, and Michigan was
third, with 269,OOO,OOO Alaska mined
120,OO0000 pounds, which was almost
twice the 1915 production. Tennessee
alone failed to increase it's yield.
Iron Ore 75,5oo,000 Tons.
Shipments of iron ore amounted to
$4,000, 900, an increase of $77, 0OO,-
900 over 1915. The country's mines
produced 75,5OOOOO gross tons, agains
S5,OOO,000 the year before Produc-
ton of pig iron durink the year made
a record with 100000 tons, against
30.000,O00 tons in 1915.
The coal mines sold 97,50O, 900
tons, compared with 57O,OOO,OOO, the
record established in 1913. The guam
tity of bituminous coal mined was
500, 100000 AN increase of $4,000, 900
over last year.
Petroleum Output.
Preliminary estimates indicate 4
per cent more crude petroleum was
marketed in 1916 than in 1915.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
Tornado's Death List Total IL.

Muskogee, Okla.-While the town
of Vireton mourned Saturday at the
burial of its dead children additional
reports from the recent tornado in
creased the death toll from Is to II.
The Rev. w. ]. Keith and his son
were killed at the same time the
Vireton school was torn from its foun.
dations and, with its human freight,
ripped to pieces in the gale.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
German Failures Fewer.

The bankruptcies in Germany for
the year 1916 numbered 2277, as com
pared with 1850 and 773S in 1915 and
1914, respectively.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09

The man who stops work is like
the old mill out of use; he falls to
pieces.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09

Good spenders may be good fell
lows, but a bank account needs no
friends.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
Missouri Produces Much Lead.

Missouri in 1915 produced 1864
tons of lead.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09
WILL SPEND MONEY ON
BIG NORTHWEST FORESTS
Agricultural Appropriation Bill Will
Carry Sums for Idaho and
Washington.

Washington, d. C.-The agricultural
appropriation bill, which has just
been reported to congress out of the
committee on agriculture, contains
the following appropriations for ma
tional forests in Washington, Alaska
and Idaho, to be expended for salar-
les and field and station expenses,
including the maintenance of nurser-
les, collecting seed and planting nee
essary for the use, maintenance, i'm
provement and protection of the for
ests.
Chelan national forest, $6260; Chal-
lis national forest. $366S; Chugach
national forest, s1O,93S; Clearwater
national forest, $12,665; Columbia ma
tional forest, $975S; Occur d'Alene
national forest, $S9,117; Colville ma
tional forest, S6SS3; Idaho national
forest, $11,5S5; Kaniksu national for
est, $25,146; Lemhi national forest,
$47O9; Nez Perez national forest, $12,
$40.
Okanogan national forest, SS964;
Payette national forest, $1O,5S7; Pend
Oreille national forest, $4,000; Raj
nier national forest, $13,OS5; st. Joe
national forest, s15,S3O; Salmon ma
tional forest, $6577; Sawtooth nation
al forest, $4959; Selway national for
est, s17,112; Snoqualmie national for
est, S12,366; Targhee national forest,
1858: Tongass national forest, S12,-
524; Washington nationa forest, ST.,
642; Weiser national forest, $6493;
Wenaha national forest, s5420; Wen
atchee national forest, s11,SS4.
For New Roads.
Secretary Houston announces the
following allotments to construct
roads and trails in or adjacent to
national forests during the fiscal
year 1918: Washington, s91 ,944; Ida
ho, s10S,730; Oregon, s12S,111; Alas
ka, s46,354.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-01-09

Gen. Macmillan Weilemans, chief
of the Belgian general staff, is dead
of pneumonia contracted in trenches.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-18
THE SICK

Mrs. John @. VIM continues to
improve.
Mrs. w. w. Eubank, Jr., who was
operated on in Louisville several
days ago, viii be brought home this
week.
Mr.. G.. L. Kirkpatrick, who has
been sick for several weeks, is able
to sit up some and it is thought that
he will soon be out again.
Mrs. Robert Cravens was taken
to a Lexington hospital Saturday
where she was operated on for APP
pendieitis and It is reported her con
dition is rather serious.
Miss Anna Laura Ratliff was
taken suddenly i'll with appendicitis
Monday evening and was rushed to
a Lexington hospital Monday night,
where she was operated on. Miss
Ratliff stood the operation well and
it is hoped that she viii rapidly re-
cover.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-18
WILL GIVE 0PERETTA

The pupils of the colored school
will give the operetta SIN Inia" at the
Liberty Theatre Friday evening,
December 21st, beginning at 8
o'clock. The funds are to be used
in a good cause and it is hoped Il
large crowd will attend. Special
reservations will be made for white
patrons. Prof. G. w. Adams, who
has had charge of the colored
schools here for some time, deserves
much credit for the splendid work
he has accomplished
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-18
MR.. WARREN CLINE MARRIEs

Friends here last week received
the following announcement:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Sturdivant
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Early Dawn
to
Mr.. Warren w. Cline
on Saturday December fifteenth
nineteen hundred and seventeen
Dublin, Virginia
At Home
After January first
Falls Mill, Virginia.
Mr.. Cline is an old Mt. Sterling
boy who located in Virginia several
years ago and is now partner in
one of the largest construction con-
Germs in that state. a splendid
young man of fine ability and char
acter the news of his marriage will
be received with much interest by
many friends.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-18
GOES WITH NEW YORK BANK

.
Mr.. G. b. Patterson, who for sew
eraI years has been the accommo-
dating cashier Of the Mt. Sterling
National Bank, has severed his con
nection with that institution and
has accepted the position as Special
Representative of the Chemical Ma
tional Bank of the New York City,
in Kentucky and other Southern
States.
Mr.. Patterson moved to this city
from 0wingsville about fourteen
years ago and for the past twelve
years has been connected with the
Mt. Sterling National Bank lie is
a competent, conscientious, high
class gentleman possessing personal
magnetism and the happy faculty
of making friends readily. We re-
greet to see men OF his character
leave our city but congratulate the
Chemical National Bank in being
able to secure the services of such
a man. We join friends in wishing
Mr.. Patterson the rapid growth his
abilities command.
1t is understood that Mr.. w. l..
Fitzpatrick, who has been Assistant
Cashier, will be promoted to the
cashiership but as yet no successor
for Mr.. Fitzpatrick has been chosen.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-18
Mr.. CARROLL JONES WEEDS
POPULAR GLASGOW GIRL

In the parlors of The Seelbach
Hotel at Louisville last Wednesday,
Sergeant Major Carroll Jones, [,
S. A., and Miss Elizabeth Strange,
of Glasgow,~were quietly united in
marriage in the presence of Il few
intimate friends and relatives, the
ceremony being performed by Rev,
Paul Bagby, a Y. NJ. C. A. worker,
stationed at Camp Taylor. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
f. Jones, of this city,, and is a
young man of wide popularity and
splendid business ability. lie is now
stationed in Louisville at Camp
Zachary Taylor and is rapidly ris-
ing to the front in military circles.
Ills bride is one of Glasgow's fair
est daughters, belongs to one of her
foremost families, and is beau
tiful and accomplished young lady,
The happy couple arrived in this
city several days ago for brief
visit to the groom's parents and are
receiving a warm welcome and hear
ty congratulations.