Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-06-04
washington, MONTANA AND
IDAHO NEWSiNOTES.
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 STATE NEWS.

L. w. w. representatives in Wenatchee
has resulted in failure.
The order for peach boxes for the
Yakima horticultural union this year
totals more than 200, 900 boxes.
The supreme court has declared I'M
constitutional the Seattle ordinance
licensing automatic vending machines.
The big six-day canvass made in
Wenatchee during the last week closed
with $36,115 raised to erect Y. M.
@. A. building.
Fruit growers of the Touchet and
Walla Walla valleys are to exhibit two
carloads of apples at the national apple
show in Spokane.
Joe Walber, hostler employed in a
Walla Walla Playground stable, was ar
rested recently for stabbing and cutting
Will Hogoboon, veteran horseman.
Within short time the present loca-
ton of the town of Kettle Falls is to
be changed distance of nearly two
miles, to location close to the Column
bia river.
General James M. Ashton of Tacoma
has announced his candidacy for the
United States senate and will submit
his name to the voters at the Septem-
Der primaries.
Hundreds of circulars and posters
have been sent out in which an appeal
is made for 5000 men, women and chill
dren to help harvest the Yakima valley
fruit crop this year.
Professor Thomas Dixon Carver of
the department of economics of Har-
ward university will deliver the princi-
pal address al the graduation exercises
of Whitman college this year.
A portion of one of the finest ranches
in Asotin county was sold recently to
Richard Patterson of Asotin by W. q.
Halsey of Anatone. The deal embraces
$31. 500, and includes 1400 acres.
Complete programs of the 32d annual
session of the grand lodge of Washing
ton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
have been issued, the sessions to be
held in North Yakima on June to 9
inclusive.
The $1,075,0 900 assessment to pay for
the proposed construction of the Lake
Washington canal is held invalid by de-
cision of the supreme court, the opinion
being signed by five judges, two fling
a dissenting opinion.
Senator Jones' bill allowing the
Northern Pacific railway to build a
bridge across the Columbia river be-
tween Grant and Kititas counties has
been favorably reported from the SEN
ate commerce committee.
A new TOWNSHIP in the state of Wash
ington, to be known as Astor, will be
created out of part of the diminished
Colville Indian reservation by the sec
rotary of the interior, who has reserved
s22 acres for the purpose.
Senator Jones says his amendment to
The railroad bill, adopted by the senate
allowing the interstate commerce com
mission 10 months to investigate new
rates before they become effective, II
approved by the northwest.
In view of hundreds of pleasure
seekers at Natatorium park, Spokane
Sunday night, f. w. Schneider, genera
foreman of the park mechanical depart
ment, fell so feet from the top of tn
circle swing, dying five minutes later.
BY the traffic agreement between tn
Home Telephone company and the In
terstate Telephone company, both o
Spokane, entered into recently at
meeting of the officials in that city,
consolidation Of interests was effected
practically merging 100000 of il
vested capital.
Bernard Schade, young musicia
of Spokane, convicted several month
ago in the superior court on chare
brought by 17-year-year-ol Mimi
Demmer, will not be pardoned by Go
ernor M. L. Hay, at least not until II
state executive takes time thorough
60 investigate the case.
Outside of murder trials there b.
never been a case in the Whitman cou
ty superior court which has attracts
more attention than that of IL.
Boone, ex-president of the Palouse Sta
bank and formerly deputy state bar
examiner, who is now on trial on
charge of embezzling $4,000 of {
funds of the bank of which he W
president and principal stakeholder.
Two valuable draft horses were kill
and two more will die as the result
a runaway on the ranch of Q. Q. WI
wick, seven miles west of Dayton.
employe of the ranch was blowing wi
a gang to which seven horses WE
hitched. When a herd of young mu
stampeded and rushed toward the pl
team the horses became frightened, al
kicking, started to run. The dri'
was thrown 20 feet, sustaining slil
injuries. The runaways soon exhaust
themselves on the plowed ground.