Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-09-29

self up to the authorities and is held /
on the charge of murder.
At Boise it is reported that ]. ]. Hill
has taken over the railroad project |
known as the San Francisco, Idaho & |
Montana. organized for the purpose OF |
building a line from San Francisco to
Butte.
Frank B. Harrison, a lad Is years of
age. employed as a section hand on
the Payette valley railroad, was swept
from the top of a car by telephone
wire and falling across the track was
instantly killed.
The remains of Arvid Bodine, one Of
the men drowned in the river five
miles from Standpoint. was found float
ing near Corbin bridge. The body of
Leaf. who went down at the same
time. has not come up.
Fire at Minidoka destroyed the
Overland hotel, Minidoka hardware
store. Burroughs Mercantile Co.'S
store. Cotton's store, Vaughn's livery
stable, five saloons, a lodging house
and a number of residences. The loss
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MONTANA NEWS.
At the 18th annual convocation of
the grand chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons in Helena ]. B. Legatt Of Butte
was elected NJ. E. Excellent grand
high priest.
The Billings opera house was totally
destroyed by fire recently. The loss
is about $4,000, partially covered by
insurance. The origin of the fire is
attributed to defecuve electric wiring,
although many contend it was incen-
diaryism The uests from the ad-
inining Commercial hotel escaped in
their night clothes and that structure
was saved by hard work.
w. r. McGinnis of Kalispell has re-
turned from four months trip to Old
Mexico, Where he purchased 10000
600 acres of land from the Mexican
government for the Sinaloa Land com
pany, which is composed Of Los Ange-
les capitalists and Mr.. McGinnis acted
as their expert to determine the value
of the land.
Joseph Freshman, a police officer
was shot and fatally injured by a high
wayman at Butte about o'clock Sun
day morning. He was approached by
the bandit. who commanded him tc
hold up his hands, not knowing thai
he was a policeman, and Freshman
reaching for his revolver, received the
contents of four chambers of the high
wayman's weapon. Freshman diet
three hours later at a hospital. HI
made a brave fight for life. When h
went down under the shock of the frs
, shot, he fell into an open cellarway
from which he crawled a few me
ments later, though pierced with fou
! bullets.
Ewin Alva Mckinney was acquitte
at Missoula of the charge of havin
murdered Edward Flynn at Saltese o
. the afternoon Of August 81 of thi
4 year.
William Clifford has been at Butt
on telegraphic order from the she
if of Sheridan, Wyoming where he
= wanted for the robbery of the Owl Il
= loon cafe in that town of the sum
# $3.50.
Hugh DAILY will on October l tai
. charge of the Florence hotel, one
- the largest, if not the largest, boardir
houses in the Northwest.
~ The members of the Woman's Pr
- tective association, union No. 14S, co
=. tanning 300 members, of Butte, has d
- cided to stand by the male cooks al
- walters in demanding an eight-ho
!, work day within Is hours.
The Madison county fair was
great success.
- The Bozeman fair was a great ST.
- cess.
- Walter Grannis, deputy county Gle
=, and nominee on the republican tick
y" for the Office of county clerk at Livin
ston, died Unexpectedly, after bri
>, illness, with cancer.
:, George II. Beasley has sold his I
:. per, the Inland Empire, published
=. Moore, to S. E. Peterson.
q Three engineers and irrigation
~ perts are now looking over the FL
head valley.