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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03
ELECTIONS Are
BEING HELD

The primary election that will be
held in Boundary county this after
noon has occasioned less interest than
any election held for many year,
mainly on account of the few contests.
On the democratic ticket there is but
one contest, Denver p. Dayton of Ma
pies, being a candidate for nomination
against Frank Clapp. of Bonners
Ferry.
The republicans will undoubtedly
poll a heavier vote than the demo-
Gratis because there are more contests
on the former ticket The democrats
will urge voters to get out. however,
through fear that small vote may
result in the nonpartisan league cap
turing the county organization.
The republicans have three cor
nered contest for the nomination for
sheriff, Ralph Fisher, A. ID. Welch and
Fred G. Chambers being candidates for
this office. J. w. Reid and o. Fl.
Campbell are candidates for the nomi-
nation for representative and j a.
Welch and J. J. Kindschuh are OPP
ponents for the nomination as COM
missioner Of the second district.
In spite Of the contests on the re-
publican ticket the registration was
light. 1t is figured that not more
than two-thirds of the vote has regis
tered This is probably due to the fact
that little electioneering has been done
and this all in the last few days.
The republican primary in Bonners
Ferry precinct will be held at the
courthouse and in North BOnners Fer
ry at the Northside schoolhouse.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03

rates on the Spokane international
railway; in securing automobiles to
meet trains and carry visitors to the
picnic grounds which will probably be
located in the city park on the North
side; in having the streets of the town
well sprinkled before the day of the
picnic and in preventing of the park
ing of cars on Main street until after
six o'clock the day of the picnic. The
lodge folks desire to have cars parked
off the Main street in order to allow
plenty of room for the parades during
the day.
A letter was read from the Kalispell,
Mont. Chamber of Commerce calling
attention to the fact that the new
maps of the American Automobile as
sociation, of New York City. do not
show the northern route of the Nation
al Parks highway. and only shows the
route of the National Parks highway
via Spokane. Missoula east. The Kali
ispell Chamber of Commerce is under
the impression that the territory en-
braced in the northern route OF the
National Parks highway was not get
ting a fair deal and is asking the COM
mercial clubs of Libby, Troy. Bonners
Ferry. Standpoint and Newport to join
in a strenuous protest. The secretary
was instructed to write the protest OF
the Bonners Ferry organization.
A report was made by G. W. King
of the arrangements which have been
made 10 take the Walden Juvenile
Band to the Spokane Interstate FAR
A committee composed of ID. G. NC
Donald and d. M. Palmer was ap-
nointed to make arrangements for ac-
commodations for the band and to see
n n that a couple of people went with
tbe organization to assist Mr.. Walden
in looking after the young folks.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03

State Director of Highways ID. p.
Olson, of Boise and District Engineer
Bassett, of Coeur d'Alene, were in
town yesterday conferring with the
county officials in regard to the con
struction of the North and South High
way in this county from Bonners Ferry
to the Boundary county line.
Mr. Olson stated that actual con-
struction work would be started next
week and that camps for the crews had
already been selected and that several
sub-contracts had been let.
o. c. Wilson, county attorney, had a
conference with Messrs. Olson and
Bassett regarding the future good
roads plans for this county Mr.. Will
son made a detailed report of this
conference at the monday luncheon
of the Kootenai Valley Commercial
Club yesterday.
Mr. Olson stated that nearly all of
the states of the Union have endorsed
the Chamberlain bill which provides
for annual appropriations by the gov
ernment for road building This bill
will no doubt be passed at the next
session of congress and it provides
for about a million and a quarter road
money for Idaho He also stated that
at the election this fall the people Of
Idaho will have the opportunity of
voting on the constitutional amend
ment which will provide that the state
may levy more than two mills for road
purposes. If this amendment is passed
the state will be in a position to Sc
cure every cent of federal aid. The
e to4 "a
state in which federal money is ex-
pended must put up certain proper
tion of the money appropriated by the
government
In Boundary county there are about
rs miles of main county road that
needs hard-surfacing. The roads to
Porthill. to Eastport and to the Mon
tana line can never be kept in any
kind of condition until they are hard
surfaced and when this is done the
state will assume the upkeep of them.
The present cost of road construc-
ton according to government esti-
mates is about $4,000 per mile. On
this basis it would cost nearly a mill
lion dollars to hard-surface all the
main roads of Boundary county but
of this sum the county would have to
raise only about s95O,OOO as the gov
ernment and state would appropriate
the remainder Then too, the county
would be able to secure some appro-
priations from the forest reserve road
building money.
Messrs. Olson and Bassett stated
that the million dollar appropriation
mentioned would cover a period of
fox nj
not possibly be available for at least
two years They urged. however, that
the people start to make plans now to
bond in the sum of $350,000 for road
construction. in order that this money
might be available any time the gov
ernment and state money is forthcom-
ing. If the bonds in this sum are
voted it would not be necessary to sell
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03

Some 10000 trout fry were planted
in the streams OF Boundary county on
Friday under the direction of Deputy
Game Warden w II. Heathershaw. the
fish being shipped here from the Sand
point state fish hatchery.
A large portion Of the trout fry
were emptied into the Moyie river near
Addie and the remainder were emptied
into the smaller streams Of the county.
Mr. Heathershaw states that he is
expecting another shipment of trout
fry in the near future Three ship
ments have been received in this coun-
ty this season and have been planted
by the members of the Boundary
County Fish and Game Protective as
sociation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03

AUGUST l7-22
COMMITTEE TO MEET THURSDAY
no PERFECT PLANS FOR THE
ENTERTAINMENT
A FINE PROGRAM is ASSURED
Junior Chautauqua To Be Held Each
Afternoon.

All persons who signed the chautau-
qua guarantee for this season are
urged to attend a meeting to be held
at the courthouse, on Thursday eve
ming of this week at 1880 o'clock when
plans will be made for the chautauaua
to be held in this city August II to %.
Chairman Murray, of the chautau-
qua committee, is out of town and it
appears that the chautauqua guaran-
tors will need to reorganize if any
kind OF a campaign is to be made to
insure the success of the 1920 chautau-
qua. 1t is now only two weeks until
the opening day and no advertising
has been put out, no ticket selling
campaign has been planned, no site
selected
These things will have to be taken
care of at the Thursday night meeting
and every guarantor will have to get
out and work this year unless he
wishes to dig down in his pocket to
cover the deficit that is certain unless
concerted effort is given to chautauqua
plans the next two weeks.
The Ellison-White Chautauqua Sys-
TEN assures the people of Bonners
Ferry that most excellent program
is in store for this year. There will
be no afternoon programs-all night
sessions with the exceptions of the
junior chautauqua which will be held
in the afternoon instead of the morn
ing as heretofore.
Following is the program for chau-
tauqua week as issued by the Ellison
White Chautauqua System:
First Day.
AFTEI2NOON-Or Organization of Junior
Chautauqua and Supervised Play.
EVENING" Concert Prelude.
........ The Old Fashioned Girls
Scientific Lecture Entertainment -
THE Magic of Electricity Made
Simple ............B Burnell Ford
Admission 77c war tax Sc
Second Day.
AFTERNOON Junior Chautauqua
Playground Classes.
EVENING Prelude
.......... Ward Waters Company
Popular Lecture Social Redemp-.
ton ............ Hon. G.. H. Poole.
OF New England Parliament
Admission ne; war tax Sc
Third Day.
AFTERNOON r. Junior ChautAloua
Playground Classes
EVENING-Concert Recital ..
...... Zedeler Symphonic Quintet
rare musical treat by artists of
merit
Admission $100; war tax 1Oc
Fourth Day.
AFTERNOON - Junior Chautauoua
Playground Glasses.
EVENING" Keighley New York PLAY
ers present ut Pays to ADVERTISE
The best comedy in two years
with a cast of professionals
Admission $1.0O; war tax 1Oc
Fifth Day.
AFTERNOON - Junior Chautauoua
Playground Glasses.
EVENING-Recital Prelude. ..
.............. Ferdinand Fillion
Rebuilding the World"
........... Signaller Tom SkeyhilI
Admission Tie; war tax SC
Sixth Day.
AFTERNOON - Junior Chautauaua
Play Festival.
EVENING-Grand Closing Concert
Fisk Jubilee Singers, a quintet OF
Dixie's most talented vocalists
Admission $100; war tax 10c
On Sunday the program will be con-
sistent with the character of that day.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03

ildue during the week and many of
euese We're stunt flights. the nassan-
gers having their cravings for Imn,er
man turns, ocean waves etc ELL.
sa'isileu' Most of the flights were
llaue az an altitude OF some 5000 feet
On 'he straight flights there was hard
~ any noticeable disagreeable SEN
sauon. One could hardly tell when
Ihe machine left the ground and did
not experience any sensation of div
ziness When up in the air. The sight
Oh the town and the surrounding
country from the air was wonderful
words fail to describe the beauty of
the scene of lakes, river farms and
homes as they appear from the aero
piane. And it is hardly possible to
reallze the amount of cleared land in
this vicinity except by seeing it from
an aeroplane
Following are the names of those
VINO made flights in the aeroplane dur
ing the week.
W. ". Ferbrache, Edward f. Mich
OILS. Inez Mahoney, Vona Megquier. A
w. Lewis. Lee Cuddy. d. c. Mcdonald,
Ralph Welch, Jack Mcnamara. Archie
Is. Perry, George Causton, Mr.. Dodge
Roy Koffee, Lester Bush, Leo thinner
man, Jack Shields. Kenneth Megauier
ID. b. Gale, Sarah Welch. Ralph Buck
Or. q. K. Fry, c. W. King and Bobby
King Mrs. @. w. King, o. S. Davis
and Norval Davis, A. w. Darcy, Marie
Rabdau, Edwin Zimmerman, Oliver
Rabdau, VIM Merchant
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03
WELLKNOWN FOLKS PASS AWAY
w. T. Kuntz Dies at Norfolk. Neb. and
Mrs. +. w. Miller at COrrectiOnyiIIe.

MIS- I. W. Miller at COrrecu0nY1lle.
L. f. Kuntz was called to Norfolk,
Neb.. recently by the sudden death of
his father, w. T. Kuntz. The funeral
was held at Norfolk July 18.
W. t. Kuntz was we'll known in this
district where he had made his home
for several years. He went east about
six months ago to look after property
interests and to visit old friends and
relatives. He mad not been in good
health but no one imagined that his
trouble was anything serious. In fact
Mr.. Kuntz had made arrangements to
start on his return to Bonners Ferry
the next day
The deceased first came to this dis
trict about IL years ago and bought
a farm. He returned here about three
years ago and bought a place in the
Paradise Valley district, his son join
ing him here and buying farm known
as the Carratt place. He was we'll
liked and respected and a host of
friends join in mourning his sudden
death.
While east to attend his fathers
funeral L. F. Kuntz was called to Cor
rectionville. Iowa, to attend the funer-
al of his wifes mother, Mrs. +. w.
Miller, who died July q. Mrs. Miller
also died suddenly. She is we'll known
here and has many warm friends in
this district. Mrs. Kuntz was not able
to attend the funeral of her mother,
being alone on the ranch near town
with several small children to look
after. Her many friends join in ex-
tending their deepest sympathy to her
in this sad bereavement.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03
Auction Bridge Party Friday

Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Squirting enter
tanned large company of their friends
last Thursday evening at their home
in Park addition at an auction bridge
party given in honor of their daughter,
Miss Dorothy, who left Sunday for
Boise to begin her work with the Ida
no University Extension department.
Miss Squirting has resigned her posi-
tion with the local schools as head of
the domestic science department.
The Squirting home was prettily dec
GRATED with cut flowers. Needless
to say, all enjoyed the evening thor
oughly The prizes for the highest
scores at the card games were won
by Mrs. G. w Spoerry and C. w. King
After the card games a dainty lunch
was served by the hostess assisted by
her daughter Mrs. S. M Soule and
Mrs O. S. Davis and Mrs. G. w. King.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03
Eastport Restaurant Sold

This week John Leach of Eastport
sold the Boundary Cafe to Messrs. Lar
son and Taylor, who have taken pos
session. The new proprietors are ex-
perienced restaurant men from Spo-
kane. Mr.. Leach has been in business
at Eastport for several years and has
enjoyed lucrative business.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-03

Tom Houston, one of the oldtime res
idents of Bonners Ferry, and now liv-
ing at Troy, Mont, arrived in town
to spend few days visiting
with friends.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
A SAVING To
THE STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION DOES
BRIDGE WORK FOR LESS.

Pierre, Oct. 2S.-When bids were
opened for bridge across the Belle
Fourche river north of Underwood.
the lowest bid was $4,000, which
was considered too high. and the
work has placed in the hands of the
state highway bridge engineer who
purchased the material and had the
work done by day labor. This bridge
is nearing completion and will be op-
ended TO traffic in a short time. The
cost of construction under the plan
adopted will be less than s25,O00.
The county commissioners of
Meade county were willing to help
on the construction of this bridge
but apparently did not feel like as
suming the whole cost, and the bal
ance of the construction cost outside
that granted by the county was rails
ed by subscription at Rapid CITY and
New Underwood. The result of this
action by the state highway engineer
mas resulted in much lower bids on
bridges in the state than those which
prevailed before his taking this ac-
tion.
The highway department will open
bids this week for a number of diff
1erent projects in the state. One of
these is for the highway from ver-
million to Yankton by way of Cav
vile, for which bids will be opened
IN fankton and Vermillion on the
27th.
1t will open bids for graveling the
new road from Parker to viborg.
wnlch was graded this summer, the
bids to be opened at Parker.
On the 2Sth bids will be opened for
grading four and a half miles north
from Platte, and also for work on the
highway from the west line of Bon
Homme county to Tyndall. The
Charles Mix county projects is to be
considered at Lake Andes and the
Bon Homme county project at Tyn-
dali
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
Urges A Repub-
lican Senate

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-"The most i'm
portant thing remaining to be done. {"
said Gov. w. L. Harding, of Iowa.
when he stopped over in Chicago on
a campaigning tour, lis to see that a
republican senate is sent to Washing
ton to back up a republican president.
Many bitter fights are being made in
states to defeat some of the most use
ful men in the senate. / can't mag
Inc any sane man voting for a Unit
ed States senator who is even wabbly
on article 10 of the league of ma
tIons. The man who so votes is
pledging not only himself but his
children and the children of all the
United States to fight if necessary
to uphold article 10. Any laboring
man who votes for senator who up
holds the league votes to put Ameri-
can labor c2 par with japanese.
All that labor has gained in a fifty
year struggle in America would be
put into the hands of European kings
as pawns in the world political game.
We need such men as Lenroot of Wis
consin, Cummins of Iowa, and Nor
beck of South Dakota, to help Hard
ing carry out the American policies
of the republican platform"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
NOnpartisan League
Campaigners Fail

vermillion, Oct 2S.-The alleged
1 .00O-car caravan of the non-parti-
san league showed complete col
lapse in vermillion when Mayor w.
M. Short, of Sioux City, w. H. Hotter,
non-partisan candidate for congress,
and the remainder of the campaign
ing party appeared here via the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
road.
Mayor Short spent the major por-
tion of his time here telling his au-
dience of less then 200 people the
story of his life and as mayor of
Sioux City.
Three local Ford cars showed the
results of efforts TO rejuvenate the
caravan when they left vermillion
to convey the speakers TO Elk Point.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
PEACHES
MURDER CASE
ANOTHER Is HELD IN SOUTH DA-
KOTA POISONING CASE.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 2S.-As the re-
suit of his preliminary hearing held
here, Carl Digre, a wealthy farmer of
Sherman, was held for trial to the
circuit court on the charge of being
implicated in the murder of Martin
Matheson, in the now celebrated poi
soned peaches case.
Judge Berg fixed his bond at $685.
900, which will be furnished without
difficulty. Constantly changing as
poets affect the cases. of Mrs. Anna
Matheson, the widow, who confessed
administering the poison to her hus-
band, and John and Carl Digre, cou-
sins of the accused woman.
One of the most important wit
nesses for the state at the prelimin-
airy hearing was Frank Matheson, the
1s-year-old son of Mrs. Matheson.
who testified that he had taken the
can of peaches from which his father
had eaten to a doctor from the Uni
versity of Minnesota, for analysis;
that Carl Digre approached him after
his mothers arrest and suggested
that. nothing he said to the authori-
ties regarding his ever having been
left alone in the room with Mrs.
Matheson during her recent sickness;
that he had come in from the hay
field one evening and found Carl Di-
gre and his mother sitting out in the
car in the garage, and that Digre had
his arms around Mrs. Matheson. but
that he let go of her when he
Crank entered.
The son further testified that dur
ing a visit to his mother in the
county jail she told him she was In
a delicate condition, and that Carl
Digre, was the father of the expect
ed child; that his mother told him
Carl was going TO give her every
thing if she would come and stay
with him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
Royal Johnson
On Prohibition

Mitchell, Oct. 2s.--In response to
a letter of inquiry relative to his
stand on enforcement of prohibition
in the nation as set out in the Vol
stead act, Royal G. Johnson, candi-
date for reelection to congress from
the second district, defined his posi-
tion in the following concise state
ment, wherein he states:
He intends to support measures
for the strict enforcement of the fed
eral prohibition amendment and will
appose any and all measures which
will nullify prohibition by legalizing
the manufacture and sale of beer,
wine. or any beverage containing
more than one-half of one per cent
alcohol"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
WHEAT RA|sERS
OUT ON STRIKE
GROWERS SAID TO BE HOLDING
WHEAT UNTIL A BASIC PRICE
OF $3 A BUSHEL Is REAL
IZED

Kansas City, Oct. 2S.-Grain oper-
ators, market officials and state
boards of agriculture throughout the
southwest were watching closely to-
day for the effects of a reported
strike of wheat raisers who. If was
SAID, were refusing to ship their
products to terminal markets until a
oaslc wheat price of $3 a bushel was
realized.
The strike" called recently bv the
National Wheat Growers association
IN proclamation urged members tn
withhold their wheat from market
until the SO price was obtained was
declared by W. H. McGreavy. Wichi-
ta' Kan. secretary of the organiza-
tion, to be in full force. He predict
ed the SO price would be reached in
80 days.
J. {. Mohler of Topeka, secretary
or the Kansas state board of agricul-
ture, on the other hand, was empha-
tic in asserting that there was no
such strike" in Kansas and his view
was being upheld by many grain men
who asserted that reported falling off
in deliveries yesterday at some term
inal markets might be attributed to
several causes.
That some bankers are calling in
loans to farmers is indicated in infor-
nation received at the association
headquarters in Wichita, Mr.. Nc
Greevy said, adding that he regarded
such movement as a board of trade
step to break the strike
He said the CARRIER, Oklahoma.
branch of the association had report
ed that farm loans there were being
called in by bankers.
The only thing that might be
construed as a strike" said Mr.. Moh-
Ter, lis the undertaking of the Unit
ed States wheat growers association
to get its members to hold wheat for
SO bushel.
That program was decided upon
at a meeting of wheat growers in
September. / don't know how many
farmers are backing that program,
but certainly a minority / think that
the membership of all farmers or
ganizations probably would be a min
ority of all the farmers in the
state"
Wheat receipts at Kansas City,
showed slight falling off with q to-
tai of 131 cars, compared with 1873
cars week ago and 1877 year ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28

Tor every horse in the service, stating
tnat she did not know what they ex-
pected to do with that many saddles.
unless they thought eight soldiers
could ride one horse, just like eight
democrats could hold down one lob -
Relative to the question of a tar
III, Mrs. Gaddis stated that the tariff
was in reality a fence, not so much
to keep American products in as TO
keep products whose competition was
ruinous out.
She explained that the democrats
realized the necessity of this tariff
fence, but they put it around the
south only
Mrs. Gaddis is a speaker of rare
ability, and with commanding pres
ence, an effective delivery and charm
ing personality. Her work through
out the state has been particularly eff
fective.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-28
HOLDUP ARTISTS
GRAB AUTO|sTs
NEW TRICK OF ROAD ROBBERS
APPEARS IN MINNESOTA, IOWA
AND SOUTH DAKOTA.

Sioux Falls, Oct 2S.-The hold-up
man'n get you If you don't watch
out!
Reports from Minnesota, Iowa
and parts of the two Dakotas show
that the newest method of hold-up is
becoming very popular, and is getting
the results. Automobile drivers are
made the victims.
A man usually stands in the CEN
ter of the road, and waves his arms
at an approaching car. AS it is in
variably pulled" at night, the driver
cannot see the two or three confed-
crates hiding by the side of the road
so he slows up to help the man In
trouble.
His trouble starts at once. The
men hiding by the roadside jump in
to the car, and take all the valuables
belonging to the occupants.
The variation used is also effec-
tive, as the hold-up man sometimes
poses as a motorist in trouble, and
with his car halted, blocks the road
When the driver approaches. he nat
urally has to slow down, and that
gives the stick-up artist chance to
get his quarry.
The method is being extensively
used In Minnesota, where travellers
returning from the cities at night
are caught Only few cases have
been reported In this state. but when
the officers there begin to get too
hot on the trails of the offenders,
they will probably move to other
fields.
1t will pay every motorist to be
careful about where he stops at night.