Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-06-16
IDAHO NOTES.

IDAHO NOTES.
The state board of education has for
some time had under consideration the
plan of establishing a school at Boise
for the dumb and blind of the state
The matter has been held in allegiance
the past few days pending the return
of Attorney General Guheen. The
latter says the question has been as
to the authority for the board to take
such action. Mr.. Guheen thinks it
can be done.
A rumor is current that Bayard T.
| Byrnes has purchased for the regents
of the University of Idaho the Carl
theirs residence property on University
hill, Moscow. 1t is believed the
property will be used as the site of
the new agricultural department build
ing.
Michael Burns, Frank Brown and
Fred Stang have been arrested at
| Lewiston by Police Officer Dent
charged with having committed seven
burglaries in Charleston. The police
| recovered, $500 worth of merchandise,
practically everything that was stolen
! from Charleston stores except the
money. The latter had been used to
bGy team and wagon, with which the
men were preparing to get out of the
country at the time they were arrest
ed.
Bids have been opened by the Rath-
! drum village council for the sale of
village bonds to the amount of $12,-
| 500 and the bonds were sold to the
| Bankers & LumbeTmans bank of Port
land, Ore, at per cent premium
! The proceeds will be expended to pur
chase a water system.
The Idaho state encampment of the
G. A. R. viii be held at Payette, com
4encing June 26 and lasting three
d2Hs
Owing to the cold weather, the an
4f1al -nioneer picnic at Moscow was
hot so much of a success as in other
Years
{ Andrew Gilstrom, aged 80 years, en-
ployed as a blacksmith for several
years, committed suicide at his home
in Pest Falls recently.
John II. Newbury of Mullan has sent
in his resignation as postmaster on
account of his suffering with rheu-
matism. He has recommended Harry
ingalls, as his successor and he will
doubtless receive the appointment, as
there is no opposition.
The Clearwater Fire Protective as
ISOLATION was organized in Moscow re-
Gently The association will send out
IA men Tuesday into the Clearwater
district. These men will do patrol
duty only. This number will be in
creased to 35 as the dry season comes
on. These men will be under compe-
tent and experienced superintendents
These patrols are employed Jointly by
the corporations of the state pro rata,
according to their holdings.
At recent meeting of the Idaho
state land board date was set for one
of the biggest timber sales ever held in
the state of timber scattered over $500
acres of state land in Kootenai county.
The timber is of miscellaneous char
acter, white pine, fir. tamarack, etc,
and it has been carefully estimated at
100, 1000, 900 feet. The upset price has
been approximately figured at $145,-
900. The sale will be held at Rath-
drum July 20 and it is reported that
every indication point to lively bidding.
MONTANA soUI5Rs.
Percy jonathan Hanson, a section
foreman, was fatally shot by William
Hanson a prominent fiockmaster at
Harlem, recently.
1t is said that Beaver Greek, near
Havre, is a mile wide.
Excessive rains in Eeastern Mon
tana have almost paralyzed the rail
road traffic.
Six victims of the mine disaster at
Red Lodge-Thomas Shelley, Terence
fleming, Michael Carriage, William
Bailey. Alvin McFate and Matt Reik- |
ka--were buried Saturday, the whole
town suspending business and paying |
tribute. The fire is still burning in
the mine.
Two officers, Vasco and CaIderwood,
from Hinsdale. were robbed lately by
supposed cattle rustlers. The officers
were out looking for the rustIers to
arrest them when they were held up
at a house 20 miles from Hinsdale.
When they entered the house they
We're covered with guns by several
men and all their possessions, save
their clothes, including their livery
stable team, were stolen from them |
The identity of the robbers is not
definitely known.
The coroner's jury inquiring into the
death of Thomas Ford of Anaconda,
foreman of the Allen Gold Mining COM
pany who was found near his cabin
in French gulch with his throat cut,
returned a verdict that the man came
to his death from having his throat
cut by unknown persons. Z