Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

An early winter is predicted by tim
bermen and mining men from the sur
rounding mountain regions.
B. f. O'Neil will remain in the Koo-
tenai county Jail till October 10. This
was decided upon in the district court.
The contract for the erection of the
new $4,000 high school at Wallace
has been let to contractors of Mis-
soula, Mont.
The Moscow high school has the
largest enrolment in its history, hav-
ing reached 270 so far this semester.
The total enrolment of the schools is
1850.
Major George A. Manning, promi-
nent in G. A. r. circles, a pioneer of
Idaho and eminent Mason, died at his
home in Lewiston Monday of cancer of
the stomach.
Maurice Tobin, aged 80, cableman
on gravel train of the c., M. & S. p,
was run over and killed recently at st.
Maries. He leaves a wife in Boston
to mourn his loss.
Edgar S. Wyman, former cashier of
the defunct State Bank of Commerce,
Wallace, is freed of the charges result
ing from the Barney O'Neil case. Four
indictments for making false reports
were dismissed.
Near Standpoint, Saturday, the body
of a well dressed young man was dis
covered in a lonely spot. 1t lay in a
neatly prepared bed of blankets and
quilt and was badly decomposed.
The unknown had suicided.
Dr. d. L. Parr, living near Troy, got
the heaviest yield of oats in that sec
ton this year. The oats, which are OF
the Russian oat tree family, and known
as the White Tartatian, made 125 bush
els, machine measure, to the acre.
State Land Solicitor w. E. Daggett
while at Orofino Saturday, conducted
a sale of 800 acres of state land, di
vided in 40-acre tracts. All the land
sold at above its appraised value, in
fact some of the land sold for three
times. the amount per acre at which II
was appraised.
The tragic death of Mrs. M. l.. My
ers and her son, Charles, 20 years o.
age, on the Harpster road, about L;
miles east of Grangeville, was reported
Sunday. Young Myers and his moth
er were coming up the grade with {
four-horse team. In some unknown
manner the entire rig went over thu
grade. Mrs. Myers and her son eacl
sustained broken neck.
William j. Burrow, killed on Octobe
IA, 1911, six miles northeast of Rath
drum while crossing the Idaho
Washington railroad was guilty Of col
tributory negligence and his widow
: Mary A. Burrow, who brought sui
against the company for $4,000 dan
ages as Administrative of his estate
Is not entitled to recover. This is tn
decision of the supreme court.
The King Hill Irrigation compan
! controversy, which has dragged
courts of this state for years, is to b
tried out on its merits in the feeders
court before Judge Dietrich on Oct
Der 20. Close to $1,O00,OOO is involves
together with securities, includin
: bonds and one of the important irrig
ton projects in the southern part {
the state, now in the hands of a r
: ceiver.
At a recent meeting Of farmers fro
:. the st. Joe and Occur d'Alene rive
!. valleys at Harrison a proposal fro
: the Washington Water Power compan
was submitted, offering to spend $500
: 900 in dredging the Spokane river {
its inlet, provided the farmers for
a drainage district embracing the tW
> river valleys and agree to protect IL
; company from all litigation as a resu
: of the overlooking of lands.
A committee consisting of A.
Darknell, William Doty, J. J. Pug
James Zirngibl, Charles Laveine an
1 ]. B. Valentine was appointed to s
! cure the consent of farmers affecte