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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
Buy
LIBERTY
BONDS
Our Boys Look Death in the
tace-No,U You Do
Your Part!
Buy Liberty Bonds

Don't think that you've given all
YOU can-you haven't, Resolve 20
live up to the Win the War pledge.
Remember where it says. Il gladly
lay upon the altar of the nations need
ny material possessions"
The banks make it easy for you TO
pa for these bonds-and any bank
will give you information about them.
Looked at aside from the patriotic
t:ndpoint-merely from a dollars
end-cents point of view, you couldn't
make a better investment than by
placing your money in the hands Of
the United States government, and re-
ceiving AZ per cent interest
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
CELEBRATE CLOSE YEARS BUSINESS

J. Bert Cowen acted as toastmast-
er and Charles O'Callaghan, in a
short talk, expressed the appreciation
of the banks officers for the faith
full and conscientious work performed
by the employees the past year, tell
ing that the condition of the institu-
ton was far beyond expectations and
was therefore a source of gratifica-
ton to all. POSTMASTER Cowen ex-
planned that the officers of the bank
desired that the employees each take
a personal interest in the success of
the institution and that it was for
this reason, to a great extent, that
it had been arranged to have officers,
stockholders and employees gather
around the banquet boards at least
once each year for a pleasant, social
evening. Responses were made by
President F. w. Anderson, w. T.
James, Mrs. Charles O'Callaghan and
G. w. King.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
BANK HAS ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholders of First National Bank
Reflect Officers and Directors.

The stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank held their regular annual
meeting on Saturday, January 10th.
Among the out-of-town stockholders
was A. H. DeWolf, of Cranbrool,
B. c.
The report of the officers of the
institution, as made to the stockhold-
ers, of the business transacted, was
most gratifying, the First National
Bank having just closed one of the
most satisfactory years business in
its history and having increased its
deposits over that of the previous
year, some $75,000-
All the former officers and direc-
tors of the bank were reelected
Following are the officers and direc-
tors: President, M. P. DeWolf; vice
president, c. H. Stein; cashier, F. A
Shultis; assistant cashier, H. E
Storm; H. E. Storm, ppm Rk
Storm; directors, M. P .DeWolf, C
H. Stein, H. e. Storm, A. H. DeWolf
H ]. Mccoy and F A. Shultis.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
MANY BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

Thrift Stamps are not to be used
as premiums for getting trade.
The State Secretary of the Ma
tional War Savings committee in a
letter to County Director Jones says;
eve wish to call your attention to
the fact that the regulations of the
department forbid the selling of
Thrift Stamps and Savings Stamps
at any other than at their exact
value. Nor may Thrift Stamps be
advertised to be given away with
purchases of a certain amount or
over. The idea is, of course, that
the government does not wish the
Thrift Stamps to become associated
in the minds of the public with the
devises like the trade stamps, etc.
Recently one of the Boise papers
carried a dispatch from the south
eastern part of the state, stating that
one enterprising merchant mad adopt
ed the Food Administration cash and
carry plan and at the same time was
giving away 25c Thrift Stamp with
each $500 purchase This cannot be
done as stated above and we wish es-
pecially to ask you to have this in
mind. At the same time, however
the spirit displayed was excellent anc
we wish the enthusiastic help anc
support of all merchants possible"
The stamp sales are now being
urged through all the schools in the
county and results are being felt al
the local postoffice where the tota
sales now amount to $1,000.
H. f. Storm if the First National
Bank has been added to the loca
committee.
A. B. Ashby, Great Northern
agent, has been appointed as officia
sales agent for the War Savings
Stamps and will keep a supply OF
! hand at the Great Northern depot
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22

how much more anxious will they
be to hear from them, and to know
how they are getting along.
Whenever | get a .Bonners Ferry
paper l always look for the printed
letters received from the Boomers
Ferry boys who are in the training
camps.
Those letters are mighty interest
ing, too, and mean more to home
people than an exciting write-up
about some aviator they don't know
anything about, who happened to fly
across Lake Michigan without stop.
The "Kitsap navy" as we corps
men call it here at Bremerton, is
quite a joke. We all expected to be
sea-going men by the time we were
in the navy six months, but, sorry
to say, we are still "dry land sail
ors."
In fact l have seen more sea-go-
ing days on the Kootenai than
have in the navy; nevertheless our
time is coming. Every week few
are transferred to some ship, and
now and then several are sent with
the marines preparatory to France.
So, who knows when I'll be sail
ing over the briny deep? The first
VI JANUARY was tIdiSleIIeu W d
mump ward which is quite a con-
siderable distance from the main
hospital. We are isolated and aren't
to go into any other wards. All our
supplies, linens, drugs and food is
brought to us, so it's about like be-
ing in the brig. There is one place
we can go. Just a short distance
from my ward is a little cemetery
and lawn combined. All around it
are pretty fir trees, and it is quite a
pretty place indeed. The doctor told
us that when we wanted recreation
we could go out and play in the
graveyard. Ha, ha! 1t sounds fun
ny, but nevertheless the convalescent
patients have lots of sport about it.
Most of them have their graves all
picked out.
AS smoking is forbidden in the
ward, you can, on a warm, sunny
day, see a few convalescent patients
enjoying their after-dinner smoke out
by some sailors grave.
Every patient must be here twenty
one days before he can go back to
duty. 1t is quite a vacation for
them, even though the mumps aren't
very pleasant thing to have.
One man who had the toothache
and whose jaw was swollen was so
unfortunate as to have his case di-
agnosed as mumps. He was, of
course sent here and had to serve
his time Just as though he had the
mumps. Hard luck
At times rainy days seem long
and tiresome without much to do
And yet, they read, write, and nearly
always there's a big card game go
ing on in some part of the ward
Quite often some naval reserve and
a regular start an argument that
runs to terrible pitch until some
poor mumper whose Jaws hurt con-
siderable yells out, "Pipe down, sail.
orl" So, as the sailors phrase goes
TITS great life if you DOM
weaken" r. c. FISHER.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
A "SMLLEAGE"
CAMPAIGN NOW

Under the supervision of the Mill
tary Entertainment Council, appoint
ed by the Secretary Of War, there is
to be sold in Idaho during the week
beginning January 2Sth and ending
February 2, $4,000 worth of "smile-
age books" c. w. King has been
appointed county chairman of the
campaign.
The "smileage books" come in de-
nominations of $1.00 and $500. The
allotment to Boundary county is only
$25.
The "smileage books" have been
brought out in order to provide a
way in which the folks at home could
help to provide entertainment for the
soldiers in the camps. Under the
supervision of the government lee
lures, plays and musicals are now
being given at the various canton
ments but in many cases the sol
diers have bought Liberty Loan bonds
and are sending so much of their pay
home to dependents and relatives
that they do not have enough left
to pay the charges of admission to
the entertainments.
In books of one size, 20 coupons
will be sold for a dollar. In books
of another size. 100 will be sold for
five dollars. These coupons will be
good for payment for seats at any
performance in any camp theatre,
Probably. as the movement grows
they will be made good also for
certain other and similar uses.
AS gifts, these Smilage Books will
have rather a distinctive character
Each time the soldier tears coupons
from his book he will renew his sense
of attention from the sender. Every
/ book will constitute a current of in
terest between the man at the front
and the folks hack home. Often, Of
course, one soldier will receive many
books; and then he will do the thing
that is characteristic of the American
soldier throughout our history-ht
will shart his abundance with his
mates
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Dance at Wilson's Camp

The Red Cross benefit dance given
Saturday night at Perry Wilson's
camp at the Hooker schoolhouse was
attended by about 125 people, some
60 of whom were from Bonners
Ferry. The folks from Bonners
Ferry enjoyed pleasant sleighride
to and from the camp. A total of
SOL was taken in at the dance and
of this $3.50 was paid out for ex-
penses, leaving $3.50 which Mr.. ia
CODY turned over to the Red Cross
treasurer last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Wilson do
mated the use of their camp for
dancing and card playing and also
furnished the lunch for the entire
crowd. S. w. Biggar furnished a
team and sleigh and Mr.. and Mrs
A. d. Welch, Mrs. Tom Greer anr
Mr.. Johnson donated their services
as musicians.
All report a dandy time and an ex-
cellent lunch at the dance. 1t is
probable that another dance will be
held at the camp in the near future.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
WRITES FROM
CAMP LEE, VA.

w T. James, county treasurer, re-
Gently received a letter from his
brother, Harrison r. James, who is a
member of the 318th Inf. Machine
Gun Company, Camp Lee, Va. Parts
of the letter are published below and
many Boomers Ferry folks will be
interested in reading Mr. James
story of camp life and will remem-
Der his as having served here for
some time as assistant postmaster
at the time w. T. James was post
master:
Being in the army is far different
from any other kind of life | have
ever been used to but | am here to
stay until it is over with over there
unless | am put out of business be-
fore that time. | am in a machine
gun company and am one of the gun.
ners. My position is to fire the
gun and | can shoot it $50 times il
minute. Now if l can only hit {
German every time | think l car
soon end the war. Ha! Hal
at takes ten men to keep one Of
these guns going. We are expecting
to have to go across some time il
February. The talk is now that w,
are ihely W De SenJ 10 Italy.
| have had some of my ribs broker
since l landed here but l haven
missed a single day of drilling as w,
have been taught not to think any
thing about a broken rib or
sprained ankle. Our captain tells u
such little things are all id fool
ishness.' | can tell you there ism
much limping about in our company
81 am scheduled to have a fiv
day furlough on the 9Th of Februar,
so that can visit at home. For SOM
reason they are speeding the fur
loughs up and / expect l will ge
mine about the 18th of Januar,
which will probably be my las
chance to ever visit home as m,
position is considered one of tn
most dangerous in the army. w
are told by the French and British
officers that the average life of
machine gun operator in this war
about six minutes. That sounds en-
couraging doesn't it?
eve are having plenty of col
weather here but we have no plac
to skate. My heart often goes bac
to dear old Idaho and if l am luck
enough to get out of this | sha
visit it once more.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
W. e. Rath Buys Acreage

w. E. Rath, of Porthill, closed a
deal Thursday for the purchase of
100 acres of fine timber and agri-
cultural land near Porthill, the prop
erty of Mrs. Mary c.. Barnes, who
now lives in Seattle. Mrs. Barnes
is an oldtimer of the Porthill dis
trict and the land she sold to Mr..
Rath was homesteaded by her some
20 years ago. The consideration was
$23OO Mr.. Rath is now engaged in
the cedar products business and i
working a crew near Porthill getting
out cedar which he bought from the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rath and little
daughter were in the city from We'd
nesday until Saturday, visiting with
friends and transacting business.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Arrange Next Winter Course

Mr.. Anderson, of Occur d'Alene
City, was in the city Saturday repre-
senting the Ellison-White Lyceum
Lecture Course and made arrange
ments to bring the course to Boomers
Ferry next winter. A number of
local business men and citizens signed
the guarantee under which the course
comes here. The course this winter
has been very we'll received and
everyone seems to feel that they are
getting more than the worth of their
money. There is one more number
on this years course.
The course next winter will con-
sist of four numbers; the Warwicke
Male Quartette, Arthur Walwyn
Evans, lecturer; A. NJ. Hilburn, lee
turer; and an address by a man who
has seen service in the trenches in
France.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Send Him the Home Paper

All the Boundary county
boys who have enlisted and
who are now stationed in the
several camps of the country
some are now in France
are of one accord in asking
that the home paper be sent
them. One never appreciates
the home paper quite so much
as when away. Each little
item of news matter is eager
ly read.
The Herald will be sent TO
any enlisted man in the Unit
ed States or France for half
price-$1.00 per year. This
amount will hardly pay for
the wrapping and postage but
the management of the Her.
aid is willing to do its part in
helping to give "our boys" the
things they want.
Lord Northcliffe, publisher
of the London Times, the
London Daily Mail and scores
of other papers and maya
zines, says it is not the big
dailies that the boys in uni
form want. What they want,
he declares, is the home
paper, the local, (which tells
who was at the church social,
who has been married, and
which team won the game"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
RECLAMATION
DATA ASKED
CRESTON BOARD OF TRADE 10
URGE RECLAMATION UPON
PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
WRITE THE COMMERCIAL Club
To Compile All Data at Hand In
Pamphlet Form.

The Creston Board of Trade plans
to take up the matter of securing a
reclamation with their legislature
which convenes in February. The
following letter was received by Sec
rotary Kent, of the Kootenai Valley
Commercial Club, this week, relative
to the matter:
at is the intention of the Creston
Board of Trade to follow up this
reclamation project at the forthcom-
ing meeting of the Provincial legis-
lature the first week in February
next. 1t is anticipated that the en-
gineers will have their final report
in some time next fall, and this being
the case it would be our plan to
press the reclamation project forcibly
to the attention of the House at the
session in the early spring of 1919.
In order that the members of the
house may have a proper understand
ing of the scheme, and also to keep
the subject alive, it has been decided
by the board to gather together in
pamphlet form all the facts and par
ticulars of tie project SO far as it
has materialized up to the present
time.
1t is the wish of the legislative
committee OF Jne DOafu tnat IN order
to make the pamphlet as information
al in character as the project is, a
full statement of the situation on
your side of the line should be in
cluded therein. l would ask that
your club prepare such copy and
forward to us as soon as possible in
order that this may be done.
In the preparation of this report
will you permit me to suggest that
information on the following points
would appear to be essential:
1. Area of land to be reclaimed
and how held.
2. Proportion of Indian lands I'M
der control of Department of Indian
Affairs, and the attitude of that de-
partment to the project.
3. Legislation already provided for
assessment of lands and the expend-
iture of money on the project.
A. Attitude of owners of flooded
lands to the project.
5. Survey work done.
6. A statement in the most con-
vincing manner possible of the pro
ductivity of these lands if reclaimed
and the desirability of reclaimine
them if the project is found feasible
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22

The result will be to change a
danger period in the life of the
soldier into a period of healthful
relaxation and refreshment.
AS the apportionment allotted to
Boundary county is so small no or
ganized campaign will be made.
There are enough people in the coun-
ty who understand what the "smile-
age book means towards the comfort
of the soldier who will gladly con-
tribute % cents to a dollar towards
the fund. Send your contribution to-
day to the Herald office.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
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The Loafers and the Work to Be Done

Idahos oafers and idlers should be work The
loafing his time, should be made
if he voluntarily
he should be made work When the nation is at mans
his If the
consp the young menthe very flower of the Upnrf0r
apply the rich afer well to the ordinary vagran
there state reach this class which
the first the legislature
called should be
the 1t should have real teeth" it
similar that the criminal syndicalism
Lacking a ordinances
should municipalities deal with the oafer until
the legislature
hundreds of abebodied without their
of the CONSUMPTION
While they idle the farms and industries of the state
the Idaho should speedily deter
mine who and who not uefuy employed should be
defense will probably that 1t
is Lack of labor of the big serious problems before Idaho
solved Putting the loafe
doing Idaho egislate the conscrpt
them 1t should do without hesitation
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Altar Society ELECTS Officers

The members of the Altar society
held their annual election of officers
Thursday. The newly elected Off
GERS are as follows: President, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wales; vice president, Mrs
Frank Zimmerman; secretary, Mrs
M. T. McNichols; treasurer, Mrs. P
H Callahan. The meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. G. w. Bush and
after the business session a pleasant
social hour was passed and light re-
freshments were served. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. E .Boileau on January 31st.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
HARDSHIPS
AT CAMP PIKE
SOLDIERS ILL WITH PNEUMONIA
ARE SUPERINTENDENT
URGES INVESTIGATION
SOLDIER BOYS WRITE HOME
Interesting News From Boundary
County Men.

A Bonners Ferry woman whose
sen enlisted in the U. S. infantry
early last spring, recently received a
letter from him in which he told of
the hardships the soldiers were en-
during at Camp Pike, Ark, where
he is stationed.
A. ]. Kent heard of the letter
and after reading it sent wire to
Senator Borah, giving extracts of
the letter and asking the Senator to
look into the matter.
The name of the soldier writing the
letter is withheld through fear that
he might accidentally come into bad
repute through being connected with
an investigation which is sure to
follow. Kent's telegram contained
in part the following:
Dear Mother: l am not well here.
1t has been from eight to twelve be-
low zero; have snow and sleet; the
barracks we stay in are built with
one thickness of boards and the wind
and snow blow through the cracks.
We have only two blankets each.
There are many deaths at the hos
pital from pneumonia. The hos
pital is full and not able to take
care of a fellow who is sick as they
do not have enough nurses. When a
fellow gets it they wrap him up in
a blanket and put him out on the
porch. They put five out there at
one time and three were dead in the
morning. In few days the other
two were dead. 1t was eight below
zero last night"
Senator Borah's answer follows
81 am taking matter up at once with
both the secretary of war and com
mittee on military affairs. Now in
vestigating this matter. Will urge
immediate action on part of secre-
tary of war"
A partial newspaper verification Of
the letter quoted above is in the
American Press dispatches from
Washington, d. c., on January 18th
as follows:
"Camp Pike, Ark, shows such f;
material increase during the last few
days in cases of measles and pneu
monia that the camp hospital i!
filled to absolute capacity. 1t is saiC
that as a result of the breakdown O.
the camp heating plant there wa
danger Of the situation becoming
worse"
Nearly all OF Jne patrons Oh JIl
Herald like to read the letters tn
soldier boys send to the paper or t.
their friends and relatives. Her
is one just received from Ralph c
Fisher, who is in the naval hospita
corps and is now stationed at Brem
erton, Wash:
Editor of the Herald: The hap
penings of interest are few here a
the navy yard and consequently
will be unable to write as interest
ing a letter as the "boys in kahki
write to you, but perhaps when | gre
into the war zone, on some ship,
will be able to write you an inter
esting and exciting letter occasion
ally.
| just read a story in Collier
magazine by Wythe Williams, 9Th
Sins of the Censor" and l think hi
story is quite true. l am sure tn
people appreciate and enjoy the let
tiers and write-ups that are receive
from the boys at the training camp
and stations. When we get to Franc
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Saunders at Training Camp

E. E. Saunders, formerly pharma-
cist at Brody's Drug store, left Sand
point last Saturday a week ago for
the Preside, Cali, where he will en-
ter the officers training camp. Saun-
ders was End lieutenant of Company
E., Idaho National Guard, when the
company was located in Boomers Fer
ry. Mrs. Saunders, it is said, is in
Spokane taking a stenographic course
preparatory to entering the service
of the government.
Mr.. Saunders has many friends
in this county who are sure he viii
make good at the training camp and
are hoping that he is able to land
a good commission.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Benefit Card Party

The members of the Bon
ners Ferry Red Cross Auxil-
larry have arranged to give a
card party Wednesday eve
ming at the Odd Fellows hall.
Light refreshments will be
served after the card games
and as the admission charge
is to be only % cents it is an
ticipated that a large number
will come out. The ladies in
charge of the benefit are pre-
pairing to show all who come
a good time. The proceeds of
the entertainment, will, of
course. be turned over to the
Red Cross fund with which
materials are purchased and
the usual expenses paid.
The quilt which has been on
display for several weeks in
Causton Bros store, will be
ratified off the night of the
party.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Farmers To Meet Feb. End

On Saturday, February End, the
Farmers Union will have an open
meeting to which the public is cor
daily invited. This meeting will be
addressed by Judge r. E. Henderson
whose ability as a public speaker is
fully recognized and promises those
attending a rare treat. After the
meeting q box social will be given
in the basement. Proceeds to go to
the local Red Cross.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Save-Why?

"Save the waste; control the taste;
Eat corn bread and rye;
Meatless days, wheatless days;
Eat less cream and pie.
For the allies sake, cut out the cak >;
Save food and win, or die;
Keep fighters fit-this your bit -
That is the reason why"
Exchange.