Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-08
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

r. G.. Huston, one OF the best known
business men in Butte, died recently.
Patrick T. Sweeney, 3S years old,
married, a dairyman, committed sui
eide at Anaconda recently with car
bolic acid. He had been drinking and
was respondent.
Warren Graft. a carpenters helper,
who sued the United Railroad company
of San Francisco for $4,000 for the
loss of both legs, was awarded $4,000
damages by jury.
John tombstone died recently Wood
burn, Ore. Mr.. tombstone crossed the
plains in 1S47 and settled on a farm
that he owned and which he resided
at the time of his death.
Chris Christianson is dead and w. S.
Heck and John d. Dougherty seriously
injured as the result of the fall of a
new coke conveyer which was being
constructed at the Anaconda smelter.
The persistent refusal of Lena Etler,
aged 10, to salute the American flag
and recite a patriotic formula led to
her suspension from the Franklin,
Utah, public school. She said she was
a socialist.
Major James Ulio, an army officer,
who was stationed in the Inland EN-
pire country so years ago and recog-
nized as one of the oldest of the
pioneers, died recently at his home at
Fargo, N. ID.
Lewiston, Idaho, authorities have
taken into custody Thomas Graham,
on a grand larceny charge. 1t is al
legged that in 1907 Graham took several
hundred sheep from a sheepman of
this locality. He was arrested, but left
before trial.
Henry Abkison, charged by Mrs. Eva
Garfield with stealing 800 head OF
sheep, was bound over Saturday al
Grangeville, Idaho, to the Idaho county
district court. Abkison was arrested
week ago near Cottonwood, when in
possession of 800 head of sheep, al
legged to be the property of the Salmon
river stockwoman.
Suit has been instituted by Pau
Clagstone to recover possession of per
sonal property valued at $4,000 from
L. F.. Childers. Childers has haC
charge of the Clagstone ranch north o
Standpoint, Idaho, this summer and The
complaint alleges that Childers ha
several teams, harness and wagons be
longing to Clagstone in his possession
and refuses to give them up.
A 19-year-old girl named Booth wa
killed at Zortman, Mont, recently b,
her cousin, also named Booth. Boot
claims that he thought he had emf
tied the cartridges from his gun. H
thrust the gun in her face to scare he
and pulled the trigger, one shell re
manned, and the bullet struck he
square between the eyes, killing he
instantly. Booth and a man name
Parker, who was with him, are unde
arrest.
The contract for the construction G
the Dodson south canal, a part of tn
big Milk river, Montana, irrigation
project, has been awarded. The cana
will be 40 miles in length and will il
volve an expenditure of $250,000.
will irrigate $4,000 acres of land an
will be the main supply for two bi
laterals which will irrigate 10000 ad
ditional acres, all of which land is il
the rich farming region in northeast
ern Montana.
Failing to reach a verdict the jur
at Boise that retired with the case O
the United States versus Gaylor W
Thompson of Lewiston and L. G. Brad
ley of Boise. charged with using tn
mails to defraud in the investmen
company reported to Judge Dietricl
in the federal court that it was hope
lessly hung. The court discharged tn
jury and the government intimated
would retry the defendants in Boise
following the Moscow term of court.
Returns from Portland, Ore, cit
election Saturday. held for the purpos
of obtaining the verdict of the peopl
upon various amendments to the cit.
charter and other matters, indicat
that the two proposed new city char
tiers were defeated; that all bond al
preparations with the exception of tina
supplying funds for a public marke
was beaten, as was a proposed publ
service commission and all amend
ments calling for increase in the sala
ries of certain city employees.
Captain S. V. Winslow, in charge o
the United States dredge steame
Umatilla, will this month accompan.
General Bixby, chief of the engineering
corps Of the government; Captain H
A. Roberts, engineer in charge of tn
Cello canal construction, and Majo
Cavanaugh, in a tour of inspection o