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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Bliss entertained
in very pleasant manner a number
of their friends Friday evening at
card party at which five hundred was
played. Prizes were awarded to those
making the high scores and were won
by Mrs. c. w Megquier and George
Cash. 26 guests contesting for this
honor Delicious refreshments were
served
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01

Z. Northug was down from Libby to
spend the weekend with his family
Mr.. Northug reports that Bakkar, the
cougar hunter of Libby. has taken alive
II of the big cats this winter and has
succeeded in selling all except one or
two OF them. These died shortly after
having been captured and it is thought
they had eaten poisoned meat.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01
Rurs Fine Cockerel

Joe Meddock received a very. hand
some young Black Minorca cockerel
yesterday. which he had had shipped
from Blair. Neb. 1t is a beautiful bird
and will make an excellent head for
Mr.. Meddock's poultry flock.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01
Commercial Club Transacts Business

The Commercial Club at it's lunch
con last evening further postponed
consideration of the anti-sheep resolu-
tion. This was done upon the request
of the S. l. Ry. Co. to allow it to
present argument in favor of sheep
grazing in local forests. The matter
will be considered next Monday
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01

morning with only three dissenting
votes. II. III. Taylor given privilege
of addressing senate in behalf of the
measure. Will ask suspension of rules
in house and expect early passage"
hood resolution passed senate this
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01
New Statehood Resolution Passed
by Idaho Senate This Morning

Just before going TO press this
morning the Herald received the fol-
lowing message, from Senator c. w
King:
Boise, Idaho, March New state
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01
Second Lyceum Number

The second number of the Lyceum
course will be given on Monday eve
ming, March IA, at the high school au
ditorium. 1t will be lecture by
Stanley Nelson Dancey.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01

Continued on page three)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-01

IT would say the mine is a good
prospect and it will be possible to tell
in short time whether it is more than
a prospect. My report shows that
there are Is tons of hand picked ore
on the dump. They have 560-foot
tunnel with gold, silver-lead and cop
per. would estimate about 100000
has been expended on the mine. There
are also a shaft and crosscut, but a
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
ORGANIZE CO.
FARM BUREAU
Farmers Meet at Court House
Saturday and Federate the
Town Locals

The Farm Bureau Federation meet
ing held at the court house Saturday
afternoon was opened with short talk
hy John Schmidt, who has spent much
time in organizing local Farm Bureaus
and in bringing about a county organ
iZatiOn.
O. Il. Hall. Of Milton, then gave a
talk about the Farm Bureau and what
ii stands for and stated plainly that
they were not organizing for the pur-
pose Of putting anyone out of business,
but their object was to protect the
farmers business and make it pay a
decent profit. besides making a good
living for the men and their families
who till the soil
Mr. Hall gave comparisons to show
the relative salary that the president
of the Farm Bureau is getting. name
~, $4,000 per year, with other cor
pOration heads who were drawing from
$4,000 to 100000 per year. and he
stated that the farmers were Indirect
ly paying for Il large portion of all Of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
BIG FALLS FAIR

The farmers of Big Falls got their
finest grasses, grain and garden truck
together Monday at Dairy Center
where they selected an exhibit that
they are displaying at the county fair
this week.
y program was carried out, fea-
ture of which was livestock judging.
The county agent and III. c. Imig, OF
Junction City were present and Mr.
Imig gave the farmers present some
pointers ON how to select good individ-
ual dairy stock, especially calves.
The display of garden products
field crops, and canned fruit and vege
tables, which filled the schOolhouaf
basement. was exceptional in quality
and variety, and it was strongly evi
dent that the new settlers of this
township believe in growing as mucl
food and feed at home as possible
Practically everyone of the field anC
garden products on display was grow
on unplOwed land or land (which was
plOwed or disced for the first time this
spring.
1t was helpful community gather
ing and was well attended.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Kettering Bros.

The Kettering boys and their crew
were doing the work. They will use
the machine to clear new roads in the
town Of Lawrence north of. their land
and will then use it in clearing land
on their farm just west of Walrath
The boys already have GO acres near
ly cleared there which they expect to
finish up and level down and either
seed for hay or pillow for crops. They
have few acres of very good pota-
toes there for this season. and the new
ly-seeded grass is showing up fine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23

large Guernsey farm in the East
has had trouble in handling a bull re-
Gently purchased. 1t has been neces-
sary to build special breeding pen
so that the attendant will not be at
any time in danger in caring for this
animal. This experience leads the
owner of the farm to make the follow
ing pertinent suggestion with refer
ence to teaching young: "ThiS par
ticular bull has very clearly brought
home to us the Importance Of break
ing bull to lead when young. Nine
ty-nine out Of one hundred Guernsey
bulls. if broken to lead when young,
can be handled with perfect safety
and no trouble throughout their en-
tire lives. and there is no need what
soever for such bull to be ugly and
dangerous and impossible to handle.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Tour of Inspection Through the
Town of Lawrence Shows
That the Settlers There Are
Making Fine ShOwings on
Their New Farms
Jos. Reigel

Progress was very evident all along
the road east and south of LadySmith
to the JOS. Reigel farm, where the
spection Saturday. Mr.. Reigel clears
some land each year, and this year
is no exception. About twenty acres
Of old pasture was being Stumped with
the big Stumping machine that Mr..
Reigel has sold to the Kettering Bros.
of Walrath. This machine was at
work Monday and it made short work
of pulling and piling any stump or
tree it came in contact with.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
F. G. NeWhOuse

+. G. NewhOuse purchased forty
acres of open, easilycleared land, two
miles northeast of. Walrath. He has
been at work for the past sixty days
and has built a small house that he
will use later as garage, ana mas
cleared. leveled and seeded ten acres
of land along the road. This lana Is
free of stumps and has but few stone.
Mr.. Newhouse has proven that there
is some wild land in Rusk county that
is worth at least $50 per acre, as these
ten acres are now worth 500 per acre
and it didn't cost a half of the differ
ence to clear them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Nicholson Bros.

Louis Nicholson is building a log
cabin of even-siZed poles and has the
walls laid and is now busy putting
on the roof.
Clint Nicholson. his brother. has
built log or pole cabin and has the
poles set up and down, and covered
with board gables and shingle roof.
These cabins are well built and show
good workmanship throughout They
prove that there is no need Of a new
settler investing a lot of money in
buildings when starting farm here.
Houses of this kind are so comfort
able that people who build them are
well satisfied to live in them for years,
and when they do build new houses
these old log buildings come in handy
for machine sheds or shelter for stock.
These boys have a goOd-siZed clearing
on their fOrties and have big meadow
on the back end Of their land which
they cleaned up and moved hay from
this season They got close to TWEEN
ty tons of good hay,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
A. G.. Wichterman

A. c. Wichterman is the next neigh
Dor on the south of Mr.. DOane. He
owns so acres of land and has been
there two years. He has small house
and barn, and about fifteen acres OF
land that has been plOwed. He also
has nearly twenty acres more brushed
which makes hay and pasture for a
nice bunch of cows. Mr.. Wichterman
and Mr. DOane each own horse and
often double them up for their heavy
work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23

these exorbitant salaries. When the
arming business of the United States
vas compared with the corporations,
le showed that where their capital
millions, the farmers capital is
"ated in billions of dollars. His fig
lreS showed that President Howard
was paid the least in comparison to
the amount he represented of any big
man in the United States today.
A. A. Hadden then read some of the
bylaws of the society, after which the
election Of officers was held.
John Schmidt was elected president
He thanked the farmers for the hon
or and stated that he would try anC
bring the membership from around 20t
now to 800 or 600 by the next meeting
date this fall.
J. A. Boyer was then elected vice
John Helm. These men ran very CLOSE
until the third ballot, when the vote
was tie. Then Mr.. Boyer received
the majority vote on the fourth bal
lot which gave him the Office. Fl. w
Turner was elected secretary and Ed
Rheingans. treasurer, without Opposi
ton
i. c. Dunn, of Glen Flora, VIM. s
Craig. of Hawkins. and A. g. Krause
of Ladysmith. were elected directors
at large.
The annual pay day. when member
ship fees fall due, was set for Novem
Der /.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
FARMERS AND SETTLERS
MAKE fine PROGRESS

pie of acres Of land for building site
and garden, and raised lots of vege-
tables that were planted ON the 18th
day of June. AS Mr. Strubbe is a con-
tractor and builder he has been help
ing his neighbOrs build their houses.
Now he is getting out logs for a
new house, which he will build on his
land. Mr.. Strubbe has proven him
self to be handy man for his neigh
bOrhOOd.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Paul Miller

Paul Miller moved to Walrath this
summer and built a small house in the
west edge of that village. of poles from
the woods and rough lumber, at cost
of only about $50 The bed folds up
on the wall and everything is arranged
in that home to save space and time.
Mr.. Miller recently purchased 40 acres
of land west Of the village and has
started clearing land and will move
his house onto it this fall.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23

The village of Walrath is the com
munity trading center, and Rietz Y
Son run the general store. The village
contains number of cottages and a
hotel building which are pressed into
service of the settlers who live there
while building their own homes on their
land.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
VIM. DOane

VIM. DOane lives on the SO-acre farm
south Of the Reigel farm and he has
owned it for six years. He has good
house and fair barn About fifteen
acres are brushed and seeded and some
of it is plOwed up.
Mr.. Doane has good start in
Guernsey cows and heifers, and hy
keeping his best heifer calves he will
have fine dairy herd in few years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
A. Kernper

A. Kemper lives on the next corner
south and has been there two years
He has small house and is now dig
ging a well and plans on using
building site a little further east OF
the place his house is located ON. His
land in front Of the house is cleared
and seeded down to grass.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Emmett Shepherd

Emmett Shepherd. who has been liy-
ing in Walrath for the past two weeks
came from Albert Lea, MINI. He has
cleared patch Of ground and built a
small house which he moved into Sat
urday. He brought two good teams
of horses. harness, wagons and equip
mpnt with him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Fred DucatS

Fred Ducats owns the forty across
the road, west, of Mr.. NeWhOuse and
has the same kind Of easy land TO
clear. He built house and did some
clearing. Mr.. Ducats has worked out
some this summer, but now intends TO
put in some time in clearing his land
for next years hay.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Good Shane For Winter

Mrs. B0rntrager says she has over
400 quarts of fruit and vegetables put
up for winter and with a couple acres
of fine potatoes, plenty of good wood
and water, she says that their family
never was in as good shape to go into
the winter before as now. They for
merly lived in Montana, then moved
to Michigan before coming here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
THE GENTLE cow

The gentle COW eats grass and hay;
She works for me the whole long day.
For all she eats makes milk, you see
The COW is very good to me.
She gives me milk to make me grow ;
The more | drink, the more | know
I'm getting big and strong and wise,
Last week in school | won a prize.
| drink four glasses every day,
And | have heaps of fun at play:
The boys who have no milk to drink
Don't play at adjust sit and blink.
And so I'm going to drink it all,
And soon be scholarly and tall;
| have to, for I've always meant
That some day I'll be president.
Exchange
This, of course, only applies to the
breeders of pure bred livestock. The
little time spent on breaking bul
when young will pay a thousand times
| over
HOard'S Dairyman.
Legal blanks? The News Budget.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Caleb HOuser

Caleb Houser is a minister OF the
gospel. He quit the profession to cast
his lot among the new settlers OF Wal
rath. He has started clearing his land
east of the village OF Walrath and
will build and make it his home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Eli BOrntrager

Eli Borntrager owns forty acres
east of Walrath on the banks OF the
Little Jump River. He has cleared
good-sized patch of land and built Il
fence around it, He has built house
and a blacksmith shop, where he does
his own work and also does custom
work for his neighbOrS.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
f.. j. PapamOnali

f. J. Papamonali started to open
his land for a farm August /. He has
four acres cleared, leveled and seeded.
He has built a two-story house and
has it enclosed and is getting it in
shape for winter Mr.. PapamOnali
has easy land to clear and at the rate
he is going he will soon have a paying
farm
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
George TOrOneX

George Toroney is one of the new
settlers Of the Walrath neighbOrhOOd,
having arrived a couple OF months
ago. He has done some clearing on
his forty. dug a well, built a small
house. and moved into it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
w 6 Knit

w. s. Kutt is clearing twenty new
acres of land ON his farm this year
Mr.. Kutt is an old hand at the clear
ing game and it won't be many years
until his whole farm is cleared and
growing grass.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
George Merritt

George Merritt, who has been on his
land since spring, has built good
sized two-stOry house on his eighty
and has it enclosed. He has a couple
of acres cleared
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
l.. G. BOTORF

J.. G. Botorf has lived on his farm
across the road north of the Ketter-
ing Bros. land since spring. He has
cleared a patch of land and built a
little cottage on it. He also has some
meadow on the back end of his land
that he cleaned up and cut about ten
tons of hay from
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Roads i'm Fine Condition

The roads in the town of Lawrence
except where they have recently been
graded or worked are in fine cOndi-
ton.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Del Done

Del Done has lived on his farm for
four years and has fair house and
barn and several acres cleared. Mr..
Done is clearing more land this sum-
mer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23

Cows and clover are the best com
binatiOn for Rusk county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Harry Strubbe

Harry Strubbe has opened up cou-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23

Everybody is standing pat except
the Poles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-23
LYCEUMS WIN
At P|SCATAWAY
Local Team Beats Arrows in
Fast Game by a Score of
8 to 7.

Tom Snyder's Lyceum baseball
team of this city travelled to Piscat-
away yesterday where they nosed out
the Arrow nine of that place in an
interesting game by a score of 8 to
z. Henry Zalari and Mickey Mil
chick did the twirling for the visit
ing outfit in this contest, while N.
Harvey was on the mound for the
losing team. Fourteen hits were
collected by the Lyceum team, to ten
by the Arrows.
Tommy Burke and Kopko led the
ing three hits, while Starkins and
Fisher featured with the willow for
the Arrows. Kopko, Zalari and
Starkins each secured triples, the
longest clouts of the game. The
Arrow team started early by scoring
three counters in the opening ses-
sion, but the Amboy team took the
lead in the first half of the second
inning when five runs were sent
across the platter. The Piscataway
representatives with a four run rally,
again took the lead in the second
session, and held the same until the
Lyceums staged a winning rally in
the seventh session and sewed up the
game.
The Arrow batters were unable to
solve the offerings of Milchick, who
relieved Belari, when hits meant
runs. The Arrow players made two
miscues, while the Lyceums were
charged with one misplay.
The box score:
Lyceums
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-23

:, WINNER AGAIN
Romer Pitches Excellent
: Brand of Ball Against Red
Stars at TottenvilIe Oval.

The Aquehonga baseball team of
T~ottenville annexed their third
straight victory of the season yester-
day afternoon when they defeated
the Red stars of New Brunswick on
the T. A. C. grounds by a corr of
Az. Art Romer, the veteran south
paw of the Aquehonga team, was
again in zeal form yesterday. only
three hits and nary a run being col
lected off his delivery in eight and
two-third innings. Forman's fluke
homer after Dametsch had walked
in the ninth gave the visiting tossers
their only runs.
GLADDEN. started on the mound for
the Brunswick team and pitched a
good brand of ball up to the fifth
inning. In this session the home
tossers managed to score the first
runs of the game, and Borlund went
to Gladden's relief. Ire Tottenville
representatives scored their third
run of the game in the sixth inning.
and their final counter in the eighth
session. Borlund pitched part of
the fifth inning and the sixth. and
then returned to centerfield while
GLADDEN. returned to the mound.
Forman's clout, the longest of the
game, rolled into deep left, hit an
instrument and went over the fence.
uallowell and Arbogast led the
home players with the willow. Hal
lowell also securing a two base hit.
Hennessey stole home for the Tot
tenville team in the fifth stanza.
The hoy score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-23
CASEyS
DEFEAT |NG0TS
Knights of Columbus Win.
Slugging Match Here Sat-
urday From Copper Works

The knights of Columbus base
ball team defeated the Raritan Cop
per Works baseball team on the
Raritan Copper Works field Satur-
day afternoon, in a smuggling bee by
a score of It'll. Warner. who
twirled for the Copper Works team
was touched for thirteen bingles,
and Jay Wallace. the Casey mounds
man was hit for the same number
of safeties. Added + the chances of
the n. of c team to tally. was the
wildness of Warner and error-mak-
ing of the team behind him.
Mike Tague, playing third base
for the Casey combination, led both
teams with the willow, securing
four hits out of FIVE trips to the
plate, one going for a triple. Jacobs,
Wallace and Leahy each secured
two hits apiece for the K. of c..
team. Warner, Halbert, Poulsen
and Hurley were the leading hitters
for the Ingots team, Manager Poul-
sens doubles coming at opportune
moments.
The Caseys scored in every in
ming but the third and seventh.
while the Ingots punched their tall
lies in the second. seventh and ninth
innings. The Caseys heaviest scor-
ing came in the sixth inning. when
four runners were pushed across the
platter. The Copper Works sent
five inner home in the ninth in
ming.
The box score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-23
AMBOY GAME
ENDS IN ARGUMENT, I'LL

An argument in the ninth inning
ended the contest between the
Acme and West Amboy baseball
teams on the West Amboy grounds
yesterday afternoon, with the score
tied 17-17. The contest was feat
ured by heavy hitting and error
making on both sides. The visiting
Acme team outhit their West Am
boy opponents sivteen to twelve. Joe
Wood was on the mound for the
Acme, and Herman Jeroff for the
West Amboy team. Brosky relieved
Wood on the mound for the AGNES
late in the game.
Terio and Madsen led the Acme
team with the willow, each secur-
ing three hits, while Battle with
three hits, led the West Amboy team
at the bat. Ward of the West AM
boy opponents sixteen to twelve. Joe
of the game, a home run, while
Battle, Baumlin, Brosky and Wood
belted out triplets, the Acme pitcher
securing three base smacks. Each
team made nine error
The Acmes scored four runs in
the first, three in the fourth, two
in the fifth. one in the sixth and
seven in the ninth inning. The
West Amboys sent n runner
across the pan in the first, one in
the third, one in the fifth, in the
sixth, four in the seventh and nine
in the ninth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-23
SEWAREN A. 4. WINS EASY
GAME FROM STERLING A. C.

The strong Sewaren baseball team
added another victory to their credit
yesterday by defeating the Sterling
A.. c., of Perth Amboy, at Sewaren,
17-7. Wilhelm, pitching for Sewar-
en-, allowed only eight hits and
walked one. Petric of the Sterlings
was hit for twenty-six safeties and
Re walked three. The longest hit of
the game was a three Dagger made
by II. Sullivan. Next Sunday after
noon the Sewaren nine meets the
Junior Club of the Perth Amboy Jr.
o. U. A. NJ. Yesterday morning the
Sewaren team won a ten inning
game with the Sewaren All Stars,
TO. J. Coley and e. Simonsen pitch
ed for the Stars and F. Zehrer for
the Sewaren A. A.
The score by innings of yesterday
afternoons game:
Sew'r'n A. A. 0 5 3 2 2 o 2 3 0-1T
Sterl'g A. A. 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 / 7