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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Delightful Valentine Party

One of the most delightful valen-
tine parties of the present season
was that given Wednesday by Miss
Vivian HollinPer at the Cow Greek
school house of which she is teacher.
A large number of pupils and pa
irons of the school attended and re
ports are to the effect that it was
one of the most pleasant social gath
erinFs ever given in the Cow Creek
district. Various games were played
until IL o'clock when a delightful
lunch was served. The room was
prettily decorated with cupids and
hearts predominating.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
TWO ARRESTED AT EASTPORT
Two Men Caught with 30 Pints of
Liquor in Their Possession.

-Chas. LaPoint and Robert Fry
were arrested last Tuesday at East
port with a quantity of liquor in
their possession. They were brought
to Bonners Ferry and arraiged be-
fore Probate Judge Henderson where
they waived preliminary hearing and
were bound over with bail placed at
$500. This they were unable to pay
and were placed in the county Jail
to await trial
LaPoint and Fry had about 80
pints of whiskey and attempted to
Slip by the officials by hiding it in a
coal car. They were nabbed, how
ever, by John S. Graham, customs
official at Eastport.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
K. V. Commercial Club
Has Good Meeting

No one item of business of out
standing Importance was transacted
by the Kootenai Valley Commercial
club at it's meeting Tuesday night
but several matters were disposed
of that have a very real bearing on
the welfare of the community.
President Fry read a number of
communications, among them
strong one from the Spokane cham
Der of commerce urging the local
organization to support bill before
give to county commissioners the
power to employ agricultural ex-
perts. The Spokane letter was a
strong endorsement of this move
ment. The local organization went
on record in favor of the measure.
O. S. Davis of the mining COM
mittee reported an excellent display
of the SHINES of the county had been
obtained and would be exhibited at
the mining congress in session at
Spokane this week. The expenses of
the exhibit have been met by pop
ular subscription.
G. w. Spoerry of the publicity
committee stated that George c.
Wade had offered his excellent dis
play of grains and grasses for the
fer should be taken advantage Of
M. P. DeWolf suggested that display
cases be erected at the two depots
in which Mr.. Wade's exhibits should
be placed The club readily recog-
nized the value of this and empow-
cred the publicity committee to take
the matter in hand.
A matter that would mean a great
! improvement for the city was the
suggestion by w. d. Baxter that the
club petition Manager Baker of the
local telephone system to provide a
new switch board for the Boomers
Ferry exchange of the central en-
ergy type. This would do away with
the old-fashioned "ring up now nee
essary. The club endorsed this sug-
gestion and also another asking that
a local manager be installed. Man
ager Baker will be so petitioned. 1t
is understood he has stated he would
recommend to his superiors the
installing of the new switch board.
A. L. Fry was appointed a COM
mittee to take up the matter of
wide sleigh runners with the farm
ers' union and it was decided that
the club should be ruled by the sug-
gestions of the union in that matter.
/ Also noxious weed and pure seed
bills pending in the state Legislature
were referred to the legislative COM
mittee with instructions to confer
with the farmers union on their
value.
L. N. Brown of the good roads
committee reported and J. B. Brody
recommended that the attention of
the county commissioners should be
called to the fact that work should
now be done on the roads to pre-
vent fills from washing.
w. ID. Baxter reported that the
government report on draining the
Kootenai valley would be out the
latter part of this month. o. r.
Stookey stated that nothing had yet
been done to secure more hitching
posts. B. f. Payne and G. w.
Spoerry outlined the plans contem-
plated by the strawberry growers,
most of which have been given by
the Herald heretofore. The club
went on record in favor of state
division. A committee was appointed
to confer with the city council in re-
gard to dking the river bank.
Frank Bottum was unanimously
elected as secretary of the organi-
cation to succeed c. H. leighton
| resigned.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
BrOOkside Sales.

w. ]. Hoagland sold six head of
registered Holstein cattle this week
to K. Iverson and Robert Nordtome,
both of Kalispell, Mont. E. H.
Clarke, also of Kalispell, is here
today making purchases of cattle
from the Brookside farm.
Mr.. Iverson bought bull from the
Brookside herd last year which won
the sweepstakes prize at one of the
Montana fairs last fall. This time
he bought two cows and yearline
heifer, the consideration being S675
Mr.. Nordtome bought a COW, a
,yearling heifer and a yearling bull
for a consideration of $3.50.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Representative Kent
Tells How Laws Are
Made at Idaho Capitol

The Herald is in receipt of the
following letter from Representative
A. j. Kent at Boise, which tells in
an interesting manner the fight that
is being waged over legislation of
particular interest to this section.
Mr.. Kent writes:
Boise, Idaho, Feb. Yesterday
and today have been taken up large
ly with the different workmen's
compensation acts. Friday the Bates
compensation act, H. B. No. 81, was
up for it's second reading, and clio
tied considerable discussion. 1t fin
ally came up to vote today (Satur-
day. at o'clock and passed the
house by a vote of As to 90 There
are very good reasons that lead me
to predict that this bill will be killed
in the senate, and that a new act
will be introduced Monday which will
be a joint measure as far as party
lines are concerned in the senate.
Members are pledged to support it.
The Bates bill was amended in
the committee of the whole but is
still a vicious measure. The Ar
derson bill is a much better one for
our industries and every one con-
cerned. There are three parties to
this act-the people of the state
who appropriate about $4,000, the
employers and the employees. This
is the most essential legislation at
this session. The majority of house
members and both of the men Who
have introduced compensation acts
live in an agricultural district, have
no industries to come under this
act, still they want to govern this
Legislation that affects us so ma
terially. l believe the northern del
egation will see to it that we get
good law or nothing.
The Anderson compensation act
which l have stated l consider q
much better one than the Bates
bill, was called up early today, and
caused some fireworks before it was
finally indefinitely postponed. The
Bates bill passed late in the after
Continued on page 81
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Should Make Applications Early

Secretary Bottum of the local farm
loan association is in receipt of a
letter from headquarters stating that
the stock for the Spokane federal
farm loan bank was all subscribed
on February 10 and that the Spokane
bank would probably be organized
today Inasmuch as the first appli-
cations for loans will receive first
attention, it is best for all who de
sire loans to file their applications
with Secretary Rottum at once.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
To Take Post Graduate Course

o. F. Howe left yesterday for
Spokane where he will spend about
six weeks taking a post graduate
course in optometry. Mrs. Howe and
little son will join him in Spokane
in about a week.
During Mr.. Howe's absence B. A.
Barnes of Wenatchee will have
charge of the Howe Jewelry store.
Upon completing his course Mr..
Howe plans to conduct in connection
with his jewelry business a modern
optical department and will devote
large part of his time to this
work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Larger Quarters Needed

Mrs. R. E. Kuehn,- who recently
opened the International restaurant
in the Casey Hotel block, has been
forced to enlarge the restaurant
quarters on account of her largely
growing business. The office room
formerly occupied by Geo. c. Wade
has been leased and converted into
a dining room, this giving SPACE in
the main dining room for putting
in a commodious lunch counter. Mr..
Wade has moved his office to his
residence for the present.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20

Another large steam shovel ar
rived at the Otto Hansen & Com
pany camp Saturday and started
working yesterday on the S. /. fill.
1t is a Marion shovel of the No. 1
model and has a dipper with capa-
city of five yards. This is twice the
capacity of the shovel that has been
in use heretofore. Both shovels will
now be on the work.
H. G. Beales, who is timekeeper
for the company, was in town Satur-
day and states they expect soon to
have the plant working to capacity
when a very large yardage will be
handled daily.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Daily Boat Service to Porthill

George Marvin plans to leave next
month for Tacoma where he will
superintend the loading and shipping
of a 2S-foot gasoline launch he re-
Gently purchased and which he will
run the coming season on the Koote-
mai river between Boomers Ferry
and Porthill, making round trips
daily.
The launch will carry fifteen pas
sengers and freight. 1t has 60-horse
power engines and will make &c
miles an hour. Mr.. Marvin plans
to begin making the runs to Port
hill as soon as the ice breaks in
the river and will make stops at
all points along the river.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20

OPERATE MILL MARCH 5

Unless prevented by some
unforeseen difficulties the
sawmill of the Bonners Fer
ry Lumber company will be-
gin the 1917 season about
March 5.
This announcement was au-
thorized this morning by H.
J. Mccoy, assistant general
manager of the company. Mr..
Mccoy states that the COM
pany has on hand enough logs
to keep the mill running
throughout the coming season
and little if any further log
ging will be done in any
camps except possibly some of
those in Montana.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Will Give High School Comedy

The two literary societies of the
Boomers Ferry high school will pre-
sent a play On the evening of Feb
ruary % in the high school audi
torium. The comedy is entitled
Gallagher" and the plot has to
do with a high school student and
a senior class reception.
The cast is as follows:
The Cast.
Mrs. Martha Grindem, the principals
wife at the home the senior re-
ception is held. Florice Plummer
Professor John Grindem, the prin-
cipal, temporarily in the back
Mrs. William Morton, his mother-in-
law, who is so interested you
can't think Mary Gray
science and all that, who has SOL
emily promised he will come
-.....--.-..-........--.-..---. Hugo Riser
Margaret Woodward, otherwise
Babe" a capable freshman chair
man of the committee on refresh
ments. Margaret Loughney
Gallagher Gurdy, a special, her first
assistant. Rex Norton
Frank Sawyer, president of the
senior class. Thomas Gleed
Millicent Cameron, secretary of the
same Mildred Brown
Bessie Tapping, a senior
.--.-..---..---..--.-...---..- Stephana Lynch
Name Hensell, junior Plato
Mrs. Bette Shippers, the woman
with the mop. Berdine Gines
Mary, the housemaid Effie Dunn
Tickets for the play may be OBJ
tanned from the high school students
at the low price of ten cents. The
proceeds from the sale of tickets
will be used to start an art fund
for the high school.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Will Give Masquerade Ball

Farmers Union Local No. SO are
planning for a big time on the eve
ming of February % when they will
give a masquerade dance in the
Northside school house. Good mu-
sic will be provided and prizes will
be awarded for the best ladies' and
gentlemen's' costumes. A light lunch
will be served. Dance tickets will
cost rs cents and spectators will be
asked the small fee of 10 cents.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Two New Residences.

Two new residences will be built
in Park addition this spring, one by
L. N. Brown and the other by J. w.
O'Brien. Messrs. Brown and O'Brien
have purchased two lots from Ern-
est Moore on the corner west from
the Ralph Clapp residence and will
erect their new homes there. Each
will be a four-room modern bunga-
low and will be built by Contractor
Ralph Clapp.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20

The directors of the Fruit Grow
ers' association met last Wednesday
and decided to go ahead with the
attempt to secure a large acreage
contracted to grow strawberries, the
being the berries to be used.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
Postpone Anniversary

The local Knights have decided
to postpone the celebration of the
anniversary of the order, which was
to have been held this week. until
the dedication of the new building.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20

to provide the board with certain
required information. It is under
stood the walk will cost from 40 to
so cents a linear foot
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The Press., 1917-03-01
Signing Diplomatic Notes,

No one can say exactly why our sec retaries of state sign diplomatic com. munications with their surnames only, except that it has always been so. We copied the custom from European chan celleries, and it probably has its origin in the habit of royalty, which is tc sign with one name only. Thus King George of England signs himself George, R. l." Rex, Imperator-King Emperor); Sir Edward Grey signed al- ways as Grey" the democratic Mr.
 Bryan when secretary of state affixed his signature to diplomatic notes as Bryan" At first sight there seems to be profound t1attery implied in the custom. It assumes that the signer cannot be mistaken; that there is only one George" and Grey" one "Bry- an." And generally there is only one in the diplomatic world where these exchanges take place.-New York Sun.
The Press., 1917-03-01
Makinn a viotoria crosa.


 Ever since the Victoria cross was instituted by Queen Victoria at the end of the Crimean war the making of the medals has been in the hands of the same firm The ordinary medal is made from a steel die, being stamped and completed in the same process. But the metal from which the Victoria crosses are made is so hard that no die would stand it without breaking It is well known that the first crosses were made from captured Russian guns, but now the materials come from guns taken from the Chinese. With an order for the cross is sent a supply of the metal.
 First a rough cast of the cross is made, and this has to be filed, drilled and chased. The chasing occupies the attention of a skilled artisan for many hours. The bar is a separate casting and is also chased. The authorities are most careful to see that none of the metal is wasted. It is most care fully served out, and if any is left over from one lot of crosses 1t is used up before fresh supply can be obtained. London Globe.
The Press., 1917-03-01
Effects of Arsenic,

Arsenic, as science has long told us, is an accumulative poison," said q druggist. "When one takes it either by prescription for the upbuilding of an appetite or for the bleaching of the skin he does not feel any i'll effects for several years. The effect of the drug is bracing and makes a person feel like eating. It also aids the digestion. The average user of the poison takes it in such small quantities that he does Dt realize how much of it will ac- cumulate in his system in the course of four or five years.
 Being an accumulative poison, it often takes that length of time to see the results of the drug. Then the user may complain of not being able to con trOl his fingers or toes. Subsequently, he loses control of his hands and arms Paralysis, superinduced by arsenical poisoning, is the fearful result"
The Press., 1917-03-01
# They Could L,ees It Up.

There have Ercn b.% mcn in Wall street who did all the work them selves, who attended to every minute item, who were from Missouri in re- gard to each point in any proposition put up to them. One of these marvels was among the very greatest finan- ciers the country ever had. But he didn't last long. and there have been few others like him. If a man with the first order of brains and ability could only keep it up there is nothing to prevent his owning the United States. If F.. II. Hartman cou'd have kept on fifteen or twenty years longer at the pace he was going he would have gObblCd up all that was worth taking. He had about all the rail roads ill sight, and he was just getting a strangle hold on the big banks. He conquered every square foot of terri tory as he went along. There was no force on earth to stop him except pre- mature death, and now he is almost forgotten.-A. w. Atwood in Saturday Evening Post.
The Press., 1917-03-01
UNION.

A daughter was born to MT. and Ms John Sedlack last Tuesday.
 Miss Lillian Amidon spent the week lend at her home In Ashford.
 Mrs L. M Reed is still ill, but friends are glad to hear that she is more comfortable.
 Mrs T. O. Newell was called to Monson last week because of the ill. ness of her mother, Mrs. W H. Horton
 Regular meetipg of .Mashapaug Lake grange next Wednesday evening. The time will be occupied with degree work. -.
 Old friends and neighb bors here were shocked at the news of the. sud den death of Everett Matthews, and much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Matthews and other relatives.
 Paul Rizner has enlisted in the army for three years. He is in the toast artillery at Fort Slocum and likes his new life very much. A short time before leaving Union he joined Mashapaug Lake grange and in a letter to friends this week he sent his best regards to all the brothers and sisters. We may add that the brothers and sisters have many kind wishes for Paul and are very sorry to lose him from their meetings.
 Lumber teams are having serious trouble with both sleds and wagons in hauling over the narrow rounded Union roads In some sections of the town the annual or semi-annuaI work. ing of the road machine has gradually narrowed up the highway till, under even favorable conditions, it is dangerous for automobiles and heavy teams to meet Now, in many plates on the main road to Stafford Springs and Stnffordville, il, is almost an inn possi bility for heavily loaded team to keep right side up when it has the whole road, to say nothing about trying to let a team pass. If the present annual narrowing up'' con. tinues it is expected that we shall eventually find ourselves. traversing foot paths, and when we are so un fortunate as to meet another pedestrian if we are not as wise as the fabled goats. we will find ourselves both in the ditoh-@
The Press., 1917-03-01
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. Smith, who has been spend. ing several weeks at Green Crest with her son and his wife, expects to leave for the home of her daughter in New Haven on Friday.
 Mrs Robbins heard from her son, Roy Wilbur, early in tho week. He wrote from Norfolk, Va /, that he ex- pected to leave Tuesday, the 26th, on Norwegian steamer for France. Would write his address as soon as he learned the first port of call of the vessel.
 Friends will be pleased to share the news from Rev. and Mrs. Darrow that the work in their new field is in- [oreasiDgly promising, and that they Fare preparing for concert to be held in their First Baptist church, West Hartford, on the evening of March 9th Wm. Severithel, the violinist who played at MT. and Mrs. Gardner Hall Jr's. golden wedding at Memo rial church, will play and several of the church soloists are to sing accom-. panied by Miss Bissell, who sang in New York for years, and has been and still is voice teacher in Hartford Mrs. Darrow is one of the several patronesses each of whom is expected to dispose of five tickets at 50 cents each.
 West Wilmington.
 F. L. Joslyn attended the Rural Carriers convention in Hartford last Thursday
 Miss Alice Pratt spent the week end with her brother and family in Willimantic.
 Harry Waldo, 43, died Tuesday morning in Chaplin. The body will be brought here this morning for burial in the Wilmington Hill cemetery. The funeral was private He was unmarried and leaves a father and mother, one brother, Roy, and sister, Mrs. Mabel Spicer.
 South Wilmington.
 At the annual meeting Of the Hol- stein club of Connecticut, held at the Garde hotel in Hartford Feb 21st Hi ram Loverin of this village was elect. ed president and c. B. Pomeroy of treasurer. MT Loverin has charge of the herd of Holsteins owned by the c Hall, Jr., Go. and has made study of the breed
The Press., 1917-03-01
SOMERS.

Miss Mabelle P Gager has been in Hartford, the guest of her cousin, Miss Jean Spencer.
 Valines Kibbe is in the Johnson hospital, Stafford Springs, for an operation for appendicitis.
 Arthur Prior of Springfield has been spending several days in the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry A. Prior.
 Misses Emile and Isabel Bugbee have returned here after being the guests of Miss Elizabeth Avery in Rock vile.
 Miss Dorothy Smith came last week from her home in Newark, N J to make an extended visit in the home of her unule, A. Vail Smith.
 The schools are closed for a week $ vacation and the teachers have gone to their respective homes. Miss Flynn and Miss Baker to Westfield, Miss Pendleton to Norwich, Miss HOlcomb to Torr inRton, Miss Noble to Ellington.
 This Thursday evening at the meet ing of the grange number of candi- dates will take the first aud second degrees. Among those who are ex pecred to join are Corinne Hulburt, Emily Galbraith, John Hunt, Jr :, Carroll P. Moore. Ralph Chaffee, John Griswpld, John Griswold, Jr., and Richard Cole.
 The play, "Greeu Stockings, (which was given so successfully by the Dramatic. club of the Enfield high school in Majestic theatre, Thompson ville, last week Monday evening, will be repeated in Piedmont hall Friday evening. This play will be of particular interest to the Somers people, as two local young people are in the cast, Miss Corinne Hulburt and Archer Hurd. who has the leading gentleman's role
The Press., 1917-03-01
The Peculiar Sand Fly,

The sand fly is perfectly harmless It does not bite. It has no sting. IL cannot even eat. The sand fly is known to scientists familiarity as the May fly. In scientific terms it is called ephemerida. from the Greek word ephemerous, which means lasting only for a day To the scientists the sand fly is one of the most interesting of in sects. The fly lives but day at most, but before 1t sees the light 1t has lived from one to three years under the wa ter in the form of what the scientists call a nymph. The nymph can both walk and swim. As it grows it molts, and after about the ninth mott tiny wings appear on its thorax, These grow larger until the insert comes forth from the water a sand fly, It then has but one duty-to lay it's eggs This done, the sand fly zigZags through the air until it's brief life is ended.
The Press., 1917-03-01

The entertainment given by the pupils of she Center school on Feb. 22 was attended by nearly fifty parents and friends of the children. Tue program was exceptionally we'll carried out and much credit is due the teachers, Miss Jennie Town and Miss Eunice Bradway.
 Supper will be served by the Ladies Aid society next week Friday. Alter. the supper the ladies of the Methodist church of the borough have kindly consented to provide the entertainment and will present the play Sewing for the Heathen,' which was given recently in a very pleasing manner at their own church.