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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
JAMES A. WEIGH
IS PRESIDENT
HONORED WITH HIGHEST OFFICE
AT CONVENTION OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF IDAHO
WILL ASK FOR NEW LAWS
Commissioners Pass Resolutions Con-
demning Government Extravaganza

After resolutions condemning the
general extravaganza of the govern
mental departments of the state, coun-
ty and municipalities, especially in
that part of the state government per-
tanning to the department of high
ways" and recommending the curtail-
ment of all governmental expenses:
choosing Standpoint as the 1921 meet
ing place and enacting other busi-
ness, the Idaho county commissioners
convention Thursday ended its three
day session at Boise.
James A. Welch was elected presi-
dent Of the organization for the en-
suing year; w. f. Brecken, of Twin
Falls county was elected vice presi-
dent; A. Il. Pomeroy, of Gem county
was elected secretary and H. b. Ill
ingsworth, of Ada county, treasurer.
Commissioners Welch and Chambers
returned home Saturday evening and
reported that the sessions this year
were full of interest. IT was the gem
eral opinion that the convention was
the best in the history of the state and
that those who attended received in
formation and instruction that will en-
able them to give better service in
their administration of county affairs
the coming term
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
tion were, in part, as follows:
BE it resolved by the county COM
missioners of the state of Idaho in
convention assembled, that we con-
denim the general extravaganza of the
governmental departments of the state,
county and municipalities, especially
in that part of our state government
! pertaining to the department of high
ways, and recommend a strict curtail-
ment of expenses in all departments
of government
And. whereas, we find the increased
taxes have been great burden on the
taxpayers of the state, we are opposed
to any general increase in valuation
of real estate and farm lands.
I'VE favor the creation by legisla-
( tive enactment of a nonpartisan tax
commission in the end that a uniform
system of assessing and equalizing the
burden of taxation would be justly dis
tributed over the different classes of
property.
Although the convention declined
TO go on record as opposing the pro-
posed "Doughboy" memorial statue a
general discussion of the subject re-
vealed the fact that the majority OF
the commissioners were not in
favor of the county erecting such a
memorial on the grounds that the
former soldiers would rather have a
like sum contributed to the building
of q community hall.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
PATRONS DAY"
WAS A SUCCESS
LARGE CROWDS VISIT SCHOOLS
OF CITY AND INSPECT WORK
DONE BY STUDENTS
A GOOD PROGRAM RENDERED
Excellent Displays Made In Rooms OF
Grammar Grades.

Friday was Patrons Day at the
schools OF Independent School Dis
trict No. 4 and an especially large
crowd spent the afternoon at the
grammar and high schools, heard the
pupils in their classes, inspected the
work done in the various departments,
enjoyed a good program in the high
school auditorium and partook of re-
fresbments served by the domestic
science classes.
The unanimous opinion of all who
attended this first Patrons Day of the
present term was that the afternoon
was most profitably and enjoyably
spent. From 1;10 until 2:30 the
school rooms were thronged with
visitors who were given an oppOrtu-
nifty to see the pupils and their teach
ers in class work. In each room the
walls were lined with samples of work
done by the various pupils, including
writing, arithmetic, spelling, map
ldrawing, drawing, etc. In the pri-
mary rooms were large Christmas
trees which were prettily decorated
and displays were made of the many
useful and pretty things the children
are taught to make.
Many most favorable comments
were passed upon the exhibits dis
PLAYED in the art department. Here
were shown samples of cut-out work
free-hand drawings, lettering, origi-
nal placards, Christmas cards, etc.
both in black and white and crayor
and water colors. The display was
well arranged and was a credit to the
pupils and the head of the art depart
ment, Miss Gleed.
! In the manual training department
the exhibit consisted to a large ex
tent of work in the process of compile
ltion. However, there were numbel
of finished articles, one attracting
considerable attention being an elec
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
G. n. Ry. Stock Yards

Stock corrals and loading chute
have just been constructed in the yards
of the Great Northern Railway Com
pany under the supervision of O. c..
Gilmore, superintendent of the bridge
construction crew. The new stock
yards were constructed at cost OF
about $500 and include two corrals
of about 4S by 104 feet, with feed sheds
and troughs, piped water, loading
chute 1t is possible that two more
corrals will be added in the near
future.
Mr.. Gilmore states that the new
yards were constructed for the con-
venience OF the many patrons of the
G N. railway who desire to ship stock
from this point, and that this is only
the beginning of the improvements
the Great Northern plans for the peo-
pie of this county. He states that the
railway company desires to encourage
all kinds of stock raising in this dis
trict and will cooperate with the farm
ers to greater extent than ever be-
fore
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
FILES $3O,OOO.OO
DAMAGE suit

A. c. White, a prominent lumberman
Of this county, the president of the A.
G. White Lumber Company, operating
camp six miles north of town, was
made the defendant in a 100000 dam
age suit filed in Spokane Saturday by
Rev. H. o. White.
The action is based on remarks al
legged to have been made by A. @.
While while the clergyman was pastor
of the Baptist church at Laclede, where
his ministry was concluded about Au-
gust / last.
In June, 1920, the complaint recites,
the defendant, in the presence OF Mr-
and Mrs. ID. T.. Dever and Mr.. and Mrs.
+. b. Wood, at the residence of the lat
ter in Laclede, spoke as follows:
"Our pastor (meaning plaintiff) is
a bad, immoral man, and not fit to fol-
low his profession as a clergyman;
that he (meaning PLAINTIFF has been
making frequent trips to Spokane for
immoral purposes, and has been OBJ
hged to leave other fields because OF
similar bad conduct, and had been
run out of Colorado for such immor-
atty"
The Rev. Mr. White AYERS that these
statements are utterly false and that
the defendant knew they were false
when he made them. He adds that the
defendant also made similar charges
on divers other occasions saying
among other things that the clergy
man had been seen in a questionable
resort in Spokane"
The complaint was filed on behalf
Of the minister by Gram & Hull ane
John Pattison as his attorneys.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
LAB0RINC MEN
FAVOR CHANGES
SUGGESTED LEGISLATION is DIS.
CUSSED BY LABOR REPRESEN-
TATIVES AT BOISE
TO REVISE COMPENSATION LAW
ASSESS All Workers One Cent a Day
and Give Larger Benefits.

Suggestions which labor organiza-
tions desired to have incorporated into
the Idaho workmen's compensation
law when the legislature meets in
January were presented at a meet
ing held Tuesday between labor rep
resentativea and the state industrial
all labor organizations of the state
we're represented at the meeting
The board was represented by Frank
]. Clayton, chairman, George H. Fish
er, and l.. E. Worstell. r. H. Parks
and Albert Reynolds attended the
meeting in the interest of the State
Federation of Labor. The Loyal Le-
gion of Loggers and Lumbermen had
five delegates at the meeting, e. T.
Taylor and Fenimore Cady of Coeur
d'Alene and w. j. Eward, F. A. Covert
and Joel Brown of Emmett.
Most important of the things that
the labor organizations of the state
desire to have incorporated in the law
are the following:
Exclude all competing companies
and have the state handle all claims.
A minimum compensation of S1S per
week.
Elimination of the seven-day waiting
period, by which man cannot receive
compensation until he has been away
from work for a week
Increase the percentage of compen-
sation from 55 per cent to &c % per
cent of average weekly pay.
Include occupational diseases and
agricultural pursuits under the COM
pensation law.
Elimination of s240O clause which
states that man earning more thax
this amount cannot receive compen-
gation
The labor representatives also sug-
gested that each and every workman
in the state should be assessed l cent
for each and every day that he works.
The revenue accruing from this source
is to be used in giving the workmen
the extra benefits that are asked for
In the suggestions made to the board.
An appropriation to the industrial
accident board from the state, for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions
Of the safety law in order to have
regular and efficient inspections OF
factories, was also advocated by the
labor representatives.
The state board took no action
whatever. other than to hear the sug-
gestions and has taken the matter I'M
der advisement. In the near future a
committee consisting of three employ
ers, three representatives Of labor and
the three members of the board will
meet and approve whatever measures
the legislature will be asked to in
corporate into the law
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21

John Sherman was in town the first
of last week for a couple of days at
tending to business matters. MI.
Sherman is a resident of Eastport
where he formerly conducted a gen
eral merchandise8store and rooming
house. He announces that he re-
Gently sold his Eastport real estate
holdings consisting of lots A., E., and
c., together with the improvements, to
Henry Rees, of st. Maries. The con-
sideration was not made public.
Mr.. Reese is in possession and is
conducting a hotel in the building
he bought of Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman still has considerable
holdings in. the Eastport district and
does not contemplate leaving this
county.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
New Phone Managers

Mr. and Mrs William Wohlford ar
rived here this week from Breton,
Idaho, to accept positions with the In
terstate Utilities Company Mr.. Wohl-
ford will be superintendent of the Bon
ners Ferry exchange and will have
charge of the repair work, installation
Of phones, etc, while Mrs. Wohlford
will be the chief operator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wohlford promise the
Boundary county patrons of the Inter
state Utilities Company better ser
vice than has ever been enjoyed here
and they hope that the improvement in
the service will be so appreciated that
many new phones will be installed
both in the city and rural districts
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21

Ivan Neill, manager Of the Parks
Highway Garage, was in Spokane last
Friday 10 attend a convention Of the
Dodge dealers of the Inland Empire.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21

Selections. .......... Bush's Orchestra
PART l.
"I'd Like To Fall Asleep and Wake 3
Up in My Mammy's Arms. ..
............... Minstrel Chorus
Patter-End Men, Minstrels and In
terlocutor.
Selections. ns...... Bush's Orchestra
PART ii.
Don't Take Away Those Blues.
.............. Minstrel Chorus
Fantastic Steps ..................
-. Sam, accompanied by Mr.. Brown
Avalon" ....... Minstrel Chorus
whispering" ............. Orchestra
THE Uncertainties of Lie. ".......
............H Hon. Jephthat Black
"A Little Bit O. Honey" ..........
................. Pickaninny Trio
Cycle Act ................. Mr.. Brown
Medley of Southern Songs"-Har-
monica Solo. o............ Mr.. Bimbo
"Old Black Joe" .... Minstrel Chorus
Interlocutor-Joe Burke
End Men-LeGrande Bush, Homer
Welch.
Pickaninnies-Gl Jacoby, Carl Wal
den, Jerome Egan.
Minstrels-Alan Rudd, Embrose Boil
eau, Joe Welch, Alan Shultis, Ted
Kent Edwin Charles. Fred Durose
Jim Burke. Emile Kinnikeberg.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
WANTS $4,000 FROM G.
Widow of Roy ii Moore Brings Suit
for Death of Husband.

A $4,000 damage suit was begun in
the Spokane superior court Tuesday
by the widow of Roy H. Moore. the
Great Northern fireman who was
killed on. September 80 last when the
Great Northern fast mail train was de-
rallied near katka and was plunged
into the Kootenai river. Moore was
formerly Cocolalla boy and his
father, Robert Moore, is resident
of Standpoint.
Mrs. Moore in her complaint states
that the train was running too fast
at the time of the derailment. The
engineer, Robert Larter, was also
killed in the plunge into the river.
At the time of the accident it was as
serted that a gasoline burner was be-
ing tried out and that the engineer
was making fast time at curve while
his train was seven minutes behind
schedule time.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
MINSTREL SHOW LAST NIGHT
High School Students Entertain Large
Crowd at Rex Theatre.

A first class home talent entertain
ment was given at the Rex theatre
last night by the members of the boys
chorus of the Bonners Ferry high
school for the benefit of the basket
bali team. A large crowd enjoyed the
entertainment.
The success of the entertainment is
largely due to the efforts of Miss
Laurel Gleed under whose direction It
was produced. Each one of the min
strels performed cleverly, the honors,
OF course. going to the two end men,
Homer Welch and La Grande Bush.
The burlesque dance, the prize fight
and the numbers by the minstrel or
chestra were features of the enter
tainmene.
The program as rendered follows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
Have Taken over Ford Agency

The firm of Cady & Pier, of Libby,
Mont, automobile dealers, Lave taken
over the Ford agency in Boundary
county. This agency has been handled
for several years by c. w. Megquier,
of the Crescent Garage, who gave 1t
up for the coming season on account
of dictorial terms of the Ford com
pany.
Cadv & Pier have leased office
rooms and the basement at the Parks
Highway Garage and will open their
agency here the first Of the year
They plan to carry a complete stock
of Ford parts and will carry on hand
all kinds of Ford cars and tractors
several being on hand now. Either
Mr.. Cady or Mr.. Pier will have charge
of the local office.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
VIII Repair Batteries

Percy Neill is in charge of the new
battery repair department of the Parks
Highway Garage and he states that
up-to-date equipment has lately been
installed in order that patrons OF the
garage may secure the best service.
Among the equipment is charging
apparatus, testing machines and a gas
Welding and soldering machine Mr.
Neill has made a special study of bat
terry construction and repair work and
believes that the new department will
receive a full share of the business of
the county in the way of battery
charging and repair work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR ORPHANS

The pupils of the common school
districts of the county showed the true
Thanksgiving spirit by raising $11049
for the motherless or fatherless child
rem at the Lewiston Home In most
cases the gift was the result of self
denial or sacrifice. In some schools
the Junior Red Cross auxiliary took
charge of collecting the money thus
carrying out their pledge of service
In the school at Eastport, the boys
and girls saved what they would have
otherwise have spent for candy for a
week and in that way made an offer
ing of S755. Reports have not been
received from all the schools but of
those reporting the contributions were
oc fotfoy,s.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
Readers Club Christmas Meeting

Mrs. S. e. Henry was hostess to the
members of the Readers Club at the
Christmas party held last Tuesday af-
ternoon at her home on the Northside.
Mrs. Henry's home was prettily dec
GRATED with Christmas colors, red and
green. and a large Christmas tree oc-
cupied a prominent place. After the
program the ladies gathered around
the Christmas tree where pretty gifts
were exchanged Afterwards dainty
refreshments were served, the hostess
being assisted by Mrs. Gray, Mrs
Severns, Mrs. Rosebaugh, Mrs. Brody
and Mrs. +. b. White.
The program was an interesting one
Mrs. A. H. White read paper telling
of the origin and history of the quaint
Christmas customs of today Mrs
Wiley gave a splendid review of Jose
phine Preston Peabody's drama, "The
Wolf of Gubbio." The club quartette
sang and Mrs. Witwer played several
Christmas selections on the piano, the
club members joining in singing.
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l1l1tl5}jioLS{f&3 Bride
dz71&Shhd 100 b. tbs E 6M~zaprEa,u1zu,Aeu...sy

da, Don Manuel's interests, like those
of Certeis, became both personal and
sentimental
Thus by queer chance, the polit-
zeal schemes of German propagan-
dists and the plots of Mexican out
laws came near to disrupting the
safe and orderly existence of the Lo-
rimers forever.
Don Manuel possessed-or pre-
t nded that he possessed consid
cradle knowledge of hypnotism. He
agreed with DR.. Certeis that no one
should be permitted to restore Chrvs
to consciousness except the person
who had robbed her of it,
On the pretext of a scientific in
terest IN the case, Don Manuel went
daily with Certeis to study the mvs-
terry OF our modern sleeping beauty.
had to admit that he looked very
much like a prince from a foreign
land, although his character was far
from princely.
As | have said, he pretended to be
absorbed in a study of somnambul-
ISM, but | soon perceived a phase of
his interest which Mortified me. Don
Manuel was, it seemed to me. fall
ing deeply in love with my husbands
twin sister, And that was quite the
Wlerdest thing which had ever hap
pened IN that strange house! 1t was
like a chapter from some French
novel;
had often commented to myself
on Don Manuel's nature. He was
not man to let himself be ruled bv
any woman Doubtless he had loved
IN his own selfish way, more than
once. Doubtless many women had
believed that they had loved him.
but he was not the kind of a man to
love woman for himself. Never
never-could he love a woman so
much that ne would forget himself.
never would he make a sacrifice for
any woman. And that is the test
of man S love, according to wom-
ans point of view.
His type was not at all uncommon,
! felt sure. The women | knew who
had married men of his type were the
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I SEE DON MANUEL FALLING
SPELL OF POOR CHRYS.

ONDEh SI LII vi NOON NF1N ,.
That the war-cloud was dwindling
should have been welcome news to
the Lorimers who were shut up in the
hacienda. But it was not good news.
Bob was convinced that Certeis and
Don Manuel were at the bottom of
the mysterious diplomatic tangle
which had SO nearly embroiled the
United States and Mexico but Bob
mad not collected enough evidence to
convince his own government that
Certeis and Don Manuel were han
ding the conspiracy. Still less proof
had he that they were spreading doe
trines inimical to the republic accord
ing to a program formulated in Ger
many.
Whatever their scheme had been.
it had failed At last, Hamilton Ger
tets had failed That unaccustomed
experience disguised him, | think,
and turned him from the world of
politics and diplomacy to his own in
innate and personal desires.
For that reason, | arose in the
morning and lived through each day
in the dreadful consciousness that |
moved in land full of menace. In
spnte of the presence of Bob and his
father | knew that | was threatened
with fate as uncanny as that which
had enguilfed Chrys, and one which
would overtake me as unexpectedly.
Over and over again, | decided the
Donna Camilla had not gone off to
Mexico City. Once, on a moonlight
night when | could not sleep for
thinking about Chrys, l thought |
saw Donna Camilla go up the outside
stairs which led to the attic where
the munitions were stored in the pine
collins. The vision of her sent me
back to my husbands side. ! walked
him and begged for comfort. 1t was
as If Eve had heard the snake sour
ring through the dead leaves of the
forrest, ages and ages before ! was
born
Don Manuel had failed with Ger
tets. He, too, was accustomed to
succeed Robbed of his political ac-
tivities, and shut in that dull hacien-
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plorable fool of herself.
But not even Miss Miller's beauty
had more than scratched the ada
mantine selfshness which protected
all of Don ManueTs emotions.
l knew that if any woman actual
ly stirred his real devotion, and made
him think more of herself than of
himself-why, then, he would kill any
creature who happened to stand be-
tween him and the girl he adoredl
Meditating thus, as Certeis and
Don Manuel stood by ChrystObePs
bed one morning, l remembered that
l had often wondered how Hamilton
Certeis would die Never could
imagine him going out into the I'M
known by any ordinary route.
ITO be continued)
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real martyrs of matrimony.
But | fancy that the institution of
marriage had never much worried
Don Manuel He was used to con
quests. Many women had consider
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ed him fascinating. He liked the
aattery of them all Katherine Mil
Ter had been charmed by him and my
own Bob had been obliged to inter
fere to keep her from making de-