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Bonners Ferry Herald
TWENTY SEVENTH YEAR
BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO. APRIL 30. 1918
NUMBER 43
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LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE (. HAIR- .
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MAN CONFIDENT COUNTY
MILL EXCEED QUOTA
$47,000.00 NOW SUBSCRIBED
Excellent Record Made in the Klock
mann Precinct.
The Third Liberty Loan drive will
come to an end Saturday, May, 4th.
This morning Chairman Shultis an
nounced that $47,000 had been sub
scribed in Boundary county and he
is confident that before the end of
the week the county will have gone
well "over the top."
The Klockmann precinct made a
record this drive of which it may be
proud. A committee composed of J.
Bert Cowen, O. C. Wilson and H. H.
Elder visited this precinct Saturday,
returning home last night, and se
cured subscriptions of $9,300 and it
is expected that this amount will be
increased to $10,000 before the end
of the week. The committee had to
walk about 14 miles in soft snow
in order to reach the camp of the
Idaho-Continental Mining Company
where most of the subscriptions were
secured.
Chairman Shultis is gratified over
the manner in which the precinct
chairmen have worked in this cam
paign. The country districts have
come to the front in grand shape and |
every district has subscribed even 1
more than was expected. In Bound-1
ary county there have been no large i
subscriptions to the Third Liberty I
Loan but nearly every resident has '
subscribed for one, two or three
bonds each. :
This week the Boy Scouts have I
been busy soliciting for Liberty Loan 1
bond subscriptions and have been
quite successful, considering that the !
field has already been pretty thor
oughly worked. * ' |
The women workers of the county
were also very successful and
through their efforts a great per
centage of the quota has been sub
scribed.
Last evening Chairman Shultis
met in consultation with the mem
bers of his executive committee. It
was arranged to send solicitors in
all the districts of the county where
110 active campaign has yet been
conducted.
Red Cross Meeting
At the meeting of the Red 'Cross
members held last evening a corn
plete report of the work done in the
past year was made by Miss Goldie
Cave, secretary.
The local auxiliary elected Mrs.
H. A. Gale as delegate and Mrs.
Belle Bishop, alternate delegate, to
attend the division institute which
will be held in Seattle, Wash., May
6th to 11th. At this institute all
kinds of Red Cross work will be
demonstrated. The institute will be
held at the University of Washing
ton. The delegates to the institute
will spend one day at Camp Lewis,
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Draft Boys Leave Sunday
A large crowd, was at the Great
XT tx . j ,
Northern Depot Sunday to bid God
speed to the Boundary county boys
recently called through the draft to
Camp Lewis. The special train ar
rived here about 1 o'clock Sunday af
ternoon and carried seyeral hundred
draft men from Montana points.
The Boundary county men who left
Sunday were Tom Gillard, B. M.
Bloom, Ray E. Schaf fert, Fred Zie
mer, Carl O. Orest, and P. W. Har
ris. Mr. Harris will join the contin
gent from Ellensburg, Wash. Dave
Mahaffy, of Enterprise, Oreg., failed
to respond to the call. He registered
here on his way through from Can
ada and it is believed that he has
previously enlisted.
Two more Boundary county menj
have been called for Slay 11.' They
are Rodney Danquist, of Addie, anil
Henry Edward James, now located
at Deer Park, Wash.
Palouse Man Buys Here
On Saturday some 103 acres of
valley land located about six miles
below Bonners Ferry and belonging
to C. G. Reeder, of Spokane, was sold
by J. F. McGlocklin to a Mr. Simp
kins, formerly a farmer of the Pa
louse district. Mr. Simpkins will take
immediate possession and pat in crop
this spring. The land sold for $25
per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moore, of
Spokane, motored here Saturday and
remained over Sunday as guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brody.
Moore is district agent in the In
land Empire for the Overland auto
company.
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Mr.
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i RED CROSS DRIVE
❖ MAY 20TH TO 25TH
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A. J. Kent has been ap
<• pointed county chairman of
•I* the second Red Cross War
❖ Fund drive which will start
May 20 and end May 25th.
. Mr. Kent will appoint the
•> precinct chairmen this week
<" and expects to have the coun
•> ty thoroughly organized for
<• the May 20-25th drive. He
<• has on hand a large supply
of literature, receipts, etc., to
C» gether with pledge cards in
• <♦ the shape of calendars where
<• by subscriptions may be paid
•> in installments covering four
♦ months.
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HOSPITAL IN NEW LOCATION |
Mrs. Dawson Property To Be Used
for Bonners Ferry Hospital.
Dr. E. E. Fry has leased the Mrs.
Mary Dawson property on the North
side which he will use, as soon as it
can be vacated by Mrs. Dawson, as
Uarters for the Bonners Ferry hos
pital.
The Bonners Ferry hospital has
been located for many years in the
M. M. Fry residence on the North
side but this place is too small to
accomodate the growing require
ments of the institution. In the new
location the hospital will have larger
quarters and a more substantial
building and a large acreage for gar
den space.
The new hospital building will be
remodeled considerably and baths
and toilets will be installed on two
floors of the building.
_ ...
, ® Grill, the popular restaurant
and bakery owned by C. H. Bixler,
was badly damaged by a fire which
S ras , discovered about 10:30 o'clock
„9, ay morning. The loss to Mr.
tbxler is esttmated at about $1,000,
P®?".y covered by insurance. The
building is owned by the First Na
tional Bank and was also partially
P r 2îf C r . lnsu rance.
,' 116 f. 11 !® s \ a . d above the plaster
®5 b u r ,V on be y w ®f n bakery and
kitchen of the restaurant and
spread rapidly between the_ ceiling
| n< root '-be building. The fire
<le b, a v rncn ,. was . at work promptly
and by cutting holes in the concrete
block walls above the ceilings, was
ab * e P ut - ou ^ the fire in short
or, | er - .
as S0 9 n as the fire insurance
adjusters arrive and inspect the loss
9 s building will be repaired. It !
I s tigured that it will be three or
? our w , eek # before the building will |
P® rea dy for use by Mr. Bixler with
"J® restaurant although he may be •
a b ,e to serve his bakery customers
sooner> _j
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"ant Money on Sewer Contract
Mandamus proceedings were filed
in the district court Thursday by the
sewer contracting firm of Clifton
Applegate & Toole against the town
of Bonners Ferry, the complaint ask
ing that the town be compelled to
pay the sum of approximately $0,000
alleged to be due for the construe-,
tion of the sewer system. The firm
of Lee & Kimball, of Spokane, rep
resent the plaintiff film. '
The town board of trustees has ta
ken the stand that the sewer con
tractors have never completed the
sewer system of Bonners Ferry ac
cording to contract. A part of the
claim of the contractors has been
approved by the sewer commission
but no final agreement has ever been
reached between the city and the
firm of Clifton-Applegate & Toole,
Chairman S. E. Henry, of the town
council, states that under the Idaho,
statutes the sewer contractors can-1
not bring such an action as was
filed Thursday. He states that the
lawyers of Clifton, Applegate &
Company have agreed to withdraw,
the present suit and that action'
against the town, if there is one
will be brought in a legal manner.
GRILL RESTAURANT BURNED
Sunday Morning Fire Causes $2,500
Loss on Maain Street.
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Hear Armenian Speaker
The K. of P. hall was crowded.
Sunday morning with Bonners Ferry
people who listened for nearly two
hours to M. P. Krikorean, an Arme
nian, in his narrative of 'the suffer
ings of Armenians and Syrians in
the last few years. The atrocities
he told of seemed to be too horrible
to be true. He told of his father
having- been cut to nieces of the loss
of his mother and sister of the
frightful crimes committed' against
the women and children.
j After the address subscriptions
were taken for the Armenian and
Syrian Relief work. The following!
] committee was elected to take charge
; 0 f this work in Boundary county and
j to solicit and receive funds for the
WO rk: G. H. Wilbur, chairman, M.
p. DeWolf, treasurer,' W. B. Hawk-!
i ns , secretary, Sfrs. ' F. E. Murray
ami Mrs. W. F. Richardson. * '
Music for the service was fur
nished by the choirs of the Metho
dist and Union churches.
In addition to those names of new
ly elected school directors of the
county published last week are the
following*
District No. 2, McRae school, Jos.
Barto; No. 3, Curley Creek, E. B.
Schlette reelected, anil C. E. Critchell
appointed in place of N. J. Perry,
resigned; No. 7, Highland Flat, Mrs.|
W. B. Roberts; No. 8, Porthill, Alva
Hall reelected; No. 9, Porthill. Mrs.
Bertha Johnson reelected; No. 12,
Copeland, L. D. Bennett. In No. 17,
Lenia, all three directors were elect
ed and the result is a complete new
board, consisting of S. G. Talbot for
three years; G. Ralston for two
years; and Jacob Sheets for one
year. In District No. 19, Porthill,
village, Mrs. Clara Hawks was elect
ed. In No. 20, Naples, J. S. Bond
was elected for three years and C.
E. Honsinger to succeed Mrs. Bond,
who resigned.
Elect School Trustees
grades;
Bessie Curran, 4th and 5th
Elect Northside Teachers
At a meeting of the board of trus
tees of School District No. 14, hold
recently, the teachers of the North
side school were all re-elected for the
coming year. The corps of teachers
are: Arthur Bangs, principal; Miss
Ruth Buchannan, 5th and 6tn
Miss
grades, and Miss Palmer, primary
grades.
The school trustees organized with
Fred Meyers as chairman and F. A.
Davis as clerk. Joe Meddock is the
remaining member of the board.
GET DATA ON
FARM PRODUCTS
ASSESSORS SECURE INFORMA
TION FIRST HAND OF WHAT
MILL EE PRODUCED
LEARN EXPECTED YIELD OF 1918
Also Get Data on Increased Acreage
in Crops.
The United States government is
now obtaining exhaustive data rel
ative to various crop productions of
last year and what may be expected
this year. This data is being se
cured through the assessors of the
various counties of each state and
information is being secured from
each owner of ground at the same
time as the assessor is preparing his
tax rolls.
The reports of the assessors will
be completed and turned in to gov
ernment officials by June 4th of this
year,
The individual reports from the
farmer are required by law. Legal
description of land being cultivated
j s required, the number of acres
planted last year and number of
acres being planted this year,
Information is required giving the
number of acres planted in 1917 and
the yield per acre and the number
G f acres planted in 1918 and the
yield expected of wheat, oats, barley,
corn, beans, potatoes and sugar
beets.
In addition the county assessor is
required to obtain information con
cerning the acres of perennial past
ure, alfalfa, clover, timothy, and nat
ura i meadow, with the record of
crops for 1917 and the expected yield
f or I9]g. A report of the number
0 f a ppl e and prune trees bearing
an d no t bearing and the crop of last
year and that expected this year,
must be taken.
The complete list upon which the
government asks data for 1918 cov
ers the tons of alfalfa, clover, tim
othy, natural meadow', other hay,
and ensilage cut last year and the
cro P expected this season; pounds of
Bluegrass, red clover, alsike, sweet
clover, white clover, alfalfa and tim
°thy seed harvested last year and the
crop expected this season; sale per
bushel, pound or dozen of wheat
oats, barley, corn, beans, peas, pota
toes, sugar beets, butter, butter fat,
milk. chickens and eggs; number of
beef or common cattle, dairy cows,
bogs, sheep, draft horses and saddle
horses, owned,
County assessor Bush states that
the work of securing the data re
quested as above requires as long for
each individual as to secure the data
for the assessment rolls, and conse
quently the county assessors work
is double that of previous years,
MR. DRAKE GOES TO MONTANA
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Sel | s Watch Repairing and Jewelry
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Business lo u. r. nowe.
W. E. Drake left yesterday for
Miles City, Mont., where he has
accepted a position as jeweler and
watch repairer with the Smith Jew
®' r y atjd Optical Company.
Mr, Drake has been a resident of
B° nners Ferry for over three and a
half years and during this time cqn
ducted a jewelry and watch repair
m K business in Simond s Drug Store,
He enjoyed a full share of the pat
rona ge of the district but the offer
at Miles City was so attractive that
be decided to sell out here. A deal
was < ' lose<l la st Friday whereby O. F.
Howe, jeweler and optician, purchased
| Mr. Drake's stock of watches, silver
ware and jewelry and his watch re
pairing business.
Mrs. Drake and children will re
tuain here until the close of school
w ben they will join Mr. Drake at
Miles City. Mr. and Mrs. Drake ex
1 P ec '- to return to this city in a year
or two and for this reason will not
1 try to se, l their property here. Both
bave many friends here who regret
l- 0 see them leave but wish them the
1 best of success in their new home.
Kranz in France
Joe Banning received a letter this
w f ek from Imng Kranz who cnlist
e(1 here with the first Bonners Ferry
P? en ar ! ( ' wa0 1S n , ow France,
Kranz is a sergeant with Battery
£, 146th F. A. Kranz writes: "1
bave a gun and a crew of five men.
11 a hard drag. We didn't get a
sendoff when we left, but are here
first , to give our German friends a
g? 0 ®. lK " k J n K and we will sure do it.
'Having fine spring weatne'.-."
Ed Sloan in France
Miss Goldie Cave, who is chairman
of the comfort kit committee of the
W. C. T. U. and commercial club,
I has just received acknowledgement
of receipt of a comfort kit from Ed
wrrd Sloan, a Boundary County boy
now "somewhere in France." He
writes expressing his thanks and
tci>s: ."We are having fine spring
weather here, I don't have time to
get homesick or lonely, but here is
hoping that I will see Bonners Ferry
again some day."
Iowa Man Buys Here
A deal was closed last Thursday
whereby John W. Ferguson, lately
of Iowa, purchased 160 acres south
east of Bonners Ferry of Frank
Bush, proprietor of the Casey hotel.
The consideration was $2,000.
The land purchased was home
steaded by Mr. Bush. There is about
20 acres under cultivation. The new
owner moved onto the place Satur
day. He plans to do considerable
clearing at once.
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THOMAS B. PLUNKETT
DIES IN FRANCE ❖
❖
Last week word was re- ❖
ceived by Mrs. Gudbaur, of ❖
Copeland, of the death of her *>
son-in-law, Thomas B. Plun- ❖
kett, in France. Death re- *
suited from injuries received ♦
several weeks ago in an at- *
tack against the Germans.
Plunkett is the first Bound
ary county man to die of in
juries received in the war
against Germany. He enlisted •>
last summer at Spokane in ♦
the gas and flame corps of •>
the army and was among the ❖
first of the U. S. troops to be <•
sent to France. He was an ❖
ex-regular army man, and ❖
was in the service in the ❖
Spanish-American war and *
also participated in the Boxer •>
uprising in China. ❖
Plunket was w r el!known in •••
this city and in Copeland
where he made his home for ❖
A
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v
He
spent a
many years.
great deal of his time pros
pecting and at one time was
heavily interested in the
Tungsten Hill mine near
Copeland.
TEST SPRUCE OF
THIS DISTRICT
J. A. Tormey, of Spokane, with
the Tormey Timber Company which
has holdings in Boundary county
and which is operating a mill at
Copeland, passed through the city
Saturday on his way to Copeland.
Mr. Tormey has recently been in
conference with the members of the
spruce board of Portland and he
states that arrangements have been
made to have a second test made of
the Englemann or mountain spruce
of which there is
quantity in this district.
The first tests of this spruce were
made by experts of the government
at Madison, Wis., and at that time
it was believed that the timber was
not of the right quality to be used
for aeroplane construction. Lately
a number of unofficial tests of
mountain spruce have been made and
from these tests it has developed
that the strength of the mountain
spruce is more than sufficient for
aeroplane use. The Portland Spruce
board has therefore arranged for a
second official test and Mr. Tormey
is going to secure mountain spruce
from the Copeland district with
which this second test will be made.
Mr. Tornjey states that he has
also taken up the matter of havin'
a road from Addie to Copeland put
in this summer. He took up the
matter with Supervisor Fitzwater, of
the Pend d'Oreille National Forest,
and was advised that the forest re
serve money for this road would be
available in 1919 if Boundary county
would pay half of the cost of con
struction. Mr. Tormey has also ad
vised with the county commissioners
and it may be possible that the com
missioners will go ahead with the
road this year and complete it next
year with the forest department's
appropriation.
The Tormey Timber Company is
now cutting ties at its mill at Cope
land on Mission creek. As soon as
the proposed Addie-Copeland road
is constructed the company will make
arrangements to built! a larger mill
on a new site.
considerable
a
The pupils of the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades of the
Northside school gave a very crcdit
able program in the school auditor
ium last Wednesday night which was
attended by a large crowd. A com
1 edy playlet, "A Surprise Party at
Brinkley's, was staged by students
in the classes of Prof. Bangs and the
pupils of Miss Ruth Buchanan ap
peared in "The Patriotic Club" in
which four boys and girls, in cos
tume, gave a pleasing presentation
of a French minuet. The
Fay and Grace Keith sang two pret
ty duets and the program closed with
a couple of selections, well rendered,
by the chorus of 16 voices.
Northside Entertainment
Mr. Grindstaff left
Misses
Miller Is Sole Proprietor
Last Wednesday Mike S. Miller
purchased the interests of his part
ner, I. D. Grindstaff in the Pastime
Cigar store.
Friday for Canada where he plans to
spend several months.
Mr. Miller is now in full charge
of the Pastime and is planning a
number of improvements such as re
papering and painting and additions
to stocks of cigars, candies, etc.
The Pastime Cigar store has al
ways enjoyed its full share of the
patronage of this district and Mr.
Miller is confident that he will be
able to hold this trade and in addi
tion gain new business for his store.
Dutton Buys another Store
A deal was closet! last week where
by a part of the general merchandise
stock owned by Charles Benbom, at
Moravia, was sold to F. E. Dutton,
who also has a store at Naples. The
remaining stock of the Benbom store
will be sold in Montana. Mr. Ben
bom has leased the store building at
Moravia to Mr. Dutton.
Mr. Benbom plans to remain at Mo
ravia where he has a small tract of
land which he will farm.
Mr. Dutton will conduct two stores
now and plans to increase the stock
carried at the Moravia store. He
will take charge of the Moravia store
next week.
in nA f irriA i f
IS POLITICAL
CAMOUFLAGE
Democrats not So Solicitous About
STATE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
PUTS END TO BI-PARTISAN
TALK IN THIS STATE
SCHEME TO RE-ELECT NUGENT
M'ar Situation in South.
"There will be no bi-partisan tick
et in Idaho in the campaign of 1918."
So says S. D. Taylor, chairman of
the Republican state central commit
tee, in reply to overtures open and
secretive which the Bourbons of the
state have been making since they
conceived the idea of putting up a
Borah-Nugent ticket in order to avoid
senatorial contest this year.
"A bi-partisan ticket would not be
practicable," says Mr. Taylor, "even
if it were desirable. A fusion ticket,
in its final analysis .would necessa
rily be a 'hand-picked' ticket, se
lectee! by a few politicians. It is
unthinkable that the people of Idaho
would stand for such a thing. The
history of political fusion has been
political confusion.
Serious—If True.
"The bi-partisan idea as advanced
is always coupled with the observa
tion that a political campaign would
divert our energies and our atten
tion from war preparations. This
would be serious if true, but in fact
it does not require any great amount
of energy to go to the polls and cast
your ballot and have your vote re
corded, and instead of diverting at
tention from war preparations, it is
more likely to direct attention to
them.
"The claim that there should be
no politics during the period of the
war is fundamentally wrong. The
laws of the land and the spirit of
our free institutions enjoin certain
political duties on every citizen, war
or no war, and the citizen who fails
to perform those duties is not con
serving good government. Good gov
ernment is an essential toward wa
ning the war. If good government
is best advanced by having 'hand
picked' governors, congressmen and
United States senators, then the
whole American idea of representa
tive government is wrong. By the
way, what has become of the polit
ical slogan that used to be advanced
with such fury—'Let* the People
Rule?'
Is Political Camouflage.
"There may be some simple-mind
ed persons who honestly believe in a
bi-partisan ticket, but there is much
evidence that the idea is principally
supported for political camouflage
to put some fellow over who could
not be elected on his merits nor the
merits of his party. No man who
believes in himself and his party
would be afraid to come before the
whole people of the state of Idaho.
"let no one be deceived for a min
ute that this fusion idea is a matter
of patriotism, so far as it applies to
the big push. It is politics of the
most subtle kind—the very thing
that it professes to wish to avoid.
If there were no senatorial situation
in Idaho, some people now urging
fusion would scorn it.
Republican state.
United States senators to elect, and
Borah is conceded to be over the top.
By what process of reasoning does
the great personal and political pop
ularity of Senator Borah, a Repub
lican, entitle the Democrats to the
other senator?
What About Solid South?
"When did the Democrats cease to
be partisan? It certainly must have
been since April 2, the date of the
Wisconsin election. It has not been
observed that they are conceding any
senators to Republicans in Demo
cratic states—the war situation does
not require a bi-partisan ticket in
such states!
at all afraid that political campaigns
in Democratic states will divert our
energies and our attention from war
rations, but their solicitude for
is sublime^—nerve.
Idaho is a
There are two
Democrats are not
prepa
Idaho
"The best thing that can happen
for Idaho—and the thing that will
happen—and
make Idaho strongest to concentrate
and exert her war energies, so far
as politics is concerned, is to hold
our election in the usual way, each
party nominating its strongest men,
upon the platform of its choosing,
and with their records of achieve
ments and failures, submit the cause
to the whole people. The best wins."
the course that will
Buys the Page Ranch
Miss Margaret L. Sharp, head
nurse at the Bonners Ferry hospital,
purchased last Wednesday, what is
known as the Eugene Page ranch
of 160 acres near Copeland. The
land consists of rich bottom soil and
is very productive. The sale was
made by J. F. McGlocklin.
Miss Sharp plans to improve the
ranch and her brother-in-law, M. T.
Welch, will farm it.
May Day Program
The pupils of the primary grades
of the Northside school will give
May Day program at the school aud
itorium at 8 o'clock Thursday eve
ning, May 2. The entertainment
will be given under the direction of
Miss May E. Palmer. The general
public is invited.
Hay Burns Thursday
Fire of an unknown origin des
troyed some 40 tons of hay belonging
to Frank Cuddy and stored in
barn on the Joe Varcoe place north
east of town last Thursday night.
The loss was partially covered by in
surance.
MANY CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED
Boys and Girls Clubs Are Popular
and Progress Being Made.
Under the leadership of Miss Myr
tle Heberling. club leader of Bound
ary county, the boys and girls clubs
the various districts of the county
are being rapidly formed and yester
day Miss Heberling reported that
over 209 are enrolled as club mem
bers. Clubs have been organized in
Bonners Ferry, Naples, Moravia, in
the Hooker district, the Cow Creek
district and Paradise Valley,
nizations will be effected at Cope
land and Porthill tomorrow, and
quickly
formed in the other districts of the
county.
Miss Heberling has her office with
County
Mrs. E.
and at times will have the use of
the county automobile in order that
she may travel quickly to any point
where her services are needed.
Last week Miss Heberling demon
strated the treating of seed potatoes
at Naples and the demonstration was
not only attended by members of the
boys and girls club but also their
arents. Similar demonstrations will
e given each month in various parts
of the county covering various phas
es of agricultural work, including
how to can, dry and preserve fruits
and vegetables of all kinds amt how
to get the best results from the war
gardens now being planted.
Miss Heberling is entering into
the work of organizing the boys and
girls clubs with a vim.
been very successful in this work in
the various districts in which she has
taught and it is certain that her
efforts in this county will bring
forth great results.
Orga
as
as possible the clubs will be
Superintendent of Schools
M. Flood, at the courthouse
She has
Supf. Kent in Charge.
Last Friday A. R. Kent assumed
his duties as superintendent of the
schools of Independent School Dis
trict No. 4. lie comes here very
highly recommended as an educator
and the members of the board of
trustees are congratulating them
selves upon securing his services.
Supt. A. R. Kent was born in Ann
Arbor, Michigan and was educated
in the public schools of that city and
in the University of Michigan, with
post-graduate work at the North
western University, Evanston, III.
He began teaching sixteen years
ago as principal of the high school at
Hotchkiss, Colorado; later he served
as superintendent of schools at
Crede, Col., for two years; as super
intendent at LaVeta, Col., for five
years; as superintendent of the Con
solidated School,
five years and as city superintendent
at Raton, N. M., for three years.
In addition to the above Mr. Kent
has had a wide experience as a nor
mal institute instructor in Colorado,
New Mexico and Oklahoma, and sev
eral years ago was granted a state
certificate in Colorado for "eminent
service" in the schools of the state.
Mr. Kent has been prominently
identified with the National Educa
tional Association of the U. S. for
several years and at the last meeting
of this association, held in Portland,
last July, he was elected vice-presi
dent for the southwestern states.
P. M. Collins, who has been su
perintendent of schools for the past
three years, plans to leave soon for
eastern states and wilt spend several
weeks traveling, visiting with friends
and relatives at Chicago, Detroit, and
Indianapolis. He plans to attend
the National Teachers' Association
which convenes in June at Pittsburg,
Penn.
Prof, and Mrs. Collins have hosts
of friends who regret their depart
ure. All join in wishing them the
greatest success in their future
home.
Lamar, Col., for
Celebrate I. O. O. F. Anniversary
Members of the local I. O. O. F.
and the Rebekahs joined Friday
night in a celebration of the 99th an
niversary of the founding of the
Odd Fellow lodge. A short address
was given by Rev. G. H. Wilbur and
a musical program was rendered,
and light refreshments were served.
The semi-annual district conven
tion of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah
lodges was held Saturday at Priest
River and district officers were elect
ed. J. W. Reid, of Bonners Ferry,
Z. Montgomery, of Porthill, and
Louis Lunden of McArthur, were ap
pointed members of the legislative
committee named by the president
elect. The next session of the dis
trict convention will be held at Sand
point.
The Odd Fellow lodge is one of
strongest in the United States today.
There are over a million and a half
members of subordinate lodges and
over a half million members of the
Rebekah lodge. The order has $63,
500,000 of invested funds. The order
sustains 50 homes for aged and de
pendent members and is caring for
over 4,000 people.
The local I. O. O. F. lodge owns
a large brick business block on
Main street and is in a flourishing
condition, ranking among the first
lodges of the state in numbers and
financial responsibility.
Hear from Son in France
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coats, Le
nia, have just received a letter from
their son, John W. Coats, who is
with the 20th Engineers in France.
He states he had a very pleasant trip
across the ocean and seems to be
pleased with the army work,
also says they are making gardens
where he is. He would be glad to
hear from anyone who would care
to write.
He
Buys Forty Acres
A tract of 40 acres of cutover land
in Sec. 1, twp, 62 east, was sold last
Thursday through A. J. Kent to Alec
McDougal. The land was owned by
C. G. Reeder, of Spokane.