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The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-16
SCHOOL GARAGE \
BURNED TUESDAY

Tuesday afternoon about the time
for closing school, the garage at the
school building was consumed by
fire.
At the time, Harlan Fiscus was
working on one Of the trucks put
ting In new rings. Harold Clark
was on the school ground and dis
covered fire on the roof at the
east side. He rushed into the gar
age and gave the alarm. The trucks
were Immediately run out and all
movable material taken from the
building.
Alarms were given and soon a
crowd was on the ground, but the
high wind made it impossible to do
anything to stop the progress of the
flames In an hour the entire build
Ing was a heap OF embers.
The house Of c. l.. Snyder some
fifteen rods distant was In the direct
path OF the embers and required
considerable effort to extinguish
those that repeatedly fell in the
grass and weeds about the yard and
to different blazes that started as
result.
Being at the time OF day that It
was, all the help that could do any
thing was present.
The garage cost when built a
year ago last summer. about 81, 400,
for the building. painting, etc
1t Is insured for $1,000.
1t is likely that 1t will be rebuilt
at once. some propose that WE
should now arrange to build two
stories with garage below and 1
gymnasium above.
II finaniial conditions were 10
better shape all over the country,
such a step would be wise. As II
Is, 1t would seem to be out OF the
question to build satisfactory
building to cover both demands. A
makeshift would be but little i'm
provement
II 1t were possible to postpone
building until spring and then build
real garage and gymnasium next
summer with ample time to do II
right that might be the thing to do
One thing seems certain that the
growth Of the high school Is likely
to make 1t necessary to use the pres
ent auditorium Tor the high school
assembly another year.
The room is needed badly enough,
but no one feels like advising any
additional expense uader present
conditions.
AS we write this. the board has
not met, SO the above suggestions
are not with any authority from the
board as such.
1t Is our personal opinion. inGu-
enced by some Suggestions from DIFF
ferent persons.
1t may be that mass meeting
OF the citizens interested will be
called to get options on in, mat
ter
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KIPLINC SETTING NOW
NEWS BACKGROUND

The Slmla Hills Of Kipllng fame and
The interesting Punjab country again
were brought to public attention this
year W reports Of riots among nations
who had been aroused by the rumored
destruction Of the golden temple Of
AmrItsar, a principal city Of this pro
vince.
Punjab is a Persian word meaning
five waters" and refers to an area
In India. about the size Of Oregon. be-
tween the Jhelam and the Sutlej.
drained by three intermediate streams.
These rivers empty into the Indus.
which forms the western boundary Of
the. state.
Situated at the northwest gateway
u India, the Punjab has for ages been
the Belgium Of most Of the military
expeditions from the west and the trail
Of many mIgrations For this reason
Its peoples = Mohammedans, Sikhs.
Hindu Jats, Kashmlris and Rajputs.
all belonging to the tall, fair Inde.
Aryan sto"',-e" not 20 s'""gish +.
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great pre-classical nations. there is no
more remarkable chapter than that
which tells Of the resurrection Of an
cient Egypt. A communication to the
National Geographic society by James
Baikle, says:
"The science Of Egyptology, which
is slowly and patiently reconstructlng
for us the ordered history Of the 5000
years before Christ, enabling US to see
the types Of men, the manner Of life.
the forms Of government, the religious
customs and beliefs Of period after
period. from the very dawn Of Egypt
ian nationality. is specifically growth
of our own time.
1--WE owe the framework into which
we ry to at the facts Of Egyptian his
tory to the ancient historian, Maneth0.
scattered fragments Of whose history
Of Egypt, dating from the reign Of
Ptolemy Philadelphus, In the third cen.
tury B. c., have come down to us In
the works Of various ancient authors.
He recognized 30 dynasties Of Egyp-
tian monarchs, and he left lists Of the
names Of the kings In each Of these
dynasties. together with occasional
notes upou matters Of historical inter.
est In particular reigns.
'-Ile kimgs or the earliest dynasties
reared no pyramids. Their tombs
were great structures mainly under,
ground. These huge homes Of the
dead were filled with all sorts Of OBJ
jects thought necessary or useful for
the deceased king In the underworld.
"Around a monarch were buried his
slaves, who were doubtless slain at
his grave that they might accompany
and serve him In the afterlife. The
chambers OF his tomb were stored with
stacks Of great vases Of wine and corn,
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sPURGlN NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Spurgin and mother, Mrs.
Goolsby. spent Sunday with the lat
ter's son. f Goolsby and wife
Mr.. and Mrs d. d. Lawton were
trading in Kimball, Friday
Johnnie spurgin came home We'd
nesday from near Hastun. Colorado
where he had been shucking corn.
Mr. and Mrs, H Peake and daugh-
ter Betty and Mr. and Mrs Elkins-
ton we're SundaJ s'sitors 4. the r
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The school district tax and coun-
ty tax in this district Is higher than
last year, the corporation tax is
lower and the state tax is the same
The school tax this year is IS 5
mills. In this connection, we note
that the tax in district No. 1873, cut
off from 81. is 81 mills, or 2ls mills
more than 81 will pay.
That means that their school tax
is 13h per cent higher than ours
Probably they are getting enough
better service to justify the addi-
'ional tax.
District 122 that cut Off from the
Buckingham district also pays a
higher rate than the old district
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RAYMER HIGH WINS
X FROM STERLING

WeS did not expect 1t. but both
Sterling High School teams went
down 10 defeat before the Raymer
High sshool teams on the Raymer
floor last Friday.
The girls went. into the game
first, AMI while the visitors were
clever ahd played fast ball. the 10.
cal girls smarting under the sting
Of their first defeat the week before.
played o wonderful game OF ball and
the first half ended with q score Of
II to "A in favor of the local team
and THE second half wound up the
game with the score 20 to 30 in
favor of the home team
The boys started out to dupli.
cate the performance OF the girls
and piled up exactly the same score
in their first half and In the same
ratio, and in the second half went
stjll stronger, running their own
score to 45 and holding the visitors
tp 27.
This was the f'st ganie OF the sea
$on for the Sterling teams, and the
second for the .olas team, and we
admit this makes Il nit II difference
US our own teams showed UP better
than the week be- - The visitors
also were haraica opcd by the small
er floor. The locals we'll know that
1t will be different task to defeat
the Sterling tsuu:s after they have
played longer AM IN .hn larger Ster-
ling floor
Nevertheless. II speaks well In
6eed for the t'ams Of town Ut this
size to deia,t i ,oan fr.m g iG {
times tn ste and larger bunch
o pick from
Last evening the town team went
to Grover for a game with their
tOWu tcaH. AOuiOiIOW cNcutu6 tuc
school teams 60 to Buckingham and
on Saturday they go tn Merino for
n game with the boys and girls high
school teams at tina. place.
Grover and Buckingham played at
Grover last Friday evening. Gro,er
winnln. both games The l}nckms-
ham boys had the best OF the argu-
ment the first half by 4 t";n.s. but
the final score was 81 20 IS IN favor
Of the Grover team The Buckins-
ham girls were defeated ny IL az TO
10 score. We are not absolutely
sure htat these scores are cor rect.
but they are not far OH. II 10 cyl
dent that the Buckingham boys will
make our team look alive when they
meet on the Buckingham floor.
Keota has played no games so
far.
The standing of the teams: Ray
mer boys have played one winning
one Buckingham boys have played
one and lost. while GROCER has played
two, winning ore and losing one.
The girls: Raymer girls have played
one and lost, Buckingham girls have
played one and lost, and Grover girls
have played two. winning both
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.RAYMER TAXES
below AVERAGE

We hear so much about high tax
es. that you will be interested to
know how rates are In other places.
When tax notices come you will
hear, some man say he Is going to
get out and move, but ask him where
he will 60
At the present cost Of moving a
man will not get far on any saving
N tax by moving.
Here is the list from the highest
down as arranged by the Ault Ad-
yertiser, being the total tax in each
incorporated town Of the county for
all purposes. state, county, school
and corporation:
Town Cost per $1,000 OF
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EGYPT: A DIAMOND MINE
OF HISTORY

Egypt annually supplies the world
with q precious product, an increasing
knowledge Of the early life story Of
the human race. In the wonderful
record Of exploration which has re-
stored TO- -us-t the civilization Of the
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GoOlsLx hone.

GoolsLy hone.
nj Biggs ava fa,n'k we're We'd
resday visitors in III nL',i
Mr.. and Mrs Ell II -, are visit
ing at the hnrs II their Ig,rcn,s in
Red Willow 20 Nebraska
John Shrcds.' and wifi. are stay'ng
at the Halsey home and taking care
Of their stoct m te
ID d Lawto All family w.M sun
day visitors IL & H,smli,stn
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Gene Dugan was a Raymer Wis
itor yesterday afternoon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
IEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY
Royal Neighbors and Modern Wood.
men Have Joint Memoriam

kootenai Camp No. S674. Rova1
Nelghpors OF America, and North Star
camp No. 6160, Modern Woodmen If
america, "A held memorial services at
the Union church Sunday in honor of
departed lodge members. The SER
wees We're attended by a large number
Oh tne lodge members and the friends
OF the two orders. 'e'S
w. G. Dutton acted as marshall of
the day The lodge members formed
procession at the X. P. hall and all
marched to the church.
The memorial address was piven b,,
Major w. S. Walker who told of the
early founding of the Nj. w. A and
gave interesting sketches Of the his
tory OIL the organization, paying tribute
70 the many members of both the M.
w A. and the r. N. A. The invoca-
tion was rendered by Rev. g. r. Hend-
erson and song was song by a choir
composed of the Misses Nelson and
Lozler and Messrs. Stewart and King
Following the services in the church
the memorial ceremonies of the two
lodges were conducted in the open air
outside the church building. STAFF
services were conducted by w. G. Dut-
ton, consul and r. E. Luse. oracle
and then followed the placing of beau
uful wreaths of flowers in memory of
the dead. The lodge members sang
In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and God
be With You Till We Meet Again
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
PLAN new CONCRETE SIDEWALKS
And PAVING THIS SEASON

Considerable improvement work will
be done this summer in both the bus
ines and residence portions of Bonners
Ferry in the way of cement sidewalks
and possibly cement pavements.
It is understood that the city coun-
Gil will, in the near future, order the
construction of cement walks in front
of the Casey hotel block and the COM
pletion of the cement walks from the
First National Bank building north on
Main street. This will give cement
walks the full length of Main street,
These walks were planned at the time
the paving was put in last summer
but il was thought best by City Engi-
neer Cave to allow the fills made to
have time to settle thoroughly.
F. A. Shultis, cashier of the First
National Bank, states that the bank
will have a cement sidewalk construct
ed the full length of its property on
Bonner street and c. d. Simonds will
do likewise on his side of the street
while it is said that George R. Gray
and w. w. Ferbrache and ]. W. North
rup will continue the sidewalk the
length Of the block and that all the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
SANITARIUM
AT STANDPOINT

Dr. E. e. Fry returned Wednesday
evening from a trip to Spokane and
Standpoint in the interests of the state
tuberculosis commission, of which he
was recently made a member by Gov.
d. w. Davis.
The commission was re-organiZed in
Spokane with Mrs. Catherine Athey, of
Boise, as chairman. Mrs. Athey came
here Thursday to confer with Mrs.
Caroline w. Flood, Mrs. S. 7. Faucet
and others, regarding Red Cross Anti
tubercular work.
At Standpoint the commission held
conferences in regard to securing
right-of-ways to the site of the pro-
posed sanitarium at Sunnyside.
DR.. Fry states that Archibald Rigg,
the architect who is drawing the plans
for the sanitarium has them almost
completed and that the actual start
of construction will take place within
a short time and the hospital in all
probability be in operation within a
year. 1t is the intention to build one
building this summer and fall, to ac-
comodate about Is patients, this build
ing to later become the administration
building as others are added from
year to year.
The two tuberculosis sanitariums
to be built in Idaho, one at Sunny
side and the other at Payette, will be
among the most modern and best
equipped in the northwest if not in the
entire country. Before beginning on
the plans, Mr.. Rigg made tour OF
the east and southeast for the purpose
of personally inspecting the best tu-
berculosis sanitariums and from his
impressions of these began work on
the Sunnyside plans. The site ltself
was chosen only after the most care
fuI deliberations of the commission
and after T. A. Kidder, of the national
tuberculosis commission and an ex-
pert on such matters, had stamped
Sunnyside as the most perfectly ideal
location for such sanitarium that ne
had inspected in the northwest,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
AUTO SPILL
AT PORTHILL

Fred Lipp, a prominent farmer OF
the Copeland district, had his right
leg broken above the ankle and was
severely cut and bruised when he went
over the high bank in front of the
Clem Gorsline store at Porthill, in
his Ford automobile. The accident
happened about IL o'clock.
In the car with Mr.. Lipp were his
two young sons and his son-in-law
Mr.. Bruce. 1t seems that Mr. Lipp at
tempted to turn his car around without
backing up and in making the turn
came too close to the edge of the cliff
The brakes of the car would not hold
and the car turned over rolling down
a steep pitch of some 40 feet. The car
was badly demolished.
Mr.. Bruce and the two Lipp boys
suffered only minor injuries.
Mr.. Lipp was brought to the Bon
ners Ferry hospital by Dell Bliss. DR.
z. y. Fry set the fracture and accord
ing to reports this morning the injured
man was resting as easy as could be
expected.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08

property owners named would favor
putting in a cement pavement at the
time the walks are constructed.
The sidewalks in front of the First
National Bank and G. d. Simonds'
buildings will only be six feet wide
on account of the narrowness of the
street but it is planned to construct
ten or twelve foot sidewalks in front
of the Gray, Ferbrache and Northrup
property.
Property owners in Park addition
are deferring making sidewalk inn
provements until they can find out of
a certainty whether they will be able
TO obtain federal aid for the project
There is a provision of the federal
law providing that the government
may assist in the construction of roads
within city limits where the road is
a connecting link between federal road
projects, the state paying one-half of
the construction costs. The property
owners whose property ADULTS on the
state highway in Park addition would
like to have a concrete road put In
this summer and IL this can be accom-
plished they will also put in concrete
sidewalks.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
Bows Get Into Trouble

Last Thursday Marshall Worley
took in charge several small boys,
from ten to fourteen years old, and
brought them before Probate Judge
Henderson to explain for the disap-
pearance of articles of value about
town and for the breaking into the
Boundary creamery and taking money
from cash box. The boys admitted
taking paraphanalia from the Knights
of Pythias hall and taking a large
number of sacks from the, Causton
Bros warehouse. Some of the boys
were turned loose after receiving a
lecture that they will remember. The
most fragrant cases were committed
to the state industrial school but were
given their freedom on promise of fu-
ture good behavior.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
BAD CHECK
ARTIST AT WORK

A clever check forger operated in
Bonners Ferry last Thursday and then
left for st. Maries, Idaho.
1t seems that in some manner the
forger obtained possession of Ernest
Owens pass and check book on the
First National Bank He then wrote
out check for $3.50 which he ten
dered in payment for pair of shoes
at the Up-To-Date Shoe Shop. The
next day the First National Bank re-
fused payment on this check, pro
nouncing it a forgery although it was
a good imitation of Owens signature
and handwriting
Two days after two checks were sent
here from st. Maries, Idaho, banks for
collection one for S140 from the First
National Bank, of st. Maries, and one
for $3.50 from the Logger's State Bank,
of st. Maries. Both these checks were
made out by the same man who passed
the bad check at the Pp-To-Date Shoe
Shop.
The checks and a description of the
forger were given Sheriff Dunning and
an attempt is being made to locate the
forger who will undoubtedly try to
secure money under false pretenses
in some other town.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08

ably advance If we delay another year
or two. The leading architects of Spo-
kane say that their building programs
are booked ahead for the next five
years, with increasing scarcity of all
building materials and advancing
prices in both materials and labor with
the exception of lumber which has
shown slight decline which is prob
ably only temporary.
So it would appear that we must
get busy and erect building that will
take care of our needs for the next
few years right away.
Whatever the increased cost oi
building now. it will not be greatly felt
by the taxpayers of Independent
School District No. A. This is one OF
the richest districts in the state. Those
who have figured it out and who are
in a position to know, claim that If the
proposed bond issue of s88,000 is car
ried, as 1t should be, and the payment
of the bonds is spread over a stretch
of 20 years, it will only mean a slight
increase in the amount of school taxes
Certainly, at this small cost, there
are none in Independent School Dis
trict No. 4 who will complain or who
would cripple the schools of which we
have come to be so proud, by refusing
to vote for the bond issue and so pro.
vide buildings and equipment suffic-
lent to accommodate the scholars Of the
town and county.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
G. G. q. Shower Wednesday

The members Of the G. G. G. club
were entertained Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. Frank Zimmerman by
Mrs. Mcmahon and Miss Anna Nelson
in honor of Miss Agnes Muhlfeld.
The house was prettily decorated
for the occasion in the club colors of
red and white and this color scheme
was carried out in the refreshments
and in the wrappings of the many
beautiful presents given the guest of
honor.
A very pleasant social evening was
spent playing five hundred" Mrs. d.
G.. Mcdonald winning the prize for the
highest score. After the card games
the hostesses served a dainty lunch.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
START new FAIR
ORGANIZATION
TOTAL CASH IN HAND DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR is
$52,269.55
WILL SELL STOCK SATURDAY
Interesting Record of the Business of
B0nners Ferry.

Definite steps We're taken Thursday
evening for the county fair this fall
ana the formation of permanent
county talr association, at a meeting
held at the First National Bank and
attended by the members of the agri-
cultural committee of the Kootenai
valley Commercial Club and the fair
committee Of the Boundary County
Farm Bureau
1t was unanimously agreed to pro-
ceed with the Incorporation of what
will be known as the Boundary County
Fair Association, with $4,000 capital
stock divided into shares of $40 each
committee composed of f. A. Shui-
tbs, o. G. Wilson and II. L. Shiyely,
was named to perfect the organization.
A committee composed of ]. r. Wiley.
George Irving and A. II. Oman was
named to take charge of the sale of
stock in the proposed organization and
when sufficient stock has been sub
scribed the incorporation papers will
be filed and officers will be elected.
1t is believed that the movement to
organize permanent fair association
will have the hearty moral and finan-
cial support of all citizens in all parts
of Boundary county. Such an assoc
iation as planned is certain to pay all
its expenses and 1t is not likely that
the stock will ever go below par. In
fact, in other communities, stock in
such organizations is worth much
more than 1t cost
At the meeting Thursday night it
was decided to proceed at once to get
out premium list and a committee
consisting of A. j. Kent, oliver Camp
bell, Jr. and Il. j. Jones, was appointed
to attend to this matter This COM
mittee plans to meet at once and ar
range the premium list and solicit
premiums. 1t is planned to ask the
county commissioners for an approp-
priation for the fair association as
soon as the incorporation is effected.
The committee in charge of the sale
of stock in the Boundary County Fair
Association has named j. Bert Cowen
and l.. N. Brown to take charge of the
sales in the business part of Bonners
Ferry and the chairmen of the local
farm bureau organizations in each dis
trict of the county will have charge of
the sales of stock in the county.
The campaign for the sale of stock
in the proposed organization will not
start until Saturday noon, June 12,
At this time there will be a luncheon
of the business men and farmers and
all citizens interested in the fair pro-
ject and fair matters will be discussed
and stock sold. 1t is believed that every
citizen will take an active interest in
the plan to organize a permanent fair
association and that liberal subscrip-
tions of stock will be made. The citi-
zens of the entire county are urged to
attend the luncheon Saturday and take
part in the organization of the fair as
sociation. 1t is proposed to elect of
ficers and perfect the organization as
soon as the sale of stock is completed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-08
Plan Big Elk Dance

A. G. Gay, John Hanson, Lee Will
liams, ]. c. Bush and Allen Lewis
went to Standpoint Tuesday night to
attend meeting of the Elks lodge.
The lodge will give dance at the K
P. hall on the evening of June 18th,
and it is planned to run a special
train from Standpoint on that night to
accommodate the visitors.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the dance held meet
ing yesterday. 1t was decided to is
sue invitations to the dance Refresh
ments will be served after the dance in
the X. p banquet hall. 1t is expected
that card tables will be provided for
the use of those who do not care to
dance. The Bush orchestra will fur
nish the music for the dance.
1t is expected that at least fifty
couple will come here from Standpoint
to attend the dance. The Standpoint
lodge has authorized the local Elk
members to spare no money in their
efforts to make this dance a big sue
cess. 1t is planned to decorate the
hall and also the streets of the city
with the Elk colors and emblems for
the event of next Tuesday.