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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

fed to the pigs in addition. A field of
peas seeded beside patch Of corn that
is to be hogged off will add consider
able to the ration while the hogs are on
the corn. One of the objections to the
use of peas as forage for hogs has
been the high price of the seed. 1t is,
therefore. advisable to grow some seed
each year rather than to depend upon
buying it.-W. H. Peters, North Dakota
Experiment station.
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A Home Run First Thino.

Puck: willis played golf yester-
day for the first time.
Gillis-How did you make out?"
WILTSHIRE. Made a home run
right at the start. I hit the first
ball into the tall grass in left field
and ran around the whole eighteen
holes before they found it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24
DAHL'TO CITIES
Commissioner of Police Departs To-
night for Weeks Visit to Min
neapoIis. -

J. H. Dahl, city commissioner OF
public safety departs tonight for
Minneapolis where. he will spend
week on business and pleasure. While
away he will also visit st. Paul on
business matters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER
NEXT TUESDAY, MAY Y

The Commercial club will hold a
six-o'clock dinner next Tuesday eve
ming at the Odd Fellows hall. Tick
cts will be sold during the week by
the committee in charge, Messrs.
H. E. Storm and Otto Mathiesen.
The budget system will be the prin-
cipal topic for discussion at this
meeting and some action will be ia
ken towards securing a permanent
meeting place for the club, the coun-
ty commissioners having refused to
allow any more meetings to be held
at the courthouse of the county.
At the meeting of the club last
Tuesday night it was suggested that
an effort be made to lease the build
ing owned by the Knights of Pythias
lodge and formerly occupied by Caus-
ton Bros. 1t was suggested that
perhaps the town board of trustees
would pay part of the rent $4,000
for the privilege of using the build
ing as a meeting place and for the
Boomers Ferry public library. 1t
was also announced that A. j. Kent
would pay $500 a month rent for
desk room in the building. The
plan of securing the X. p. building
seemed to meet with favor and a
special effort will be made to COM
plete arrangements.
Upon motion Secretary Bottun
was instructed to secure a young
lady, preferably Miss Jarvis, to col
lect the membership dues each month
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
DISTRICT CONVENTION TO COME
knights of Pythias viii Meet in Bon
ners Ferry This Fall.

Some sixteen members of Acme
Lodge No. Is, Knights of Pythias,
attended the evening session of the
semi-annual convention of District
No. 1 at Standpoint Saturday evening.
H. /. Monks was the delegate from
the local order. Lodges from all
parts of northern Idaho were repre-
scented at the convention.
Adolph Cook, of Occur d'Alene
City, was elected president for the
ensuing term; Otto Mathiesen, of
this city, was elected vice president
and c. w. Culp, of Rathdrum, was
elected ecretary-treasurer. The next
convention will be held in Boomers
Ferry on the second Thursday ir
October.
Grand Chancellor Smith, of Weiser
attended the convention and adj
dressed the delegates. After the eve
ming session a sumptuous banquet
was served.
The competitive drill between
teams from Bonners Ferry and Sand
point was abandoned on account Of
several members of the Standpoint
drill team being out of the city.
At the time of the next meeting
of the district convention the loca
lodge will have its new castle com
pleted and arrangements will b.
made to entertain large number o
delegates from Standpoint, Rathdrun
and Occur d'Alene City who will as
sist in the dedicatory services.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
WOULD ANNEX TO CITY
EAGLE PARK ADDITION

At the meeting of the town board
of trustees held last evening G.. w.
Spoerry suggested that the board
take immediate steps toward taking
into the city limits the Eagle Park
addition. He stated that in taking
in Eagle Park it would be advisable
to follow a line in a northerly di-
rection to the present city limits and
so take into the town the DEPOT and
sidetracks of the Great Northern
railway company and also some of
the tracks of the Spokane Inter
national railway company. Mr.
Spoerry figured that by taking into
the town limits this piece of prop
erty the assessed valuation of Bon
ners Ferry would be increased so
to. rs per cent and that in future
years the town would have great
deal more tax money with which
to carry on improvement work. He
told that his efforts to secure side
walks on Shaveloar Hill had been
criticized by some on the ground
that he was not a taxpayer of the
town and that he wanted it. under
stood that he always stood ready
to pay his share of all improvement
work and that he was willing to
have his Eagle Park property in
the city and to pay town taxes on
the property. Mayor Henry agreed
to draw up the papers and Mr..
Spoerry will circulate a petition ask
ing for the taking in of the prop
erty mentioned into the town limits.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
PLAN A NEW
MAIN ROAD
County Commissioners Would Avoid
Heavy Grades on Moyie and
Blume Hills
APPROXIMATE COST, S3O,OOO.OO
Proposed Road Would Connect with
Three Trunk Lines

For some time the board of coun-
ty commissioners have been working
out a plan to secure a better road
from Boomers Ferry to the Montana
state line and recently they ordered
the county surveyor to make surveys
for a road which will begin near the
w. B. Hawkins place on the North
side, running in a northeasterly di-
rection and connecting with the pres
ent county road near the Plato ranch,
thence following the present county
road to a point near the Heideman
ranch, where it will follow the base
of Mount Badly to Eileen where a
steel bridge will have to be construct
ed. From Eileen the new road will
follow Skin creek to Perkins lake
and then would follow Curley creek
to the state line.
The proposed new road would cost
about 100000. 1t would be about
five miles longer than the present
road to the state line but it would
do away with heavy grades (there
would be no grade over 5 per cent?
but little maintenance would be nee
essary. At the top of the north
bench the proposed new road would
connect with the Porthill and Meadow
creek roads.
The commissioners have gone over
the proposed route carefully and be-
lieve that it is one which will be of
most benefit to all kinds of travel.
They have emphasized the fact that
their plans to date are merely tenta-
tive and that they could do nothing
towards the proposed road construc-
ton if the state does not appropriate
at least half of the money which
will be needed. Mr. Booth, the engi-
neer for the state highway commits
sion, will be here this week or next
to go over the route of the proposed
new road and the commissioners are
hoping that they may be able to
secure more than a $4,000 appro-
priation from the state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Start Washing Gold

The work of washing gold from the
gravel beds owned by the Idaho Gold
& Ruby Mining company at Leonia
will soon start in earnest. On Sun
day water from two giant hydraulics
washed out sufficient gravel to allow
for the construction of sluice boxes.
In another two months Superinten-
dent Pattison expects to have the
ditch work on Boulder creek COM
pleted and when this is done eight
more hydraulic giants will be used
in washing the gold bearing gravel
banks. The property of the Idaho
Gold & Ruby Mining company is said
to be one of the richest placer prop
critics in the northwest and its sue
cessful operation means a great dea
to Boundary county.
President j. M. Schnatterly is OF
the property and will remain thi:
week. 1t is expected that the sluics
boxes and rifles will be in place by
the latter part of the week wher
placer work will begin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Red Cross Benefit May 31st

Charles Woods, manager of the
Amazon theater, announces that the
Red Cross benefit will be held on
Thursday afternoon and evening,
May 31st. The matinee will be held
at 2:30 and the proceeds of the matt
nee as well as the evening perform
ance will be donated to Red Cross
work. A special feature World film,
"The Adventures of a Boy Scout"
will be shown at both shows. This
picture is educational as we'll as en-
pertaining. 1t shows the drills of the
Boy Scouts and President Wilson is
shown in it. Local talent will assist
in making the program of the eve
ming well Korth while and the local
Red Cross auxiliary is anticipating
full houses at both the afternoon and
levening performances.
The young lady members of the
Red Cross auxiliary are planning to
give benefit ball in the near future
and they plan to make it one of the
social events of the season.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
JOHN NJ. HUMPHREYS is DEAD
Passed Away Saturday at Northside
Home-Stricken BY Pneumonis

The funeral of John Miller Hum
phreys, who died Saturday at his
home on the Northside after a few
weeks illness with pneumonia, was
held at the Union church yesterday
afternoon, Rev. G. H. Wilbur con-
Quoting the services. The funeral
was attended by large crowd of the
friends of the deceased and his fam
lily. Beautiful floral tributes were
piled on and about the coffin.
lnterment was had in the Bonners
Ferry cemetery. The pallbearers were
Otto Meyers, V. Skeels, w. Fl. Rich
ardson, J. Whitney, L. Aldridge
Hugh Woods.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and four children, all of the
family being here to attend him in
his last hours. The children are
Harley Humphreys, and Mrs. Nettie
Num-, both of Everett, Wash; Mrs
NJ. S. Foot, of Tacoma, Wash, and
Arthur Humphreys, who resided here
The deceased was member of the
Christian church and the Moose
lodge.
He was born in Smith county, Vir-
ginia, July 20, 1860. He was united
in marriage to Mrs. Humphreys in
1883. He first became a resident OF
Boomers Ferry about II years ago
He moved to Everett, Wash, for a
short time and then again took up
his residence here, having been i'm
ployed by the Boomers Ferry Lumber
company.
Mr.. Humphreys enjoyed the sin
cere friendship of all those with
whom. he became acquainted and his
death is mourned by the entire COM
munity which joins in extending its
condolences to the bereaved family.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Advise Against Dredging

State Representative A. j. Kent
received a letter yesterday contain
ing a report from engineers of the
war department on the ACCESSIBILITY
of the government spending $4,000
in the dredging and clearing of snags
from the channel of the Kootenai
river.
At Mr.. Kent's solicitation the gov
eminent sent engineers here last
spring to make a survey and report
on the ACCESSIBILITY of improving the
advises against the requested i'm
provement on account of the small
amount of navigation done on the
Kootenai river
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
ELECT TWO new DIRECTORS
FOR THE FIRST STATE BANK

During the past week Charles
O'Callaghan and James Fitzpatrick
purchased interests in the First State
Bank Of Bonners Ferry and at a
meeting of the board of directors
held Friday afternoon Mr.. O'Cal-
laghan was elected vice president of
the institution and Mr.. Fitzpatrick
was elected a member of the directo-
rate.
Under the new regime the officers
and directors of the First State bank
now comprise F. w. Anderson, presi-
dent; Charles O'Callaghan, vice presi-
dent; ]. Bert Cowen, cashier; Otto
F. Mathiesen, assistant cashier. F.
w. Anderson, Charles O'Callaghan,
James Fitzpatrick, A. E. Chambers
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15

his resignation but that he would
keep up the work of the department
until the first of the year if his
services were wanted. Mr. Moore
also resigned as sewer inspector.
Trustee Meeker urged that some eff
fort be made to secure a live vol
untary fire department and suggested
that if possible the city buy a
chemical cart.
Trustee Simonds was instructed to
have repaired at once the fences
and gates at the cemetery and to
have ground cleared so that teams
could turn around in the cemetery
easily.
Trustees Meeker and Simonds were
appointed committee to confer with
the Bonner Water & Light company
relative to securing a contract for
power for the operating of the cleo
trio motor at the septic tank.
The council adjourned until Thurs
day night.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Mrs. Schlette Badly Injured

Mrs. c. Schlette, mother of Judge
E. B. Schlette, was the victim of
serious accident last Saturday eve
ming at her home in the Curley
Creek district. Mr.. Schlette being
in Bonners Ferry on business, his
mother decided to assist him in the
evening chores by taking a calf
from it's mother. Mrs. Schlette had
no sooner grasped the rope about
the calf's neck than it gave a jerk
which caused Mrs. Schlette to lose
her balance and she was thrown with
such force against the barn floor
as to cause the fracture of her col
lar bone. AT last reports Mrs
Schlette, who is quite aged, was
recovering as rapidly as could be
expected. Miss Lynch of Boomers
Ferry, has been temporarily acting
in the capacity of nurse for Mrs
Schlette.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Modern WoOdmen Initiate

Four new members were taken in
to the local camp of Modern Wood
men of America at a special meeting
Saturday night held in the I. o. o.
F. hall. The members are endeavor-
ing to put new life into the camp
here and since they have the camp
goat in harness again they are very
enthusiastic and will try to keep
the good work up. After the meeting
State Consul w p. Luse invited the
neighbors to lunch at the Grill, where
a social good time was had.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15

and J. Bert Cowen, directors.
Both Mr.. O'Callaghan and Mr..
Fitzpatrick are men of high stand
ing in Boundary county and in fact
wherever they are known in northern
Idaho. Both have resided in this
district for over % years. By rea-
son of hard work and careful saving
in early life and as a result of
good business dealing and far-sight-
edness they have acquired for them
selves goodly shares of this worlds
wealth and reputation so favorable
that their association with the First
State bank will add materially tc
the strength and popularity Of that
institution.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Small Fire Wednesday

A blaze at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Anderson did about $3.50
damage last Wednesday morning.
The fire was discovered about six
O'Clock. 1t started in the kitchen,
some clothes which had been gath
cred for the weekly washing having
caught fire from the kitchen stove.
With the assistance of neighbors
the fire was soon put out. Only the
fact that the Anderson home is
plastered saved Mr.. Anderson from q
more serious loss
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Meet Wednesday, May 23rd

Owing to the small attendance at
the meeting advertised for last Sat
urday afternoon, the officers and
members of the Civic league decided
to postpone taking any action in
regard to electing officers or making
plans for future activities.
Another meeting will be held next
Wednesday, May %, at the Red
Cross headquarters and every citizen
who is at all interested in civic i'm
provement is asked to attend.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15

]. R. Stump, who recently sold his
40 acre tract north of town to VIM.
Giger, plans to leave Thursday of
this week with his family for Pros
ser, Wash, where he will probably
locate.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
BUYS TRANSFER
Takes Over Business and Equipment
of City Transfer Company.

A deal was closed last week where
by ID. p. Hershman purchased the
equipment and goodwill of the City
Transfer company, taking possession
yesterday. Mr.. Hershman plans to
add to the equipment and hopes to
build up even a larger business than
was enjoyed by J. p. Dunn who con-
Quoted the business for about two
years. The name of the business
will be changed to the Quick Trans
fer Offices will remain in the
Times building.
Mr.. Hershman will keep on hand a
supply of ice, coal and wood and will
endeavor in every way to meet the
expectations of his friends and pa
irons.
Mr.. Dunn stated yesterday that he
planned to spend most @ the remain
der of tbe summer looking after his
farm M8rests. A little later on he
may engage in the cedar business.
Mr.. Hershman is wellknown in this
community where he has lived many
years. He has always been straight
and Conscientious in his business
dealings and a hard worker. There
is every reason to believe that he will
succeed in his new business venture.
A double duplex Fairbanks Morse
pump for the new pumping station of
the Bonner Water & Light company
arrived Wednesday and will prob
ably be installed the latter part of
this week. The fittings for the new
pump are ready to be installed. The
new pump will deliver between 500
and 600 gallons per minute. 1t will
be operated by a so horsepower
motor. The old pump will be over
hauled and will be used in cases of
emergency.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
SCHOOL REPORT

After all interval of three months the attendance banner goes back to Miss Derrick's room This room has been very consistent in it's attendance when the averages are made at the close of the year.
 The percentages for the month were IS follows Miss Derrick's room 99.1; Miss Buor's 9S; Miss Smiths 97.6; Miss Fields 972; Miss MitchelTs 97.
 In the fifty word spelling contest the eighth grade won with percen- tage of 96.2; fifth 95.2: fourth go; sixth 90; seventh S7.
 Those who were perfect in the con test were: Mary Gilmore, Laura Will son. Mary Brindle, George Rounsefell Glennys Knox, Aileen Spaeth, Alfred Wick. Dorothy Rice, George Beck, Les lie Williams. Grace Drepperd, Georgia Shock. Harold Brindle. Winfield Lead better, John CosgrOve, OlePeterson Virginia Nuckolls, Margaret Dobbs, Esther Lenahan, Clarabell Shock, Roy Anderson, Geanie Amundson, Robert Swanson, Evelyn Sampson, John Gil moro, Kingdom Brice and Isabelle Fin gel.
 Those missing but one word were Fred Peterson, Wanda Ceilings, Der. tha Mae Gearhart, Edith Lingerfelt, Ursula Foss, Ruth Nuckolls.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
ARENT-TEACHERS' MEET.

The next program of the P. T. A. will consist largely of spelling con test between the various grades of the schol. The fourth and fifth grades will spell against the sixth, and the ereu.h and eight grades will spell against the high school. In a prelim- mary contest Friday the seventh grade defeated the eighth and are now an xicus to have a try at the high school
 Owing to the fact that so many pu- pills are to take part the meeting will be on Friday evening, April 20, insted of on Wednesday evening the regular time of meeting.
 Other features of the program will be announced later.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
COMMUNICATION
Ea,Jor Of the Progres s3ye-Miner
 Eerchikan. A'asEa.
April 13. 1917

Editor Ct the lrOgfes 7iNe-Mlnef,
 Eerchikan. A'asEa.
 April 13. 1917 Deer Sir
 Referring to your editorial of April za#a. che ha,ibut fishermen call your attention 10 the fact that they have never teen so prosperous before in me history Of halibut fishing in Alaska gs they are at present. owing to the Grand Trunk Pacific and their "Op- n port" at Prince Rupert The fact can te easily proved that the halibut fishermen have spent more money in KetcGikan during the last two years than they ever did before-for the reason that becauaa of the free trade with Prince Ruperr they have had the money to spend. The family man who resides in Alaska and hopes to contin- ue 10 do so has never been so con tented before because he is able to ~Hs.aa so well for his family. due to rha market at Prince Rupert
 Agent n s F. Union
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
COAL HEDGES 500 FEET
 HIGH LINE ARCTIC

Coal lodges of practically unimag- inable size; lake of pure oil within half a mile of salt water Those are two of the wonders of the practically unknown Arctic coast of Alaska told by Alexander Smith, who arrived in Fairbanks recently from the Kuyo- kuk country, Mir. Smith, in company with another man, spent the latter part Of the summer on the Alaska coast of the Arctic ocean having had many narrowing experiences in his travels in the northern wilds.
 The larger part of MT. Smiths ex- periences were related in a letter to Dr. Hedger printed in The Citizen several months ago. The letter was written from Point Barrow by Mir. Smith in October and was not receiv- ed here until late in December It told of a number of hairbreadth es- capes of the two explorers when it seemed that their boat was to be caught in the ice pack and crshed, along with it's occupants and their outfit
 Mir Smith states that his partner on the Arctic trip took sick and that he left him in the Kobuk country He then started for the Koyukuk coun try. and has been there most of the time since. His intention in coming to Fairbanks was to take in the Good paster stampede, but he is as yet un decided as to do so or not.
 The lake of oil he describes, he says is practically pure kerosene, and he is led to believe that the whole country in the vicinity of the lake is underlaid with oil. In his opinion however, neither the oil nor the coal can ever become valuable on account of the inacessability of the country.
 At Point Barrow, says MT. Smith there are about ten white people. He met no others during travels between that point and Herschel Island. Ar actual count of the natives met show ed them to number seventy.
 In going into the Arctic country it was the intention Of Mir. Smith and his companion to prospect for gold on some of the streams flowing into the Arctic ocean. They did do some banning, but never found anything which would warrant any effort in the way of actual prospecting.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
ST. JOHNS CLUB
 HOLDS SOCIAL EVE.

The members of the St. Johns Club and the St Johns Choir, some forty in number met last evening at the Rec tory for T cafeteria dinner at 6:30 af. ter which an Indoor Trackmeet was held in the Rectory. The merry gath. ering then adjourned to the club rooms where dancing was in progress for an hour or so. Refreshments were serv' ed at the close of the evenings enter. lainment at the reetory by Mrs. Kelley assisted by the Mesdames, Davies, Wilke. Jones and Howard.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
BEWARE OF SHARKS

In Uniontown, Pennsylvania, mef' chants have been swindled by scheme of "doctoring" paper currency entire ly new to the local authorities. At least half a dozen merchants have ac. cepted $10 bills raised to S20 by past ing of the figure "2" over the q" in 10
 In most instances the ''2's" had been cut from $2 bills, as several of the fig. ures and mutilated bills were found in the possession of Frank Ozark who was arrested when he offered "20" to a clerk in payment for several trivial articles.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-14
PROF. AND MRS. KNOX
 ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

Professor and Mrs. Knox were hosts last evening at a charming dinner par ty at their home at 6 30. Covers were laid for eight at a nicely appointed ta- ble and the guests were the teaching staff of the grade and high schools.
 The evening was spent in cards and other games. Present were the Misses Buor. Derrick, Mitchell, Smith, Field, MT. Arthur Gum and the hosts.