Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
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to resume his work with the Boomers
Ferry Lumber Company.
James Eagan, the proprietor of
a restaurant at Wallace, arrived here |
Wednesday of last week to visit |
with his family and attend the we'd I
ding of his daughter, Miss Nellie
Eagan.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Young passed
through the city Sunday on their
way from Porthill to their new home
at PASSPORT where Mr.. Young sue
ceeds j. S. Gordon as customs in
spector.
Mrs. G. E. Leader, of Libby, Mont,
arrived here last week and will visit
for a couple of weeks at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Kent. Mr.. Leader arrived here Sat
urday to join his wife in her visit.
An action was started Saturday
in Justice of the Peace Kings court
by Geo. r. Causton against f. Nj.
Peters to recover an account claimed
to be due for merchandise purchased.
Bottum & Wilson are attorneys for
the plaintiff.
Charles H. Wyatt, of the Cow
Creek district, was in the city We'd
nesday and made application before
Commissioner King to make final
proof on his homestead. The date
for the final proof hearing has been
set for June %, 1918.
Members of the high school and
eighth grade of the Bonners Ferry
high schools held their annual pic
mic (planned to have been held at
''tbe rocks") in the gymnasium
Thursday afternoon. Games were
played after which a delicious lunch
was served
l. Causton will go to Copeland on
Friday, May 31st, to conduct the
sale of ranch property of Victoria
Russell, deceased. This ranch is one
of the best in the Copeland district
and the sale on May 31st offers
an excellent opportunity for the pur-
chase of a ranch home at a low
price.
j. w. Reid left Sunday for Bass
ana, Alberta, where he has extern
sive holdings of farm land and where
he expects to spend several days
looking after his interests. He was
accompanied by George r. Causton
who went to look after business mat
ters and look over the Canadian
country.
All members of the Union church
Ladies Aid society are requested
to meet at the church Wednesday
afternoon and attend a Kensington
party to be given in honor of Mrs.
George Alberts, Mrs. Fred Mccall,
Mrs. w. E. Drake, Miss Mary Mac
lin, Miss Grace Croker and Miss
Emma Evans.
w Fl Heathershaw receivaI n
card from his son, Ray Heathershaw,
Thursday, in which Ray stated that
he had been successful in passing
the physical examinations at Spo-
kane on May 18th for entrance into
the navy. Ray is now at Seattle.
He expects to take up electrical
: work in the navy.
Miss Margaret Wolfe, one of the
teachers of the Copeland school, Dis
trict No. IL, spent Sunday here
The school at Copeland will close
next Friday with a picnic and at
this time a quilt which has beer
made by the pupils of Miss Wolfe
and Miss Rath will be ratified of
and the proceeds will be given the
Red Cross.
Otis Allen Wright made fina
,, proof on his homestead in the Curley
Creek district, before U. S. Com
missioner King, last Saturday
Thomas Casey and Homer Cooper
were witnesses. Mr.. Wright has
been working in the government
shipyards at Seattle for severa
weeks and plans to return there
attire a short visit here with his wife
, Mrs. H. l. Monks and Mrs. w. d
Baxter, who have been spending the
winter at Los Angeles, Cali, are a
Greenacres, Wash, where they are
guests at the home Of DR.. and Mrs
= G. w. Driesbach. Mr.. Monks anC
e Mr.. Baxter are coming from Los
2 Angeles by auto. Both Mr.. and Mrs
a Monks and Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter vii
be here this week to spend som,
: time with friends and look aftel
! their property and business interests
c. T. Laschinger, who recent!
left here to go to Boyds, Wash, Il
accept the management of a larg,
mercantile establishment, will arriv,
! here this evening to assist Mrs
Laschinger pack and move thei
/ household effects to the new home
The Laschingers will sell a larg
. part of their household furniture a
auction at two o'clock, Thursda,
afternoon, of this week. /. Causto
will act as auctioneer. The sal
4 will be held at the Laschinger home
Leonard Butler returned here Fri
day from Spokane where he wen
last Tuesday, accompanied by hi
mother, to enlist in the navy. Hi
application at navy recruiting office
was turned down on account of lac
of weight. He Immediately apple
to enlist in the army and was az
cepted and ordered to Fl. Wrigh
At FIT. Wright the officers told hin
to return here and attend to HI
farming interests and that when h
was wanted he would receive order
The FIT. Wright officers stated thu
the government was now needin
men on the farms as badly as j
the army.