Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.

pioneer OF Seattle, died recently. she
was IS years OF age.
The University OF Washington has
been obliged to close on account of
the fuel famine.
The North Coast railway has filed
amended articles, showing details
OF its proposed routes. The main line
is to run from Seattle to Spokane, $50
miles, passing through the counties
of King. Pierce, Lewis, Yakima, Ben
ton, Franklin, Adams, Whitman and
Spokane. Branches are to be built
from a point in Benton or Franklin
counties to Walla Walla, rs miles;
from a point on the main line in Spo-
kane county to Pennington; from a
point in Adams county to Eureka juno
ton; from point in Adams county to
Davenport; from a point in Adams
county to Wilsoncreek. The incorpora-
tors are: Robert e. Strahorn, E. S.
Blount and r. j. Danson.
Because of the alleged increase in
cost of living, practically every de-
partment of the city government of
Seattle has received demands from
their employees for a corresponding
raise in wages.
Organization of a company with a
capital stock of $2.400,000 and the
erection of the largest and most mod
ern cement plant in the northwest is
the plan of ]. II. Spear, manager of
the Washington Brick, Lime and Manu-
featuring company, and associates. The
immense factory will be located eth
e. at Celville, Wash, or on Pend
dOreille lake. Idaho, extensive cement
beds having been secured at both To-
cations.
With the election of ID. S. Troy as
president, Ira P. Whitney secretary
and treasurer, and David Brown, j. T.
Durdle, A. NJ. Stevens and l.. S. Tho
mic directors, the 14th annual conven-
ton at Spokane of the Washington
State Dairymen's association has ad-
journed.
Ben Snipes. 20 years ago known as
the cattle king of the northwest,
whose large herds ranged in Yakima
valley. died in Seattle recently.
There is a famine in building ma
terial in Tacoma.
In mass meeting at Seattle, the
single manufacturers of Washington
5greed on a close down for a period
of 60 days.
Students of the graduating class of
the high school car not be compelled
20 wear caps and gowns at the gradu
ating exercises.
James Murray Coleman, Seattle's
wealthiest citizen and pioneer of 1872
is dead His wealth is estimated al
SO ,0o0, 900.
After a trial of two days jury
found Eugenio Batinioella, alias Mar
faudille, guilty of murder in the second
degree for causing the death of Mrs
Emma Daley, his landlady, who was
shot by the discharge of a revolver
concealed in his trunk. The jur,
recommended the prisoner to thu
mercy of the court.
There will be no consolidation o
the Farmers and the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph company
lines in Pullman.
Four children of Lawrence Talber
burned to death. as the result of
fire that destroyed a farmhouse re
Gently in Cowiche valley, IA miles iron
North Yakima.
Another new steamer is to be bull
at Hover to replace the Mata C. Hover
which has bzeen leased to Wren
Greenough, contractors, building tn
North Bank line through Hover.
George Vivian, sentenced from Viii
man county for assault with intent I
rob. has been released from the pen
Tertiary on parole.
Owing to the short crop last season
residents of Garfield county have e,
perienced difficulty in getting fruit &c
winter use.
The immediate construction of a
mories at Seattle, Tacoma and Sp
+ kane. to cost respectively s125,00
e $50 900 and $4,000, and to be paid fC
from the state military fund, is recon
mended in the biennial report Of ii
: adjutant general.
t 1t is reported that eastern Washin
t ton members-elect of the state legi
d lature may interpose vigorous oppos
ton to the appropriation asked for
:, Seattle for the proposed Alaska-Y
f kon-Pacifc exposition if the jobbe
k Of Seattle continue to oppose easter
:, Washington in the effort now beii
a made to secure a more equitable a
y iustment of transcontinental freig
rates.
a Exhonorating Captain P. H. Maso
>. master of the steamer jeanne, viii
o sank the Dix, and revoking the licen
+. of Captain Percy A. Lermond, mast
n Of the latter vessel was the finding
the United States inspectors who
vestigated the recent disaster.
While the newspapers are not unal
= nous on the subject, the coal sitr
:, ton in Seattle has undergone an i
- provement during the past week.
;. CLAIMS cHINA's THRONE.