Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Kennewick is soon to have tele-
phones.
John Peters. with other Spangle cap
italists. has purchased the Spangle
bank
E E. Mayer has sold a section OF his
land west of Downs TO Henry Harms
for $4,000.
The senate passed the Jones bill
creating the eastern judicial district
Of Washington.
In the senate on Monday morning
Standardized Arthur Gum of Kittitas
and Chelan counties was sworn in.
Valentine Bohen has mysteriously
departed from the home OF his brother
in Palouse, leaving his valuables be-
hind. He took with him only a re-
volver.
The dead body of Valentine Bohen,
who mysterously disappeared was
found by George and Louis Sisk and
Walter Collar, lying under the north
approach of the Frank Campbell
bridge, three miles and half east of
Latah county.
The huge sum of $3.25O,O0O is the
probable appropriation by the state
Legislature. 1t is nearly half a million
more than was appropriated at the
previous session.
Arthur Gum, democrat, of We
natchee was today elected joint sena.
tor from Kittitas and Chelan counties
to fill the place of the late Senator
John P. Sharp of Ellensburg.
| Okanogan county is in the uncom
Portable position of being sued in the
United States court for the price of the
| jail in which she has been combining
law violators and county prisoners
since 1890.
The census. which is now complete
gives the population of that area
which is to be included within the cor
porate limits of Charleston at 1850
while the total population of Clarks
ton and Vineland precincts is 1850.
The house has passed senate bill
No. q, by Condor, giving Kitsap coun
ty an additional judge by itself. The
bill detaches Kitsap county from the
Judicial district hitherto composed OF
Snohomish and Kitsap counties.
Clyde Hammond, who was arrested
in a raid made by Sheriff Doust on q
cigar store in Spokane last December
failed to appear in the superior court
to answer to a charge of running q
gambling game, and forfeited his bond
Of $1,000.
Several farmers are preparing tc
run a roller over the summer fallov
this spring just behind the pillow anc
then follow up with the harrow. They
think in this way they will be able tC
reserve more of the moisture than by
narrowing alone.
Governor Mead gave out an ofiicia
statement Saturday in which he de
clared his intention to veto the bill
by which the proposition to move the
state capital from Olympia to Tacoma
was to be submitted to the people a
the next general election.
James Sprague, a nephew of Lieu
Tenant Governor Coon, met with {
frightful death at Marysville shingl'
mill. While attempting to adjus
some betting his clothing caught ant
he was whirled about the shafting
striking the floor and wall, and wa!
literally beaten to pieces.
On account of the decision render
, ed by the supreme court of the United
States at Washington. d. c., recent!
; granting the Northern Pacific railwa.
possession of the disputed strips o
J ground lying along its right of way il
the city, the county of Spokane will
lose close to $4,000 back taxes.
August Dereaux has bonded hi
mine to a company of Tacoma, will
$4,000 cash paid to close the deal. Thu
new owner agrees to expend 100000
on the property during the next 1
months. The Dereaux property is il
the Gle Elum mining district and lie
close to the property of the Skookum
) Edward Whitson of North Yakima
according to information of the mos
reliable kind, will receive the indorse
ment of Senators Ankeny and Pile
for the new eastern Washington fec
eral judgeship, and, unless Presiden
? Roosevelt concludes to name judg
t Of his own selection and ignore tn
S Washington senators, Mr.. Whitson wi
receive the appointment.
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