Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-30
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS


as she was deranged part of the time
lately
Alais Wrinkles, aged 20, was drowned
at Spokane Sunday while trying to
swim the river.
DR.. Marcel Pietrzyski, who be-
queathed a park site of 40 acres to the
city of Dayton, objected to the appoint
ment of board of three park commits
sioners by the council, so he is now in
full charge
J. M. Peerre, large landowner, died
at Endicott recently. He had been
resident of Whitman country for 80
years.
Mrs. Percy Hunt, reader of ability,
is visiting in Colfax. Mrs. Hunt will
be remembered as Katherine Ridgeway.
Joel Dixon, aged 76, died of quinsy
recently at Pennington. In 1879 he
located on claim six miles north of
Pennington. He leaves an aged wife
apd three sons.
The Palouse yield will be so bushels,
as the average is higher than early
estimates Of farmers.
Eli Bethinier, As years old, was killed
and his 17-year-old son, Eli Jr., was
seriously injured when they were run
down by a passenger train near Sc
attic. The two were riding motor
cycles.
Telephoning to the sheriff IS Office that
she had shot and killed Frank Hall,
Mrs. Fletcher johnson, at Rigney Hill,
near South Tacoma, said she was await
ing the arrival of officers. She claimed
self-defense.
waitsburg barley is selling at $40
a ton.
Robert A. Harrison, prominent in
Knights of Pythias circles in Roslyn
and Clealum has mysteriously disap-
peared.
Three thousand picked United States
troops are in Tacoma to take part in
the great military tournament.
State Senator Peter McGregor says
that his company has 1900 acres in
wheat this year, and that 5000 acres
rented to tenants will average 20
bushels for fall wheat and IS bushels
for spring sown.
w. L. King, alias Kingsley, who was
arrested for alleged embezzlement in
Ellensburg and who has been working
in Tekoa, will stand trial September
16. Bond was set at 81 500 cash. He
was committed to the county Jail.
Final details and arrangements for
the government drainage canal have
been completed. J. E. Martin, in charge
of the work, says that digging of the
canal will soon commence. This canal
is to drain the Toppenish creek coun-
try and will be 10 miles long.
N. H. Ferguson of Cotton was
drowned Saturday in Broadwater nata
forum at Helena. He was swimming
in the pool when stricken with heart
disease and although promptly rescued
he was dead when taken out.
Through the confession of Walter
Brown, % years old, in the Spokane
Jail suspected of being one of a gang
of thieves operating in Spokane, the
police have learned of a plot to rob
some of the most palatial homes on
Cannon Hill.
State Bankers Meet.
Hoquiam, Wash.-An address by
Judge Thomas Burke on conservation
and one by B. L. Jenkins on the coun-
try banks were the features of the
Washington Bankers association con-
vention Saturday.
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, E.
w. Purdy; Bellingham; vice president,
George Donald, North Yakima; secre
tary, P. C. Kaufman, Tacoma; treas
urer, C. c. Richardson, Cheney.
The executive council is as follows:
Robert Moody, Everett, chairman; c..
S. Gilchrist, Centralia; L. G. Pentecost,
Tacoma; Walter G. Shuman, Waits.
burg; w. H. Martin, Ritzville.
The following delegates were elected
to the American Bankers association
at Los Angeles: J. w. Maxwell, Sc
attic; s. NJ Jackson, Tacoma; w. D.
Vincent, Spokane; w. J. Patterson,
Aberdeen; w. P. Connaway, Van
couver; II. H. Cook, Spokane; P. w.
Ross, Ellensburg. For vice president of
the American Bankers association for
the state of Washington, George Burke,
Tacoma.
Member of nominating committee
American Bankers association, J. E.
Chilberg.
A prize of $25 will be given to the
best essay on finance or economies to
be. written by the bank clerks of the
state, by a student of the University
of Washington, by one in the Wash
ington State college. and one in Whit
man State college.
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