Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-09-04
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL OVER
THE ENTIRE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Rain fell over practically all parts
of Iowa last night. 1t was badly need
ed by corn, pastures and potatoes.
William II. Merrifeld, a prominent
pioneer of Buena Vista, Col, committed
suicide recently by hanging himself to
a bedpost with leather strap.
Chicago and its environs were swept
by rain and electrical storm Saturday
afternoon which was accompanied by
three fatalities, the victims being struck
by lightning.
Frank German, 40 years old, a
switchman in the employ of the Colum-
5ia & Puget Sound railroad, was crush
ed to death beneath freight train at
Seattle, recently.
J. J. Shubert confirms the report that
the Shuberts have decided to enter Spo
kane at once and build a frst-class
theater. Plans for building to cost
approximately $15O,OoO are completed.
The Ohio male chorus, an organiza-
ton composed of so singers from all
parts of Ohio, won the $500 prize in
the opening competition Of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition musical fes
tival.
William Darlington, chauffeur for
Earl Rogers, one of the attorneys for
Patrick Calhoun, was killed in Golden
Gate park Saturday when his automo-
bile, with three passengers, crashed in
to another machine.
Acting Governor Gmelich of Missouri,
has honored the requisition of Gov
ernor Stubs of Kansas, for the return
of Mrs. Barclay and John w. Gentry
to stand trial on the charge of kidnap-
ing Marian Bleakley.
Dispatches from Teheren say that in
the Persian capital soldiers patrol the
streets at night and halt and question
all passersby. The government is ap-
prehensive of a reactionary plot to re-
store the deposed shah to the throne.
The statement Of the New York
clearing house bank for the week shows
that the banks hold $1S,359,5 more
than the requirements of the 25 per
cent reserve rule. This is a decrease
reserve as compared with last week.
The steamer Manchuria Of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship company, arrived
Saturday from the Orient, breaking its
own record between Honolulu and that
city. The new time established was
five days and four hours. The Man
churia brought number of prominent
passengers.
George Strain, Webb City, fireman;
George Wilkansky, Webb City, fireman;
Ed Higgins, stoker, were killed when a
boiler in the plant of the Low Seven
Mining company at Neck City, Mo-,
Sunday, exploded, wrecking the plant
and SCATTERING windows in this city.
The explosion followed a misleading of
the water gauge.
Spokane will be the headquarters
from which the work of gathering the
census for the third district of Wash
ington will be directed. The counties
in the third division are: Adams, Aso-
tin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas,
Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kitti-
tas, Lincoln Okanogan, Spokane, Stew
ems, Walla Walla, Whitman and
Yakima.
According to data furnished the Ore
gonian the wool crop of Oregon for
1909 will net the farmers $4,O00,00O.
The clip is estimated at 20,000,45
pounds, the largest yield in years. The
wool is of fine quality, weather condi-
tions having been favorable. The aver
age weight of the feeces is placed at
9 1-2 pounds, the heaviest average
ever taken in the state.