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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
N. P. RY. CO.
GETS JUDGMENT
WIN $500 JUDGMENT IN FEDERAL
C0URT-B0UNDARY COUNTY
is THE DEFENDANT
SECOND ACTION IS PENDING
Railway Company Let 1920 Taxes Go
Delinquent.

Judge Dietrich, of the U. S. district
court, rendered a decision last Friday
in the case of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company against Boundary
county, judgment being rendered for
the plaintiff company in the sum of
some $500.
The suit of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company against this county
in which judgment was given Friday
was an action to enjoin the collection
of the last half of the 1917 taxes OF
the plaintiff company.
This action was started in 1918 fol-
lowing the refusal of the Boundary
county commissioners to reduce valu-
ations which had been placed on
Northern Pacific lands At the same
time another action was started by the
Northern Pacific Railway Company
against the County of Boundary in
which the plaintiff sought a refund on
taxes paid in 1916.
In the action for refund of the 1916
taxes, paid under protest, and amount
ing to about $500, the attorneys for
Boundary county, e. w Wheelan and
10. c. Wilson. filed a demurrer to the
complaint. The demurrer was sus-
tanned and the plaintiff company filed
an amended complaint The county
again filed a demurrer and the matter
is now pending action which Judge
Dietrich may take in regard to the
last demurrer.
Several other counties of Idaho are
defendants, it is said, in similar actions
brought by the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Co.
In 1918 and 1919 the Northern Pa
cific Railway Co, paid taxes under
protest and in 1920 the company let its
taxes go delinquent. The amount of
taxes assessed against Northern Pa
cific Railway Co. land holdings in
Boundary county for 1920 is in the
of $4,000.
The past three years the commits
sioners of Boundary county have held
several conferences with representa-
tives of the Northern Pacific Railway
Co, who sought to have the railway
company's land valuations reduced.
The commissioners have investigated
the matter thoroughly and have de-
cided that the land of the Northern
Pacific is not assessed too high and
they propose to fight any lowering of
for this corporation.
The case which was decided Friday
against Boundary county was one in
which county officials and private in
dividuals have taken a great deal of
interest inasmuch as the lowering of
for the railway company
would mean that other property would
have to pay more taxes.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
Credit Association Incorporates

Local merchants held a meeting
Tuesday night for the purpose of per-
fecting an organization which it is
planned, will regulate and control
credit business and put it on more
substantial basis in the future.
w. T. James was named temporary
president, j. w. Reid, temporary vice
president and f. NJ. Flood was elected
secretary. 1t was decided that the or
ganization should incorporate under
the name of the Boundary County
Credit Association. Secretary Flood
sent the incorporation papers to Boise
yesterday, w. T. James, o. r. Stookey
e. L. Little, L. N. Brown and A. H
White signing as incorporators.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
START DRAINAGE WORK SOON
Bonds of Drainage District No. |
Have Been Approved.

A. j. Kent, commissioner of Drain
age District No. /, returned Saturday
from Spokane where he spent several
days attending TO business of the
drainage district. He reports that the
bonds OF the district have been ap-
proved by bond company ATTORNEYS
and that Contractor Martin Woldsen
VIII accept bonds in payment of his
contract for the dyking and ditching as
outlined by the drainage districts en-
gineer, Harley Cave.
Mr.. Kent said: 81 expect that
actual work will be started on the
draining of the lands embraced in
District No. L within Is days. Con-
tractor Woldsen now has one big
drag line steam shovel at Deep Creek
and has shipped another machine from
Olympia. The work to be done will
cost in the neighborhood of $3.50 900
and | have asked Contractor Woldsen
to use local laborers, teams and ma
terial as far as possible"
1t is hoped to have a great portion
of the drainage work done before
the high water period next spring.
The land to be reclaimed by drainage
lies few miles southwest of town,
in the Sproll lake district and includes
some 4,200 acres
The attempt to drain and reclaim
this area is being watched with a
great deal of interest by all owners
of Kootenai Valley overflowed land
and if the scheme is successful it is
certain that many other districts will
organize and start further reclamation
work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
Mrs. O,CaIIaghan Entertains

The members of the Entire Nous club
were the guests of Mrs. Charles O'Cal-
ltghan Tuesday night at her home in
Park addition, several pleasant hours
being spent playing auction bridge.
The prize for the high score went to
Mrs. It. S. Kerr. A delicious lunch
was served after the games, Mrs.
O'Callaghan being assisted in serving
by her daughters, the Misses Vina and
Lillian O'Callaghan.
Next Tuesday night the Entire Nous
club will be entertained by Mrs. T. s.
Kerr
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
ED TOMBSTONE
DIES SUDDENLY
SEIZED WITH APOPLEXY AS HE
WAS ABOUT TO ATTACK
A NEIGHB0R
CORONER MAKES INVESTIGATION
Finds Bussiere Was Not Responsible
for Death of JOhnstOne.

Ed Johnstone, wellknown citizen
of the Porthill district, died suddenly
yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
death resulting from apoplexy brought
on by an excessive fit of anger. The
body was brought here last night by
Coroner E. E. Saunders and Under
taker o. r. Stookey.
A thorough investigation of the cir
cumstances surrounding the death of
Johnstone was made by Coroner
Saunders, resulting in the complete
exoneration of Treffle Bussiere, who
was the only man present when John
stone died, of any blame for John
stones death.
Bussiere told Coroner Saunders all
the details connected with Johnstone's
death. He said that he met tombstone
yesterday morning about nine o'clock
on the trail leading to Johnstone's
cabin. Bussiere was riding a horse
and leading a bull which he was TAX
ing to pasture Johnstone had a pack
sack on his back and was evidently
going to Porthill Johnstone did not
speak to Bussiere, the two having had
trouble several weeks ago when john
stone attempted to drive away some
cattle belonging to Bussiere which
were bothering his (Johnstones) tur-
keys and bull in the herd ran over
or knocked tombstone down.
Bussiere continued on his way to
the meadow where his cattle were
grazing and while he was tending his
stock he noticed tombstone coming
toward him with rifle in his hand
Johnstone had removed his packsack
Bussiere said he was terribly afraid
but did not dare to run as he knew
Johnstone was crack shot and that
he would be likely to kill him. When
Johnstone came to within about %
feet of Bussere he threw away his
gun and waving his fists told Bussiere
you've got another Scotchman to lick
now"
Bussiere said that tombstone acted
in crazy and diabolical manner He
rushed at Bussiere but as he was al
most upon him Johnstone suddenly
stopped, gasped and fell over, appar-
emily unconscious. Bussiere thought
Johnstone was dead but decided 10
get help before investigating He
went u lit 1dl1 AAONhhlphh A0ANh
about half mile away and returning
with Mr. Klockmann, found that john
stone must have died when he fell
over. News of the death of Johnstone
was telephoned to H. A. French, mer-
chant at Porthill, who in turn notified
Coroner Saunders.
Johnstone had been in the employ
of Mr.. French for number of years
and made his home on the French
homestead where he worked at clear
ing and cutting wood He had no rela-
tives in this country, so far as is
known. He claimed to be 80 years
old hut, it is said, gave his age as 64
last year when he registered for the
election. Johnstone was man over
six feet tall and of proportionate
build.
1t IS said that tombstone came to
this country some 20 years ago. AT
one time his parents in Minnesota
were reputed to be quite wealthy.
When he first came to this country he
followed camp cooking. He was we'll
known about Priest River where he
worked for a number of years.
Arrangements for the funeral of
Johnstone have not yet been made.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04

A fire which evidently started from
defective flue about seven o'clock
this morning destroyed the Mike Mill
er home and all the furnishings Mr.
Miller estimates his loss at between
$4,000 and $4,000 partially covered by
insurance.
No one was present in the house
when the first started Mrs Miller
has been visiting with relatives at
Samuels, Idaho Mr.. Miller had
started fire in the kitchen stove and
gone to town to attend to opening his
barber shop
The fire department was called out
but the flames had gained too great
headway to permit saving any of the
household furniture and the house it
self was badly charred.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04

George Henry Taylor died Saturday
at the mine of the Idaho Gold & Ruby
Mining Company, Of Leonia, of apo
plexy, after he had been in an uncon-
scious condition for several days. He
was buried at the cemetery of the
Idaho Gold & Ruby Mining Co. Sun
day.
The deceased has made his home at
the mining camp for about a year. SO
far as is known he had no relatives In
this district.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
Married Last EYenlng

A. d. McDougall and Victoria Ann
Short were married last evening at
the home of Mr.. McDougall, on the
on the Northside, Rev. A. H. Morton
performing the wedding ceremony. A
company of relatives and intimate
friends of the couple were present
at the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDougall are we'll
known in this district and have hosts
of friends who Join in wishing them
a happy and joyous married life.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04

Pete Anderson, a wellknown citizen
of the Curley Creek district, died last
night about IL o'clock, at the Bonners
Ferry hospital. Arrangements for the
funeral services will be made today
The deceased has been in poor
health for some time and last week
came to town to take treatment under
the care of Drs. Fry and Bowell Tues
day night he suffered a stroke OF
paralysis while he was sitting in a
chair at the International hotel. The
stroke left him in an unconscious con-
dition.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04
KILL WEEDS
WITH POISON

"A spray solution has been devel-
oped that will eradicate dodder and
Canadian thistle as a result of much
experimentation on different strengths
of materials" says Mr.. Irving, county
agent. In preparing a statement he
mentioned the sodium arsenite spray
as the only method so far discovered
to successfully combat the thistle.
Following is his statement:
"A solution of sodium arsenite has
been discovered of the proper strength
to destroy both of the above men
toned dreaded pests Several years
ago sodium arsenite was used to eTad-
icate grasshoppers. 1t is the same
sodium arsenite. only in much stronger
solution, that is now being used to
eradicate the Canadian thistle and the
dodder A single spraying is suffic-
lent to eradicate the dodder, and in
most cases a single spraying is suf-
ficient to eradicate Canadian thistle,
although is some cases two sprayings
are necessary for the thistle
"A common knapsack Bordeaux
spray outfit is used The sprayer car
ries this outfit on his back, and sprays
the dodder plants where found in the
iltlu. hlS 10 ChSdpSl anu
more satisfactory manner of eradica-
tion than has been followed hereto
fore.
Up to this time it has been neces-
sary for those desiring to control dod-
der to go through the field with a
scythe and NOW down the plants at
tackled by the dodder. Later on these
plants had to be collected and removed
from the field, in most cases, and
burned, or else had to be burned
where found
"The sodium arsenite spray is the
only method so far discovered with
which to successfully combat Canadian
thistle The sodium arsenite comes
in solution and costs $3.50 per gallon,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04

d. II. Bryant, who has had charge
Iof the boarding house of the Bonners
Ferry Lumber Company, on the Island.
leaves today for his home in wiscon-
sin. He NAV stop off for a month or
two in North Dakota.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04

The members of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety of the Union church will meet
next Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. George r. Gray. Mrs. Gray
and Miss jamie Winterbottom will en-
tertain. All members are requested to
be present.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-04

Mrs. George Ramb of Brewster,
Wash, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Stone, for
the past two weeks left for her home
Tuesday
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
NEW MINISTER LIVED YEARS IN THE NORTH

Rev. Charles E. Rice, who with his family arrived here yesterday to take charge of the Holy TrinitJ Cathedral is a regular Alaskan "sourdough." Rev. Rice went to Skagway shortly after the Klondike excitement and at the time that the stampede to. the Panama was on, followed up that excitement and was the first minister to hold services iC the then new town of Fairbanks.
 After being at Fairbanks for Q time, Rev Rice went to Fort Yukon his family left Seward eelven years ago for the South and lived for Il time in Western Washington, where for over two years, they were sta toned at Port Angeles. Three years ago they went to Durango, Colo, and came directly to Juneau from that place upon the request of Bishop P. T. Rowe
 Rev. Rice is typical Western clergyman, easy to meet and to talk to, who has love for the North that has brought him back to Alaska after eleven years absence.
 After having been closed since be- fore Christmas, Holy Trinity Cath edral will be re-opened next Sunday with services by Rev. Rice. He and his family will live at the Deanery they having taken possession today
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
THORPE HIGH SCORE;
 DARBY HIGH AVERAGE,
 AT THE BRUNSWICK

With Henry Thorpe having high score of 229 and Tom Darby high average of 172t T the bowling tourn amcnt at the Brunswick that has been in progress for two weeks was concluded last Sunday night Prizes were given for high score and the
 The Brunswick now has a bowling team that is ready to meet all com CTS for a series of matches and there is possibility that games will soon be arranged with the Elks and the Douglas Island firemen.
 The following are the averages of the six leading bowlers entered in the Brunswick tournament:
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
IRENE CASTLE FEATURED IN. CHARACTERISTIC ROLE

Irene Castle in "The Amateur Wifer, will be the attraction at the Liberty Theatre Tuesday night. [ Mrs. Castle. the. most beautifully g0wned woman in America, never had a.. better role nor a role which gave her a better opportunity for wearing some of the most beautiful gowns ever designed.
 Mrs. Castle is a shy, prudish, con- vent girl in the beginning but as the picture progresses she blossoms out
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
SECOND WEEK OF
 ELKS' TOURNEY NOW UNDER WAY
Some Good Scores Made in The Games of Saturday
 And Monday Evenings

With a total of 1532 bowled in the games of Saturday night team No. 10 had the highest total for the series of games at the Elks' Bowling alleys on Saturday and Monday night and Jenne with a score of POI made the highest score for the two nights.
 Keen interest is being shown in the tournament which is now in it's second week
 Tonight teams Nos 1 and II and ? and 12 will meet.
 The scores follow:
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
STANFORD SPRINTER
 MAKES NEW RECORD

NEW YORK, Jan. 184The inter collegiate amateur athletic associa. ton has accepted as a recognized intercollegiate record the time of 9 45 seconds for the 100 yard dash, mado by Morris M Kirksey of Stanford in a dual meet between Leland Stanford, Jr., University and Oregon Agricultural College last May.
 Kirksey was a member of the last Olympic tea mand scored first place in the 200 meter event at the Athletic meet held by the Federation of Un- 'ons of France, at Colombes. France. last August
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
Second Semester Work Be- gins at Douglas School
 New Students Enrolled.

The. second semester of study in the Douglas Public School began this morning. Most of the students pass cd tn fi all examinations and are starting the second half year of tho school in advanced studies.
 Wfths one. additional registration in the High School department, the en- foilment now reaches 34, or 10 moro than that of a year ago. John Yes, etti in the High School and John ,HalnA and Arthur Ness in the grades. are newly enrolled students.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18

definitely passed forever into ob- livion.
 Party Drinking Over,
 "Of course" the Commissioner continued, there is still the social drinking in the homes wherever there is private supply. But the nightly party drinking is gone.
 ''I have heard men say they would take drink now when they never thought of swallowing a drop while the saloons were all about them. The cause for that is found ill the spirit of adventure born in most Ameri cans. It will continue to cause some trouble, rather indirectly, for a while but it will gradually disap pear"
 Disappearance of the appetite of the steady drinker also is pre- dicted by MT. Kramer who foresees in that connection practically the end of the bootlegger. He asserted that while there always would be scmc demand for hard liquor," pro hibition enforcement in a few years would have resolved itself into simple problem of vigilence, a guard ing against the production of moon shine and the patrolling of the bor der and coasts against smuggling.
 Smugglers Busy.
 Liquor smuggling like the pro duction of moonshine whiskey has developed into a business of high profits since the advent of prohibi- ton. In fact, revenue officers as sert that the value of liquor thus brought in exceeded the estimated worth of all other smuggled com modities.
 Mr. Kramer said the enforcement agents worst problem with respect to liquor running" was in the Great Lakes area and along the St. Lawrence River section of the Canadian border. It has been diff cult to curb and the end is not yet The profits are increasing as the local supplies decrease and this con- dition, the commissioner believes, means that greater effort at enforce ment must be concentrated along the borders of the country.
 Port cities, especially along the Atlantic Coast, have given tho bureau trouble for foreign mariner are willing to help Americans obtain quantities of any kind of beverages no longer sold here. But weed ing out of the enforcement staff, the enlistment of such men who have not resisted the smuggling of liquor from foreign ships. is expected by officials to correct that condition eventually.
 As for the moonshiner, MT Kramer candidly stated that i've always will have some of him with us." Operating in the mountain fastpess, his still will spring up again and again, but the head of the dry forces is optimistic He de- clared the sentence had been read for the moonshiner too and that the combined forces of prohibition and internal revenue could keep on his trail as long as Congress author ized employment of men for that purpose.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
SPECIAL SERVICE TO BE
 HELD AT NATIVE CHURCH

The Rev. c. G. Bruce. pastor of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will deliver the sermon at tonights 5 special service at the Native Presby- terian Church. The subject will be Necessity of the New Birth
 The service to which everyone Is invited, will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
 MOOSEHEART LEGION TONiGH

There will be a special meeting or the members of the Mooseheart Legion tonight at 8 o'clock in. the Moose Hall All members are re- uuested to be present, as plans will be made for the dance to be given on Wednesday evening, January 2C.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
CALIFORNIA GRID TEAM
 CHALLENGES BIG THREE

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan IS -Invi- tations to play against the University of California's football eleven Oct ober 22. have been extended 10 Yale, Harvard and Princeton The first of the Big Three" to accept will! be given the date, it was announced here today
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
.WoMAN's CLUB MEETING

Members of the Douglas Island W0man's Club will be entertained tomorrow night, beginning at 3 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Jack Henson, on Third Street.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
DOUGLAS MASONs ATTENTION

The special meeting called for Wednesday evening, January 19, has been postponed. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS

into the beautiful woman she is in real life.
 There is comedy aplenty-and ex- citement and dancing, too, in The Amateur Wife"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18

Masquerade Suits for rent; Cos tunes made to order, Mrs Swartz- enberg. Phone 452 Douglas. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
BASKET SOCIAL

There will be q big Basket Social Wednesday night, Jan. 19, in the A. N. B. Hall, Douglas. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
YESTERDAY

NOTE: St. Paul and kodlak are m m Francisco at a. m 4 m meridian
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
uhpEReoEs OPERATION

' Robert Fraser of TreadweG, was successfully operated on for appendi cftis at St. Ann Hospital this morn ing. ..r-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
 RECOVERING FROM. HANGOVER, CLAIM.
Dry Law Chief Reviews Re. suits of First Year of
 National Prohibition.
(Continued From Page Cne.)

ables'' for several months and the new list will be held to the strictest minimum, the Commissioner de- clared.
 During the first ten months of constitutional prohibition, 5,569,- 900 gallons of distilled spirits were withdrawn tax paid from bonded warehouses. On this basis. it was officially estimated that withdrawals for the year ending last Saturday night would exceed AS, ,O0o,0oo gallons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-18

definitely passed forever into ob- livion.
 partv DrinkiuO 0ver
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-28

who has ever since been his companion
guardian and manager. 1t was Des-
camps who discovered in Carpenter
the requisites of a potential boxer. He
attempted, one day, to punish the
youth, using boxing gloves rathee
than the American Switch" In the
midst of the scheduled punishment
Descamps relates that Georges side
stepped with agility ana pouf!-the
lights suddenly went out on me-
From that moment, Georges was 4
boxer. Descamps. somewhat Of = box
err himself. took the youth into his
gymnasium to train him. He fought
three around bouts that first year and
his total ring earnings amounted to
1854. He will receive that muc!! for
each two seconds of his bout with
Dempsey, provided the match goes
the scheduled IL rounds.