Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-02-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.

JOnu VI DiduNs SONtiuOA VI @Aioohof
was in Spokane last Friday.
Colonel A. J. Blethen, editor of the
Seattle Times, is reported i'll.
An effort is being made to reorgan
ize the Pullman commercial club.
Senator-elect S H. Piles will prob
ably visit Spokane on February 16.
The session of the legislature was
half over Tuesday. but thus far few
bills have become laws.
Senator Foster has introduced the
interior department bill providing for
opening the south half of the COlville
reservation.
A new office, representing the pur
chasing commissary department of the
United States army, has been opened
in Seattle.
The annual meeting of the Retail
Lumbermen's association was held in
Spokane Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Orders have been issued by Chief
of Police Waller of Spokane to saloon
keepers who run winerooms that box
rustling must cease.
Preliminary work to raise the $780,
900 for the Young Mems Christian AS
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la Walla is progressing.
Scott Hively, a rancher living near
Everett, was sentenced to II years in
the penitentiary for attempted murder
of his wife last December.
The Washington fair commission
was not satisfied with the site given
by the Lewis and Clark fair manage
ment and a new one was chosen.
G. NJ. Landerkin, aged 35, and chief
engineer of the tugboat Juneau, is said
to have attempted to kidnap Ellen Bias
kett. aged IS years, at Seattle recently
Fire in the tule swamp at the lower
end of Lake Colville, about 10 miles
west of Sprague, caused a good deal
of excitement in neighboring towns
last week
It has been decided by citizens OF
Colfax to unite with all the towns OF
Whitman county in preparing and
maintaining a Whitman county exhibit
rat the Lewis & Clark exposition in
Portland this year.
Loyal Branham, - year old son OF
Charles Branham. living five miles
north of Pullman, had the sight of one
of his eyes destroyed recently, when
playmate threw a nail which struck
him in the eye, destroying the sight.
Detectives are securing the country
for Arthur Ansorge. the missing assis
tant cashier of the Alaska Fisheries
union of Seattle. He left about
j. month ago and was, according to the
report of the bond company, abou
$1,000 short
Recently Anthony Rockhill Of Day
ton celebrated his S1st birthday b!
. inviting his children to a big dinne
prepared by Mrs. Rockhill. This ole
+ couple have 46 grandchildren and q
e great grandchildren and are still halt
and hearty.
The fourth annual assembly Of thu
4 Inland Registered Stock Breeders as
]. sociation. which met in Pullman Wed
j nesday and Thursday, was the bigges
meeting in the history of the season
1 Stock breeders from all parts Of tn
s. Inland Empire were present.
e The Bellingham police have captuI
o ed a gang Of three counterfeiters. VIII
q have been operating there for the las
d two years. The men give their name
II as Walter PackwOOd. Fred Smith an
y Fred Miller They have been ostensibl
d working as shingle weavers.
q The proposed legislation limiting tn
s. amount of contingent fees to be co
st lected by attorneys to 20 per cent an
e. fixing the maximum amount to be r.
covered in case of death through acc
dent at $4,000 was denounced at
recent meeting of the Spokane bar
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