Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-05-08
NORTHWEST STATES
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
4 Few Interesting Items Gathered
Prom Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Good.


WASfilNd1OH 6IAIh RGWS'
George w. Larue s. Co. completed the
purchase of the Jay Right Lee farm of
200 acres, IL miles west OF Coltax, for
$2o, 500, ON which it has held an option
since January.
The annual horse show took place
at RitzviAe Saturday afternoon, begin
ming with a street parade led by the
Ritzyille band, followed by line of
so horses, representing draft, driving
and race horses.
termarriage Of races WAS exhibited in
Seattle, when y white wife of Il China
man WAS given divorce.
The mill of the Blue Mountain Lum-
Der and Manufacturing company opened
Monday for the season. The mill has
been greatly enlarged and new and mod
ern machinery installed This year
there are over 3,sOo,Ooe feet of lumber
to be manufactured.
Salary loan agencies, commonly term
ed sharks" doing businsss in the
state of Washington, will not be able to
procure an assignment of wages after
June l2 without the consent OF the bor-
rover y employer, and If he il married,
he must also have the consent of his
wife.
Frederick & Nelson of Seattle were
awarded the contract at $1,000 for furni-
ture and carpets for the governor =
office.
The state board of control has re-
ceived is bids for maple flooring for
the Medical Lake hospital for the in
sane, ranging from $52 to 500 per thou
sand feet, and nine bids on. material
for iron beds for the penitentiary.
Awards will be made next week, two
members of the board being out of the
city.
Governor Hay has announced the re-
appointment of the Rev. Mr.. John Lee
cornu as chaplain of the state penitsn-
tiary at Walla Wails.
Searchers headed by Paul Rhodius
have found the body of Mrs. Ella Car
roll, his mother in law, who has been
missing since Saturday, in the Skagit
slough, near SedroW oolley.
State Land Commissioner Ross col
Iected $206,11s during April. OF this,
$l64,090 was for the permanent school
fund and about $4,000 was general fund.
in addition fees and forfeitures collect
ed by the office aggregated $63s. Dur
ing the month there were ia applica.
tions for the purchase of state lands
and timber and ~ applications to lease.
On May 10 special train carrying
members of the commercial bodies OF
Portland will leave that city on trip
through Washington. The schedule pro
vides for stops at so points in Wash.
ington.
Keith & Whitehouse have completed
plans for the new high school building
: which is to be erected by Colfax. The
building will be two stories high with
basement two-thirds above ground, and
will cost $4,000. 1t will be ssx104
feet.
The grand jury Of Tacoma returned
an indictment against Mayor John w.
Linck for failure to enforce the ordi.
nance against the social evil, and
against b. Bertelson, we'll known real
estate agent, for renting buildings foI
immoral purposes as the agent of Peter
6andberg, who was indicted also as the
owner of such buildings. Under the
law the mayor may be fined $1,000.
A booster club for greater Topper.
ish has been started.
DR.. Lloyd, leading Seattle Episeo.
palian rector, has accepted call te
Toronto.
r. r. Parkhurst, formerly assistant
cashier of the First National bank
charged with embezzlement of $4,000
from that institution, was found guilty
by a jury in the federal court.
Indian Agent @. o. Morley, with head
quarters at Tekoa, has been called t.
Washington, d. c., by the secretary OF
the interior relative to Indian affair
which may have some bearing on tn,
immediate opening of the Occur 'Alene
Indian reservation. Mr.. Morley will be
gone about 30 days.
A creamery for Rockford is now an
assured enterprise.