Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-01-03
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

The setting of the cases has been
left till the coming term which begins
in February.
1t is estimated that 300 Fendleton-
ians journeyed to Stanfield by special
train New Yer's day to participate in
the big rabbit drive there.
On account of not receiving the heat
ing and ventilating apparatus in time
it will be impossible to start school in
the new Whitefish, Mont, Central
building this week.
The O.-W. r. & N. company is ex-
perimenting with Filipino labor and so
far the results have been so satisfac-
tory that the railroad officials are of
the opinion that the islanders will be
retained.
The suit between the Stewart Min
ing compan and the Ontario, involv-
ing the right of the owners of the
latter to mine ore from the property,
will come before Judge w. w. Woods
at Wallace January 6.
Mrs. George w. Irwin. aged GA, wild
ow of George w. Irwin, and one of the
best known pioneer women of Mon
tana, died of cancer Saturday at Butte.
She came overland to Montana in a
prairie schooner in 1865.
A special train containing $50 Royal
Rosarians, whose mission is to plant
rose bushes on the sites on which the
Oregon buildings will be erected at
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Diego, left Portland Saturday over the
Southern Pacific railroad.
Mining men who have been watch.
ing conditions in the Occur d'Alene
region very closely in recent months
believe that gigantic combination OF
a number of independent companies
with the Federal Mining and Smelling
company is under consideration.
J. w. Stack, foreman at the Washot
smelters in Anaconda, Saturday was
served with two warrants charging ex
tortiOn in the matter of giving mel
under him positions. Numerous othel
warrants are in the course of prepare
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other foremen at the smelter.
Ex-Governor w. J. Mcconnell O
Idaho has issued a letter protesting
against the adoption of the eigh
amendments, voted upon at the las
election, to the constitution of Idaho
and points out the fact that under thu
rule by which all these amendment
have been declared carried that i
would be possible to amend the consti
tuition if the amendment only receive,
The arraignment at Wallace, Idaho
Saturday, of B. f. O'Neil, former Wal
lace banker, on nine complaints charg
ing the receiving of deposits after h
knew his institution to be nsolvent, oC
cupied but 10 minutes in district court
With formality and superfluity omitte
by the prisoners consent, but one O
the nine charges were read in it's ell
tirety. The differences in the eigh
other complaints were detailed. A
each of the number was called h
pleaded not guilty.
a dozen votes.
Five Canadians spent Saturday il
Walla Walla visiting the state peniter
tiary and county jail for the purpose o
securing ideas which will be used il
the construction of a new prison a
Oakalla, B. c. The party consisted Q
L. c. Hall of Vancouver, B. c., w. Ride
way Wilson of Victoria, Warden Wi
liam G. McMynn of the Oakalla prison
Hugh A. Hodson, an architect of Var
couyer, B. c.. Colon S. Campbell, ST
perintendent of provincial police.
Frank Hall, of Salt Lake City. spe
cial assistant to the United States al
torney general, has received instruC
lions to leave for San Francisco jar
uary IA to take part in the govern
d ments case against A. w McCune an
others accused of selling timber Gu
: illegally from government lands. Tn
/ case to come up in San Francisco /
= against A. b. Hamblin, involving tin
Der grabs alleged to have been mad
by the defendant in Montana durin
) the early construction of the Norther
Pacific railroad. In all the govern
ment seeks to recover $2,512,954.