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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
BANQUET IS
GREAT SUCCESS
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY PEG.
PIE PARTAKE OF A SUMP-
TUOUS REPAST
SEVERAL INTERESTING TOASTS
Judge j. NJ. Flynn Is Guest Of Honor
and Speaker OF the Evening

Thanks to the energetic ability of
Probate Judge e. r. Henderson, the
people of Boomers Ferry and sur
rounding districts, enjoyed one of the
most successful and delightful get-to-
gether meeting and banquet ever held
in the city at the |. o. o. +. hall on
Wednesday night. One hundred and
sixty people were taken care of and
as this was far more than had been
anticipated a second table had to be
set.
The feed" which was prepared and
served by BILLY" Ferbrache was ev-
en- better than any of the assembly
could have expected and the tempting
array of viands were put away" with
astonishing rapidity. The menu in
Guided baked chicken with cranberry
sauce, roast pork and dressing, boiled
ham, pressed chicken, deviled eggs,
sweet pickles, potato salad Saratoga
chips, cheese straws, sliced tomatoes,
fruit salad, cucumber salad, lobster
salad, Paradise salad, olives. celery
radishes, blanched almonds, assorted
cake, coffee.
During the banquet hour the MEM
! ers of the Walden orchestra furnished
pleasing music and later this organiza-
ton and its leader was highly compli-
mented by the honor guest and speak
er of the evening, Judge j. M. Flynn.
Judge Henderson was toastmaster
and first called upon Mayor S. r.. Hen
ry TO extend a welcome to the guests.
Toasts were responded to by F. A,
Shultis, O. c. Wilson, Mrs c. w. Flood
A. A. Mcintyre, and F. G. Chambers
Representative Kent was called upon
to tell few words about the sessions
of the fifteenth legislature from which
he had just returned. Several num-
bers were rendered by the members OF
the Liberty Bellies Orchestra who lat
er gave the last program of the chau-
tauqua festival at the X. p hall.
Owing to a delay, unavoidable, in
starting the program of the evening
Judge Flynn was only permitted to
make brief talk. He lost no time
in advising Boomers Ferry to do some
thing at once towards remedying g
muddy Main street. He paid a glow
ing tribute to the country surrounding
and then after few pleasantries HI
spoke of the need of good judgment IL
the reconstruction period that is upoI
us and urged that all communities
begin building and development worl
and see to it that soldier labor is EN-
ployed. He praised the action of thu
state legislature for its efforts to hell
good roads and its activities in tn
way of beginning Improvements at thi
time.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Win Game at Standpoint

The Bonners Ferry high school bas-
ketball team defeated the Standpoint
team Friday night of last week on the
Standpoint floor by a score of Al to 80.
The game was an interesting one
but at no time did there seem to be
much chance for the Boomers Ferry
team to lose. In the first inning Bon
ners lead by a score of IA to 20.
On Wednesday of this week the To-
cal team will leave for Moscow to
take part in the annual basketball
tournament for the high schools OF
North Idaho, held under the auspices
of the state university. Here the
Boomers Ferry team will meet some
of the crack teams of the north. The
local boys feel that they would have a
good chance to win this tournament
| if they had a regulation floor here to
practice on. AS it is they will be
greatly handicapped on the large floor
at the university gymnasium.
The championship of the Inland En-
pire is claimed by the basketball team
of Wallace, Idaho, which has been
coached this season by Arthur Bangs,
formerly of this city and star on the
high school team for years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Time To Register Now

On the fourth Tuesday of April the
22nd, the regular election of trus-
tees of the Village of Boomers Ferry
will be held. Five trustees will be
elected for a term of two years each.
The election will be held at Kent's
hall and the polls will be open between
the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. Any
person who has been a resident of
the city three months and of the state
for six months many vote at this
election.
Candidates for the offices of the Viii
lage Trustees must be nominated at
a public mass meeting or may be NOM
mated by ten qualified electors. 1t
is now probable that there will be two
tickets in the field. Both tickets will
favor paving, it is claimed.
The ticket which is now ready for
filing contains the names of DR.. E. E
Fry, j. Bert Cowen, F. A. Shultis, C
w. Megquier and Charles O'Callaghan
None of these were willing to serve
and consented to have their names
used only in the interests of seeing
paving plans carried out successfully
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18

]. T. Yack, for ten years a resident
of the Porthill district, died on Janu-
airy 10 at Occur d Alene, Idaho and
was buried there on January 18th.
Mr.. Yack and family moved to Occur
ID Alene less than year ago in hopes
of benefiting the health of his young
daughter. About the first of the
year he and his entire family were af-
fiicted with Spanish influenza and Mr..
Yack developed pneumonia from which
he died. He is survived by his wife
and two children, boy ten years old
and girl seven years old. Mrs. Yack
is Administrative of the estate OF the
deceased and was here last week at
tending to business of the estate re-
turning to Occur d Alene Saturday.
Mr.. Yack was we'll known here ant
in the Porthill district and was re
spected and admired by scores o.
friends.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
New Idaho Party Likely

portland Oregonian)- prominent
Idaho visitor who has been close
student of political affairs in the Gem
state for many years, in an interview
at the Portland hotel, is of the belief
that the formation of third party in
Idaho is not improbable as the result
of recent political upheavals
THE non-partisan league deliberate
ly stole the democratic primaries last
year, and procured the nomination of
H. f. Samuels on the democratic tick
ct, in opposition to the regular demo-
cratic candidate, in spite of all the
democratic party could do Samuels
was defeated but he has recently been
selected by Secretary Wilson. of the
department of labor, to make a tour of
foreign countries and make a report
on labor conditions. This appoint
ment, it is pointed out, could scarcely
have been made without the sanction
of United States Senator John F. NJ
gent, active head of the real democrat
ic organization of Idaho. who has the
ear of the administration.
MANY in the democratic party CEN
sure Senator Nugent for the appoint
ment of Samuels, which they accept
as an indication of Nugent compromise
or at least recognition of the non-par-
tisan league.
"In the non-partisan camp a strong
element has sprung up in opposition
to the Samuels faction for his alleged
surrender to the democrats. Asa re-
suit of this split in both the democratic
and non-partisan ranks, it would not
be surprising were third party de-
veloped before the 1920 campaign is
under way"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Chautauqua Festival PIeases All

The Boomers Ferry chautauqua fes-
tival came to a close Wednesday ev-
ening when the Liberty Bellies Or
chestra gave a pleasing entertainment
of readings, vocal and instrumental
music The attendance the last night
was the best of any of the five.
The chautauqua was successful be-
yond expectations and those who at
tended speak of the entertainments in
a most complimentary manner.
The lecture on Tuesday night was
heard by an appreciative audience and
Serg. Gibbons, a Canadian soldier told
in a graphic manner his experiences
at the front in the early days of the
war and how he Jared in a German
prison camp.
/ Serg. Gibbons will be heard again
this summer as he is to lecture on an
other subject under the auspices OF
the Boomers Ferry summer chautau-
qua. Guy Young, superintendent OF
the chautauqua festival and who was
mere last summer in charge of the six
! day chautauqua will pro ''ably return
here to manage this seasons summer
chautauqua He states that the pro
gram for this season has been about
worked out and that the following at.
fractions will probably come to this
city: j. c. Herbsman, lecturer ant
we'll known and admired in Boomers
Ferry: julius Caesar Nayphi, a Greel
who will lecture on customs of Greece
and who will appear in custume
Judge Alden, of Ohio: Mrs. Morrison
in readings: the International Trio
Returned Soldiers Quartette: band
concerts: the Parnells: the Earle Hip
pie Concert Company.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
GETS BINOCULARS BACK FRIDAY
Government Returns Glasses Loaned
BY Joseph Banning a Year Ago

Last Friday Joseph Banning, pro-
prietor of the Shamrock Cigar Store,
had returned to him the binoculars he
loaned the government over year
ago, the return being made through
ALI May, former resident of this city
and now storekeeper for the u. S.
navy with headquarters at Washing
ton, ID. c.
The binoculars had been used con-
siderably and the following note ac-
companying them showed the SER
vice they had rendered the govern
ment:
This glass has been used by the Of
ficers and lookouts of the u. S. S
Olympia, which has since February
1918, covered approximately 1890
miles in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans
During March and April, 1918, the
ship was engaged in convoy duty safe
~ escorting about $4,000 tons of mer.
chant shipping from American ports tC
within a few hundred miles of the
British Isles. Late in April the shiI
left Charleston, S. Ca. arriving some
weeks later at Murmansk, Russia, one
of the few ports north of the Arctic cir
Gle. At one time in the passage The
ship was within 1000 miles of the POLE
which is an unusual experience for al
American man-of-war.i
At Murmansk and Archangel the u
S. Olympia landed the first armed
American forces in Russia. Operat
ing with the British and French troops
these forces penetrated over 100 mile
inland from Archangel. The ship lief
Russia two days after the armistic
was signed and just as the long Arcti
night was coming on, arriving at
British port five days later.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
REPRESENTATIVE KENT GIVES
HISTORY OF LATE LEGISLATURE

in emergencies as a state police body.
This measure was passed as nom
political law, only the members of the
non-partisan league opposing 1t in the
legislature.
"a purchasing system which elm
mates unfair practices in allowing con-
tracts is feature of the session.
1.-THE bonded warehouse law insures
the farmer that his hard earned pro-
'duce will not be lost through the ma
Inipulations of spectators.
1.-THE farmers are also allowed pay
ment for stock killed by the state on
account of tuberculosis.
Another law is a blow to middle
men who rob farmers on their produce
shipments. Combinations to force
down prices will be prosecuted and
the middlemen who fail to return the
correct proceeds of sales, according to
the actual market conditions, will be
prosecuted.
Good roads will be an actuality in
Idaho at last The legislature made
provision by direct taxation for enough
money to meet the federal govern
ment's appropriations for the next two
years. This was necessitated because
the limit or DOnueu lnueDteuness ny
Legislative action had been reached.
The rest of the road program and es-
pecially in 1922, will be carried out
If the people approve constitutional
amendment authorizing bond issue.
"The new capitol building will be
completed, a constitutional amend
lment will be voted on to increase the
membership of the supreme court, and
reclamation work will be facilitated
in behalf of the returning soldiers
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18

Representative A. j. Kent, who re-
turned last week from Boise, where
he had been attending the sessions of
the legislature for two months, gave
the Herald the following interview
this week in regard to what the Fiji
teenth legislature accomplished:
THE Fifteenth legislature carried
out almost in its entirety huge post
war reconstruction program.
Beginning with the adoption of a
law which reorganized and centralized
all the departments of state govern
ment and ending with the passages of
measures which will provide a bud
get system to simplify and stabilize ex-
penditures, the legislature accorded
itself the place in Idaho history as
the body which came nearer to carry
ing out party pledges and carefully
thought out program of development
approved by members of both parties
than any of it's predecessors.
Nine commissioners will be desig.
mated to carry on state work hereto.
fore handled by 4S departments, and
thereby eliminating overlapped effort
confusion and inefficiency. There Il
now direct responsibility and no OPP
portunity to pass the buck"
"A new primary law was enacted
which does not impair the principles
Of the old law but makes possible NOR
careful selections, eliminates source
lof public aggravation, reduces tn
costs and prevents the theft of polit
ical parties.
Safety of the public from anarchis
tic disturbances and attendant violenc
lis assured by the establishment Of
state constabulary, which may be use
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Army and Navy Men To Organize

Initiatory steps were taken last
night at the county court house to or
ganize the men of the army and navy
in this county and it is proposed to
call another meeting for March 29th,
when temporary organization will
be effected and remain until such a
time as national organization is pre-
pared for affiliations. The meeting
of March 20 will be a social affair and
all men of the army and navy in the
county are urged to attend.
The meeting last night was held on
account of so many men from outside
districts being in the city. o. c. Will
son presided and ]. c. Bush acted as
secretary.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Many FRIENDS
ATTEND FUNERAL
pFMaINS OF CHARLES I'm
,pwAN LAID TO REST YES
TERDAY MORNING
NUMEROUS FLORAL TRIBUTES
Nth Regard of Deceased and Family
Shown BY Crowded Church

charles p. Zimmerman, who died on
- u. S. hospital ship in New
Wy Wy barber last Tuesday morning,
r ae buried here yesterday morning
Tho funeral services were held at
49, catholic church, Rev. FIR. Kelly
Ming n assisted by Rev. FIR. Lambot, of
csanbrook. B. C. Following the mass
~ the departed FIR. Kelly gave a
hort talk in which he eulogized the
,ote Charles Zimmerman, comparing
.ho sacrifice that he had made in the
; int of humanity, with the sac
ri6ces which great Americans mad
made in past wars. He also spoke
words of comfort and cheer for the
mourning relatives.
Members of the Knights of Column
bus lodge. of which Mr. Zimmerman
was a member, arranged the funeral
sarvices and six X. C.s-Messrs. Mar
lin Bush, Jacoby, McNichols, McMahor
and Travis-acted as pallbearers.
The Catholic choir was assisted il
the service by Mrs. e. B. Patterson
and Mrs. George Walker, soloists, ant
Miss Vaillencourt, organist, of Sand
point.
Owing to the fact that the deceased
had died of an infectious disease
dintheria. the body was shipped in {
sealed metal casket and was not OPP
ened at the services or at the grave
The body arrived here Sunday morn
ing. a soldier of an embarking detach
ment at New York City, accompanying
Il Soldiers of Boundary county
commanded by E. E. Saunders, formed
a guard of honor when the body wal
taken from the Stookey Undertaken,
Parlors to the church and rendered
military honors. The Funeral March
by r. B. Hall, was rendered by tn
members of the Walden Band.
In spite of the drizzling, cold rain
over two hundred people waited OF
the streets until time for the funera
services and the church was packe'
and many were turned away who ha'
come to pay their last respects to tn
deceased. The high school student
we're dismissed and all grade student
who desired were allowed to atten
the funeral. All business houses o
the city were closed from $3.50 unit
noon.
The casket was the resting place O
several beautiful floral designs an
nearby were many clusters of beauti
full cut flowers which bespoke for tn
givers their esteem for the dead an
their sympathy for the bereaved fam
ily.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
CRESTON, B. C., MEN ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER DRAINAGE POSSIBILITIES

FORTUNE time has arrived and that this
is reclamation year. There is no
reason on earth why we should not
get together and certainly If we do we
shall get somewhere. OF course, L
am unable to say what attitude the
Ottawa government will assume in
this matter, but our joint efforts
should be effective, especially at this
time. II we can jointly pour out men
and money as we have done Tor the
destruction of a common enemy, we
can work together where our common
good is concerned as is the case in the
reclamation of this valley.
II am leaving today for Victoria to
appear before the reconstruction COM
mittee of the House of the provincial
government and expound the reclama-
tion project. | may say that the
nroiect has already, in the past Few
months. been a subject Of correspond
Ience between the Ottawa government
and the government of this province.
We claim that the valley on this side
should be set aside as a community
settlement for returned soldiers. The
soldiers also take this view and are
working with us through their vari-
GUS organizations"
Every citizen of this county should
now make it a point to write each
member of the Idaho delegation In
congress and insist that some govern
ment assistance be given at once 70
the Kootenai Valley drainage project
AS Mr.. Constable and Mr.. Kent state
this is the opportune time to advance
the claims of this district and if we are
TO get anywhere we must assert our
selves and let our senators and con
gressmen know that we mean business
and want results.
The people of British Columbia car
he depended upon to do their share
and now il is up to the people of this
county to begin activities.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18

One of the biggest boosters for the
reclamation of the Kootenai valley is
Guy Constable, of Creston, B. c. and
ne and A. ]. Kent of this city, are now
bending every energy to have their re-
specuve governments take steps to
carry the project through to compile
uon. Through the efforts of Mr..
hent and his colleague, w. S, Walker,
tne Idaho legislature, few weeks ago,
passed memorial to Congress calling
lor an appropriation for the drainage
Oh the valley. This action of the leg
lsiature was very gratifying to the
people of British Columbia and Mr..
constable wrote Rep. Kent as follows:
Ihs is the line of action / put up
70 you two years ago but then we were
all TOO busy with the war. Every
oody pleased here. Now we can work
PACK from Boise to Washington, from
washington TO Ottawa and from Otta-
wa 10 Victoria, B. c. Heretofore we
around
-FOUR bill is very opportune as our
i,eueral government has just estab-
nsneu reclamation service to deal
WIN such projects as this one.
nave Just returned from Victoria as
,eader of a delegation of six from
nootenay and we laid before the gov
elnment our request for this reclama-
1 uon work to be brought to finish
We are working actively and are max
ing preparations now for another del
Ssauon OF returned soldiers and the
Aootenai Board of Trade to go down
70 victoria early next month and re.
peat our demands that this work be
.yrought to an early finish and thai
MS government of ours approach
Yours at once"
Under date line of March II, Mr.
constable again writes Mr.. Kent ant
optimistic in the following vein:
we believe with you that the op
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18

special meeting of the l.. l.. L. l..
was held Thursday night at Kent's
hall when the constitution and bylaws
of the local here were adopted. The
organization will hold regular meet
ings now once a month on the third
Wednesday, at the |. O. o. F. hall.
An investigating and membership
committee was appointed consisting OF
F. A. Davis, John Lynch, Ed Nuem-
feldt and M. McNichols.
The meeting Wednesday was ad-
dressed by George Pearson. of Koot-
enai. member of the district board for
all of Idaho north of the Salmon river
Mr.. Pearson told of the organization
plans of the l.. L. i. l.. and how the
organization was assisting to help the
wage-earners.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Lyceum Number On April 18th

The next and final number of the
Boomers Ferry Lyceum Course will be
lecture by the wellknown speaker,
Ralph Parlette who will appear at the
X. P. hall on the night of April 10.
The subject of Mr.. Particles lee
ture will be 1.-THE University OF Hard
Knocks" Those who have heard this
lecture speak very highly of it. The
people of this city cannot afford to
miss hearing this famous lecturer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18

The members of the Entire Nous club
and their husbands, were delightfully."-
entertained Friday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kinnear. The
game of the evening was progressive
bridge and the prizes for the highest
scores were won by Mrs. H. /. Monks
and DR.. c. A. Rae. Dainty refresh
ments were served at late hour.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
Lieutenant Mccoy Home

Lieut.. H. ]. Mccoy, of the forestry
engineers, returned home Friday hav-
ing recently received his discharge at
Portland, Greg, where he has been
stationed since enlisting. Lieut.. Nc
Coy was in-the spruce production di-
vision. He will resume his former
position with the Bonners Ferry Lum-
Der Company as assistant manager
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18

Weather conditions permitting, it is
understood that the sawmill Of the
Boomers Ferry Lumber company will
resume operations within the next ten
days or two weeks.
The Washington times., 1919-11-03

tired policeman who drew the sal
airy OF an officer OF the third class:
l. e., $3.50, was granted a pension
payment of $50 a month. II the sal
aries are increased to Sl,66O, as pro-
vided for in the pending salary in
crease legislation. a policeman upon
retirement would be entitled 20 some
thing like an increase OF SIS over
that paid now, or $40 a month. The
police pensioners believe that cor
ditions OF high cost Of living over
which they have no control and the
deprecated value Of the purchasing
power Of the dollar which is now
less than 30 cents entitled them TO
consideration of increased pensions
as II costs them as much 10 live as
II does the active policeman. and IN
some cases where doctors bills and
medicines have TO be purchased the
pensioners expenses are more than
the active man
The Washington times., 1919-11-03
Some Man, This!
Give Retired Policemen Their Due

A movement among the retired
men of the Metropolitan police de-
partment to get an increase in their
pension allowances through legisla-
ton now in the hands of Congress
has been started. DAVID E. LANG,
who served more than twenty years
on the force and who was retired
December 81, 1918, for physical dis
abilities, repressS ting the police
pensioners, has addressed letter to
SENATOR L. Y. SHERMAN, chair
man of the District of Columbia
Committee of the Senate asking the
Senator to insert in the District
appropriation bill a provision (along
with the increase Of the salaries of
policemen Of the third class from
1890 to sl,660) that will grant to
the retired members OF the force on
pension a corresponding increase.
Under an act OF Congress authoriz-
ing the payment Of pensions, o re-