Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-10-15
NORTHWEST ITEMS.
washington, MONTANA AND
IDAHO NEWS NOTES.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Crop Outlook Just Fair.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

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Mrs Hiram Hull died in Colfax re-
Gently, aged n years.
Tommy Bowes, a 14-year-old lad, met
instant near Vancouver, Sunday, from
a gunshot wound.
The harvesting Of the apple crop in
the Wenatchee valley is attracting hun
dreds Of visitors to orchards.
1t has been announced that a poultry
show and fruit and grain exhibit will
be held in Pomeroy in December.
The congregation Of the Temple Bap-
tist church, Seattle, has extended a
call to the Rev. Myron w. Haynes, now
pastor Of a church in st. Louis.
John White, age 20 years, preferring
death to enstrangement from his family,
took his own life Sunday morning by
swallowing strychnine at Spokane.
The o. r. & N. steamers Lewiston
and Spokane are now berthed at Ri
paria ready for commission on the
Snake river above Lewiston as soon
as the water rises.
The Spokane Interstate fair last week
was the biggest week in it's history.
The previous attendance mark of 1908
was surpassed by 1000. The total for
the week was 100000.
The people of Pasco celebrated Thurs
day to signalize the completion of the
great irrigation project that means so
much for the development of Pasco
and surrounding country.
Because Walla Walla orchardsts are
holding their fruit for prices ranging
from Is to 25 cents per box higher than
buyers are willing to pay, little trad
ing has been reported to date.
The government will hold examina-
tions on October "a and 25 at Belling-
ham, Chelan, Leavenworth, Okanogan,
Olympia, Republic, Seattle, Tacoma and
Walla Walla, for forest rangers.
N. J. shanks, who pioneered in the
Willamette valley, where he settled IN
1865, and has been a resident of the
Naches valley, near North Yakima,
since 1899, died recently, aged &C years.
The Rev. John G.. Robinson, for some
months acting dean of All Saints
cathedral previous to the selection of
the Rev. DR.. William G. Hicks,
has taken charge of the parishes at
Pullman and Colfax.
The Pettigrew syndicate, headed by
ex-senator Pettigrew of North Dakota,
which has been acquiring large land
holdings in the vicinity of Moses lake,
and the Milwaukee railroad are on the
verge of clashing over their interests.
Following a case of highway robbery,
the robbery of a sleeping man, the dyna-
hitting of a safe and a running fight
with the marshal Of Prescott, in which
many shots were exchanged, Fred
Krug, an ex-convict, and Thomas Mon
roe, his pal are under arrest at Walla
Walla.
A Great Northern passenger train
Saturday crashed into a freight train
standing on sidetrack at Sxykomish
killing Engineer J. w. Miller and
Brakeman B. E. Wiles of the freight
train. No passengers were injured. The
accident was due to the freight tram
being not quite clear of the main track
One of the biggest land deals in the
history of Bonner county and one which
means the investment of about 1929 900
in that district was consummated re
Gently when Butte and Chicago cap
italists purchased of the land depart
ment of the Humbird Lumber company
LOO acres of cutover lands north OF
Boyer for 500, 900, and it is estimate,
that 100000 will pay the expenses o.
clearing.
II. d. Rockwell, member of the stat
board of tax commissioners, has author
lied an interview in which he point
out that the recent criticisms of tina
board on account of the increase il
the Spokane county tax and the reduC
ton of valuation on railroad propert
are uncalled for. These acts, he do
clared, were in strict accordance wit
law, and the state board had absolutel
no option in the matter.
Crop reports from Kittitas county t
the produce dealers here indicate tina
fully 5000 carloads of hay will be pr
duced in the county this season. TIL
is the largest crop of hay ever ha
vested in the valley. Fully 800 ca
loads Of potatoes, 60 carloads of appl,
and 300 carloads of grain, vegetable
and miscellaneous products are repor
ed. There are now $4,000 sheep pastu
ing in the valley and nearly $500
head of cattle.