Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-02
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

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The Big Potlatch river is at flood
stage, the highest ever known at this
season.
Big Creek in the Occur d'Alenes is
on the rampage, the homes of 1000
persons in Kellogg being threatened.
The "cash and carry" plan in a
modified form is finding favor with
the merchants of Moscow.
Charles Clifford has purchased for
$4,000 400 acres from the Lewiston
Land & Water company, lying west
of the Lewiston Orchards and ex-
tending to the breaks of Snake river.
Arthur M. Bowen, former state SEN
ator, and a member of the state dem
ocratic central committee, died Sat
urday at Twin Falls, after an illness
lasting nearly a year. He was Al
years of age.
All high water records for De-
cember were broken when the Snake
river recorded IL feet / inch Satur-
day. This remarkable rise in the
river is due to unprecedented rains
the Snake and the Clearwater rivers.
The previous high water record for
December occurred in 1906, when six
feet was reached.
The dykes of the St. Maries Lum-
Der company and the Milwaukee Lum-
Der company, broke Saturday and
the flood waters invaded both plants,
putting them out of commission. The
dykes broke in the same places
where they were overlooked last
year. The town of st. Maries Sc
cured its electricity from the Mil
waukee Lumber company, and will
be in darkness unless an emergency
generator can be gotten to work.
The farmers union of Latah coun-
ty in an annual meeting Saturday
elected Arnold S. Lyon president, Jas.
Nelson vice president, George Slew
ers secretary. Frank Benscotter, r.
Heimgartner and Theodore Schleuter
executive committee.
1t was practically settled that La
tab is to have a county agent and
farm bureau. The meeting was large
ly attended. 1t is proposed to have
$50 farmers put up So each to meet
the expense and the county has been
districted for the canvass. 1t is
planned to have an organization in
the county with officers to direct
the work of the county agent.
The annual convention of the
Kootenai County Farmers union was
held at Occur d'Alene City Saturday
The Torrens system for land title
transfers was indorsed.
The following officers were elected
President, S. j. Klepfer, Rathdrum
Vice president, E. S. Smith, Huetter
Secretary-treasurer II. H. Beier, Of
Occur d'Alene' City
Executive board: E. A. Anthony
Rathdrum, and Edwin Kyle, Pos
Falls.
w. A. Turner of French Gulch was
named county organizer to succeed
John McCorkle, whose death occurred
recently.
Charles w. Waggoner of the farm
markets bureau for northern Idaho
was mated as delegate to the meet
ing of the trades and labor council
to be held at Wallare, January IA.
Resolutions asked:
That all farm improvements be ex
empted from taxation.
That graduated land tax be adopt
ed in Idaho.
Supreme Court Decision.
The state supreme court has de
clined to issue a writ of review aske,
for by Kootenai county to be direct
ed against the state board of equal
ization for the purpose of reviewing
the valuation it placed on the prop
erty of the Washington Water Powe
company. The board of equalization
apportioned the valuation on the ba
sis of transmission mileage Thi
the commissioners objected to, claim
ing Kootenai county should have cred
it for the assessed valuation of powe
plants within the county.