Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

ness man of Lewiston. is dead.
Good roads committees have been
appointed at Lapwai to push the work
of improving the highways.
The Peck Farmers union, through
their manager, Mr.. Teats. has placed
an order for $4,000 grain bags.
Not over 15 per cent of the wheat in
the Lewiston, Clearwater and Camas
Prairie districts still remains in the
farmers hands, according to grain
dealers figures.
Billy Powell, formerly of Spirit
Lake, and associates have purchased
line Of lumber yards In and around
Butte, Montana. The deal involved
the expenditure of 100000.
The soliciting committee which is
now at work securing the balance of
100000 for the Johnson railroad re.
ports that it is meeting with hearty
response from the citizens.
The Occur d'Alene city council now
permits the opening of the motion pic
ture theaters on Sundays. The pro
prietors will pay license of $25 a
year which will allow them to remain
open seven days a week.
Governor Haines has appointed the
state horticultural inspection board as
follows: Robert Schleicher, Lewiston;
b. f. Hurst, Boise; d. L. Ingard, Pay.
ette John d. c. Kruger, st. Anthony;
Henry W. Dorman, Caldwell.
Jay Kerlee, aged 20, of Grangeville,
is dead and his brother Dee aged Is,
is seriously i'll, caused by strychnine,
supposed to have been mixed in a
package of wheat flakes, some OF
which was eaten by the boys for break
fast January 81.
James A. Murray, owner of the Poca-
tello Water company and multi-mil-
lionaire of Butte has been cited to ap-
pear before the supreme court of Idaho
to show cause why he should not be
found guilty of contempt of court for
failure to obey the mandates of the
highest tribunal of that state.
A large number of settlers on the
public domain and smaller number
National forest will have an oppor.
tunity March 10 to file on lands within
the Occur d'Alene land district, the
plats of survey of which will be filed
in the Occur d'Alene land office on
that date.
The final chapter in the famous
newspaper contempt case of Boise, in
which the supreme court of Idaho was
accuser, judge and jury in the trial Of
Richard Storey Sheridan, c. o. Broxor
and A. R. Cruzen, was closed February
when the newspaper men paid theil
fines of $500 each, assessed by tn,
court, with 17S,90O penny donations re
ceived from every state In the unioI
and many parts of Canada. The de
PENDANTS also served 10 days in Jail
They were found guilty of contemp
for criticizing the courts decision il
striking the Roosevelt electors from
the general election ballot.
The State Legislature.
The Fields anti-gambling measure
designed to abolish the Alan race
track, will be favorably reported b!
the senate committee.
Thomas H. Goodin and Walter A
Heiss have been appointed county com
missioners for Lincoln county to fill
vacancies caused by the county divi
sion.
The senate has postponed action pre-
viding for submitting to the voters
constitutional amendment to increas
the number of supreme court Judge
from three to five, which passed tn
house and was favored by the gov
ernor
Representative Lawson of Ada cour
ty has introduced a mothers pension
bill. 1t provides that the pension shal
apply to mothers whose husbands ar
! dead or in the penitentiary and VIII
: have children not over IA years of age
4 The pension is $40 a month for tn
' first child and So a month for eac
: additional child.
The governor has appointed the TO
lowing officers of new Gooding couI
ty: County commissioners, Frank +
Gooding, Fred w. Hastings and Charlie
;, NJ Dilatush; sheriff, Fred A Bliss
= clerk, Frank l.. Bower; assessor, w.
Kennedy county treasurer, Fred
= Clark; coroner, ]. H. Cromwell; su
6 veyor, E. S. Smith; probate judg
9 Ezra E. Brandt; county school superb
r tendent, Mrs. Louise M. Dodge; pros
cutting attorney, Percy T. Sutphin.
s 1t is reported considerable pressu1
e is being brought to bear against tn
l. appointment of Dwight e. Hodge &
t judge of the new judicial district ,
a Nez Perez and Lewis counties, provi
e ing the bill for making two district
II out of the present district passes.
E. Radical departures in assessment
& taxation and the collection of tax'
4 are made in the new revenue law fl
. this state, which has been reportt
by the state tax agents and which h;
= been adopted by Governor Haines ,