Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-08-22
MONTANA ITEMS.

James Boner, aged 101, believed to
be the oldest citizen of Montana, is
dead at Virginia City.
The Second Infantry band of the
Montana National Guard favored Spo-
kane with several selections during
their short stay in the city while
coming home.
Under the continuing act of congress
for the support of the national guard,
the state Of Montana has been appor-
toned the sum of SILL 78.77 for its
troops, for the fiscal year beginning
July /, 1908, and ending June 80, 1909.
OF this sum $SS340S is to be used for
arms, equipments and camp purposes,
and the balance for the promotion OF
rifle practice
E. H. Stage, aged about IS years,
was crushed to death between the cage
and elevator walls of the Monticello
apartment house on Broadway, Helena,
recently. The superstition is that he
attempted to board the elevator while
it was in motion and missed his foot
ing, being caught in the abdomen. He
has no known relatives in the west
at least.
The Montana national guard is at
Camp Stanley, American Lake, Wash.
The guard goes into camp the best or
gained, best equipped and altogether
, the best appearing citizen soldiery
thus far seen there. The little regi-
ment brings a full military band of
2S pieces, each man a professional.
Interesting statistics are to be
} cleaned from the returns of the vari-
, GUS county assessors to the state
2 board of equalization, as well as that
bcdy's assessment of the railroads for
+ the entire state. AS compared with
: last year, the assessment for the en-
l tire state will show a decrease OF
Y about SO. 900, 900, due to the falling of
in net mine proceeds of approximately
q SIT 900, 900. This is occasioned by the
!. slump in metal values and the shut
g down of several months in the great
0 copper mines at Butte. The mine pro-
ceeds eliminated, the total assessment
r would show a gain of s14,00O,000 in
It round numbers.
It Through railroad lines are assessed
s at $4,000 a mile, with others varying
?, from $4,000 to $4,000. There are so
miles more sidetrack than last year
3 and $50 miles more of main line. The
n railroads will pay taxes on $44,OOO,OOO
Y. this year.
u The total realty values are $124,117,-
is 9S3 and that of personal property $751;
7S9,SS7, which, with the railroads,
swells the grand total to $249, 907, $40,
qOEo ono mn Loot
re- Freda, the 16-year-old daughter of
Of Conrad Bauer, living IL miles from
h. Billings, was kidnapped recently by
two men, who held up Mr.. Bauer and
Il demanded his money. There is no clue
k to the perpetrators of the crime.
lie Freda is now in Jail at Billings, to-
lg gether with Ernest funston and Jack
ne Howard. She says she is in love with
IT. funston and run away with him. She
of was in mems attire when arrested.
Funston and Howard refuse to talk.
Il. l.. Frank, for the past 30 years
one of the most prominent men OF
Montana died Mon day night in Cincin
VI natl. He was 81 years of age and ma
tive of Ironton, Ohio. He was never
Gu married. Mr.. Frank was Mason OF
H. high degree, and at the time of his
ng death was grand master of the grand
lodge of Montana and inspector general
ne of the 33d degree.
I'm Sam Cone arrested last Monday Ii
to men on charges of having sold liquor
nd to Indians ON Flathead reservation.
Jack Chisholm, charged VITA assault
nj upon Miss Rihcards at Fortine las
ire September, was sentenced at Kalispell
it to term in the penitentiary to five
ma years at hard labor.
Joseph Fracas, TIE 11-year-old son o
ne Mrs. Fracas, living at Kalispell, fel
nm. into a pond and was drowned last MOI
80. dAy