The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-01-12
WASHINGTON. MONTANA. IDAHO
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-Fail Trade Is Good,
IDAHO NEWS,

deal, lnclud1ng the holdings of the
William Howard Land & Lumber CON-
pany to the Stack-Gibbs Lumber COM
pany Of Spokane, are pending, and it
is probable that the deal will be con-
summated as soon as cruisers can es-
innate the amount of timber on the
tract
The public schools at Mace and at
Murray are the only ones in Shoshone
county which did not open last Tues
day. These remain closed on account
OF scarlet fever among the children.
Every slot machine in Post Falls
went broke Saturday morning and
Sheriff Doust of Rathdrum got all the
money.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
& Concentrating company has started
the new year by paying dividend No.
100 of $4,000. This makes the total
paid since January 1, 1905. $3,435, TOO,
and total to date. $5,706,OO0. The
mines are the famous silver-lead prop
critics at Wardner
Lee Phinney, a quarter breed In
dian, was arrested recently at Guide
sac by Deputy Sheriff Ferris on the
charge of administering an overdose
of morphine to Mrs. Annie Fairfield
and William Cox, two halfbreeds, from
the effects of which both died.
]. H. McCaEn's son, aged Is months,
died recently at Harrison as the result
of eating matches. On the previous
evening the infant got hold of box
of matches and swallowed large num-
Der. Physicians failed to save the lit
tie fellows life
F. Campbell, the suspect in connec-
ton with Steunenberg murder arrested
at Council, has been released, there
not being sufficient evidence against
him to warrant officers holding him
any longer.
Oscar F. Brooks, aged II, and Grace
R. Redman, aged 10, have secured a
marriage license at Lewiston. Both
young people live at Dublin.
The celebrated "tailings case" in
which about go farmers living in the
Occur d'Alene river valley are suing
for an injunction against the various
mining companies operating concen-
traitors in this district to restrain them
from permitting the tailings from the
plants to flow down the stream to the
alleged detriment of the plaintiffs
lands, has been transferred to Occur
d'Alene city, where the taking OF tes-
timony began Monday.
j. NJ. Hughes, cowboy and rancher,
living near Pocatello, has successfully
''roped" mountain wildcat.
The Occur. d'Alene Hospital COM
pany has been incorporated.
William Wagner, commonly known
as Friday" colored prospector wide
ly known throughout the Occur DIAL
enes, in which district he has lived 10
years, died at the Wallace hospital
recently.
Hong Guin, one of the Cinnamon
sentenced to be deported recently,
was taken to the Boise penitentiary
by instructions of the United States
marshal. Guin escaped from the Boise
prison about 20 years ago and has
never been located until his capture
and trial for violation of the immigra-
ton laws. Instead of being deported
Hong will finish his term in prison,
where he was sent for highway rob-
berry committed in Boise.
OREGON ITEMS.
The farmers in the Laid Canyon
section are now at work extending the
telephone system to their neighbor-
hood. .
Grover Martin, who was convicted
in the district court of manslaughter
for killing o. N. Preston last May near
Freewater, is now in the county jail
at Pendleton, waiting to be taken to
the state penitentiary to begin a 10
year sentence.
The Oregonian says that it is learn
ed on good authority that the North
ern Pacific Railway company has pur-
chased the Astoria & Columbia River
railway for 100000.
Colbert P. Blair of Pendleton is
active and hopeful, although past the
century milestone in his life.
In the presence of her husband, who
had come from ST. Paul, Mimi, to in
duce her to abandon her mode of life,
Mrs. Eva Toy committed suicide at
Portland by taking carbolic acid.
At the Northwest Fruitgrowers'
meeting recently Hon., E. L. Smith of
Hood River, Ore, was reelected pres
1dent of the association. The vice
presidents are: For Oregon, A. j.
Mason of Hood River; for Washing
ton, Ben Bergunder of Colfax; for
Idaho, Fremont Wood of Boise; for
Utah. c. A. Hicken-Cooper of View;
for Montana. R. c. Cooley of Boze-
man; for British Columbia, ]. R. An
derson of Victoria secretary, c. A.
Tonneson of Tacoma; treasurer, w.
S. Offner of Walla Walla
MONTANA SQUlbBS.
Hays Axtells, Basin saloonkeeper,
was held up recently by footpads and
compelled to give up $1,000.
Robert Shadwell, with a criminal
career extending back several years,
was found dead evidently having
been murdered in the Chinese section
of Butte SUNDAY morning shortly be-