Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-10
NORTHWEST STATES
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.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
j. |. Carver, a policeman OF Anacor-
ties, was shot, perhaps fatally, by Rich
ard Peltier, while attempting to ar
rest Peltier's companion. Frank Erd,
who was creating a drunken disturb
ance early Saturday. The bullet
lodged just above the officers heart.
His chances for recovery are small.
With characteristic Japanese indif-
ference Arao, the slayer of Sam Chow
of Spokane, met death on the scaffold
at the Washington state penitentiary
Saturday morning.
At a recent meeting of the Lincoln
County Pioneers association, final ar
rangements were made for the picnic,
by the association, June 20, 81, 22, and
the program was completed. over
$500 in purses will be hung up for the
races on the 21st and 22nd.
The Tacoma postoffice will hereaf-
ter be open until 8 o'clock p. m. for
the issuance of money orders, register
ed mail, general delivery and the sale
of postage stamps.
Joseph Schaff has bought A. X. Fin
ley farm u OuV dCItS lOui luAlto WSoN
OF Cotton for $21 900.
Bellingham mills will furnish half
of the 100000 feet of lumber to be
shipped to Panama, according to the
last contract awarded.
The cost of public improvements in
Seattle since January l amounts to
100000.
Il for n
years secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. at
Muscatine. Iowa, has been chosen sec
rotary of the Tacoma organization
to succeed George Botsford.
Between 8 o'clock Friday and noon
Saturday 1.55 inches of rain fell at
Ellensburg. which is the heaviest fall
ever recorded in the valley in "a
hours.
Charles Sweeny, who recently sold
his interests in the Federal Mining &
Smelling company to the American
Smelling & Refining company for 81,
100000, will continue as president OF
the Federal company.
In all probability a grand jury will
be called by Superior Judge Poindex
ter of Spokane, to sit during July tC
investigate alleged crookedness anC
grating in city and county affairs.
Jesse T. Mills, who retired June l as
chairman and member of the STATE
board of control, will become deput!
state treasurer July /, position tina
in remuneration is equally as good al
the one from which he so lately re
signed.
A. P. Baker of Columbus, Ohio, su
perintendent of the National Antisa
loon league, is coming to Seattle in al
effort to arbitrate the differences tina
have brought the members of tn
Washington organization on the verg
of civil war. Soon after his arrival
man will be appointed to succeed ID
]. c. Thomas.
The city of Prosser is to have
celebration on July 4, which is expect
ed to be the greatest event of the kin
ever held in central Washington. TIL
celebration is to be a joint affair t
commemorate the nations birthda
and the founding of Benton county, q
which Prosser is the seat of govern
ment.
A party of about 80 Modern WOOD
men will leave Spokane June IA fo
Milwaukee, where the national hea
camp will meet June 10, and the n;
tional convention of the clerks asst
citation will begin its session June IT.
Wednesday, June 7, the acts passe
by the last legislature which do nj
carry the emergency clause, and al
not strictly appropriation acts, becom
laws. June Z is the Goth day after tn
adjournment of the legislature, and a
cording to a decision of the suprem
court that is the day on which tn
laws take effect.