Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-01-21
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ance.
F. W. Ralston, travelling for whole
sale drug house having Offices In New
York and Baltimore, was found dead
in his room at Seattle. Death by NOR
phine poisoning was indicated.
A free employment Office has been
opened In Spokane.
NJ. Gabel. charged with embezzling
the funds OF grain company, has con-
fessed his crime at Davenport and re-
ceived a sentence of one year In the
penitentiary.
For the second time Jerry Mccarthy
~ Spokane and Jim Burrows Of Nova
Scotia fought 20 rounds to draw at
spokane Friday night.
The Palouse Flour mill has been
awarded a gold medal and diploma for
their -four exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position.
Senator Ankeny is mentioned for the
Craftsmanship of the senate commit
tee on irrigation and reclamation of
arid lands.
James Clark and John GROCER were
severly burned, the latter seriously,
while vanishing a large vat in the
st. Louis brewery, in Ellensburg.
Produce growers around Spokane
will go before the city council at an
early date and urge it to establish a
city market.
During the last year the four ma
tional banks of Spokane and the Spo-
kane & Eastern Trust company have
increased their deposits $1.546,343.n.
Word was received at Wilbur of
the death of William H. Penix at Vir-
ginia City, New. on the 7th of this
month and his burial there on the Sth.
The Spanish American war veterans
of Spokane viii celebrate the battle of
Santa Ana, which took place Febru-
airy 4, 5, and formally opened the
campaign in the Philippines.
The public domain of the state of
Washington is rapidly becoming small
Ter and the opportunity to secure good
agricultural and timber lands is grow
ing correspondingly less.
The monument of the late Governor
John R. Rogers was unveiled in
Olympia Thursday at 2 o'clock. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Governor
Mead, Ex-Governor Mcbride and others.
The next boxing contest under the
auspices of the Spokane Amateur
Athletic club will take in the S. A. A. C.
gymnasium about Feb. IS, between
Jerry Mccarthy of Spokane and Jack
Reilly of California.
Palouse.-By a quick dash to the
rescue, George Merriman saved his
year old daughter Beulah from the
tall rs or a huge eagle, which twice
swoOped down on the child in an at
tempt to carry her away
The Spokane Horticultural society
will meet in the chamber of commerce
rooms in Spokane on February 1S
The subject Of spraying will be taken
up and treated by men who have had
practical experience in the mater.
The heirs of Edmund Sylvester, own
er of the original townsite of Olympia
have commenced preliminary proceed
ings leading up to an attempt to Sc
cure title to the 10 acre tract of lanC
upon which stands the foundation fol
the million dollar capitol building once
started in that city.
Engineer Kelley, whose home is il
Spokane, was killed and brakeman
whose name is yet unlearned. was seri
ously if not fatally injured, when tn
, work train on which they were EN-
ployed ran into a handcar at a poin
between Danville and Curlew, on tn
Washington & Great Northern rail
road.
J. r. Woodley, a Spokane marrie
man, is in the Seattle jail accused o
e enticing a 10 year old girl to leave he
% home in that city and become an IL
q mate of a disorderly house in the 81
attic restricted district The girl. VIII
/ is Miss Mona Smith, daughter of
J Spokane drayman, is also in jail an
! will be held as a witness against hin