Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-06-20
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Tacoma boasts of the first woman |
taxicab driver in the northwest. Her
name is Mrs. Frank Gill.
John Rufner died at his home, near
Oakesdale recently of tuberculosis.
Mr.. Rufner was a pioneer Of Cakes
dale.
J. H. Perkins, a well-known demo |
crat of Ritzville, has been appointed
agricultural commissioner for the
state.
The Washington state board of phar-
macy met June 10, 20 and p at the
stat university in Seattle, when can
didates were examined.
The Columbia river has passed all
its marks of high water with the ex-
ception of that OF 1894, and but three
feet more equals that record.
From all present prospects the farm
ers of the Palouse section will be con
fronted with the greatest scarcity OF
farm help in several years when the
haying season opens.
r. Laudermilch, attendant at the
Medical Lake insane asylum, charged
by witnesses with having beaten pa
tents, was suspended and arrested by
order of the state board of control
Losing his balance on a painters
plank at Spokane while he was at
tempting to tie the rope with which
the plank was suspended, cost Charles
W. Gibson his life. He fell five stories.
Edward Dempsey, the 1S-year-old son
Of Herbert Dempsey, a farmer living
near Port Crescent, killed himself with
rifle Saturday after playfully telling
his little sister that he was going to
take his life.
The special train carrying veterans
of the battle of Gettysburg from this
state to the semi-centennial reunion,
will leave Seattle June %, and in the
party will be four veterans from north
central Washington.
Forty-one head of sheep belonging
to P. w. Cox, western Whitman stock
man, were killed near Palouse by a
train Sunday. The sheep, 100 in num-
Der, were being driven from western
Whitman to the summer range in the
mountains.
All telephone connections between
Keller and the outside world are sew
cred by the breaking of the wires over
the Columbia river at Clark, caused by
the high water. The wires can not be
repaired until the river reaches a
lower stage.
The jury in the $4,000 damage suit
Mrs. l.. c. Summerlin brought against
Lincoln county brought in a verdict
for the county Mrs. Summerlin was
injured by being thrown from a buggy,
the horse she was driving becoming
frightened at a band of sheep.
Pasco was visited by another disas-
trous fire Sunday when the concrete
building belonging to Robert Gerry, on
Third street, occupied by tht McDuff-
Fales furniture and undertaking
rooms, the Victor Marden harness
shop and farm implement store, and
the Hub grocery, was totally de-
stroyed, together with the contents OF
all three stores.
An agricultural demonstration train
will leave Pullman on Sunday, June
%, for a nine-day trip through eastern
Washington. The itinerary follows
Monday, June 23-Deep Creek, Rear
dan, Mondovi, Davenport Tuesday
Creston, Wilbur, Govan, Almira
Wednesday, artline, Coulee City
Adrian. Observation-Disclosures Warden
Cornell. Friday-Lind. Ritzville
Sprague. aturday-Tyler, Cheney
Monday Spangle, Plaza, Rosalia
{ Oakesdale. Tuesday, July Belmont
! Garfield, Palouse, Fallons. Wednes
) day-Colton, Uniontown, Genesee.
The valuation of all steam railroad
properties in the state OF Washington
, is about $500, 1000 greater this year thar
e last, according to figures prepared by
! the state tax commission. The figures
] show the valuation this year to b'
$343, 1897 ,515, as compared with S342i
! $1,000 the valuation last years The
valuation is figured out as follows
Northern Pacific, $126,165,000; Grea
: Northern, $70,007,0OO; O.-W r & n
. S4S, $4,000; North Bank, $4S,367 600
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, S37
q 100000; Idaho & Washington North
g ern, $3,S85, 900; Tacoma Eastern, 81
i 971,O0O, and Spokane international
S1,175,OOO. OF the total valuation o.
: railroad property SSO2,OS5.91S repre-
= sents the value of rights of way an
= tracks, while the value of the persona
property is placed at SAL ,251,60S