Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-01-27
WASHINGTON STATE


A eannery is being built at Marcus.
spokane's courts, during the year
1911, cost the taxpayers $7O,92s.
The planters of the White Bluffs
country are cooperating with the Han
ford Fruit Growers association this
year.
Representative Humphrey of the
First Washington district will be APP
pointed federal judge to succeed George
Donworth.
Pneumonia was the greatest de-
stroyer of human life in Spokane in
1911, claiming 161 out of 1920 deaths.
Next was tuberculosis, which killed 112
people.
Authorized to buy $4,000 worth of
horses, two Canadian horsemen, James
Bryce and II. Monroe of Victoria, B. c.,
were in Ellensburg this week nego-
tiating for animals.
Sixty-three candidates for various
city offices are in the race for the pri-
maries on February 20 at Seattle, that
many candidates having fled when the
books closed Saturday.
More than 50 farmers and fruit
growers met in the commercial club
room at Kennewick and organized a
permanent organization to be known as
the Kennewick Farmers institute.
Dr. Philip Frank, member of the
Washington state board of health, and
formerly president of that body, and
pioneer physician Of the Yakima val
ley, died recently from kidney trouble
Awakened at daylight to find them
selves within a burning building, al
Walla Walla, Mrs. Thomas Bennett and
her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eliza Bennett
were badly burned, the latter seriously
The supreme court has denied the
motion for a new trial of II. M. Boone
convicted of wrecking the Palous'
State bank, of which he was president
and sentenced to 10 years in the peni
Tertiary.
Owing to moderate weather, tn,
Columbia river is rising slightly and thu
ice has practically all gone out. 1t i
expected 'the Columbia and Okanogai
Steamboat company will soon put tn
boats on again.
1t is said that Mrs. Bessie Chowen
matron of the Orphans home at Spo
kane, who died suddenly at the institu
tion recently, was the sister of Franci
J. Heney, the prominent San Francisc
graft prosecutor.
J. W. Shepard, a teacher at Wall
y Walla, succumbed suddenly Saturda
after a brief illness to what is state
to have been a case of blood poison
ing brought about by frozen heel Will
on sleigh ride.
Roderick Mackenzie, ~ years of ag
one of the pioneers of the state, VIII
Y has been closely identified with the d.
I velopment of the country 20 miles yves
T of Spokane, died at San Diego, Cal, FIR
day night of heart disease.
"George' Tibbitts, sheep-herde
who shot Press Montgomery, who
= now lying critically i'll in the hospit
: at Lewiston, was released on a 500
, cash bond. His trial will be held
Asotin in the early spring, it is expec
ed.
Mrs Christina Olson, young woma
convicted of horsewhipping Superi'
Judge John T. Main in the Kir
county courthouse last October, WI
sentenced in the criminal division
=, the court to the lowest possible pc
q atty, which was a fine of 81 and cost
amounting to $42.7o in all.
it Assessor Purchase has completed e
d. tending the tax rolls of Pend Oreil
county. The total assessed valuati'
of the county is $4,sO2, 7O3, and Il
total amount to be raised by taxes
!. $19s,32s. Of this sum the state receiv
4 $31 sol, the school funds SCI 1897, Il
7. county current expense fund 1884
10 road and bridge funds $51, COZ.
-e Nine large railroad contracting fir
T. or their representatives are in Tacor
n to meet the Northern Pacific enginee
and go over the projected Port Defian
line, 20 miles, between Tacoma a,
Tenino, including the long tunnel
l. Port Defiance. The estimated cost
!, the work is $4,OOO,OOO, and bids W
n be submitted between now and jar
airy 81.
as "Dear Sis: have killed Bell by
e. cident. Forgive me, forgive me.
lie have taken poison to end my life.
"T. B. NEFF. y
The above note, crudely written
piece of writing paper, explaining
r. deed, was found in the hatband of T.
n Neff, aged %, a rancher near Puyalll
"a who accidentally killed his 12-year-'
h. niece, Annabell Bond, and commit
N suicide.