Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-11-23
NORTHWEST STATES
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
Place-Crop Outlook is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
The construction work on the Spo- |
kane & British Columbia Railway |
company's North Fork extension is
nearly completed.
Charley Ross, formerly leader OF L.
T. Barnum's circus band, actor and
musician, is dead in Seattle.
The contractors have finished the
work on the fine new bridge at Cash
mere.
1t is claimed that a considerable
number of squatters claims in the
lower Pend d'Oreille valley are being
jumped by newcomers.
After slashing his throat with
razor. Charles Turner of Olympia,
Jumped into the bay and died.
At the age of 70 years, Giles w.
Clark, a pioneer of Spokane, passed
away Saturday night.
The Spokane armory building was
dedicated Monday evening. Governor
Mead and General James Drain were
present at the exercises, and delivered
addresses.
The Tacoma cigarmakers' strike
has been called off and the men re-
turned to work. The cigarmakers will
receive the increase asked.
Fire destroyed property to the eX-
tent of $4,000 in West Toppenish last
Saturday. Half insured
Work han been begun on the new
theater which Ellensburg is to have.
The Northern Pacific pumphouse,
which furnishes the water for many
engines which stop at Ethiopia, burned
recently
J. C. Church, a we'll known and
wealthy citizen of Asotin county
passed away Sunday at his home in
Asotin.
Fruit growers of Charleston and Vine
land have perfected an organization
which is modelled after fruit growers
unions in Hood River and North
Yakima.
The new Carnegie public library at
Ritzville is complete with modern
steam heat, electric lights and other
conveniences, and the committee have
announced the time of dedication as
Friday, November o.
Wenatchee won in the recent de
) bate between Waterville and We
natchee schools
The Asotin grain warehouses are full
l O their utmost capacity. Asotins totaI
5 crop will exceed 100000 bushels.
A. c. Hunt, serving four years fci
/, forgery committed in King county
escaped from the penitentiary Sunday
5 The United States government is
: doing considerable work in the Pa
/ louise national forest on the head
waters of the Palouse river, some Al
miles east of Palouse City.
The iute mill at the state peniten
+ tiary, operated by convict labor, manu-
featured 1,169,5l1 grain bags between
!, January l and November ! Of thii
4 year, and made profit for the STATE
of more than $4,000 after charging
o off $4,000 for depreciation of plant, etc
Il w. T. Quinn, well-known con
+ tractor of Puyallup, was Instant,
> killed under coal train on the North
ern Pacific 10 miles east of Tacom
Saturday forenoon. He was so year
of age and leaves a widow and tire
sons.
e Spokane high school won the inter
3 scholastic debate from Davenport.
d Governor Mead has revoked the al
T. pointment of c. r. Collins of Olympi
Al as barber examiner, and appointe
lie Thomas Ivey of Spokane.
Professor w. A. Linklater of Wasl
ington State college, with three senior
and two juniors from that institution
have gone to Chicago to compete i
- the stock-judging contests for college
at the international live stock show
/ Chicago the first week in December.
n The passenger train from Nelson
n B. c., was wrecked Saturday nef
w Ryan, Wash. A brakebeam droppe
a. and caused the baggage car to 70
n into the ditch and take the baggag
: man with 1t. No one was hurt
II Mrs. Ellen Gwinn, an old and we
= known resident of Colfax, is dead.
- Governor Mead has issued a pro
- lamation declaring November %
~ Thanksgiving day.
~ Washington's per cent share
the proceeds from the sale of publ
~ lands during the last fiscal year
% $31, $50; the total sales net $780, FOG.
10 Following the sensational arrest I
he Gently at Hoquiam of Herbert Norma
N alias Ralph w. Steele, for the mi
'te der of Frank Todd, came the suici
ed Saturday of the prisoner in Jail.
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