Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-12-16
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMA

Mr.. Geo. t1elds has resigned as pres
ident of the chamber of commerce at
Moscow.
Large delegations from over the
northwest attended the fat stock show
at Lewiston, December 10 to IA.
Petitions are being circulated at Lew
iston, Idaho, calling for signatures for
holding a local option election next
March.
Anthony Shovelin, aged Sc, county
treasurer and one of the best known
citizens of Butte, died recently of pa
ralysis.
Postal savings banks have been or
dered established January at White
NSalmon, Wash, Mackay, Idaho, Lents
and Milton, Ore.
At Lewiston, Mont, George McCune
and Ross Mari plead guilty to horse
stealing and were given two years each
in the state prison.
John France, a lumberjack, was shot
and probably fatally injured at the
North Fork hotel in Enaville, recently,
by George McGmnis, blacksmith,
cause unknown.
In recent decision in Bonner
county, Idaho, case, the supreme court
of the state held that, homesteader
cannot recover for damages done his
land before entry is made.
The constitutionality of what is
known as the public printing laws of
Idaho has been upheld by the supreme
court therefore all county printing
must be done within its boundary.
An order of removal in the cass of
Glen Warner, wanted in Holley, Ore,
on the charge of robbing a postofice,
was signed recently by Federal Judge
John A. Marshall at Salt Lake.
Aroused by the report that Dan Nc
Innis, former proprietor of the Arcade
theater and dance hail. is planning to
again begin a saloon business in Wal
lace, clubwomen, $50 strong, have
banded themselves together to resist his
license.
The salary of Socialist Mayor Lewis
J. Duncan of Butte was attached re-
Gently to the extent Of $3.50, which
represents the cost in the actions
brought by J. J. Sullivan and William
McManus for reinstatement to the po-
lice force.
Settlers whose lands are overlooked
in Occur 'Alene lakes tributaries on
account of high water occasioned by
the Washington Water Power com
pany IS dam at Post Falls in the Spo-
kane river, were awarded $24,414 re
Gently.
The Rev. John r. Hedberg, pastor of
the Swedish Mission church in Ana
conda, has been arrested in st. Paul
upon a charge of having obtained 5000,
it is alleged, through the medium of a
fake telegram purporting to have come
from a widow.
The trial of U. S.lGrant Evans, form
er cashier of the Farmers Banking and
Trust company of Kendrick, charged
with having embezzled about 1914 of
the banks fund and also with tasty
ing entire entries in the books of the
bank, was begun this week at Moscow
In Idaho there is not only talk of a
special session of the legislature, but
also a pretty good prospect that one
will be called. In fact, Governor Haw-
ley is said to have confded to some
friends that he fully expected to call
the Legislature upon his return from
the east, where he is now travelling
with the Western Governors special
Near Elk, Wash, Engineer Fred
Daugherty, aged 81, father of a babe
of months, was mangled beneath tons
of timber hurled hurled from the train
when the train of five cars, heavily
laden with huge logs, dashed away
down the grade. Homer Daugherty, &
brother of Fred, lost his life less thar
16 months ago on the same train anC
at almost the same spot.
st. Maries, Idaho, has taken no steps
regarding the granting of liquor Ii
censes, but it is believed the saloor
limit will be six. License in all cases will
be $500. An ordinance probably will
be passed providing that all saloon
must close at IL p. m. and no chairs
tables, free lunch counters, games Of
any sort or music will be allowed. Thu
first violation of this ordinance is ;
500 fine and the second revocation o.
license.
A contract for the sale of 73,OOO,O0C
feet of timber in the Whitman ma
tional forest in Oregon at $3.50 pc
1000 feet has been made by the fores
service. The lumber company tha'
made the purchase is given seven year.
in which to cut the timber, and at the
end of four years the forester, in his dis
erection, can increase the price to b'
paid for the remainder uncut, not t,
exceed so cents per 1000. Preliminary
applications for the sale of 100000,
600 more feet from the same fores