Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-01-20
States
WASHINGTON, MONTANA, IDAHO
And OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-FaIl Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
The wrestling match at Harrington
between Joe Heinrich of Spokane and
John Swartz, Ed Rux and Almond Fox
of Harrington was won by Heinrich
in the total wrestling time Of II min
utes and So seconds.
Winfred Cowles, alleged embezzling
school clerk and director of the North
Yakima city board, has been acquitted
by jury and Immediately rearrested
on similar charge, and placed in the
county Jail.
A man whose name has not yet
been discovered, recently was found
dead near Spokane.
Rev. II. Edward Mills, who has been
chosen for the new pastor of the Ply
mouth Congregational church at Spo-
kane, has been in charge of the Edge
wood Congregational church in Seat
tie for three years.
After an eventful life that spanned
almost a century with the male
members of her family connected with
all three of the great wars of the
country. Mrs. Julia Stilley Smith died
at Kettle Falls, recently, at the home
of her son Harvey, aged nearly 9S
years.
George Einsidler, a pioneer of Whit
man county. died suddenly at his home,
southwest of Albion, recently.
The price of sugar beets is to be
advanced so cents per ton If certain
increase in the tonnage is reached, ac-
cording to a report.
The wheat convention, at its session
at Pullman, passed a resolution in.
dorsing the work of the national
grange In trying to secure removal OF
the international revenue tax on de
naturaliEed alcohol A memorial ON
the subject will be forwarded to con
gress.
The faculty of the University OF
with the assured support of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root to have
the 5000. 900 indemnity paid by the
Chinese for the Boxer trouble used
to establish chairs of Chinese Ian
guage in the leading universities Of
the country.
Jack O'Keefe has accepted the chal
lenge made by Kid Parker to meet him
in Spokane. and has notified the Spo
kane Amateur Athletic club that he
will go against the great little fighter
from Denver. 1t is known that Eddie
Quinn. manager of the S. A. A. G..
thinks Parker and O'Keefe would
make one of the best fights that has
ever been pulled off in Spokane, Sc
the sports expect to see the two mel
matched.
Joe Rousseau of Tacoma has iden
titled George Gilmore, the man who
was shot to death by Officer Mort Bel
at Bakersfield. Cal, some weeks age
while attempting to escape from Gus
tody, as his brother, Henry Rousseau
resident of Tacoma.
The report of the Yakima HOrticul
tural union. composed of fruit grow
ers in Yakima county, shows net prot
its of the union for 1905 at approx
mately $4,000. During the year 90 car
lOf fruit were shipped.
Leaving his crutches as a silent mes
sage to those he left behind. Ra.
Strobe plunged into the cold water
lof the Spokane river at Spokane ant
carried out his oft repeated threat tina
he would end his life in the Spokan
river.
Congressman Cushman has intro
duced a bill providing for the appoint
ment of commissioners by the Cover
nor of Alaska instead of by judges, a
has been the practice in the past.
The house has passed the Jones bill
providing for the construction of
bridge across the Columbia river a
Wenatchee.
Dr. N G. Blalock announces a hi
rabbit drive at Blalock island in tn
Columbia river, February 8.
The Washington Irrigation compan
has large force preparing for 100
water delivery from the Sunnyside es
nal. This work has been delayed o
account of the pending negotiations 70
a sale to the government.
Ross R. Brattain of Spokane is 4
Washington to qualify as Unite
States consul to Heng Chow. China.
Walla Walla has been selected 70
the next G. A. r. department encamI
ment. to be held June %. 26 and q.