Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-06-09
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
And OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting ltems Gathered
From Our Exchanges OF the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Failure of Ed Spencer, the spokane
murderer. to die within reasonable
time after being let out Of the peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla by Governor
Mead that he might expire in peace
and dignity in the bosom of his rela-
tives, is taken by the governor to be
a breach of the conditions Of the par
don, and Spencer, because he overlook
ed this opportunity, is likely to be re
manded back to prison to serve his
time.
Douglas county is to have fine mod
ern court house. costing $4,000, at Wa
terville, the county seat.
]. c. Duncan, who helped Thomas
Melville, horsethief, to make his sec
ond escape from the Jail by carrying
him from Riverside to Ohpir, in Okaa-
hogan county. covered by canvas in
the bottom of his freight wagon, was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500 and
costs.
What is claimed to be the best sec
ton of wagon road in Whitman county
has been completed near Pullman by
the expert road builders sent by the
federal department of agriculture to
construct a model piece of road as
lesson in good roads.
OF the Isl applicants for certificates
to teach in the public schools of Spo-
kane county, only about 20 passed.
A reward of $25OO is offered for the
capture or information of the murderer
of Elsie Milhuff. King county offers
$1,000 and Renton city council $500,
and citizens of Renton have raised
$1,000.
Through the courtesy of the chief
engineer of the battleship Nebraska
about 100 students of the University
of Wisconsin will spend their summer
vacation on board the big sea fighter
while she is making her trial speed
tests and cruises.
Now that the sugar beet season is
opening, there is a steady movement of
Japanese section hands from the rail
ways TO the beet fields.
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern Jointly will build line from
Spokane southwest to the Snake river
to connect with the joint line running
from Portland up the north bank of
the Snake river to Riparia, Wash.
One of the largest realty transfers in
the Kittitas valley for years was the
recent sale of the Ramm ranch just
west of Enensburg by Mrs. So
phronia Ramm to Frank d. Scott, re
cent arrival from Billings, Mont, fol-
100000. There are 25s acres in the
tract, which is mostly in hay.
1,r~s
wild bull at his dairy farm near Ellens
burg, will recover.
No trace has been found of the body
of John Carroll, the milkman of Walls
Walla, who has been missing since the
day of the flood. A reward of $50 ha:
been offered for the recovery of the
body or information as to his where
abouts, If living.
Wilsoncreek men will put in ferry
across the northern part of Moses lak'
in a few weeks.
c. b. Kegley. master of the stat
grange, has presented a fine specimen
of the golden eagle to the Washington
State college. The eagle measure
seven feet and two inches from tip t
tip of wings.
Sheep by the thousands are wendin
their way from the country about Trir
idad, Quincy and Ephrata toward tn
Cascade mountains, where they are t
be ranged during the summer.
The annual communications of tn
grand Masonic bodies of the state {
Washington will begin their sessions
Spokane June II and continue to Jun
81 There will be sessions of tn
grand lodge. Free and Accepted Nj
sons; grand chapter, order of the Eas
ern Star; grand chapter, Royal Arc
Masons; grand council, Royal and S
lect Masters; grand commander
Knights Templars.
Chow Hung Noe and Chang I
Tsung, appointed by the viceroy
Manchuria to visit the United STATE
with other special commissioners, a.
examining the irrigation system in Il
Yakima valley and the fruit raising /
dustry.
William Gordon, wealthy ranch
living on Spring Flats, five miles fro
Colfax, lost u head of fine horses !
Gently He took home a load of Pr
soned wheat, which he left standing
the wagon in his yard, and during {
night the horses got at the wheat a
ate it. They were dead next morni
when found. The animals were valu
at $1,000.
Representatives of large railro
contracting firms of Washington a
Oregon are at Conconully this week
look over the ground on which the g
ernment's Okanogan irrigation proj'
will be built, and secure informant
on which to base bids.
Sheriff Smith of King county
discovered new evidence in the case
Elsie Millhuff. the child brutally m
dered at Renton, a suburb of Seat
and has ordered the rearrest of T
Nelligan, the 15-year-old boy who v
first accused Of the crime and then
leased after the coroner's inquest.
sheriff declines to give out the nat
Of the new proof.
Surveyor General Eggleston of Id
has filed with the interior departm
a statement in which he denies in
all the charges recently prefer
against him. and which resulted in
inspection by some Of Secretary Hi
cocks sleuths.