Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-01
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.


has decided to parole F. W. d. Mays.
Daniel ]. Crowley. one of the most
noted constitutional lawyers on the
coast, is dead.
The death of James Kincaid. one of
the first settlers of the Waterville
country, occurred last week.
Mrs. Louise b. Stratton was elected
president of the City Federation of
Women's clubs at Spokane.
Whitman county is preparing a fine
exhibit of the work of her schools for
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Mrs. William Scheel, living five
miles southeast of Ritzville, gave birth
to triplets, two girls and a boy. last
week.
Fire at Columbus. o.. has destroyed
the building of the Columbus Dry
Goods company and damaged adjoin-
ing property, entailing a total loss of
S250,000
The Washington state building
which is being wrecked on the worlds
fair grounds, collapsed as the result
of. high winds Three workmen were
seriously injured.
B. NJ. Baruch announces that he is
making rapid progress in completing
the purchase Of the three shelters on
the Pacific coast. the Selby the Ia
coma and the Everett
Albert Bell bank swindler and mail
thief, who escaped from the federal
prison on McNeill's island last We'd
nesday. was captured Saturday. He
was hiding in the hay in the prison
barn.
Tacoma has been chosen as the
place for the next state convention of
the Retail Grocers' association, and
September II, 10 and IA as the dates,
providing they do not conflict with
the state fair dates.
Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart of
Spokane has rendered an opinion to
the police that saloon keepers who sell
liquor to girls under 81 years of age
could be prosecuted under the statute
which makes it a misdemeanor to sell
liquor to minors.
Bernard Macdonald. formerly man
! ger of the LeRoi at Rossland, B. c.,
now consulting engineer for the
Guanajuato Mining company, of Guiana
juato, Mexico, was in Spokane recently
for hurried business trip.
Rex Evans of Rossburg and Mr.. Mil
Ter of Ryan found a wildcat in de-
serted cabin. Mr.. Miller went to get
a gun while Evans stood guard. The
wildcat attempted to escape, when
Evans seized it by the back of the
neck and choked it to death.
William Lowry met with a horrible
death recently, eight miles. west OF
Chehalis, on Deep creek, as the re
suit of an accident while working il
Ed Eastman's logging camp. The en-
CINE fell on him and he was cooked
For a number of years he was an en-
gineer on the Northern Pacific maiI
line between Tacoma and Ellensburg
Pomona county grange is to NEE
in Colfax Wednesday, April 5, at II
o'clock. Every grange in the county
including three new oranges organ
lied since the last Pomona grange, i!
expected to send delegates. The new
oranges are Clinton, Fallon and Pa
louise.
1t is asserted that plans for the con
struction of the Great Northern's pro
jected line northward from Wenat
chez into the Okanogan county anC
to the British Columbia boundary viii
, be held in allegiance until the outcome
I of the Victoria, Vancouver & Easter
troubles is known.
Seattle had as its guest for three
days last week one of the most ia
nous leaders of the Russian socia
revolutionists, Guerdon Saseneff, cou
sin to the assassin of Minister vol
Plehve, and a member of the secre
council of the fighting organization o
the social revolutionary party. HI
went to the east.
Apple growing is becoming one o
the leading industries of the Yakimi
valley. One Mob Hill farmer says h
cleared $4,000 from his apple crop alon'
off Is acres of land, and he still ha'
400 boxes of fine apples on hand. H
grows apples scientifically. His mann
is d. L. Druse. He received a flag a
the st. Louis fair for producing tn
largest apple on exhibition there. HI
also received gold and silver medals