Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-04-02
MONTANA NEWS.

Clinton Smith, an old-time rancher of
Tobacco Plain, committed suicide re-
Gently by shooting himself with 30
80 carbine.
Professor Condor, for eight years city
superintendent of Helena schools, has
received notice of election to a similar
position at Providence, r. l., and will
accept.
Kalispell odd Fellows have just
bought three lots, rs feet, on First ave-
nue. west and Third street, where they
will erect a lodge hall. Five thousand
and five hundred dollars was paid for
the site.
The Spokane Jefferson society has
received word from Governor Edwin L..
Norris that the subject of the latter S
Jefferson day address in this city, April
10, will be "Policies of Jefferson, the
Creed of the Nation"
Plumbers who now receive SO day
of eight hours at Great Falls have made
demand upon the master plumbers for
raise. of a dollar day with half hol-
iday Saturday. If the demand is not
granted the men will strike.
Eli Lumbardi is in the county Jail
at Butte accused of having shot and
killed Lad Petraneaovich and wound
ing Bozo Jakavich, presumably in con-
sequence of a quarrel about game of
cards The shooting occurred in a sa-
loon.
After piling all his effects in neat
heap on the bed, writing a note to a
friend and directing the details of his
interment, Peter Weiss, smelterman at
Great Falls, swallowed carbolic acid
He was found dead on the floor beside
his couch.
Charles Ordish who trapped during
the month of February in the Yaki
country, was fled with the county clerk
and recorder his claim for bounty OF
10 timber wolves, which he trapped dur
ing that month. AS the state pays {
bounty of $40 each for timber wolves
Mr.. Ordish s claim amounts to 500
In addition to the wolves he also killed
several mountain lions in this vicinity
for that purpose.
Governor Norris has received a lette
from Secretary Ballinger stating tina
there will be no more cause for com
plant of dismissal of clerks in the fed
eral land Office in this state. Montan;
is making half million acre lieu selec
lions for lands as substitute for land
surrendered in forest reservations, and
getting no results, made protest in it
own behalf through the governor, ant
| ~. 60. ,f sntf /,
are now focking into the state by tn
hundreds. The secretary informs tn
governor that extra clerks will be adde
1 to handle all business promptly. At tn
, present rate there will be no govern
3 ment land left in the Great Falls dis
= trict by the first of July, according t
the register.
q The supreme court has handed dow
: six opinions, in one of which an in
4 portant rule of law was laid dowr
= Sarah Dunseth sued the Butte Electri
Railway company in the federal coui
for damages and lost in a personal il
p jury action. She started it again
q the district court and won, only to hav
A the Judgment reversed and appeal di
q missed because it was once tried on il
q merits and adiudicated on the san
) facts in the federal court In anoth,
case the superior court refused All
Miley damages against the Northern p
y cifc for failure to deliver her at IL
point to which she was ticketed, b.
at nearest point where train stoppe
because her ticket was purchased at
:. lower rate than the regular fare. 9th
issues were unimportant.