Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-05-06
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Busy Readers. III
An effort to obtain band for
Moscow is being made.
DIR. Woodward, a well known den
fist in Troy for nearly 20 years died |
recently in Seattle.
III. c. Allen. state highway engineer
of Idaho for the last year and half,
dropped dead of heart disease at
Sprague, Wash, Sunday.
c. III. Sandberg and ]. A. Aim
quist, residents of Moscow, have
been selected for fellowships in the
University of California next year.
Miss Marguerite Tyler of the de-
partment of science at the Lewis
ton Normal is in north Idaho on a
tour of the larger towns visiting
high schools and comforting with
high school senior classes with. re-
gard to higher educational opportu.
mites in Idaho state schools.
Moscow men may soon be MAX
ing engines for airplanes, in accord
ance with an invention of James II.
Richardson of that place He has
been granted patents on his inven-
ton, and corporation has been
formed for the manufacture of the
new engine. He has also invented
a new steering gear for Ford auto
mobiles.
DR.. H. H. Powers, noted lecturer
and author. will deliver series of
lectures before the normal school at
Lewiston during the week of May 26.
and will also deliver the commence
ment address on June A. The lee
lures, which will concern the terms
/. OF peace, will be open to the public.
Doctor Powers has travelled extern
sivey in Europe and has kept in
close touch with the history and po-
litical aspects of the belligerent coun-
tries. He has published four books
| on subjects connected with the war.
Bert S. varian Named, Judge.
Bert IS. Varian Weiser attorney,
has been appointed by our COVER
nor as Judge of the Seventh judicial
|
Smith, who died in Boise from the
after effects of Spanish influenza.
Judge Varian will take up his du-
, ties Immediately. His appointment
is for the remainder of Judge Smiths
term, which expires on the first
Monday in January, 1928 Judge Va
rian has been a practicing attorney
of Weiser for 20 years. He is the
son of Judge Varian of Salt Lake
Victory Loan Report Saturday.
: Reports received at Victory loan
! headquarters of this state Saturday
indicate tremendous strides made by
Idaho toward the states Victory
bond quota. Bingham county was
;. the only county to report over the
! top so far. Others are expected.
!. Chairman Flint of Idaho county re-
ports 100000 subscribed Payette
:, county leads the state with an over.
e subscription of $4,000.
- Gold Star Day.
Shoshone county reports $7S3000
D Valley county, $21 700; Jerome coun
ty. $4,000; bingham county. $40,
900, its full quota; Washington coun
L ty, $755.350 Franklin county, $50,
n 600, with balance guaranteed; Carl
x bou county. $135,000, with balance
a guaranteed; Gooding county, 80 pei
cent of quota subscribed Bonner
- county, full quota in sight, will
= Standpoint alone subscribing ovel
| 800 900; Blaine county $4,000 il
voluntary subscriptions and the bal
ance guaranteed; Minidoka, Sc pc
cent of quota raised; Clearwater
l. $43, 300. Many counties made an in
tensive campaign in honor of Coll
Star day as a tribute to ldaho's so
sons who gave their lives in tn
: great war.
. Asks Injunction Against BurIeson.
Postmaster General Albert S. Bui
Lesson is cited to appear in person o
: through counsel, together with tn
~ Mountain States Telephone and Tele
= graph company, before the Thir
- Judicial district court of this state t
r show cause why a permanent il
rk junction should not be issued agains
> them prohibiting the order of tn
= postmaster general increasing telt
phone rates for that company j
southern Idaho from going into e
feet. Judges Charles p, McCarty an
Charles f. Reddoch issued a ten
porary injunction today on appl
cation of the public utilities con
mission of Idaho The order wa
made returnable on May %, whe
. argument will be heard on the me
its of the case.
without consulting the commissio
Postmaster General Burleson autho
lied an increase in telephone rate
of approximately so cents a mont
for all subscribers. The order wei
into effect on May 1. The actio