Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

d. w, Clark, age 60, for many years
resident of the Lewiston district
died recently.
The report of the postmaster al
Lewiston for 1918. as compared with
1917 shows an increase in receipts OF
approximately 452o. During 1917 the
receipts amounted to $44,01S, while for
the year just closed they were $62, 500
That 10000 acres in Latah county
will be planted to peas this year is the
estimate of conservative men who
have been watching the growth of the
industry, which started a few years
ago as an experiment, has developed
until last fall more than $4,000 was
paid by one firm here for peas grown
in the immediate vicinity of Moscow
The peas went to France, England
Alaska and the orient.
DIR. j. A. Adams, who was recently
appointed state veterinarian, after a
trip over southern Idaho where he has
been investigating live stock condi-
tons with special reference to the pre-
valence of scab among sheep, says
conditions are causing alarm in south
Idaho and that the live stock sanitary
board has ordered q counties placed
under strict quarantine and that a
campaign be inaugurated at once for
dipping all infected flocks of sheep.
Benewah Farm Bureau Meets.
The annual meeting of the Benewah
county farm bureau was held at st.
Maries recently with members repre-
senting every district in the county
The morning was devoted to member
ship and squirrel poison campaign re-
ports. The membership showed great
increase over 1918 and $465 was depos-
tied by farmers for purchase of strych-
nine by the bureau direct from the
government The project committee
met and Endorsed plans for roads, pest
control, land clearing and live stock
Improvement. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Mr.. Vandewalker, superintend-
ent of the st. Maries schools, and Dean
Iddings of the department of agricul-
ture of the University of Idaho. The
following officers were elected: r. X.
Marshall, president; Herman Saxton,
vice president; w. f. Sargent, treas
urer; II. G.. Garland secretary.
Reorganize State Militia.
Boise.-That Idaho should be pre-
pared for any emergency in face of
industrial unrest and other agitation
now going on is the opinion of mem
bers of the house of representatives
For that reason the pending bill there
in accepting the terms of the national
defense act and authorizing the COVER
nor forthwith to reorganize the state
militia, was passed under suspension
of the rules Saturday and at the same
time there was introduced a memorial
to congress urging that pending legis-
l9tion before that body calling for the
deportation of aliens, who waived their
citizenship rights during the period of
the war, so that they would not have
ton, be deported.
Following heated debate, the house
amended and recommended for pass
age a measure which provides that
women shall mot work longer than
eight hours a day nor more than six
days a week.
The measure applies to all mechan-
ical and mercantile establishments,
canning factories, laundries, hotels
and restaurants, telephone and tele-
graph offices, express and transpor-
tation companies.
The Caribou county division bill
creating new county of Bannock,
amended to carry an enabling act,
was passed by the senate. The
amendments were approved by the
house, which sent ii to the governor.
The house passed house joint me-
mortal No. 6 by Patterson asking that
the Thunder mountain section in Ida
no county be included in forest re-
serve.