Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-11
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

dent Of Lewiston for almost a quarter
century, died recently.
Mrs. Caroline Bump age S5, who
took a homestead with her husband
Lorenza, at Post Falls, 80 years ago,
died recently.
Business conditions in the east are
suffering from the reaction follow
ing the war; but there is growing
demand for western timber products.
Occur d'Alene mine owners an
nounce tina. wages of miners will be
reduced one dollar day. to take eff
feet March 16 This cuts the war
bonus from s1.75 day to rs cents a
day. and miners hereafter will be
paid $4.25.
The influenza situation at Moscow
is so much improved that the city
health officer announces that the
high school will be permitted to open
and that picture shows may resume
by admitting only adults and occupy
ing only every alternate row of seats.
Boxing, wrestling. and all sports are
to be CAREFUL regulated in Idaho un-
der the terms of a bill which has
passed both houses of the legislature.
A four-ounce minimum weight is fix
ed for boxing gloves and boxing con
tests are limited to 20 rounds of three
minutes each.
The Idaho legislature adjourned
sine die at $50 Saturday afternoon,
two days after its sixtieth day and
following a rush to get through i'm
portant pending legislation, including
measures carrying millions in appro-
priations and bonds. The closing GER
emonies were marked with simplicity
Idaho state bonds amounting to Sill
100000, consisting of 100000 for the
completion of the state capitol build
ing and the erection of memorials
concentrating the services of the
soldiers of Idaho in the European
war, and 100000 highway improve
ment bonds, have been authorized by
the Idaho legislature and have been
dppiONtu ny 0ONernOr DAVIS.
II. f. Samuels, who was democratic
candidate for governor of Idaho last
November, has been appointed a spe-
cial agent of the department of labor
His duties are to travel in Europe to
collect data on colonization and to
study industrial and economic condi-
tions. He will sail on the Caronia
March 10 for Liverpool. His pass
ports permit him to visit the British
isles, France, Belgium, Switzerland
Italy, Denmark, Norway and Sweden
States Mineral Output.
Despite several causes which re-
tarded production, the mineral output
of Idaho mines during the year 1918
was not so far below previous years
as had been expected, says the an
nual report of the state Inspector of
put started with the early months of
the year, when severe floods in the
Occur d'Alene district interrupted rail
way transportation for two or three
weeks and partly destroyed several
miles of track on two. important rail
roads. The slack market for zinc ore
and the extreme scarcity of labor, es-
pecially good miners, the report says,
together with influenza troubles and
the sudden collapse of the lead mar
ket in December. resulted in de-
cided decrease in total mineral yield
for the year, which aggregated, in
gross metal contents, according to es-
Inmates, as follows:
Lead, 290,S4S,425 pounds; silver,
9,572,214 ounces; zinc, 81 ,691 900 lbs;
copper, 5,240,4 400 pounds; gold, 36,3O7 |
ounces. The total gross value, $751;
100000. These figures compare with |
the record output of 1917 as follows:
Lead. 395.OOO,000 pounds; silver, 12,-
10000 ounces; zinc. 96.000.O00 lbs;
copper, 7,2S2,000 pounds; gold. $4,000
ounces. Total gross value, s56, 292,210 |
Several of the mines operated with
greatly reduced crews, due to army
drafts, enlistments and war indus
tries. AS result of this labor short
age, the report continues, dead work
development progress suffered seri-
ously.
Final Hours of Legislature.
The ad valorem tax bill to raise
S2,0O0,O00 for support of the state
government during the next two years
was passed by the house and approx
ed by the senate, together with
measure authorizing the state to Dor
row s1,S00,000 for financing the state
road program and s4,000,00O to fin.
ance the state government until there
is return on taxes, treasury certif-
icates to be issued in lieu thereof
There was $4,000 more appropriated
to defray the expense of present leg
islation. The bond issue bill of $780,
GOO for building the state capitol was
approved. A tax levy was authorized
to raise sufficient funds to build two
tuberculosis hospitals in the state,
one in the north and one in the