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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
ONLY One
TICKET FILED

The last session of the Idaho legis-
lature changed the laws pertaining to
elections in cities of the first and sec
ond classes and villages. Under the
provisions of the changed laws it is
necessary for everyone who desires to
vote at these elections to register Ac-
cordingly official notice to this effect
will be found in this issue of the Her
aid, and those desiring to vote will be
able to register at the office of the
Bonners Ferry Herald at any time
during business hours between now
and the Saturday preceding the date
of election, which will be the 26th of
April.
The new law governing elections of
officers in villages requires that nomi-
nations must be filed with the city
clerk 12 days before the day of cleo
ton; under this provision yesterday
was the last day for the filing of NOM
nations. Only one ticket was filed
yesterday, the nominations contained
on it being those of DIR. e. r.. Fry, F.
A. Shultis, j. Bert Cowen, Charles
OCallaghan and C. w. Megquier, all
members of the present board.
The members of the present board
of trustees were exceedingly loath to
become candidates for another term of
office but were persuaded by numer-
Gus citizens of Bonners Ferry who
stated that they would not have voted
for bonds at the recent election If they
had not expected the present board to
remain in office another term. On ac-
count of bonds being voted it is highly
essential that the present board of
trustees remain in office as their term
will expire before they can complete
the sale of the bonds and complete
the negotiations for the purchase of
the Bonner Water & Light Co. systems
The present board of trustees has
worked in perfect harmony the past
two years and has succeeded in Civ
ing BOnners Ferry one of its best ad-
ministrations. The members of the
board are wide-awake, progressive
citizens, all heavy property owners and
all deeply interested in working for
the best interests of our community
as a whole and have the complete con-
fidence of the citizens Of Bonners Fer
ry. It is on account of these facts, no
doubt. that no opposition ticket was
filed this year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
JOHN FRISCH DIES SUDDENLY
Stricken With Heart Failure-Buried
at PorthilI Sunday Afternoon.

John Fritsch. one of the early set
tiers of the Porthill district, died in
Spokane last Thursday OF heart fail
ure. The body was shipped to Port
hill for interment and funeral services
were held at the T. o. o. f. hall in
Porthill, Sunday afternoon, at two
O'Clock. Interment was had in the
Porthill cemetery.
The funeral services were attended
by a large crowd of Porthill and Cope
land friends of the deceased and sew
eral Bonners Ferry people went to
Porthill to pay their last respects to
the dead. The services were conducted
under the auspices of the Odd Fellows
lodge of Porthill. of which the de-
ceased was prominent member Rev.
william preached the funeral sermon.
The pail bearers were Zach and Thorn
as Montgomery, II. A. French. VIM.
Huston, Chas. Forslund and John Lin
grell.
The deceased was born in Wisconsin
in 1S45. He has no relatives in this
district. He came to the Porthill coun-
try about 80 years ago and settled on
a homestead
For several years he had suffered
with asthma and few weeks ago he
went to Spokane to take treatment for
the disease. Hewa etaoin etaoin i
the disease. He was apparently in
fair health when he left Porthill and
none of his intimate friends had any
idea that the end was so near.
The deceased was one of the most
highly respected citizens of the Port
hill district He always had a good
word for everyone. was true to his
friends and was always willing to lend
help to any acquaintance in need. In
the death of John Fritsch Boundary
county has lost a good citizen, a man
of the highest character.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
HOLD SMOKER SATURDAY, APR. ss
Stage Good Boxing and Wrestling Con-
tests at Rex Theatre.

Local people who are interested in
clean sports and who like to see clean
boxing and wrestling matches are
boosting a smoker to be held at the
Rex theatre after the first show, on
Saturday evening, April %.
The main event will be boxing con-
test between Goldsmith, of S. Oak, and
Fred Ziemer, who established record
as boxer while he was serving in the
army during the late war. Both will
weigh in at 1853 pounds. Ed Bishop
will act as referee.
Those who have seen Goldsmith and
Ziemer in action state that they are
fast, clever boxers and it is assured
that the match will be snappy one
from start to finish
In addition to the main event there
will be 80 minute wrestling match
and at least two 3-round boxing pre-
liminaries.
Every effort will be made to make
this smoker one that will appeal to the
fight and wrestling fans. The pro-
moters propose to give the public their
moneys worth and If there is a good
attendance at this first event others
will be arranged and the best ath-
letes of surrounding towns will be
matched here.
The smoker to be held April % is for
the benefit of the Bonners Ferry base
ball club.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
ALL CITIZENS ARE URGED To CLEAN up NEXT WEEK

Next week is cleanup and paint
up week.
Cleaning-up is much in evidence on
all sides of town and the end of
cleanup week should see every cor
ner of Bonners Ferry spick and span
no old papers anywhere. no tin cans
nothing to mar the beauty of green
grass, budding trees and flowers and
tidy yards. New fences are every
where and the air is blue with bon
fire smoke. Every neighborhood, how
ever, still has an eyesore or two and
these should not be neglected. Va
cant lots filled with weeds and rub
bish are especially unsightly and own
ers of such property are requested
to clean it up before the end of next
week. All vacant lots in the busi-
ness section which do not receive at
tention during cleanup week will be
cleaned by the Civic League and the
expenses charged to the owners of
the property.
Bonners Ferry has been divided into
districts for cleanup week and a su-
pervisor appointed for each district
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14

Cottage avenue-Mrs. ID. M Palmer
Jacoby district-Mrs. ]. A. Jacoby.
The hollow-Mrs. F. A. Shultis.
Mccoy block-Mrs. X. II. Mccoy.
Park addition, Davis residence to
Bruce residence-Mrs. o. S. Davis,
Mrs. Frank E5monds.
Park addition. Carlson residence to
Boileau residence-Mrs. C. D. Simonds
Each supervisor will superintend
the work in her own district, with the
aid of two or three helpers whom she
will select-answer any questions re-
garding cleanup week and at the
same time canvas her district for new
members of the Civic League
H. W. Bliss, in public-spirited eff
fort to have neglected buildings and
fences put in good shape. has Of
fered to sell his paints at greatly
reduced figure during cleanup week
The offer is an exceptional one and
should do much to beautify the town
For the man who can do his own
painting, this offer is especially good
but in any case this is the time to
carry out that long-put-off intention
and cleanup and paint-up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
REAL ESTATE
ACTIVITIES

The Kootenai Land & Realty Co. re-
ports number of sales of farm land
the past few weeks and the Messrs
Baker state that they anticipate con-
siderable activity in Boundary county
farm lands this spring. They say that
some "a homeseekers from Illinois and
Nebraska will arrive here about the
first of June to look for locations
Every mail is bringing requests for in
formation about Boundary county
lands which are being widely adver-
tised in the middle west and eastern
states through the immigration de-
partment of the Great Northern Rail-
way Company.
Among the recent sales made
through the Kootenai Land g. Realty
Co. are the following: 9
Harry Knowles, of Chicago, pur-
chased the 160 acre ranch of A. S
Cardwell, in the Paradise Valley dis
trict. Mr.. Knowels' family are on
their way here and he has shipped his
furniture and stock.
F. Z. Dotson, also of Chicago, has
purchased of Dietz Bros, 100 acres in
the Paradise Valley district, better
known as the Miller ranch. This place
is we'll improved and is one of the
best ranches of the Paradise Valley
district.
Ed Burkholder has traded an so acre
ranch in the Moravia district. better
known as the Fewkes ranch, to Tom
Robinson, for residence property in
Bonners Ferry. Mr. Robinson plans to
take possession of the ranch at once
and Mr.. Burkholder will move to town
The residence property Mr.. Robinson
traded was recently purchased by him
from J. b. Brody.
Emil Frank, of Chicago, and his two
sons, arrived here last week and have
decided to locate here. Mr.. Frank is
expected here today, having made a
trip to eastern Washington parts last
week
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
JOHN KLINCER
A SUICIDE
LAID ON G. n. TRACK SATURDAY
JUST AS FREIGHT TRAIN
PULLED OUT
BURIED MONDAY AFTERNOON
No CfAe of Home Address or OF Rela.
lives of Deceased.

A stranger who came to Bonners
Ferry about ten days ago and regis
tered at the Riverside hotel as John
Klinger, committee suicide Saturday
afternoon when he laid down on one
of the passing tracks Of the Great Nor
thern Railway Co. yards, with his neck
resting on the rail, underneath a
freight car, just before the freight
train pulled out after having taken the
siding for passenger train No. 43.
The body was first noticed by Swan
one of the employees at the
local Great Northern station. The
head was completely severed from the
body and lay between the rails. The
trunk of the corpse had been dragged
a few feet on account of a part of the
freight car truck having caught on the
clothing of Ringers body.
There was no bruises or cuts on the
corpse and there was only a slight
cut over the left eye of the head.
County Coroner e. r. Saunders was
notified Immediately after the body
was found and he made a thorough
He states that he is
convinced that Klinger committed
suicide.
Some $40 in currency and silver was
found in the pockets of the dead man
and also a pass book on a Vancouver
Wash. bank, showing $40 credited to
the account of John Langworth Cor
oner Saunders took possession of
Klinger's belongings at the Riverside
hotel and made search of them in
the effort to learn something of the
home address of the dead man or of
the location of friends or relatives, but
not a single clue of any kind was
found.
Klinger was buried in the Bonners
Ferry cemetery Monday afternoon. He
was man of about 65 or 70 years of
age. was of medium build, had gray
hair and wore mustache.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
KIoekmann Clearing Land

County Commissioner Rath, of Port
hill, who is in town this week attend
ing the regular meeting Of the board
of county commissioners, states that
Carl Klockmann, one of the prominent
ranchers of the Porthill district, is
making a number of Improvements on
his ranch. He owns 172 acres of land
and is fencing this tract with woven
wire. Mr.. Rath is also fencing 100
acre tract with woven wire.
Mr.. Klockmann recently let con-
tract to Ernest King for the clearing
of ten acres of land at s125 per acre.
He plans to let another contract for
clearing in the near future.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
APRIL 18TH IS
PATRONS DAY
SPECIAL PROGRAM AND EXHIBITS
TO BE MADE FOR BENEFIT OF
SCHOOL PATRONS
LAST PATRONS DAY OF THE YEAR
All Citizens Are Invited To Inspect
Work of the Students.

Friday, April Is, will be Patrons
Day at the schools of Independent
School District No. and the faculty
and school trustees extend an invita-
ton to all patrons and friends of the
school to attend as this will be the
last Patrons Day Of the school year
and an especially good program is be-
ing arranged.
Supt. t. S. Kerr states that the ex-
hibits that will be made in the various
grades and departments of the high
school will be well worth a trip to
see. The exhibits will be complete
and the display will give an idea of
what has been accomplished during
the past school year. Plans are also
being made to vary the drills and vari-
Gus exercises from what has been given
in the past. Every effort will be made
by both the teachers and the students
to make this last Patrons Day of the
year the best one. An especially good
program will be rendered in the audi
torium of the high school building
from 3:15 TO 400 p. m.
The schedule for the afternoon will
be as follows:
l. ~ " L . IV--ihCB WIN III tie
grades.
2:3O TO 3:15-Physical culture drills
in the gymnasium.
3:15 to 4:00-Program in the high
school.
400 to 5:O0-1nspect buildings, see
exhibits in manual training, domestic
science and art departments and re-
freshments in the domestic science
rooms.
1t is important that all patrons and
friends of the Bonners Ferry schools
avail themselves of the opportunities
presented on Patrons Days to get
first-hand knowledge of how the stu
dents are being taught and what is
being accomplished. The teachers are
anxious to meet the parents and con-
suit with them regarding the work of
the schoolroom and the parents should
realize that these Patrons Days are
being held for their benefit and for the
general advancement of the schools of
our community. Every parent and
every friend of the local schools shoulI
attend the Patrons Day Friday, April
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
Put In New FIJI

A fill so feet long. SO feet high and
40 feet wide at the base. is being made
on the north bank of the river.
just below the Spokane International
Railway bridge, to prevent overflow
waters from the Kootenai river, dur
ing the high water season, from flood
ing large acreage of lowland The
work of putting in the fill is being
done by w. F. Dunning.
Three different fills have been put
in to keep the overflow water off this
land but the fills heretofore put in
have not proven strong enough to
hold. 1t is believed that the present
fill will hold for all time to come.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
A. C. White Mill Operating

The A. C. White Lumber company al
Laclede opened the season last Tues,
day when resumption of operations
was begun in the sawmill and frame
factory. The plant presents a hive oi
industry with two 8-hour shifts al
work. The plant is running rs pei
cent capacity.
The White mill closed down last fal
for needed repairs. The 300-horse-
power boilers have been installed il
the meantime with other improve
ments.
The mill has a good supply of logs
on hand and anticipates a steady ruT
during the season.
The payroll at the Laclede mill dis
tributes about $4,000 a month.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14

as follows:
Court house district and west side
of Main street, block 3-Mrs. Ralph
Fisher, Mrs. Ted Berger.
Across s. 1. tracks-Miss Dunn,
Mrs. Perry.
s. I. tracks to Main street-Mrs. E.
Z. Saunders.
Northside, west of bridge-Mrs. W
%. Rosebaugh.
Northside, east of bridge-Mrs. G.
w. Wright.
/. Main street, block 1, both sides
Mrs c. w. Megquier.
Main street, block 2, both sides
Mrs. E. Boileau, Mrs. F. A. Shultis.
Main street. block and district be-
tween G. N. tracks and river-Mrs. e.
NJ. Flood, Mrs. G.. w. Bush.
Medbury's corner to o. G. Wilson's
Mrs. G.. G. Hopkins.
The f1at-Mrs Belong.
Causton block-Mrs. Geo. Causton.
Kent block-Mrs. A J. Kent
Northug's block-Mrs. Northug.
Schoolhouse block-Mrs. w. T.
James
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
SENIOR BALL A GREAT SUCCESS
Unique Decorations OF Dance Hall
COmplimented by Large Crowd

The dance given by the members OF
the senior class of the Bonners Ferry
high school at the I. o. o. +. hall on
Saturday evening, was one OF the most
successful ever held in Bonners Ferry
and the decorations were by far the
prettiest ever seen at ball in Bonners
Ferry. The hall was cleverly decor
ated to represent Japanese garden;
ropes of tissue flowers were hung
from the ceiling, the seats about the
hall were placed under combination
of green and brown tissue awnings,
Japanese lanterns were used profusely
in the center and down the sides OF the
hall. Punch was served during the
evening by three young ladies in Jap
lanese costumes. The decorations and
all plans for the dance were made
under the supervision of Miss Wentz'
one of the high school teachers.
The grand march at nine o'clock was
led by Miss Wentz and Edgar Charles
AS the couples marched by the center
of the hall they received dance pro-
grams, especially designed for this
dance, from Master Don Howe and
Miss Grace Inoue. Master Howe wore
a sailor suit and little Miss Inoue
was dressed in Japanese cotume
A large crowd attended the dance
and were unanimous in declaring II
to be the best one ever held in this dis
trict.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14

been done in the face of what seemed
to be insurmountable obstacles. De-
velopment work was kept going when
money was hard to get, when many
stockholders lost faith in the property
and the management and did all in
their power to wrest control from
those who had spent their time and
money in the endeavor to put the Idaho
Gold & Radium Mining Co., in the list
of dividend producing mines of the
northwest
1t is the earnest hope of Boundary
county folks that the Idaho Gold &
Radium Mining Co. placer property
will prove in the next few months, to
be all that has been. claimed for 1t.
and that those who have invested in
the property will be rewarded to an
extent even greater than they antici-
pate
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
SLUICE GOLD
AT LEONIA

J. M. Schnatterly president of the
Idaho Gold & Radium Mining Co., OF
Leonia, was in the city Monday ON his
way to Spokane from the placer hold
ings of his company. While here he
inspected the finishing work being
done on his new gasoline launch which
he will put into the Kootenai river in
a few weeks.
Mr.. Schnatterly states that actual
work of washing gold at the Leonia
mines started last Friday and it is
planned to continue washing the year
round. The amount of dirt being
washed now will be increased as the
creeks supplying water for the work
increase in flow.
The stockholders of the Idaho Gold
C Radium Mining Co., and those who
have visited the property have the
greatest faith that it will prove to be
one of the richest placer mines of the
country. The officers and stockhold-
ers of the company have spent thous-
ands upon thousands of dollars in de-
velopment work, getting the property
in shape to wash out the golden min
eral that is known to exist in large
quantities in the numerous claims and
it is now believed that the time for the
big clean-ups has come. Certainly the
faith of the officers and stockholders
in the property and the energy and
time they have spent, deserves the re-
ward they anticipate.
To j. M. Schnatterly belongs the
credit of having brought the property
to its present state of development
and what he has accomplished has
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
Celebrate Founding of Order

Utopia Lodge No. SO. l. O.. o. F. and
Loyal Rebekah Lodge No. 4S will hold
a joint celebration of the 102nd ami
versary of the founding of the Odd
Fellows lodge on April 26th. 1t is
being arranged for the members OF
the two lodges to attend church SER
vices in a body on April oath.
Committees from both lodges have
been appointed to arrange for the an
niversary celebration. The /. o.. o. f.
committee is composed of Barney
Wooledge, George Causton and Charles
Boetcher. The committee represent
ing the Rebekah lodge is composed of
Mrs. c. w. Megquier, Mrs. H. w. Bliss
and Mrs. Charles Boetcher.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
Calling for Bids

The official call for bids for the con-
struction OF dykes and drainage bitches
es is being published this week in the
Herald by the commissioners of Drain
age District No. 1. The total estimated
cost of the proposed improvement is
$146, 6,14394. Plans and specifications
are on file in the office of A. ]. Kent
and bids on the work will be received
by Mr.. Kent up until the 23rd day of
April. 1921. Bids must be accompanied
by certified check for 10 per cent of
the amount of the bid.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
TO START A NIGHT SHIFT MONDAY

II. j. Mccoy, assistant general man
ager of the Bonners Ferry Lumber
Co., authorized the Herald to announce
today that the local plant will start a
night shift beginning Mon oy, April 1S
The starting of a night shift at the
plant of the Bonners Ferry Lumber
Co. means the employment of so more
men.
Mr.. Mccoy states that it is antici-
pated that the night shift will be run
the remainder of the season. Whether
or not the night shift is continued
throughout the season, of course, de-
pends upon the market conditions.
Just at this time there is no inn
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14

provement in the market conditions
but the lumbermen of the northwest
states are optimistic in the hope that
sales will increase during the remain
der of the spring and summer.
The local lumber company has a
large supply of logs in its ponds and
if the present operations in the woods
are continued there will be plenty of
logs to keep the mill running two
shifts until next fall.
The new dredging outfit the Bonners
Ferry Lumber Company purchased last
fall, is now being operated at the up
per end of the mill slough. The dredge
is operated by electricity supplied
from the mill.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
Celebrated Birthday Anniversary

w. ]. McGlocklin was pleasantly
surprised last Friday when company
of his friends came to his home and
announced their plan to spend the
evening In the celebration of Mr.. Nc
Glocklin's birthday anniversary. It
was a stag party and was arranged
oy drs. McGlocklin. A general good
time was had playing cards and then
q fine lunch was enjoyed
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14

Mrs. B. w. Ludington, of Wenatchee,
Wash, arrived here Tuesday evening
to visit her brother, Jack Winterbot-
tom and her sisters, Mrs. George r,
Gray. Miss Ida winterbottom and Miss
Jane Winterbottom.