Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
James Elder, an old pioneer of Col
umbia county. died at his home in
Dayton recently.
According to School Superintendent
Violetta Smiths annual report of the
census recently taken there are 1880
children of school age in Garfield
county. Of these 693 are boys and
6S7 girls.
The Ohio Society of the State Of
Washington is planning to have the
old Buckeye state represented at the
Alaska-Pacific-Y exposition.
The total assessed valuation of Spo-
kane county this year is $54,5S1 $50,
according to the figures of the county
assessor.
Joe Stokovitch, an Austrian. was
killed instantly near Milan by being
hit on the back of the head by a fall
ing tree during a wind storm.
The price of coal in Tacoma has
taken another flight.
The steam tug Saretta was burned
at her dock Saturday morning at New
port. Loss $4,000, with no insurance
The fire broke out about l o'clock in
the morning. Her crew of three mar
rowly escaped from the burning boat.
They lost their clothing. The boat
is a total loss.
The first load of wheat of the sea-
son was brought to Pullman Saturday
by Dick Booth, a farmer living south
of town. 1t was of the Arcadia varie-
ty, and the field yielded an average of
between 35 and 40 bushels of wheat
to the acre. 1t graded No. l and is
worth 65 cents a bushel.
| The barley market has experienced
great boom during the last few days,
and the bulk of the crop of Columbia
county has been sold at 81 per hun
dred pounds, an advance of 10 cents.
Contrary to expectations the supply
OF harvest hands has so far been near
ly sufficient to supply the demand
around Colfax.
The Rosalia chamber of commerce
has appointed Ralston McCaig, F. M
Campbell and L. w. Anderson as q
committee on the demonstration farm
project.
Many threshers started this week
Near Palouse there will be 81 ma
chimes in operation.
Three towns in the Inland Empire
were visited by fire on Saturday morn
ling. At Winona the town was wrecked
and one man was killed by the ex
plosion of gasoline and powder in the
building of the o. R. & N. At Thorn
ton bolt of lightning caused a blaz'
that resulted in the destruction o
property to the extent of $4,000. A
North Yakima two Japanese were
burned to death and another man il
so badly burned that he may die
There may be other victims. Thu
property loss is $4,000 at North Yak
ina.
An unknown man was drowned il
the Snake river seven miles iron
Pasco recently. The body was re
covered
' While playing with a spoon in hi
8 mouth, the 6-months-old son of Ed
ward M. Bronson of Charleston fel
over on his face, driving the spool
lQlO Ine TOOL OI HIS IuOuluf SSNSllh
= an artery. Death resulted in a fey
d moments, as the flow of blood coul
). not be stopped.
The state tax commissioner ha
planned to meet with the count
, boards Of equalization in the chic
l. counties this month, when assess
: ments of all public utility corporation
$ are to be considered. Today the boar
4 requested meetings on this subjec
with county equalizers at Bellinghar
August 8, Everett August 10, Spokan
- August - and 10, Seattle August /
. and Tacoma August Is.
/. The American rifle team from tn
: national guard of the state of Wasl
!. ington recently defeated a pickle
. team, 10 on each side, in rifle mate
l. lat Richmond range, near Vancouve
L b. c., by total of Al points.
p Out of total of Is members of tn
- state rifle team to go east, Mort
o Yakima will have five men, the large'
8 number from any one company.
Western Washington is facing tn
greatest forest fire hazard in all II
known history.
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