Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
NORTHWEST STATES
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
Judge Frank Allyn of Tacoma is ly
ing i'll.
Mrs. Kate P. wolfard, pioneer Of
Colfax, is dead.
Mrs. Warren w. Orr committed sui
eide in Spokane Sunday by taking
poison.
A postofiee named Hudson has been
established six miles west of Riverside,
near the head of johnson creek.
Mrs. George S. Raymond, who shot
herself near White Salmon, died after
protracted suffering for three days.
Dan McKenna of the Bellingham Her
aid has accepted the position of man
aging editor of the Olympia Olympian.
At Kahlotus, fire, which broke out
Saturday night in the livery barn owned
by Rice & Greenman, did nearly $4,000
daage.
The fourth suicide in Colfax within
nine months by means of carbolic acid
took place when Ed Baker killed him
self.
The Farmers Grain and Fruit Grow
ers' union of Rockford is contemplate
ing building grain and fruit ware
house.
While playing ball alongside the
railroad track, Bennie Davis, aged 8,
was struck and instantly killed by a
passing train.
George Kelley, a military convict,
sentenced to three years at Alcatraz
island, has escaped from the guard at
Vancouver.
Hundreds of people are hunting Mrs
Mary Anderson, who is reported lost in
the suburbs of Tacoma. She is 76
years of age.
After April 1 the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of Rockford will CORE
spond with the Farmers and Merchants
bank. of Spokane
The law providing for the arrest and
Imprisonment of one who jumps a
hotel bill is not unconstitutional, &C
cording to recent supreme court de
cision.
The Gle Elum city council at its last
regular meeting decided that the q
saloons now doing bushes sin thai
city were sufficient to supply the de
mand of it's $500 inhabitants.
The finest display of horsefesh eve
seen in this valley was witnessed Sat
urday by large crowds of farmers whe1
tie Walla Walla County Stock Breed
ers association held its second show.
The first commercial body to ask fo
membership in the newly formed Nortl
Central Washington Development
league and pay the fee required wa
the Waterville Commercial club, whicl
sent its $40 to the treasurer, there be
ing As members.
Acting Governor M. f. Hay appear
to have confidence that the Legislative
committee which is to investigate tn
charges against the insurance commits
sioner and other officers will make
strict and impartial search into the rec
ords of the accused men.
With Rev. II. II. Gowen as the offici
ating clergyman, assisted by Rev. A
Patterson, Gunjiro Ooki, a Japanese
and Miss Helen Gladys Emery, tn
daughter of Archdeacon John Emery
of the Episcopal diocese of California
were married at Trinity church, Seat
tie, at 11:45 Saturday morning.
The death of Louther W. Myers, VIII
died at his home at Meyers Falls Sat
, urday morning, removes from tn
ranks of Washington pioneers a char
acter who, for half century, ha
, given his energies to the reclamation o
the Pacific northwest from the savag
wilderness it was when he came j
1862.