Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-12-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.

place at Sunnyside Dec. 16.
The Seattle wheat market was ex-
ceptionally strong last week.
The Harrington city council has
raised the saloon license to $1,000 per
year.
Harold Bush, aged 7 years, sick
from fever, was burned to a crisp at
Spokane recently.
Tacoma city council granted the In
dependent telephone company fran
cihse by unanimous vote.
Wenatchee Canal company contsm-
plates an extension of their canal and
the irrigation of more land.
While coasting at Spokane Oscar
Oeschlagel. IL years of age. was killed
by sliding under a street car.
Judge Smell of the Pierce county
superior court has called a grand
jury to investigate municipal affairs.
Nearly 5000 acres of land on the
Pend d'Oreille river near Bossburg,
Stevens county, will soon be opened
for settlement.
The log rolling" held by the Wood
men at Colfax is ended. The meeting
was a great success, 376 new mem
bers being taken in.
Jeanne Brooks. vaudeville singer,
working at Tacoma, was left 100000
by the death of her husband. from
whom she was separated. He died in
South Africa.
j. H. Mason was killed in Belling-
ham recently by falling from a box
car. Mr.. Mason was large property
owner and had a wide circle of ac-
quaintances.
Donations are needed for insane pa
tients at medical Lake. The superin-
tendent desires to make Christmas as
pleasant as conditions permit. Every
one is asked for a donation.
The recent purchase by the Grote
brothers of the c. B. Upton tract of
wheat land of $500 acres. located in
the celebrated Eureka fiat district, for
which they paid approximately $780,
QUO. is considered good bargain.
Angus McPhail, the murderer of
Fred Anderson at Darlington, Wash,
May 1, 1908. paid the penalty of his
crime by death on the scaffold in the
prison yard at the penitentiary Fri
day.
In spirited and interesting orator
ical contest held in the chapel at
Whitman college for college orator
Calvin c. Thomanson carried away the
honors against five contestants. The
other speakers were Walter Felthouse,
Peringer and O'Neill. Peringer was a
| close second
Farmers are rejoicing over the
length of time the snow is staying on
the ground. They say that wheat will
grow under the snow since the ground
was not frozen. There has been more
sleighing since TINS snow fell than al
any time since the winter of 1897
when there was snow on the ground
, for 20 days.
ID. A. Griffin, a prominent hotel mar
ana pioneer politician of Deming, was
recently sentenced by Judge Neterer Of
the superior court to IA years in the
penitentiary for criminal assault OF
Winnie Johnson. a 16 year old domes
tic in his household. Notice of ap
peal was given Immediately. A yer
dict was returned September 29 ant
caused a tremendous sensation
The Whitman county commissioners
have granted franchise to the Wash
lngton Water Power company Of Spo
. kane to erect poles and maintain al
, electric power line on any public roaC
in Whitman county. This is to be ;
: power line and not a railroad, but II
to supply electric power to towns
I, factories and private individuals il
: Whitman county.
DR.. ]. Edward Hughes, awaiting
. trial at North Yakima on charge o
bigamy, hanged himself in his cell dur
ing the night. Hughes was arreste'
: in Seattle on last February on a seri
GUS charge preferred by Theophilu
Hatch a wealthy wheat raiser nea
Almira, Wash, but this charge wa
. later changed to bigamy. Hughes RAJ
away with Mrs. Hatch and her IA yea
old daughter. Hughes is claimed L
have married the daughter at Ogder
Utah. She was granted a divorce a
L Spokane three weeks ago. The tria
Of Hughes had been set for the JanJ
airy term of court.
While coming from tunnel on incl
mining claim on the Colville reservt
:. ton about % miles from Wilbur, Lish
;. Heady and Gus Pearson were fired VI
= on from ambush. Both men were baC
ly wounded
Director Leach of the San Francisc
D." mint, has established two facts in col
nection with the investigation of Casl
Ter Adams thefts from the Seattl
assay Office, both of which refute tn
. self confessed embezzler's contention
and establish that his populations e,
= tended over a period of five year
- Mr.. Leach has ascertained that Al
! ans removed gold dust from deposit
- made in the assay office as early a
- January, 1901, and also that his toti
- thefts will total approximately s17C
s 900.
rs Latest Victim of Football Game.
ic Grover Mason, aged Is years, VIII
it was injured during a football gam
between local teams three weeks ag
d. died at his home in Indiana.