Old Timer's Column

From the Bonners Ferry Herald, Jan. 10, 1913

At the time of going to press today, it is estimated that some 1,000 residents of the north end of Bonner County have signed the petition, which was circulated during the past week, in which the division of Bonner County is asked.

Petitions have been circulated in all parts of the Kootenai Valley and are in the hands of those who will work hard for the cause, in the short time remaining before the petitions must be sent to representative Elliott of the Idaho legislature.

I. J. Causton circulated a petition in the neighborhoods of Moravia, Naples and Elmira during the week and had great success in securing signatures. James Dolan secured the signatures of practically every resident of the Copeland and Porthill district last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Up to the present time no great opposition to the proposed county division has been made. North Bonner County is unanimously in favor of the division and many residents of Sandpoint and the southern part of the county have expressed themselves as being in favor of the proposition. Neither the Sandpoint newspapers have editorially expressed themselves as favoring or disfavoring the division by North Boundary County.

Porthill has

Boosters Club

Porthill, the second largest town in the Kootenai Valley, boasts a live commercial club with practically every businessman and resident of the surrounding county a member. The organization calls itself “The Boundary Club” with officers as follows: president, J. L. Goodwin; vice president, John Fritisch; second vice president, A. J. Flemming; and secretary and treasurer, L. C. Gale. The club was recently organized, but has already leased quarters and has its furniture paid for. The motto of the club is “sociability and the boosting of the Kootenai Valley.”

The Porthill commercial club has “great get-together meetings,” according to James Dolan, who visited Porthill last week in the interest of county division. Among the recent meetings of this sort was the one held last Thursday night when a fine banquet was served at the Hotel Whitney.

Mr. Dolan reported that everyone in the vicinity of Porthill seemed to be substantially in favor of the proposed county division of Bonner County and that he secured the signatures of nearly all the residents in that vicinity to the petition now being circulated in the interest of county division.

Briefs

L. Gudbauer, a prominent rancher of Copeland, was a business visitor in the city of the first of the week.

Notice to customers — there will be no credit given for frozen water pipes unless this office is given notice within 24 hours after the time of freezing. The Bonner Water and Light Co.

H. H. Howard recently purchased a $50 thoroughbred Rhode Island cockerel, which he will use for breeding purposes. The bird is one of the finest ever brought to this vicinity and arrived here Wednesday by express.

Mrs. Maul, wife of Copeland Postmaster Maul, who was seriously injured some time ago on a gasoline speed route to Bonners Ferry, is improving and her many friends hope for her speedy recovery.

The S. and I. Railway Co. has erected a new building in Eastport, which will be used as a lunch room and billiard hall and it will be ready for occupancy in a few days.

The W. C. T. U. will meet next Friday afternoon at the home and Mrs. Fred Gleed. All members are requested to be present as business of an important nature is to be voted upon.

A fine meal. That’s what everyone says when they eat the Casey Cafe. Newly opened under the management of C. Nehmeyer. Quick service, well-cooked orders, moderate prices. You get the best on the market at Casey Cafe.