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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
The Long Arm of Mercy
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

The Red Cross is the Long Arm OF Mercy.
1t is the Kindness of Mankind organized.
In Man is Angel and a Devil, a DIR. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde The Red Cross the Good aroused energized
thwart the Bad.
1t is the best antidote know to the bane of
There other Charities, less helpful. The
Red Cross the mghtest of all Charities the Love and Pity
of all men made supremely efficient
If, Emerson said, sensible and conscientious
all the world of religion this is the
preston of that religion
The Red Cross is Humanity united in Service.
1t asks mans opinion; only his need.
Black or White, Friend Foe to the Red Cross there
is difference; it only asks "Who is Suferng?" And
to him it goes
The Red Cross is Efficient that Governments recog
it, Pure its purpose that whoever wishes well his
fellow desires to help it, Clean in its administration
that the most suspicious find no fault in it.
The Red Cross only seeks alleviate the cruelties
of War; is the expression of those human sentiments that
some day will put an end to War.
1t is the impulse of Love- striving the inn
pulse of Hate.
1t is Mercy's cooperation struggling against Wars ri
valries.
1t the Society in which every Man, Woman and
Child should be enrolled; for it knows preju
dces protesting opinions the human being does not live
that does not feel that the starving should be @ the sick
tended and the wounded healed.
Majestic and divine this Long Arm of Mercy; it finds
the fallen the battlefield, it brings the and the
physician the victim in the hospta it leads the weeping
orphan to home; feeds the starving for the pest
smen whom all others abandon and pours the oil of Help
and Pity into the bitter wounds of the World.
Where volcano has wrought desolaton in Japan a
Flood in China, Hurricane in Cuba Famine in
India, Plague in Italy, ravagng Armies in Poland,
Serva Belgium there flies the Red Cross the Angel of
God whom the fury of cannot Danish from the Earth
and the Ends of the Earth all the ways of the Seven
Seas wherever Human Misery there extended to bless
and to heal, its Long Arm of Mercy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Bishop Has War Relic

Ed Bishop returned home last
week from Spokane where he spent
couple of days visiting with his
brother, T. H. Bishop, who is at
his Spokane home on sick fur
Tough.
Ed brought home relic of the
war which he received from his
brother and which he prizes highly.
1t is a bed covering secured from
the German submarine, U-57. This
submarine was captured in the North
seas by the destroyer upon which
T. Fl. Bishop was stationed.
T. H. Bishop has been in the navy
for over two years. He was seri-
ously injured about five months ago
chad his chest crushed and several
ribs broken) when the destroyer to
which he had been, transferred three
days previously, was rammed. He
has seen service in all parts of the
world and tells interesting nara
tives of encounters with German
vessels
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Auto Trucks for Hickman

Claude Hydorn passed through the
city Thursday on his way from Spo-
kane to Klocl1mann, driving new
q ton REQ truck which will be used
by the Idaho Continental Mining
Company for mail and passenger
service between Porthill and Klock-
mann.
Just as soon as the roads are fit
between Porthill and Hickman five
or six auto trucks will be used to
haul ore. from the mine to the Port
hill station. Mr.. Hickman, presi-
dent and general manager of the
company, is arranging to secure
several Pierce-Arrow trucks for this
work but as yet the Spokane agency
has been unable to promise de-
liveries.
Mr.. Hickman states that affairs
at the mine are progressing nicely.
A full crew is working and he is
confident that this season will be
the best in the history of the prop
ertV, in production.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Contest Hearing Thursday

The contest case of the govern
ment against John H. Ross, of Addie,
was heard Thursday afternoon at
the courthouse before U. S. Commits
sioner, c. w. King. The case for
the government was conducted by
D. F. MCGOWAN, of Missoula, Mont,
assistant to the solicitor, and Forest
Supervisor Fitzwater. Attorney f.
M. Flood conducted the case for Mr..
Ross The government introduced
testimony to show Ross had not re-
sided upon his homestead at Addie
and had not cultivated land in ac-
cordandce with the statutes govern
ing homesteads. w. r. Cole, Oscar
Murphy, Forest Ranger w. o. Black
man, J. E. Ryan. assistant forest
supervisor, and John H. Ross were
called to testify by the government.
The following witnesses for Ross
testified in rebuttal of the govern
ment's evidence to show that Ross
had resided upon and cultivated the
land as required: w. j. Greenway,
T. w. Mclaughlin and John H. Ross
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Sugar for Canning Only

Under a new regulation of the
United States Food Administration,
sugar may now be purchased for
canning purposes. Not more than
100 pounds of sugar may be pur-
chased by any one family unless
through a special permit from the
food administrator.
Persons desiring to purchase more
than the ten and % pound limit for
customers in the town and country,
respectively, must sign cards stating
that they will use the sugar only
for canning purposes and that they
will limit the use of sugar for other
purposes in their household to three
pounds or less per person in the
household. The dealer is required to
have the customer sign the certifi-
cate in ink and it is then forwarded
to the state Food Administrator at
Boise.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Save the Flour and Sugar Sacks

Members of the Slampire club
have recently completed a French or
Belgium infants layette which con-
forms to the Red Cross standards.
Most of the articles were made by
the club members and other arti-
cles were donated. The layette is
being displayed in the windows of
Richardson & Monks store.
The Slampire club is composed of
IL members. All the members have
agreed to spend the time at their
regular meetings making garments
and doing sewing for war relief
work. 1t is planned to start making
wash and dish towels for the sol
diers in the environments and the
club members desire that people who
have one or two or more flour OF
sugar sacks leave them with Mrs
o. F. Howe, Mrs. w. F. Kinnear
Mrs. H. ]. Mccoy, Mrs. H. I. Monks
or Mrs. d. C. Mcdonald. These
flour and sugar sacks make excel
lent wash and dish towels.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Benefit Ball at Troy, Mont.

The local Red Cross auxiliary this
week received a letter from Mrs.
Leo Greenough, canteen chairman
of Troy, Mont, asking that the local
Red Cross workers sell 100 tickets
for dance to be given at Troy,
May Goth, at the new Mckenzie hall,
for the benefit of the Troy can
teen fund.
Troy is the only canteen station
between Whitefish and Spokane and
the Troy station is preparing to
serve large troop movements which
are probable this summer, hence the
benefit ball. Mrs. Greenough writes
that Col. Thord-Gray, late of the
British Service and now Chief Mill
tary Speaker for the American
Emergency Fleet Corporation, will
give a short talk before the dance
The local Red Cross women have
assured the Troy people that they
will do all in their power to helr
make the May goth dance a success
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
FATS" AND LEANS TO PLAY BASE BALL FRIDAY

ing lively interest in the game and
will superintend the selling of tick
cts. The admission will be % cents
and ten cents for children. Mrs.
Gale will have eight or ten Red
Cross nurses on the ground to take
care of the Fats and is also arrang-
ing to have Drs. Fry and Keller on
hand. The Red Cross women will
have a refreshment stand on the
grounds.
Maughan's band will furnish music
during the afternoon and will give
a concert on Main street before the
parade.
Every man, woman and child of
Boundary county is invited to come
out and see this supreme contest
for baseball honors between the Fats
and the Leans. j. A. Morley is cap
tain of the Fats and is still refus-
ing to Admit that Harley Cave is
anything but "fat" Captain Bliss
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Bangs Resigns as Town Marshall

At the meeting of the town council
Tuesday night the resignation of
Oscar G. Bangs as marshall was
rendered and accepted. Mayor Henry
has appointed ]. A. Worley as mar
shall and will ask the council at it's
next meeting to indorse the appoint
ment. 1t is understood that if Mr..
Worley remains in office as town
marshall he will insist upon a higher
salary than that provided by ordi
nance.
f. A. Davis made application for
the appointment Tuesday but his APP
plication was not considered because
he asked for $50 a month salary
while the ordinance allows only SIS.
Bangs has been town marshall
since the present city administration
went into office and he has been
faithful and efficient in the per-
Torrance of his duties. He gave
in his resignation because he ex-
poets soon to enlist in either the
army or navy. The council ten
dered Mr.. Bangs a unanimous vote
of thanks for the able and efficient
services he had rendered the town as
marshall.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Baccalaureate Services

The baccalaureate services for the
graduating class of the Boomers Fer
ry high school was held at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening and
were attended by a large audience.
Rev. G. H. Wilbur preached the
baccalaureate sermon, taking as the
subject of his address, "The Aims of
Life, or the Prize of Success" Rev.
Wilbur delivered an excellent adj
dress and is being highly compli-
mented by all who heard him. The
theme he expressed was that sue
cess in life is the realization of ones
. highest ideals.
The musical part of the program
consisted of music by the choir of
the Methodist church and violin
numbers by Miss Medora Walker.
Rev. U. S. Crowder, pastor of the
Methodist church, gave the invo-
cation.
On Thursday night of this week
the graduating class will give the
Class Day exercises at the high
school auditorium and on Friday
evening the commencement exercises
will be given at the school audi
torium.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
$500 IS QUOTA
OF BOUNDARY
CHAIRMAN SHULTIS REPORTS
TOTAL SUBSCRIPTION IN
COUNTY WAS $4,000
ASK EVERYONE TO SUBSCRIBE
Outside Districts Raise Over Half
of Amount.

Boundary county subscribed for
$57 900 worth of bonds in the Third
Liberty Loan Drive, according to the
figures compiled last evening by
Chairman F. A. Shultis and his
executive committee.
Of this sum $4,000 was sub
scribed in the districts outside of
Boomers Ferry and total of $14 300
was secured through the district
chairmen of the Women's Liberty
Loan. Committee, of which Mrs. F.
E. Murray is chairman.
The women's committee did excel
lent work. Bonners Ferry was di-
vided into six districts. A chairman
was appointed for each district who
was empowered to select the re-
naming members of her soliciting
committee. Following is the list of
the town and county chairmen and
the amount of Liberty Loan bonds
sold: Boomers Ferry, Mrs. Bert Bad
den, $1,000; Mrs. Frank Berger
$3.50; Mrs. H. A. Gale, $3.50; Mrs
S. E. Henry, 5000; Mrs. H. l.. Med
bury, $3.50; Mrs. H. |. Monks
$3.50; Naples, Miss Lucille Dayton
5000; Moravia, Miss Irene Danforth
$500; Copeland, Miss Alice Chisholm
pfOO, VI WILL, MIS-. w. II. MAUI
$50; Meadow Creek, Mrs. Boyc
Spring, $1150; Macarthur, Mrs. l. D
Miller, 500.
Following is the list of the Liberty
Loan district chairmen appointed by
f. A. Shultis and the amount Of
bonds sold in each district: Port.
bonds sold in each district: Klock
mann, L. R. Loomis, $1,000; Porthill
w. E. Rath, $1,000; Copeland, NJ. F
McAnelly, $4,000; Eastport, Spencer
Lewis, $500; Round Prairie, $500 ant
Addie $3.50, j. E. Breen; Meadow
Greek, Boyd Spring, $1,15O; Curley
Creek, E. w. Newton, $1,700; LENA
r. J. Edmonds, $1,650; Moravia, F
D. Hoagland, $3.50; Naples, C. E
Honsinger, $4,000; Macarthur, VIM
Moss, $3.50; Boomers Ferry Lumbe
Company, Jos. Jacoby, $3.50; Bon
ners Ferry, $27 1900.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
MRS. H. w. DYER PASSES AWAY
Aged Matron of Northside Died Sun
day-Body Taken to Spokane.


Mrs. H. w. Dyer passed away
peacefully at IL o'clock Sunday
morning, May 10th, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. c. ]. Ingram,
on the Northside. The body was
taken to Spokane Monday afternoon
for cremation.
Mrs. H. w. Dyer, wife of H. w.
Dyer, was born at Vergennes, in
Jackson county, Illinois, January rs,
1910. Her maiden name was Alb
agail Whiting Ross. Her marriage
to H. w. Dyer occurred at Duquoin,
ILL.,, November 18th, 1860. She is
survived by her husband; one SIS
ter, Mrs. j. p. Clough, of Fruitvale
CAL; one daughter, Mrs. c. ]. In
gram, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; a
son, Harry l.. Dyer, of Duquoin
H., and a son, Edward T. Dyer, OF
Leavenworth, Kas. Mrs. Dyer was
an active worker in the Presbyterian
church all her life until within the
last few years, when, on account Of
extreme age, she gave up active
church work.
The deceased was a kind, loving
tender wife and mother. During hel
residence in this city she mad,
warm friends of those with whom
she became acquainted and these
together with the friends and ac
quaintances of the bereaved family
/ join in mourning the demise of
woman whose first thoughts wer,
always for others and whose life wal
| lived in the effort to be useful.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
FIFTEEN RECEIVED DIPLOMAS
Large Crowd Attends Graduation
Exercises at Northside School,

The Northside school auditorium
was packed to overlooking Friday
night with patrons of the school and
friends of the graduating class who
attended the graduation class eXer-
cises.
E. M. Flood delivered the address
of the evening and an extra number
on the program was Attorney Gener-
al Walters, of Boise, who was here
to address the Red Cross workers
in the interests of the Red Cross
drive and who delivered a patriotic
address in which he held the close
attention of his audience for over
half hour.
Mrs. G. H. Wilbur in a vocal
solo and Miss Medora Walker in two
violin selections, accomanied by Miss
Laurel Gleed, furnished the musical
part of the program.
The diplomas were presented to
the fifteen graduates by Prof. J. A.
Bangs, principal of the Northside
school. This was the largest class
in the history of the school and il
also made a record for itself, the
teachers and the school in that every
member of the class completed the
term and nine of the class have
percentages averaging over 80. This
record is one of which the gradu-
ates, their parents, the teachers ano
the patrons of the school, may al
/ be proud
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21

The much-talked-o baseball game
between the Fats and the Leans, for
the benefit of the Red Cross, will
be played at the city park grounds
on the Northside on Friday after
noon of this week at o'clock.
All the stores of the city will be
asked to close for the game and
there will be big parade before the
game.
This is to be the big event of
the season and the rivalry between
the Fats and the Leans which has
been smoldering for the past two
years-ever since the Fats won from
the Leans-gives promise that the
baseball fans will see some clever
exhibitions of baseball. All the
''has-beens" of the community are to
be seen mornings and evenings, prac-
ticing with baseballs, gloves and
bats.
The Red Cross organization is TAX
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Districts Reports Coming In

The members of the Home Cheer
and Soldiers and Sailors Welfare
committees are receiving encourage
ing reports from the district chair
man of the drive to raise funds with
which to send the local papers and
checker-boards to the soldiers and
sailors of Boundary county.
Miss Cooklar, of School District
No. II, turned in $33.05 and this
money was raised among the patrons
of the district and at the camp of
]. p. Wilson. Every man at the
camp contributed to the fund.
In the Cow Creek district Miss
Hawkins has reported the collection
of $16.05 and at Moravia Miss Dan
forth has reported a collection of
$3.50. In the Paradise Valley dis
trict about 5000 has been raised.
The local chairmen, Miss Cave and
Douglas Palmer, look for as good
reports from other districts and ex-
pect that they will have little trou-
BILE in raising the money needed il
all the districts respond as well as
the ones above mentioned.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
LIBERTY LOAN
REPORT MADE
CHAIRMAN KENT, RED CROSS
DRIVE, HAS LARGE NUMBER
OF SOLICITORS WORKING
WOMEN MAKE BIG SHOWING
Solicitors In Autos Will Visit Every
Home.

Boundary county has been asked
to raise $500 in the Red Cross drive
of the United States for $100,0O0,000.
which begins today and ends next
Monday.
A. j. Kent is the chairman of the
drive in Boundary county and yes
terday he visited all the business
houses in Boomers Ferry and APP
pointed each business man a solicitor
for Red Cross funds. All the teach
ers of the Bonners Ferry and North
side public schools are also Red
Cross solicitors and all during the
week these people will put forth
their best efforts to once again put
Boundary county in the cover the
to-" list.
Mr.. Kent is arranging to secure
some 20 autos in which Red Cross
soliciting parties will tour all parts
of the county. Each car will con-
tain a full load of Red Cross solicit
tors and every part of the county
will be visited and every citizen
will be asked to make a contribution.
This second drive of the Red Cross
was formally opened Sunday night
when o. c. Wilson, county attorney,
gave four minute talk at the Anna
zon theatre, announcing the drive
and urging liberal contributions.
Chairman Kent has instructed the
solicitors to secure cash contribu-
tions where it is possible and also
to take subscriptions which may be
paid in four equal monthly INSTALL
ments. The Red Cross organization
has issued the four months pledge
cards and with these go the Red
Cross calendar with which the sub
scriber is reminded, each month, of
his obligation.
Mr. Kent is sure that Boundary
county will make a good record in
this drive but urges that every citi-
zen give to the extent of his or her
ability in order that the greatest
mother of the world" may be sus-
tanned in the work it is doing for
humanity.
The executive committee of the
Red Cross drive, composed of A. j.
Kent, j. b. Cowen, o. c.. Wilson and
J. B. Brody, have arranged for the
following soliciting committees to
visit all parts of the county on
Thursday:
Lower road to Whites camp and
Tormey's camp: Messrs. Cowen,
Voshmik and Bottum.
Naples: Messrs. Richardson, Hen
ry and Frank Bush; also, Messrs.
Ladley, Wiley and Dutton.
Macarthur and Highland Flat:
Messrs. King, Lunden, Parsons and
Nicholson.
Moravia: Messrs. w. F. Kinnear,
Brody, Fred Hoagland.
Paradise Valley: Messrs. Meg
quier, Heinz and Flood.
Cow Creek: Messrs. DeWolfe,
Payne and Hawks, and Messrs.
Neill, Fitzpatrick and James.
Curley Creek: Messrs. Shultis,
Wilbur and j. A. Bangs. Also Mes
srs. Little, Driscoll and Cane.
Round Prairie: Messrs. Elder and
Kent.
Eastport: Messrs. Nave, ]. C.
Bush, L. N. Brown and o. R. Stoo-
key.
Meadow Creek: Messrs. Simonds
O'Callaghan,, Boyd Spring, ). Kenny
w. B. Hawkins, and A. d. WEIGH.
Porthill: Messrs. Wilson, Roswell
Bottum and w. E. Rath; Messrs
Worley, John Snyder and Harry
Graham.
Upper Road to Rath School: Mes
srs. Ashby, o. H. Campbell and O.
S. Davis. Also ]. F. McGlocklin, A.
A. Mcintyre and Fred Mccall.
Wilson's Camp: j. p. Dunn, d.
c. Mcdonald and f. r. Henderson.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
EXCITING BALL GAME SUNDAY
Home Nine Wins from Spokane
Nine BY Score of Z to 6.

Nine By Score of Z to 6.
The tenth inning of the ball game
Sunday between Bonners Ferry and
the Great Northern team of Spo-
kane, produced a situation seldom
seen in baseball-two men out, three
men on bases, the batter with two
strikes and three balls.
The score was six and six. The
winning score was prayed for by
scores of anxious fans. All de-
pended, for that inning at least,
upon the one ball to be thrown.
The Spokan pitcher wound up and
delivered the ball. 1t was a wide
out and the batter, Bangs, walked,
scoring Fritts on third base and one
of the closest contested ball games
ever played in this city was won by
the home nine.
The game was far from a per-
feet one. There were plenty of err
rors and bone-head plays on both
sides but Bonners Ferry earned the
game, while most of the runs made
by Spokane were the results OF
errors.
Boomers Ferry started off in the
first inning with two runs and Sc
cured another in the third inning
In the fourth the home team event
up in the air." threw wild anc
booted the ball until four Spokane
players crossed the home plate. Spo-
kane made two more runs in the
sixth inning. From this time on the
home team frightened up" and Nc
Namaraa, pitching air-tight ball, the
visiting team was given no further
chance to score. Throughout the
next four innings the home team
continued hitting the ball regularly
and made a run each in the seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth innings.
Ed Miley of this city, and G. w
Petty, of Troy, umpired the game
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21

Shorty" Paolucci went to Spokane
Thursday and tried to enlist with the
army as a cobbler. His application
was refused on account of the fact
that he will soon be called under
the draft in this county. Shorty"
closed up his shoe and repair shop
Saturday and will store his machin-
cry for the present. He made ap-
plication Friday to the county ex-
emption board to be allowed to go
into service Immediately and his APP
plication was accepted. He will leave
for Camp Lewis Thursday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Draft Men to Go May 3Oth

The Boundary county exemption
board has been notified that the
draft men recently called will leave
Boomers Ferry at II o'clock the
morning of May Both on a special
Great Northern train.
There are 13 men in the last draft
call and it is expected that about
ten of these will leave from Boomers
Ferry, the remaining three to pro-
coed to the camp destination from
other points.
1t is expected that some sort OF
farewell demonstration will be
arranged for the boys leaving May
30th.
The exemption board have granted
the request of r. d. Paolucci fol-
IMMEDIATE induction into service ano
he will leave Thursday of this week
for Camp Lewis.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21

tend to the sprinkling of the streets.
Mr.. Kent plans to do this for the
time being with the fire hose and
he will ascertain the cost of wagon
sprinkling and report at the next
meeting.
The members of the council voted
to rescind their former action in
naming a depository for the town
funds
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
Standpoint Couple Married Here

Rolla CLANCY and Miss Edythe
Allen, of Standpoint, were married
at the home of Mrs. Curran in Bon
ners Ferry last Saturday night at
$3.50 p. M, U. S. Crowder, pastor of
the M. E. church, officiating.