Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-15
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

That the state DOdru Oh conlioi VIII
make a material reduction on the
price of grain sacks this year Is prob
able In view of the decreased cost OF
manufacture at the penitentiary.
w. B. Shaffer. president of the
Waitsburg Development league and
member of the Inland Empire excur-
sion party, was robbed of a wallet
containing between $500 and $500
shortly before the special train left
Portland.
Fire recently Quilted the interior of
the new public school building COM
pleted two years ago at Auburn, en-
failing a loss estimated at $4,000.
Jumping off Tacoma streetcar
backwards, John Hilburg of Seattle or
Ballard struck the pavement and re-
ceived fatal blow.
After constant struggle of three
years the Pacific States Telephone
company has completely vanquished
the Interstate Cooperative Telephone
company, and has undisputed posses
sion of the Palouse field
Fire recently destroyed the three
story frame building of Fidler & Gray
and several smaller buildings at
Kelso, entailing loss of about $4,000
A number of small business places
were burned out.
The petition of ]. G. Norris of Ell
lensburg to be appointed guardian OF
the estate of his wife, Mamie Norris
committed to the insane ward at
Walla Walla for killing her foster son
Tom Murray, reveals the fact that
Mrs. Norris was made beneficiary In
an insurance policy of young Murray
for $500
The Moran Brothers of Seattle and
the Campbell Lumber company oil
Prosser are drilling for artesian water
in Horse Heaven, where each company
owns large tracts of land.
State Oil Commissioner f. A. Clark
reports 9,555,535 gallons of oils in
spected during 1907. The fees collect
ed amounted to $19,279.6O.
If Secretary Garfield's report can be
taken as an index the Occur d'Alene
and Colville reservations will be
opened to settlement this year.
The board of Whitman county com
missioners have the letting of con
tracts for nine new bridges In tina
county.
Governor Mead has refused to gran
the parole recommended by the prison
board for j. e. Brown, sentenced II
November, 1904, from Whitman coun
ty to a term of five years, on the
charge of attempt to murder. Brow
assaulted and shot L. j. Turnbow,
prominent resident of Garfield, in tn
summer of 1903.
The first annual poultry show eve
given under the auspices of the Asot1l
County Poultry association closed Sal
urday evening.
Paul Brainerd won the oratorica
championship from Whitman college
His address. 1.-THE Modern Menace.
was an arraignment of Mormonisn
Miss Madge Fowler was second.
The debate held in Colfax recent
between the Rosalia high school tear
and the Colfax high school team II
suited in victory for Colfax.
The experiment tried recently b
Waitsburg of giving a day to the sal
of horses and cattle by ranchers
the surrounding country was tried
DAYTON Saturday Success followe
the effort.
The funeral of the late James WI
liam Brown was held at Cheney Sa
urday. The deceased had been a Nj
son for SO years, and was SO yea
old at the time of his death.
Pullman high school won the deba
with Johnson high school Friday.
Citizens around Pullman are elat'
over the semi-ofIicial announceme
that the Spokane & Inland Empi
Electric Railroad company will extel
its line from Colfax to Charleston, v
Pullman. and that the work Will
done this year.
The steamer st. Paul, running
the river from Trinidad to the st. Pa
bridge. has been frozen in an ice ia
for the last week, about 20 miles
low Trinidad.
]. B. Atkinson, chief clerk to Nj
ter Mechanic Dresser OF the " H.
n. at Starbuck, has taken charge
the bank at that place.
But one of the 19z state banks a
three trust companies doing Dusin'
in Washington failed to weather
recent financial storm, according
the first annual report of State Exa
iner A. w. Engle, advance sheets
which were made public recently.
OREGON ITEMS.
The death of Charles Rimbol at
ker City recently marks the pass