Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-02-03


Mrs. B. A Barnes has been i'll the
past week with an attack of Spanish
Influenza.
i WOOD FOR SALE-Dry tamarack
foot and Is inch. Also lumber fol
sale. Plato Bros. Feb13 adv.
Ed Miley and George Harvey have
been on the sick list this week with
Spanish influenza.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-One large
draft horse. See r. Tabor, on the
J. N. Norton ranch, city. ct.
Mrs. II. M. Dummitt underwent an
operation last Tuesday at the Boomers
Ferry hospital for the removal of her
ton5ils.
Earl Sawyer arrived here yesterday
from Occur d Alene to spend a few
days visiting with relatives and friends
In this city.
s. E. Henry is reported to be i'm
proving in health. He has been in
bed for several weeks with an at
tack OF rheumatism.
G. w. Megquier, proprietor of the
Crescent Garage, left yesterday morn
ing for Spokane to spend a day or two
attending to business matters.
Mrs. A. ]. Peterson has been quite
i'll in Spokane the past week and last
Tuesday she underwent an operation
in one of the Spokane hospitals.
The members of the st Mary's Guild
will meet at the Guild hall on Thurs
day afternoon and Mrs. /. j. Causton
and Mrs. B. Wooledge will entertain.
Mrs. Caroline w. Flood, county SUI
perintendent of schools, reports that
the children of District No. 81 have
chosen Mckinley" as the name for
the school.
Last Friday Thrift Day was cele-
brated in all the schools of the county
with appropriate programs, carried
out in accordance with suggestions of
the United States Thrift Corporation.
Mrs. Anna w. Hewett, of Winfield,
Mo-, arrived here Sunday afternoon to
make her future home in Boomers Fer
ry with her brother, w. B. Hawkins,
and her neice, Miss Mary v. Haw-
kins.
FL. A. Gale has been home the past
week and most of the time has been
suffering from an attack of Spanish
influenza. He is representative of
the International Harvester Company,
with headquarters in Spokane.
will rent good room house and
eight acres cleared land, one mile
from town, to anyone who can rent me
or room house in town and will
pay the difference in rental. Pos
session march,. A. B. Ashby. adv4t
NJ. T. Huffman, who has moved to
Miles City. Mont, has resigned as one
of the trustees of School District No.
IS, at Eastport and County Superin-
tendent Mrs. Flood has appointed John
Sherman to serve until the next an
nual election.
The members of the G.. G. G. club
were entertained Wednesday night at
the home OF Miss Vina O'Cailaghan,
Mrs. ID. G. Mcdonald winning the first
prize at the card games. The club
will meet next week at the home of
Mrs. Mcdonald.
Mrs. Caroline w. Flood, superintend-
ent of the county schools, has re-
ceived notice, from Miss Ethel Redfield,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, that $1,695.S6 has been appor-
toned Boundary county from the pub
lie school interest fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Wade this
week received present from Mrs.
Wade's brother, George r. Glenn, of
Santiago, Cali, in the shape of box
Iof lucious California oranges. The
fruit came through in fine shape and,
needless to say, was very acceptable
gift.
The transformer for the new street
lighting system for Bonners Ferry,
arrived last week and was installed
yesterday in temporary quarters on
the city's lots at the north end of
Main street. It will be but few days
now before the system will be con-
nected and in use.
Mrs. Caroline w. Flood, county SUI
perintendent of schools, reports that
all of the eighth grade state examina-
ton papers have been corrected and
returned to the teachers and that all
the papers were very creditable. The
Spring examinations for the eighth
grade will be held in April.
q. d. Brink, district manager for the
Interstate Utilities Co., was in town
several days last week making final
arrangements for the changing of the
company's telephone lines from Main
street to the alleys west and east of
Main street and for the installation of
the new telephone call system in the
local exchange.
Mrs. r. H. Mccoy left Sunday for
Portland, Greg, and other coast cities
where she planned to spend several
days inspecting showings of eastern
millinery manufacturers and select
ing a stock of spring hats which she
will have on display about the first of
March at the Mccoy Hat Shop in the
Reid Department Store.
w. G. Reid, county assessor. re-
turned Monday from Minneapolis.
where he was recently called by the