Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-01-03
WASHINGTON STATE

Nine Spokane banks disbursed divi-
dends of close to half a million dollars
in 1912.
e. w. Shaffer committed suicide at
his winter quarters at Nespelem re-
Gently by drinking carbolic acid.
Thomas Gordon Davies, aged 81,
Walla Walla pioneer real estate man,
died recently of heart trouble after a
long illness.
The city council of Colville has re-
Colville to become a member OF the
corded an order authorizing the city OF
State League of Municipal Corpora
tons.
On Monday, January 10, the day the
legislature meets the next term of the
state supreme court will begin in the
new temple of justice building in Cap
itol place, eight blocks from the pres
ent capitol.
Mrs. Eliza c. II. McCool, wife of for
died at Feast eRpublic, after an illness
OF three'weeks. She was daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Hamilton of
Albany, Ore.
Millions of dollars of securities of
all kinds are stored away in the vaults
in the capital building at Olympia.
The list includes government, state,
city, county and school bonds, form
mortgages, railroad and other securi-
ties.
After serving but two years of a 20
year sentence for the murder OF Miss
Josephine Putnam, a school teacher,
nine miles north of Washtucna, in De-
cember, 1910, relatives of p. IL. Hol-
land are now seeking his release.
Many residents are opposed.
J. l.. Harper has disposed of his
sixth interest in the Preston-Shaffer
Milling company, Waitsburg, the in
terest being purchased by w. b. Shat
fer, manager of the company. ShaffeT
turned over his half interest in the
Harper-Shaffer Eureka flat farm OF
1900 acres in the deal, the balance be-
ing cash.
The last half hour of the convention
of the Washington Educational associa
ton at Eeverett was by no means the
least interesting, for Mr.. Houghton, a
gray-haired veteran from King county
caused almost a sensation when he Of
fered an amendment to the report oil
the legislative committee. Mr.. Hough
ton alleged that the present school law
contained two jokers" in regard to the
adoption of school books that were
licenses to graft and were secured by
tricks and devices familiar to lawyers
A we'll attended meeting of the bust
ness men and members of the ColfaS
Commercial club was held at ColfaS
to make arrangements for the big road
meeting which is to be held there
January Z, at which time a definite
agreement will be reached between
the citizens of the Whitman county
towns which will be affected by the
proposed state road which is to be
built between Spokane and Walli
Walla, and a report on the route agreed
upon at the meeting will be submitted
to the members of the next legislature
Quite a number of candidates who
intend to take the next state bar exam
ination have already filed their appli
cations. in compliance with the new
rule laid down by the state bar asso
citation, which requires that candidates
for admission to the state bar mus
file their applications with the clerl
of the supreme court 80 days before
the examination takes place. AS an
nounced by State Bar Examiners BY
ron Millett, Dallas V. Halverstadt ant
J. H. yesterday, January 16 and II il
the date set for the next examination
for admission to the state bar