Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-09-16
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
And OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Bright.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Lincoln county farmers have never
known a period of greater prosperity
than they are now experiencing.
The machinery is being placed in the
new creamery which is expected to be
in operation within 10 days at Waits
burg.
OF the Is Sunnyside school teachers
two are men, one a married woman
and u unmarried. Eight own ranches
near Sunnyside.
The remains of Thomas Madden,
who was killed by freight train on
the Great Northern, were taken to We
natchee for burial.
The body of an unknown man was
found Sunday in the river at Spokane.
The dead man was large, tall and
we'll built, and weighed about $50
pounds.
N o. Baldwin has closed a deal for
the Jacob LedgerwOod estate. Tne
estate is situated eight miles west of
Pomeroy and consists of 1920 acres
and sold for $4,000.
Work has ben resumed on the fed
eral building at seattle and will be
continued without delay, says the con
tractor. 1t will require about two
years to complete the building.
1t is announced that Major Gerhard
L. Luhn. United States army retired,
at his own request has been relieved
. from duty as instructor in military tao
d tics at Gonzaga college at Spokane.
> The annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions shows that 9765
residents of the state of Washington
|
1905. who drew during the last fiscal
year $1,27s,6o0.
The body of Andrew Jackson, pio-
neer of Medical Lake, was found in
T. Fernan lake, a small lake mile and
half from Occur d'Alene city. The
deceased is supposed to have met his
= death by accidental drowning about
: six days ago.
Friday night the most terrific rain
u storm known in northwest Washington
u since the establishment of a branch of
the government weather bureau at
Bellingham eight years ago, occurred,
one and a half inches of rain falling
in two and half hours.
The best offer for supplying the
state with jute for the years run at
the penitentiary jute mill submitted
to the board of control in response to
the call for bids was nearly $4,000
more than the board expected to pay
for the $500 bales required.
A negro was shot and MORALLY
wounded while stealing ride on the
+ westbound freight at North Yakima
j., by Brakeman c. E. tombstone. John
"a stone claims that the negro attacked
e.. ,,f ,rrhf ha wa
le trying to put him off the train.
James Hamilton. who claimed to be
an English nobleman, related to the
duke of Abercorn. is missing in Seat
tie and his best friend, Arthur Game
a Dawson mining man. has reported t
the police his belief that Hamilton ha!
/, committed suicide by drowning.
Burglars robbed me safe of the Cen
trail theater at Seattle one of the chail
Of 10 cent houses, some time earl,
Sunday morning, and got 1928 in cash
The safe was not blown open, whicl
shows that the robbery was commit
IT. Ted by some one who knew the comb
W. nation.
re Moritz Thomson, president of tn
&c Centennial Mill company, estimate
that California will use 100000 bust
els of Washington wheat this veal
lie also states that orders for approx
mately 100000 bushels have been r,
ceived from the United Kingdom. TIL
present harvest in Washington is est
mated at S4.OOO,OOO bushels.
Japanese Consul Hisamiduz at Sea
) tie has exchanged kilograms wit
Aimaro Sato, on Baron Komura's stat
in regard to the exact sailing date {
the Minnesota. Baron KOmura d.
nj sires to give a public reception in s.
'u- attic before leaving, as a mark of al
VI probation.
&c Bonds from the Spokane & Inlan
ar Railroad company have been sold
eastern firms and the road has tn
funds with which to build its line
'e' from Spokane to COlfaX and Palous
with provision for securing enoug
additional money to extend the road {
M. the Snake river or elsewhere when tn
mr.. company thinks such extensions woul
be profitaUie.
The attorney general has given a
= opinion on the new law prohibiting ii
running at large of stock in countiC
which are three-fourths under fenc
in which he holds that the law is NJ
self operative in that county commi
sioners must give actual notice tn;
the required area is under fence. Pc
sons allowing stock to run at lars
can not be prosecuted for violation
the law until the notice has been gi
en-, even though three-fourths of Il
county is actually fenced. The +
port of the county assessor to the col
missioners is conclusive as to Il
acreage.
A giant pool to control from LOO
600 to 1000, 900 bushels of wheat is
ing formed by Central Washingt'
farmers. The movement has alrea'
been favorably received at Sprag
and Ritzville. AT the latter point d
farmers present included Ben
Berry, owning $4,000 bushels; w.
Cunningham. Sr., 10000 bushels; j.
Collier, 10000 bushels; Fred Kemb
1900 bushels. and ]. f. Irby. 1870
bushels. The object of the cOmbiI
ton is to hold an immense quantity
wheat until it can be placed on {
market at a net price to the grow