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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
WILL PROTECT
RIVER BANKS

"A stitch in time saves nine" is the
policy that is guiding Bonners Ferry
citizens this year in the preparation
being taken to guard against possible
damage from high water and work was
started yesterday towards raising the
banks of the Kootenai river. under the
supervision of A. j. Kent, City Engi-
neer Cave being delegated by the town
council to look after the interests of
the town in the work being done.
Volunteer labor is being used on the
work and the county commissioners
have supplied the workers with two
county trucks and the loading ma
chine. Work started at the Guiles
property in the east end of town and
will be continued past the Spokane In
ternational bridge, along the river
bank. In almost every case the own
ers of property along the river bank
gave right-of-ways for the purpose of
improving the river banks. Mr.. Kent
plans to raise the bank to a height that
will prevent the overflow that took
place several years ago
Owing to the great amount of snow
in the Canadian Rockies and to the
fact that there is yet a great deal of
local snow which has not passed off
there is considerable danger of the
Kootenai overflowing it's banks this
spring providing an unusually warm
period of weather should be exper-
fenced
What might happen in Bonn RS Fer
ry has already occurred in many owns
OF northwest states and a great deal of
damage has been done. By raising the
banks of the Kootenai river Bonners
Ferry can protect itself against a pos
sible flood this year and any danger
that might threaten in future years.
This morning the water gauge on the
county bridge across the Kootenai
river showed 26.7 feet. The record for
the past five years on May 26 was as
follows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Good Game at Standpoint

The Bonners Ferry and Standpoint
base ball clubs crossed bats last Sun
day on the Standpoint grounds, playing
one of the best games seen in several
years on a Standpoint diamond the
local team losing by a score of 4 to
a number of Bonners Ferry people
went to Standpoint to see the game
and these claim that the Standpoint
umpire, Mickey Fleming, made two
decisions that were poor ones and that
resulted in Standpoint winning.
Bud Heathershaw and Hydorn were
the Bonners Ferry battery and both
were in excellent form. The score
was to in favor of Bonners Ferry
until the seventh inning when Sand
point secured two runs. The Bonners
Ferry boys secured two runs in the
eighth inning and Standpoint secured
its winning run in the eighth inning
also.
The Standpoint ball fans say that
Bonners Ferry has the best team that
has played on the Standpoint diamond
this year and have arranged for an
other game on Decoration Day.
/ Manager w. G. Reid is arranging to
bring the Standpoint ball team here for
a series of ball games to be played
during the week of the Boundary Coun-
| ty Fair.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Postpone Work on Fair Grounds

But little important business was
transacted at the regular Monday night
business meeting of the Kootenai Val
ley Commercial Club. r. L. Squirting
presided in the absence of President
Fry.
It was voted that delegates be sent
to attend the annual meeting of the
North Idaho Chamber of Commerce. 10
be held at Coeur d'Alene, June and 2.
The club members voted to rescind
their action of previous meeting in
naming the afternoon of Memorial
Day the time for finishing up work on
the Boundary County Fair Association
park grounds. 1t was the opinion of
the club members that many would
be out of town who would otherwise be
on hand to help with the work. The
date for the final cleanup work will
be announced later.
F. A. Shultis announced that the
members of the agricultural commit
tee had arranged with G. w. H. Heide-
man to get together and exhibit at the
Spokane Interstate Fair this fall a
large display of Boundary county prod
ucts. 1t is believed that Mr.. Heide-
man will be able to get together the
best exhibit that has ever been shown
at Spokane from this county and that
the returns in the way of advertising
the county will more than compensate
for any expenditure that will have to
be made.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Describes Remarkable Enterprise Covering Eleven
Years of EndeavorHuge Bedrock Flume Is Com
plete and Concentrator Under Constructon---SIuic-
ing Work Now in PROGRESS.

many practical placer miners declare
that the gold is there and will be re-
covered by the plant now being pro-
vided.
Robert Bells Conclusions.
Robert N. Bell who retired as state
mine inspector early this year after
sixteen years of official service, saws
in the Nineteenth Annual Report of
the Mining Industry of Idaho for 1917:
This property is a flattering prospect
of an important new source of placer
gold supply. 1t is undergoing quite ex-
tensive development by canal con-
struction, now nearly completed. The
enterprise has recently gotten into
some thoroughly practical hands and
the prospects are that its equipment
will shortly be completed and thor
tough demonstration of the merits of
the deposit as to average values will
likely be made during the coming
season This is hydraulic mining en-
terprise and situated under the most
ideal natural conditions for that meth
cd of operation with an abundance of
water and timber. splendid dump site
and a series of bars of medium size
of well-worn gravel that are from 15O
to 200 feet high and estimated by the
owners to contain an average value of
30 cents per cubic yard in fairly coarse
gold. While visiting this property the
writer was handed 81 cents worth Of
coarse gold from a sluice test of two
cubic yards of gravel. The test, how
ever, would not guarantee that the
whole deposit averaged any such val
ues, but | am free to state that under
its ideal natural conditions for eco
nomic operations, if this deposit aver
ages 10 cents per cubic yard, it should
develop into one of the largest and
most profitable hydraulic mining en-
terprises in the country. The total
available gravel resource of the de-
posit is estimated at 300 600, 900 cubic
yards and when fully equipped is like
ly to materially add to the present
gold output of the state and re-estab-
lish the percentage from placer mining
as our chief source of gold" The
project again received mention in Mr.
Bells report for 1918.
"GOld-Bearing,. Says Prof. Thomson.
Francis A. Thomson, mining engi-
neer, dean of the School of Mines.
University of Idaho, examined the
property in 1916 and in a report for
the management of the company, under
the head of Gold Content of Gravel" !"
said: This is obviously the crux of
the whole situation and have no data
upon which to base even tentative
conclusion. BY pan tests l proved the
gravel to be gold-bearing, both on bed
rock and on high benches, an over a
great area, but my results were purely
qualitative and altogether inconclu-
sive. To arrive at any satisfactory
conclusion in regard to the average
value of this enormous deposit would
require. in my estimation, three
months Of continuous work with a
gang of trained placer miners and an
expenditure of 100000 Nevertheless
so far as one dare, upon such super
ficial and cursory examination, ex-
press any opinion at all of project Of
Continued on page six)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Hughes To Manage City Plant

Tuesday night the members of the
town council met in special session
for the purpose of making plans for
the taking over of the Bonner Water
& Light systems on June 1.
Six applications from men seeking
appointment as manager of the water
and light plants under city ownership
were received and after a careful con-
isideration of all applications the coun-
Gil unanimously agreed upon H. H.
Hughes, of Chewelah, Wash, as having
the best qualifications. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Hughes will come here at
once to make preparations for the TAX
ing over of the water and light sys-
TENS by the city.
Mr.. Hughes has had many years ex-
perience as an electrical engineer and
has been in charge of several large
plants in various parts of the north
west. He comes highly recommended
as an executive and as practical bust
ness man.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Eighth Grade Graduates

Following is the list of pupils of the
eighth grade of the Bonners Ferry
schools, Miss Ruth Buchanan, teacher,
who received their promotion cards
last Friday night at the commencement
exercises of the Bonners Ferry high
school.
Eleanor Brody, Florine Brody Frank
Hewitt, Frances Ladley, Myrtle Fry,
jamie Cady, Nina Mutt, Alb rita Rohlf,
Irma Washbyrn, Cora Powell, Melvin
Johnson, Fred Haltner, Charles Falk,
Phillip Leach, Bernard Jacoby, Will
liam Irving, Howard Benner, Louise
LAWN, Alice Stamm, William Mewes
Glen Wallace, Carl Walden, Marie Lam
dry, Wallace James, Eva Lindsey,
Walter Biggar, Florence Hopper.
The highest average of the class was
made by Carl Walden. His average OF
90 in all studies is the highest made
by any eighth grade pupil in Boundary
county.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26

A most interesting and complete re-
port of the work done and being con-
templated at the Idaho Gold & Ruby
Mining Companys mine at Leonia. ap-
peared recently in the Northwest Min
ing Truth. published in Spokane, the
article being written by Sidney Nor
man, managing editor of the Mining
Truth.
Believing that the article will inter
est many Boundary county folks, it is
being printed in the Herald this week
After nearly fifteen years of pre-
liminary prepai alton, during which
more than the usual amount of grief
and obstruction has been met and
overcome by the management, and
close to S1,000000 expended, the Idaho
Gold & Ruby Mining Co, owning near
ly four thousand acres of placer and
quartz ground close to the Idaho
Montana line. south of Leonia, a point
on the Great Northern railroad, 126
miles east of Spokane. entered the
first stage of operation early this
month, when water was turned into
three giants and hydraulic sluicing
commenced.
The two upper giants are of five
inch nozzle and the lowest S-inch. the
latter working under a head of approx
imately 430 feet. The water is OBJ
tanned from a 514 mile canal, with a
maximum capacity of possibly 10000
miners inches and carrying at this
time perhaps 1000 inches.
The great bedrock flume 1000 feet
down stream from the hydraulic race
and described more fully further on.
has almost been completed. The re
covery plant. which is to be built upon
the flume. is not yet under way. but
part of the equipment is ready and the
management promises completion
some time towards the end of the
project will be in condition to prove
just what it can do and thus settle
for ever the many conflicting reports
that have been spread for so many
years.
Values MOOted Point.
Let it be understood that in this
description of the physical part of the
project, Mining Truth makes no at
tempt to estimate values. That is, of
course. the all-important feature of
the venture. so far as ultimate sue
cess or failure is concerned, but it is
obvious that an intelligent individual
conclusion cannot be arrived at until
the plant is running or prospecting
work that would cost many thousands
of dollars and consume several months
time had been completed. 1t is obvious
that the latter course is beyond the
means or ability of this publication
No definite answer to a question that
has been asked for many years will
be forthcoming until the entire plant
has been in operation for some time
Many Conflicting Opinions.
In this connection it may be said
that Numerically opposite opinions
have been expressed by men who have
good knowledge of mining operations
On the one hand, an engineer of repu-
tation, after spending four or five days
on the ground with three assistants
condemned the project in unqualified
language, while other engineers and
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26

SIDNEY NORMAN TELLS OF VISIT TO IDAHO GOLD RUBY MINING
COMPANY CAMP WITH INTERESTING DATA OF THE PROJECT
GO HOME FOR VACATION MONTHS
School Teachers of BOnners Ferry
Leave Saturday and Sunday.

Nearly all of the teachers of the
Bonners Ferry schools left last Satur-
day and Sunday for their various
homes to spend the summer vacations
Miss Ruth Buchanan, principal of
the grade school, left today for
Spokane where she will visit this sum-
mer with relatives.
Miss Neill, teacher of the first grade,
left Sunday for her home at Pocatello
Idaho.
Mrs. Hattie Nicholi, second grade
teacher, left Sunday for her home at
Bellingham, Wash
Miss Stella Larson, third grade
teacher. left Saturday for her home at
Madison. MINI.
Miss Lottie Smith, teacher of the
third and fourth grades left Saturday
for her home at Grangeville, Idaho.
Miss Wanda Marsh, teacher of the
fourth grade, left Saturday for Mon
tana points to visit relatives and in a
couple of weeks will go to her home
in Minnesota.
Miss Crandlemire, teacher of the
sixth grade, left Monday for Calgary,
Alberta, where she will visit relatives
and then proceed to her home at Mil
linocket, Maine.
Miss Helen Wellman, teacher of the
sixth grade, left Saturday for her home
at Orofino, Idaho.
Mrs. Winnifred Anderson, teacher
of the seventh grade, went to Spokane
Saturday and after visiting there for
time will go to her home in Mime
sofa for the summer.
OF the high school faculty the prin-
cipal, Miss Dorothy Wenz, left yester-
day for her home at Rathdrum. Idaho.
Miss Trena Hollier left Sunday for
her home at Bozeman, Mont. Miss
Ethel Bracken left Sunday for her
home at Athol, Idaho. Miss Elsie Cor
liss left Monday for Seattle to visit
friends and then will go to her home
at Rippon, Wis. Miss Ida Yates left
Saturday for her home at Plummer
Idaho. Miss Ada Cargo left Sunday for
her home at Bellvue, Mich. Miss Err
mine Elms will leave this week for
Seattle Tor a short visit and then will
go to her home in Michigan.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Union Services To Be Held mt MethO-
dist Church Sunday Night.

Owing to the threatening high water
conditions the various committees in
charge of plans for the observance OF
Memorial Day this year have decided
to not attempt any special program on
Monday, May 80, and have arranged
for the holding of an appropriate SER
vice at the Methodist church Sunday
night, May 30, when Rev. Geo. Fowler,
pastor Of the Union church will give
the Memorial Day address. All the
churches of the city will join in this
service. An appropriate musical pro-
gram will be rendered.
John Hanson is the chairman of the
committee in charge of the decoration
of the graves of soldiers and sailors
of the Civil War, Spanish-American
War and the Great War. A committee
will solicit flowers to be used in decor
ating the graves. 1t is probable that
arrangements will be made to hold
appropriate services at the cemetei ,
at ten o'clock Monday morning, lol-
lowing the decoration of the graves.
This service will be in charge of the
American Legion members, of which o.
c. Wilson is the commander.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26

Continued on page six)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Time Nears To Pay Taxes

The last day for final payment of
the 1920 taxes is June 25, according
TO law, says County Treasurer Des
Voignes.
After June % no taxes can be re-
ceived for 80 days. During this 30-day
period all unpaid taxes are marked de-
linquent and penalty and interest
added. The taxpayers are urged to
send in their checks, or have the bank
look after the matter fo- them.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26
Naples Schools Close Frldav

The Pershing school at Naples closed
last Friday with program and picnic
In the evening the Rev Geo. Fowler
spoke to large and appreciative au-
dience. Mrs. Flood presented the di-
plomas to class of five, the largest
in the history of the school. Four of
these were honor pupils. Miss Ruth
Dayton has the honor of holding the
next highest standing in the county.
average 94.33, with no grade below 90
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-26

Reports from the government gauge
at Libby state that the river raised
two inches Tuesday. The river raised
six inches here yesterday. Today is
quite cool and any further immediate
raise will likely be checked.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-06-04
fifth episode were police station and
woOdshed. Mike answered roll call
at school today.
ADOPTS WOMAN OF so YEARS
Treated as Daughter Since She Was
Skis Made So legally by
New York Court.

New York.-Miss Mary Sherwood,
who at the age Of six took the place
in the family and affections of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Webb which had
been occupied by their only daughter.
who died few years before, has re-
ceived the right to legally use the name
her foster parents bestowed on her
forty-four years ago and by which she
has been known ever since.
When the Webbs fifst took her into
their home in 1877. Mrs. Webb be-
slowed upon her the name Of Matinee
s. Webb. During the long years that
followed they never thought to- take
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-06-04
|portunities of the Mississippi Valley
for the Journalist"
\ LAFAYETTE YOUNG, Editor Des Mones Capital

I'll | could take every journalist and future jour-
III nalst in this room and locate him in the Mississippi
z valley where he'd grow to usefulness to himself and
to community and country where he'd enjoy the re-
E spect of the community and sefrespect, where hed
have his fvver and books than anybody else In
W the town. where they'd send him to the state and
tonal conventions and where he'd be trustee of the
church that he rightly wrongly belongs to, where,
in short he'd be factor and not nonentity known
49, only to his landlord a month, and then only
Sea month the big city landlord raises the rent
in the valley today could be in better hands
of them day be your hands? hope for believe
of journalism Education for his work hurts any worker
newspapers the valley where today there poor
be of value the valley than the number Of cham
|mmerce Think it
dvce to all young journalists the girls well the boys
shop hang your sign be somebody be known 10
besides that landlord Engage in work of Unreasonable value
IDS of communities but if you of them, you must cling
rgy allow be swallowed up by the elements which
pund you
will have trials Journalism treadmill It's work sarve
know what life until your paper c. o. d. That's
$1ucation
journalism your calling than half affection for the
isn't all getting dollars The first element in good editor
cart
ed had Free unshacked press Europe hered have been
bean
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-06-04
HOSPITALITY STORY

"Of course" said the night-watch.
man of the Hospitality hotel. won
knew you were coming here" He
spoke to the boy and girl adyentur-
ers who were on their way TO the
House of Secrets. There they would
learn that all the Secrets helped each
other and that the great one Of all was
the Secret of brotherhood. Without
playing fair with everyone else no one
could be success, and 40 one who
thought only of himself or herself
could be a succesS-whether that per.
son was old or young or middle-aged.
you were told about this place be.
fore you came here with Master
Thoughtfulness, but the people from
outside | made come in did not know
about us. They were passing and were
tired and weary. They had had long
journey, but they didn't want to both.
err us.
They looked at the many lights
but they said they were feeling tired
and only wanted to know where they
NOu'u supper tDtn
nights rest.
IL had a hard time telling them thar
the Hospitality hotel wasn't only for
folks who were not weary. Gracious.
Sir Hearty Cordiality, as inn keeper.
or hotel keeper, and myself as the
night-watchman, could never endure
having a place where only those who
felt entertaining and bright could
come. That would be selfish of us.
and we don't like selfishneSs. We
really, really don't"
He shook his head hard as he said
this.
The boy and the girl looked at the
night-watchman's night-stick which
had surprised them so! They had no
idea that his night-stick would be any.
thing but a, stout stick to beat bur-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-06-04
Spy
on Red Moves

satiOns held with German officials,
communists, hotel walters, porters, po-
licemen on the streets and chauffeurs
He was, however, in doubt about
the correspondents opinions regard
ing communism and wanted to know
about a certain interview with lead
ers of communists who were fighting
near Eisleben.
Communists in Majority.
"You made a speech to them and
appeared to have been favOrably re-
ceived," he said. "What was your
purpose and what did you say?"
Assured there had been no speech
making. the superintendent summoned
the chauffeur, who had been employed
by the correspondent in an effort to
Nreach the communists. The official
finally was convinced the visit was
only for the purpose of securing infor-
nation and that no influence, except
an American passport as Identified
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-06-04

glars with! And instead they had
read upon it these words written In
large letters:
Hospitality we love to show:
So stop and rest ere forward you CO."
The night-watchman had explained
that the letters even stood out as he
waved Ii about in the night for the
lights from the hotel knew just how
to shine upon 1t.
when Sir Hearty Cordially said to
the newcomers, Now you may rest,
for you surely want that more than
anything. 1t Is pleasure to have you
here. Goodnight"
Then he turned to the boy and girl.
"As you like to see things and as
neither Of you look tired or sleepy,
though l suppose you should. would
you care to accept the brownies inyi-
tation to see over the hotel?r
OF course the boy and the girl did
want to see all over and they went on
with a brownie after they had wished
Sir Hearty Cordially, good nights
rest and had thanked him for his
kindness. He had given them each
a hand shake which had been quite
wonderful. The boy and the girl
spoke to each other about IL as they
were waiting for the brownie to get
the keys.
HE Just shook hands as II he really
and truly were so glad to see u.s." said
the girl. 1T made me feel so happyT
Just then the little brownie came
along with many keys.
t'It's not" she said, that we keep
anything locked up here. Everything
il open for all OF us, and everyone
who really wants the keys can have
them. But I wanted to explain to you
how In the first place of all. creatures
who come to the Hospitality hotel and ,
those who wish to take away photo
graph of Sir Hearty Cordially can
do So"
"Oh," said the boy, Eve forgot an
about thanking him for the meals thst
were sent to us from here when we
were on our journey" =
"In tell him about 1t and all tne
rest too" said the brownie.
But come, We must look arouho,
for really it is late, very late, anu
you must 90 journeying again tomo''
row."
The brownie took them through
many rooms and through great hahs
She showed them views from nik'
towers and she showed them the grea'
kitchens. She showed them the won.
derful vegetable garden with the a's
of a little light she carried WIZ.
she flashed from time to time "ne'
they were walking out OF doors -
they saw the many twinkling hsn
that shone from the Hospitality now