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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
FEDERAL AID
FORSTATEROADS

Boise, January 27-With the passage
by both the house and senate of Joint
memorial to congress, by Representa-
tive Mcdonald, of the Idaho legis-
lature, the law making body of the
state goes on record on one of the most
important road measures ever before
congress.
The federal bodies have before them
the Bankhead and other bills which
make a huge difference in the federal
appropriations to Idaho for road build
ing.
/ AS is generally known. the govern
ment has appropriated $600,000000 to
be available by July LIST. 1924. OF
this amount 100000 is available by
July LIST of this year Idaho's share
of this amount is 100000 which must
be used before July LIST. 1922. The
same amount is available next year
and even more than this for the years
following According to the provis-
ions of the federal aid act this state,
as well as others, must appropriate
and spend an equal amount with the
federal government each year
A difficulty hard to surmount is
presented in this phase of the matter
for in the sparsely settled states the
burden of taxation would fall too
heavily on few to take complete adj
vantage of the federal act. 1t is
pointed out by the state highway engi-
neer that in 1910 there were but four
persons per square mile in Idaho. The
memorial by Representative Mcdonald
asks that the governments share be
increased to the extent that but %
per cent would be provided by local
funds. This amounts to $3.50, 900 per
year for Idaho as against 5000, 900 an
nually which the law at present pro-
poses.
1t is to meet this problem of the
- sparsely settled states that the Bank
head bill was presented to congress
and endorsement by the intermountain
states will do much towards securing
: its passage, it is believed here.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
May Buy Priest River Bank

According to word received here
this week a deal is being negotiated
for the purchase of the First State
Bank of Priest River by w. ID. BaX-
ter and w. A. Alexander, both of
Spokane and both former residents
and business men of this city.
1t is understood that the details
of the deal are being closed today.
The consideration has not been made
public.
If the deal goes through neither Mr..
Baxter nor Mr.. Alexander will take an
active management of the institution
and will continue to make their homes
in Spokane. Mr.. Baxter was for
merly cashier of the First State Bank
of this city which he helped to organ
ize in the year 1906 and Mr.. Alexander
was in the furniture business here for
many years, selling out to Moore Bros
who later sold out to o. r. Stookey.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Mccoy are the
happy parents of an eight and a half
pound boy which arrived yesterday
The new visitor at the Mccoy home
has been named Phillip James.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
Basketball Games Scheduled

The regular basketball team of the
Boomers Ferry high school will play
the first game of the season with an
out-of-town team on Friday night
January 31st, at the gymnasium. The
game will be with the team from the
Newport, Wash, high school. On
February 7th the home team will play
Standpoint and on the 8th will play
a return game with Newport.
3 Coach Mcnamara has not announced
the personnel of the team which will
play Newport a week from Friday.
Regular practices are being held and
all the members of the basketball
squad are showing fine form. There
is every reason to believe that the
team this year will keep up the record
of the school and play championship
basketball.
The high school athletic association
is Differed this year as follows: Joe
Rabdau, president; Ruby Carratt, vice
president: Claude Fry, secretary and
Gladys Crissey, treasurer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
MANY TO COME TO IDAHO SOON
State Attracting Much Attention from
the Soldiers in the Camps


Boise. January give who know OF
the vast resources hidden within the
state of Idaho's soil. or have seen the
poor man come out of the east and be-
come independently wealthy within
short time through the fertility of its
lands. have never doubted but that
the future would find us citizens of the
commanding agricultural as well as
mining state of the union.
And these postwar days of recon-
struction mean the realization of our
golden dreams. There is a deep sig
nificance in the statement of an army
officer who returned the other day to
his home when he says: Hundreds
of men in our camp came to me when
they heard l was from Idaho. They
wanted to locate here. They asked
me about the possibilities of the coun-
try; it's resources; it's climate;its peo-
pie. AS an Idaho booster and lover
told them the truth. They are COM
ing thousands strong. They will
bring Drawn, brains, training and in
some instances, money. They will
attract-as they accomplish things
eastern capital. Land already worked
will increase in value. Decided land
will have a market and material
wealth will be increased in the state
with the increase of production.
Thousands of acres of now idle
land will be taken up. Cities viii
grow and towns will flourish. Fact
cries will come, attracted by marke
and power made by the mighty stream:
of the state. 1t is a rosy picture. bu
a true one"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
QUESTIONS GOOD
OF COUNTY AUDIT
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
! Now that the County of Boundary
has again been audited and this audit
has been paid for in the sum of 1857 90,
it would seem that the already over
burdened taxpayers of the county
would be interested in knowing wheth-
er or not it is worth the price paid.
My personal opinion is that it is sim
ply one among the many items of pub
lie expense for which the taxpayers
get no returns. The audit itself is
sufficient proof that it was not nee
essary and that this money could have
been applied to much better advan-
tage building roads or some permanent
public improvement. With but one or
two exceptions of minor Importance,
the report of the audit just made re-
wells nothing that was not well known
by the county board of commissioners
and all other county officials. 1t
merely brings to their attention facts
they already knew and if they were
not disposed to make such adjustments
as were necessary on the first infOr-
nation. there is no authority in the
report to compel them to do so.
If regular county audits are to be
made they should be provided for by
the state Legislature and in a manner
that would entail but little expense tC
the taxpayer and it would not be nee.
essary for a county board to order al
audit in order to give it a clean slate
on retiring from Office.
W. T. James.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21

that the boy or girl named has agreed
to try to keep the Crusaders health
rules until the end of 1919; to do no
thing that may hurt the health of any
other person; to help keep home and
town clean; has done at least rs per-
cent of the Crusaders health chores
for each of two weeks. Daily records
are kept of each members accomplish
ments in keeping up with the require
ments of the Health Crusaders rules.
The health rules provide for sleeping
with open windows, breathing fresh
air and through the nose, taking ten
deep breaths every day, eating whole
some food including all kinds of fruit
not drinking tea or coffee nor taking
alcoholic drinks nor using tobacco in
any form. The rules provide for the
washing of hands before handling any
food. washing hands and face and the
cleaning of finger nails frequently,
bathing twice a week and shampoOing
often, brushing teeth twice a day and
consulting a dentist twice a year.
The Crusader is pledged to play and
exercise every day in the open air. sit
and stand erect, regularity of habits
complete medical examination once a
year. keep clothes neat and clean, be
helpful TO others.
The teachers keep all records and
distribute the awards and badges &c
pupils who are entitled TO them. II
other districts the Health Crusaders
organization has been a wonderful
success. In this county the teacher!
and pupils are taking a great inter
est in the movement and if the pro
gram is carefully carried out there car
be no doubt of the ultimate benefit Z,
the child and its parents.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
Read the Advertisements

The readers of the Herald Will do
we'll each week to pay close attention
to the advertisements of the various
merchants of Boomers Ferry. Each
week the merchants are buying space
in this paper to advise their patrons
of special bargains or money-saving
opportunities. There is something
new in the advertising columns each
week and those who read the I'D )
find that their time has been we'll
spent
This is the time of the year when
the merchant is willing to sacrifice
stocks in order to make room for the
spring goods. Often the merchant
makes good buys and can therefore Of
fer special inducements. Then again
the merchant may decide to close out
a line and will offer goods at less than
wholesale in order to make quick
sales. If you do not habituaily read
all the display ads in the Herald you
will find it will pay you 20 do so
l. And be sure to glance over the little
ads as well as the larger ones You
will be sure to know of all the bar
gains if you do.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
SOLONS
HARD AT WORK
BOUNDARY C0UNTY'S LEGISLA-
TORS WRITE FROM THE STATE
CAPITOL
ECONOMY IS THE WATCHWORD
Deplore Deficit in the State Treasury
Under Democratic Administration

Under a date line of January 18th,
Senator w. S. Walker writes the Her
aid as follows:
Il am still puzzling over the Incl
dent of our passing the bill to ratify
national prohibition. The bill was
read and passed in a perfunctory man
ner; no speech being made in its sup
port. if you except few remarks made
by myself. 1T is fated," signs the
Moslem, when the inevitable happens:
and that seemed to be the mood of the
senate. But l should like for the
people of my county to know that
resented this attitude, as showing
either sullen acquiesence in the mani
fest will of the people, or refusal to
see the gravity of this epOchal act OF
the state legislature"
In a second letter to the editor,
dated January 18th, Senator Walker
writes in part:
1.-The judiciary committee has al
most concluded the code revision, so
that the house may resume work: then
we shall speed up.
1.-The influenza plague is letting up
to some extent so that the schools
here are to resume Monday. There
are IL beds vacant in the Alphonseus
hospital-the first time for two months
that that or all other like institutions
were not overlooking.
Il q make cordial and sincere ack-
nowledgment of a very kind and heart
ening letter from the w c. T. u. of
our home town May such influences
as theirs be immortal.
Representative Kent is busy, as he
ever is, and he gets what he goes af-
ter. He is presenting some sound
Legislation that is sure to be approved
More later in this respect"
The editor of the Herald is also in
receipt of a letter from Representative
Kent which was written at Boise on
January 18th but which did not get
here in time for publication of items
of interest last Tuesday. In part
Mr.. Kent writes:
1.-The governor advocates the elm
ination of about 60 odd appointees
; BY combining the different depart
|, ments he can do this The game de-
partment may go into the agricultural
and be under the supervision of a
, commission, the commission to be ap-
, pointed for each county or district
This is new and in fact is not sup
, ported by the majority of the sports
men at this session.
This legislature is what the gov.
o. ernOr calls a business legislature
and surely must be put through on al
economical basis. The treasury +
depleted and in order to pay current
expenses at this time they will have tC
issue deficiency warrants.
THE committee on state affairs vii
make an audit of each department anC
report later, which report 1 will for
ward to YOU.
i. Everything is working harmonious
ly; everybody seems to be satisfied
Kiger makes an excellent speaker ant
with Adamson as floor leader we eX
- pect to make a record that will g
4 h tool
e progressive legislature. We have
few non-partisan members who are af
" filiating with the democrats. Tn
minority leader is Mr. Shearer of Lew
> iston. The minority house is divide
and is quarreling on different issues
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
w. w. Nelson Dead

Miss Anna Nelson was called to Ro-
nan, Mont. last Wednesday by the i'll
ness of her brother, w. w. Nelson, with
Spanish Influenza Pneumonia de-
veloped and Mr.. Nelson died Saturday
morning according to a telegram sent
TO j. w. Reid by Miss Nelson.
The deceased formerly lived here
and was head of the grocery depart
ment of Browns Department Store for
two years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21

minor things which do not interest the
majority in any way whatever.
Il am enclosing you a list of the
committee appointments. We have
several county division bills coming up
at this session and two have already
been filed. The divisionist forces are
getting busy and the fight will soon
be on.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
Lenia Ferry Out OF Commission

Floyd Coats, a prominent -ctizen of
the Lenia district, was a business Wis
itor in the city yesterday. Mr.. Coats
states that the ferry at Lenia is again
out of commission on account of an
ice jam breaking one of the ferry ca
bles Friday The ferry has only been
in use few months and was put in al
an expense of about $1,000 II will
take about a month TO repair the
cable so that the ferry may be used
again.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
ROAD OVERSEERS
ARE APPOINTED

On last Wednesday the county COM
missiOners took up road and road dis
trict matters and decided that some
thing should be done at once towards
housing of county machinery which
heretofore has been allowed to remain
out all winter in all kinds of weather.
Architect Frank Clapp was ordered to
draw plans for a machinery shed with
dimensions of pa by 80. This shed
will be constructed on county property
in the rear of the courthouse.
The matter of appointments of road
overseers was taken up and the follow
ing appointments have been made:
District No ,. Naples, f. B. Bond.
District No. 3, Moravia, r. r. Hart
ling
District No. 4, Deep Creek. George
Irving.
District No. s, Porthill river, John
F. Van Etten.
District No. 9, Porthill bench. f. e.
Minckley.
District No. 10. Round Prairie. c
]. Wagner.
District No. IS. CurIey Creek, E. E.
Tomlinson.
District No. 20. South bench, s w
Biggar.
District No. %. Cow Creek, NJ L.
Rowe.
District No. "a, Paradise Valley
G. l.. Heinz
In the report last week of the organ
ization of the county under the new adj
ministration the Herald neglected to
mention that the county commissioners
organized with James A. WEIGH as
chairman. The board will meet to-
morrow to consider bids for the con-
struction of bridge across Fish creek
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-21
AnnuaI StockboIder,s Meeting

holders of the First State Bank will
be held this afternoon at the bank
building. President F. w. Anderson,
of Spokane. is here to attend the
meeting and his son. F. R. Anderson,
arrived here this noon.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
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litand ii iife. NoelabSeSs psoM
of agreements Ii necessary MIMI
about i legaue of churchiess gThsonly
thing necessary Ii that they asssspsaniiidd
cooperata la Chrlstian work - hrethEs
rem Heretofore they have not aswavsas
cooperated iii CHRISTIAN work asbreth:
rem, but have frequently more
like enemies ind Jealous cosnpetitorss
How these Christians i I one an
othenne was the cynical remark d
bitter critic who aut down | . tfe very
marrow OF Christian weakness. ~
brethren til truth and III deed SsSes
not require surrender or creeds 81 co1i.
promises hi faith; hnt itdoea require
the eradication d hate and pre3MtNdicse,.
and supremacy cfthe Spirit of Christ,
the spirit Of brotheraood, the spirit 81
.ovss Ittssgoing back to the first and
second Christian commandments;
Thou shalt love the Lord thy Godwitn
all thy soul, and all thy strength, and
all thy mind and Thou shalt lSyet thy
neigibor as myself.
" long journey for hats and pre-.
3udice; but 1t must Do nude IL Thu
Christian church is to be saved and
IS n sape tffe7worfaad. q
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of Ole Pearson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed executor Of the Estate OF Ole
Pearson, deceased to the creditors of
and all persons having claims against
the said deceased; to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication Of
this notice. to the said Executor, at the
office Of Daniel K. Loucks, attorney FOR
the said executor, in the Dakota Life
Building in the City OF Watertown, in
the County of C%odington, South Dako.
ia.
Dated March LIST, A. d, 1919.
Hans Swenson,
Executor Of the Estate OF Ole Pear.
son, Deceased.
tFirst pub. Mar. 6, last pub. Mar. 90
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
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-a4aSE H=15GE 4IN4 \lIdSL = NCShsy t4IE58c4E IS 4ar
Mr.. Henry Hanten It WATERFOWL
purchased the 100 acre farm OF Mrs.
John Kennedy known as the old Car.
penter place. The place solo for a
price of 100 dollars a acre. Dhey
have purchased a home in WATERFOWL
or Third avenue S. E. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennedy intend to move about the
first OF April.
Miss Dena Gronewold underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Bartron hospital last Friday. She is
getting along nicely.
Miss Alice Mcdowell Of Water
town spent Wednesday at the Jake
Zerfas home
Mr.. Emmett REILLY OF Yahota as.
sisted his brother. Ed, last week with
springs work.
Mrs. Jake Zerfas and Mrs. Henry
zerfas We're shopping in Watertown
Wednesday.
Misses Carrie Schulz and Catherine
Cusack attended the dance at Henry
Monday evening and also spent a few
days at the Curley home.
Mr.. Robert Daggitt and son, Arthur,
and Jake Krull Were out dragging
and grading roads Wednesday.
Messrs. Matt and Emett Zerfas
spent Sunday evening at the Schulz
home.
Miss Catherine Cusack was an over
Sunday visitor with friends in Wa.
tertown.
Mr.. George Gronewold went to Hen
ry Monday where he has accepted a
position Oh the Albert Zwig farm.
Mrs. Peter Michaels entertained
the Ladies Home cub Thursday.
Miss Martha Krull is spending a
few days with her sister, Dora, at
De Smet.
Mrs. Herman Greenwood spent Sat
urday evening with Miss Dena Grone.
VOID at the hospital.
A number of young folks attended
the dance in Wntertown Monday
night.
Miss Freida Achterberg and Alma
Scharn attended their music classes
in Watertown last week
Mrs. L. Connar spent a few days
at the Guy Mitchell home at Demp-
ster. They have all been sick with
the flu. Mr.. Mitchell had an attack
Itf pneumonia.
MIR. Jim Cooper was a business
caller at the B. Yellot home Wednes-
day.
DR.. Allen of Watertown was e pro-
fessional caller at the B.. Greenwood
farm Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Schulz called on friends
at the Bartron and Luther hospital
Friday.
Arthur Jergensen says spring must
be coming OF he is seeing things as he
says he saws crows, meadow larks.
ducks and geese.
Clyde Wess wass out and repaired
telephone lines Saturday after the rain
and sleet.
Mrs. Philip Michaels was a caller on
Mrs. Henry Zerfas last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Zerfas were u
per guests at the O'Toole home in Wa
tertown.
Are the farmers in favor OF the new
time2-s Niaty.nine per cent are not.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given thai sealed
bids will be received by the Board of
Supervisors of Norden Township on
tractor power equivalent to Is h. p.
steam) for pulling grader a period of
not less than 40 days. Bids to be by
mile travel.
Bids will also be received for I an
to operate grader. Bids to be by hour.
Bids to be opened April 26th, at 400
O'clock p. M, at First National Bank
of Brandt, S. D. Bids can be mailed
to the clerk before said date.
B. o. Peterson,
Clerk.
First pub. Mar. u. last pub. Apr. ~
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27

Thursday evening at The Gallisath.
home.
Mrs. John Gallisath is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Robbins called
at the Bert Muller farm Sunday after.
noon.
Miss Elizabeth Barnes returned to
Watertown Monday and will work in
the same office that she did last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins called at the
Bert Leonard home Sunday evening.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
IS THERE NOTHING NEWg

Minneapolis Journal: The world
does mov The navy phoned across
the seas and found the line not busy;
Senator Bailey. Of Texas, anit thessae.
mocratic party and it still lives: and
the Russian soviet republic has show.
ed up with two hundred millions Of
dollars, gold, o buy goods in the I'm.
tied States.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
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Mr., and Mrs. Curt Kellogg and fam
lily, also Miss Viola stroup, had Sunday
dinner at the John stroup home.
Z. N. Bakccck attended a livestock
sale at Clear Lake on Wednesday of
last week.
Most of the Emil Borns family visit
ed relatives at South Shore Sunday,
Viola Stroup spent the week end at
the Curt Kellogg home,
August Nuendorf. Emma and Emil
Schmeling.s and Mrs. Martin Schmeling
spent Sunday at Otto Something's.
MI. III Mrs. Elmer braves were
Sunday callers at Warren Welch,s
Hilda Schmeling Of South Shore has
been spending the past three weeks at
the Otto Schmeling home,
MI. and Mrs. Reuben ~schmeling re.
turned home last week,
MI. and Mrs. Verne Odds visited at
the Albert braves home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. st, Clair and Mr.. and
Mrs. ". Clapp had sunday dinner at
the John Bach home.
Mamie braves helped at the Warren
Odds home a couple OF days last week.
Eva Heathcote spent the weekend
at John Stroupss.
Mr.. and Mrs. st. Clair and Grandma
olds visited at Carl P~eterson's. sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren olds and
Grandma Odds and ollie and Charley
So: Clair were dinner guests at the
schnneling home last week Thursday.
1T was III honor of Otto's birthday.
NJ. St. clair. ST. q taking, treat
mept a win undergo an operation
Tor ca4aractthis week. Mrs. Ethel
1lswan expects 70 take care of her
~ Ethel WEIGH. who has boear ~
tepdsns bs,sdnsss collie III fown. b
AifIsd ana Ms,;s Bcrns spsnt
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
News From Neighboring Localities

Henry Falvey home have Just recov-
cred from the disease.
Ezra. Tigner called at the Joe Pur-
cell home Sunday.
Fred Farntz and family will soon
reside this year.
move to near Grover where they Will