Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-26
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

years.
Mrs. Emily Floyd, age Sc, died Sat
urday at Occur d'Alene from hemor-
rhage of the lungs.
The war census started Monday at
Kellogg c. w. Brown, chairman. and
Gary c. Burke, secretary, have select
ed 80 captains for the districts.
G. S. Ray has resigned as head of
the farm crops department OF the col
lege of agriculture to accept the po-
sition of agricultural agent for Adams
county, Wash.
William Arrowood, Swear old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Arrowood Of
Lewiston, was drowned Saturday
while fishing in Lindsay creek just
east of Lewiston.
Warrants charging criminal syndi-
calism have been sworn out by the
prosecuting attorney in the cases of
40 of the S5 agitators being held at
St Maries by state guardsmen.
Adjutant General C. S. Moody ex-
presses the opinion that the Wallace
authorities are able to handle the agi-
tator situation in Shoshone county
and will take no steps at this time
toward sending a military force to
Wallace.
The board of education at Lewiston
granted permission to dismiss school
during the inland Empire teachers
meeting April to 5, teachers TO re-
ceive full pay for this time, nearly
all the teachers having signified their
intention of attending the meeting.
Alfred l. Hough of Kellogg died re-
Gently at the base hospital at Fort
Sam Houston, San Antonio. Texas,
from pneumonia. Mr.. Hough left De
cember to enter the aviation corps
at San Antonio. A week previous to
his departure he was married to Miss
Freda Harlan, school teacher Of
Wardner.
| The funeral of John Crowley, a pet
ty officer in the navy, who was killed
dental discharge of his own revolver
which dropped to the floor of thu
cruiser Philadelphia on which he wa
D working, was held from the auditori
: UNI of the University of Idaho at Mos
COW Sunday last.
The Cottonwood Milling and Ele
vator company is preparing to cree
| a 100,000-bushel concrete grain elt
vator. The company already has
] 60,000-bushel elevator and flour mi
of 140 barrels daily capacity. TIL
farmers union also expects to bull
100000 bushel elevator in additio
II to the present plant.
- To the Lewiston Red Cross chapte
- Mrs. Ben Reeves of the Salmon rive
country has contributed a spinnin
wheel 100 years old and a large quar-
tity of wool, clipped fully 40 year
Y ago. Mrs. James b. McGrane of Lev
iston is operating the wheel and in
y short time our soldier boys will |
wearing socks spun from this wool G
the ancient wheel
The sum of $4,000 was granted Sa
" urday at Occur dAlene to Mrs. Hele
=" Elizabeth Callahan, wife of James
&c Callahan, wealthy Wallace minir
- man. by Judge r. ~ Dunn of the di
= trict court on her motion for 1870
- additional suit money to defend he
self in the action brought by Mr.. Ca
~ lahan for divorce.
" This is the second instalment gran
ed by Judge Dunn to Mrs. Callaha
10 Seven thousand dollars were given
~ her short time after she was graz
," ed a change of venue from Shoshor
- county. Five thousand dollars WEI
- designated to be used as attorn,
fees and $4,000 for suit money. OF Il
&c $4,000 granted Saturday $4,000 are
:, be used as suit money and $4,000
- additional attorney fees.
T. May Call Special Session.
n If the authorities at Washingtt
refuse to reverse themselves with I
gard to giving Idaho financial assis
ance under the terms of the defen
act so national guard companies CT
s. be armed and equipped. the Ida
legislature will be called into ext
session in April, Governor Alexand
"a announces. He will take the matt
D. of relief directly up with the war {
u partment while attending the conf,
IN ence called by Secretary Franklin
IL Lane April to provide ways al
v means for the Americanization
al aliens now in this country.
ce Governor Alexander points out th
he members of the legislature will be
is formed in sufficient time regardil
ne the call so that they can prepare thu
ne bills and have them ready for init
III duction and actio non the day the lie
y. islature meets. He believes the solo
can conclude their deliberations in
week.