Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Approximately 1870 drafted men from
northern Idaho landed at Camp Lewis
Sunday.
Frank Lila. age So and unmarried,
resident of Priest River for 20
years, died recently.
Mrs. Eliza George, age so, wife of S.
George and mother of W. f. George of
Lewiston, died recently.
The Moscow Telephone System has
been sold for 100000 to A. r. West
of Davenport by T. A. Meeker.
Wool weighing 24,5OO pounds from
the Madden estate on the upper Snake
river was delivered in Lewiston Satur-
day.
The Lewiston State normal bacca-
laureate sermon was delivered Sunday
by DR.. w. G. Beach of Washington
State college.
Clearwater county sent another
squad of 20 men to Camp Lewis Mon
day, which makes total of 14S men
luiHlSHtu NY lilS COUNTY.
The Nez Perez county Republican
central committee has called a meet
ing in Lewiston, June II, to select del
egates to the state platform convention
in Boise June 20.
Unofficial returns show that sub
scriptions to the Red Cross fund in
Clearwater county reached approx
mately $4,000, being an oversubscrip-
ton of $4,000 from the county's quota
Claude Van Nice, of Tammany, re-
Gently fell from ladder 80 feet to the
concrete floor. His skull was frac-
tured, the left arm broken and inter
nal injuries sustained He died soon
after
The divorce suit of James f. Cal
lahan, wealthy mine owner of wal
lace, against Helen Elizabeth Gala
nan, which was scheduled for a hear
ing at Occur d'Alene Monday, has
been postponed until June 10.
Tom Han AN Williams, a student in
the senior high school at Lewiston,
has been awarded a state prize for one
of the best essays submitted on revo-
lutionary far topics. He chose as his
topic, Lafayette and Americas Debt
to France"
The high cost of living is affecting
the county administration and salaries
| Of Tatoh oopntxr officarc hova haar
raised in a number of cases. The new
schedule will not affect those now
holding office, but will apply to theii
successors.
The Nez Perez county draft board
has been informed by Adjutant Gen
eral Moody that plans have been com
pleted for the registration on June
Of all men having become 81 years Of
age since June 5, 1917. The county
board also is seeking the whereabouts
of James Morsette and Lester Armen
trout.
Triplets were recently born to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Moran of Boise
Young Moran is member of the Sand
point company now at the front il
France, and it was while the compan,
was located at Boise barracks las
summer that he became acquainte,
with and married Pearl Baxter of Bru
neau, Owyhee county.
The public utilities commission ha
notified the Lewiston Pacific Powe
and Light company in reply to its al
plication for an increase in rates tina
the policy of the commission will b
that public utilities can not expect +
bake the same margin of profits dun
ing the war as before. However,
slight increase in rates was allowed.
The recent heavy frosts did littl
damage around Moscow. There is
larger acreage of corn than usual /
I-atah county, the corn being raise
for silage, and only a few farmers ~
port corn injured by the frosts. Pear
and cherries are formed on the tree
and examination of these show tina
the damage is light 1t is believe
there will be normal crop. In 10
places some damage has been done
fruit, corn and gardens.