Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
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
PIace-crop Outlook is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

construction foreman for the Seattle
Electric company, three Italians were
placed under arrest recently.
The Spokane socialists have passed
resolutions denouncing Roosevelt for
sending troops to Goldfeld.
The Spokane & Inland has begun
running a Saturday night special the
alter train from Spokane to Colfax and
Palouse.
J. Hamilton Lewis, formerly OF Sc
attic, and now OF Chicago, has an
nounced that he would accept the nom
nation for governor of Illinois if it
were rendered him.
Archie Mitchell an inmate of the
peniteniary, while working on the
hospital building, fell a distance OF
about 20 feet, striking on his head,
killing HIM.
The A c block system of train dis
patching originated by A Beamer,
division superintendent of the North
ern Pacific, by which the trains be-
tween Spokane and Marshall have
been operated during the past two
months, Will be extended to include
Sprague.
Ii the grain growers of Washington
want TO take up the suggestion OF
shipping wheat in bulk. instead OF
sacked, the state railroad commission
will lend advice and encouragement,
according TO a recent statement by
them.
Congressman w. l.. Jones has intro
duced an important bill providing Tor
the disposal of the interests Of Indian
minors in real estate.
An unknown man, of dark com
plexion, with a small, dark mustache,
dark hair and dark eyes, who wore 4
short, light overcoat and was rather
shabbily dressed, fell dead on the
streets of Spokane.
The debate between Elberton and
Pennington nigh schools was won by
the former.
Louis Fogel, who has been in the
clothing business at Aberdeen for
years and whose family is prominent
in Jewish social circles, was recently
convicted in the superior court of high
way robbery.
After most impressive services the
splendid cathedral of the newly con
sdtuted Catholic diocese of Seattle
was formally dedicated and opened for
worship on Sunday.
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union of America met in
convention at Lind Saturday and or
ganized a county union. An organiZa
ton was perfected with the following
as officers: President, w. p. Davis OF
Lind; vice president, II. e. Hill oil
Ritzville; secretary NJ. G. Hayden oil
Lind; county organizer, J. NJ. Griffith
of Ritzville; conductor, Frank Craw
ford of Lind; doorkeeper, John Willis
of Ritzville; chaplain, John Waltner o,
Memo; board of directors, W. Z
Scott of Hatton, J. NJ. Griffith of Ritz
vile, J. c. Craig of Kahlotus.
Senator Piles has introduced a bill
for a subtreasury at Seattle.
r Governor Mead has appointed DIR
e. l.. Kimball of Spokane a member O
the state board of health and vita
, statistics, tc succeed DR.. J. M. Semple
. s. ID. Hawxhurst of the Spokan,
: Rifle and Revolver association ha
, been elected president of the Wash
ington State Rifle association, which
! was organized recently.
A big rabbit drive that is aimed t,
rid forever the Wide Hollow countr.
of the pest is being planned for mex
month.
i After this week the BARRIERS of TIA
y coma will charge rs cents for hair cuts
> and the price for honing razors viii
5, at that time drop to 25 cents from S
J. cents. This is the decree OF Tacom
n master BARRIERS.
2 When the Lamb-Davis log boo1
e broke near Leavenworth a few month
e ago dwellers along the Wenatche
# river reaped rich harvest of timbe
@ by catching runaway logs and apprC
J. priating them.
A sheriff's deed has been given t
James A. Moore of Seattle, who las
year bought a large part of the prof.
erty of the Blalock Island compan
from John A. Finch Of Spokane. Thi
< deal was one of the largest ever mad
h in Benton county. the considerable
If being $52,034.S2. Mr.. Finch secure
e. the land through foreclosure proceed
S, ings, since which he has disposed {
e it to Mr.. Moore. Most of the pro-
erty is on Blalock island in the c.
lumbia river.
1.-The conditions Of sanitation al
O. infinitely worse in Seattle" said d
"a F. S. Bourns. than they we're in MAJ
"A liza at the time I assumed charge
: the work in the Philippines for tn
= I syCvarnrnauf Cpatf1q fS pOOfrOnfp
with a. condition extraordinary on a
= count OF the topography of the groun
and the character of many of tn
bIildiugs"
The Prosser Traction company. o
ganized several months ago to co
n struct an electric railway in this sc