Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-12
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 Ia Good.
IDAHO NEWS.

Inc supreme court OF luanO, III ue-
cision rendered recently has decided
that land owners along the Occur
d'Alene river in northern Idaho have
a right to bring suit and have their
cases tried when they allege that their
farms have been flooded and grass de-
stroyed because the big silver-lead
mines of the Occur d'Alenes have
dumped poisonous refuse into the
river.
The steamer Mountain Bell has been
towing lumber to Lakeview, on Lake
Pen d'Oreille. 1t is understood that
the miners of that section will build
bridge across one of the streams so
that ore can be hauled on the lake to
be loaded on boats. The ore will
possibly be smelted at the smelter
here.
The water in the south fork Of the
Occur d'Aleue river is still on the
rampage. and further damage is
threatened.
District court at Moscow has been
adjourned till May IA, and the jury
is to report May 2s. Judge Steel is
sick at Lewiston with the grip, but
is reported improving.
The new double cilinder chemical
fire engine bought by the city of
Grangeville arrived in fine condition.
It is the latest Improved machine of
its kind.
d. ]. Lambert of La Grande, Ore,
has purchased the mill and timber at
Council belonging to the Richardson
Sawmill company. This is one of the
largest mills in the section, having a
capacity of 10000 feet daily.
Major George A. Manning, depart
ment commander of the department OF
Idaho. Grand Army of the Republic
has issued his order naming June 20
81 and 2s as the dates for the annual
encampment, which is to held in
Payette.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company is making preparation tc
push its work along the Snake river
and early this week construction will
start out of Huntington, northeasterly
along the stream to a point west oil
Council. McCabe & Peterson have the
contract to build 81 miles of line
The firm is also doing considerable
work on the Riparia-Lewiston branch
which will be rushed to completion
The Hunter Mining company al
Mullan will soon be running its ma
chinery by electric power supplied by
the Washington Water Power com
pany of Spokane.
Timber owners operating in the
coaur d'Alone diatriet of northern
Idaho have begun the formation of al
association for the prevention of for
est fires in the vicinity of their hold
ings.
At an early hour Sunday morning
a sanguinary fight occurred on
freight train of the Short Line a
Orchard. Brakeman Milan Miller wa
shot by a tramp in the groin, but i
not thought to be fatally wounded
Oscar Lafavor, the miner who fel
b so feet down an ore chute in tn
Standard mine at Burke, is seriousl
injured. His spinal cord is broker
and the entire lower portion of hi
body is totally paralyzed. II he SUI
wives he will be a hopeless cripple
His wife and family of little ones ar
with him.
The sheriff has paid into the She
shone county treasury a total of s25
r 1875 in liquor, pool and billiard
censes. A considerable amount c
this is for saloon licenses which wi
2 expire March 81. 1907.