Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-10
NEWSOF Northwest
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-Fall Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
A real census Of Whitman county
by municipal officials shows the popu-
lation to be 31.373.
A good showing is made in the
treasurer's office of Douglas county in
the collection of taxes for 1904.
The MAYHEM grange is one of the
prosperous institutions of Garfield
county. 1t has membership of 100.
The 50th anniversary of the wed
ding of Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Loundagin
was celebrated at Waitsburg last
week.
Only one woman committed suicide
in Spokane county last year out of the
16 unfortunates who ended their ex-
istence.
That he was tired of life, is the ex-
PLANTATION given by Peter Thompson, q
Dane, who shot himself in the head at
Spokane recently.
Manager butcher Of the Sprague
roller mills has received an order for
1850 barrels of -four to be shipped to
| Vladivosteck at once.
The state board of control will in
future not limit the sale of jute bags
manufactured at the state penitenti
airy to use in the state of Washington
The Harrington school board has de
cided to turn the seats in a number
of the schoolrooms half way around
to gain a better light for the pupils
at work.
A huge tree sprayer has been SEN
to Spokane from the Washington State
college at Pullman to be used fol
the spraying of shade trees, which
have become affected by aphis an(
other pests.
Representative Jones has been as
sured by Secretary Wilson that east
ern Washington will receive a liberia
appropriation of the general funds fol
the promotion of scientific farming II
the west.
The highest price ever paid for II
acres of fruit lands in Yakima count,
was recorded recently. when z. ]
Haaeze sold a tract on Mob hill to II
S. Wilkinson of Syracuse, N. Y, fol
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On the ground that her husband hai
not taken a bath for four years anC
has not during the seven years o
their married life used soap for per
sonal cleanliness. Mary Fredericksel
commenced suit against Kristian Fred
erickson in the King county superior
court to obtain divorce
No officer in the northwest is a NOR,
thorough student of the Bertillon sys
tenn Of measuring criminals and tn,
finger print system than Deputy Sher
if Maxey Of Ellensburg, and no offic,
in the northwest is better equippe,
for this method of taking and retain
ing measurements of criminals thar
the sheriff's office of Kittitas county
About 1000 persons gathered at tn,
Sunnyside barbecue to celebrate tn,
coming of the railroad. Two beeve
were roasted, with which bread, but
ter, baked beans. pickles and coffe
were served. The business men o
Sunnyside acted as walters. TEN
porary table 800 feet in length en-
circling the barbecued beeves wa
provided. around which the guest
stood several deep. All the town
from Prosser to North Yakima wer,
well represented
Judge M. J. Gordon Of Spokane an,
other lawyers claiming to have con
tracts with the Colville Indians for Il
per cent of the amount received by In
dams from the sale of their surplus
lands, are trying to secure an amend
ment to the bill for opening the Col
vile reservation which will provide
for payment to them of $3.50 900. Thei
contract was approved by Hoke Smitl
when secretary of the interior, but
Is now claimed the contract was nev
er made with representative citizens
of the Colville reservation.
g. H. Dunford, prominent either
of Prosser was run over by freight trair
Monday night died few hours after.
ward from the shock. He was trying
to climb over the train, when it started
and he fell between the cars.
The entire seasons output of grair
bags from the state penitentiary
amounting to over 100000 has beer
sold. The present out look for heavy
yield of grain may increase the price
of sacks later in the season. The price
fixed by the state is 81 cents. 1t il
thought the price Of sacks may go to 8
cents before the close of the season.