Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-12
NORTHWEST NOTES
ITEMS FROM IDAHO, MONTANA
AND WASHINGTON.
a Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Business Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


The deposits Of two Newport banks
at the close of business January 81,
Gotaled $205,915.
Judge Dudley Dubose, who figured
prominently in the Nome, Alaska, min
fng scandals and who was Alaska attor-
aey for big eastern corporations, died
an a hospital at Seattle recently.
A grand jury at Seattle has indicted
three men for violation of the registra-
zion law, and in default of 81, 500 bail,
two of the men were locked up in the
county Jail, the third escaping across
the bay.
Work ON wrecking the old Great
Northern bridge at Albeni falls, near
Newport, is progressing rapidly. The
span over the smaller falls has been
taken down and false work is now be-
sng placed under the larger span.
Construction of the proposed Hopkins
road in the Tukanon valley, near Day
ton, is assured, contract having been
let by the county commissioners to S. l..
MCGEE for $1,000, the lowest of four.
Work will commence at once and will
be completed in June.
George b. Losey, a soldier in com
pany X, First United States infantry,
dieC at Fort Walla Walla recently. He
served as drummer boy in the civil
war and had been in the regular army
nearly 30 years. His body will be
aaken to Oxford, Mich, for burial.
Mrs. Theodore Laufer, pioneer resi-
dent of the Uniontown country, but
who has been living in Charleston for
eight years, died suddenly at St
Joseph S hospital in Lewiston, follow
ing an operation. She is survived by
her husband and five children.
The Farmers union organized al
Goldendale last summer purchased and
operated the Klickitat Valley Wheat
company warehouse in handling the
1909 crop are so well pleased with the
result that they have decided to build
an addition to the warehouse doubling
The capacity.
Farmers Of Cornell report the wheat
crop as having wintered well, there be
lng practically no loss on account OF
freezing or winter killing. The only
goss reported is that of the extremely
aate-sown grain. More moisture ha'
fallen since October, 1909, than in Il
months prior to that time.
There were 312 criminal cases trie'
IN courts of Yakima county last year
according to the report of Prosecuting
Attorney J. l.. Ward OF these 1856 re
suited in conviction. Most of the con
victions were for bootlegging, Their
being AZ such cases. Last year was tn
first for long time that Yakim
county has not had one or more muI
der cases.
J. J. Bracken broke a bone in hi
left arm and was arrested recently i
"a Chinese noodle shop at Walla Walls
The man is an ex-convict, recently dis
charged and got into an argument wit
the Celestial in charge, concerning hi
bill. With a cuspidor as weapon, h
as said to have put his foes to ute
rout, but fell down a flight of stair
an the hour of victory.
The largest amount of timothy ha
that was ever brought to Cheney by on
man was seen on the streets recent
when C. A. Prince, driving six horse
with one wagon and two traileri
weighed $4,000 pounds at the f. N
Martin Grain and Milling compan.
There were 145 bales on the wagon
belonging to J. H. Macdonald, an
was brought from his place ~ mile
west of Cheney. 1t was No. timoth
hay and brought $50 per ton.
The special school election to vot
ON the bond issue, which was to hav
taken place recently at Ritzville, Wa
postponed on account of an opinio
handed down from the attorney gel
ERALS Office that two bonding propos
lions to be voted upon could not
presented at the same election. Ne
notices will be gotten out for an ele
fion February IS, when the propositic
of $4,000 high school building an
site will be voted upon.
While crossing the Northern Pacit
Srestle at Spokane an unknown ma
was run down by the North Coast lii
tied, eastbound, which hurled him fro
che bridge to the ground below, breal
ing both of his arms, his neck al
ankle and killing him almost Instant
The man was feet inches ia
weighed about 100 pounds and had dal
brown hair and a reddish mustach
There were no papers to give clue
his identity, the only clue being
bottle of liniment bought in Bowl
idaho.