Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-06-15
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

in Elgin, Ore, recently.
Census figures show Washington has
441,294 males, and Oregon 257,1ss.
The pioneers reunion at Weston,
Ore, was attended by $500 people.
The planning mill of the Patrick Lum-
Der company at Crescent Valley, B. c.,
burned recently.
Several thousand dollars damage was
done the light plant at Grants Pass,
Ore, by lightning recently. II.
Bigger and better was the verdict of
the throng that visited the live stock
show at Union, Ore, last week.
At Pocatello, Idaho, contracts for
bitulithic paving ON 20 blocks in the
business heart of the city were let re-
Gently.
Charles Strassburg, a well-known
farmer living near Jessup's mill east
of Kalispell, Mont, committed suicide
recently.
Gabriel Rousselle, one of the early
settlers of the Flathead, and perhaps
the best known of Flathead pioneers,
died recently.
Members of the United Commercial
Travellers from Idaho, Utah and Mon
tana met in convention in Pocatello,
Idaho, this week.
At San Francisco L. R. Stockwell,
for many years well-known actor-man-
ager, died after a long illness. He had
been blind for several years. o.A
At klamath Falls, Ore, recently six
persons were struck by lightning during
storm which preceded the most severe
downpour of hail ever recorded in
klamath county. t
At Portland, Ore, fire of unknown
origin Quilted the three upper stories
of the new Crown mills, a flour mill
owned by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Loss
100000, covered by insurance.
Raymond, the 6-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Connors, who reside at
Fernan lake, about two miles from
Occur d'Alene city, was drowned re-
Gently while rowing with his brother
Robert, years.
Between 5000 and 10000 Elks from
practically every large city in the
United States will be the guests of
cities in the northwest, either before
or after the grand lodge reunion at
Portland July 8 to 10.
A fire, the origin of which is not
known, destroyed the Vollmer Clear
water company warehouse at Kooskia,
Idaho. The large tramway was also
damaged. The loss is approximately
$4,000, covered by insurance.
Military bands, nonunion bands, anna
teur bands and union bands accompany
ing visiting lodges to the Elks' national
convention in Portland will be placed
on common footing in the annual pa,
rade on Thursday, July g. All will be
allowed to enter, regardless of the atti
tude of the American Federation OF
Musicians.
AT Chinook, Mont.-The jury in the
case of Joseph Bixby, accused of the
murder of George Crist, brought in g
verdict of not guilty. The defendant
made the claim that the shooting was il
self-defense. The killing occurred al
Riedel, in the Bear Paw mountains
south of here, last March. Bixby is the
second mand acquitted of murder here
this week, on plea of self-defense.
The body of man found in tn,
North Park country, Montana, has beer
identified as that of Edward Link
known among his associates as "Slim.'
Mr.. Link left Ike Chances cabin MAJ
to do some trapping on Kushenehl
j creek, in. Canada, taking a dog will
him. The dog returned May IA, arous
ing the suspicion that harm had be
fallen Link.
The bond of former Banker B.
o Neil, now in Jail at Wallace await
ing trial on Is charges in connection
with the failure of the closed Stat
Bank of Commerce, recently reduces
from $4,000 to $s1, 900, was still fur
Their shaved Saturday and now stand
at $4,000.
What is stated by eastern wool buy
ers to be the largest clip of wool eve
sold at one time was sold at Billing
Saturday by the Rae Brothers Shee
company of that city. The clip cor
sists of 100000 pounds and is tn
product of 700 sheep. The removin
of the wool from the sheep represent
months work of 12C shearing m;
> chimes. The price per pound was nc
made public, but the aggregate amount
> to little less than $75O,o0o. The larl
. est clip ever sold in Montana befoI
> was 100000 pounds.
e Preparations are now PRACTICAL
completed for Tacoma 3 big annual fet
) the Montamara Festo, which starts I'll
|. last day of June and extends over I'll
!. Fourth of July. The program to
carried through at the big high scho
. stadium promises to be one of the mo-