Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-16
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

IdcinC tiuiH Whiic NAVooAhB bho oNAOON
and killed
Stephen Adams, age 6s, a pioneer of
Rathdrum, died recently. He had
been both sheriff and treasurer of
Kootenai county.
The government cable to Alaska,
which was out of service for several
days because of breaks OFF Bush point,
WILDLY island and near Port Angeles,
has been repaired.
Over $4,000 pounds of wool will be
carried this year by the Prospector,
the new motor-boat when the craft is
put in operation April l. All the wool
men along Snake river have engaged
the new river boat to transport the
crop this year.
John J. Quinn, former chief of police
of Butte and for two terms sheriff of
Silver Bow county, Mont, and one of
the best known police officials in the
northwest, has been appointed coroner
Of Silver Bow county, to succeed the
late Jesse P. Stevens.
At a recent meeting of depositors of
Kendrick State bank, closed February s
by Bank Commissioner V. G. Plat, all
depositors except a few, representing
about $14 1000, agreed to accept rs cents
on the dollar. Depositors expect the
bank to open shortly.
Two cars of Gardiner elk arrived in
Missoula Saturday. One carload of 81
animals was shipped to Hamilton to be
unloaded in the Marcus DAILY elk and
deer park and the other car of 60 went
forward to Startup, Wash, where they
win be placed on ranges.
President C. A. Goodnow of the Gal
latin Valley railway, who is also vice
president and a prominent officer of the
Chicago, Milwaukee Puget Sound
railway, states that the work on the
extension by his road from Lewistown
to Great Falls, Mont, will begin in
a few weeks, probably during the pres
ent month.
To fill a vacancy in the position of
superintendent Of telephone construc-
ton in the forest service at $3.50 a year
the United States civil service commits
sion has announced an examination
May 20, 1912, to which only male resi-
dents of Idaho and Montana will be
eligible The appointee will be sta
toned at Missoula, Mont.
The germ-laden drinking cup is to
be abolished on all railroad trains and
in all stations of the five stations com
prising the Northwestern Sanitary as
ISOLATION, organized in Helena by rep.
resentatives of the state boards Of
health and of the railroad commits
sioners of Minnesota, North Dakota
Montana, Idaho and Washington, and
the railroads traversing these states
Application for a franchise for track:
in Kalispell, Mont, has been present
ed to the council by the Flathead Inter
urban railway and a proposed ordinane,
granting the franchise will be submit
ted to the voters at the election, Apri
/. A similar ordinance asked for by
the WhitefishP Poison Electric railway
will be submitted. The council wen
on record as opposed to the franchises
Plans are being drawn and will b,
completed in a few days for the con
struction of a 25OO-foot brealIwater of
the outer harbor. The breakwater viii
be the first work of harbor improve
ments to cost several million dollar
to prepare the Victoria (B. CO. harbo
to receive the commerce that is ex
pected to come to the north Pacif,
coast after the completion of tn,
Panama canal.
What is believed to be the adven
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puge
Sound railroad in Billings was starte,
in Billings, Mont, Saturday, by tn
filing of articles of Incorporation by tn
Billings & Central Montana Railwa,
company. The incorporators are al
local men, but are believed to be act
ing for the Milwaukee railroad, al
though they refuse to confirm the re
port. Preliminary surveys for the roa'
have already been made.
The supreme court of Montana ha
dismissed the appeal of Leonard Bailey
a Helena policeman, from an order o
the Helena police board ousting hin
from the force. Bailey was charged
with neglect of duty in not having
sidewalk obstruction removed when
citizen complained. Bailey refused OF
the ground that he must have a sworl
complaint on which to act. The dis
trict court found in favor of Bailey
but this judgment is reversed by tn
supreme court.
President Taft has signed a proelama
ton eliminating practically 37,16
acres from the Jefferson national for
est, Montana, the land having beel
found of no value for forest purposes
being mainly open grazing land AM
land of agricultural value. The land
lie mainly along the southern and east
ern boundaries of the Little Belt di
vision of the forest. They will be re