Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
NEXT TUESDAY
ELECTION DAY

Next Tuesday, April %, the voters of
Boomers Ferry will select five trustees
who will serve the town for the next
two years. The election this year is
of more than usual Importance as
the trustees to be elected will have
the responsibility of many needed i'm
provements and il will be up to the
new board to give the people full val
ne for their money. The streets must
be paved and this work must be done
in thorough yet economical manner
and the best business and mechanical
ability of the town should be in charge
of the affairs of Boomers Ferry.
There are but two tickets in the
field. the Citizens ticket composed of
S. e. Henry, l.. V. Walker, Frank
Clapp and Tom Hooker, and the Pro-
gressive ticket composed of DIR. e. +.
Fry, c. w. Megquier, Charles O'Calla-
CHAN, f. A. Shultis and j. Bert Cowen.
A third ticket was filed last Tuesday
evening on which were nominated DR..
e. r. Fry, c. W. Megquier JOS. Jacoby,
]. r. Meeker and Fred Gleed. DR..
Fry and Mr.. Megquier filed notices
with the town clerk in which they de-
clined to run on any other but the
Progressive ticket and Messrs. Gleed
Meeker and Jacoby declined to have
their names used in connection with
the town election. There is one va
cancy also on the Citizens ticket, l
b. Neill having declined to be consid-
cred a candidate. His name was put
on the ticket in the place of that OF
II. B. Kinnear, who had previously
refused to run.
Each individual ON the Progressive
ticket is pledged to paving and if this
ticket is elected the people of Boomers
Ferry may be assured of seeing many
needed improvements that will not re
suit in greatly increased taxes but viii
serve to make the town more attrac
tive to homeseekers and better place
in which to make a home. Just now
as in no other time of its history. thu
town needs men on its board of trus
tees who can put it on a business ba
sis, install new systems of handling
the clerical work and money of tn
city and who understand the financia
problems which must be met in tn
! handling of the bond issues soon 10 b
made. No two men with better abil
ity in these respects could be secure
, on the town board than f. A. Shulti
/, and ]. Bert Cowen. Then the wor
ahead of the trustees for the next tw
, years demands the services of men G
) mechanical genius with experience i
handling road work and street i'm
; provements and in this respect c. "
Megquier fills the bill while Charlie
O'Callaghan with his ability and relia
bility as a lawyer and a conservatiy
business man helps to make the Pro
gressive ticket a well balanced on
each candidate being a, property owne
= of the districts which will be assesse
for paving DR.. Fry who, if electe
land there seems little doubt on thu
score) will probably be the chairma
of the board, has served four years
that capacity and all know of his abb
ity as an organizer and of his keen il
3 terest in seeing Boomers Ferry pr
e gress and of his success in that We
j. in his former administrations.
= The selection of the next board
- trustees is surely an important ma
= ter. Every citizen should vote, shou
q have interest enough in the city
y which he makes his home to car
- fully select the board that will admi
h lister the city affairs for the next tN
y years. Let us have harmonious effc
towards a Bigger, Better Bonnie
Ferry" from now on.