Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
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 NOTES.

B. c. Rowe closed a deal for the Will
liam Pagan farm Of 100 acres, two
miles south of Palouse City. The con-
sioerauon was $4,000.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
just completed a hot pond at the mill
at Potlatoh, where the logs that are
hauled down from the timber on the
trains may be dumped The pond is
heated by steam, piped from the big
boilers.
Through the resignation Of the Rev.
Walter H. Jennings from the pastor
ate of the Baptist church at Dayton,
the controversies that he has waged
with many people in that city are
ended.
His body grasped in the strong arms
of a monster devilfish, Edward Glow,
fishing in a rowboat in the narrows,
would have lost his life in the sea
vampires embrace had it not been for
prompt action of two companions, who
were with him.
The secretary of war has authorized
a survey of the Columbia river from
Bridgeport to Kettle Falls.
Charlie Richie of Prosser, one of
the large wheat growers in Horse
Heaven, has received one of the Hart
Parr gasoline traction pillow engines
from Iowa to use on his farm. 1t will
do the work of "a horses, pulling three
four-disk plows and turning over rs
acres of SOD in 10 hours. II success,
it will revolutionize farming in the
famous Horse Heaven wheat country.
DR.. Philip Frank has received re-
plies from several coroners about the
state accepting his invitation to a
meeting of coroners to be held in
North Yakima next month.
Farmers have practically completed
hauling their wheat to the Washtucna
market. According to the best esti-
mites about 75e, 900 bushels have been
delivered at the four warehouses.
Two 15e-horse power boilers were
received at the state penitentiary re-
Gently for use in the new heating
plant. This will double the capacity
of the plant The monster boilers win
not be installed until next spring, when
the building is completed.
Lotus Tellefson, who fell from the
o. r. & N. trestle at Alto recently
died from the result of his injuries.
Stanley Rogers, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
B. S. Rogers of Walla Walla. and a
former Walla Walla schoolboy, is
making good in England, where he
went several years ago to study art.
The fall shipments of wheat from
Kenuewick are practically over. there
having been in the neighborhood NJ
25O,O0e bushels shipped from there
this season.
The Ritzville Touring mills have
shut down on account of having their
storing capacity for -four full and nc
orders.
Considerable agitation is going on
through Chelan and Douglas counties
to secure a state road from Seattle to
Spokane via Wenatchee, Waterville
and other inland towns of the center
of Washington.
Tacoma.-Entering the home OF
John Pedeski, a blind Italian living
with his two sons, two burglars re
Gently compelled the occupants of the
house to hand over $215 in cash which
Pedeski had concealed in his clothes
The disbarment for six months Of
]. w. Robinson. lawyer of Olympia
in this state, for giving utterance in
formal proceedings to rumors reflect
ing on the integrity of the state SUI
preme court, affords interesting evi
dence of the courts determination t.
protect his own reputation.
On January 8 the Washington
democratic state committee and lead
ers will hold a conference in Tacoma
At that time the arrangements will b.
made for the state convention, and i
is likely to go to Spokane.
Mayor Wright of Tacoma has signed
the ordinance to limit the number o
saloons in Tacoma to one for eacl
1000 population and to restrain tn,
council from granting any more Ii
censes until the city gets $4,000 pop
ulation. 1t is believed the ordinanc,
will make the present licenses worth
about $4,000 each
Wenatchee is to have the distinction
of having a fire bell that will be thu
largest bell ever cast west of the Oh,t
river.
Hazel Lee, years old, and Iri
Crabtree, months old, were burned
to death, two persons were injured ant
the Washington Children's homo a
Mortimer, eight miles from Seattle
was reduced to q smoldering ash heal
by fire which started in the nurser,
shortly before o'clock Saturda'
morning.
January is the day set for the open
ing OF the great bridge to the publi
that spans the Columbia at Wenatche.
IDAHO NEWS.
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