Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-01-12
NEWS OF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
And MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acci-
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Rev. Myron Eells, d. D., died re-
Gently at his home on the Skokomish
Indian reservation near Union City in
Mason county. MyIon Eells was born
at Walkers prairie, Stevens county,
about 80 miles from Spokane, Octo-
Der z. 1S4S.
New buildings erected during the
past year in Prosser footed up to an
aggregate Of s125,95O.
Seattle is working to secure the next
meeting of the Wholesale Druggists
association.
John Sampson, a rancher, was killed
near Renton by log rolling over him
while he with others were clearing
piece of land.
Yakima wants $50 workmen by the
drst of March to work on the Tieton
canal project.
The Farmers Warehouse company
If Elberton has sold their two ware
houses to the Pacific Grain company
Of Portland.
After two hours search the friends
IF l.. b. Bergquist, who got out of his
sick bed and left the house at II
o'clock at night, found him dead, face
downward, in a little stream of run
ming water so yards from his house at
Tacoma.
School has opened for the first time
IN the fine. new brick schoolhouse at
Chelan. The structure cost, COM
pleted. about $1O,50O.
There were Is cases of smallpox
in the isolation hospital at Spokane.
Fred e. Lucas. aged 81, a well
tnow lumberman Of Spokane died re-
Gently.
The ) ear of 1906 has witnessed per
APPS the most rapid growth in the
liatoiy OF Dayton. The population, ac-
urdins tu he school census, is 1000,
"a increase Of nearly 1000 since 1900.
j. G. hilman. steward at the state
prison. has resigned. The vacancy will
be filled by appointment of J. w.
Oliver, a former guard at the institu-
lion, who originally came from Ia
coma.
Unless coal can be obtained imme-
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have to close down for want of fuel.
Esther Mitchell of Holy Roller
notoriety, who murdered her brother
George in Seattle, has been legally de-
clared insane. but she may not be de-
ported to Oregon because the law or
lering deportation is invalid. Such is
the decision rendered today by a ma
iority of the state supreme court.
Peter Elmer, a steamfitter employ.
ed on the Seattle Brewing & Mating
plant at Georgetown, died from a blow
received during a fight with X. Nc
Cloud, a foreman on the work.
Laurence r. Battele, the 10 year old
son of Matron Lena w. Battele of the
Beta Theta ri fraternity house, neal
the university, in Seattle, was shot
and killed by his brother Kenneth
while the Battele boys and a number
Of young boys of the neighborhood
were playing Indian and holdup at the
Battele home, in the absence Of the
mother.
The fruit raisers of Okanogan coun
ty have organized a permanent society
known as the Okanogan Horticultural
association.
Charles S. Tolman, SO years, a
brakeman on the Spokane & Inland
electric railroad, was electrocuted Sun
day morning near California creek, in
an endeavor to adjust the "panto
graph" trolley to the wire. He was
thrown from the car by the shock OF
the thousands ST volts that entered
his body and fell upon his head. his
neck being broken.
After half hour of suffering, caused
by a fatal dose of carbolic acid, Mrs
Perry d. Tull died Sunday afternoon
at her apartments in Spokane.
Thomas Redshaw, a young miner
was accidentally shot and instantly
killed by John Dewinter, a life LONG
friend, with whom he was hunting Oh
Lake Washington Sunday morning.
Starting from an overheated fur
mace, fire completely destroyed the
Lincoln school building at North Yaki
ma, used for a high school. entailine
loss Of $4,000. The insurance is
$4,000.