Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-03-14
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
PIace-Crop Outlook is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS
The city of Pullman is planning a
canning factory.
The lid is on in earnest throughout
San Juan county.
Dayton's fire department is being re-
organized and placed on a new basis.
Dayton's market day proved so sue
cessful that another will be given
March IA.
The central exchange of the Yakima
Valley Telephone company will be
moved from Parker to Wapato.
Recently an unknown man attempt
ed to kill Edward Shainwald, presi-
dent of the First National bank of
Weiser.
Reports coming from orchardists on
Snake river show that prospects for
the fruit crop were never better at
this time of the year.
The national census bureau places
Spokane at the head of all American
cities as to the amount expended per
capita for school purposes.
The last week of April has been set
as the time for the meeting of the
state chapter of the p. e. o. society,
which meets in Spokane this year.
The BADLY decomposed remains of
man supposed to be those of Oscar
Hansen, have been found in the Spo-
kane river % miles west of Spokane.
Judge w. T. Warren of Davenport
has rendered a decision holding the
state assessment law which exempts
money; stocks and bonds from taxation
void.
Potato raising promises to become
on of the leading industries in south
ern Okanogan county since the low
freight rate on this product has been
secured.
One of the longest and highest tres
ties on the Spokane, Portland e. Seat
tie railroad is now in course of con-
struction eight miles southeast of
Sprague.
School buildings in Walla Walla hav-
| ing doors swinging inward will be re-
modelled, and fire escapes provided at
the Lincoln school, the only three
story building in the city.
The funeral of George w. Win
chester was held Sunday at Walls
Walla. Mr.. Winchester was a pioneer
arrived in the valley in 1859.
The date for the big apple show
with will be held at Spokane at the
time of the convention of the State
Horticultural association, is set foi
the week beginning December Z.
Samuel Easto has sold his farm o
800 acres northeast of Davenport t
w. c. Bowman from Wilbur. Th'
place is known as the old Richards
place. The consideration is $4,000.
The San Francisco police have ar
rested c. c. Crandall, alias Hugh Duf
fly, alias DR.. Charles Hudson, who il
wanted at Tacoma for number o
crimes, including forgery, embezzle
ment and wife desertion.
On reaching her home at Almot
after a long drive Mrs. Clay Bar
found her 6-months-old child dead II
, her arms. The child had been secure
, ly wrapped to keep out the cold an
is supposed to have smothered.
The date of the Washington Stat
college cadet encampment has bee
2 definitely decided, and on April 81 tn
2 people OF Spokane may expect to wi
2 ness a parade of the cadets, led b
the regimental band.
Holding, in effect, that the state la
was not constitutional Judge Prebl
of the superior court at North Yakim
f dismissed the case against w f. RIOS
u Macdonald OF Tacoma, accused
n beating a board bill at the Pacif
# hotel in that city.
d AS if by magic. all the special sale
= and CLOSING out sale" signs whic
l. have adorned Walla Walla's bushes
streets for many months, have disa
n peared. And it is said that no MOI
4, sales will be- INDUCED in. Eggs al
l. -four have dropped IN price.
N Five candidates have announce
e, their intention to seek of republics
Re voters of the state, at the primarie
y the nomination for governor. The
re are: Governor Albert E. Mead
d Bellingham; former Governor Hem
u Mcbride of Seattle; S. G. Cosgrove
u Pomeroy; Attorney General John
l Atkinson of Chelan; William d. Ri
path of Spokane.