Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-06-18
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

President Wilson has sent to the
senate the reappointment of Frank s.
Heer as register of the land office at
Boise.
A damaging frost at Priest River
Saturday froze tomato plants, beans
and potatoes to the ground, and in
some places practically ruined the
oats crop.
A. p. Asher, supervisor OF the war
saving stamp campaign, received the
information that Bonner countys APP
portionment will be 1921, 900, which is
81 900 greater than the third Liber-
ty loan apportionment
William Howard Elgee Friday last
met death in the Diamond Drill COM
pany office at Occur dAlene city
from gunshot wound under the
heart. A coroners jury returned a
verdict of accidental death caused by
a gun in the hands of Elgee. Elgee
was to have left with a contingent for
Moscow, to enter the mechanical
training school.
At Moscow recently a judgment
was rendered against the Potlatch
Lumber company in favor of Rob-
ert T. Haverland for $4,000 damages
for personal injuries received when
Haverland's leg was broken due to
the negligence of the company Judge
E. C. Steele of the district overruled
motion for a new trial and also re-
fused a motion to set aside the YER
dict of the jury.
A heavy electrical storm accom-
panied by a strong wind and a show
er of hail swept near Juliaetta re-
Gently. 1t was on the edge of the
storm, but hail stones as large as
marbles fell. At Kendrick, four
miles farthur up the Potlatch, the
storm was much heavier. In the Lin
den, Crescent and Cedar creek Sec
tons, east of Kendrick, the storm
seems to have left destruction in its
wake.
Although all resources of the forest
service forces of District No. 1 have
been diverted to fire control and pro-
lection work, the situation especially
in western Montana and northern
Idaho, is becoming more serious, with
flames raging unchecked over thou
sansd of acres of valuable timber, dry
as finder as a result of the continu-
GUS heat. Only heavy precipitation
will save the northwest from fire
losses surprising those of former
years, officials say, as the fires are
increasing in number hourly and COW
ering large areas.
Forest fires have begun to rage in
Bonner county month earlier than
usual. catching the timber protective
association incompletely organized.
However, the emergency is being met
by Fire Warden w. c. Phalon who
has arllied $50 men to his aid The
largest fire, which started Sunday on
Pack river, five miles above Sam
uels, is under control. The fighting
trail around this fire has destroyed
some timber and the buildings of
Humbird camp No. 8. At Humbird
camp No 10, nine miles north of
Priest River, 20 men are battling a
fire which has covered a quarter sec
ton and destroyed some cedar prod
laclede an dat Moravia, near the
Great Northern tunnel
Special War Training.
} Preparations are being made for the
, enlisted men who are coming to Mos
COW for special training at the Tai
versity of Idaho. The men were in
} Quoted into the army Monday and
then began training for the special
r work they are expected to do in the
great war
> They will have eight hours work
daily, of which two will be devoted
to military training and one to phys
, ical training.
Captain George w. Edgington will
| be in command. He will be assisted
by Dr. Lieutenant Kotalik in the phys
ical training and development of the
. men.
: Lewis court, a large frame building
{ that has been used for military drill
/ in bad weather and for athletic work
/, is being fitted up as a barracks and
t will have 100 cots for the men.
The men will take their meals at
!, Ridenbaugh hall. in the main dining
! room, which will seat 100. 1t is un
derstood that all of the men will be
required to sleep at the barracks, and
this will apply to those who live in
: Moscow and have families here.
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