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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-03-23
Robert Hamren Passes Away

Robert, the four year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamren, died last
Thursday of inflammation of the
bowels, following an attack of pneu-
monia. The funeral was held Satur-
day at the Methodist church and the
services We're conducted by Rev. f. r.
Henderson.
Little Robert was sick only little
over a week. He was the youngest
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hamren who, in
their sad bereavement, have the deep
est sympathy Of all their friends and
acquaintance.
FOR SALE-One OF the best 100
acre ranches in the county, z miles
from town; fine house and good barn,
etc. Water and fruit. $4,000 on
easy terms. Inquire Herald office.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
The Contest for Judgeship.

The old saying, I'VE are safe in
leaving any meritorious question in
politics to the Judgment of the people
for just solution, seems to be veri-
fying itself in the many expressions
coming TO US from many voters from
our sister parish of Rapides, relative
TO the choice of the two judges to be
selected for the Thirteenth judicial
District, composed of the parishes et
Rapides and Grant.
We are informed that the prevailing
sentiment in Rapides, as well as IN
Grant, is that, since we have to elect
two judges for the two parishes, al
things being equal, Gyant parish shoulC
have one of them. This is a noble
spirit Of fairness. and we learn the
candidates themselves = three beinl
from Rapides- alst approve thi
arrangement.
Judge Williams of Grant parish, VIII
was appointed to fill out the unexpire'
tenn of that grand old veteran OF tn
bench, Judge w F. Blackman, has, il
this short time, as his successor, prove
himself worthy in every respect to sue
ceed himself. The writer is glad
this opportunity to express his appre
citation to the voters all over the dis
trict, who are so frankly expressin
their sentiments and proposing to SUI
port Judge Jno A. Williams in tn
coming primary for one of the place
on the BEECH.
| Judge Williams we know to be tho
oughly qualified from his many yeal
practice at the bar. He is a Christie
| by his ready and willing response
charity, man free from bias and pref
dice, who esteems justice, the highe
human virtue A FRIEND TO JUsTIc
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an
examination for the Parish OF
Grant. to be held on. August %,
1920, at Alexandria, to fill the
position of rural carrier at Col
fax and vacancies that may later
occur on rural routes from other
postoffices in the above-men-
toned parish. The examination
will be open only to citizens who
are actually domiciled III the ter
ritory of a postoffice in the par
ish and VINO meet the other re-
ouirements set forth in Form No.
1877. Both men and women, if
qualified, may enter this exami-
nation, but apDointive officers
have the legal right to specify
the sex desired in requesting
certifcation of eligibles. Women
will not be considered for rural
carriers unless they are they are
the widows of u. S. soldiers,
sailors or marines, or the wife OF
lU. S. soldiers, sailors or marines
who are physically disqualified
for examination by reason Of In
iuries received in the line of mil
itary duty. Form No. 1877 ant
application blanks may be oh
tained from the offices mentioned
above or from the United States
Civil Service Commission atWash
ington, D. c.. Application
should be forwarded to the com
mission at Washington at tn
earliest practicable date.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07

The Annual Boys and Girls
short course held in Baton Rouge
July 29-Aug. A was attended by
Gladys and Ruth Barton, Alma
Brister, Linnye Guin, Irwin Deem,
Claude Duncan and viii Grones.
Funds to help defray the expens-
es of these children were donat-
ed by the Bank of Colfax, Bank
of Montgomery, Bank of Pollock.
Big Pine Lumber Co., Iatt Lum-
Der Co.. and the fremont Lum-
ber Co. About three hundred
children attended the course this
was the best disciplined ever held
and the class room work was al
SO unusually good. The object
of these short courses is to in.
spire boys and girls to take ar
active part in the development
of the agricultural resources OF
| the State as they grow into mef
and women. Miss Eudie kava
|naugh, home demonstrator, anC
| Mr.. R. L. Sloan, Farm Demon
Istrator, were also in attendance
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Has Never Seen Their Equal.

81 have used Chamberlain Tablets
for stomach trouble, biIliousness and
constipation off and on for the past ten
years. / have never seen their equal
yet. They strengthened my digestion,
relieved me of headaches, and had a
mild, pleasant action on my bowels. ]
take pleasure in recommending them, :
writes H. D. F. Parmenter, Orders
vile, Ohio.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Cured of Stomach Trouble and Con.
stipatiou.

Rachel Cribley Of Beaver Dam, Ohio,
was sick for two years with stomach
trouble and constipation, taking one
medicine after another with only tenn
porary relief My neighbor spoke SO
enthusiastically of Chamberlain Tab
lets, she says, that procured a bot
tie Of them at ourdrug store to try. A
few days treatment convinced me that
they were just wnat | needed. con-
tinued their use for several weeks, and
they cured me-.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
MIR. C. L. Crow to Move.
Editor CoUa1 Chronicle:

Editor CoJar Chronicle:
MIR. C. l. Grow, who has been
superintendent Of the Iatt Lum-
Der company for the past four
years, has accepted a position
with the Zenona Lumber Com
pany, Inc.,4 of Zenona, LaSalle
Parish, La. A $3.50, 00O.00 hard
wood mill company was recently
organized by ]. 0. Neason, Hugh
Cory w. D. Lurry and associates
of Chicago, ILL.,, who are now
building a large double band
mitl at Zenona.
Mr.. Grow will be assistant
manager to w. D. Lurry, general
manager. We regret to see Mr..
Crow move away from Colfax,
as he and his interesting family
have come to be regarded as
among our best and most enter
prising citizens. A FRIEND.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Meeting in Interest of Waterways.


At a meeting of the Colfax
Commercial Club held Thursday
night, Capt. c. H. Teal was Sc
lected as a delegate to attend a
conference in New Orleans on
Aug. 13, composed of all persons
interested in the improvement of
the waterways of Louisiana.
The Club correctly takes the
position that the increase in
freight rates recently granted
the railroads can only be met by
water transportation, and it is to
this end that the New Orleans
conference is called. Among the
many things to be considered al
this conference is to determine
the physical capacity and econo.
mic usefulness of all waterways,
natural or improved, to ascertain
the reason they are not more
generally used.
A resolution was adopted b!
the Club endorsing the work 0.
Hon. Duncan Buie as chief of th'
State Highway Department, ant
recommending that he be reap
pointed to the position.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Information About the Whitaker Case

Mr.. Jas. H. Walker of Pollock \
writes to the Chronicle, asking
for information as to the Whitta-
ker case, which he says a lot OF
the people out his way think has
not been treated properly In the
courts.
The status Of this case, Accord
ing to the court records is as
follows:
July "a, 1919, an affidavit was
made against Weittaker, charg-
ing him with Lying in wait
and shooting with intend to kill
and murder" Shortly after the
accused was arrested and jailed
under this charge, and Judge
BIackman was furnished a ply
lsician's certificate that j. w.
lShirIey, the wounded man, was
lout of danger, and, on the
strength of this affidavit Judge
lBlackman placed Whitaker under
| a five thousand dollar bond, and
| the case so remained until agrand
1jury was impanelIed in April,
1920. On April s, 1920, the
grand jury returned bill against
j Whitaker, charging that he did
wilfully, maliciously and feloni-
ously shoot with dangerous wea,
pom one j. w. Shirley"
! On this charge, which is not
i nearly so serious as the first one,
Judge John A. Williams admitted
Whitaker to give bond in the
sum of five hundred dollars,
!. which bond was signed by DR.. E.
f B. Gray as surety.
4 And so the case remains yet tt
; be tried, whenever jury tern
lof the court can be held. What
: ever gravamen there may be II
: the reduction of the charge
$ lagainst Whitaker lies entirel,
e elwith the grand jury, and thu
: ljudge has no power and ha
pIshown no disposition to alter o
= -Ichange it.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
The Filling Station. :"

The above caption is the name
adopted by Mr.. T. L. McNeely,
proprietor of the new gas filling
station on McNeely Boulevard,
with automobile accessories. He
has everything arranged up to
date and all the chauffer has to do
is to run in and fill up and then
back out, and go on his way re-
ioicing.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
The American Cotton Association as
Viewed by Great Southerners.
fContiaued from First Page

great commonwealth will cooper
ate to the fullest extent in max
ing the American Cotton Asso-
citation a mighty economic factor
in the South. GovernorBrough
Of Arkansas.
These are few Of the great
leaders fighting for the South
and Southern Glory. Among its
most enthusiastic supporters are
Senator Robert L. Owen of Okla
homa, Governor Beckett of North
Carolina, Joseph E. Ransdell,
Senator from Louisiana; Hoke
Smith, Senator from Georgia;
North Carolina Bankers AssOci-
alton, South Carolina Banker As
sociation, Oklahoma Bankers AS
sociation, Alabama Bankers As
sociation, Georgia Bankers Asso-
citation, w. G. P. Harding, Gov
ernor Federal Reserve Board, and
hundreds and thousands of 9TH
ers who agree with the Manufac-
turers Record in its editorial that
Every cotton grower in the
South, the big land owner as well
as the small tenant farmer, should
be identified with this organiza-
ton and should contribute to its
maintenance. If thru lack of
cooperation on the part of cotton
growers tae work Of this organi-
zation should ever be limited the
cotton bears would once more
have the opportunity to beat down
the price and bring poverty to
! the growers Of the South. Every
moral interest in the South should
be pledged to the support of the
| American Cotton Association. It's
] success means better schools, less
illiteracy, better roads, better
! churches in the country districts.
and mighty uplift of the peo-
pie. who, for the last so years,
have been carrying the world s
burden and giving their. life's
blood to the maintenance of the
worlds cotton trade. The bank.
ers. the merchants and the man
ufacturefs, the preachers anC
teachers of the South indeed ev-
cry other man, who is not a cotton
gambling bear, leeching the life
blood Of the cotton grower, shoulC
be interested in this organization
and its work. They should no
be interested passively. but. ac
lively, so that the cotton grow
ing interests of the South shoult
, be protected, in order that thi'
section, while reaping the abund
. ant harvest of prosperity out o
! a profitable crop. should at th'
same time be contributing t
the welfare of the entire civil
!, lied world. /"
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07

On motion of l.. A. Barrios, second
ed by w. d. Lurry, the salary of the
Street Commissioner was fixed at $45
per month, effective Aug. /, 1920.
On motion of W. d. Lurry, seconded
by H. B. Faraldo, it was resolved that
the fence of the cemetery be removed
and put on the line of the new addition.
On motion of w. d. Lurry, seconded
by j. B. Mcknight it was resolved that
the following ordinance be accepted:
AN ORDINANCE No. 2517
An ordinance to establish and enforce
| in the Town of Colfax curfew law,
making it unlawful for parents or
guardians to permit children under age
of Is years to be upon the streets or
sidewalks of the Town of Colfax
| after the hour of s o'clock at night
and fixing penalty for the violation
of this ordinance.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the Town
of Cofax, in regular session convened:
That it shall be unlawful for the pa
rents of children residing in the Town
of Colfax and the guardians or tutors
of children residing therein to permit
any child or children, under the age OF
lis years to be upon the streets or side
walks Of the Town of Colfax, after the
! hour of s o'clock p. m. at night, unless
, said child or children are in the care OF
such parents or guardians in company
with such child or children at the time
when such child or children are on the
streets or sidewalks of the town.
: Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That any parent, tutor, tutrlx, or
guardian of any child or children who
Iviolates section one by permitting or
allowing any child or chilren under their
care, support or guardianship to be up
: on the, streets or sidewalks of the
: Town of Colfax contrary to the provl-
sions of section one of this ordinance
/, after the hour of o'clock p. m. at
night shall be guilty of a crime and up
: on conviction shall be punished by the
: mayor in fine not to exceed $1,000,
or imprisoned not to exceed 80 days in
a JAIL subject to work on the streets. OF
!, be both fined and IMPRISONED at the
= discretion of the court,
q The above ordinance was read and
: considered by sections and adopted by
& sections and was then placed on fina
6 passage, and the yeas and nays being
called the vote thereon was as follows
L Yeas Messrs w d. Lurry, L. B.. Gay
/ H. B. Faraldo, L. A. Barrois and j. b
e McKnight-5 s. Nays, none. And the
q ordinance was declared adopted ant
= was thereupon signed snd approved b,
the mayor on this the, 2nd day of Aug
= ust, 1920 Approved:
VI A. G. BUFORD.
dl L. A. BARRIOS, Mayor.
q Secretary.
= The town authorities will install
whistle at the Colfax Light plant whicl
y will be blown at p. m. as the sigma
II Of the hour Tor enforcing the foregoing
). lordinance.
j. The Marshal reported collections fo
/. July, 1920, as follows:
Town Licenses $3.50 90
. Less commission. 6 SO $l23 5
s Fines 72 0
lel Street Taxes $3.50 90
:, Less commissions. 8 90 I'll
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Notice to Light Subscribers.

Notice to Light Subscribers.
Notice is hereby given that all
light bills must be settled before
the 18th of each month. Other
wise service will be discontinued.
COLFAx LIGHT PLANT,
By M. M. MANDOT,
1t az Superintendent.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07

Sunday was a busy, busthng
dav in Colfax. The people were
here from all parts of the parish.
The Simmons Cafe served meals
that day to 1876 persons, in their
dining room and at the counter.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Food and Other Prices Tumbling.

Dispatches from Chicago, Mem
phis and others centers to the
city papers, on Monday, July 26.
announced that food prices had
taken a sudden and severe tum-
BILE as the result of an increasing
supply.
Potatoes, which sold for $500
a hundred pounds, sold for So. Is
wholesale; cabbage dropped from
S4.00 to $3.50 to per hundred;
lemons from $3.50 to $3.75 a
crate; and fancy oranges from
$3.50 to $500 a crate.
These falling prices, taken
with the announcement that
wholesalers are asking from %
to 80 per cent less for woolen
goods this season, and that shoes
are from Is to 20 per cent less
than last season, and that all
leather goods are affected by the
decline, show conclusively that
the long expected fall in prices
has at last arrived, and it is moi
to be a great while before The
consumers are to feel the benefit
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Hon. John A. Williams for Judge.

Elswhere in today's Town Talk will
be found the announcement of Judge
John A. Williams, of Colfax, as can
didate for one of the two judgeships
of the Thirteenth Judicial District,
composed of the parishes of Repides
and Grant, subject to nomination at
the Democratic primary election to be
held throughout the district on Sept. IA.
Judge Williams is well and favorably
known in both parishes and has large
circle of friends and supporters who
believe that he is eminently qualified
to discharge the duties of the exalted
position to which he aspires, and will
rally to his standard in an effort to ac-
complish his election on the ldes OF
September.
Judge Williams is native of Louisi-
ana. having been born in 1861. He was
reared to manhood in this State. He
received the foundation of his educa-
tion in the country schools, and gradu-
!
Orleans, in 1879. He also graduated
| from the law department of the Uni.
versity of Texas at Austin. Texas, in
1887. He located in Abilene Texas, in
1887. and was twice elected City At
torney of that city.
He removed to Louisiana and located
at Colfax for the practice of his pro
fession, the law, in 1898, He became
greatly interested in the public school.
of his parish, and for fourteen years
served as Superintendent of Education
of that parish.
Since he attained his majority, he ha
been staunch Democrat and alwaysal
active member of that party. He ha
at all times enjoyed a lucrative practic
in his profession, and since he begal
the practice of law has always enter
tanned laudable ambition to becom
Judge He was appointed Judge o
the Thirteenth Judicial District by Gov
ernor R. G. Pleasant, in December 1918
to fill the unexpired term of Judge w
F. Blackman retired, and assumed tn
duties of his office Immediately after az
pointment. He held a seven weeks
term of the criminal court in Rapide
parish, always kept an eye on tn
criminal docket, and all parties in jai
charged with crime, received a prefer
ence on the trial docket, thereby givin
to all the accused speedy trial, prt
tecting and guaranteeing individul
rights, and reducing the costs of tn
criminal courts.
} During the seven weeks term {
: criminal court, there were tried tw
Q capital cases and many cases of serior
= nature, resulting in penitentiary sci
tences, and only two appeals were tai
en- to his ruling. The supreme court a
: firmed his decision in both these case
a He is prompt in service, firm in ru
e ing and courteous at all times and III
der all circumstances.
The legion of friends and supporte
{ of Judge Williams in the parishes
}, Rapides and Grant, feel that he is qua
: fed by education, training and tempe
ament to wear the judicial ermine wi
:, distinction, and in such manner as
reflect credit upon himself and to giv
IL entire satisfaction to his constituent
g and with this idea in view they will p
r forth every effort to secure his electi
& at the approaching Democratic primar
Alexandria Town Talk.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
For Sale.

One five-room house in New Verda,
La, small barn, good garden; one-half
mile from High School.
For price and terms write to or see
JNo. l. MCCAIN,
ily31-4t Montgomery, La
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07

have eight Duroc Jersey boar
pigs, about three months old
from Registered parents, mother
and father. sg Will sell cheap.
C. H. TEAL,
aug.7.2t Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
We are authorized to announce

GEO. j. GINSBERG
as candidate for District Attorney for
the 18th Judicial District, composed OF
the Parishes of Grant and Rapides,
subject to the Democratic Primary cleo
ton to be held on September IA, 1920.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07

666 cures malaria, chills and fever,
bilious fever, colds and Iagrippe. 1t
kills the parasite that causes the fever.
1t is splendid laxative and general
tonic.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
Hon. ]. A. Williams for District Judge

Hon. ]. A. Williams for District Judge
The Chronicle this week places
the name of Hon. John A. VIII
liams ia it's announcement COL
umn, as a candidate for Judge OF
the Thirteenth Judicial District,
subject to the action OF the Dem
ocratic voters at the primary
election to be held September
IA, 1920.
That Judge Williams is the
choice of a large majority OF the
voters of this district for one OF
the judgeships seems to be an
admitted fact. In Grant parish
he is supported Loyalty for the
reason that the people OF this
parish hold that Grant, in all
fairness, is entitled to one OF the
Judges, and for the further
reason that they desire to have a
Judge reside in this parish.
In Rapides parish, also, we
learn that this division of judges
is recognized as just and leglt'
innate division of judicial honors,
and is being generally conceded
by most of the people. This is
so much the case that Judge An
drews and Judge Hundley are
| said to make it a point IN thell
canvas for votes to tell the people
| that Grant is entitled to one o.
the Judges, and Judge Hooe, tht
other Rapides candidate, in nj
late canvass in Grant, parish toll
the voters that he was not run
ming against Judge Williams.
This fair and just division 0
honors between the two parishe
being so generally conceded, W
regard it as practically a fore
gone conclusion that Judge Wi
+ + liams will be nominated in tn
September primary. This shoul
inspire the voters of Grant pal
ish to give their home man a goo
and hearty support.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
For District Judge.

We are authorized to announce
l.. L. HOOE
az a candidate for one of the two Judge
ships In the 18th Judicial District, COM
posed of the parishes of Grant ana
Rapides, subject to the Democratic prl-
mary election to be held Sept. Ia, 1871.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
We are authorized to announce
JNO. A. WILLIAMS

az a candidate for one of the two Judge
ships in the 18th judicial District, COM
posed of the parishes of Grant ana
Rapides, subject to the Democratic PIT
mary election to be held Sept. Ia, l9zo,
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
We are authorized to announce

as a candidate for one of the two Judge
ships in the 18th Judicial District, com,
posed of the Parishes of Grant and
Rapides. subject to the Democratic
primary election to be held September
Ia 1920.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07
For District Attorney.
We are authorized to announce

A. T. HUNTER
as a candidate for District Attorney IN
the 18th Judicial District, composed OF
the Parishes of Grant and Rapides,
subject to the Democratic primary
election to be held September Ia, 1920.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-08-07

Examination Questions Not Received.
On Monday, August 2, fifteen
white applicants for certificates
to teach in the public schools OF
the State assembled here pur-
suant to notice of Parish Super
intendent J. N. Warmers OF the
teachers examination, but no
questions were here, although
repeated inquiries had been made
at the express and postoffice for
them. Chairman Commit of the
State Examining Board at Baton
Rouge was telephoned to, and
his reply was that the questions
were delivered to the express
company on July %. The appli-
cants remained over to August 8,
but still no questions were re-
ceived.
At this time when it is almost
impossible to get teachers for the
schools it is unfortunate that
these young people did not have
an opportunity to qualify tc
teach, especially so when many
of them were high school gradu'
ates, and the majority of then
had attended the summer nor
mails preparatory for teaching,
Superintendent Warner gave
these young people assurance. ol
work for the ensueing scholastic
wear. at least until another exam
nation is held, at which time they
will be required to take the ex
animation or quit teaching. This
in only reasonable to do, and thu
State Department will be re
quested to issue them provisional
certificates until such time a:
they can take the examination
required by by law. Those VIII
were here to take the examina
! tionwere, Misses CrystalM. Cook
and Iona Riser, Verda; Lilli
Bauday and Lucille Fletcher, Nev
Verda; Docia Legget, Myrtle Boz
: en-, Mayme McCollum, Delphi
Duncan, Pollock; Matte Ma
Hyde and Estelle Duffie. Mont
gomery; Bertha Nettles, Fanni
Tarry and Mrs. j. I. Wiggins
: Dry Prong, and Mr.. Willie Al
rington of Colfax.
LATER: Since the above wa
: put in type we have a note frol
! Superintendent Warner, Stain
/. he had received a circular lette
= from Mr.. Commit saying that ]
parish superintendents of tt
State failed to receive the exam
ination questions, and that tt
u fault was with the America
ii po;luov Eynrocc Companv