Plan For Celebration

From the Bonners

Ferry Herald

June 15, 1912

During the past week, members of the various committees selected to look after the preparations being made for the Fourth of July celebration have been working hard, and the general details of the events for the day are being shaped rapidly. The finance committee has secured subscriptions of $550, and of this sum, $300 will be used for prize money for the winners of the various contests and for a display of fireworks at night.

Thieves Busy At Naples

For the past week Special Agent Piggea of the Great Northern railway company, and Deputy Sheriff Riser have been working to secure clues of the identity of the perpetrators of a series of thefts and robberies which were made at Naples last Saturday and Sunday night. Up to date the officers have made no arrests, although they have strong evidence against parties whose names have not been divulged.

On Saturday evening, two saddles were stolen from horses belonging to Frank Bond and another young man of Naples. The young men were attending a dance and had tied their horses up within 30 feet of the dance hall. The thieves took the horses also but let them loose after the saddles and bridles had been removed. One of the saddles is valued at $45 and the other at $60.

On the same night, the Naples Great Northern depot was broken into; entrance being gained through the front window of the building. About $5 in silver was obtained by the thieves who overlooked $95 in currency and three gold watches which had arrived that afternoon by express.

Sunday evening an attempt was made to enter the Popp store but for some reason or other the thieves were frightened away. A pane of glass cut out of one of the windows of the store was evidence of the visit of the would-be robbers. The officers believe that the two robberies and the third attempt were the work of the same party or parties.

McArthur Wants

Train Service

A number of residents in and around McArthur are complaining because the Great Northern local train no longer stops at that place. They assert that there are many passengers from that point and that with the cutting out of the station they are obliged to go several miles to Naples in order to get a train out.

They also claim that this is a double hardship for the reason that there is no good or direct wagon road from the Fall Creek Valley to Naples so making it very difficult for about 15 families who reside there and a number of workmen at the Kootenai orchards to go elsewhere by train.

Some of the residents went before the board of county commissioners yesterday to ask for a new road to Naples and the board granted $400 for the opening of the road. This greatly relieves the situation.

Briefs

Chas. Blume, will have charge of a crew of 15 men which will begin work about July 1st on the construction of a government forest reserve trail from Porthill to the head of Smith creek. Mr. Blume will also have charge of the construction of a trail following Ball creek from its mouth to the top of Lookout point.

Some 2,500 head of sheep arrived here Monday from the Walla, Walla, Washington country and were taken by their owner, Eli Eyrand, to the Queen mountain range on the national forest reserve where they will graze this season. It is expected that some 10,000 more sheep will be shipped to this district from the Walla Walla country within the next week or two.

Copeland is to have a dance hall. The ground has been secured from Al Gudbaur and work will begin soon.

S. W. Wright shipped his 30 foot launch, over the Great Northern railway, to Albani Falls, Monday. The launch has been used on the Kootenai river for the past two years.

J. B. Brody moved this week to his new home on the Bench. Mr. Brody is making many improvements at his suburban home and will soon have one of the finest places on the south Bench which is fast becoming well populated.