Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-24
IDAHO NEWS.

The man held at Oakley is not L. ].
Simplxins, wanted for the murder Of
former Governor Steunenberg. The
man detained has been released.
The Ellxs' lodge of Lewiston, Idaho,
will incorporate for the purpose Of
erecting temple in that city.
The leading sheepmen OF Utah and
Nevada will gather with their tiocks
at Tecoma, New, March 20, ami cross
the Idaho line in defiance of the orders
of Governor Gooding. This decision
is the result OF an opinion secured by
the sheepmen from Secretary OF AgIl-
culture Wilson, in which the secretary
lpholds the right of fockmasters TO
90 from one state to another with
their bands when the animals are
free from disease.
Peter A. Steers, former sheriff of
Bingham county, is now in The peni-
Tertiary serving a sentence of two
years for embezzlement. He took
license money and lost it gambling.
B. o. Brown OF Cedar creek lost his
house and everything he possessed,
by fire recently by the roof taking fire
from the stovepipe. The family NOV
ed to the house of e. A. Mills, two
miles away, where their 4 weeks old
child, who was sick, died that same
evening. The child will be taken to
Hope for interment in the Foresters'
| cemetery.
Steel is being laid rapidly on the
Corbin road. Ten miles of steel has
been laid. The grade is almost com
pleted from the boundary line to Bon.
ners Ferry, and the steel gang will
have no occasion to stop until it
reaches the Ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Ames celebrated
he 50th anniversary of their wedding
last week at the residence of their
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Lankard, Joel
Latah county.
Spokane International railway will
pass under the Northern Pacific Rail
road company's line a mile west OF
Athol.
In an oral opinion the supreme
court holds that a portion at least Of
the livestock sanitary law of the las
session is constitutional. writer
opinion will follow, which will prob
ably unravel the tangle. This deci
sion was given in a mandamus cast
brought to compel the state auditor t
issue a warrant to the veterinarian TO
salary. Judge Stewart had previousl.
held the entire act unconstitutional il
the famous sheep dipping cases. Tha
case is now on appeal
George c. Thompson, a pioneer o
Occur d'Alene city. died of pneumc
mia recently. Mr.. Thompson passe
all the chairs in the odd Fellows an
, Masons, and is a past grand maste
r If the grand lodge of Idaho Odd Fe
2 lows.
, A report from Wallace says tha
r Mayor Herman Rossi has taken unit
himself a bride. She is Mabel Pric
I. Of Occur d'Alene city.
e The body of William Holcomb, VIII
T was lost in the mountains east of Ne;
g in the early part of December, he
been found The spot where he su
Il cumbed was on Big Fiddler cree
e about 20 miles from Neal on the ira
e to the home of his nephew.
The senate public lands committ'
y is working to perfect a bill to perm
u the demonstrating of agricultural Liant
It in forest reserves. The bill is stron
II ly advocated by Senator Dubois. wi
T. believes 1t will meet the bulk of opp
slfion to the reserves in Idaho,
r. we'll as in other states. The bill hi
IN good prospects of passing, as 1t hi
% the endorsement Of the administr
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