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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
COMPANY ELECTION
Meeting OF Stockholders Held at |. o.
o. f. Hall Wednesday Afternoon

The annual business meeting of the
stockholders and the election of Of
ficers of the Kootenai Valley Produce
Company, was held at the l. o. o. F.
hall Wednesday evening, most of the
stockholders being present The of
ficers elected for the coming year
are as follows: President, w. F. Dun
ningt LIST vice president, Ira Gines;
2nd vice president, Charles Early;
treasurer, j. r. Meeker; secretary.
f. A. Davis. The officers elected
constitute the board of directors.
The report of the business of the
past year made by Manager Cundell,
was most satisfactory and it was de-
cided to increase the capital stock to
$4,000, limit the number of stock
holders and not to allow any stock
holder to hold more than $500 worth
of stock. The company has already
increased its stock of groceries and
has branched out in other ways and
intends TO purchase more farm pro-
duce the coming year than heretofore.
The stockholders enjoyed a delicious
banquet at the noon hour which was
served by w. w. Ferbrache, of the In
ternational Dining Room.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
MRS AGNES NJ. CROKER DEAD
Victim OF Spanish influenza Funeral
Held Saturday Afternoon

Mrs. Agnes Nj. Crocker, wife of Geo.
e. Crocker, died Thursday morning of
pneumonia contracted from Spanish
influenza. The funeral services we're
held at the grave Saturday afternoon
and were conducted by Rev. u. w.
Burleson, rector of the Episcopal
church The Bonners Ferry schools
closed at noon Saturday out OF re-
spect for the deceased who for several
years had been teacher OF tho primary
grades and who at the time Of her
death was principal of the grade
work.
The funeral was attended by large
company of the friends of the deceased
and her family and many floral wreaths
and designs and cut flowers were
brought to speak of the deep respect
and love felt for the deceased by her
friends and acquaintance.
Mrs. Crocker was sick just week,
having contracted the influenza Fri
day a week ago. When pneumonia
set in she lost strength quickly and
soon passed away.
The deceased was born at New Lon
don, Wis, in 1876 and was the daugh-
ter of S. NJ Dickinson, a prominent
business man of New London. She
graduated from the Mankato, Mimi,
normal school in 1898 and the same
year began teaching in the Duluth
schools where she remained until she
married George e. Crocker in 1899
at West Superior, Wis Mr. and Mrs.
Croker came to Bonners Ferry in
1908. The deceased is survived by
her husband, two daughters and a
son.
/ Mrs Crocker was a true wife and
mother and a kind neighbor. Every
one she met liked her and the length
of acquaintnaces only served to more
deeply cement friendship. Mrs Crock
er will be greatly missed in this dis
trict and the mourning family have
the deepest and most sincere sympathy
Of the community.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
FOR
FIFTH LOAN

The fifth Liberty Loan will be known
as the Victory Loan.
Victory is not merely a matter of
jubilation, accepting surrender of a
beaten foe and dropping the gun to
take up the pillow share in the furrow
where it stood when the call to arms
came.
The Victory Loan is one of the many
great obligations that comes to the
victor President Woodrow Wilson
and the members of the American
peace delegation are now in France
looking after the world obligations.
Our part now is to prepare to pay in
small measure the debt we owe our
khaki and blue clad champions.
A large part of the money to be
raised in the Victory Loan campaign
next April will be used for the reha-
Utilization of our wounded men. The
government will do it's utmost to re-
store every wounded American sol
der and sailor to health and self
supporting activities.
When the wounded man has been
given complete surgical and medical
treatment he will be considered by
the federal board for vocational edu-
cation. If his disability prevents re-
turn to work he left at the call of the
government, wide choice of occu-
patton is open to him.
If the injured man needs an arti-
fetal limb or appliance of any sort
the government will provide it. Tn
til his special training or treatment
ends he will receive regular compen-
sation and the family will receive the
allotments. The war risk insurance
will be paid until the end of the voca-
tional training if the course is elected
without necessity, but in this case the
allotments Will not be paid the family
Instead of finding dependent Grip
Piles and beggars, made so by an unap
preciative government, they will b'
highly trained heroes whose sacri-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
w. c. It. U. Activities

The w. C. T. Y. ladies are still busy
Notwithstanding the fact that the war
is over and there is no longer need
for comfort kits and for sewing and
knitting for the Red Cross. At a
meeting held Friday at the home of
Mrs. McGlocklin, the w c. T. u
voted to- send $500 to the children's
home at Lewiston and to give $500
to the Armenian and Syrian relief
fund Besides this they have adopted
a French orphan and are contributing
monthly towards its support.
The w. c. T. U. women are greatly
pleased with the action of the Idaho
legislature in ratifying the prohibi-
ton amendment and have sent letters
to Senator Walker and Representative
Kent, expressing their thanks and ap-
probation of the part Messrs. Walker
and Kent took in this matter.
The next meeting of the w. c. T. L
Will be held at the home of Mrs. f. r.
Richardson on January oath and all
those interested in the work are in
vited to be present. Lunch will be
served at 10 cents each.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Play Basket Ball Friday Night

The first basket ball game of the
season will be played on Friday ev-
ening at the high school gymnasium
between teams picked from the Olym-
plan and Athenian societies. First
team players are on both teams and
as there is considerable rivalry be-
tween the two societies the game will
be warmly contested and there will
be battle royal from start to finish.
Following are the players on the
team of the Olympians: B. Dunning,
H. Mcnamara, E. Stewart, H. Welch
E. Davis, " Carratt and c. Wallace,
captain. The players on the Athen-
ian team are: c. Meyers, captain, l..
Ashby, A. Boileau, V. Crissey, X. AL
len and A. Shultis, sub.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Knights of Pythias Installation

On Thursday evening the Knights
of Pythias lodge installed the follow
ing officers who were recently elected
TO serve for the ensuing term:
Chancellor Commander. ]. Bert
Cowen; Vice Chancellor, j. R. Wiley;
Master of Work. w. o. Rosebaugh;
Keeper of Records and Seal, II. I.
Monks; Master of Finance, II. w.
Bliss; Prelate. Nj. NJ. Fry; Inner
Guard, John Plato; Outer Guard, Geo.
c. Wade.
The Knights of Pythias members are
taking a great deal of interest in the
meetings and work of the order and
have a number of candidates now wait
ing for initiation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
WOULD ENLARGE BOUNDARIES
Mayor Henry Has Plan To Increase
Valuations of Bonners Ferry

Chairman S. E. Henry, of the town
board of trustees, has drafted bill
which provides for charging the
boundaries of Bonners Ferry and if
it meets the approval of the town
board and citizens in general. it will
be sent to Boise and be placed before
the state legislature. The matter
viii come up for discussion at a meet
ing of the council to be held week
from tonight. 1t is understood that
property owners of the Northside will
demonstrate against the measure.
The proposed new boundaries of
the city will take in about a mile and
a half of the Great Northern railway
which is not now in the town limits
and will also take in over a mile of
the Spokane international railway and
its terminal facilities: also Eagle Park
addition, Shavelear hill. Park addition,
the fiat between the Kootenai river
and Eagle Park addition, the Island"
and on the Northside the boundaries
will include the ball park, extending
on the north to nearly the top of the
first bench and west to include the H
l.. Shively ranch and that of ]. A WOr-
ley.
There is no question but that if the
proposed new boundaries could be es-
tablshed that Boomers Ferry would
have greatly increased valuations as
the proposed increase of railway mil
cage alone would nearly double the
town valuations. There is no doubt
of the merit of the measure inasmuch
as the town is concerned but there
is a question of whether or not it
Will be possible to take territory and
property into the town boundaries
against the will of the owners.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Modern WOOdmen Install Officers

The members of theModern Wood
men lodge held installation of officers
Tuesday night at the X. p. hall and
after the installation ceremonies en-
joyed a social evening playing cards
and games. The evening was con-
cluded with the serving of a delicious
spread which was enjoyed by all.
The families of the lodge members
were guests of honor. Following
are the names of the new officers in
stalled: Consul, C. G. WEIGH; Adviser,
John L. Leach; Banker, L. N. Brown;
Clerk, r. E. Luse; Escort, w. F. Dun
ming; Sentry, Ira Gines; Waterman,
II. L. Shiyely; Trustee, c. R. Knight
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Miss Buchanan Acting Principal

At the meeting of the school board
of Independent School District No 4,
held last evening, Miss Ruth Buchan-
an, teacher of the fourth grade, was
elected acting principal of the grade
school in the Mace of the late Mrs
Crocker.
The school trustees have elected
Miss Maude Brooks, of Red Wing
Mimi, as teacher of the seventh grade
but have not yet received her accept
ance.
Supt. Kerr reports that the new
plan of serving hot soup to the stud
ents who bring lunches to school, is
most satisfactory and is greatly en-
joyed by the students. Between sc
and 40 pupils are being served each
day under the direction of Miss Spur.
ling, head of the domestic science de
partment.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Elect Officers Today

The members of the Boundary
County National Farm Loan Associa-
ton held their annual meeting and
election of officers this afternoon at
the offices of Bottum & Wilson
The following were elected directors
of the association for the ensuing
term: George Irving, Alonzo Cooper.
w. w. Branom. Joseph c. Barto and
j. B. Brody.
The members of the board of di-
rectors organized as follows: Presi-
dent, j. B. Brody; vice president, W
w. Branom; secretary and treasurer,
Frank Bottum: loan committee. Geo
Irving, J. c. Barto and Alonzo Cooper
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Get Committee Appointments

Last Friday the standing commit
ties of the Idaho senate were named
and Senator Walker of this county,
was named chairman of the commit
tee on military and Indian affairs and
a member of the committee on public
lands.
In the house of representatives.
Speaker Kiger named A. j. Kent. of
Boundary county, chairman of the
committee on fish and game and a
member of the committees on county
lines and boundaries and mines and
mining.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Ratlfy National Prohibition

Through the action of the state
senate Wednesday Idaho ratified the
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton seeking to prohibit forever the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors in the United States. Idaho
is the sixteenth state to go on record
as favoring national prohibition.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Union Aid To Elect Officers Wednesday

There will be an important meeting
of the Union Church Ladies' Aid So
ciety in the lecture room of the church
Wednesday afternoon when the annual
election of officers will be held All
members are requested to attend.
Mrs Mary Brown. Mrs. Nj. p DeWolf
and Mrs. Eta Covert will entertain.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14

G. T. Vaughan was called to Sam
uels last week to do some repairing
of the plumbing in the II. F. Samuels
home.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14
Entertained at Cards

The members of the Entire Nous
club were pleasantly entertained last
Friday evening by Mrs. ]. Bert Cowen.
the evening being spent at playing
progressive bridge.
Mrs. c. ID. Rowe won the prize for
the highest score at the card games.
Before the guests left for their
homes a dainty luncheon was served
by the hostess.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-14

fees will not be furnished by lack Of
gratitude.
If you are worth victory prepare
now to buy Victory bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28

in Kensington in the morning and
 see me home at night" "Ill cook for the family but not for the nurse"
 The acuteness of the servant prob lem has led to many suggestions for establishing a Utopian state of things in which families will no longer be under the thumb of a cook, or even nurse maid. Some of the schemes are but few of them are prac- tical. In the meantime the autocrat of the kitchen is more autocratic and temperamental and harder to please in the matter of wages and working conditions than ever before, while of women, even in the south where colored help was once cheap and plentiful, are now doing their own i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
NEW LIGHT ON THE INDIAN:

From the Grand Rapids (Mich) News.
 lTJ world war. the American Indian = has helped to create for himself a warmer place In the hearts of the white men of this country than he ever had held. Almost invariably the reports from France have told us not only how we'll the Indians among the Yankee forces have conducted themselves in bat tie, but also how splendidly they have conducted themselves in every way. Some one ought to give us the whole story of the Indians part in the world struggle for democracy. Such a story would go far toward overcoming some of the prejudices that still persist against the children of the forest who once occupied all this vast country. And no person is better qualified to write the story than John c. Wright of Harbor Springs, who lectured the other night at the public library.
 In that lecture MT. Wright depicted the red man in a new light and re- vealed many interesting characteristics of the race. He said if the Indians could be judged according to the standards, qualifications and customs of the Ojih- ways as they existed at the time of the discovery of America by Columbus, the public would have an entirely different opinion of them. He denied the truth of the old impression that the Indians were heartless, cruel savages. and cited the fact that they never whipped their children and that corporal punishment was a thing unknown to parents. He de- clared that great respect for the aged. devotion, unselfishness and unbounded faith in an All-Ruling Power and many other noble characteristics were to be found among the original inhabitants of America and that these characteristics ndelibly stamped them as the most ad- mirable primitive men that ever dwelled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28

upon the earth. MT. Wright further up set old ideas when he declared that prac. tically all wild Indians always preferred peace to war, but that they were forced to fight.
 Unfortunately, our historians have told us all too much about the wars Of the Indians. They have not dwelt to any extent upon the story of the peaceful tribes. War was forced upon the origina Americans by the colonists, who slowly crowded them off the land and who mads alliances with them to light other colo nists. There is now a more general ten. dency to depict the red man as he really was, and we are slowly learning to giv' him much higher place than that tht past has assigned to him. d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
Police Department
 Will Enforce All Laws

COMMISSIONER JOHN TAYLOR, " head of the police department, announces in The Age-Herald this morning a new policy in the conduct of his department which will be re- ceived by the people of Birmingham as a practical solution of the problem of enforcing the liquor laws and all other statutes in Birmingham.
 The "purity squad" will continue as constituted at present, but night re- corder will be appointed to issue search warrants in cases where per- sons are suspected of having liquor in their possession. This will protect citizens in their property rights and will enable detectives to carry on un- remitting warfare against blind tigers and bootleggers with the assurance that they will not be hampered in the performance of their duty. A more vigorous campaign will be waged against violators of the liquor laws than any they have yet experienced.
 Recognizing that the increase in more serious crimes calls for some ef- fective remedy, Commissioner Taylor states that six additional detectives will be employed to run down burg lars,. highway robbers and other crim- inals. The work of these men will soon be felt in salutary way.
 Commissioner Taylor and his fel- low commissioners who have cooper ated with him in this matter deserve high commendation for their com mon sense plan to check Iawlessness in Birmingham without in any way relaxing the strict enforcement of pro- hibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
TO THOSE WHO RETURN

arie L. Eginton, in the York Times.
 You who have fought and lived and fought again. mocked the fears that frighten lesser men. We bid you welcome home! We offer thanks That such as you called to quell the ranks Of Evil; that your will and endured Till now threatened freedom is secured!
 You who have shared in Freedoms War, and known The woes unspeakabe that rocked her throne ssz4t You who, have helped to crown her brows With olive and with laurel-unto you ssEa We raise hearts in gratitude praise; -4- Aa Forgive haltng speech, our tinkling lays! We greet you, and offer thanks for all-- The will obedient to inward call, The faith that. fought through darkness Of despair The flawless courage. strung to bear The golden heart that laughed discomfort down. That bid for pity renown.
 We thanks for these, and for the spells Which recompense vigils and your tolls Such spells never ancient warriors brought From glowing shores where pagan chieftans fought Fine gold, rich gems Damascus steel their gain And captive men and maids in sullen traiu Such wealth but crumbles in the grasp of man, While gifts like yours renew their youth again. The prize of Liberty for all Earths wearied Cleans with special loveliness grace. Whenever Tyranny its fangs lays bare,
 makes world it's pestilential lairl You fought for Liberty. (IIow many diedD that you guard her purifying flame! The dross of senseless. narrow racial pride The small conceits that spot nations fame Purge clean these blots Blend perfect whole Their aims and ours who fought for Freedoms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
Servant Problem
 Is More Acute

@TILL pursuing that interesting g subject, the 'backwash of war" !" there are signs that its reactions are being felt; by domestic help. .Wheth- CT this is due to the fact that women during the. war could pick and choose Jobs and got better pay than they had previously received, or whether it is merely the result of the grow ing discontent among the working class of people everywhere on this troubled earth, the cook lady, the nurse and the laundress are birds hard to catch and difficult to hoi... when once caught.
 The employment bureau of the wom- en's division of the United States de- partment of labor in Philadelphia re- ports that the applicants for work are outnumbered by persons, men as we'll as women, who seek domestic ser wants. Furthermore, while the atti. tude of the would-be employers is most concihatory, if not abject, the young women who might consider taking a job have let it be known that they. will need great deal of coaxing.
 Some of the stipulations made were these: q don't want to sgo into house without a piano."' q will not work for people who have small children" "Ill take the job of they'll fetch me with their car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
ONLY A MEMORY


 What's the matter with our milk SUD- ply?"
 "Pm not in position to answer that question: said MT. Jagsby. mot being a consumer. The last time I had a nlilK punch was about four years ago."
 REACHING A CLIMAX Pretty strong language you are using to that muie,'
 Oats so. boss" answered the aged drayman. "But didn't start out dat way. De fact is, sah, Tse been oratin' to dis here mule for mos an hour"
 LOOKING AHEAD "we must build for the futurey re- marked the citizen with ideals. st "Just what I've been doing,' answered Senator Twobble, genialy. I'm glad, to say, sir, that my political fences have been put in such a fine state of repair that I don't anticipate the slightest op. position in the next election
 THE SECRET "A captain of industry, eh?" Yes"
 What I don't understand Is how a man who is at the head of a GOO concern finds time to play golf in the afternoon That's easily answered. He has thou;
 > sands of men in his employ who never play golf" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
LUKE M,LuKE aAYs

The trouble with showing willing ness to meet man half way is that nell wont you to come two-thirds of the way
 TWO summers ago girl could pack all that she wore into violin case. Ana they tell us this summer she will be able to pack her wardrobe into a clarinet case
 Always try to remember that if the referee could see the fight better from where you are sitting he would be stationed there. and that if the um- plre could see the plays better from the grandstand he would be located there.
 single man gets lot of informa- tlon out of good newspaper. But only married man knows how much that old cat across the street owes the grocer and how much that old cat owes the laundry.
 some men go right ahead and break their good resolutions so they can make better ones.
 When fool man gets into troubls ne goes to woman for sympathy. And ne merely acquires more trouble.
 man may have sense enough to select good cantaloupe. good auto mooile and good egg. But that won't keep him from falling down when he tries seloect good wife.
 or course. men are all afraid of their wlNes. But here is tip in case you want to try matrimony second time. They tell us that man hasn't much to rear rom woman who has jelly wooble effect when she laughs.
 A man may be so weak that he can't break anything else. But the weaker he is, the easier he finds it to break a promise.
 Any married man can tell you that there never was a corset that looked as good in action as it looks in the corset advertisement
 And the reason why girl feels hurt when she slips and falls on the side- walk is because she doesn't happen to be wearing her silk stockings
 Some men are such hogs that if they ever miss meal they have visions ot the gaunt wolf of famine pursuing them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-28
GOOD VALUE

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 My friend" said the member of the Anti-Tobacco league, throw away that cigar stump and never touch the vile cigar contains acetic. butyrica fornic, phopionic, picloine, sulphuretted hy- drogen and viridine?'' M'
 -.'Gosh!" exclaimed the rounder, as he bit the end off a fresh cigar and proceeded to light it. I'm glad to know that. I always thought I was being stung when I had to pay 10 cents for cigar. but now can't un. derstand how cigar maker can af. ford to give all that for a dime"