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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
BONNERS FERRY BOYS WRITE
INTERESTINGLY FROM GERMANY
ONzO OSBORN SAW BITTER FIGHTING in MANY BATTLES AND
ANXIOUS TO SEE OLD u S. A-STANLEY JARVIS WRITES OF
GERMAN OCCUPATION

This week Mrs. Jarvis received a
German helmet which had been sent
here from Germany by her son Stan
ley, Battery c. 146th Field Artillery,
A. E. F. Stanley also wrote an in
teresting letter to his mother and his
sister, Miss Mildred. dated December
II, 1918, and written at Fleringen,
Germany, as follows:
Dearest Mother and Sis:
suppose that you have been wor-
rying because you haven't had let
ter lately but don't IVORY for | am
getting along fine and feeling good
We left Blercourt, France Dec. 3, and
have been travelling ever since and are
not at the end of our journey yet
Our regiment formed at Blercourt and
the first day we passed through the
wonderful city of Verdun that the
Germans tried so hard to get ant
where thousands of men lost theil
lives: then through Elaine, Elton
then we went into the Alsace-Lorrain'
country that Germany had taken ava,
from France years ago. The frs
town that we hit in this country wa
Bodligney and we slept there owe
night: the Germans had only beer
out of there few days ahead of us
=, You know we are following them up a
fast as they evacuate. The peopl
there talked both French and German
but were awful glad to see the Allie
| soldiers following the Huns up.
The next morning we left there an
= passed through Laueris, Munrth, Max
vilters, Audun, Aumetz: the last tow
| we went through in the Alsace-LoI
: raine country and into the state G
= Nuremberg and stayed over night i
the city of Esch, the town that 1 ser
you a picture OF. We slept in a the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
TAKING STEPS
TO AID SOLDIERS

BOISE, Idaho, February 6. Especial
to the Herald by Representative A. J..
Ken)-Four members of the state
legislature of Washington met today
with a joint session of the Idaho leg
islature to confer regarding plans of
the reconstruction period. Senator
Rockwell, of Washington, told of what
Washington and Oregon was doing in
the way of providing occupations and
work for the returning soldiers. He
said Washington had appropriated
100000 for this work and that the
governor of the state would appoint a
commission of five men to be known
as the Veteran Welfare Commission
which would have power to use the
money appropriated in any way that
was deemed best He also told that
Washington was issuing bonds to the
amount of four million dollars with
which to construct new capitol
building at Olympia. He urged that
every city, every school district, ev-
cry county, construct and build the
coming year so as to provide work
for the men who will be replaced by
the soldiers and for the soldiers them
SELVES who want a job. He told thai
the Red Cross of Washington had a.
least $1,000 cash on hand and tha
the Idaho Red Cross had $300,00
and that this money should be used il
the work of assisting the returning
soldiers.
The Washington delegation asked
that the Idaho legislature make al
appropriation and appoint a commits
sion as Washington had done so tina
all the western states could cooperat
in this important work. Oregon ha
appropriated 100000 for soldier EN-
ployment and welfare work. TIL
delegation went on to Helena. Mont
to confer with the Montana legisla
ture.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
WILL EMPLOY
COUNTY AGENT
COMMISSIONERS FIGURE OUT An
ECONOMICAL PLAN FOR THE
COUNTY OF BOUNDARY
WILL BEGIN WORK ON APRIL
State VIII Pay the Greater Portion
OF the Expenses

AT the meeting of the county board
of commissioners held yesterday after
noon il was decided to employ coun-
Nv agent for the coming year, it being
understood that the man employed will
o1so take care of the county club
work The decision to employ a
comfy agent and club leader was made
after the board had carefully consid-
cred the matter and had been offered
snecial assistance from the state de-
nartment through it's representative,
Miss Fowler.
Miss Fowler stated that she could
secure either Prof. Smith or Prof. Den
man to act for Boundary county. Both
these men are trained agriculturists
and have just recently received their
discharges from the U. S. army. Miss
Fowler recommended them as being
hard workers, good organizers and as
understanding what would be ex-
nected of them. At any time the
not satisfied with the work of the
county agent he can be discharged.
The county agent and club leader
will begin work the first of April.
Under the arrangement made by the
board the expense to Boundary county
for the services of the county agent
and club leader will be very small
The former board had already approp-
rated $500 for club leader work. I'm
der the new plan the county will add
1880 from the general expense fund
or total of $3.50 and the rest of the
money needed will be provided by the
state Part of the $3.50 appropriated
by the county will be used in the pur-
chase of a car for the county agent
and at the end of the year the cal
will be turned over to the county
Figuring out the price of the car, the
4 services of the county agent and clut
\ leader will only cost the county S26S
The county agent will work under
the supervision of the board of cOun-
ty commissioners or under the super
vision of the county farm bureau. He
will devote most of his time to county
Il agent work.
Members of the school board of In
dependent School District No. were
4 present at the conference yesterda,
4 afternoon and offered to pay $500 o
the expense of keeping a county agen
if the man employed would be allowed
to devote six hours a week of his time
in conducting an agricultural course
in the high school. The commission
& ers decided that they were getting of
& so cheaply that it would be better t
have the county agent devote all o
\ his time to work of the county and 81
4 turned down the offer.
The board of commissioners fee
4 that the employment of county agen
& is an experiment. They have beef
n importuned to secure a county agent
q however, and believe that they hav
4 made the present contract at so Sigh
Z cost to the county that no one vii
q have any occasion to complain of ex
q travagance The county agent plal
4 is most successful in other countie
of western states and it should wor
4 out here if the farmer is willing {
y take advantage of the opportunitie
n offered him.
At any rate this county can afford t
q spend $26S in learning whether or nc
county agent is worth while.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
new CEMETERY
Site IS CHOSEN

The second meeting of citizens in
terested in securing a new cemetery
site was held at the commercial club
rooms Friday night. The committee
appointed to look up and get prices on
suitable sites, reported, and on motion
it was decided to secure the site Of
fered by w. II. Richardson which is
located on the south bench and which
contains some 81 or % acres. The
land was offered at $500.
A committee composed of E. NJ.
Flood, I. ]. Causton and o. r. Stookey,
was named to proceed with the details
of forming a cemetery corporation and
another committee composed of ]. w.
Reid John r. Wiley, p. II. Callahan,
George Causton and F. E. Murray,
was appointed to sell lots in the new
cemetery Lots will be sold at $25
each and all money received from the
sale of lots will be used towards pay
ing off Indebtedness and keeping the
grounds in repair. Clearing work is
to be started as soon as possible and
water will be piped to the grounds.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

alter in the heart of the city and stayed
there three days and so had lots Of
time to take in the sights. The peo-
pie were sure good to the American
soldiers and said that we were so much
better to them than the Dutch SOL
diers. They said the German SOL
diers just came in and hoped them
selves to everything and would pay for
nothing. We left there the morning
OF December 7th, passed through the
towns of Gutenberg, Mederaren
Roadt, Nagelsclof, Vealier and Mantle
mach and laid over in the last town
until December 18th. Left early in
the morning, went through Wasser-
billy, Echernach, the last town in
Luxemberg and crossed the Mosellt
river into Germany and stayed that
night in Bitberg. This is the Prus.
sian part of Germany where her best
soldiers come from, known as the
"Prussian Guards" The people il
this city took us into their homes and
say, you talk about some f1op-my
second driver and l had swell room
in a swell home and we slept in al
honest to goodness feather bed, thu
first real bed that we had slept il
since we left the good old U. S. A. ant
believe me, l sure enjoyed it. w
played cards in the parlor with tn
people that owned the house and
am telling you it was some swell fur
inished home. 1t sure seemed funn,
TO be with the people that were on
enemies. The man that owned tn
place had been out of the German arm
only three weeks and now we ar
sleeping and resting in his home.
/ almost shows that they are glad tn
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

The Boomers Ferry Meat Company
is planning to make some extensive
improvements in the interior of it's
store room and this week the firm re-
ceived several new fixtures which were
purchased recently by Mr.. Glad while
in Spokane. The new fixtures con-
sist of a large II by IA ice box and
a refrigerator show case. The inter
Tor of the market will have to be re-
arranged to permit the installation of
the new fixtures.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
new OWNERSFOR
INTERNATIONAL

A deal which has been pending for
couple of weeks was closed yes
terday when Mrs. R. E. Kuehn sold
the International hotel and dining
room and all the furnishings of the
place to ]. w. Stidwell and o. j. Orvis,
both of Spokane. The new proprie-
tors took possession yesterday. The
consideration was in the neighborhood
of $S,000.00
Both of the new proprietors are
hotel and restaurant men of long ex-
perience and they have enjoyed sue
cess in other towns and anticipate a
patronage here that will warrant
the expenditure of a considerable sum
in the improving of the property. I'VE
are going to make this hotel just as
comfortable and uptodate as possible
and we will give the very best of SER
vice to ALL" said Mr.. Orvis yesterday
A contract has been given to II. w
Bliss for the painting and paperine
of the building and Messrs. Orvis
and Stidwell are contemplating the
enlargement of the dining room and
kitchen and may also decide to build
an addition in order to have more
rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Hooker. who have beer
leasing the International hotel for
the past two years, will enjoy res
for a few weeks and have no definite
plans for the future.
w. W. Ferbrache, who has been thu
proprietor of the International DINING
Room, expects to go to Canada in The
spring to look after his ranch bust
ness. BILLY" has again vowed t
never again go into the restaurant
business. He has enjoyed the mos
satisfactory patronage, however, an'
is sure to get his share of the bust
ness wherever he should locate.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
new BRIDGE AT
LENA NEEDED
COMMISSIONERS OF TWO COUN-
TIES MEET WITH CITIZENS
TO DISCUSS MATTERS
BANQUET GIVEN THOSE PRESENT
Mining Company Ready To Give Is
Miles of Road To the County

The commissioners of Boundary
county met at LENA on Saturday in
conference with the commissioners of
Lincoln county, Montana, and the cit
liens of the Lenia district, in regard
to securing a suitable and permanent
means of crossing the Kootenai river
at Lenia. In all there were about
70 Lenia people present at the con-
ference and it was decided that the
legislatures of Idaho and Montana
should be petitioned to appropriate
equal sums for the construction of a
bridge across the Kootenai.
County Attorney o. c. Wilson and
the attorney of Lincoln county were
present at the conference. The Lenia
people gave a banquet in honor of the
gathering.
In the course of the discussion of
the bridge matters il was brought out
that while Boundary county had spent
several thousand dollars in the con-
struction of a low water bridge at
Lenia, only $500 of the amount had
been authorized the original agree
ment between the two old boards of
commissioners calling for the ex-
penditure of only $500 each while the
material and labor was to have been
donated.
In regard to the proposed new
bridge it was stated that some help
could be expected from the forestry
department and that surveyor from
the forest reserve of Montana would
be sent to make an estimate of the cost
of the proposed bridge. A number of
Lenia people also stand ready to do
nate time and material for, it is esti-
mated that there is now on hand over
$4,000 worth of timber products,
ready for the market if it could be
gotten to the railroad and that there
are hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of timber yet to be cut and mar
keted which would be done If there
was way of crossing the Kootenai
to reach the Great Northern railway.
J.. NJ. Schnatterly, president of the
Idaho Gold e. Ruby Mining company,
was present and stated that he and
his company stood ready to make a
liberal donation towards the bridge
He further stated that whether or not
the bridge plans materialiZed he pro-
posed to open a road from Boomers
Ferry to the property of the Idaho
Gold & Ruby Mining company on the
south side of the river and that if the
counties would help the bridge matter
he would give the IS miles of road his
company has built in the LENA sec
tion to Boundary county, if the county
wanted it.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Father of John r. Wiley Dead

Yesterday Postmaster John r. Wiley
received a telegram from his sister
telling of the death of his father
Villa Wiley, at Lexington, Ky, at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning. The fun
eral is to be held this afternoon.
The deceased is well known here
as he spent two summers in this To-
cality visiting with his son and Other
relatives, having come here for the
benefit of his health. He had been in
moor health for nearly five years.
In his sorrow Mr.. Wiley has the
deepest sympathy of all his many
friends in the county.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
PLAY LIBBY HERE ON THURSDAY
Local Basketball Team Wins From
Newport on Saturday Night

The Boomers Ferry basketball team
added another victory to its 1919 list
Saturday night when it defeated the
Newport high school team on the New
port floor by score of q to 10.
Coach Mcnamara and Superintendent
OF Schools Kerr accompanied the team
on the Newport trip.
In the first half there was little real
playing on either side and the score
ended to in favor of the Newport
team. In the second half the Bon
ners Ferry boys went into the game
with their usual pep" and secured a
score of 16 to in their favor.
Boileau and Allen played as for
wards, Myers as center and Crissy
and Wallace as guards. Dunning was
substitute.
Thursday night of this week the
local basketball team will play
the high school team of Libby. Mont
This team is one of the strongest OF
the nearby Montana towns and the
home team is looking for a hard game
especially so because of the fact that
Hubert Mcnamara, who plays strong
game at forward, is out now with a
badly sprained ankle. The home
team will need loyal support on Thurs.
day night and a good attendance OF
the fans is anticipated.
Two other games have been SEIZED.
uled-one with Standpoint here on the
21st of this month and one with the
Eureka, Mont, team here on March
LIST. The Boomers Ferry team viii
play a return game at Libby on the
2Sth of this month.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Honor MIR. and Mrs. Hende

Last Friday night the members of
the Rebekah lodge gave a reception
at the I. o. o. F. hall in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hende. The evening
was spent in games and social con-
versation and a delicious lunch was
served at a late hour. The members
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Hende with a
beautiful wedding present of a set
of cut glass tumblers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
pedIcate serrice alag at Naples

The people of Naples have arranged
to hold dedicatory services on We'd
nesday night at Which time the SER
vice flag of Naples will be dedicated.
A special program has been prepared
and Rev. G. H. Wilbur, pastor of the
Union church of this city, has con-
scented to give the address of the ey-
ening.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

Over so people were present at the
dance given at the Barto school house
Saturday night in honor of the open
ing of the school and there would
have been many more had there been
time to give proper notice of the event.
Those who attended the dance report
dandy time. A basket supper was
enjoyed at the midnight hour.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
L. L. L. L. Meeting This Evening

public meeting is to be held this
evening at Kents hall under the aus
pieces of the Loyal Legion of Loggers
and Lumbermen. The general public
is invited to attend.
The speaker of the evening will be
G. X. Hodges, recently Of the spruce
division. U. S. army, who will tell of
the meaning and purpose of the or
ganization. Mr.. Hodges is an inter-
esting and forceful speaker and should
be given a large audience.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
LESLIE KENT ON
FRENCH COAST

Mrs. A. ]. Kent recently received the
following letter from her son Leslie,
dated December 81, 1918. on board L.
S. S. Isanti, Dunkerque, France;
Dear Mother:
We finally landed in France long
enough for me to drop you few lines
TO let you know that / am o. X. This
is the first opportunity I have had to
write you since I left New York III
November. We were seventeen days
IN crossing the ocean and the sea was
4 very stormy most of the time so we
4 were certainly tickled to land and re-
4 cooperate after such a voyage. We
ziirst landed at Brest, France. and then
8 went up the. English Channel to Cher
sbough and then to Dunkerque where
sthe boat is in dry dock and is getting
"a new coat of paint. Dunkerque is
Fnear the boundary line between Bel
&eium and France and has been raided
Hand bombed so many times that there
isn't much left of it. Some of the
sailors have been over to Ypres and
visited the old battle field and picked
up many souvenirs in the trenches
81 expect to take a trip over there be
Tore we leave. While at Brest | me-
many American soldiers andstried L
lind out where the 146th Field Artil
lery was in hopes of locating Howard
HI he has change of address, send i
SIor | may be over here for some time
Hope you are all we'll at home as
haven't had any mail since leavinl
New York"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

r. H. Mccoy, general manager of the
Boomers Ferry Lumber company, and
d. M. Palmer, sales manager, were in
Spokane Wednesday, and Thursday at
tending the annual meeting of the
Western Pine Manufacturers Assoc
iation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

6 Several weeks ago Mrs. j. w. Reid
<eceived word through the war depart
ment that her brother. Raymond
Naltby, had been reported missing in
Action on the last day of the war
This week Mrs. Reid heard from her
Brother and in HIS letter he was Won
Aering why none of his relatives
PAD written him any letters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

Continued on page eight
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-22
THIRD DIVISION MARSHAL
WILL PUNISH RADICALS

United States Marshal J. R. Bren-
neman of the Third division has OF
dered the immediate arrest of any
one in the Third division who may
be proved to have used seditious
language. This order followed the
arrest at Valdez of John Smithko-
vich, alias John Smith, who arrived
there from Ellamar. 1t is charged
that Smithkovich, in the presence
of Two witnesses, said ne wished
that he had been at Centralia TO
help do the shooting, that he was
an I. W. w, and every man who
went 70 France ought to be killed"
Smithkovich was held under S.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-22

for the cake-walkers, and any couple
in mask may take part in the con-
test.
Harry Shaw. sourdough floor man
ager. whose fame is known in every
camp in Interior Alaska, will be
master of ceremonies for the Moose,
and there will be special committees
on hand to assist in making the
evening enjoyable for those attend
ing.
The excursion train will leave
Fairbanks on the afternoon of De
cember 81, probably between one
and two O'Clock, and will return to
Fairbanks the following evening.
The fare will be 1878 for the round
trip.
The admission charge to the
masquerade will be Sl,50 for men,
and the ladies will be admitted free
For the benefit of those who do
not care to go to the trouble of
making costumes, arrangements
have been made TO have a large
number of costumes and dominos on
hand in Nenana. where they can be
rented for the evening at nominal
charge. They will be on display At
the Fairbanks Clothing company's
store, and it is believed the supply
will be sufficient TO meet any de
mand.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-22
MOOSE TO GIVE
MANY PRIZES At
Bic MASK BALL

masquerade ball, to be held in Ne
mana on New Years eve, under the
auspices of Nenana lodge, No. 1893,
Loyal Order of Moose, have been
completed, and the various details
are now receiving the attention of
! the various committees, all of whom
are enthusiastic over the prospect If
entertaining a large number of visl-
tors from Fairbanks. The ball prom
ises to be the most largely attended
and most enjoyable affair ever held
in Nenana.
/ One of the features of the dance
will be the awarding of many prizes,
the list including some very sub
stantial gifts. Another feature will
be the music, arrangements having
been made TO have the celebrated
Coliseum orchestra in attendance,
with probably the addition of musi-
cal novelties. Still another feature
will meet the Moose special at North
Nenana and bring the excursionists
across the river on the afternoon OF
their arrival, landing them in town
in ample time to prepare for the
masquerade. And there will be i
committee on hand to see that all
are comfortably housed for the
night
On New Years day the homes of
Nenana will be thrown open to the
visitors, and other forms of enter
tainment are now being arranged
for the day, including a housewarm-
ing and an informal dance at the
Cooney hotel.
The following prizes will be
awarded to those attending the
masquerade on New Years eve:
Best sustained character. lady,
$40 in gold; gentleman, pair of gold
cuff links and stickpin. given by
Vim. T.>..3o:
Best dressed lady, two fancy
vases, given by Simson's: gentle
man, box of cigars, given by W. c.
Gagnon.
Most original character, lady,
handbag, given by Mrs Mellish; gen.
tleman, box of cigars. given by The
Terminal.
Most comical character. lady. os-
trich fan. given by Miss J. O'Bryan:
gentleman, box Of cigars. given by
The Portland
Best sourdough character, lady,
bottle Of perfume, given by Thomp-
sons drug store: gentleman, toilet
set, given by Fowler & Morris.
Neediest and seediest character,
bath ticket, given by the Arctic
Bathhouse. ...~.-:
j Best cake-walking couple, ten
pound fruit cake, given by Henry
Rappolt
a visitors prize of a cut glass
bon-bon dish. given by the \. G.
company, will be awarded to the
most original lady character, and a
fancy Madras shirt and tie, given
by the Fairbanks Clothing company,
will be awarded to the most original
male character. Should the open
prizes for most original characters
be awarded to visiting maskers, they
will be barred from the special
award.
Special music will be provided
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-22
Fresh Groceries, Fancy and Sta
pie Fowler & Morris.

St. Matthew's guild, Fairbanks,
will entertain the members Of the
Sunday school tonight at Odd Eel
lows hall with a Christmas party,
commencing at 1870.