Old Timer's Column

From the Bonners Ferry Herald,

Jan. 3, 1913

A movement to secure the division of Bonner County was started among a number of representative citizens of Bonners Ferry and the north end of the county.

Actual working plans to secure the coveted division were discussed and adopted at a largely attended meeting of the Kootenai Valley Commercial Club at A. J. Kent’s office Monday night.

The meeting was attended by some 75 leading businessmen and citizens of this district. Representatives from Copeland and Porthill were also in attendance.

All phases of the advisability of trying to secure the division of Bonner County were discussed by each one at the meeting, and the proposition was given the unanimous and hearty support of the members of the commercial club.

The only question upon which there was any particular discussion was that of the boundaries of the proposed new county. The boundary question was finally left to a committee composed of W. P. Mahoney, T. J. Jones and Charles O’Callaghan, and it was determined to the entire satisfaction of the entire assemblage that the petition to the legislature for the new county should prescribe the boundaries as beginning at a point on the Washington state line at the north line of township 59 in Idaho, thence east along the Montana state line to the international boundary line, thence west along the international to the Washington state line, thence south along the Washington state line to the place of beginning.

Two Italians Released

Mike Marebelli, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, was given a preliminary hearing in Justice of the Peace O’Callaghan’s court Saturday morning and the case was dismissed. A similar case against Angelo Gramata was dismissed without a hearing in court Monday morning.

Both men were charged with having made an assault upon the person of Joseph Lateano near the Great Northern section house.

New Logging Camp

T. A. Hooker was a business visitor in town several days this week. Mr. Hooker is operating a logging camp near Leonia and has a crew of 25 men at work on a contract that calls for the taking out of some 10,000 poles for the Spokane Cedar Pole and Post Co. Mr. Hooker also will take out shingle bolts for G. W. Bush and Sons. It is understood that Bush and Sons will put in a shingle mill at Leonia in the near future.

Re-open Casey Cafe

Chris Neumeyer, formerly of Libby, Mont. and an experienced restaurant man, leased the Cafe last week and opened up for business Tuesday morning. Mr. Neumeyer will serve regular meals at the usual hours and short orders throughout the day.

Brief

Dr. Weber, veterinarian, was in Spokane last week buying horses for the use of the Idaho Continental Mining Co. at Porthill.

Mrs. L. C. Gale, wife of the Great Northern station agent at Porthill, visited in town the forepart of the week.