Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-09-28
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.


The sawmiH on Narcise creek, II
miles east of Colville, was burned to |
the ground recently The origin of |
che fire is unknown. The property, |
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000, |
was owned by John S. Gnagy and John !
B. Slater, and will prove a total loss. |
Prune picking around Elberton will |
begin about the 25th, and from that
date on to November l the big dryer |
here will be pushed to its utmost ca |
Uacity handling the immense crop. |
The Elberton dryer is conceded to be |
the largest fruit dryer in the United !
states.
The Whitman county fair this year
promises to be the biggest event in the
History of the fair association.
A Y Fowler, leader and secretary !
OF the anti-Asatic league of Belling
nam, has become violently insane, it
AZ supposed from the excitement at
tending the recent riots in that city,
nor which he was charged with being
responsible.
IL is stated that many mills on the
coast are closing down on account of
scar shortage. The statement is also
ansde that if the increased freight rates
go into effect more mills will be closed.
G. II. Plummer. for the Northern
Pacific Railroad company has filed
with the county auditor of Stevens
county a patent to 81, 154 acres of land
an the state of Washington The pat
ent was issued by virtue of the act of
congress, July 2, 1864. authorizing the
grant of lands in aid of construction of
railroad and telegraph lines
The eighth annual convention of the
Washington State Grocers' association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, G. e. Coon of Port Townsend ire
salected) vice president, U. G. Allen of
Spokane; secretary, J. j. Higgins of
Seattle (re-elected); treasurer, G. H.
Buelow of Tacoma. G. e. Coon was
selected as delegate to the national con-
-vention to be held next May in Boston.
C. Anderson of Seattle, c. Ebert of
Tacoma, and II. c. Ryan of Bellingham
were elected as trustees for the Pacific
Coast association.
The first passenger train ever car
sried over the Bovill extension of the
Washington. Idaho & Montana rail
road has arrived in Bovill, Idaho, bring
zng a special party of officials of the
KOad
The Pierce county commissioners
have turned the cruising of standing
timber in Pierce county over to Asses
sor Railsback and he has full charge
OF the matter.
The party of ten eastern Washing
~gOn girls, contest winners for trip to
the jamestown exposition, write that
they are enjoying the trip greatly.
The state fair opened Monday morn
ing under conditions which promise to
make it by far the greatest exhibition
chat the state has yet given.
T0ppenish is to vote bonds to build
a town hall.
Estimates made on the hop yield in
the Yakima valley place it at about
$4,000 bales, which is slightly more
than half of the crop of last year. The
production in 1906 was $4,000 bales
J. c. Lawrence of Garfield, member
of the state railway commission, has
ssone east on important matters con-
xlected with the railway commission
business.
A $1,000 900 corporation has been
sled in Seattle by James A. Moore to
Improve the old university 10acre
tract near the business center of the
city, which is held under a 50-year
lease from the board of regents
plans are to be drawn Immediately
Cor the first of the buildings, which
will face on Union street.
The Pierce county commissioners
are now working on the county tax
levy for the coming year. They want
TO make it 80 mills.
Travelling from Asotin to the state
Denitentiary and without a guard
louis Eddy, who was sentenced t
three years in the state prison, ar
rived at the institution and was re
FUSED admission because the necessary
papers had not been received. Eddy
says he will stay until the commit
rnent arrives, for he is anxious to be
gin his sentence that he may be re
leased the sooner.
Mrs. Mary Stott. sc years old and
pioneer of the Walla Walla valley
died recently.
A man giving his name as Jane
Webster was killed in an acciden
near Cheney, at Martin & Welsh's raj
road camp. The man was run owe
by a train
J. w. King, the present postmaste
OF Asotin, has forwarded his resigna
ton, to take effect January 1.
Pullman is without a mayor. Rattle
than sign the ordinance cutting tn
town into slices to preserve the saloo
interests, Mayor M. c. Gray has II
signed.
The state railroad commission ha
announced it will take up the CON
NSszint of w. r. Cunningham and c
hundreds of other wheat growers c
Adamas and other east side counties
xhat present wheat freight rates ar
toe Nigh