Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-15
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Plaoe-FalI Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Patrick Burns, aged 80 years, died
recently of general debility. Mr.. Burns
was one Of the first settlers in the Big
Bend.
In clearing away the wreck near
Garfield last week the terribly man
gled body Of a tramp who was stealing
a ride was discovered.
Several Spokane dairymen are talk
ing about raising the price of milk on
account of increased expense of feed
ing during the midwinter months.
Rev A. b. Chaplin died recently In
Tacoma after a long illness from heart
trouble He was a pastor of Epworth
NJ. e. church and well known on the
north coast.
Chief Of Police Waller of Spokane
has issued an order that all boys and
girls found lettering around the streets
at night who are under 7 years of age
be placed under arrest.
Spokane lumbermen regard the re-
duction on lumber freight rates from
Spokane to Dakota points as one of
the most signal victories scored by the
lumber interests in recent years.
In the Lincoln county superior court.
Judge Carey imposed the minimum
sentence Of one year in the peniten-
tiary on M. ]. Toohey for forging an
order for a sewing machine, near
Sprague.
Congress will be asked to appropri-
ate 100000 with which to make a
proper exhibit of the resources and
products of the entire Alaskan country
at the ka-Yukon-Pacifc exposition
in Seattle.
According to the report OF State La
Dor Commissioner Charles Hubbard
$50 plants were inspected and 81 600
was collected from fees, as against
$500 expended from the $4,000 ap-
preparation made by the legislature.
The official count of the last state
election, just completed at Olympia
shows that both constitutional amend
ments proposed lost by $4,000 votes
each. The state rolled up a republican
majority OF 10000, Cushman leading
the ticket
B. T. Becl1with, a resident Of New
London, Conn, committed suicide by
jumping overheard from the steamship
Northwestern while the vessel was en-
route to Seattle from Valdez. Jealousy
S thought to be the motive for Beck
with's rash act.
The funeral of the late George e.
Cole, formerly territorial governor OF
10 ct,+a 90 xRYoebino+op ord axpoot
master of the city of Portland, took
place in Portland, Ore. Saturday af
ternoon, and the interment was in the
family plot at Lone Fir cemetery.
Walla Walla is, in all probability. a
least $50 600 poorer than It was
week ago before the departure of 1
Cinnamon for their native homes II
China. None Of those who returne
to China recently had less than $500
: in American money, and some NOR
, than double that amount
l. The little child of NJ. King, VIII
lives west Of Sunnyside, died froT
, burns sustained the day before. TIL
, child's clothing became ignited from
; stove The mother seized the chilli
/ whose clothing was enveloped
flames. and partly extinguished tn
FIRE. She then ran with the infant
the neighbors. The blazing clothin
set fire to the house and 1t was burne
u to the ground.
'e A great change in the condition {
J. affairs has taken place in the town {
IS Chesaw during the past few week
Stimulated by the completion of II
Great Northern into this section of III
country and the purchase of the Graz
ID copper mines on Copper mountain |
ST Boundary capitalists. together with Il
= establishment of a steady cash gra
market there for all grain raised in Il
Chesaw country. the people in all lint
d. show marked signs of the prospect
r 'or which they have been waiting fl
y years.