Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-07-26
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

Guy p. Dunbar of Ashland, Calf,
engineer of light utility locomotive
running between Weed and klamath
Falls, was killed recently when his en-
CINE was derailed near Doris.
Three thousand farmers of the Nez
Perez and Camas prairies attended the
first annual live stock show held at
Nez Perez, Idaho, under the auspices
of the Nez Perez Commercial club.
The committee from the Helena lodge
of the Sons of Hermann are now max
ing arrangements for the annual meet
ing of the grand lodge, which is to be
held there Friday and Saturday, August
9 and 10.
C. II. Brown, age So, proprietor of
the Lake hotel, Poison, Mont, was
found at the point of death Sunday. He
was in bed unconscious, 80 caliber re-
volver nearby, and there was a wound
in the right temple. For 16 years
Brown has been a sufferer from locomo-
tor ataxia.
G. c. Endersby, an employee of the
Dick Peloquin ranch at Valcour, Mont
was struck and killed by a passenger
train Friday night. Endersby had been
to Warland to a picnic and dance and
was on his way home. 1t is supposed
that he lay down on the track to rest
Endersby's home was at Homer, Neb,
years ago.
With the receipt of the $4,000 fur
nished by August Paulsen, Stanley A.
Easton and the Greenough estate to the
defunct Bank of Commerce, at Wallace.
Receiver L. c. Wilson will be able to
pay 16 per cent dividend to the de-
positors. This will make the disburse-
ments to the depositors total 46 cents
on the dollar.
One of the worst harvest storms in
recent years swept down upon Una
tilla county, Oregon, Saturday night
and wrought damage amounting to
many thousands of dollars. Grain was
beaten down and shattered. Bridges
were washed out, several houses and
much machinery washed away. A num-
Der of horses were drowned. Wires
were blown down and considerable 9th
er damage done.
One of the most disastrous fires which
has occurred in Palouse city in years,
in so far as individual loss is concerned,
broke out about 2 clock Sunday morn
ing in the blacksmith shop of w. J.
Breed and destroyed frame buildings
on 1875 feet of frontage on East Main
street, the total loss being estimated at
$4,000, with no insurance, the rate,
because Of the frame buildings, being
almost prohibitive.
Robert E. Strahorn, vice president of
the Oregon Washington Railroad & Nav.
igation company, of which the former
North Coast railroad, organized and
promoted by him, is a part, on Satur.
day was chosen president of the Harri
man electric lines in Oregon, known
under the name of the Portland, Eugene
& Eastern railway. He has been
charged with the duty of looking after
all the Oregon lines of the company.
Public sales of dairy stock will be
a big feature of the Pacific Interna
tional dairy show, to be held at the
Portland Union stockyards November
10 to 49, The directors have decided
to hold two and one-half days of public
sales, allowing dairy cattle from al
parts of the world to be sold. The di
rectors have decided to offer $4,000 fol
prizes and trophies. No entry fee will
be charged for cattle placed in com
petition, and admission to the show
will be free.
: AS result of the land sales held las
week in Missoula and Sanders coun
ties the state will receive more thar
100000. At the Sanders county sail
1870 acres were disposed of, bringing
total of $95,779, an average of $2l
an acre. The highest price per acr
was $3.50. At the Missoula sale SOL
acres were sold for 500, 1923, an averag
Of $16 an acre. In addition to tn
. acreage Deputy Land Registrar O'Keei
who conducted both sales, disposed o
6s lots in Missoula for $13,3s2, a
average of $196.75 a lot. The stat
? land at Missoula, which has been plat
= ted into lots, has yielded the state s
e far 100000.
At the county school convention hel
, recently at Grangeville, Idaho, dele
gates were present from Grangevill
Sunnyside, Milk Springs, Whitebirt
Doumicq, Kooskia, Meadow Creek, K;
miah and Westlake. The newly electe
= officers are: President, the Rev. Georg
i E. James, Grangeville; vice presiden
!, the Rev. James Hayes, Kamiah; seer
tary-treasurer, the Rev. w. A. McCu
ray, Westlake; elementary superb
Il tendent, Miss Myrtle Telcher, Grang
vile; teen age superintendent, Mr.
!. L. F. Triplett, Grangeville; adult supe
. intendent, G. M. Butler, Sites; hon
:, and visitation, Mrs. A. V. Overma
Grangeville; temperance superinte