Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-05-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.


A sheep-shearing crew is at Hooper,
shearing McGregor Bros sheep.
Death has claimed H. C. Hutchinson,
pioneer of the carly '7os, at Dayton,
aged IS.
The Pacific Coast Elevator company
of Portland has closed its Office in
Waitsburg.
The strike situation of the cooks and
walters in Spokane's biggest restau-
rants shows no change.
The first crop Of alfalfa is now be-
ing harvested by the people living on
the Acreage near Asotin.
Commencement week exercises for
the Tekoa High school will be held
May 25 to May 27, the class year.
The declamatory contest held in
connection with the interscholastic
meet in Pullman was won by Earl
Mari of Wenatchee.
wenatchee IS Fourth Of July celebra-
tion this year will be one of the big
gest affairs of its kind ever pulled
off in north central Washington.
At Bellingham Sheriff S. B. Van
Zandt was found guilty of assault in
the third degree on the person of Glenn
Dirrim, street car conductor, and
fined $50 and costs.
Peterson Dana, a physician from Ia
coma, recently purchased a section of
land adjoining the town of Othello and
intends to establish a sanitarium there
for tuberculosis patients.
Maintaining the public highways in
Washington by a tax of 81 for each
horsepower on all automobiles, trucks
and motorcycles operated in the state
is advocated by Governor Hay.
T. H. Steenstra, one of the Oldest
pressmen in the northwest and a Spo
day night. He was a member of the
G. A. R. and Knights Of Pythias.
Mrs. William Gohl is attempting tC
raise fund in Aberdeen to assist
her husband, convicted of the murder
of Charles Hadberg, to defray the ex
penses of an appeal to the supreme
court.
The army transport Dix, which ar
rived in Seattle Sunday from Manil;
via Hongkong, was so greatly dam
aged by storm and fire in her Goa
cargo that two months will be require,
for repairs.
Benjamin David Croker, for 3
years prominently identified with busi
ness interests, and known Throughout
the state as an able politician, die
Sunday at his home in Tacoma o
Bright's disease.
After being out less than 20 minute
jury of the Spokane superior cour
returned a verdict of guilt agains
, Vincenzio Rolandi, the young Italia
boy accused of shooting at Mrs. Phi
omena Bruno April z, with intent t
kill.
, Struck down by the terrific impac
I of a 300-pound wire support fallin
from the top of q building on Spragu
avenue, Spokane Saturday night, Mr.
Violet Stokes, age 20 years, and he
baby daughter, Dorothy, probably wer
fatally injured.
Arrangements have been made {
hold memorial exercises in honor @
the late Representative Cushman i
, the national senate on May 81. Ser
ator Piles has charge of the matte
He and Senators Jones, Chamberlain
Burton, Hughes and Beverage will d.
liver eulogies.
Reno and Sedgwick posts Of til
, Grand Army of the Republic, and ais
General Charles King camp, SPANS
War Veterans, Spokane, have decide
to celebrate Memorial day, May 81
with a parade at 1870 O'Clock p. m
p. followed by exercises at the Armory.
Bent and gray and weakened by h
, prison terms, Lawrence (Lsrry) Kell,
73 years old, pioneer opium smuggl'
Of Puget Sound, was released from II
federal prison at McNeils island T
Gently for the fourth time. Altogeth'
= Kelly has served seven years in Il
= McNeils island and other penitentiarie
d The 1,000-acre farm of John I
! Young, two miles west of Thornton an
u several miles south of Rosalia, W,
; sold at auction recently and brougl
= an average of $S3 an acre. One ira
y of 500 acres, with the building
brought $1O1 an acre. The land WI
sold in tracts of from 40 acres u
About $50 people were there.
Evidence at the inquest in Seatt
over Bert Hardin, who was stable
to death by Raleigh M. Faulkner, h
u convinced the prosecutors Office tn
! Faulkner, calling to see his divorc'
wife, on peaceful errand, was =
70 upon by Hardin and James Lewis, al
u used his blade in self-defense. No
: formation has been fled again
Faulkner.